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Adding Subclient Content

You can browse for and select virtual machines or other objects, or define rules to discover VMs automatically. When you select a specific virtual machine, only that virtual machine will be backed up.

Note

  • You cannot back up template VMs.

  • You cannot back up independent disks.

Procedure

For an existing subclient, perform the following steps. You can also modify subclient content when creating a new subclient.

  1. From the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers > virtualization_client > Virtual Server > FusionCompute > backup_set.

  2. Right-click the subclient and then click Properties.

  3. In the Subclient Properties dialog box, click the Content tab.

  4. Browse to select an object:

    1. Click Browse.

    2. Select a view from the list at the top left of the Browse dialog box:

      • VMs and Templates: Select templates or virtual machines.

      • Compute Pool: Select a server, site, cluster, or VM.

      • Storage Pool: Select a storage pool or VM.

    3. Click OK.

  5. To define a rule:

    1. Click Add.

    2. In the Rule Group box, select the rule type from the drop-down list and then select or enter the appropriate information in the box on the right:

  6. Rule Type

    Matching Entry

    VM Name/Pattern

    Enter a pattern (for example, Test* to identify virtual machines for which the virtual machine name begins with "Test").

    Note

    If a VM is added to subclient content using a specific name (without wildcards), and the software cannot find the VM based on that name during a backup job, the backup job completes with the error: Virtual machine [VMName] was not found.

    Template

    Select True or False to select or ignore templates.

    Host

    Browse to select a server or enter a name pattern.

    Datastore

    Browse to select a datastore or enter a name pattern.

    Guest OS

    Enter the exact name of the operating system or a pattern to identify an operating system group (for example, Microsoft* to identify any virtual machine that has a version of the Windows operating system).

    Power State

    Select one of the following options to identify VMs:

    • Powered On - VMs that are powered on.

    • Powered Off - VMs that are powered off.

    • Other - VMs with a different power on status, such as Pause or Saved.

  7. To define multiple rules in a rule group, click + and define another rule. The following options are available for a rule group with multiple rules:

    • If you define multiple rules in a rule group, you can indicate whether virtual machines are selected when they match all of the rules (selected by default), or when they match any of the rules.

    • To exclude virtual machines based on any of the criteria, you can use the Does Not Equal operator for one or more of the rules in a rule group. (For rule groups with a single rule, the only operator you can use is Equals.)

    For simple rules defined in the Contents of subclient list (not in a rule group), virtual machines are selected if they match any of the rules defined for the subclient.

  8. Click OK.

    The rules you defined and the objects you selected appear in the Contents of subclient list on the Content tab.

  9. Click Preview to view all virtual machines identified by the selections you have made. These virtual machines will be backed up when you perform a backup for the subclient.

  10. Click OK.

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