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NetVault SmartDisk 11.4.5 - Installation Guide

Table of Contents

Introducing NetVault SmartDisk

NetVault SmartDisk: at a glance Key benefits Feature list Target audience Recommended additional reading

Understanding NetVault SmartDisk architecture

NetVault SmartDisk architecture: an overview Components

NetVault SmartDisk Instance NetVault SmartDisk Storage Pools Manifests Processes

Nondeduplicated backup process Nondeduplicated restore process Deduplicated backup process Deduplicated restore process Garbage Collection process

Planning your NetVault SmartDisk deployment

Deployment strategy: an overview Defining which data to deduplicate

Identifying the ideal targets for deduplication Understanding the cost of restoring deduplicated data Identifying targets for nondeduplication Deduplicating similar data together Separating vs. combining deduplicated data in NetVault SmartDisk Instances

Determining the size of the NetVault SmartDisk deployment

Calculating NetVault SmartDisk license capacity Calculating the required number of NetVault SmartDisk Instances

Determining the number of nondeduplicated NetVault SmartDisk Instances

Calculating the total required physical disk space for licensed capacity

Determining the capacity for nondeduplicated NetVault SmartDisk Instances

Choosing a deployment location for a NetVault SmartDisk Instance

Reviewing deployment options for nondeduplicated instances

Nondeduplicated instance deployed on a single NetVault Backup Server Nondeduplicated instance deployed in a multiple NetVault Backup Server environment Nondeduplicated instance deployed on a dedicated server

Reviewing deployment options for deduplicated instances Reviewing deployment options for disaster recovery

Defining a Storage Pool strategy

Understanding space allocation for Storage Pools Understanding the optimal performance strategy

Optimizing performance while protecting against data loss during power failures

Installing NetVault SmartDisk

Installing NetVault SmartDisk: an overview System requirements

Software requirements Hardware requirements Authentication requirements

Important notes regarding Windows and the nonprivileged user

Installing the NetVault SmartDisk software

Installing on Linux or UNIX (excluding Solaris) Installing on Solaris (SPARC, x86, or x86-64) Installing on Windows

Important notes regarding installation on a domain client Important notes regarding the Staging and Store Paths Completing installation on a Windows local or domain client

Installing on Mac OS X

Licensing NetVault SmartDisk

License Keys: an overview Obtaining the NetVault SmartDisk Machine ID Requesting a license key Installing a license key on Linux, UNIX, or Mac OS X Installing a license key on Windows

Completing the installation process

Using Garbage Collection Updating the Storage Pool directory structure Adding NetVault SmartDisk Devices to your backup product Protecting the NetVault SmartDisk unique identity

Uninstalling NetVault SmartDisk

Preserving data before removing NetVault SmartDisk Removing NetVault SmartDisk from Linux, UNIX (excluding Solaris), or Mac OS X Removing from Solaris (SPARC, x86, or x86-64) Removing from Windows

Reinstalling NetVault SmartDisk

Reinstalling: an overview Prerequisites for reinstalling NetVault SmartDisk Reinstalling if identity.cfg is available Reinstalling if identity.cfg is not available

Upgrading NetVault SmartDisk

Checking the status and taking the device offline Upgrading the software

Troubleshooting

Corrupted or missing installfiles subdirectory impedes removal or upgrade on Windows Installation failed when the same physical path was specified for the Staging Path and Store Path

Obtaining the NetVault SmartDisk Machine ID

Each NetVault SmartDisk Instance requires its own permanent license key, which is tied to a NetVault SmartDisk Machine ID that is unique for each NetVault SmartDisk Instance.

To obtain the NetVault SmartDisk Machine ID, use the following command:

…/foundation/bin/smartdisk license ‑‑querymachineid

Requesting a license key

1

Use the NetVault SmartDisk Machine ID to submit a request at: https://support.questcom/licensing-assistance.

2

After you receive the license key, install it using the steps provided in the following sections.

Installing a license key on Linux, UNIX, or Mac OS X

Installing a license key on Linux, UNIX, or Mac OS X

1

Log in as the NetVault SmartDisk nonprivileged user or administrator member of the nonprivileged group.

For more information, see Authentication requirements.

2

Initiate a terminal session, or open a command prompt.

3

…/foundation/bin/smartdisk license -t <licenseKey>

Replace <licenseKey> with the license key that you received.


	NOTE: To avoid potential errors, Quest recommends that you use copy-and-paste functionality to copy the license key from the email to the command prompt.

The system displays the following message:

License installed successfully

Installing a license key on Windows

1

Log in as an administrator.

2

Initiate a terminal session, or open a command prompt.

3

…/foundation/bin/smartdisk license -t <licenseKey>

Replace <licenseKey> with the license key that you received.


	NOTE: To avoid potential errors, Quest recommends that you use copy-and-paste functionality to copy the license key from the email to the command prompt.

The system displays the following message:

License installed successfully

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