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DR Series Software 4.0 - Administrator Guide

Introducing the DR Series system documentation Introducing the DR Series system Setting up the DR Series system Configuring the DR Series system settings Managing containers Managing replications Monitoring the DR Series system Using GlobalView Configuring and using Rapid NFS and Rapid CIFS Configuring and using Rapid Data Access with NetVault Backup and with 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 Support, maintenance, and troubleshooting Supported Ports in a DR Series System

Networking prerequisites for the DR Series system

Networking prerequisites for the DR Series system

Before you can start using the DR Series system, ensure that you have satisfied the following networking prerequisites:

Network: An active network is available using Ethernet cables and connections.
 
NOTE: If your DR Series system is equipped with a 1-GbE NIC, Dell recommends using CAT6 (or CAT6a) copper cabling. If your DR Series system is equipped with a 10-GbE NIC, Dell recommends using CAT6a copper cabling.
 
NOTE: If your DR Series system is equipped with a 10-GbE enhanced small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) NIC, you must use Dell-supported SFP+ LC fiber-optic transceivers or twin-axial cabling.
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IP Addresses: You need to ensure you have IP addresses that you will use for the DR Series system. The DR Series system ships with a default IP address and subnet mask address, which should only be used for an initial system configuration.
 
NOTE: You need to have an IP address available to replace the default IP address if you choose the static mode of IP addressing, or select to use the DHCP mode of IP addressing.

For the initial configuration, you need the following addresses:

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An IP address for the system
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A subnet mask address
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A default gateway address
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A DNS suffix address
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A primary DNS server IP address
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(Optional) A secondary DNS server IP address
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NIC Connections: By default, the DR Series system will configure NIC interfaces together as a bonded team (and only one IP address is needed because the bonded NICs assume the primary interface address). NIC connection bonding can use either of these two configurations:
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Adaptive load balancing (ALB), which is the default setting, does not require any special network switch support. Ensure that the data source system resides on the same subnet as the DR Series system. For more information, see Configuring Networking Settings.
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802.3ad or dynamic link aggregation (using the IEEE 802.3ad standard). 802.3ad requires special switch configuration before using the system (contact your network administrator for an 802.3ad configuration).
 
NOTE: To configure a 10-GbE NIC or 10-GbE SFP+ bonded configuration, connect only the 10-GbE/10-GbE SFP+ NICs. You can use the Advanced Networking feature in the command line interface to modify the default factory configuration.
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DNS: you need a DNS domain available, and you need to know the primary DNS server IP address (and a secondary DNS server IP address, if you choose to configure one).
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Replication ports: the replication service in the DR Series system requires that enabled fixed ports be configured to support replication operations that are to be performed across firewalls (TCP ports 9904, 9911, 9915, and 9916).

For more information about replication ports, see Managing Replication Operations, and for more information about system ports, see Supported Ports in a DR Series System.

 
NOTE: For the latest details about supported hardware and software for the DR Series system, see the DR Series System Interoperability Guide at support.quest.com/dr-series.
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Supported connections for initializing the DR Series system

Supported connections for initializing the DR Series system

Local console connection
iDRAC connection
Accessing iDRAC6/iDRAC7 by using RACADM

There are two supported methods for connecting to the DR Series system for logging on and initial system configuration via the DR Series system CLI:

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Local console connection: a local access connection made between a local workstation and the DR Series system (with one connection made to a USB keyboard port on the DR Series front/rear chassis, and a second connection made to the VGA monitor port on the DR Series system rear chassis. (See Figure 3 for locations in the DR Series System Rear Chassis Port Locations in the Local Console Connection.)
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iDRAC connection: a remote access connection made between an integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) and the dedicated management port on the DR Series system rear chassis. (See Figure 3 for locations in the DR Series System Rear Chassis Port Locations in the Local Console Connection.)
 
 
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Default IP and subnet mask addresses

Default IP and subnet mask addresses

This topic lists the following default address values that can be used for initialization of a DR Series system:

IP address—10.77.88.99
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Subnet mask address—255.0.0.0

There are two key factors related to default address values and initializing a DR Series system:

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Using the local console
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Reserving MAC addresses using DHCP

If the network where the system will reside does not have or does not support DHCP, then the DR Series system can use the default IP (10.77.88.99) and subnet mask (255.0.0.0) addresses provided for initialization. If the network where the system will reside does not have or support reserving an IP address for the MAC address of the NICs in the DHCP server, then DHCP assigns an arbitrary IP address that is unknown (and which is unusable by you) during initialization.

As a result, if your network does not support DHCP or if you cannot reserve an IP address for the specific MAC addresses of the DHCP network interface cards (NICs), then Dell recommends that you use the local console connection method and the Initial System Configuration Wizard.

 
NOTE: After successfully initializing and configuring your system, you can modify the IP address to use either a static IP address or use dynamic IP addressing (DHCP), and modify the subnet mask address to be one that is supported by your network.
 
NOTE: If you have not run the Initial System Configuration Wizard on one (or more) DR Series system(s) being installed into the same network, there is a potential that the system (or systems) may come up with the same default IP address (10.77.88.99). The default IP address is not user-configurable and it can potentially result in becoming a duplicate IP address in the case of multiple systems.

Initialization issues could include when a network has had a network power outage, the DHCP server in the network is misconfigured, or if the Initial System Configuration Wizard has never been run.

If your network does not accept the default subnet mask address (255.0.0.0), you can establish a connection between the DR Series system and a laptop workstation. In this case, make sure that you connect using SSH, and use the default IP address to run the Initial System Configuration Wizard.

If you are using a known static IP address, you can skip the Initial System Configuration Wizard, and directly configure the DR Series system using the system graphical user interface (GUI). To configure the DR Series system, select System Configuration > Networking, and configure the network settings as desired. For more information, see Configuring Networking Settings.

 
NOTE: For details about logging on and using the Initial System Configuration Wizard, see Configuring Networking Settings.
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Local console connection

Local console connection

To configure a local console connection, you must make the following two rear chassis cables connections:

VGA port and your video monitor
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USB port and your keyboard

To make local console cable connections for the DR Series system appliance, complete the following steps.

DR4000

1.
Locate the VGA monitor port and the USB ports on the back of your system. See Figure 3 for the VGA and USB port locations and complete steps 1 to 4. For the DR4100/DR6000 system, skip to step 5.
2.
Connect the video monitor to the VGA port on the back of your system (see item 1 in the DR4000 System Rear Chassis Port Locations table).
3.
Connect the USB keyboard to one of the two USB ports on the back of your system (see item 3 in DR4000 System Rear Chassis Port Locations table).
4.
You are now ready to perform initialization using the DR Series system CLI login process. For more information, see Logging in and Initializing the DR Series System.
Figure 8. DR4000 System Rear Chassis Port Locations

The figure shows the DR4000 system rear chassis port and connector locations.

Item

Indicator, Button, or Connector

Icon

Description

1

Video connector

Connects a VGA display to the system.

2

iDRAC6 Enterprise port

Dedicated management port for the iDRAC6 Enterprise card.

3

USB connectors (2)

Connects USB devices to the system. The ports are USB 2.0-compliant.

4

Ethernet connectors (2)

Embedded 10/100/1000 NIC connectors.

5

Ethernet Connectors (2) on expansion card

1-GbE/10-GbE/10-GbE SFP+ Ethernet Port

DR4100/DR6000

To make local console cable connections for the DR4100 or DR6000 system appliance, complete the following steps:

 
NOTE: For the 1–GbE ports, these are two internal LAN on Motherboard (LOM) ports referenced in item 4 above that reside on the motherboard, and two ports on an expansion card referenced in item 5 above. If the system is using the two 10–GbE ports, these reside on an expansion card referenced in item 5 above.
5.
Locate the VGA monitor port and the USB ports on the back of your system. See Figure 3 for the VGA and USB port locations and complete steps 5 to 8.
6.
Connect the video monitor to the VGA port on the back of your system (see item 2 in the DR4100/DR6000 System Rear Chassis Port Locations table).
7.
Connect the USB keyboard to one of the two USB ports on the back of your system (see item 3 in the DR4100/DR6000 System Rear Chassis Port Locations table).
8.
You are now ready to perform initialization using the DR Series system CLI login process. For more information, see Logging in and Initializing the DR Series System.
Figure 9. DR4100/DR6000 System Rear Chassis Port Locations

The figure shows the DR4100 system rear chassis port and connector locations.

Item

Indicator, Button, or Connector

Icon

Description

1

iDRAC7 Enterprise port

Dedicated management port for the iDRAC7 Enterprise card (port is available only if an iDRAC7 Enterprise license is installed on your system).

2

Video connector

Connects a VGA display to the system.

3

USB connectors (2)

Connects USB devices to the system. The ports are USB 2.0-compliant.

4

Ethernet connectors (4)

Four integrated 10/100/1000 NIC connectors, or four integrated connectors that include:

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Two 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connectors
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Two 100 Mbps/1 Gbps/10 Gbps SFP+/10-GbE T connectors

5

PCIe expansion card slots (3)

Connect up to three full-height PCI Express expansion cards

6

Hard drives (2)

Provides two hot-swappable 2.5-inch hard drives

 
NOTE: The DR4100/DR6000 system supports up to six 1–GbE ports or up to two 10–GbE ports. For the 1–GbE ports, these are four internal LAN on Motherboard (LOM) ports referenced in item 4 above that reside on the network daughter card (NDC), and two additional ports on a PCI Express expansion card referenced in item 5 above. If the system is using the two 10–GbE ports, these ports reside on the NDC.

DR4300e/DR4300/DR6300

To make local console cable connections for the DR4300e, DR4300, or DR6300 system appliance, complete the following steps:

9.
Locate the VGA monitor port and the USB ports on the back of your system. See Figure 3 for the VGA and USB port locations and then complete steps 10 to 12.
10.
Connect the video monitor to the VGA port on the back of your system (see item 6 in the DR4300e/DR4300/DR6300 System Rear Chassis Port Locations table).
11.
Connect the USB keyboard to one of the two USB ports on the back of your system (see item 7 in the DR4300e/DR4300/DR6300 System Rear Chassis Port Locations table).
12.
You are now ready to perform initialization using the DR Series system CLI login process. For more information, see Logging in and Initializing the DR Series System.
Figure 10. DR4300e/DR4300/DR6300 System Rear Chassis Port Locations

The figure shows the DR4300 system rear chassis port and connector locations.

Item

Indicator, Button, or Connector

Icon

Description

1

System identification button

The identification buttons on the front and back panels can be used to locate a particular system within a rack. When one of these buttons is pressed, the system status indicator on the back flashes until one of the buttons is pressed again.Press the button to toggle the system ID on and off. If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the system ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode. To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup) press and hold the button for more than 15 seconds.

2

System identification connector

Connects the optional system status indicator assembly through the optional cable management arm.

3

iDRAC8 Enterprise port

Dedicated management port for the iDRAC7 Enterprise card (The port is available for use only if the iDRAC8 Enterprise license is installed on your system.)

4

PCIe expansion card slots half height (3)

Allows you to connect up to three half-height PCI Express expansion cards.

5

Serial connector

Allows you to connect a serial device to the system.

6

Video connector

Connects a VGA display to the system.

7

USB connectors (2)

Connects USB devices to the system. The ports are USB 3.0-compliant.

8

PCIe expansion card slots full height (3) (Dell PowerEdge R730xd)

Allows you to connect up to three full-height PCI Express expansion cards.

9

Ethernet connectors (4)

Four integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps Network Interface Card (NIC) connectors or four integrated connectors that include:

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Two 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connectors
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Two 100 Mbps/1 Gbps/10 Gbps SFP+/10 GbE T connectors

10

Power supply (PSU1)

AC

495 W, 750 W, or 1100 W

or

DC

750 W or 1100 W

11

Power supply (PSU2)

AC

495 W, 750 W, or 1100 W

or

DC

750 W or 1100 W

12

vFlash media card slot

Allows you to insert a vFlash media card.

13

Hard drives (2) (back)

Allows up to two hot-swappable 2.5 inch hard drives.

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