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Netbackup 8.0 Blueprint IRV

The document describes the NetBackup process for activating and deactivating restored virtual machines using Instant Recovery. For activation, nbrestorevm sends an activate request to bprd which verifies the backup image, exports it to the media server, mounts it on the restore host, and uses bpvmutil to activate the virtual machine, saving a record. For deactivation, nbrestorevm sends a deactivate request to bprd which verifies the virtual machine is activated, uses bpvmutil to deactivate it, unmounts the datastore, and removes the activate record.

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Netbackup 8.0 Blueprint IRV

The document describes the NetBackup process for activating and deactivating restored virtual machines using Instant Recovery. For activation, nbrestorevm sends an activate request to bprd which verifies the backup image, exports it to the media server, mounts it on the restore host, and uses bpvmutil to activate the virtual machine, saving a record. For deactivation, nbrestorevm sends a deactivate request to bprd which verifies the virtual machine is activated, uses bpvmutil to deactivate it, unmounts the datastore, and removes the activate record.

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The NetBackup components and process flow are illustrated here for an Activate 
request – that was initiated using the nbrestorevm –ir_activate command:
1. nbrestorevm is executed on either the master server or restore host, and sends 
an Activate request to bprd. At a minimum, the command specifies the VMware 
virtual machine and the temporary datastore on the ESX server.
2. The bprd daemon verifies if this backup image is already activated, or not.
3. bprd sends a request to nbfsd on the media server to export the backup image 
for the selected VMware virtual machine.
4. After the export is successfully completed, bprd sends a request to the nbfs
client on the VM proxy or restore host to mount the backup image as a 
NetBackup datastore.
5. After the mount operation is successful, bprd sends a request to bpvmutil on the 
proxy host to activate the virtual machine.
6. After the Activate operation is successful, bprd saves the record in the 
NetBackup database.

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Nbrestorevm –ir_deactivate command is used to deactivate or delete a restored VM 
if it is no longer required.
NetBackup components and process flow are illustrated here for a Deactivate request  
– that was initiated using the nbrestorevm –ir_deactivate command:
1. nbrestorevm is executed on either the master or restore host, and sends a 
deactivate request to bprd.
2. bprd verifies with bpdbm if this VM is activated or not.
3. bprd sends a request to bpvmutil on the proxy host to deactivate or delete the 
Instant Recovery virtual machine.
4. After the Instant Recovery VM is deleted or deactivated, bprd sends a request to 
the nbfs client on the proxy or restore host to unmount the NetBackup datastore.
5. After the unmount is completed, bprd removes the activate VM record from the 
database.

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