The NetVault Backup Server version 12.0 and later running on Windows and Linux operating system supports catalog searching on NetVault Backup Server, and the NetVault Backup Server version 12.2 and later running on Windows supports catalog searching on NetVault Backup Server and NetVault Backup Windows client of the same version. The NetVault Backup catalog search service provides fast-search capabilities for the metadata (name, mod date, type etc) of items backed up by NetVault Backup. Catalog search provides search capabilities for the tags (Filename) based on string data-type.
Catalog search results provides the following information:
The following plug-ins support catalog searching:
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NetVault Backup Plug-in for FileSystem |
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NetVault Backup Plug-in for VMware |
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NetVault Backup Plug-in for Hyper-V |
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NetVault Backup Plug-in for SnapMirror to Tape |
Before you start configuring the NetVault Backup, verify that the following requirements are met:
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Catalog search reserved RAM size (For Windows and Linux) must not be more than 50% of the physical RAM. For low memory systems (i.e. 8 GB or less), Quest recommends to set the reserved RAM size to no more than 2 GB. |
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Elasticsearch version 6.2 is compatible with many NetVault Backup Server supported platforms. For more information, see https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix. |
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Allow NetVault Backup to create catalog search Linux user: The default option to allow NetVault Backup to create Catalog search Linux user account automatically (default value: netvault-catalog on Linux). |
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Linux user name: Create a new Linux user account by referring to the corresponding operating system guide. Ensure that the specified catalog search Linux user belongs to the group <user name>. Create the group with the same name as of the Linux user name and add the user into the same group. |
To enhance searching for files in savesets, you must install and configure the catalog search service on NetVault Backup Server running on Windows or Linux operating systems.
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In the Navigation pane, click Catalog Search. |
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On the Catalog Search Configuration page, provide the following details. |
For Linux: Displays the name of the NetVault Backup Server to install the catalog search server. | ||||||||||
Type the password for the catalog search database. It cannot contain the following characters: | ||||||||||
Existing Linux User (for Linux only) |
For Linux operating system, type the existing Linux user name. Do not use the ‘root’ as a user name. For more information, see Prerequisites. | |||||||||
Click Browse to select the database directory for catalog search:
NOTE: To enter the Database Directory path manually, ensure that all the directory(s) and sub-directories must be already created and available. | ||||||||||
By default, the check box is selected and the Snapshot Directory and Log Directory fields are disabled, hence the Database Directory path is copied and same path is set for Snapshot Directory and Log Directory. Clear the check box to enable and edit the Snapshot Directory and Log Directory field. | ||||||||||
Click Browse to select the location to store the catalog search database backup.
NOTE: To enter the Snapshot Directory path manually, ensure that all the directory(s) and sub-directories must be already created and available. | ||||||||||
Click Browse to select the location to store the catalog search logs.
NOTE: To enter the Log Directory path manually, ensure that all the directory(s) and sub-directories must be already created and available. | ||||||||||
Specify the shared directory path of Snapshot Directory. The format of Server Snapshot Path is <\\IP address of client>\shared snapshot directory>. Ensure the snapshot directory is shared to make it available for NetVault database catalog backup and restore operation on Windows Client. This field is available and visible only if the Catalog Host is selected as remote windows client. Once catalog search is installed on Windows Client, configure client host credentials:
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By default, the value is set to 1GB. Type or select the required RAM size. For systems with Large RAM size, a higher value is recommended (2 – 16 GB, based on the item backup rate and availability of RAM, limited by the restrictions mentioned in the Prerequisites section). | ||||||||||
By default, 5 concurrent catalog workers can run on the server. | ||||||||||
You can select this option only if the option Add pre-existing and scanned backups to catalog is selected. | ||||||||||
Type or select the duration (in minutes). By default, the minimum value is set to 10 minutes. | ||||||||||
Select this check box to restrict the pre-existing backup jobs for catalog searching. By default, the check box is clear. You can select this option only if the option Add pre-existing and scanned backups to catalog is selected. | ||||||||||
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