NetVault Bare Metal Recovery 13.1 - User Guide for Plug-ins

The processes required to set up and use the Plug-in Live Client must be followed in a specific order. The following list offers a rough outline of how to establish a Plug-in Live Client environment.

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Required components: Verify that you have the Plug-in Server, Plug-in Live Client, and Plug-in Offline Client.

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Configure the Plug-in Server.

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Install the Plug-in Server on the NetVault Server.

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Create a Plug-in Offline Client Boot System, for example, to a writable CD.

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Add the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Clients to the Plug-in Server on the NetVault Server.

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Uninstall previous version of Plug-in Live Client for Linux: If a previous version of the plug-in is installed, it must be removed before proceeding with the installation. For details, see Removing Plug-in Live Client.

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Verify access to the Plug-in Server: Verify that all target NetVault Bare Metal RecoveryClients are accessible to the Plug-in Server. Failure to do so may result in an inability to perform a restore.

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Boot the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client system with Plug-in Offline Client.

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From the NetVault Server, access the Plug-in Server to ensure that the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client is accessible to the Plug-in Server.

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Configure the Plug-in Live Client.

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Add client machines to be backed up by the Plug-in Live Client to the NetVault Server; that is, by using the Manage Clients page in the NetVault WebUI.

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Install the Plug-in Live Client on any NetVault Heterogeneous Client machine requiring active DR backups, for example, the clients added in Step ▪, but not the NetVault Server itself.

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Perform online backups with the Plug-in Live Client: From the NetVault Server, perform online backups as required, of each NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client using the Plug-in Live Client, for example, OS, applications, system settings.

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Recovery: Perform an offline restore to the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client.

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Boot the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client system with Plug-in Offline Client.

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From the NetVault Server, administer restores to the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client by selecting data included in the Plug-in Live Client backups.

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

The second phase of setting up the Plug-in Server involves environment configuration. The topics that follow fully illustrate the procedures that must be followed to complete both of these steps.

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Creating a Plug-in Offline Client Boot System

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


	NOTE: The only configurations required apply to the use of the Plug-in Server. There are no configuration requirements necessary with the Plug-in Live Client, and there are no configuration options available.

Creating a Plug-in Offline Client Boot System

The initial backup requirement with the Plug-in Server, and all restore operations, require the use of the Plug-in Offline Client Boot System to boot the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client. This minimal OS loads to a target machine’s memory, rather than to its hard drive. This process leaves the hard drives inactive (offline) and in a suitable state for backup or restore.

The Plug-in Offline Client is created on a writable CD. The Plug-in Server lets you create a bootable CD that can be used to prepare a client machine for the restore process.