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NetVault 13.1.2 - Administration Guide

Introduction Getting started Configuring clients Managing catalog search Configuring storage devices
About storage devices SAN considerations Quest DR Series systems Quest QoreStor Object storage 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
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 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 default settings for global notification methods 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
NetVault Service fails to start on Windows NetVault Service fails to start after the machine is restarted NetVault Service starts, but stops immediately on Linux Login fails after any change in the server IP address Unexpected behavior of NetVault WebUI WebUI does not run in Compatibility View in Internet Explorer NetVault installer fails during push installation VSS-based backup fails Modifying TCP/IP socket buffer size on Windows Restores using Data Copy savesets fail on clients running NetVault 10.0.1 Restore fails on Itanium platforms if the index is larger than 2GB After upgrade, Data Copy and Consolidated backup job on Linux fails After upgrade, console error is displayed on WebUI pages Deployment task hangs on target Linux machine during push installation. Unable to add package store with hostname. Deployment task fails due to network configuration issues. Domain user is unable to login NetVault Server if the workstation attribute is set. Domain user is unable to login NetVault Server on Debian 9. Adding the target machine as a client fails, after successful push installation. Unable to install, uninstall or navigate catalog search page after manually uninstalling NetVault Client Host. Unable to install, uninstall catalog search on client after NetVault Server migration with the same or different server name External Azure AD user cannot add an external Azure AD user to NetVault Server Failed to verify target Windows machine from a Linux-based NetVault Server NetVault is unable to send reports as an email attachment in PDF format on RHEL 5.x platform Restore fails on NetVault Database backup When using RDA for backups, only four streams are used at once Unable to create large VTL on Linux Browsing a folder with a large number of files times out Push installation failed on Linux
Safe Mode in NetVault

Creating and adding a virtual standalone drive

You can use the configuration wizard to create a virtual standalone on the NetVault Server or a SmartClient. When creating the device, you can specify the size of the virtual tape. After the device is created, it is automatically added to the server.

To create and add a Virtual Standalone Drive:
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In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration, and then on the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Add Storage Devices.
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices, and then click Add Device.
2
On the Add Storage Devices page, select the Single virtual disk device option, and click Next.
3
In the list of NetVault machines, select the machine on which you want to create the device, and click Next.
4
On the Add Single Virtual Disk Device page, provide the following details.
Figure 9. Add Single Virtual Disk Device page
 
Table 35. Add virtual standalone drive
Option
Description

Choose the location on disk where you wish to create the new device

Specify the location where you want to create the device.

Make sure that the path is already created on the selected machine. NetVault does not create any non-existing directories in the path.

Choose a name for the device

Specify a unique name for the device.

NOTE: The single virtual disk device name does not support non-Latin characters.

Choose a 5 character media barcode prefix

The NetVault Server automatically generates a barcode prefix and assigns it to the virtual tape. If you want to change it, type a unique code for the device.

Specify the media capacity

Type or select the size of the virtual tape. The media size is specified in GiB. Make sure that sufficient space is available on the disk to create the virtual media. The default value is 32GiB.

5
Click Next to create and add the device.
6
After the device is successfully added and initialized, a message is displayed.

Shared Virtual Tape Libraries

This section includes the following topics:

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About Shared Virtual Tape Libraries
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SVTL considerations
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SVTL prerequisites
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Creating and adding an SVTL
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Re-adding a previously created SVTL

About Shared Virtual Tape Libraries

NetVault Shared Virtual Tape Libraries (SVTLs) extend the VTL implementation by allowing you to share a VTL with multiple NetVault machines for LAN-free backups.

SVTLs are supported on the following platforms:

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Windows
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Linux (x86 and x86-64)
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Solaris (SPARC and x86-64)

The interface can be Fibre Channel, iSCSI, or SCSI. On Linux and Solaris platforms, SCSI_FCP protocol is also supported. The disks can be of any size. However, operating system-imposed limitations do apply. The SVTL size can be changed during runtime using CLI utilities.

Figure 10. SVTL

SVTL considerations

Before setting up an SVTL, consider the following:

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The SVTL size depends on your disk size. Therefore, select a disk that meets your SVTL size requirements.
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Verify that the disk is physically connected to all clients that access the SVTL. The number of virtual drives for the SVTL depends on the number of machines that access the SVTL. However, it is not limited by the number of machines currently connected to the disk. You can configure additional drives for future use.
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Select the machine that controls the virtual arm changer. Although the SVTL drives can be shared or distributed among multiple clients, only one client controls the virtual arm changer.
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