NetVault 13.3.2 - Administration Guide

Table 28. Adding Azure Blob details
Option	Description
Container	Select from one of the existing containers or enter the name of a new container, and then select whether to use the Default or Custom settings.
Account Name	(Default only) If you selected Default, enter the name of the Azure account.
Account Key	(Default only) If you selected Default, select the previously entered account key.
Connection String	(Custom only) If you selected Custom, select or enter the connection string for the Azure blob in the following format: DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=<account name>;AccountKey=<account key>;EndpointSuffix=core.windows.net
Block Size (in KiB)	Enter the size of the space that you want to reserve for storage. The default value is 1024 kibibytes (KiB)
Stream Limit	Enter the maximum number of streams that you want to occur at one time. The default value is 32.
Force Add	If you want to force NetVault to add this object, select his option.

If you selected AWS S3 or Wasabi or BackBlaze, enter the following details:

Table 29. Adding AWS S3 or Wasabi details
Option	Description
Bucket	Enter the name of the S3 bucket, and then select whether to use the Default or Custom settings.
Access key	(Default only) If you selected Default, enter the Access key for the S3 bucket.
Secret key	(Default only) If you selected Default, enter the Secret key for the S3 bucket.
Region	Enter the region assigned to the bucket. Optional.
Connection String	(Custom only) Enter the connection string in the following format: accesskey=<access key>;secretkey=<secret key>;endpoint=<endpoint from cloud service provider>;loglevel=Debug;endpoint_protocol=HTTPS;region=<regionbasedonbucketlocation>
Block Size (in KiB)	Enter the size of the space that you want to reserve for storage. The default value is 1024 kibibytes (KiB)
Stream Limit	Enter the maximum number of streams that you want to occur at one time. The default value is 32.
Force Add	If you want to force NetVault to add this object, select his option.

If you selected RSTOR or S3 Compatible, enter the following details.

Table 30. Adding RSTOR or S3 Compatible details
Option	Description
Bucket	Enter the name of the S3 bucket, and then select whether to use the Default or Custom settings.
Connection String	(Custom only) Enter the connection string in the following format: accesskey=<access key>;secretkey=<secret key>;endpoint=<endpoint from cloud service provider>;loglevel=Debug;endpoint_protocol=HTTPS;region=<regionbasedonbucketlocation>
Access key	(Default only) If you selected Default, enter the Access key for the S3 bucket.
Secret key	(Default only) If you selected Default, enter the Secret key for the S3 bucket.
Region	Enter the region assigned to the bucket.
Endpoint URL/IP/Hostname	Enter the URL, IP address, or host name for the endpoint of the S3 bucket.
Block Size (in KiB)	Enter the size of the space that you want to reserve for storage. The default value is 1024 kibibytes (KiB)
Stream Limit	Enter the maximum number of streams that you want to occur at one time. The default value is 32.
Force Add	If you want to force NetVault to add this object, select his option.

Click Add Object Storage Device.

NetVault SmartDisk

This section includes the following topics:

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About NetVault SmartDisk

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Adding a NetVault SmartDisk

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Migrating savesets and backup jobs from NetVault SmartDisk to QoreStor

About NetVault SmartDisk

NetVault SmartDisk provides disk-based storage with optional data deduplication capability.

NetVault SmartDisk uses byte-level, variable block-based software deduplication, which packs up to 12 times more data into the same storage area for a 92 percent reduction in storage footprint. NetVault SmartDisk is installed and licensed separately from NetVault.

A NetVault SmartDisk instance consists of one or more Storage Pools and a set of processes that perform backup and deduplication operations. A Storage Pool consists of one or more file system volumes, which can be easily extended by adding more file system paths. An instance can accept data streams from heterogeneous platforms.

You can install a NetVault SmartDisk instance that has deduplication enabled (the default mode) on a dedicated NetVault SmartDisk Server or a NetVault Client. (If deduplication is enabled, you cannot install NetVault SmartDisk on the NetVault Server.) If deduplication is disabled, you can also select the NetVault Server as the host machine.

For more information about installing and configuring NetVault SmartDisk, see the Quest NetVault SmartDisk Installation Guide and Quest NetVault SmartDisk Administrator's Guide.

Adding a NetVault SmartDisk

To use a NetVault SmartDisk for backups and restores, you must first add the device to the NetVault Server. You can use the configuration wizard to add and configure this device.

To add a NetVault SmartDisk to the NetVault Server:

In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration, and then on the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Add Storage Devices.

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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices, and then click Add Device.

On the Add Storage Devices page, select the NetVault SmartDisk option, and click Next.

On the Add NetVault SmartDisk Instance page, provide the following details.

Figure 5. Add NetVault SmartDisk Instance page

Table 31. Add NetVault SmartDisk

Option

Description

Network name/IP address

Type the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) or IP address of the host on which NetVault SmartDisk is installed. You must provide this information even if the device is deployed on the NetVault Server.

If the server is unable to resolve the host name, it fails to add the device.

Network port

The default value for this setting is zero (0). If the device is listening on the default port, do not change this value.

If the device is listening on a non-default port, type the port number configured as the Network Settings:Remote Listen Port in the percolator.cfg file. For more information about configuring a non-default port for a NetVault SmartDisk, see the Quest NetVault SmartDisk Administrator’s Guide.

Force Add

If the device is already added to another NetVault Server with the same name, select the Force Add check box. This option can be useful if you have performed a disaster recovery to rebuild the NetVault Server.

Configure WebDAV credentials

To prevent unauthorized access to data, you can set up WebDAV authentication for server requests on NetVault SmartDisk. NetVault SmartDisk uses Digest Access Authentication with WebDAV. For more information about setting up authentication on the NetVault SmartDisk Server, see the Quest NetVault SmartDisk Administrator’s Guide.

If WebDAV authentication is enabled on the NetVault SmartDisk, select this check box, and provide the following information:

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Username: Specify the user account configured on the NetVault SmartDisk Server.

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Password: Type the password for the user account.

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Confirm Password: Type the password again for confirmation.

NOTE: If you enable WebDAV authentication on the NetVault SmartDisk Server, but do not configure the authentication details on the NetVault Server, the backups and restore operations using that device fail without reporting any proper error messages. The scan operation also fails for the device.