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NetVault 13.3.2 - 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

Adding object storage to NetVault as a backup target

Ensure that the container or bucket exist with your cloud service provider and has the required permissions.

1
In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices, and then click Add Device.
2
On the NetVault Storage Configuration Wizard - Add Storage Devices page, select Object Storage, and then click Next.
3
On the Add Object Storage device page, in the Cloud Provider drop-down list, select one of the following compatible storage options:
AWS S3. Go to Step 5.
4
If you selected Azure Blob, enter the following details:

Container

Select from one of the existing containers or enter the name of a new container, and then select whether to use the Default or Custom settings.

Account Name

(Default only) If you selected Default, enter the name of the Azure account.

Account Key

(Default only) If you selected Default, select the previously entered account key.

Connection String

(Custom only) If you selected Custom, select or enter the connection string for the Azure blob in the following format:

DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=<account name>;AccountKey=<account key>;EndpointSuffix=core.windows.net

Block Size (in KiB)

Enter the size of the space that you want to reserve for storage. The default value is 1024 kibibytes (KiB)

Stream Limit

Enter the maximum number of streams that you want to occur at one time. The default value is 32.

Force Add

If you want to force NetVault to add this object, select his option.

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If you selected AWS S3 or Wasabi or BackBlaze, enter the following details:
Table 29. Adding AWS S3 or Wasabi details

Bucket

Enter the name of the S3 bucket, and then select whether to use the Default or Custom settings.

Access key

(Default only) If you selected Default, enter the Access key for the S3 bucket.

Secret key

(Default only) If you selected Default, enter the Secret key for the S3 bucket.

Region

Enter the region assigned to the bucket. Optional.

Connection String

(Custom only) Enter the connection string in the following format:

accesskey=<access key>;secretkey=<secret key>;endpoint=<endpoint from cloud service provider>;loglevel=Debug;endpoint_protocol=HTTPS;region=<regionbasedonbucketlocation>

Block Size (in KiB)

Enter the size of the space that you want to reserve for storage. The default value is 1024 kibibytes (KiB)

Stream Limit

Enter the maximum number of streams that you want to occur at one time. The default value is 32.

Force Add

If you want to force NetVault to add this object, select his option.

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If you selected RSTOR or S3 Compatible, enter the following details.

Bucket

Enter the name of the S3 bucket, and then select whether to use the Default or Custom settings.

Connection String

(Custom only) Enter the connection string in the following format:

accesskey=<access key>;secretkey=<secret key>;endpoint=<endpoint from cloud service provider>;loglevel=Debug;endpoint_protocol=HTTPS;region=<regionbasedonbucketlocation>

Access key

(Default only) If you selected Default, enter the Access key for the S3 bucket.

Secret key

(Default only) If you selected Default, enter the Secret key for the S3 bucket.

Region

Enter the region assigned to the bucket.

Endpoint URL/IP/Hostname

Enter the URL, IP address, or host name for the endpoint of the S3 bucket.

Block Size (in KiB)

Enter the size of the space that you want to reserve for storage. The default value is 1024 kibibytes (KiB)

Stream Limit

Enter the maximum number of streams that you want to occur at one time. The default value is 32.

Force Add

If you want to force NetVault to add this object, select his option.

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Click Add Object Storage Device.

NetVault SmartDisk

This section includes the following topics:

About NetVault SmartDisk

NetVault SmartDisk provides disk-based storage with optional data deduplication capability.

NetVault SmartDisk uses byte-level, variable block-based software deduplication, which packs up to 12 times more data into the same storage area for a 92 percent reduction in storage footprint. NetVault SmartDisk is installed and licensed separately from NetVault.

A NetVault SmartDisk instance consists of one or more Storage Pools and a set of processes that perform backup and deduplication operations. A Storage Pool consists of one or more file system volumes, which can be easily extended by adding more file system paths. An instance can accept data streams from heterogeneous platforms.

You can install a NetVault SmartDisk instance that has deduplication enabled (the default mode) on a dedicated NetVault SmartDisk Server or a NetVault Client. (If deduplication is enabled, you cannot install NetVault SmartDisk on the NetVault Server.) If deduplication is disabled, you can also select the NetVault Server as the host machine.

For more information about installing and configuring NetVault SmartDisk, see the Quest NetVault SmartDisk Installation Guide and Quest NetVault SmartDisk Administrator's Guide.

Adding a NetVault SmartDisk

To use a NetVault SmartDisk for backups and restores, you must first add the device to the NetVault Server. You can use the configuration wizard to add and configure this device.

1
In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration, and then on the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Add Storage Devices.
In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices, and then click Add Device.
2
On the Add Storage Devices page, select the NetVault SmartDisk option, and click Next.
3
On the Add NetVault SmartDisk Instance page, provide the following details.

Network name/IP address

Type the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) or IP address of the host on which NetVault SmartDisk is installed. You must provide this information even if the device is deployed on the NetVault Server.

If the server is unable to resolve the host name, it fails to add the device.

Network port

The default value for this setting is zero (0). If the device is listening on the default port, do not change this value.

If the device is listening on a non-default port, type the port number configured as the Network Settings:Remote Listen Port in the percolator.cfg file. For more information about configuring a non-default port for a NetVault SmartDisk, see the Quest NetVault SmartDisk Administrator’s Guide.

Force Add

If the device is already added to another NetVault Server with the same name, select the Force Add check box. This option can be useful if you have performed a disaster recovery to rebuild the NetVault Server.

Configure WebDAV credentials

To prevent unauthorized access to data, you can set up WebDAV authentication for server requests on NetVault SmartDisk. NetVault SmartDisk uses Digest Access Authentication with WebDAV. For more information about setting up authentication on the NetVault SmartDisk Server, see the Quest NetVault SmartDisk Administrator’s Guide.

If WebDAV authentication is enabled on the NetVault SmartDisk, select this check box, and provide the following information:

Username: Specify the user account configured on the NetVault SmartDisk Server.
Password: Type the password for the user account.
Confirm Password: Type the password again for confirmation.
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Click Next to add the device.
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