Creating storage units by using the disk pool
Use the NetBackup GUI to create storage units by using the disk pools on the DR Series system.
Log in to NetBackup, and complete the following tasks:
- In the main window of the NetBackup Administrator console, click Storage in the left navigation pane, and select Storage Units.
- In the NetBackup Administrator console main window, right-click and selectNew Storage Unit from the drop-down list.
- In the New Storage Unit page, enter a name in Storage unit name, and select the OST disk pool that you created in the Disk pool drop-down list.
- Click OK to create the new storage unit.
Backing up data from a DR Series system with NetBackup
This topic describes how to use NetBackup to back up data from a DR Series system.
Before backing up data, you first need to configure a policy that creates a backup on the OST logical storage unit (LSU). This type of policy is similar to what is done for network-attached storage (NAS) shares, except that when defining policy attributes, you need to select the LSU that contains the OST disk pool.
To back up data from a DR Series system using a policy, complete the following:
- Log into the NetBackup Administrator console.
- Click NetBackup Management in the left navigation pane, and select Policies.
- In the All Policies main window, right-click OST, and select Change Policy from the drop-down list.
- In the Change Policy page, click the Attributes tab, and select the settings for the policy you want to create.
- Click OK to create the policy, which displays under OST in the main window.
- Right-click the policy, and select Manual Backup from the drop-down list.
- In the Manual Backup page, enter the name of the media server in Server, and click OK.
To monitor the status of any backup operation, click Activity Monitor in the left navigation pane of the NetBackup Administrator console, and select the backup job you are interested in to view details about the operation.
Restoring data from a DR Series system with NetBackup
This topic describes how to use NetBackup to restore data from a DR Series system. The process for restoring data from OST logical storage units (LSUs) is similar to how restores are performed from any backup device.
To restore data from a DR Series system, complete the following:
- Log into the NetBackup Administrator console.
- Click Backup, Archive, andRestore in the left navigation pane.
- In the Restore main window, click the Restore Files tab.
- Select the data that you want to restore, and click OK.
To monitor the status of any restore operation, click Activity Monitor in the left navigation pane of the NetBackup Administrator console, and select the restore job you are interested in to view details about the operation.
Duplicating backup images between DR Series systems with NetBackup
By using NetBackup with the DR Series system, you can duplicate backup images from a disk pool on one DR Series system to a target disk pool (or a storage unit derived from it) that could be on the same DR Series system or on a different DR Series system.
To duplicate backup images between DR Series systems using NetBackup, complete the following steps:
- Log into NetBackup Administrator console.
- Click NetBackup Management in the left navigation pane, and select Catalog.
- In the Catalog main window, select Duplicate from the Action drop-down list, and click Search Now.
- Right-click to select the image in the Search Results pane that you would like to duplicate, and select Duplicate in the drop-down list.
- In the Setup Duplication Variables page, select the LSU that is the target DR Series system in the Storage unit drop-down list, and click OK.
- To monitor the status of any duplicate image operation, perform the following:
- Click Activity Monitor in the left navigation pane of the NetBackup Administrator console.
- Select the data duplication job in which you are interested.
- View the operation details.