Installing and configuring DD Boost

Installing and configuring DD Boost

Installing DD Boost

 

NOTE: Complete descriptions of commands used in this guide are provided in the EMC Data Domain Operating System Command Reference Guide.

The overall steps for installing DD Boost are as follows:

1	Obtain the license required to enable DD Boost on the Data Domain system; purchase a DD Boost license key from EMC.

▪	The DD Boost license allows you to back up and restore data.

▪	A separate replication license enables you to perform replication. You must obtain a replication license for both the source and destination Data Domain systems.

2	Enable and configure DD Boost on the Data Domain system.

At a minimum, configuration includes specifying the DD Boost user name and password.

3	Install vRanger, which contains the DD Boost Libraries.

 

NOTE: This documentation illustrates the DD Boost configuration on Data Domain using commands in Data Domain OS 5.2. If you are using a different version of Data Domain operating system with this version of the DD Boost Library, see the corresponding Data Domain operating system version documentation for CLI details. Many of the configurations done by command line can also be made using the EMC Data Domain Enterprise Manager web console.

Firewalls and ports

Installing and configuring DD Boost

Installing DD Boost

 

NOTE: Complete descriptions of commands used in this guide are provided in the EMC Data Domain Operating System Command Reference Guide.

The overall steps for installing DD Boost are as follows:

1	Obtain the license required to enable DD Boost on the Data Domain system; purchase a DD Boost license key from EMC.

▪	The DD Boost license allows you to back up and restore data.

▪	A separate replication license enables you to perform replication. You must obtain a replication license for both the source and destination Data Domain systems.

2	Enable and configure DD Boost on the Data Domain system.

At a minimum, configuration includes specifying the DD Boost user name and password.

3	Install vRanger, which contains the DD Boost Libraries.

 

NOTE: This documentation illustrates the DD Boost configuration on Data Domain using commands in Data Domain OS 5.2. If you are using a different version of Data Domain operating system with this version of the DD Boost Library, see the corresponding Data Domain operating system version documentation for CLI details. Many of the configurations done by command line can also be made using the EMC Data Domain Enterprise Manager web console.

Firewalls and ports

Firewalls and ports

The EMC® Data Domain® system as it is initially configured does not work through a firewall. If you need the Data Domain system to work in the presence of a firewall, contact your network support provider.

The following ports must be open in a firewall for EMC® Data Domain® Boost (DD Boost™) backups and replication to work:

•	TCP 2049 (Network File System [NFS])

•	TCP 2051 (Replication)

•	TCP 111 (NFS portmapper)

•	TCP xxx (select a random port for NFS mountd)

Enabling DD Boost on a Data Domain system

Every EMC® Data Domain® system that is enabled for EMC® Data Domain® Boost (DD Boost™) must have a unique name. You can use the Data Domain system’s DNS name, which is always unique.

 

IMPORTANT: The user must be configured in vRanger to connect to the Data Domain system.

To enable DD Boost:

1	On the Data Domain system, log in as an administrative user.

2	Verify that the file system is enabled and running by entering:

# filesys status

The file system is enabled and running.

3	Add the DD Boost license using the license key that Data Domain provided:

# license add license_key

License "ABCE-BCDA-CDAB-DABC" added.

4	Set the DD Boost user by entering:

# ddboost set user-name ddboost-user

5	Enable DD Boost by entering:

# ddboost enable

DD Boost enabled

Configuring the Data Domain system

Configuring the Data Domain system

This topic describes tasks and commands for configuring the EMC® Data Domain® system.

•	Creating a DD Boost user name

•	Creating Storage Units

•	Configuring distributed segment processing

•	Configuring Advanced Load Balancing and Link Failover

•	Configuring replication

Creating a DD Boost user name

An EMC® Data Domain® Boost (DD Boost™) user is an EMC® Data Domain® user. Before setting the DD Boost user access, the username and password must have already been set up on the Data Domain system. vRanger uses the DD Boost user account to connect to the DD Boost repository.

When DD Boost is enabled, a Data Domain OS administrative user can set or change to another DD Boost user. Only one DD Boost user can operate DD Boost at a time.

To set or modify the DD Boost user name:

1	In the DD Boost overview pane located under the Data Management tab, click Add or Modify in the DD Boost User area.

The Set or Modify DD Boost User Name dialog box appears.

2	Do one of the following:

▪	To add a user, click the User Name button.

a	Enter the user name in the DD Boost User Name field.

The user must be configured in the backup application to connect to the Data Domain system.

b	Enter the password twice in the text fields.

c	Select the privilege level for this user: admin or user.

▪	To switch to a user that has already been added, click the Existing User button, and select the user name from the drop-down list.

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Click OK.