vRanger 7.8 - Integration Guide for NetVault SmartDisk

NetVault SmartDisk overview

The NetVault SmartDisk disk-based data-deduplication option reduces storage costs with its powerful byte-level, variable-block-based software deduplication, which packs up to 12 times more protected data into the same storage area for up to a 90% reduction in storage footprint. Hardware costs are reduced by using existing storage infrastructure instead of requiring specific drives or appliances. Seamless integration with vRanger speeds deployment while simplified ease-of-use reduces the level of storage expertise required to perform deduplicated disk-based backups.

To shrink backup windows with no additional affect on hosts or protected servers, you can schedule the NetVault SmartDisk post-process deduplication option outside the backup window.

For more information, see Understanding NetVault SmartDisk.

NetVault SmartDisk licensing

The NetVault SmartDisk - vRanger Edition is licensed on a per-instance basis. An “instance” is defined as an individual server installation of NetVault SmartDisk. Each NetVault SmartDisk Instance requires its own permanent license key, which is tied to a NetVault SmartDisk Machine ID that is unique to each NetVault SmartDisk Instance. You may configure multiple repositories per instance.

 

IMPORTANT: NetVault SmartDisk is only supported when used with Quest vRanger.

Size limits on NetVault SmartDisk Instances

Each instance is limited in the amount of deduplicated data that it can support:

•	If you use a 32-bit platform, you are limited to a Chunk Store of 5 TB of unique data.

•	If you use a 64-bit platform, you are limited to a Chunk Store of 15 TB of unique data.

For more information, see Unique Data Size > OS Bit Limit.

Downloading the software

Evaluation versions of vRanger and NetVault SmartDisk are available from the vRanger page on the Quest website. Evaluation versions are full applications limited only by licensing.

To download an evaluation copy of vRanger:

1	From an internet-connected PC, access http://quest.com/products/vranger/.

2	Click Download Free Trial.

3	Register or log in as appropriate.

4	Accept the License Agreement, and click Submit.

5	Select vRanger, and save the file to the desired location.

To download an evaluation copy of NetVault SmartDisk:

1	From an internet-connected PC, access http://quest.com/products/netvault-backup/.

2	Click Download Free Trial.

3	Register or log in as appropriate.

4	Accept the License Agreement, and click Submit.

5	Select NetVault SmartDisk, and save the file to the desired location.

 

Understanding NetVault SmartDisk

NetVault SmartDisk architecture: an overview

The basic components of a NetVault SmartDisk Instance are shown in the following image, and described in the topics that follow.

Figure 1. Components

NetVault SmartDisk architecture: an overview

Understanding NetVault SmartDisk

The basic components of a NetVault SmartDisk Instance are shown in the following image, and described in the topics that follow.

Figure 1. Components