This topic documents any prerequisite procedures that must be followed, before performing a backup with the Plug-in Live Client.
The following limitations apply to backups performed with the Plug-in Live Client for Windows:
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The Plug-in Live Client checks for the required VMware driver during a backup. If the required driver is not present, the backup job completes with warnings. If recovery to a VMDK Image is not intended, the VMware driver is not required and you can update the configuration file to disable the warning. |
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Locate and open the “nvdrw.cfg” file in a text editor. |
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Copy the required device driver, for example, “vm_lsi_2008.inf,” to the physical machine. |
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Right-click it, and select Install from the menu. |
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Before using the Plug-in Live Client to perform active backups of a target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, verify that the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client is bootable with Plug-in Offline Client, and that it is accessible to the Plug-in Server. This procedure is performed to ensure that the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client is accessible at restore time. Note the following:
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You only need to perform this procedure once for a target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client, unless its networking hardware is changed later. If so, you must perform these procedures again. |
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Boot the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with the Plug-in Offline Client to prepare it for the backup. To complete the boot routine, review all the steps in Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client.
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After you have booted the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client using Plug-in Offline Client, outlined in Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client, access the NetVault Backup Server and start the NetVault Backup WebUI. |
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Access the NetVault Backup Backup window, and double-click the NetVault Backup Server — the system containing the Plug-in Server — to open it. |
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System disks are revealed: If selectable disks are revealed, you have verified that the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client is accessible. |
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An error message is revealed: If a dialog box displays stating “Failed to connect to client,” the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client is not accessible. This issue occurs for any number of reasons. The most common reason is that the networking hardware was not correctly configured during boot of the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client. Reboot the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client, outlined in Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client, and ensure that the proper network-related values are used. |
The Plug-in Live Client makes it possible to view the disk geometry of a selected system. Quest recommends that you note this information before you back up a system with the Plug-in Live Client. When restoring previously backed-up data, if this information is not accounted for, a restore could fail.
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Next to the Selections list, click . |
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On the NetVault Backup Selections page, double-click the client that contains the Plug-in Live Client to open it. |
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To determine the Disk Geometry, click the applicable disk, and select Disk Geometry from the context menu. |
As noted in previous topics, the Plug-in Live Client lets you back up full systems and individual partitions contained within that system, while they remain online and active.
The following topics describe the steps required to complete a successful backup with Plug-in Live Client:
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