Introducing NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-ins
NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-ins: at a glance
Key benefits
Feature summary
Target audience
Recommended additional reading
Deploying NetVault Bare Metal Recovery
NetVault Bare Metal Recovery components
Using the Plug-in Offline Client
Plug-in Offline Client component
Plug-in Live Client for Windows component
Plug-in Live Client for Linux component
Plug-in Server component
VaultOS component
NetVault Bare Metal Recovery deployment scenarios
Plug-in Offline Client only x86/x86-64 clients with Windows-based NetVault Server deployment
Plug-in Offline Client only x86/x86-64 Clients with Linux-based NetVault Server deployment
Plug-in Live Client for Windows withWindows-based NetVault Server deployment
Plug-in Live Client for Windows with Linux-based NetVault Server deployment
Plug-in Live Client for Linux with Linux-based NetVault Server deployment
Plug-in Live Client for Linux with Windows-based NetVault Server deployment
Plug-in Live Client for Windows and for Linux with Linux-based NetVault Server deployment
Plug-in Live Client for Windows and for Linux with Windows-based NetVault Server deployment
Plug-in Server: an overview
Installing and removing Plug-in Server
Using NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Live Client
Prerequisites for installing Plug-in Server
Installing or upgrading Plug-in Server
Removing Plug-in Server
Upgrading Plug-in Server
Configuring Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Offline Client
Creating a Plug-in Offline Client Boot System
Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client
Creating a Linux-based Boot System
Creating a Windows PE-based Boot System
Creating a rescue device for use with a LiveCD
Adding a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client to the Plug-in Server
Booting with Plug-in Offline Client
Backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client
Using a Windows Server 2012-based virtual machine with Plug-in Offline Client for Linux
Gathering NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client network information
Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with the Linux-based Plug-in Offline Client
Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with the Windows PE-based Plug-in Offline Client
Loading drivers dynamically
Injecting drivers and restarting drdaemon to facilitate storage controller recognition
Injecting drivers into the Plug-in Offline Client image
Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client from a LiveCD
Prerequisites for backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client
Restoring data with Plug-in Offline Client
Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client
Verifying Disk Geometry and Device Size
Backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client
Using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data to a physical machine
Prerequisites for restoring data with Plug-in Offline Client to a physical machine
Restore procedure for using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data to a physical machine
Post-restore for using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data to a physical machine
Using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data as a VMDK Image
Selecting data for a restore using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data as a VMDK Image
Setting restore options for using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data as a VMDK Image
Finalizing and submitting the job for using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data as a VMDK Image
Creating the VM from the restored VMDK Image
Using Plug-in Offline Client to recover data to a standby NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client
Plug-in Live Client overview
Configuring Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client
NetVault Bare Metal Recovery physical-to-virtual (P2V) recovery
Creating a Plug-in Offline Client Boot System
Installing and removing Plug-in Live Client
Creating a Linux-based Boot System for use with Plug-in Live Client
Creating a Windows PE-based Boot System for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Installing VaultOS on a writable CD for use with Plug-in Live Client
Adding a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client to the Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client
Installing or upgrading Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client
Adding Plug-in Live Clients for use with Plug-in Live Client
Installing or upgrading Plug-in Live Client
Upgrading Plug-in Live Client
Removing Plug-in Live Client
Backing up data with Plug-in Live Client
Prerequisites for backing up data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Performing an online backup of data using Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client
Restoring data with Plug-in Live Client
Restoring to a physical machine with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Prerequisites for restoring to a physical machine with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Restore procedure for restoring data with Plug-in Live Client
Restoring data as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Selecting data for a restore as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Setting restore options for a restore as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Finalizing and submitting the job for a restore as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Creating the VM for a restore as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Installing SCSI and IDE device drivers on a physical machine
Supported physical to virtual configurations
Troubleshooting
Excluding LUNs from the NetVault Selections pages
Performing a restore in which Disk Numbers are different from the backup
Access denied during MBR recovery
VMware ESX and ESXi Server 4.x and earlier not supported with Windows PE
Attaching a restored VMDK image to a VM fails to power on the machine
VMDK restore job to remote ESXi 6.0 fails with failure to clone error
Removing a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client from use with Plug-in Live Client
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On the NetVault Selections page, double-click the NetVault Server — with the Plug-in Server installed on it — to open it. |
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Installing and removing Plug-in Live Client
Installing and removing Plug-in Live Client
The Plug-in Server must be installed on a NetVault Server, which is completed through the Manage Clients page.
Installing or upgrading Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client
Installing or upgrading Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client
Before installing the Plug-in Live Client, install the Plug-in Server. Before installing the Plug-in Server, verify that the following requirements have been met:
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IMPORTANT: For the Plug-in Server to function correctly, all its associated components must be the proper version; that is, version “X” of the Plug-in Server only works with its appropriate version of Plug-in Live Client. For details on supported versions, see the Quest NetVault Compatibility Guide. |
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From the machine acting as the NetVault Server, access the NetVault Configuration Wizard or Manage Clients page. |
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NOTE: If the selected clients are all the same type, you can use the configuration wizard to install the plug-in on multiple clients at the same time. When you select multiple clients, verify that the plug-in binary file is compatible with the OS and platforms of the target clients. From the Manage Clients page, you can only select one client for plug-in installation. |
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To access the NetVault Configuration Wizard page: |
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In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration. |
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To access the Manage Clients page: |
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Clients. |
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Click Choose Plug-in File, navigate to the location of the “.npk” installation file for the plug-in, for example, on the installation CD or the directory to which the file was downloaded from the website. |
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Select the file entitled “drc-x-x-x-x.npk,” where xxxx represents the version number and platform, and click Open. |
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To begin installation, click Install Plugin. |
Adding Plug-in Live Clients for use with Plug-in Live Client
Adding Plug-in Live Clients for use with Plug-in Live Client
After the Plug-in Server is installed on the NetVault Server, the next step is to add the client machines that are to be backed up using the Plug-in Live Client. This step is accomplished by using the Manage Clients page of the NetVault WebUI on the NetVault Server. For complete details on the use of this window to add clients to the NetVault Server, see the Quest NetVault Administrator’s Guide.
With the desired clients added, the Plug-in Live Client can be installed remotely from the NetVault Server.