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NetVault Bare Metal Recovery 10.5 - User Guide for Plug-ins

Introducing Dell™ NetVault™ Bare Metal Recovery Plug-ins Deploying NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Using the Plug-in Offline Client Using Plug-in Live Client for Windows® Using Plug-in Live Client for Linux® NetVault Bare Metal Recovery physical-to-virtual recovery Troubleshooting

Creating a Windows® PE-based Boot System

You can complete this process on any Windows system for which the following requirements are met:
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Windows ADK for Windows 8 (obtained through download)
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Windows Server® 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, or Windows 8 system
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“NetVault Bare Metal Recovery ISO Builder for Plug-in Offline Client for Windows” file (on the Dell NetVault Backup Installation CD or downloaded from the Dell website)
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A writable DVD and CD-ROM drive
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A blank DVD and CD
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DVD- and CD-generation software
To create the system:
 
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NOTE: Dell recommends that you shut down all applications running on this machine before starting this procedure
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Download the Windows ADK for Windows 8 from: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30652
2
Install the Windows ADK on a Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, or Windows 8 system.
You can use the default directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0) or a different directory of your choosing.
 
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IMPORTANT: Installation of Windows ADK also installs Microsoft® .NET Framework if it is not already installed. After .NET Framework is installed, the system is automatically restarted.
3
Extract the “NetVault Bare Metal Recovery ISO Builder for Plug-in Offline Client for Windows” file to the Windows ADK machine.
This step creates two files, “nvbmrisocreate.exe” and “nvbmriso.pkg.”
4
Verify that the path to where you intend to create the ISO image exists.
If the directory does not exist when you run the next step, the ISO image is not created.
5
To create the Windows PE ISO image, navigate to the directory that contains the extracted “nvbmrisocreate.exe” file, type the following at the command prompt, and press Enter:
The following list describes what you can specify for each option:
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/TYPE: If you are working with an earlier version of the Plug-in Offline Client, enter WAIK. If you are using version 6.1 or later, you can enter ADK.
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/PKG: Enter the full path and filename for the Plug-in Offline Client .pkg file that you downloaded separately.
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/DIR: Enter the full path to the location of the Windows AIK or ADK directory.
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/OUT: Enter the path where the bootable ISO image should be created.
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/ADDDRV: Enter the full path where the downloaded device drivers are stored.
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/BIT:32: If you need to create a backwards-compatible version of VaultOS for use with a 32-bit version of Windows PE, enter this option.
Example:
nvbmrisocreate /TYPE:ADK
/PKG:"<pathToFile>\nvbmriso.pkg"
/DIR:"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0"
/OUT:"C:\temp\bmr.iso"
/ADDDRV:"C:\Program Files\Down Load Drivers\"
6
Insert a blank CD in the writable drive.
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Create a CD with CD-generation software using the “bmr.iso” file generated in Step 5.

Installing VaultOS on a writable CD

The VaultOS ISO image lets you create a bootable CD that can be used to prepare a Client machine for the restore process. This procedure can be performed on any machine that meets the following requirements:
The following items are required for this procedure:
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VaultOS ISO image, either from the installation CD or obtained through download
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A writable CD-ROM drive
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A blank CD
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CD-generation software
To create the CD:
 
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NOTE: Dell recommends that you shut down all applications running on this machine before starting this procedure
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Based on installation type installation CD or downloaded file), navigate to the following directory:
…\<OperatingSystem>\vaultdr\vaultos
2
Locate the CD image file entitled “vaultos_x86_vxxx.iso” where xxx indicates the VaultOS software version.
If you are using an installation CD, copy it to the machine’s local hard drive. Otherwise, note the directory path to this file.
3
Insert a blank CD in the writable drive.
4
Create a CD with the CD-generation software using the “vaultos_x86_vxxx.iso” file.
For details on this procedure, see the relevant documentation for the CD-generation software in use.

Adding a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client to the Plug-in Server

To access a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client machine correctly for backup and restore, add it to the Plug-in Server. After you have added an initial NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client to the NetVault Backup Server, repeat these steps to add additional clients.
To add the client to the plug-in:
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In the Navigation pane of the NetVault Backup WebUI, click Create Backup Job.
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Next to the Selections list, click Create New.
3
On the NetVault Backup Selections page, double-click the NetVault Backup Server (with the Plug-in Server installed on it) to open it.
4
Select the Plug-in Server (labeled “VaultDR APM”), and select Add Client from the Actions list.
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When the Add Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Online Client dialog box appears, complete the following fields to add the client:
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Client Name: The name of the applicable NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client. NetVault Backup scans the network, looking for available systems that can be added as NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Clients, and displays them in the drop-down list.
 
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IMPORTANT: The Client Name must be the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client name exactly as it appears on the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client machine. If the Client Name is not the same, restore jobs may fail.
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Address(es): A comma-separated list of addresses that can either be IP addresses or resolvable network names (for example, 10.55.55.1, Server_1, 10.55.55.2) that see the machine to add.
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Port Number: The port used to invoke drdaemon (for example, 15555). The default is 10000.
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NDMP Protocol: This field determines whether to use the Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) during backup and restore jobs. The default is FALSE. If you are using the Plug-in Offline Client for Linux, the protocol must be set to TRUE.
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Click Next.
After the client is successfully added to the server, a message is displayed.
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Repeat these steps as required until all NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Clients have been added.

Editing an existing NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client

With a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client added to the NetVault Backup Server, the settings made during the original addition process can be edited, if necessary.
To update the settings:
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In the Navigation pane, click Create Backup Job.
2
Next to the Selections list, click Create New.
3
On the NetVault Backup Selections page, double-click the NetVault Backup Server (with the Plug-in Server installed on it) to open it.
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Double-click the Plug-in Server (labeled “VaultDR APM”) icon to expand it.
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Select the applicable NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, and select Edit Client from the Actions list.
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When the Edit Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Online Client dialog box appears, update the applicable values:
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Client Name: This field contains the current name for the selected client. Changing this value updates the name of the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client in NetVault Backup.
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Address(es): This field contains the IP address originally set for this client. You can change this value or add additional, comma-separated addresses.
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Port Number: This field contains the port used to invoke drdaemon (for example, 15555). The default is 10000.
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NDMP Protocol: This field determines whether to use the Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) during backup and restore jobs. The default is FALSE.
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To close the dialog box and commit the changes, click OK.
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