Client name selection

Specifies the type of name by which NetBackup recognizes a virtual machine.

VM hostname

The network hostname for the virtual machine. (This option is the default.)

VMware display name

The name of the virtual machine as it appears in the VMware interface.

Note the following:

  • Do not use non-ASCII characters in display names.

  • Each display name must be unique in your VMware environment.

VMware UUID

The unique ID assigned to the virtual machine when the virtual machine was created.

If you create a policy and then change the Client Name Selection value, note: You may have to delete the virtual machine selections that were made on the Clients tab and re-enter them. Otherwise, NetBackup may no longer be able to identify the virtual machines to back up.

For example, the host names in the Clients tab cannot be used and the virtual machines are not backed up in the following case:

In this case, delete the host name entries on the Clients tab and browse the network to select the virtual machines by display name.

Note:

When creating virtual machines, use the same name for both host name and display name. If the Client Name Selection is changed, the existing entries on the Clients tab still work.