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NetVault Bare Metal Recovery 12.4 - User Guide for Plug-ins

Table of Contents

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

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 Backup Server deployment Plug-in Offline Client only x86/x86-64 Clients with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment Plug-in Live Client for Windows withWindows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment Plug-in Live Client for Windows with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment Plug-in Live Client for Linux with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment Plug-in Live Client for Linux with Windows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment Plug-in Live Client for Windows and for Linux with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment Plug-in Live Client for Windows and for Linux with Windows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment

Using the Plug-in Offline Client

Plug-in Server: an overview Installing and removing Plug-in Server

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

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

Editing an existing NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client Removing a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client

Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client

Booting 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

Backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client

Prerequisites for backing up 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

Selecting data for a backup with Plug-in Offline Client Setting backup options for backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client Finalizing and submitting the job for backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client

Restoring 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

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

Plug-in Live Client for Windows: an overview

Plug-in Live Client environment overview for Windows

Configuring Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Creating a Plug-in Offline Client Boot Systemfor use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Creating a Linux-based Boot System for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows 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 for Windows

Adding a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client to the Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Editing an existing NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows Removing a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client from use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Installing and removing Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Installing or upgrading Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows Adding Plug-in Live Clients for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows Installing or upgrading Plug-in Live Client foruse with Plug-in Live Client for Windows Upgrading Plug-in Live Client on Windows Server 2008 and later Removing Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Backing up data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Prerequisites for backing up data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Verifying access to the Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows Verifying Disk Geometry and Device Size for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Performing an online backup of data with Windows Server 2008 or later using Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Selecting data for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Windows using Windows Server 2008 or later Setting backup options for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Windows using Windows Server 2008 or later Finalizing and submitting the job for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Windows using Windows Server 2008 or later

Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client

Booting with Plug-in Offline Client

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

Restoring data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

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 for Windows

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

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

Plug-in Live Client for Linux: an overview Installing and removing Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Prerequisites for installing Plug-in Live Client for Linux Installing or upgrading Plug-in Live Client for Linux on each Linux-based NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client

Storix installation for Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Removing Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Removal of associated subdirectories for Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Generating a DR image for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Selecting data for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Setting backup options for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Finalizing and submitting the job for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Creating the required bootable CD for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Creating the CD and saving it for future use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux Creating the CD at the time of recovery for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Selecting data for a restore with Plug-in Live Client for Linux Finalizing and submitting a restore with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Recovering a DR image for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Restoring data using a DR image with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Selecting data for a restore with a DR image with Plug-in Live Client for Linux Setting restore options for a DR image with Plug-in Live Client for Linux Finalizing and submitting the job for a restore with a DR image with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Booting the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with the appropriate OS and drivers for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Prerequisites for booting the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux Reconfiguring the communication port for the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux (optional) Boot procedure for the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux Accommodating for Raw disks for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Monitoring job progress and finalizing a recovery with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

"Superblock last…" messages appear during fsck process

Completing post-restore requirements for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Updating the UUID information manually

NetVault Bare Metal Recovery physical-to-virtual (P2V) recovery

Installing SCSI and IDE device drivers on a physical machine Supported physical to virtual configurations

Troubleshooting

Excluding LUNs from the NetVault Backup Selections pages Performing a restore in which Disk Numbers are different from the backup Access denied during MBR recovery Restoring a saveset creates a filesystem with default parameters VMware ESX and ESXi Server 4.x and earlier not supported with Windows PE

Target audience

System administration experience is recommended when using the Plug-in Offline Client or the Plug-in Live Client. Although it is not necessary to have this level of experience to perform routine backups, the initial configuration of each plug-in, the configuration of a target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, and the restore procedure require administrator knowledge.

Recommended additional reading

The following documentation is also available:

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Quest NetVault Backup Installation Guide: This guide provides details on installing the NetVault Backup Server and Client software.

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Quest NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide: This guide explains how to use NetVault Backup and describes the functionality common to all plug-ins.

You can download these guides from https://support.quest.com/technical-documents/.

Deploying NetVault Bare Metal Recovery

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NetVault Bare Metal Recovery components

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NetVault Bare Metal Recovery deployment scenarios

NetVault Bare Metal Recovery components

NetVault Bare Metal Recovery includes two key components, or plug-ins, each of which provides its own form of disaster recovery (DR) backup, and a third component that serves as a basic OS that is used to prepare a target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client for backup and restore.

NetVault Bare Metal Recovery includes the following technical components:

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Plug-in Offline Client for x86/x86-64 Clients

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Plug-in Live Client for Windows

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Plug-in Live Client for Linux

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The topics that follow provide a brief description of each of these components.

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