NetVault Bare Metal Recovery 11.1 - User Guide for Plug-ins

Finalizing and submitting the job for backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client

The final steps include setting additional options on the Schedule, Target Storage, and Advanced Options pages, submitting the job, and monitoring the progress through the Job Status and View Logs pages. These pages and options are common to all NetVault Backup Plug-ins. For more information, see the Dell NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.

Use the Schedule, Target Storage, and Advanced Options lists to configure any additional required options.

Click Save or Save & Submit, whichever is applicable.


	TIP: To run a job that you have already created and saved, select Manage Job Definitions in the Navigation pane, select the applicable job, and click Run Now.

You can monitor progress on the Job Status page and view the logs on the View Logs page. For more information, see the Dell NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.

Restoring data with Plug-in Offline Client

The following topics describe how to restore backups to various configurations, such as a physical machine or a Virtual Machine Disk (VMDK) image.

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Using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data to a physical machine

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Using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data as a VMDK Image

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Using Plug-in Offline Client to recover data to a standby NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client


	WARNING: Before attempting to recover to the same disk that you backed up, verify that all existing partitions have been removed; otherwise, recovery to the same disk might fail, unless the data was backed up using Disk Raw Mode. Verify that the Disk Geometry of the OS targeted by the restore matches the geometry of the source OS that was backed up. If they do not match, for example, the source used 32 sectors per track, and the target uses 63 sectors, an error occurs when the system attempts to start.

Additional notes:

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If your VM is based on Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2 and you use the Plug-in Offline Client for Linux, update the VMware configuration file to use the E1000 adapter. For more information, see Using a Windows Server® 2012-based virtual machine with Plug-in Offline Client for Linux®.

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If you are using the Windows PE-based VaultOS, review the next topic, Making the disk blank before restoring a backup created using Disk Raw Mode, before continuing.

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When you restart a Plug-in Offline Client for Linux that is running on a VMware® VM, you might encounter this error:

“A fault has occurred causing a virtual CPU to enter the shutdown state. If this fault had occurred outside of a virtual machine, it would have caused the physical machine to restart. The shutdown state can be reached by incorrectly configuring the virtual machine, a bug in the guest operating system, or a problem in VMware Workstation.
“Click OK to restart the virtual machine or Cancel to power off the virtual machine.”

As indicated, click OK to continue.

Making the disk blank before restoring a backup created using Disk Raw Mode

If you are using the Windows PE-base VaultOS, you created a backup using the Disk Raw Mode option, and you are restoring data to a physical machine or standby NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, render the disk blank before beginning the restore and recovery process.

Log on locally to the Windows NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, and start a Command Prompt session.

At the prompt, type the following command:

DISKPART

To list all the target disks, type:

LIST DISK

To specify the number the target disk that you want to render blank, type:

SELECT DISK <number>

To erase the disk, type:

CLEAN

After the process is finished, type:

EXIT

Using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data to a physical machine

This option lets you recover backups of the client to a physical machine that has the same hardware specification as the machine that was used for backup. It includes the following:

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Prerequisites for restoring data with Plug-in Offline Client to a physical machine

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Restore procedure for using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data to a physical machine

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Post-restore for using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data to a physical machine


	WARNING: Even if there is no difference between the system devices in a backup and a restore, the order of the disks might be different. If the restored data is started without performing a rename, any data that exists on the disks is lost. To compare the information of physical disk at backup and restore, note the Disk Geometry and Device Size at backup. For more information, see Performing a restore in which Disk Numbers are different from the backup. For version 1.1.6 and later, also compare the Disk ID of the targeted disk on the Create Selection Set page to the Disk ID of the same disk on the NetVault Backup Selections page. Dell strongly recommends that you disconnect all disks that contain critical data from the server before you boot the Plug-in Offline Client.

Prerequisites for restoring data with Plug-in Offline Client to a physical machine

A DR restore procedure is a delicate operation. Before setting up and running a DR restore, the prerequisites covered in the following topics must be met.

Ensure that device filenames match

The target device name on the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, for example, Disk 0 (IDE), must be the same as it was at the time of backup.


	IMPORTANT: When relocating a DR backup, ensure that the hard disk installed on the new relocation target has the same name as the hard disk that existed in the original target machine.

Boot the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client

Boot the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with the Plug-in Offline Client to prepare it for the restore of a DR image. To complete the boot process, perform the steps covered in Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client.

Gather noted Device Size and Disk Geometry information

This information should have been noted before the backup — see Verifying Disk Geometry and Device Size. Have this information handy to complete the restore correctly.

Obtain new license key if reactivation is required (Windows® only)

In some cases, the restored Windows system might require reactivation. Verify that you have the necessary license key for reactivation.

Verify access to the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client

The NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client machine that is to serve as a target for the restore must be accessible to the Plug-in Server. To check access, perform the following steps.

With the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client booted with Plug-in Offline Client, access the NetVault Backup Server, and start the NetVault Backup WebUI.

Access the NetVault Backup Selections page to verify that the applicable client machine has been added as a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client.

Open the Plug-in Server to reveal existing clients.

Open the applicable NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, and select Edit from the Actions list.