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NetVault Bare Metal Recovery 13.1 - 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
Plug-in Live Client overview Configuring Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client Installing and removing Plug-in Live Client Backing up data with Plug-in Live Client Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client Restoring data with Plug-in Live Client
NetVault Bare Metal Recovery physical-to-virtual (P2V) recovery  Troubleshooting

Prerequisites for backing up data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Prerequisites for backing up data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows

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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Backup of Dynamic Disks is not supported.
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Backup of Active Directory is not supported.
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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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To update the configuration file, perform the following steps:
a
Locate and open the “nvdrw.cfg” file in a text editor.
This file is located in \\NetVault\config\. If the file does not exist, you can create it.
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Add the following section:
[VM Option]
CheckVmDriver=FALSE
c
Save and close the file.
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To install the VMware device driver, perform the following steps:
a
Download the VMware drivers from the Quest website.
 
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NOTE: For VMDK Image recovery, only SCSI drivers are supported.
b
Copy the required device driver, for example, “vm_lsi_2012.inf,” to the physical machine.
c
To install the required device driver on the physical machine, locate the file on the physical machine.
d
Right-click it, and select Install from the menu.
e
When the Hardware Installation warning message is displayed, click Continue Anyway.
f
Reboot the system for the new settings to take effect.
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If the space allocated for shadow copies on the volume is insufficient, the oldest persistent shadow copy may be lost when you perform a backup. For information about shadow copies and how they are implemented, see the MSDN Library page at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb968832(VS.85).aspx
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For instructions on allocating space for shadow copies, see: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc786104.aspx

Verifying access to the Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client

Verifying access to the Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client

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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Failure to perform this verification process may result in the inability to restore backups taken with the Plug-in Live Client.
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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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This procedure must be performed for each NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client that is to be backed up with the Plug-in Live Client.
Part 1: Boot the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client

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.

Part 2: Verify access to the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery 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 Server and start the NetVault WebUI.
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Access the NetVault Backup window, and double-click the NetVault 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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Locate the appropriate NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client displayed under the plug-in, and double-click it to open it.
One of two results occurs:
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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.

Performing an online backup of data using Plug-in Live Client for Windows

Performing an online backup of data using Plug-in Live Client for Windows

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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Selecting data for a backup with Plug-in Live Client
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Setting backup options for a backup with Plug-in Live Client
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Finalizing and submitting the job for a backup with Plug-in Live Client

Selecting data for a backup with Plug-in Live Client

Selecting data for a backup with Plug-in Live Client

You must use sets — Backup Selection Set, Backup Options Set, Schedule Set, Target Set, and Advanced Options Set — to create a backup job and create a DR image. For more information, see the Quest NetVault Administrator’s Guide.

To select data for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Windows using Windows Server 2012 or later
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In the Navigation pane of the NetVault WebUI running on the NetVault Server, click Create Backup Job.
You can also start the wizard from the Guided Configuration link. In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration. On the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Create backup jobs.
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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 or restoring data. The job name can contain alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters, but it cannot include non-English characters. On Windows, there is no length restriction. However, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended on all platforms.
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Next to the Selections list, click .
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Double-click the NetVault Client that is to serve as a target for a DR backup, that is, a machine containing an installation of the Plug-in Live Client for Windows, to open it.
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In the list of installed plug-ins, double-click the client that you want to back up, for example, the client on which the Plug-in Live Client is installed)
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To open the Plug-in Live Client and display the hard disks on the client system, double-click the Plug-in Live Client.
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Select one of the following:
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To select the entire disk for a backup, click the box to the left of the disk title.
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To select specific items, double-click a disk to open it. Individual partitions are displayed and made available for selection. Information about each partition is displayed; for example, the partition number; the drive letter assigned — "C:", "D:"; the file system — NTFS, HPFS. Select the items that you want to back up. Selected items contain a green check, items that are not selected are blank, and omitted items contain a red cross.
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Click Save, 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 Windows, there is no length restriction; however, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended.
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