Using Multiple vSphere Servers

You may specify multiple vSphere servers in the vsphere_global.conf file. When using this feature, you will need to specify the server=xxx option in the Plugin Command line. If you have access to BWeb and would like to use it to configure the connection to VMware infrastructure and to configure your backup jobs, skip ahead to BWeb VMware Center Module. You may also use the CLI automated configuration tool starting with version 12.8.0 in Automated Configuration.

Click here (recommended to open in a new tab) to see all available directives for the vsphere_global.conf file.

It is also mandatory to specify a unique root_directory for each section so that information about VMs from one vCenter or ESXi server is not overwritten with information from a different one.

% cat /opt/bacula/etc/vsphere_global.conf
[vsphere]
    username = root
    password = vspherepassword
    server = 192.168.0.1
    url = https://192.168.0.1/sdk
    thumbprint = 01:F5:0F:10:82:59:EF:2D:DB:96:CC:5B:C4:66:33:83:DC:91:AF:01
    default_datastore = datastore1
    default_restore_host = esx1
    root_directory = /opt/bacula/working/vsphere

[other]
    username = root
    password = vspherepassword
    server = 192.168.0.2
    url = https://192.168.0.2/sdk
    thumbprint = 02:F5:0F:10:82:59:EF:2D:DB:96:CC:5B:C4:66:33:83:DC:91:AF:01
    default_datastore = abigdatastore
    root_directory = /opt/bacula/working/other
    vddk_backup_transport_mode = san:nbdssl
    vddk_restore_transport_mode = san:nbd

[secure]
    username = root
    hpassword = MTEyOjEyNzoGAwAYFQIVABEDAwcfAhQA
    server = 192.168.0.3
    url = https://192.168.0.3/sdk
    thumbprint = 03:F5:0F:10:82:59:EF:2D:DB:96:CC:5B:C4:66:33:83:DC:91:AF:01
    default_datastore = abigdatastore
    root_directory = /opt/bacula/working/secure

The [vsphere] section is optional in the vsphere_global.conf file. If not present, make sure the –server options is always used for backup (or vsphere-ctl operations).

% cat /opt/bacula/etc/conf.d/FileSet-other.conf
FileSet {
  Name = FileSet-other
  Include {
    Plugin = "vsphere: server=other"
  }
}

% /opt/bacula/bin/vsphere-ctl --server other update
1: 1 vm1
2: 2 vm2

Click here to see all the vSphere Fileset plugin command options.