Introduction
Deploying NetVault Backup
Reviewing pre-installation requirements
Installing NetVault Backup
Installation overview
Installing NetVault Backup in GUI mode
Installing NetVault Backup in text mode
Installing NetVault Backup in unattended mode
Installing NetVault Backup Client on Windows using Group Policy
Reviewing post-installation requirements
Upgrading NetVault Backup
Upgrade considerations
Preparing for an upgrade
Upgrading NetVault Backup in GUI mode
Upgrading NetVault Backup in text mode
Upgrading NetVault Backup in unattended mode
Upgrading licensed plug-ins
Licensing NetVault Backup
About licensing NetVault Backup
Obtaining the machine ID
Obtaining permanent license keys
Installing product license keys
Removing NetVault Backup
Troubleshooting
Common errors
NetVault Backup Service fails to start on Windows
NetVault Backup Service fails to start after the machine is restarted
NetVault Backup Service starts, but stops immediately on Linux
Installation aborted on Windows after installer fails to delete an existing directory
Installation of hybrid package fails silently on a 64-bit Linux machine
Upgrade fails on a client running Plug-in for DB2
Recommended additional reading
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Quest NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide: This guide describes how to configure and use NetVault Backup to protect your data. It provides comprehensive information about all NetVault Backup features and functionality. |
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Quest NetVault Backup CLI Reference Guide: This guide provides information about using the NetVault Backup command-line utilities. |
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Quest NetVault Backup Plug-in for FileSystem User’s Guide: This guide provides information about installing, configuring, and using NetVault Backup Plug-in for FileSystem. |
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Quest NetVault Backup Built-in Plug-ins User’s Guide: This guide provides information about configuring and using the following plug-ins: |
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NetVault Backup Plug-in for Consolidation |
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NetVault Backup Plug-in for Data Copy |
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NetVault Backup Plug-in for Databases |
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NetVault Backup Plug-in for Raw Devices |
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Quest NetVault Backup Compatibility Guide: This guide provides information about the platforms, operating system versions, and application versions that are supported by NetVault Backup. |
You can download these guides from https://support.quest.com/technical-documents.
Deploying NetVault Backup
About deploying NetVault Backup
The following diagram depicts a NetVault Backup deployment.
Figure 1. NetVault Backup deployment overview
NetVault Backup components
A NetVault Backup deployment consists of the following components:
The NetVault Backup Server provides the core services for protecting your data.
The NetVault Backup Server can run on Windows and Linux operating systems.
NetVault Backup offers the following types of built-in plug-ins:
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NetVault Backup Plug-in for FileSystem (Plug-in for FileSystem): The Plug-in for FileSystem protects critical file system data, and minimizes downtime by allowing you to restore full volumes, individual partitions, or individual directories and files quickly and reliably with minimal interaction. |
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NetVault Backup Plug-in for Consolidation (Plug-in for Consolidation): The Plug-in for Consolidation lets you create a composite saveset by combining a Full Backup and its associated Incremental Backups. You can use this consolidated saveset as the base for subsequent Incremental Backups. The Plug-in for Consolidation does not back up data from a client; it just creates a composite set from existing savesets. |
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NetVault Backup Plug-in for Data Copy (Plug-in for Data Copy): The Plug-in for Data Copy lets you create one or more copies of backups for off-site storage and disaster recovery purposes. The Plug-in for Data Copy does not back up data from a client; it just creates a copy of an existing backup. |
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NetVault Backup Plug-in for Databases (Plug-in for Databases): The Plug-in for Databases protects system data (such as configuration files, system settings, backup indexes, backup media information, job schedule, license keys, and other data) stored in the NetVault Database. You can use this backup to recover a functional NetVault Backup Server after a failure. |
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NetVault Backup Plug-in for Raw Devices (Plug-in for Raw Devices): The Plug-in for Raw Devices protects data stored on physical disks. The plug-in lets you recover the Master Boot Record (MBR), system partitions, and individual user partitions from a point-and-click user interface without writing any complex scripts. |
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Quest NetVault Backup Plug-in for Rapid Data Access (Plug-in for RDA): The Plug-in for RDA lets you use the client-side and inline deduplication capabilities that are available in other products, such as the Quest DR Series system of deduplication appliances and the software-defined Quest QoreStor storage devices (Linux only). |
For more information about built-in plug-ins, see the Quest NetVault Backup Plug-in for FileSystem User’s Guide and Quest NetVault Backup Built-in Plug-ins User’s Guide.
NetVault Backup offers the following types of licensed plug-ins:
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Plug-ins for applications: These plug-ins provide data protection to business-critical applications, such as Oracle, SQL Server, Exchange, SharePoint, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Domino, DB2, Informix, SAP, and Sybase. |
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Plug-ins for NDMP-based NAS appliances: These plug-ins enable NDMP-based backups and restores for appliances that support this protocol. NetVault Backup also offers specialized plug-ins that integrate the NetApp SnapMirror, SnapVault, and Snapshot technologies to provide advanced data protection to NetApp appliances. |
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Plug-ins for virtual environments: These plug-ins provide data protection to virtual machines in VMware and Hyper-V environments. |
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Plug-ins for backup encryption: These plug-ins provide support for CAST-128, AES-256, and CAST-256 algorithms to meet regulatory backup security requirements. |
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Plug-ins for device integration: These plug-ins enable configuration of specialized tape libraries for use in a NetVault Backup environment. |
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Plug-ins for bare metal recovery: These plug-ins let you recover an entire system, including the operating system, applications, system settings, partition information, and data on supported Windows and Linux operating systems. |
For more information about the licensed plug-ins, see the respective plug-in user’s guide.
You can use the NetVault Backup WebUI to perform various tasks such as the following:
You can use the NetVault Backup CLI utilities to perform various tasks such as the following:
The NetVault Backup command-line utilities can be accessed from the NetVault Backup Server and Client machines. For more information about the command-line interface, see the Quest NetVault Backup Command Line Interface Reference Guide.