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NetVault Bare Metal Recovery 13.1.1 - User Guide for NetVault Server

Adding a VTL created on an NFS

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After NetVault Bare Metal Recovery for NetVault Server has started, change to the /usr/netvault/config directory.
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Open the diskdevices.cfg file, and locate the [libraries] stanza.
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After the [libraries] stanza, enter the following line:
location=/nfs-mount-dir/library-name
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Locate the [drives] stanza, and insert the following line:
location=/nfs-mount-dir/library-name/drives/1
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If there are multiple drives, enter more lines after the [drives] stanza.
location=/nfs-mount-dir/library-name/drives/2
location=/nfs-mount-dir/library-name/drives/3
…
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Save and close the file.
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In the Navigation pane of the NetVault WebUI, click Manage Devices, and then click Add Device.
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Select the Virtual tape library/media changer and Re-add previously generated virtual device options, and click Next.
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After the VTL that you previously added is displayed, add the drives as appropriate.

Selecting the BMR target media

The next step is to select a dedicated BMR target media for your backup. To create a Target Set, perform the following steps.

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In the Navigation pane of the NetVault WebUI, click Create Backup Job.
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Next to Target Storage, click .
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Click Device Selection, and select the applicable device.
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Click Media Options, select the applicable options; enter a user-defined label, for example, BMRMedia string in the Media Label field.
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Click Media Sharing, and select the applicable options.
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Click Save to save the set, enter a name in the Create New Set dialog box, and click Save.
The name can contain alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters, but it cannot include non-English characters. On Linux, the name can have a maximum of 200 characters. On Windows, there is no length restriction. However, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended on all platforms.

Backing up the source NetVault Server

To back up the server, complete steps outlined in the following topics.

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Prerequisites for an offline backup
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Completing the backup

Prerequisites for an offline backup

Before initiating a backup with the Plug-in Server, review the following topics for details on prerequisites that must be met.

 
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CAUTION: Even if there is no difference between the system devices in a backup and a restore, the order of the disks might be different. If the restored data is started without performing a rename, any data that exists on the disks is lost. To compare the information of the physical disk at backup and restore, note the Disk Geometry and Device Size at backup.
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