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NetVault Bare Metal Recovery 11.0 - User Guide for Plug-ins

Table of Contents

Introducing Dell™ NetVault™ Bare Metal Recovery Plug-ins

Dell NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-ins: at a glance Key benefits Feature summary Target audience Recommended additional reading

Deploying NetVault Bare Metal Recovery

NetVault Bare Metal Recovery components

Plug-in Offline Client component Plug-in Live Client for Windows component Plug-in Live Client for Linux component Plug-in Server component VaultOS component

NetVault Bare Metal Recovery deployment scenarios

Plug-in Offline Client only x86/x86-64 clients with Windows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment Plug-in Offline Client only x86/x86-64 Clients with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment Plug-in Live Client for Windows withWindows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment Plug-in Live Client for Windows with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment Plug-in Live Client for Linux with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment Plug-in Live Client for Linux with Windows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment Plug-in Live Client for Windows and for Linux with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment Plug-in Live Client for Windows and for Linux with Windows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment

Using the Plug-in Offline Client

Plug-in Server: an overview Installing and removing Plug-in Server

Prerequisites for installing Plug-in Server Installing or upgrading Plug-in Server Removing Plug-in Server Upgrading Plug-in Server

Configuring Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Offline Client

Important note for Plug-in Offline Client (Linux-based VaultOS)

Important note for Plug-in Offline Client (Linux-based VaultOS)

Creating a Plug-in Offline Client Boot System

Creating a Linux®-based Boot System Creating a Windows® PE-based Boot System Creating a rescue device for use with a LiveCD

Adding a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client to the Plug-in Server

Editing an existing NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client Removing a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client

Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client

Booting with Plug-in Offline Client

Using a Windows Server® 2012-based virtual machine with Plug-in Offline Client for Linux® Gathering NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client network information Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with the Linux®-based Plug-in Offline Client Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with the Windows® PE-based Plug-in Offline Client Loading drivers dynamically Injecting drivers and restarting drdaemon to facilitate storage controller recognition Injecting drivers into the Plug-in Offline Client image Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client from a LiveCD

Backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client

Prerequisites for backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client

Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client Verifying Disk Geometry and Device Size

Backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client

Selecting data for a backup with Plug-in Offline Client Setting backup options for backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client Finalizing and submitting the job for backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client

Restoring data with Plug-in Offline Client

Using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data to a physical machine

Prerequisites for restoring data with Plug-in Offline Client to a physical machine Restore procedure for using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data to a physical machine Post-restore for using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data to a physical machine

Using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data as a VMDK Image

Selecting data for a restore using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data as a VMDK Image Setting restore options for using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data as a VMDK Image Finalizing and submitting the job for using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data as a VMDK Image Creating the VM from the restored VMDK Image

Using Plug-in Offline Client to recover data to a standby NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client

Using NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Live Client for Windows®

Plug-in Live Client for Windows: an overview

Plug-in Live Client environment overview for Windows

Configuring Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Creating a Plug-in Offline Client Boot System foruse with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Creating a Linux®-based Boot System for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows Creating a Windows® PE-based Boot System for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows Installing VaultOS on a writable CD for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Adding a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client to the Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Editing an existing NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows Removing a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client from use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Installing and removing Plug-in Live Client for Windows®

Installing or upgrading Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows Adding Plug-in Live Clients for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows Installing or upgrading Plug-in Live Client foruse with Plug-in Live Client for Windows Upgrading Plug-in Live Client on Windows Server® 2008 and later Removing Plug-in Live Client for Windows®

Backing up data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows®

Prerequisites for backing up data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Verifying access to the Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows Verifying Disk Geometry and Device Size for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Performing an online backup of data with Windows Server® 2008 using Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Selecting data for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Windows using Windows Server 2008 Setting backup options for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Windows using Windows Server 2008 Finalizing and submitting the job for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Windows using Windows Server 2008

Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client

Booting with Plug-in Offline Client

Gathering NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client network information Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with the Linux®-Based Plug-in Offline Client Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with the Windows® PE-based Plug-in Offline Client

Restoring data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Restoring to a physical machine with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Prerequisites for restoring to a physical machine with Plug-in Live Client for Windows Restore procedure for restoring data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Restoring data as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Selecting data for a restore as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows Setting restore options for a restore as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows Finalizing and submitting the job for a restore as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows Creating the VM for a restore as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Using NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Live Client for Linux®

Plug-in Live Client for Linux: an overview Installing and removing Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Prerequisites for installing Plug-in Live Client for Linux Installing or upgrading Plug-in Live Client for Linux on each Linux®-based NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client

Storix® installation for Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Removing Plug-in Live Client for Linux®

Removal of associated subdirectories for Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Generating a DR image for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Selecting data for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Setting backup options for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Finalizing and submitting the job for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Creating the required bootable CD for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Creating the CD and saving it for future use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux Creating the CD at the time of recovery for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Selecting data for a restore with Plug-in Live Client for Linux Finalizing and submitting a restore with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Recovering a DR image for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Restoring data using a DR image with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Selecting data for a restore with a DR image with Plug-in Live Client for Linux Setting restore options for a DR image with Plug-in Live Client for Linux Finalizing and submitting the job for a restore with a DR image with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Booting the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with the appropriate OS and drivers for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Prerequisites for booting the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux Reconfiguring the communication port for the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux (optional) Boot procedure for the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux Accommodating for Raw disks for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Monitoring job progress and finalizing a recovery with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

"Superblock last…" messages appear during fsck process

Completing post-restore requirements for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

Updating the UUID information manually

NetVault Bare Metal Recovery physical-to-virtual recovery

Installing SCSI and IDE device drivers on a physical machine Supported physical to virtual configurations

Troubleshooting

Excluding LUNs from the NetVault Backup Selections pages Performing a restore in which Disk Numbers are different from the backup

Target audience

System administration experience is recommended when using the Plug-in Offline Client or the Plug-in Live Client. Although it is not necessary to have this level of experience to perform routine backups, the initial configuration of each plug-in, the configuration of a target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, and the restore procedure require administrator knowledge.

Recommended additional reading

The following documentation is also available:

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Dell NetVault Backup Installation Guide: This guide provides details on installing the NetVault Backup Server and Client software.

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Dell NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide: This guide explains how to use NetVault Backup and describes the functionality common to all plug-ins.

You can download these guides from http://quest.com/support/.


	IMPORTANT: Starting with 10.0.0, NetVault Backup provides a WebUI to configure, manage, and monitor your NetVault Backup system. The procedures described in the user’s guide for this version of the product are intended for the new WebUI. For procedures based on the NetVault Backup Console (user interface available with NetVault Backup 9.x), see the documentation for an earlier version of the product.

Deploying NetVault Bare Metal Recovery

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NetVault Bare Metal Recovery components

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NetVault Bare Metal Recovery deployment scenarios

NetVault Bare Metal Recovery components

NetVault Bare Metal Recovery includes two key components, or plug-ins, each of which provides its own form of disaster recovery (DR) backup, and a third component that serves as a basic OS that is used to prepare a target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client for backup and restore.

NetVault Bare Metal Recovery includes the following technical components:

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Plug-in Offline Client for x86/x86-64 Clients

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Plug-in Live Client for Windows®

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Plug-in Live Client for Linux®

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The sections that follow provide a brief description of each of these components.

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