vRanger 7.8 - Integration Guide for NetVault SmartDisk

Installing vRanger

The following topic describes the high-level steps for installing vRanger. For more information, see the Quest vRanger Installation/Upgrade Guide.

 

NOTE: NetVault SmartDisk and vRanger cannot be installed on the same machine.

The installation of vRanger has several options. Unless you have a valid reason not to, accept the defaults wherever possible. The installation follows this sequence:

1	Launch the installer, and accept the vRanger license.

The install process does not continue until the license is accepted.

2	Enter the credentials under which the vRanger services should run.

The credentials used need to have local administrator privileges on the vRanger machine.

3	Choose an installation directory.

4	Select the vRanger database.

You may choose to install vRanger with a new instance of SQL Server® Express or on an existing SQL Server.

5	Configure the runtime credentials for the vRanger Database.

6	[Optional] Install the vRanger Catalog Service.

The installation completes.

Configuring vRanger

vRanger requires some basic configuration before data protection can begin. The bulk of this configuration is driven by the Startup Wizard which starts the first time the application is opened. For more information on configuring vRanger, see the Quest vRanger Installation/Upgrade Guide.

The following topics describe the primary configurations you need to make.

•	Add source servers: Before you can begin backups, you must add one or more source objects to the vRanger inventory. Source objects can include VMware® vCenter® or VMware® ESXi™ hosts, Hyper-V® Clusters or hosts, or physical machines.

•	Add repositories: Repositories are where vRanger stores the savepoints created by each backup job. For the purposes of this integration, a NetVault SmartDisk repository should be used.

The NetVault SmartDisk server must be fully configured and running before adding it as a vRanger Repository. For procedures on how to add a NetVault SmartDisk server as a repository, see Adding a NetVault SmartDisk repository.

Adding a NetVault SmartDisk repository

The following process describes how to add a Quest NetVault SmartDisk repository.

To add a NetVault SmartDisk repository:

1	In the My Repositories pane, right-click anywhere, and click Add > NetVault SmartDisk (NVSD).

2	In the Add NVSD Repository dialog box, complete the following fields:

▪	Repository Name: Enter a descriptive name for the repository.

▪	Description: [Optional] Enter a long-form description for the repository.

▪	DNS Name or IP: Enter the IP or FQDN for the NetVault SmartDisk server.

▪	User name and Password: Enter the credentials for the account that vRanger should use to connect to the repository.

 

NOTE: If you have enabled WebDav authentication on your NetVault SmartDisk server, use those credentials here. If you have not enabled WebDav authentication, no credentials are required. For more information, see the Quest NetVault SmartDisk Administrator’s Guide.

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Target Directory: This value is a logical identifier for the repository on the NetVault SmartDisk Instance, rather than a specific directory on the NetVault SmartDisk server. If you have previously created one or more repositories on the target NetVault SmartDisk Instance, the existing target directories are available in a drop-down menu.

To create a repository, enter a name for your repository.

▪	Port: Enter the port that vRanger should use to connect to the NetVault SmartDisk server — the default is 37453.

▪	Timeout: Enter a value that determines how long to wait before terminating an idle connection.

 

NOTE: Encryption is not supported for NetVault SmartDisk repositories.

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Click OK.

The connection to the repository is tested and the repository is added to the My Repositories pane and the Repository Information dialog box.

vRanger checks the configured repository location for existing manifest data to identify existing savepoints.

4	If vRanger finds existing savepoints, click the applicable button:

▪	Import as Read-Only: To import all savepoint data into the vRanger database, but only for restores, click this button. You cannot back up data to this repository.

▪	Import: To import all savepoint data into the vRanger database, click this button. vRanger is able to use the repository for backups and restores. vRanger requires read and write access to the directory.

▪	Overwrite: To retain the savepoint data on the disk and not import it into vRanger, click this button. vRanger ignores the existence of the existing savepoint data and treats the repository as new.

Removing a NetVault SmartDisk repository

The process for removing a NetVault SmartDisk repository is the same as removing any other repository type.

To remove a NetVault SmartDisk repository:

1	In the My Repositories pane, right-click the NetVault SmartDisk repository, and select Remove.

The Remove Repository dialog box appears, showing the savepoints in the selected repository.

When removing a repository, you have the option of keeping the savepoints on disk or deleting them.

2	To remove the savepoints, select Delete all savepoints in this repository.

 

CAUTION: This step deletes the savepoints from the repository disk, not just the vRanger database. Exercise caution when deleting savepoints.

3	If you chose to delete the savepoints, click OK when the Delete Savepoints dialog box appears.

The savepoints are deleted, along with the repository.

Checking the NetVault SmartDisk repository

Use the vRanger My Repositories pane to view information about the NetVault SmartDisk repositories that you have configured. Of particular importance is the amount of remaining free space and the deduplication ratio for that repository.