NetVault Bare Metal Recovery 12.0 - User Guide for Plug-ins

As outlined in Storix installation for Plug-in Live Client for Linux, installation of this plug-in on a Linux NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client creates additional subdirectories that are required for use by this plug-in. The removal process outlined in the previous topic does not automatically remove these additional “storix” directories and other related data.

From the machine containing the installation of this plug-in, navigate to /opt/storix/bin:

cd /opt/storix/bin

At the command prompt, issue the following command to remove the remaining directories:

./stuninstall

Respond “y” to each prompt that is displayed regarding the removal of user configuration and history files.

The following shows the screen output for these steps.

# cd /opt/storix/bi

# ./stuninstall

This program will remove Storix System Backup Administrator software

from the system. You may choose to keep the user configuration files in the

/storix directory will not be removed in case you decide to reinstall this or

another version at a later time.

Do you wish to also remove the user configuration and history files

in the data (/storix) directory (y/n)? y

Are you sure you want to remove the software (y/n)? y

Removing system startup configuration ...

Removing program files ...

Removing user data and history files ...

Storix System Backup Administrator has been removed.

Remove the /usr/netvault/util/linux directory by using the following command:

rm -irf /usr/netvault/util/linux

Remove the README files by using the following command:

rm -irf /usr/netvault/util/RE*

Remove the /usr/netvault/util/stinstall directory by using the following command:

rm -irf /usr/netvault/util/stinstall

Generating a DR image for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux


	IMPORTANT: Attempts to perform a Plug-in Live Client for Linux backup of a system whose hard disk is full or nearly full, may fail. The plug-in requires a portion of the local system’s hard disk to synchronize data. If enough free space is not available for this synchronization of data, the backup fails.

If you changed the default Storix Temp directory, described in Storix installation for Plug-in Live Client for Linux, ensure that the new Storix Temp directory exists before continuing with the steps in the following topics.

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Selecting data for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

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Setting backup options for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

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Finalizing and submitting the job for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Selecting data for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

You must use sets — Backup Selection Set, Backup Options Set, Schedule Set, Target Set, and Advanced Options Set — to create a backup job and create a DR image. For more information, see the Quest NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.

In the Navigation pane of the NetVault Backup WebUI running on the NetVault Backup Server, click Create Backup Job.

You can also start the wizard from the Guided Configuration link. In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration. On the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Create backup jobs.

In Job Name, specify a name for the job.

Assign a descriptive name that lets you easily identify the job when monitoring its progress or restoring data. The job name can contain alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters, but it cannot include non-English characters. On Linux, the name can have a maximum of 200 characters. However, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended on all platforms.

Next to the Selections list, click Create New.

Double-click the NetVault Backup Client that is to serve as a target for a DR backup, that is, a machine containing an installation of the Plug-in Live Client for Linux, to open it.

In the list of installed plug-ins, locate the Plug-in Live Client for Linux, labeled “Plug-in Live Client for Linux,” and double-click it to open it.

An icon representing the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client is displayed.

From this level of the selection tree, select the entire Linux Client for inclusion in a DR backup.

Two items appear as non-selectable for the Linux NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client machine:

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Boot Image: The plug-in scans the Linux NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client machine and incorporates required system information, that is, NIC card driver files, and various OS data files into a CD creation file — entitled “linuxboot.iso”. This file can be restored to the NetVault Backup Server where it would be used to create a bootable CD. This CD is then used to boot the same Linux NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client the Boot Image data was taken from to prepare it for the recovery of its backed-up System Image information.

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System Image: The plug-in performs a DR backup of the entire client system. This backup includes all system information for the Linux NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, including all partition and Disk Boot Record information.

Note the following important points:

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The Boot Images data backup incorporates driver information files from the /lib/modules directory on the client machine. Before backing up this data, ensure that proper device information files for all the devices used by the target client are available in the /lib/modules directory.

Note that:

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The boot CD is unable to load devices for which proper device driver files are not available in the Boot Images backup.

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The boot CD only loads those devices for which the device drivers are supported by the third-party DR boot utility application used by the Plug-in Live Client for Linux.

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Plug-in Live Client for Linux does not support the backup of Access Control Lists (ACLs) and attribute information. When a backup of a target Linux system is performed, these details are not included. After the restore of this backup is performed, any ACLs/attributes must be manually recreated.

Click Save, enter a name in the Create New Set dialog box, and click Save.

The name can contain alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters, but it cannot include non-English characters. On Linux, the name can have a maximum of 200 characters. However, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended on all platforms.