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vRanger 7.8.5 - Integration Guide for NetVault SmartDisk

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Preserving data before removing NetVault SmartDisk

When you remove NetVault SmartDisk, the data in the Staging Store and the Chunk Store is retained after removal of the NetVault SmartDisk software binaries.

If you specified a different file-system path during installation, that is, you did not use the defaults, the data in the Staging Store and the Chunk Store is retained after removal of the NetVault SmartDisk software binaries.

Removing NetVault SmartDisk

1
Access Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.
2
In the Currently installed programs list, select NetVault SmartDisk, and click Remove.

Reinstalling NetVault SmartDisk

Reinstalling NetVault SmartDisk: an overview

In a standard NetVault SmartDisk installation, the NetVault SmartDisk software binaries are installed on a volume that is separate from the NetVault SmartDisk Storage Pools. Reinstalling the NetVault SmartDisk software binaries is required in one of the following scenarios:

In the preceding scenarios, the data in the NetVault SmartDisk Storage Pools is still intact and can be used by a new installation of the NetVault SmartDisk software binaries. Each NetVault SmartDisk installation of the software binaries creates a unique identity that is referenced in the NetVault SmartDisk Content Index and your backup product; therefore, it is critical that you use the following procedures to ensure that the new NetVault SmartDisk installation of the software binaries points to the original NetVault SmartDisk Storage Pools. Failure to follow these steps renders NetVault SmartDisk unable to read or restore from the original NetVault SmartDisk Storage Pools.

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