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

Introducing Dell™ NetVault™ Bare Metal Recovery Plug-ins Deploying NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Using the Plug-in Offline Client
Plug-in Server: an overview Installing and removing Plug-in Server Configuring Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Offline Client Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client Backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client Restoring data with Plug-in Offline Client
Using NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Live Client for Windows®
Plug-in Live Client for Windows: an overview Configuring Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows Installing and removing Plug-in Live Client for Windows® Backing up data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows® Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client Restoring data 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 Generating a DR image for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux Creating the required bootable CD for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux Recovering a DR image for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
NetVault Bare Metal Recovery physical-to-virtual recovery Troubleshooting

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

Performed before the need for a recovery, this method lets you create this required CD from the “linuxboot.iso” file that was saved locally on the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, and then store this CD for later use.
The following items are required to create the CD:
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Writable CD-ROM drive — available locally on the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client
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One blank, writable CD
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CD-generation software — installed locally on the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client
This procedure can be performed on any machine that has access to a writable CD-ROM drive and the “linuxboot.iso” file.
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From the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, insert a blank, writable CD into the drive.
2
Start the CD-generation software, and access the “linuxboot.iso” file.
This file resides in the directory named in the Boot Images Directory field for this particular backup job; for example, the default is /storix/temp. If this value was not changed before backup, the file is located in this directory.
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Using this file, create the CD using the utilities within the CD-generation software.
 
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IMPORTANT: As CD-generation software varies, no instruction is given here on how to start or administer its use. For complete instructions on generating a CD using an “.iso” CD creation file, see the relevant software’s documentation.
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With the CD completed, remove it from the drive and label it appropriately so that it can be easily referenced for future use; for example, assign a label corresponding to something specific about the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, such as its OS-assigned name.

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

With this method, you can create this required CD using data recovered from the actual DR image backup, at the point that a recovery is required.
The following items are required to create the CD:
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Writable CD-ROM drive — available locally on the target NetVault Backup Server
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One blank, writable CD
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CD-generation software — installed locally on the target NetVault Backup Server
You must first recover the Boot Image data taken from the backup of the target Linux® NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client.
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Selecting data for a restore with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
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Finalizing and submitting a restore with Plug-in Live Client for Linux

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

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In the Navigation pane of the NetVault Backup WebUI on the NetVault Backup Server, click Create Restore Job.
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On the Create Restore Job — Choose Saveset page, select Plug-in Live Client for Linux from the Plugin Type list.
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To filter the items displayed in the saveset table further, use the Client, Date, and Job ID lists.
The table displays the saveset name (Job Title and Saveset ID), creation date and time, and size. By default, the list is sorted alphabetically by saveset name.
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In the saveset table, locate the NetVault Backup Client that was configured as the Linux NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client in question, and select the backup saveset that contains a backup of the Boot Image data for the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client.
When you select a saveset, the following details are displayed in the Saveset Information area: Job ID, Job Title, server name, client name, plug-in name, saveset date and time, retirement setting, Incremental Backup or not, Archive or not, saveset size, and snapshot-based backup or not.
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When the NetVault Backup Client appears in the tree, double-click it to reveal the data included in the DR image.
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Locate the “linuxboot.iso” file, and select it for recovery.
 
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IMPORTANT: Only include the “linuxboot.iso” file in this recovery job. Any other items selected for recovery during this procedure are not successfully restored.
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Click Next.

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

The final steps include setting additional options on the Schedule, Source Options, and Advanced Options pages, submitting the job, and monitoring the progress through the Job Status and View Logs pages. These pages and options are common to all NetVault Backup Plug-ins. For more information, see the Dell NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.
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In Job Name, specify a name for the job.
Assign a descriptive name that lets you easily identify the job when monitoring its progress. The job name can contain alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters, but it cannot include non-English characters. A maximum of 40 characters is recommended.
2
In the Target Client list, select the NetVault Backup Server as the target for the restore.
 
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TIP: You can also click Choose, and then locate and select the applicable client in the Choose the Target Client dialog box.
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Leave all other options available on the Schedule, Source Options, and Advanced Options lists at their default settings.
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Click Save or Save & Submit, whichever is applicable.
You can monitor progress on the Job Status page and view the logs on the View Logs page. For more information, see the Dell NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.
The file is recovered to …/tmp directory on the NetVault Backup Server, where … represents the NetVault Backup installation directory.
 
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IMPORTANT: Recovery of the Boot Image information, regardless of the Linux NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client it was performed from, creates a CD-creation file entitled “linuxboot.iso” in the …/tmp directory. If Boot Image information is recovered from an additional Linux NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client using these steps, its “linuxboot.iso” file is restored and overwrites any file of the same name in this directory without warning. Therefore, Dell recommends that you complete this process for a single Linux NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, before you try to recover backed-up Boot Image information from an additional Linux NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client.
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Insert a blank, writable CD into a CD-ROM writer that is accessible to the NetVault Backup Server.
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Start the CD-generation software, access the “linuxboot.iso” file that resides in the directory named in Step 1, and create the CD using the necessary utilities within the CD-generation software.
 
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NOTE: As CD-generation software varies, no instruction is given here on how to start or administer its use. For complete instructions on generating a CD using an “.iso” CD creation file, see the relevant software’s documentation.
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With the CD completed, remove it from the drive, and label it appropriately.
For example, assign a label corresponding to something specific about the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, such as its OS-assigned name.
 
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IMPORTANT: Provided the hardware configuration in the target Linux NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client does not change, this CD can be saved for future use in booting the client for the recovery of future DR images recorded with this plug-in. However, if new networking hardware is implemented or the device driver files in the client machine change any time, the Boot Image data for the client needs to be backed up again and this procedure needs to be repeated to create a CD.
The Boot CD is unable to load devices for which proper driver files are not incorporated in the Boot Image backup. Dell recommends that you test the boot media on the target Linux NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client for successful loading of all the devices during boot up process.
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