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NetVault Bare Metal Recovery 11.1 - User Guide for NetVault Backup Server

Selecting the BMR target media

The next step is to select a dedicated BMR target media for your backup. To create a Target Set, perform the following steps.

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In the Navigation pane of the NetVault Backup WebUI, click Create Backup Job.
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Next to Target Storage, click Create New.
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Click Device Selection, and select the applicable device.
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Click Media Options, select the applicable options; enter a user-defined label, for example, BMRMedia string in the Media Label field.
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Click Media Sharing, and select the applicable options.
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Click Save to save the set, enter a name in the Create New Set dialog box, and click Save.
The name can contain alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters, but it cannot include non-English characters. On Linux®, the name can have a maximum of 200 characters. On Windows®, there is no length restriction. However, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended on all platforms.

Backing up the source NetVault Backup Server

To back up the server, complete steps outlined in the following topics.

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Prerequisites for an offline backup
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Completing the backup

Prerequisites for an offline backup

Before initiating a backup with the Plug-in Server, review the following topics for details on prerequisites that must be met.

 
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WARNING: Even if there is no difference between the system devices in a backup and a restore, the order of the disks might be different. If the restored data is started without performing a rename, any data that exists on the disks is lost. To compare the information of physical disk at backup and restore, note the Disk Geometry and Device Size at backup.

Verifying Disk Geometry and Device Size

Before backing up any portion of a NetVault Backup Server’s hard drive, note the Disk Size and the Disk Geometry of the selected drive. If these items are not accounted for, a restore might fail.

Example of how to note the Drive Disk Size and Disk Geometry

A Client drive is divided into three partitions. The primary partition is 10 gigabytes (GB), the first logical partition is 7GB and the second is 3GB. A backup of the first logical partition is performed with the Plug-in Server. On restore of the system after a hard drive crash, if the first logical partition was restored, it needs to be restored to the proper partition — the first logical partition — or the restore fails.

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Open the NetVault Backup Selections page, and double-click the NetVault Backup Server — the system containing the Plug-in Server — to open it.
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Open the Plug-in Server by double-clicking it.
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Double-click the self node displayed under the plug-in to reveal the disks contained within.
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To determine the Disk Geometry, select the applicable disk, and select Disk Geometry from the Actions list.
The Display Device Geometry dialog box displays details about the partition structure of the selected disk.
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Partitions: Each individual partition is listed here by number and the partition type.
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Active: Displays the current state of the partition, “Yes” or “No.”
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Start Cyl: Displays the origination point (cylinder) for the various partitions.
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End Cyl: Displays the partition’s endpoint (cylinder).
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Size: Displays the size of each partition.
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Type: Displays the type of partition.
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With this information noted, click OK.
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To determine the overall size of a disk, select the applicable disk, and select Disk Size from the Actions list.
The Device Size dialog box displays details about the size of the selected disk.
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Device: The number and type of the disk.
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Size: The size of the selected disk.
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With this information noted, click OK.
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