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NetVault Bare Metal Recovery 11.0 - User Guide for Plug-ins

Introducing Dell™ NetVault™ Bare Metal Recovery Plug-ins Deploying NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Using the Plug-in Offline Client
Plug-in Server: an overview Installing and removing Plug-in Server Configuring Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Offline Client Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client Backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client Restoring data with Plug-in Offline Client
Using NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Live Client for Windows®
Plug-in Live Client for Windows: an overview Configuring Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows Installing and removing Plug-in Live Client for Windows® Backing up data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows® Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client Restoring data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Using NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Live Client for Linux®
Plug-in Live Client for Linux: an overview Installing and removing Plug-in Live Client for Linux Generating a DR image for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux Creating the required bootable CD for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux Recovering a DR image for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
NetVault Bare Metal Recovery physical-to-virtual recovery Troubleshooting

VaultOS component

The Plug-in Offline Client includes a component known as VaultOS. VaultOS is a minimal OS that is used to boot a target DR client system to prepare it for backup or restore, depending on the plug-in in use. This minimal OS starts the target client, loads all applicable device drivers, and leaves its hard drive in a state suitable for either backup or restore.
There are two versions of the VaultOS, one that uses a Linux® boot loader and one that uses a Windows® Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE). The version that you choose to use also affects which Plug-in Offline Client features are available to use.
Important notes regarding the VaultOS component
Review the following list of important notes regarding VaultOS. The things that you should be aware of varies depending on whether you are using the Linux®-based VaultOS or the Windows® PE-based VaultOS.
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Each version of the Plug-in Offline Client and Plug-in Live Client offers a specific form of the VaultOS; for example, the Plug-in Live Client for Linux system uses its own form of VaultOS. Details on the setup and use of this component are covered in the relevant section of this guide.
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Physical-to-virtual restores and restores to dissimilar hardware are only supported using the Windows PE-based Plug-in Offline Client.
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Plug-in Server versions 2.3 through 2.6 require Plug-in Offline Client version 5.x to perform backups.
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Plug-in Server version 4.x requires Plug-in Offline Client version 6.x to perform backups.
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If you created backup or restore jobs using Plug-in Server version 2.6 or earlier, you must re-create the jobs using 4.x or later.
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Plug-in Server version 2.6.8 requires Plug-in Offline Client version 5.6.4 or 5.7.1 to perform backups; restores from previous versions work.

NetVault Bare Metal Recovery deployment scenarios

This section details deployment scenarios for the following NetVault Bare Metal Recovery products.
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Plug-in Offline Client only x86/x86-64 clients with Windows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
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Plug-in Offline Client only x86/x86-64 Clients with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
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Plug-in Live Client for Windows with Windows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
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Plug-in Live Client for Windows with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
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Plug-in Live Client for Linux with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
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Plug-in Live Client for Linux with Windows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
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Plug-in Live Client for Windows and for Linux with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
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Plug-in Live Client for Windows and for Linux with Windows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment

Plug-in Offline Client only x86/x86-64 clients with Windows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment

This scenario is deployed when you want to perform offline or cold backups of Intel x86 Clients and you have deployed a Windows®-based NetVault Backup Server.
The Plug-in Server for Windows component is installed on the Windows-based NetVault Backup Server, and the Plug-in Offline Client is used to perform the backup and recovery of the Intel x86 Clients.
Figure 1. NetVault Bare Metal Recovery for offline only x86/x86-64 clients with Windows-based server
For more information, see Using the Plug-in Offline Client.

Plug-in Offline Client only x86/x86-64 Clients with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment

This scenario is deployed when you want to perform offline or cold backups of Intel x86 Clients and you have deployed a Linux®-based NetVault Backup Server.
The Plug-in Server for Linux component is installed on the Linux NetVault Backup Server, and the Plug-in Offline Client is used to perform the backup and recovery of the Intel x86 Clients.
Figure 2. NetVault Bare Metal Recovery for offline only x86/x86-64 clients with Linux-based server
For more information, see Using the Plug-in Offline Client.
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