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NetVault Bare Metal Recovery 10.5 - User Guide for NetVault Backup Server

Prerequisite

Before recovering the NetVault Backup Server, the following condition must be met: Provide either a new disk or an existing disk that has had all existing partitions removed.

Booting into NetVault Bare Metal Recovery for NetVault Backup Server

The first step in the recovery process is to use the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery for NetVault Backup Server CD to boot the machine. This process requires the CD previously created during the Offline Backup process.
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Use the CD created in Booting into NetVault Bare Metal Recovery for NetVault Backup Server to boot the server (if connected through a USB port, the port must use the 2.x protocol or earlier).
The server boots into X graphical multiuser mode and starts NetVault Backup and the drdaemon process.
2
If you want to enable multipath support, perform the following steps:
a
In the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Daemon process terminal (command prompt), press <Ctrl+C> to stop the process.
b
To open a new NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Daemon process terminal, double-click the Terminal icon on the desktop.
c
At the command prompt, enter the following commands:
cd /vaultos_file
./drdaemon -o mpath
 
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NOTE: You can enter the -o mpath and -p port_number options together.
3
Detect and add the locally-attached tape library or standalone tape device through NetVault Backup.

Importing the indexes to the NetVault Database

The next step is to select the dedicated DR target media for your recovery and import the indexes to the NetVault Database.
To import the indexes:
1
In the Navigation pane of the NetVault Backup WebUI, open the Manage Devices page.
2
On the Manage Devices page, click the Manage Device icon for the drive or slot that contains the media that was used during backup (for example, BMRMedia) and is now marked “FOREIGN.”
3
On the Tape Drive Management page, click Scan.
NetVault Backup imports backup indexes stored on the FOREIGN media to the NetVault Database.

Verifying access and availability of disks for restore

The next step is to verify access and disk availability of the new or target NetVault Backup Server.
To verify availability:
1
From the NetVault Backup WebUI, open the NetVault Backup Selections page.
2
Double-click the NetVault Backup Server node.
3
Double-click the Plug-in Server (labeled “VaultDR APM”) to open it.
4
When the “self” node appears, double-click it to display all disk device information for this NetVault Backup Server.
 
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IMPORTANT: If there is no disk available, the recovery process cannot continue.
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