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NetVault 13.0.2 - Administration Guide for Managed Service Providers

Introduction Getting started Configuring clients Managing catalog search Configuring storage devices
About storage devices SAN considerations Quest DR Series systems Quest QoreStor NetVault SmartDisk EMC Data Domain Systems Snapshot Array Manager Virtual Tape Libraries Virtual standalone drives Shared Virtual Tape Libraries Physical tape devices Storage tiers
Backing up data Managing policies Restoring data Managing NetVault dashboard Managing jobs Monitoring logs Managing storage devices
Role-based access to manage storage devices Monitoring device activity Managing disk-based storage devices in list view Managing disk-based storage devices in tree view Managing the Snapshot Array Manager Managing tape libraries in list view Managing tape libraries in tree view Managing tape drives in list view Managing tape drives in tree view Adding shared devices
Managing storage media Managing user and group accounts Managing Tenant Monitoring events and configuring notifications Reporting in NetVault Working with client clusters Configuring default settings for NetVault
About configuring default settings Configuring encryption settings Configuring plug-in options Configuring default settings for post-scripts Configuring default settings for Verify Plug-in Configuring Deployment Manager Settings Configuring Job Manager settings Configuring Logging Daemon settings Configuring Media Manager settings Configuring Network Manager settings Configuring Process Manager settings Configuring RAS device settings Configuring Schedule Manager settings Configuring Web Service settings Configuring Auditor Daemon settings Configuring firewall settings Configuring general settings Configuring security settings Synchronizing NetVault Time Configuring the reporting utility Configuring NetVault WebUI default settings Configuring NetVault to use a specific VSS provider Configuring default settings using Txtconfig
Diagnostic tracing Managing diagnostic data Using the deviceconfig utility NetVault processes Environment variables Network ports used by NetVault Troubleshooting
Common errors Safe Mode in NetVault

Removing an offline tape

You can use the following procedure to remove an offline tape.

When you remove an offline tape, the information about that tape is deleted from the NetVault Database; the backups stored on the tape are not deleted. To use the backups stored on the tape, you must scan the tape and import the media information into the NetVault Database.

To remove an offline tape:
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In the Navigation pane, click Explore Storage.
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Click Explore Tape Storage. In the list of media items, select the tape that you want to remove, and click Explore Media.
Only offline tapes can be removed from NetVault.
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Click Remove, and then in the confirmation dialog box, click OK.

Managing savesets

This section includes the following topics:

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Viewing saveset details
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Configuring saveset expiry options
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Expiring all savesets on disk-based storage
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Deleting savesets from disk-based storage devices
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Deleting savesets from tape-based storage devices

Viewing saveset details

To view the details of a saveset:
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In the Navigation pane, click Explore Storage.
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If the saveset is stored in a disk-based storage device, click Explore Disk Storage. In the repository table, select the device, and click Explore Repository.
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If the saveset is stored in a physical or virtual tape, click Explore Tape Storage. In the list of media items, select the tape, and click Explore Media.
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In the saveset list, select the target saveset, and click Examine Saveset.
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On the Saveset Information page, you can view the following details:
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Job: Job ID number and instance ID number
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Title: Job name
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Tag: Tag assigned to the saveset
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Server: Name of the NetVault Server
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Client: Name of the NetVault Client for which the saveset is generated.
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Plugin: Name of the plug-in used to create the saveset.
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Date: Saveset creation date.
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Expires At: Saveset expiration date and time.
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Incremental: Incremental Backup or not.
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Archive: Archive option was selected or not.
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Size: Saveset size.
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To view the list of media items, click Media list.
In the dialog box that appears, you can view the following details:
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Backup size: This area shows the total size of the saveset in number of bytes
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Data segment table: This table shows information about the media items that contain the data segments. You can view the following details: media label, media group label, stream ID, starting byte number, ending byte number, and media location
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Index segment table: This table shows information about the media items that contain the index segments. You can view the media label and media location.
Click Close to close the dialog box.

Configuring saveset expiry options

NetVault supports generation- and time-based retirement methods for backups. You can specify these options in the Backup Advanced Options Set. If the backups are stored on tape media, you can also use the Change Expiry method to set or change the expiry date or generation count later.

This section describes how to set the retirement age or maximum generation count for one or more savesets on physical or virtual tape media by using the Change Expiry method. For more information about the Backup Life option, see Setting backup retirement options.

If a backup has any dependent backups, you can choose to do the following:

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Defer the removal of savesets until all dependent backups are ready for retirement
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Force removal of savesets according to their schedule

For more information about backup retirement methods and retirement rules, see Backup retirement.

To configure saveset expiry options:
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In the Navigation pane, click Explore Storage.
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Click Explore Tape Storage.
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In the list of media items, select the tape, and click Explore Media.
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In the saveset list, select one or more target savesets, and click Change Expiry.
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On the Media Management - Change Saveset Expiry Date drawer, configure the options described in the following table.
 
Table 109. Change saveset expiry period
Option
Description

Change Expiry Date

To configure time-based retirement, select this check box, and do one of the following:

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Select the On option, and type or select the date and time in the respective boxes.
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Alternatively, select the Never option to retain the backup indefinitely.
NOTE: In time-based retirement, the time component (HH:MM) does not represent the actual retirement time. It only represents the time due for backup retirement. The actual time of retirement is determined by the interval at which Media Manager scans the Media Database to identify the backups that it needs to retire. The default interval between two scans is 60 minutes. Thus, if the retirement time is set to 10:20, the backup is actually retired at 11:00. You can change this default setting in the mediamgr.cfg file. For more information, see Configuring default interval for backup retirement scans.

Change Generation Cycle

To configure generation-based retirement, select this check box, and do one of the following:

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Select the Discard after option, and in the associated box, type or select the number of Full Backups.
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Alternatively, select the Never option to retain the backup indefinitely.

Force Expiry

By default, if a backup has any dependent backups, its retirement is deferred until all dependent backups are ready for retirement.

You can select this check box to retire a backup according to its retirement schedule. Forcing this behavior can cause early retirement of dependent Incremental and Differential Backups.

To apply this rule globally to all backups, you can modify the Media Manager settings. For more information, see Configuring retirement rules for dependent backups. If the Retirement Timing Control option for Media Manager is set to Force Always, the Force Expiry is option is used, regardless of state of this check box.

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Click Apply to save the settings.
 
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IMPORTANT:  
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If you set both Change Expiry Date and Change Generation Cycle options for a Full Backup, the backup is retired only when both conditions are met. For example, if you set the Discard After Full Backup Count option to four Full Backups and the Discard After option to 30 days, the backup is retired after four Full Backup counts and 30 days.
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When a backup stored on a disk-based storage device (such as Quest DR Series system, NetVault SmartDisk, or Data Domain System) is retired, that backup is deleted from the device. You cannot import the deleted backup by scanning the device.
To configure saveset expiry option from Create Restore Job page
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In the Navigation pane, click Create Restore Job.
On the Create Restore Job — Choose Saveset page, the saveset table provides a list of available savesets.
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Select the saveset to change the expiry date and time.
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Click the set expiry date and time, against Expiry field.
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Configure the options available in Media Management - Change Saveset Expiry Date page. See, Table 109.
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