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Requirements

  • When you create the Backup manager in Abiquo to configure the endpoint and credentials of the Networker NetWorker system, you must enter Networker enter NetWorker credentials and vCenter credentials

Configure

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NetWorker

To configure networkerNetWorker, do the following steps:

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    • The Abiquo integration supports Complete backups only and it does not manage Networker manage NetWorker policies.

Configure

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NetWorker properties

To configure the Networker the NetWorker backup integration properties:

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Code Block
languageapplescript
# Host name of the vCenter used with the Networker backup tool
abiquo.networker.vcenter.hostname=

# Optional port of the vCenter used with the Networker backup tool 
# Reloadable property
#abiquo.networker.vcenter.port=443


# Define storage of results for the site in Abiquo
# Reloadable property
abiquo.networker.siteA=
abiquo.networker.siteB=
abiquo.networker.siteC=
abiquo.networker.siteD=


# List of hosts to define site A (which is the group of VMs on these hypervisors to back up), separated by commas.
# Enter hypervisor machine names, for example, "esxi1.example.com,esxi2.example.com".
# Or if you are using vCenter clusters as physical machines, enter the vCenter cluster name, for example,
# "vCenter-cluster1.example.com-domain-c1"
# Reloadable property
abiquo.networker.siteA.hosts=

# List of hosts to define site B (which is the group of VMs on these hypervisors to back up), separated by commas.
# Enter hypervisor machine names, for example, "esxi3.example.com,esxi4.example.com".
# Or if you are using vCenter clusters as physical machines, enter the vCenter cluster name, for example,
# "vCenter-cluster2.example.com-domain-c2"
# Reloadable property
abiquo.networker.siteB.hosts=


# List of hosts for dual / stretched sites; used in the same way as properties for site A and site B
# Reloadable properties
abiquo.networker.siteC.hosts=
abiquo.networker.siteD.hosts=


# Policy Name for on-demand backups without replication. 
# Reloadable property
abiquo.networker.backup.ondemand.policy=

# Policy Name for on-demand backups with replication. 
# Reloadable property
abiquo.networker.backup.ondemand.policy.replication=


# Workflow within a policy to back up to for replication of site A. 
# Reloadable property
abiquo.networker.backup.workflow.replicationA=

# Workflow within a policy to back up to for replication of site B. 
# Reloadable property
abiquo.networker.backup.workflow.replicationB=



# Workflow within a policy to back up to replication of dual / stretched sites; used in the same way as properties for site A and site B
# Reloadable properties
abiquo.networker.backup.workflow.replicationC=
abiquo.networker.backup.workflow.replicationD= 



# Optional timeouts for client to connect, read, and write with networker API, with default of 10 seconds. To disable a timeout, set the value to 0 
# Reloadable properties
#abiquo.networker.client.timeout.connectionms=10000
#abiquo.networker.client.timeout.readms=10000
#abiquo.networker.client.timeout.writems=10000



# Track on-demand backup and restore operations at this interval
# in the configured time unit
#abiquo.networker.client.tracker.interval=1

# Fail on-demand backup and restore operations after no response
# in the configured time unit
#abiquo.networker.client.tracker.timeout=30

# Time unit for tracking on-demand backup and restore operations
#abiquo.networker.client.tracker.timeunit=minutes


# Duration to store cache of Networker data
#abiquo.networker.cache.expire.duration=90

# Time unit for duration to store cache of Networker data
#abiquo.networker.cache.expire.duration=minutes


# Period for reloading the properties that are reloadable to avoid tomcat restarts
#abiquo.networker.config.reload.period=60

# Time unit for period for reloading properties that are reloadable to avoid
# tomcat restarts
#abiquo.networker.config.reload.timeunit=minutes


# If true, log debug information for Networker client
# Reloadable property
#abiquo.networker.client.debuglog=false


# If true, verify SSL for Networker client
#abiquo.netwoker.client.verifyssl=false


# Optional results safety range time value
# Reloadable property
#abiquo.networker.results.safetyrange.amount=15


# Optional results safety range time unit
# Reloadable property
#abiquo.networker.results.safetyrange.chronounit=minutes


# Optional character to split users for backup system and vCenter (to restore undeployed VMs)
# Reloadable property
#abiquo.networker.credentials.splitter.user=#


# Optional character to split passwords for backup system and vCenter (to restore undeployed VMs)
# Reloadable property
#abiquo.networker.credentials.splitter.pass=#


Configure Abiquo

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properties

To activate the Networker the NetWorker plugin and define the location of the configuration file:

  1. Log in to the Abiquo Remote Services server

  2. Edit the abiquo.properties file. 
  3. Set the path to the plugin properties file using the following property.
     
Code Block
abiquo.backup.networker.config.path=/opt/abiquo/config/networker.properties


Table of plugin properties


Name
Default valueRequiredTypeReloadable
abiquo.networker.backup.ondemand.policyPolicy name for on-demand backups without replication
(tick)String(tick)
abiquo.networker.backup.ondemand.policy.replicationPolicy Name for on-demand backups with replication
(tick)String(tick)
abiquo.networker.backup.workflow.replicationAWorkflow within a policy to back up to for replication of site A
(tick)String(tick)
abiquo.networker.backup.workflow.replicationBWorkflow within a policy to back up to for replication of site B
(tick)String(tick)
abiquo.networker.backup.workflow.replicationCWorkflow within a policy to back up to for replication of site C
(tick)String(tick)
abiquo.networker.backup.workflow.replicationDWorkflow within a policy to back up to for replication of site D
(tick)String(tick)
abiquo.networker.cache.expire.durationDuration to store cache of Networker of NetWorker data90(error)Long(error)
abiquo.networker.cache.expire.timeunitTime unit for duration to store cache of Networker of NetWorker dataminutes(error)TimeUnit(error)
abiquo.networker.client.debuglogIf true, log debug information for Networker for NetWorker clientfalse(error)Boolean(tick)
abiquo.networker.client.timeout.connectionmsOptional timeouts for client to connect to networker to NetWorker API, with default of 10 seconds. To disable the timeout, set the value to 010000(error)Long(tick)
abiquo.networker.client.timeout.readmsOptional timeouts for client to read from networker from NetWorker API, with default of 10 seconds. To disable the timeout, set the value to 010000(error)Long(tick)
abiquo.networker.client.timeout.writemsOptional timeouts for client to write to networker to NetWorker API, with default of 10 seconds. To disable the timeout, set the value to 010000(error)Long(tick)
abiquo.networker.client.tracker.interval

Track on-demand backup and restore operations at this interval
in the configured time unit

1(error)Long(error)
abiquo.networker.client.tracker.timeout

Fail on-demand backup and restore operations after no response in the configured time unit

30(error)Long(error)
abiquo.networker.client.tracker.timeunitTime unit for tracking on-demand backup and restore operationsminutes(error)TimeUnit(error)
abiquo.networker.client.verifysslIf true, verify SSL for Networker for NetWorker clientfalse(error)Boolean(error)
abiquo.networker.config.reload.period

Period for reloading the properties that are reloadable to avoid tomcat restarts

60(error)Long(error)
abiquo.networker.config.reload.timeunit

Time unit for period for reloading properties that are reloadable to avoid tomcat restarts

minutes(error)TimeUnit(error)
abiquo.networker.credentials.splitter.passOptional character to split passwords for backup system and vCenter (to restore undeployed VMs)#(error)String(tick)
abiquo.networker.credentials.splitter.user

Optional character to split users for backup system and vCenter (to restore undeployed VMs)

#(error)String(tick)
abiquo.networker.results.safetyrange.amountOptional results safety range time value15(error)Long(tick)
abiquo.networker.results.safetyrange.chronounitOptional results safety range time unitminutes(error)ChronoUnit(tick)
abiquo.networker.siteADefine storage of results for the site in Abiquo
(tick)String(tick)
abiquo.networker.siteA.hosts

List of hosts to define site A, separated by commas. Enter the machine names of the hypervisors (for example, "esxi1.example.com,esxi2.example.com") that contain the VMs to back up. Or if you are using vCenter clusters as physical machines, enter the vCenter cluster name (for example, "vCenter-cluster1.example.com-domain-c1").


(tick)List(tick)
abiquo.networker.siteBDefine storage of results for the site in Abiquo
(tick)String(tick)
abiquo.networker.siteB.hosts

List of hosts to define site B, separated by commas. Enter the machine names of the hypervisors (for example, "esxi3.example.com,esxi4.example.com") that contain the VMs to back up. Or if you are using vCenter clusters as physical machines, enter the vCenter cluster name (for example, "vCenter-cluster2.example.com-domain-c2").


(tick)List(tick)
abiquo.networker.siteCDefine storage of results for the site in Abiquo
(tick)String(tick)
abiquo.networker.siteC.hosts

List of hosts to define site C, separated by commas. Enter the machine names of the hypervisors (for example, "esxi5.example.com,esxi6.example.com") that contain the VMs to back up. Or if you are using vCenter clusters as physical machines, enter the vCenter cluster name (for example, "vCenter-cluster3.example.com-domain-c3").


(tick)List(tick)
abiquo.networker.siteDDefine storage of results for the site in Abiquo
(tick)String(tick)
abiquo.networker.siteD.hosts

List of hosts to define site D, separated by commas. Enter the machine names of the hypervisors (for example, "esxi7.example.com,esxi8.example.com") that contain the VMs to back up. Or if you are using vCenter clusters as physical machines, enter the vCenter cluster name (for example, "vCenter-cluster4.example.com-domain-c4").


(tick)List(tick)
abiquo.networker.vcenter.hostnameHost name of the vCenter used with the Networker the NetWorker backup tool
(tick)String(error)
abiquo.networker.vcenter.portOptional port of the vCenter used with the Networker the NetWorker backup tool
443(error)integer(tick)

Description of plugin properties

For on-demand backups, to indicate which policy to execute depending on the user request, set the following properties:

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