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NetVault 13.0.1 - Administration Guide for Managed Service Providers

Introduction Getting started Configuring clients Managing catalog search Configuring storage devices
About storage devices SAN considerations Quest DR Series systems Quest QoreStor NetVault SmartDisk EMC Data Domain Systems Snapshot Array Manager Virtual Tape Libraries Virtual standalone drives Shared Virtual Tape Libraries Physical tape devices Storage tiers
Backing up data Managing policies Restoring data Managing NetVault dashboard Managing jobs Monitoring logs Managing storage devices
Role-based access to manage storage devices Monitoring device activity Managing disk-based storage devices in list view Managing disk-based storage devices in tree view Managing the Snapshot Array Manager Managing tape libraries in list view Managing tape libraries in tree view Managing tape drives in list view Managing tape drives in tree view Adding shared devices
Managing storage media Managing user and group accounts Managing Tenant Monitoring events and configuring notifications Reporting in NetVault Working with client clusters Configuring default settings for NetVault
About configuring default settings Configuring encryption settings Configuring plug-in options Configuring default settings for post-scripts Configuring default settings for Verify Plug-in Configuring Deployment Manager Settings Configuring Job Manager settings Configuring Logging Daemon settings Configuring Media Manager settings Configuring Network Manager settings Configuring Process Manager settings Configuring RAS device settings Configuring Schedule Manager settings Configuring Web Service settings Configuring Auditor Daemon settings Configuring firewall settings Configuring general settings Configuring security settings Synchronizing NetVault Time Configuring the reporting utility Configuring NetVault WebUI default settings Configuring NetVault to use a specific VSS provider Configuring default settings using Txtconfig
Diagnostic tracing Managing diagnostic data Using the deviceconfig utility NetVault processes Environment variables Network ports used by NetVault Troubleshooting
Common errors Safe Mode in NetVault

Editing a storage tier

To edit a storage tier:
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices, and then click the Storage Tiers tab.
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Next to the relevant storage tier, click the Edit icon.
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On the Edit Storage Tier details drawer, make changes to any of the details described in the following table.
 
Detail
Description

Name

Lets you change the name of the storage tier.

NOTE: A name for the storage tier is mandatory.

Description

Lets you revise the description of the storage tier.

Selected Storage

To find a specific selected storage, use the Search bar.

To remove storage, either use the - button or drag and drop the storage out of the Selected Storage area.

Available Storage

To add storage, either use the + button or drag and drop the storage into the Selected Storage area..

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Click Apply.
The storage tier appears on the Manage Devices and Storage Tiers page with the display name and storage count, which refers to the number of storage within the storage tier. Expanding the tier reveals the storage devices attached to it and a description. For more details, hover your cursor over the information icon.

Removing a storage tier

 
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NOTE: You cannot delete a storage tier that is part of a target set.
To remove a storage tier:
1
In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices, and then click the Storage Tiers tab.
2
Next to the relevant storage tier, click the Delete icon.
3
In the Remove Storage Tier dialog box, click Yes to confirm.

Backing up data

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About backing up data
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Secondary Copy
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Snapshot-based backups
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Backup retirement
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About NetVault Sets
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Backup and recovery strategy
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Creating backup jobs
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Creating Schedule Sets
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Creating Target Sets
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Creating Source Sets for backup jobs
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Creating Backup Advanced Options Sets
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Managing sets

About backing up data

A backup is a copy of data, which can be used to restore and recover the original data after a data loss event.

NetVault offers a selection of plug-ins, which integrate with the native application programming interfaces (APIs) to provide application-consistent backups and recovery of data. Depending on the application type, these plug-ins provide multiple methods and options to back up the selected data.

In general, NetVault supports the following features:

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Full and selective backups
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Primary and secondary backups
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Normal and deduplicated backups
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Encrypted and non-encrypted backups
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Repeating and non-repeating backups
Backup job definition

To back up your data, you must create and submit a backup job. The NetVault WebUI provides a configuration wizard that helps you to perform this task. You can run the wizard from the Guided Configuration or Create Backup Job link in the Navigation pane.

A backup job definition includes the following components:

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Selection list
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Plug-in options
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Scheduling options
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Source device options (available only to the Plug-in for Consolidation, Plug-in for Data Copy, and Secondary Copy jobs)
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Target device and media options
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Advanced backup options

These components are stored in NetVault Sets. For more information about NetVault Sets, see About NetVault Sets.

Each backup job has a Job ID number and a Job Name. The Job ID number is an auto-generated number. The Job Name is a user‑defined string, which allows you to easily identify the job when monitoring its progress, viewing the job logs, or selecting a backup to restore data. A backup is stored as a Saveset on the media.

Backup indexes

NetVault generates a backup index for each backup, and writes this index to the backup media and NetVault Database.

The backup index includes a header which contains information required for restoring data. There is no maximum limit on the index file size or the number of items that you can include in a backup job.

Backup indexes stored in the NetVault Database are called Online Indexes. Online indexes allow you to quickly scan through the contents of a saveset without loading the media.

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