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NetVault Bare Metal Recovery 11.2 - User Guide for Plug-ins

Introducing 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 (P2V) recovery Troubleshooting

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

To access a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client machine correctly for backup and restore, add it to the Plug-in Server. After you have added an initial NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client to the NetVault Backup Server, repeat these steps to add additional clients.

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In the Navigation pane of the NetVault Backup WebUI, click Create Backup Job.
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Next to the Selections list, click Create New.
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On the NetVault Backup Selections page, double-click the NetVault Backup Server — with the Plug-in Server installed on it — to open it.
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Select the Plug-in Server, labeled “VaultDR APM,” and select Add Client from the Actions list.
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When the Add Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Offline Client dialog box is displayed, complete the following fields to add the client:
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Client Name: The name of the applicable NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client. NetVault Backup scans the network, looking for available systems that can be added as NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Clients, and displays them in the drop-down list.
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Address(es): A comma-separated list of addresses that can either be IP addresses or resolvable network names, for example, 10.55.55.1, Server_1, 10.55.55.2, that see the machine to add.
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Port Number: The port used to invoke drdaemon, for example, 15555. The default is 10000.
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NDMP Protocol: This field determines whether to use the Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) during backup and restore jobs. The default is FALSE. If you are using the Plug-in Offline Client for Linux, the protocol must be set to TRUE.
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Click Next.
After the client is successfully added to the server, a message is displayed.
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Repeat these steps as required until all NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Clients have been added.

Editing an existing NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client

With a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client added to the NetVault Backup Server, the settings made during the original addition process can be edited, if necessary.

1
In the Navigation pane, click Create Backup Job.
2
Next to the Selections list, click Create New.
3
On the NetVault Backup Selections page, double-click the NetVault Backup Server — with the Plug-in Server installed on it — to open it.
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To expand the Plug-in Server icon, labeled “VaultDR APM,” double-click it.
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Select the applicable NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, and select Edit Client from the Actions list.
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When the Edit Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Offline Client dialog box is displayed, update the applicable values:
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Client Name: This field contains the current name for the selected client. Changing this value updates the name of the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client in NetVault Backup.
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Address(es): This field contains the IP address originally set for this client. You can change this value or add additional, comma-separated addresses.
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Port Number: This field contains the port used to invoke drdaemon, for example, 15555. The default is 10000.
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NDMP Protocol: This field determines whether to use the Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) during backup and restore jobs. The default is FALSE. If you are using the Plug-in Offline Client for Linux, the protocol must be set to TRUE.
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To close the dialog box and commit the changes, click OK.

Removing a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client

If you must remove an existing NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client from the NetVault Backup Server, perform the following steps:

1
In the Navigation pane, click Create Backup Job.
2
Next to the Selections list, click Create New.
3
On the NetVault Backup Selections page, double-click the NetVault Backup Server — with the Plug-in Server installed on it — to open it.
4
Double-click the Plug-in Server, labeled “VaultDR APM.”
5
Select the applicable client, and select Remove Client from the Actions list.
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When the confirmation dialog box is displayed, click Yes.

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

To use the Plug-in Server to back up or restore a target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, take the system offline and boot it with the required components. This process is accomplished by booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client machine with the Plug-in Offline Client Boot System — the media created in the processes explained in Creating a Plug-in Offline Client Boot System. Rather than installing software to the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client’s hard drive, this boot system loads a minimal OS to the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client’s memory. Loading the OS to the memory leaves the hard drive inactive (offline) and in a suitable state for either backup or restore.

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