Introduction
Installing the plug-in
Prerequisites for installing the plug-in
Installing or upgrading the plug-in
Licensing the plug-in
Removing the plug-in
Configuring the plug-in
Backing up data
Backing up data: an overview
About backup types
About multistream backups
Performing backups
Using backup policies
Restoring data
Installing the plug-in
Prerequisites for installing the plug-in
Before installing the plug-in, verify that the following prerequisites are met:
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Before you install Plug‑in for Nutanix Files, install the NetVault Server and Client software on the machine. For more information about installing the NetVault Client and adding the Nutanix Server as a Heterogeneous Client, see the Quest NetVault Installation Guide. |
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If installing Plug‑in for Nutanix Files on a machine with the NetVault Client running a Windows operating system, make sure that this machine is in the same domain as the Nutanix Files server that you want to protect and that it can access the SMB Mount Targets that you want to protect on the Nutanix Files server. |
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If installing Plug‑in for Nutanix Files on a machine with the NetVault Client running a Linux or Unix operating system, make sure that the system is configured to use the appropriate authentication method and that it can access the NFS Mount Targets that you want to protect on the Nutanix Files server. |
Installing or upgrading the plug-in
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Clients. |
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On the Manage Clients page, select the machine on which you want to install the plug-in, and click Manage. |
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Click Choose Plug-in File, and navigate to the location of the “.npk” installation file for the plug-in — on the installation CD or the directory to which the file was downloaded from the website. |
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Select the file entitled “nutanixfiles-x-x-x-x-x.npk,” where xxxxx represents the version number and platform, and click Open. |
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To begin installation, click Install Plugin. |
Licensing the plug-in
Install the necessary license on the NetVault Server. For information about the licensing process, including how to obtain the proper license file, see the Quest NetVault Installation Guide.