Getting started
Understanding NetVault SmartDisk
Planning your NetVault SmartDisk deployment
Defining which data to deduplicate
Installing vRanger
Identifying the ideal targets for deduplication
Understanding the cost of restoring deduplicated data
Deduplicating similar data together
Determining the number of deduplicated NetVault SmartDisk Instances
Unique Data Size > OS Bit Limit
Ingest Rate > Network Bandwidth
Deduplication Rate < Ingest Rate
Determining the required number of NetVault SmartDisk Instances
Determining the required disk space for NetVault SmartDisk Instances
Choosing a deployment location for a NetVault SmartDisk Instance
Defining a NetVault SmartDisk Storage Pool strategy
Installation requirements
Installing NetVault SmartDisk
Installation requirements
Hardware requirements
Configuring vRanger
vRanger: physical machine
vRanger: virtual machine (VM)
Requirements for physical backup and restore
Supported operating systems for installation
Installing vRanger
System requirements
Installing the NetVault SmartDisk software
Completing the installation process
Configuring NetVault SmartDisk
Installing a license key
Updating the Storage Pool directory structure
Protecting the NetVault SmartDisk unique identity
Uninstalling NetVault SmartDisk
Reinstalling NetVault SmartDisk
Modifying the data port
Monitoring NetVault SmartDisk
Modifying the data port
Enabling or updating authentication for WebDAV access
Verifying that the client ports are open
NetVault SmartDisk CLI: an overview
Processing basic shell commands
Determining the status of NetVault SmartDisk Services
Starting NetVault SmartDisk Services
Stopping NetVault SmartDisk Services
Restarting NetVault SmartDisk Services
Viewing NetVault SmartDisk Log files
Configuring NetVault SmartDisk by using the command line
Using the config command options
Extending NetVault SmartDisk Storage Pools
Examples
Viewing NetVault SmartDisk statistics
About us
Viewing NetVault SmartDisk statistics in a terminal session or command prompt
Viewing NetVault SmartDisk statistics in a browser
Reviewing the list of NetVault SmartDisk statistics
Calculating the Deduplication Ratio
Calculating the reduction in the storage footprint
Hardware requirements
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Hardware requirements
vRanger: physical machine
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vRanger: physical machine
The following describes the hardware recommendations for the vRanger physical machine:
Table 1. Requirements for a installing vRanger on a physical machine
For LAN-free, Quest recommends that you use two HBAs — one for read operations and one for writing.
vRanger: virtual machine (VM)
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vRanger: virtual machine (VM)
The following describes the hardware recommendations for using vRanger in a VM:
Table 2. Requirements for a installing vRanger on a virtual machine
Requirements for physical backup and restore
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Requirements for physical backup and restore