Introduction
Installing the plug-in
Configuring the plug-in
Backing up data
About backup methods
About backup types
About System State Backups
Creating a backup strategy
Performing Full Backups
Inclusion lists
Restoring data
About inclusion lists
Inclusion list considerations
Adding an inclusion list
Removing an inclusion list
Additional notes
Performing Incremental and Differential Backups
Stopping a job
Restarting a job
Performing Network Share Backups
Performing System State Backups
Restoring data using the plug-in
Searching for files in savesets
Viewing media list
Renaming and relocating data during restore
Restoring data to an alternate client
Restoring System State Backups
Troubleshooting
Installing the plug-in
Installing the plug-in
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Copy the packages to a shared location: Copy the client and plug-in packages to a shared location. Only CIFS shares are currently supported as package stores. The path must be accessible to the NetVault Backup Server and all target machines where you want to install the packages. |
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Configure a package store in NetVault Backup: After copying the installation packages, configure the shared location details in NetVault Backup. For more information, see the NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide. |
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In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration, and then on the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Install Software/Add Clients. |
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In the Package Store list, select the repository that contains the installation packages that you want to deploy. |
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To add plug-in packages, click Add NetVault plug-in package. |
In the Select Packages for Deployment dialog box, select the check boxes corresponding to the “.npk” binary files that you want to use, and click OK.
Click Next.
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On the Machines to Have NetVault Software Installed page, click Choose Machines, and select From available machines. |
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To submit the task, click Install Software/Add Clients. |
You can monitor the progress and status of the task from the Deployment Task Status page. For more information, see the NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.
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In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration, and then on the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Install Plugins. |
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In the NetVault Backup Clients table, select the clients on which you want to install the plug-in. |
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Click Choose Plug-in File, and in the browse window, 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 platform-specific binary file for the plug-in. The binary file for Linux® and UNIX® is named “nvf-x-x-x-x.npk” (where x‑x‑x‑x represents the version, build, and platform numbers). |
Click Next to begin installation
From the Manage Clients page, you can install a plug-in on a single client.
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Clients. |
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Click Choose Plug-in File, and in the browse window, 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 platform-specific binary file for the plug-in. The binary file for Windows is named “win‑x‑x‑x‑x.npk” and the binary file for Linux® and UNIX® is named “nvf-x-x-x-x.npk” (where x‑x‑x‑x represents the version, build, and platform numbers). |
Click Install Plugin to begin installation.
Removing the plug-in
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Clients. |
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