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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

Verifying access to the Plug-in Server

Before using the Plug-in Live Client to perform active backups of a target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, you must first verify that the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client is bootable with Plug-in Offline Client, and that it is accessible to the Plug-in Server. This procedure is performed to ensure that the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client is accessible at restore time. Note the following:
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Failure to perform this verification process may result in the inability to restore backups taken with the Plug-in Live Client.
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This procedure only needs to be performed once for a target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, unless its networking hardware is changed later. If so, you need to perform these procedures again.
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This procedure must be performed for each NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client that is to be backed up with the Plug-in Live Client.
Part 1: Boot the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client
Boot the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with the Plug-in Offline Client to prepare it for the backup. To complete the boot process, review all the steps in Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client.
Part 2: Verify access to the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client
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After you have booted the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client using Plug-in Offline Client (outlined in Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client), access the NetVault Backup Server and start the NetVault Backup WebUI.
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Access the NetVault Backup Backup window, and double-click the NetVault Backup Server (the system containing the Plug-in Server) to open it.
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Open the Plug-in Server by double-clicking it.
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Locate the appropriate NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client displayed under the plug-in, and double-click it to open it.
One of two results occurs:
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System disks are revealed: If selectable disks are revealed, you have verified that the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client is accessible.
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An error message is revealed: If a dialog box displays stating “Failed to connect to client,” the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client is not accessible. This issue occurs for any number of reasons. The most common reason is that the networking hardware was not correctly configured during boot of the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client. Reboot the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client, outlined in Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client, and ensure that the proper network-related values are used.

Verifying Disk Geometry and Device Size

The Plug-in Live Client makes it possible to view the disk geometry and partition information of a selected system. Dell recommends that these items be noted before a system is backed up with the Plug-in Live Client. When restoring previously backed-up data, if this information is not account for, a restore could fail. Dialog boxes containing this information can be accessed as follows:
Accessing the Disk Geometry dialog box
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From the NetVault Backup Server, start the NetVault Backup WebUI.
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In the Navigation pane, click Create Backup Job.
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Next to the Selections list, click Create New.
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On the NetVault Backup Selections page, double-click the client that contains the Plug-in Live Client to open it.
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Open the Plug-in Live Client by double-clicking it.
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Double-click the applicable NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client displayed under the plug-in to reveal the disks contained within.
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To determine the Disk Geometry, select the applicable disk, and then select Disk Geometry from the Actions list.
The Device Geometry dialog box displays the size and quantity for various items pertaining to the selected disk.
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With this information noted, click OK.
Accessing the Partition Information dialog box
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Complete Step 1 through Step 6 described earlier in Accessing the Disk Geometry dialog box.
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With the disks revealed, double-click the applicable disk to open it.
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Select the applicable partition, and then select Partition Info from the Actions list.
The Partition Information dialog box displays various items pertaining to the selected partition. The Yes or No displayed for Boot Status indicates whether you can boot from the selected partition.
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With this information noted, click OK.

Performing an online backup of data with Windows Server® 2008

As noted in previous sections, the Plug-in Live Client lets you back up full systems and individual partitions contained within that system, while they remain online and active.
The following sections describe the steps required to complete a successful backup with Plug-in Live Client:
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Selecting data for a backup
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Setting backup options
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Finalizing and submitting the job
Selecting data for a backup
You must use sets (Backup Selection Set, Backup Options Set, Schedule Set, Target Set, and Advanced Options Set) to create a backup job and create a DR image. For more information, see the Dell NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.
To create a Backup Selection Set:
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In the Navigation pane of the NetVault Backup WebUI running on the NetVault Backup Server, click Create Backup Job.
You can also start the wizard from the Guided Configuration link. In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration. On the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Create backup jobs.
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In Job Name, specify a name for the job.
Assign a descriptive name that lets you easily identify the job when monitoring its progress or restoring data. The job name can contain alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters, but it cannot include non-English characters. On Windows®, there is no length restriction. However, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended on all platforms.
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Next to the Selections list, click Create New.
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Double-click the NetVault Backup Client that is to serve as a target for a DR backup (that is, a machine containing an installation of the Plug-in Live Client for Windows) to open it.
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In the list of installed plug-ins, double-click the client that you want to back up (for example, the client on which the Plug-in Live Client is installed).
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Double-click the Plug-in Live Client to open it and display the hard disks on the client system.
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Select one of the following:
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To select the entire disk for a backup, click the box to the left of the disk title.
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To select specific items, double-click a disk to open it. Individual partitions are displayed and made available for selection. Information about each partition is displayed (for example, the partition number; the drive letter assigned — "C:", "D:"; the file system — NTFS, HPFS). Select the items that you want to back up. Selected items contain a green check, items that are not selected are blank, and omitted items contain a red cross.
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Click Save, enter a name in the Create New Set dialog box, and click Save.
The name can contain alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters, but it cannot include non-English characters. On Windows®, there is no length restriction; however, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended.

Setting backup options

The next step involves creating the Backup Options Set.
To create a Backup Options Set:
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If you are using Windows Server 2008 or later and you do not want to back up only used blocks on a partition, click Create New next to the Plugin Options list.
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Clear the Back up used blocks only for NTFS partitions option.
This option lets you back up only the used blocks on the partition, which can save a considerable amount of space and time. For example, if a machine has a 10GB “C:” drive and only 6GB is used, selecting this option backs up 6GB because this amount is the actual used space. The Back up used blocks only for NTFS partitions option is selected by default. If you clear this option, a discrepancy (4K) between the backup data and the size of the NTFS volume might be reported in the binary log; this feature is working as intended, and does not affect a restore.
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Click Save to save the set.
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In the Create New Set dialog box, specify a name for the set, and click Save.
The name can contain alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters, but it cannot include non-English characters. On Windows®, there is no length restriction; however, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended.
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