Introducing NetVault SmartDisk
NetVault SmartDisk: at a glance
Key benefits
Feature list
Target audience
Recommended additional reading
Understanding NetVault SmartDisk architecture
NetVault SmartDisk architecture: an overview
Components
Nondeduplicated backup process
Nondeduplicated restore process
Deduplicated backup process
Deduplicated restore process
Garbage Collection process
Planning your NetVault SmartDisk deployment
Deployment strategy: an overview
Defining which data to deduplicate
Installing NetVault SmartDisk
Identifying the ideal targets for deduplication
Understanding the cost of restoring deduplicated data
Identifying targets for nondeduplication
Deduplicating similar data together
Separating vs. combining deduplicated data in NetVault SmartDisk Instances
Determining the size of the NetVault SmartDisk deployment
Calculating NetVault SmartDisk license capacity
Calculating the required number of NetVault SmartDisk Instances
Calculating the total required physical disk space for licensed capacity
Choosing a deployment location for a NetVault SmartDisk Instance
Reviewing deployment options for nondeduplicated instances
Defining a Storage Pool strategy
Nondeduplicated instance deployed on a single NetVault Backup Server
Nondeduplicated instance deployed in a multiple NetVault Backup Server environment
Nondeduplicated instance deployed on a dedicated server
Reviewing deployment options for deduplicated instances
Reviewing deployment options for disaster recovery
Installing NetVault SmartDisk: an overview
System requirements
Installing the NetVault SmartDisk software
Licensing NetVault SmartDisk
Installing on Linux or UNIX (excluding Solaris)
Installing on Solaris (SPARC, x86, or x86-64)
Installing on Windows
Important notes regarding installation on a domain client
Important notes regarding the Staging and Store Paths
Completing installation on a Windows local or domain client
Installing on Mac OS X
License Keys: an overview
Obtaining the NetVault SmartDisk Machine ID
Requesting a license key
Installing a license key on Linux, UNIX, or Mac OS X
Installing a license key on Windows
Completing the installation process
Using Garbage Collection
Updating the Storage Pool directory structure
Adding NetVault SmartDisk Devices to your backup product
Protecting the NetVault SmartDisk unique identity
Uninstalling NetVault SmartDisk
Preserving data before removing NetVault SmartDisk
Removing NetVault SmartDisk from Linux, UNIX (excluding Solaris), or Mac OS X
Removing from Solaris (SPARC, x86, or x86-64)
Removing from Windows
Reinstalling NetVault SmartDisk
Reinstalling: an overview
Prerequisites for reinstalling NetVault SmartDisk
Reinstalling if identity.cfg is available
Reinstalling if identity.cfg is not available
Upgrading NetVault SmartDisk
Troubleshooting
Target audience
Recommended additional reading
The following documentation is also available:
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Quest NetVault SmartDisk Administrator’s Guide: This guide describes how to configure and work with NetVault SmartDisk. |
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Quest NetVault Backup Compatibility Guide: This guide lists the operating systems and versions supported by NetVault SmartDisk. |
You can download these guides from https://support.quest.com/technical-documents.
Understanding NetVault SmartDisk architecture
NetVault SmartDisk architecture: an overview
Figure 1. Instance
