NetVault Bare Metal Recovery 12.2 - User Guide for NetVault Backup Server

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Using a Windows Server 2012-based virtual machine Booting into NetVault Bare Metal Recovery for NetVault Backup Server Adding a locally-attached library Adding a VTL created on an NFS Selecting the BMR target media Backing up the source NetVault Backup Server

Prerequisites for an offline backup

Verifying Disk Geometry and Device Size

Completing the backup Selecting data for the backup Setting backup options Finalizing and submitting the backup job

Performing an offline recovery

Prerequisites for an offline recovery Booting into NetVault Bare Metal Recovery for NetVault Backup Server Importing the indexes to the NetVault Database Verifying access and availability of disks for restore Recovering the source NetVault Backup Server

Prerequisites for recovery Selecting data for a restore Setting restore options Finalizing and submitting the restore job

Introducing NetVault Bare Metal Recovery for NetVault Backup Server

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About NetVault Bare Metal Recovery for NetVault Backup Server

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About NetVault Bare Metal Recovery

About NetVault Bare Metal Recovery for NetVault Backup Server

Quest® NetVault® Bare Metal Recovery for Quest® NetVault® Backup Server is a specially packaged version of NetVault Bare Metal Recovery that provides offline bare metal protection for NetVault Backup Servers running on x86/x86-64-based operating systems that use locally-attached tape-based devices. The bare metal recovery (BMR) image of the NetVault Backup Server is taken by a CD that is preloaded with a NetVault Backup Server, the Plug-in Server, and the drdaemon process. The BMR image can then be transferred to a direct-attached tape-based library or standalone tape drive for recovery in case disaster recovery is needed for the NetVault Backup Server.

NetVault Bare Metal Recovery for NetVault Backup Server:

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Provides a backup of the server; it does not provide access to network-related functionality such as support for the Manage Clients page and its features.

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Supports the use of a virtual tape library (VTL) that was created on a Network File System (NFS). For information about creating a Linux-based NFS mount, see your Linux documentation. For information about creating the VTL, see the Quest NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.

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Uses version 7 of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS, and Quest GigaOS.

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Does not support shared VTLs (SVTLs) or NetVault SmartDisk®.


	IMPORTANT: The preloaded NetVault Backup Server uses NetVault Backup 11.4.5; however, this preloaded version of the NetVault Backup Server can protect and recover NetVault Backup Servers and Heterogeneous Clients using NetVault Backup v8.2.2 and later.