Introducing Dell™ NetVault™ Bare Metal Recovery Plug-ins
Dell NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-ins: at a glance
Key benefits
Feature summary
Target audience
Recommended additional reading
Deploying NetVault Bare Metal Recovery
NetVault Bare Metal Recovery components
Using the Plug-in Offline Client
Plug-in Offline Client component
Plug-in Live Client for Windows component
Plug-in Live Client for Linux component
Plug-in Server component
VaultOS component
NetVault Bare Metal Recovery deployment scenarios
Plug-in Offline Client only x86/x86-64 clients with Windows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
Plug-in Offline Client only x86/x86-64 Clients with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
Plug-in Live Client for Windows withWindows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
Plug-in Live Client for Windows with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
Plug-in Live Client for Linux with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
Plug-in Live Client for Linux with Windows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
Plug-in Live Client for Windows and for Linux with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
Plug-in Live Client for Windows and for Linux with Windows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
Plug-in Server: an overview
Installing and removing Plug-in Server
Using NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Live Client for Windows®
Prerequisites for installing Plug-in Server
Installing or upgrading Plug-in Server
Removing Plug-in Server
Upgrading Plug-in Server
Configuring Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Offline Client
Important note for Plug-in Offline Client (Linux-based VaultOS)
Creating a Plug-in Offline Client Boot System
Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client
Creating a Linux®-based Boot System
Creating a Windows® PE-based Boot System
Creating a rescue device for use with a LiveCD
Adding a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client to the Plug-in Server
Booting with Plug-in Offline Client
Backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client
Using a Windows Server® 2012-based virtual machine with Plug-in Offline Client for Linux®
Gathering NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client network information
Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with the Linux®-based Plug-in Offline Client
Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with the Windows® PE-based Plug-in Offline Client
Loading drivers dynamically
Injecting drivers and restarting drdaemon to facilitate storage controller recognition
Injecting drivers into the Plug-in Offline Client image
Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client from a LiveCD
Prerequisites for backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client
Restoring data with Plug-in Offline Client
Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client
Verifying Disk Geometry and Device Size
Backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client
Using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data to a physical machine
Prerequisites for restoring data with Plug-in Offline Client to a physical machine
Restore procedure for using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data to a physical machine
Post-restore for using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data to a physical machine
Using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data as a VMDK Image
Selecting data for a restore using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data as a VMDK Image
Setting restore options for using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data as a VMDK Image
Finalizing and submitting the job for using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data as a VMDK Image
Creating the VM from the restored VMDK Image
Using Plug-in Offline Client to recover data to a standby NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client
Plug-in Live Client for Windows: an overview
Configuring Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Using NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Live Client for Linux®
Creating a Plug-in Offline Client Boot System foruse with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Installing and removing Plug-in Live Client for Windows®
Creating a Linux®-based Boot System for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Creating a Windows® PE-based Boot System for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Installing VaultOS on a writable CD for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Adding a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client to the Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Installing or upgrading Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Adding Plug-in Live Clients for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Installing or upgrading Plug-in Live Client foruse with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Upgrading Plug-in Live Client on Windows Server® 2008 and later
Removing Plug-in Live Client for Windows®
Backing up data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows®
Prerequisites for backing up data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client
Restoring data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Verifying access to the Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Verifying Disk Geometry and Device Size for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Performing an online backup of data with Windows Server® 2008 using Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Restoring to a physical machine with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Prerequisites for restoring to a physical machine with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Restore procedure for restoring data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Restoring data as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Selecting data for a restore as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Setting restore options for a restore as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Finalizing and submitting the job for a restore as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Creating the VM for a restore as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Plug-in Live Client for Linux: an overview
Installing and removing Plug-in Live Client for Linux
NetVault Bare Metal Recovery physical-to-virtual recovery
Prerequisites for installing Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Installing or upgrading Plug-in Live Client for Linux on each Linux®-based NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client
Removing Plug-in Live Client for Linux®
Generating a DR image for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Selecting data for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Finalizing and submitting the job for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Creating the required bootable CD for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Creating the CD and saving it for future use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Creating the CD at the time of recovery for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Recovering a DR image for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Restoring data using a DR image with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Selecting data for a restore with a DR image with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Setting restore options for a DR image with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Finalizing and submitting the job for a restore with a DR image with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Booting the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with the appropriate OS and drivers for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Prerequisites for booting the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Reconfiguring the communication port for the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux (optional)
Boot procedure for the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Accommodating for Raw disks for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Monitoring job progress and finalizing a recovery with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Completing post-restore requirements for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Installing SCSI and IDE device drivers on a physical machine
Supported physical to virtual configurations
Troubleshooting
Using NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Live Client for Windows®
Plug-in Live Client for Windows: an overview
This section describes how to install, configure, and use Plug-in Live Client for Windows® for backing up and restoring data.
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Backup: Backup lets you target a Windows-based system, and perform a full and complete backup of its contents while the system remains online and available to users. |
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Recovery: Recovery requires that you use the included Plug-in Offline Client boot utility to take the protected Windows-based system offline, which allows for complete access to its hard disk for restore operations. |
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VSS-based snapshots: For VSS-enabled applications such as SQL Server®, Exchange, and SharePoint®, the software uses VSS to quiesce these applications before taking the snapshot. Using VSS to quiesce the applications reduces the amount of application crash recovery that must be performed after recovery of the image file. This method is only supported on Windows Server® 2008. |
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Eliminate backup ‘whitespace’: This feature lets you back up only the used blocks on the partition. For example, if a machine has a “C:” drive of size 10GB and only 6GB is used, the plug-in only backs up 6GB, the used space. This feature saves a considerable amount of time and space. |
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Restore as VMDK Image: This feature restores the backup of a physical machine to a VMDK Image that can be used to create a VM. |
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IMPORTANT: This plug-in works with the Plug-in Server. Before backing up with the Plug-in Live Client, install the Plug-in Server and verify connectivity between target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Clients and the NetVault Backup Server where Plug-in Server is installed. In addition, the Plug-in Server is required to perform all restores of Plug-in Live Client backups. |
Plug-in Live Client environment overview for Windows
The processes required to set up and use the Plug-in Live Client must be followed in a specific order. The following list offers a rough outline of how to establish a Plug-in Live Client environment.
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Required components: Verify that you have the Plug-in Server, Plug-in Live Client, and Plug-in Offline Client. |
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Verify access to the Plug-in Server: Verify that all target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Clients are accessible to the Plug-in Server. Failure to do so may result in an inability to perform a restore. |
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Add client machines to be backed up by the Plug-in Live Client to the NetVault Backup Server. that is, by using the Manage Clients page in the NetVault Backup WebUI. |
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Install the Plug-in Live Client on any NetVault Backup Heterogeneous Client machine requiring active DR backups, for example, the clients added in Step •, but not the NetVault Backup Server itself. |
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Perform online backups with the Plug-in Live Client: From the NetVault Backup Server, perform online backups as required, of each NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client using the Plug-in Live Client, for example, OS, applications, system settings. |
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Recovery: Perform an offline restore to the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client. |
Configuring Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
The second phase of setting up the Plug-in Server involves environment configuration. The sections that follow fully illustrate the procedures that must be followed to complete both of these steps.
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NOTE: The only configurations required apply to the use of the Plug-in Server. There are no configuration requirements necessary with the Plug-in Live Client, and there are no configuration options available. |