Hi Jithin, Thanks for your explanation regarding the Backup & Recovery framework design.
I’ve been reviewing the existing backup provider integrations (e.g., Veeam) and have started working on a similar integration for *NetBackup*, targeting the *KVM hypervisor*. I understand that in the current design, predefined configurations and policies must be set up on the provider side, imported into CloudStack as offerings, and then cloned per instance. While I understand this is intentional in the current framework, I’d like to explore if there are ways to make the provider-side setup for NetBackup more automated — for example, automatically creating the required storage units, policies, or schedules during the plugin’s registration or offering creation, instead of requiring these steps to be completed manually beforehand. I’m cc’ing the *dev@cloudstack.apache.org <dev@cloudstack.apache.org>* mailing list to see if other developers have attempted similar approaches or have suggestions for enhancing automation in the provider integration process. Any guidance or references (including code from existing providers that implement similar automation) would be greatly appreciated. Best regards, Furkan Doğmuş >
