Introducing Dell™ NetVault™ Bare Metal Recovery Plug-ins
Dell NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-ins: at a glance
Key benefits
Feature summary
Target audience
Recommended additional reading
Deploying NetVault Bare Metal Recovery
NetVault Bare Metal Recovery components
Using the Plug-in Offline Client
Plug-in Offline Client component
Plug-in Live Client for Windows component
Plug-in Live Client for Linux component
Plug-in Server component
VaultOS component
NetVault Bare Metal Recovery deployment scenarios
Plug-in Offline Client only x86/x86-64 clients with Windows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
Plug-in Offline Client only x86/x86-64 Clients with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
Plug-in Live Client for Windows withWindows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
Plug-in Live Client for Windows with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
Plug-in Live Client for Linux with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
Plug-in Live Client for Linux with Windows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
Plug-in Live Client for Windows and for Linux with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
Plug-in Live Client for Windows and for Linux with Windows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
Plug-in Server: an overview
Installing and removing Plug-in Server
Using NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Live Client for Windows®
Prerequisites for installing Plug-in Server
Installing or upgrading Plug-in Server
Removing Plug-in Server
Upgrading Plug-in Server
Configuring Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Offline Client
Important note for Plug-in Offline Client (Linux-based VaultOS)
Creating a Plug-in Offline Client Boot System
Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client
Creating a Linux®-based Boot System
Creating a Windows® PE-based Boot System
Creating a rescue device for use with a LiveCD
Adding a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client to the Plug-in Server
Booting with Plug-in Offline Client
Backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client
Using a Windows Server® 2012-based virtual machine with Plug-in Offline Client for Linux®
Gathering NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client network information
Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with the Linux®-based Plug-in Offline Client
Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with the Windows® PE-based Plug-in Offline Client
Loading drivers dynamically
Injecting drivers and restarting drdaemon to facilitate storage controller recognition
Injecting drivers into the Plug-in Offline Client image
Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client from a LiveCD
Prerequisites for backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client
Restoring data with Plug-in Offline Client
Booting the NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client
Verifying Disk Geometry and Device Size
Backing up data with Plug-in Offline Client
Using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data to a physical machine
Prerequisites for restoring data with Plug-in Offline Client to a physical machine
Restore procedure for using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data to a physical machine
Post-restore for using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data to a physical machine
Using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data as a VMDK Image
Selecting data for a restore using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data as a VMDK Image
Setting restore options for using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data as a VMDK Image
Finalizing and submitting the job for using Plug-in Offline Client to restore data as a VMDK Image
Creating the VM from the restored VMDK Image
Using Plug-in Offline Client to recover data to a standby NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client
Plug-in Live Client for Windows: an overview
Configuring Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Using NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Live Client for Linux®
Creating a Plug-in Offline Client Boot System foruse with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Installing and removing Plug-in Live Client for Windows®
Creating a Linux®-based Boot System for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Creating a Windows® PE-based Boot System for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Installing VaultOS on a writable CD for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Adding a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client to the Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Installing or upgrading Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Adding Plug-in Live Clients for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Installing or upgrading Plug-in Live Client foruse with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Upgrading Plug-in Live Client on Windows Server® 2008 and later
Removing Plug-in Live Client for Windows®
Backing up data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows®
Prerequisites for backing up data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Booting a NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with Plug-in Offline Client
Restoring data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Verifying access to the Plug-in Server for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Verifying Disk Geometry and Device Size for use with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Performing an online backup of data with Windows Server® 2008 using Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Restoring to a physical machine with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Prerequisites for restoring to a physical machine with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Restore procedure for restoring data with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Restoring data as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Selecting data for a restore as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Setting restore options for a restore as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Finalizing and submitting the job for a restore as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Creating the VM for a restore as a VMDK Image with Plug-in Live Client for Windows
Plug-in Live Client for Linux: an overview
Installing and removing Plug-in Live Client for Linux
NetVault Bare Metal Recovery physical-to-virtual (P2V) recovery
Prerequisites for installing Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Installing or upgrading Plug-in Live Client for Linux on each Linux®-based NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client
Removing Plug-in Live Client for Linux®
Generating a DR image for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Selecting data for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Finalizing and submitting the job for a backup with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Creating the required bootable CD for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Creating the CD and saving it for future use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Creating the CD at the time of recovery for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Recovering a DR image for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Restoring data using a DR image with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Selecting data for a restore with a DR image with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Setting restore options for a DR image with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Finalizing and submitting the job for a restore with a DR image with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Booting the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client with the appropriate OS and drivers for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Prerequisites for booting the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Reconfiguring the communication port for the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux (optional)
Boot procedure for the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Accommodating for Raw disks for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Monitoring job progress and finalizing a recovery with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Completing post-restore requirements for use with Plug-in Live Client for Linux
Installing SCSI and IDE device drivers on a physical machine
Supported physical to virtual configurations
Troubleshooting
Plug-in Live Client for Windows and for Linux with Linux-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
This scenario is deployed when you want to perform online or hot backups of both Linux® and Windows® Clients and you have deployed a Windows-based NetVault Backup Server.
In this scenario, Plug-in Offline Client is used to perform the recovery of the Windows Clients.
Figure 7. NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client for Windows and Client for Linux with Linux-based server
For more information, see Using NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Live Client for Windows® and Using NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Live Client for Linux®.
Plug-in Live Client for Windows and for Linux with Windows-based NetVault Backup Server deployment
This scenario is deployed when you want to perform online or hot backups of both Linux® and Windows® Clients and you have deployed a Windows-based NetVault Backup Server.
In this scenario, Plug-in Offline Client is used to perform the recovery of the Windows Clients.
For more information, see Using NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Live Client for Windows® and Using NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Live Client for Linux®.
Using the Plug-in Offline Client
Plug-in Server: an overview
The Plug-in Server resides on the NetVault Backup Server and enables backup and recovery of a target client’s data by using the Plug-in Offline Client. The processes required to set up and use the Plug-in Server must be followed in a specific order. The following list outlines how to establish a Plug-in Server environment.
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Required components: Verify that you have the Plug-in Server and Plug-in Offline Client. |
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Installation: Install the Plug-in Server on the NetVault Backup Server. |
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Configuration: Configure the Plug-in Server. |
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Backup: Perform an offline backup of the desired NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client machine. |
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Restore: Perform an offline restore to the target NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Client. |