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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
nbdevconfig -changests -stype PureDisk -storage_server ss_name -setattribute OptimizedImage
For ss_name, make sure to type the name of the storage server as you configured it in NetBackup.
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Use the following command to add the OptimizedImage flag to each NetBackup disk pool that needs to support optimized synthetic backups:
nbdevconfig -changedp -stype PureDisk -dp dp_name -setattribute OptimizedImage
For dp_name, make sure to type the name of the disk pool as you configured it in NetBackup. Make sure to add the OptimizedImage flag to the storage server first, and then to the disk pool.
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Creating Disk Pools From LSUs

Creating Disk Pools From LSUs

Use the NetBackup graphical user interface (GUI) to configure disk pools from logical storage units (LSUs) on the DR Series system.

Log in to NetBackup, and complete the following:

In the main window of the NetBackup Administrator console, click Configure Disk Pools to launch the Disk Pool Configuration Wizard.
The Disk Pool Configuration Wizard page is displayed, which is where you define media servers for use in a disk pool.
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In the Welcome to the Disk Pool Configuration Wizard page, click Next.
The Disk Pool page is displayed.
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In Type, select OpenStorage (DELL), and click Next.
The Select Storage Server page is displayed, and contains a list of available storage servers.
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In the Storage server list, select a server, and click Next.
The Disk Pool Properties page is displayed.
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Select the LSUs (volumes) to include from the list, and click Next.
The Disk Pool Properties page is displayed.
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Enter a Disk pool name, and click Next.
The Summary page for the Disk Pool Configuration Wizard is displayed.
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Verify the disk pool configuration in the Summary page, and click Next to configure the disk pool you created.
The Performing required task page is displayed, with the status being: Configuration completed successfully. You have several options available at this point:
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Clear the Create a storage unit for the disk pool.
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Click Finish and close the Disk Pool Configuration Wizard.
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Click Next to create the storage unit with this disk pool.
 
NOTE: If you create the storage unit using the Disk Pool Configuration Wizard, you can skip the step where you create storage units using a disk pool.
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Click Next to continue with creating a storage unit using this wizard.
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Enter a Storage unit name, and click Next.
The Successfully Completed Disk Pool Configuration page is displayed.
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Click Finish.

To display the disk pool you created, click Devices → Disk Pools in the left navigation pane in the NetBackup Administrator console.

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Creating Storage Units Using the Disk Pool

Creating Storage Units Using the Disk Pool

Use the NetBackup GUI to create storage units using the disk pools on the DR Series system.

Log in to NetBackup, and complete the following tasks:

In the main window of the NetBackup Administrator console, click Storage in the left navigation pane, and select Storage Units.
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In the NetBackup Administrator console main window, right-click and select New Storage Unit from the drop-down list.
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In the New Storage Unit page, enter a name in Storage unit name, and select the OST disk pool that you created in the Disk pool drop-down list.
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Click OK to create the new storage unit.
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Backing Up Data From a DR Series System (NetBackup)

Backing Up Data From a DR Series System (NetBackup)

Duplicating Backup Images Between DR Series Systems Using NetBackup

This topic describes how to use NetBackup to back up data from a DR Series system.

Before backing up data, you first need to configure a policy that creates a backup on the OST logical storage unit (LSU). This type of policy is similar to what is done for network-attached storage (NAS) shares, except that when defining policy attributes, you need to select the LSU that contains the OST disk pool.

To back up data from a DR Series system using a policy, complete the following:

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Log into the NetBackup Administrator console.
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Click NetBackup Management in the left navigation pane, and select Policies.
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In the All Policies main window, right-click OST, and select Change Policy from the drop-down list.
The Change Policy page is displayed.
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In the Change Policy page, click the Attributes tab, and select the settings for the policy you want to create.
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Click OK to create the policy, which displays under OST in the main window.
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Right-click the policy, and select Manual Backup from the drop-down list.
The Manual Backup page is displayed.
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In the Manual Backup page, enter the name of the media server in Server, and click OK.

To monitor the status of any backup operation, click Activity Monitor in the left navigation pane of the NetBackup Administrator console, and select the backup job you are interested in to view details about the operation.

 
 
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