NetVault Bare Metal Recovery 12.5 - User Guide for Plug-ins

Creating the VM for a restore as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

After the restore job has completed, you can create a VM from the restored VMDK file by using the VMware Server console.

NOTE: NetVault Bare Metal Recovery only supports LSI Logic Parallel SCSI controllers for ESX 4.0 and LSI Logic SCSI for ESX 3.5.

NOTE: Be aware of the following: • Quest recommends installing VMware Tools before using the VM. For instructions, see the VMware documentation. • The “@” character cannot be used in the datastore path. • When restoring to an ESX or ESXi Server, verify that there is sufficient free disk space available on the ESX or ESXi VM. For details on calculating the required disk space, see: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1003755 • The block size determines the minimum amount of disk space that any file takes up on VMFS datastores. Choose the block size carefully when creating VMFS datastores. The following block sizes are available: • 1 MB block size = 256 GB maximum file size • 2 MB block size = 512 GB maximum file size • 4 MB block size = 1024 GB (1 TB) maximum file size • 8 MB block size = 2048 GB (2 TB) maximum file size

Using NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Plug-in Live Client for Linux: an overview

This topic describes how to install, configure, and use Plug-in Live Client for Linux for backing up and restoring data.

The Plug-in Live Client for Linux supports DR operations for Linux x86 and x86-64-based systems. This plug-in can back up and recover an entire disk including the OS, applications, system settings, partition information, and data. The plug-in enables online backup a full Linux system, thus allowing system administrators to conduct DR backups while eliminating system downtime for users.

After the plug-in is correctly installed and configured, a DR image of a live system can be taken and saved for future recovery if a system failure occurs. During creation of this image, the Plug-in Live Client for Linux can automatically include all information pertaining to the networking hardware in use by the target Linux NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client machine, that is, driver information files. These files are then compiled into a separate CD creation file, “.iso” file format, that can be saved along with the DR image. At the time of recovery, this file is recovered and used to create a bootable CD, complete with the necessary driver files that were taken from the Linux NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client. Using this CD, the Linux NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client can be successfully booted to a state that allows for the recovery of the DR image.

The Plug-in Live Client for Linux does not support the following:

Installing and removing Plug-in Live Client for Linux

This topic covers the installation procedures required to install Plug-in Live Client for Linux for use with NetVault Backup.