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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

Configuring cleaning slots

Before loading cleaning tapes, you must configure the slots that can hold the cleaning media. You can configure cleaning slots from Edit Device page. For more information, see Modifying a library.

 
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NOTE: If cleaning slots are not defined, cleaning tapes without barcodes are loaded every time the library is initialized.

Configuring the cleaning lives option

NetVault lets you specify how many times a cleaning tape can be used for drive cleaning operations. You can configure the cleaning lives property from the Manage Devices page.

 
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NOTE: To configure the cleaning lives option, a cleaning tape must be placed in the designated slot.
To configure the cleaning lives for a tape:
1
In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices.
2
In the list of devices, locate and click the slot.
3
Click Life.
4
In the Lives box, enter or select the number of times the tape can be used for cleaning a drive.
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Click OK to save the settings and close the dialog box.

Configuring automatic cleaning options for a tape drive

You can set up automatic cleaning routines for tape drives from the Manage Devices page. NetVault lets you use the following options to define a cleaning routine: number of days, amount of data transferred, hours of use, and number of read or write errors.

To configure automatic cleaning options for a tape drive:
1
In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices.
2
In the list of devices, locate and click the drive.
3
Click Clean Properties.
4
In the Cleaning Interval dialog box, configure the following options.
 
Table 96. Drive Cleaning Options
Option
Description

Days

To perform drive cleaning after every x days, select the Apply check box to the left, and type or select the value.

Data Transferred

To perform drive cleaning after every x GiB of data transfer, select the Apply check box to the left, and type or select the value.

Hours of Use

To perform drive cleaning after every x hour, select the Apply check box to the left, and type or select the value.

Soft Read/Write Errors

To perform drive cleaning after every x*100 soft read/write errors, select the Apply check box to the left, and type or select the value.

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Click OK to save the settings and close the dialog box.

Manually submitting a drive cleaning request

You can manually submit a drive cleaning request from the Tape Drive Management page.

To manually submit a drive cleaning job:
1
In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices.
2
In the list of devices, locate and click the drive.
3
Click Clean.
After the task is completed, a message is displayed.
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