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vRanger 7.8.5 - Integration Guide for NetVault SmartDisk

Table of Contents

Getting started

Product overviews

What is vRanger? NetVault SmartDisk overview

Downloading the software

Understanding NetVault SmartDisk

NetVault SmartDisk Storage Pools Manifests Processes

Deduplicated backup process Deduplicated restore process Garbage Collection process

Planning your NetVault SmartDisk deployment

Defining which data to deduplicate

Identifying the ideal targets for deduplication Understanding the cost of restoring deduplicated data Deduplicating similar data together

Determining the number of deduplicated NetVault SmartDisk Instances

Unique Data Size > OS Bit Limit Ingest Rate > Network Bandwidth Deduplication Rate < Ingest Rate Determining the required number of NetVault SmartDisk Instances

Determining the required disk space for NetVault SmartDisk Instances Choosing a deployment location for a NetVault SmartDisk Instance

Reviewing deployment options for NetVault SmartDisk Deduplicated Instances

Defining a NetVault SmartDisk Storage Pool strategy

Understanding space allocation for NetVault SmartDisk Storage Pools Understanding the optimal performance strategy

Installing vRanger

Installation requirements

Installation requirements Minimum hardware requirements

vRanger: physical machine vRanger: virtual machine (VM) Requirements for physical backup and restore

Supported operating systems for installation

Additional required software

Installing vRanger

Configuring vRanger

Adding a NetVault SmartDisk repository

Removing a NetVault SmartDisk repository

Checking the NetVault SmartDisk repository

Installing NetVault SmartDisk

System requirements

Software requirements Hardware requirements Authentication requirements

Installing the NetVault SmartDisk software

Important considerations Installing on Windows

Completing the installation process

Installing a license key Updating the Storage Pool directory structure Protecting the NetVault SmartDisk unique identity

Uninstalling NetVault SmartDisk

Preserving data before removing NetVault SmartDisk Removing NetVault SmartDisk

Reinstalling NetVault SmartDisk

Reinstalling NetVault SmartDisk: an overview Prerequisites for reinstalling NetVault SmartDisk Reinstalling NetVault SmartDisk if identity.cfg is available Reinstalling NetVault SmartDisk if identity.cfg is not available

Configuring NetVault SmartDisk

Modifying the data port

Modifying the data port Enabling or updating authentication for WebDAV access Verifying that the client ports are open

NetVault SmartDisk CLI: an overview

Accessing command help

Processing basic shell commands

Determining the status of NetVault SmartDisk Services Starting NetVault SmartDisk Services Stopping NetVault SmartDisk Services Restarting NetVault SmartDisk Services Viewing NetVault SmartDisk Log files

Configuring NetVault SmartDisk by using the command line Using the config command options Extending NetVault SmartDisk Storage Pools Examples

Monitoring NetVault SmartDisk

Viewing NetVault SmartDisk statistics

Viewing NetVault SmartDisk statistics in a terminal session or command prompt Viewing NetVault SmartDisk statistics in a browser Reviewing the list of NetVault SmartDisk statistics

Calculating the Deduplication Ratio Calculating the reduction in the storage footprint

Starting NetVault SmartDisk Services

1

Open a command prompt.

2

…\foundation\bin\smartdisk.bat start

NetVault SmartDisk starts the NetVault SmartDisk Services.

Services started ok.


	NOTE: You can also start the NetVault SmartDisk Services by clicking Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services and starting Foundation Services ID <NetVaultSmartDiskInstanceID>.

Stopping NetVault SmartDisk Services

1

Open a command prompt.

2

…\foundation\bin\smartdisk.bat stop

NetVault SmartDisk stops the NetVault SmartDisk Services. You might see the following message.

Services stopped ok.


	NOTE: You can also stop the NetVault SmartDisk Services by clicking Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services and stopping Foundation Services ID <NetVaultSmartDiskInstanceID>.

Restarting NetVault SmartDisk Services

To stop and start the NetVault SmartDisk Services automatically, complete the following steps:

1

Open a command prompt.

2

…\foundation\bin\smartdisk.bat restart

NetVault SmartDisk stops and restarts the NetVault SmartDisk Services.

Services stopped ok.

Services started ok.

Viewing NetVault SmartDisk Log files

1

Open a command prompt.

2

…\foundation\bin\smartdisk.bat logs

NetVault SmartDisk displays the NetVault SmartDisk Logs and all relevant information. When you run logs without any options, it displays all NetVault SmartDisk log entries.

3

To display specific information, use one of the following options:


Logs option	Description
‑‑file <pathToFile>	Displays the contents of the specified file.
‑‑help	Displays a list of the available options and an explanation of how to use them.
‑‑last-hours <x>	Displays the records for the specified number of hours.
‑‑time-interval <yyyy-mm-dd-hhmmss yyyy-mm-dd-hhmmss>	Displays the records for the specified time frame.

You can also view logs by using the Windows® Event Viewer.

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