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DR Series Software 3.2.6 - Administrator Guide

Introduction to the DR Series System Documentation Understanding the DR Series System Setting Up the DR Series System Hardware Configuring the DR Series System Settings Managing DR Series Storage Operations Monitoring the DR Series System Using Global View Using the DR Series System Support Options Configuring and Using Rapid NFS and Rapid CIFS Configuring and Using Rapid Data Access with Dell NetVault Backup and with Dell vRanger Configuring and Using RDA with OST
Understanding RDA with OST Guidelines Terminology Supported RDA with OST Software and Components Best Practices: RDA with OST and the DR Series System Setting Client-Side Optimization Configuring an LSU Installing the RDA with OST Plug-In Configuring DR Series System Information Using NetBackup Backing Up Data From a DR Series System (NetBackup) Using Backup Exec With a DR Series System (Windows) Understanding the OST CLI Commands Understanding RDA with OST Plug-In Diagnostic Logs Collecting Diagnostics Using a Linux Utility Guidelines for Gathering Media Server Information
Configuring and Using VTL Configuring and Using Encryption at Rest Troubleshooting and Maintenance Supported Ports in a DR Series System Getting Help
The SSL Certificate page is displayed.
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Click Generate CSR in the upper right corner of the page.
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In the Generate CSR and Private Key dialog box, enter the following required information in the form:
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Common Name - The domain to be secured by the certificate.
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Organization Name - The organization's legal business name.
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Organization Unit - A department in the organization.
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Locality - The business location.
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State Name - The state/province of the business location
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Country Code - The country of the business location.
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Email - A contact email address.
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Encryption - Select one of the following options: 2048-bit encryption or 4096 encryption. The default is 2048.
4.
Click Generate.
The Certificate request output will appear in the window. You can copy and paste the CSR to the CA's web site CSR page, or you can save the CSR to a file
 
NOTE: Every time a CSR is generated, a new private key is generated and stored on the DR Series system. When the signed certificate is returned from the CA, and you attempt to install the signed certificate, a verification that the installed signed certificate matches the private key is performed. If the installed certificate does not match the private key, the certificate installation will fail due to private key match failure.  You should be careful not to run a subsequent CSR generation while your initial CSR is being signed by a CA, as the returned certificate will no longer match the private key.
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Click Save to File to save it to a file.
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Restore Manager (RM)

Restore Manager (RM)

Creating the Restore Manager USB Key
Running the Restore Manager (RM)
Resetting the Boot LUN Setting in PERC H700 BIOS After Running RM

The Dell Restore Manager (RM) utility can be used to restore the DR Series system software. RM can be used when a non-recoverable hardware or software failure prevents the DR Series system from functioning correctly.

RM can also be used to reset the system back to its initial factory settings when moving it from a test environment to a production environment. RM supports the following two modes:

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Recover Appliance—in Recover Appliance mode, RM reinstalls the operating system and attempts to recover the prior system configuration and the data residing in the containers.
 
NOTE: To use the Recover Appliance mode, you must use an RM build that is compatible with the DR Series system software version that was running before the OS reset was attempted.
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Factory Reset—in a Factory Reset mode, RM reinstalls the operating system and resets the system configuration back to the original factory state. It is important to note that when doing a factory reset, all of the containers and the data in the containers gets deleted.
 
CAUTION: Using the Factory Reset mode deletes all of the DR Series system data. The Factory Reset mode must only be used when the container data is no longer needed.
 
 
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Downloading the Restore Manager

Downloading the Restore Manager

The Dell Restore Manager (RM) utility runs from a USB boot key that contains the RM image, which must first be downloaded from the Dell Support site.

Using a supported web browser, navigate to support.dell.com.
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Enter your DR Series system Service Tag to be directed to the DR Series system download page (or choose a product category, click Get Drivers and then View All Drivers).
3.
In the Category drop-down list on the Drivers & Downloads page, select IDM.
4.
If required, expand the IDM category to list the available IDM download files.
5.
Locate, select, and download the Restore Manager (RM) for DR4000 Series file (listed in the following RM filename format, "DR-RM-x.x.x.xxxxx.img").
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Creating the Restore Manager USB Key

Creating the Restore Manager USB Key

To create a Restore Manager (RM) USB key, you must first download the RM image (.img) file from the Dell Support site, and then transfer this on to a USB key. The USB key must be a minimum of 4 GB (Gigabytes) in size or larger. Windows USB image tools can be used to transfer the RM image when they meet the following conditions:

Support using the .img file format
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Support using a direct block-to-block device copy to ensure that the USB key is bootable

To transfer the RM image to the USB key on a Linux or Unix system, perform the following:

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Copy the downloaded RM image file to a Linux or Unix system.
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Insert the USB key into an available USB port on the Linux or Unix system.
Make note of the device name that is reported by the operating system (for example, /dev/sdc4).
3.
Do not locally mount the USB device to a file system at this time.
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Copy the RM image to the USB key using the dd command:
dd if=<path to .img file> of=<usb device> bs=4096k

For example:

dd if=/root/DR-RM-1.05.03.313-2.1.0851.2.img of=/dev/sdc4 bs=4096
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