NetVault Bare Metal Recovery 11.1 - User Guide for Plug-ins

Booting with Plug-in Offline Client

This process entails the configuration of network equipment installed on the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client; that is, loading driver software for the system’s network interface card or small computer system interface (NIC/SCSI) card to memory to use the device and access the system.

The overall boot process with Plug-in Offline Client can be broken down into two phases. Also, if you are using the Windows® PE-based configuration, you can use one of the following procedures to inject drivers into Windows PE when the network driver is not available on the Windows PE image.


	IMPORTANT: Before starting this procedure, verify the boot order of the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client. The machine’s CD-ROM drive must be the first source of a boot for this process to work.

Using a Windows Server® 2012-based virtual machine with Plug-in Offline Client for Linux®

If your VMware® virtual machine (VM) is based on Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2 and you use the Plug-in Offline Client for Linux, update the VMware configuration file to use the E1000 adapter.

Locate and open the VMware configuration file.

This file is usually located in the directory where you created the virtual machine. For example, C:\Documents and Settings\My Documents\My Virtual Machines\<machine>\*.vmx.

Locate the E100OE entry, and change it to E1000.

Save and close the .vmx file.

Gathering NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client network information

In this first phase of the process, you gather specific network-related information from the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client for use in the boot process, for example, NIC and SCSI interface values. This requirement includes the following values:

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IP Address

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Network Mask

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Gateway


	IMPORTANT: If the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client is configured with multiple NIC/SCSI devices for access, Dell recommends that you gather the preceding information for each device. The Plug-in Offline Client boot process recognizes all these devices and requests that you configure each, individually, with this information, but only one of the devices actually needs to be configured successfully for use.

The following topics offer sample procedures that you can use to obtain these required values, based on the OS in place on the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client.

Gathering the information for Linux®-based NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client

Log on locally to the Linux NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, and initiate a terminal session.

At the prompt, type the following command:

ifconfig

In the content that is revealed, locate and record the IP Address and the Network Mask values.

At the prompt, type the following command:

route

In the content that is revealed, locate and record the Gateway value; when the command is issued, this value is revealed as the default value.

Gathering the information for Windows®-based NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client

Log on locally to the Windows NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, and start a Command Prompt session.

At the prompt, type the following command:

ipconfig

In the content that is revealed, locate and record the IP Address, Subnet Mask (Network Mask), and Default Gateway values.

With all relevant networking information noted, you can boot the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, as described in the next topic, Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with the Windows® PE-based Plug-in Offline Client.

Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with the Linux®-based Plug-in Offline Client

With all relevant networking information noted, you can boot the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client.

Power down the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, and insert the VaultOS CD; if connected through a USB port, the port must use the 3.0 protocol or earlier.

On reboot, there is a 5-second delay after the boot prompt appears.

Press Enter to start the sequence immediately.

A series of dialog boxes appear as various applications are loaded to system memory. The initial load sequence may take several minutes, during which time the screen may appear blank.

By default, the system uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for the Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and IPv6 settings. If you want to change the network settings, complete the following steps:

Double-click the NetCFG icon located on the desktop.

When the Network Connections dialog box appears, select the connection that you want to change, and click Edit.


	IMPORTANT: You can only use one active network interface during the backup and restore operation.

Click the IPv4 Settings tab, select Manual from the Method list, click Add, and enter the IP, netmask, and gateway addresses in the applicable fields. Leave the DNS servers field blank.

Click the IPv6 Settings tab, select Manual from the Method list, click Add, and enter the IP, prefix, and gateway addresses in the applicable fields. Leave the DNS servers field blank.

When you are finished, click Save to return to the Network Connections dialog box, and then click Close.

The Client is now prepared for backup or restore.

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