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Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup Dell Engineering February 2014 A Dell Technical White Paper - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 2
Revisions Date February 2014 Description Initial release THIS WHITE PAPER IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND MAY CONTAIN TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND TECHNICAL INACCURACIES. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. © 2014 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 3
Table of contents Revisions ...2 Executive summary ...4 1 Install and configure the DR Series system...5 2 Set up NetBackup for Virtual Synthetic Backup on a Windows or Linux client 10 3 Back up using NBU virtual synthetic backup ...25 4 Monitor deduplication, compression, and performance 30 3 - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 4
Virtual Synthetic Backup on NetBackup (NBU). This document is a quick reference guide and does not include all DR Series system deployment best practices. See , see the DR Series system documentation at http://www.dell.com/support/Manuals/us/en/19/Product/powervault- dr4100. Note: The DR Series - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 5
Rack and cable the DR Series system and power it on. 2. Initialize the DR Series system. Refer to the Dell DR Series System Administrator Guide under the following topics: "iDRAC Connection," "Logging in and Initializing the DR Series System," and "Accessing iDRAC6/iDRAC7 Using RACADM". 3. Log in to - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 6
5. After the virtual console is open, log in to the system with the user administrator and the password St0r@ge! (the "0" in the password is the numeral zero). 6. Set the user- defined networking preferences. 7. View the summary of preferences and confirm that it is correct. 6 Setting Up the Dell™ - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 7
Directory. Note: If you do not want to add the DR Series system to Active Directory, see the DR Series System Owner's Manual for guest login instructions. a. Select Active Directory from the navigation panel on the left side of the management interface (also known as the dashboard). 7 Setting Up - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 8
b. Enter your Active Directory credentials. 10. Create an OST container. Select Containers in the navigation panel on the left side of the dashboard, and then click the Create at the top of the page. 8 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 9
a. Enter a container name and select the connection type as RDA. Then select the RDA type as Symantec OpenStorage (OST). b. Click Create a New Container and confirm that the container was added. 9 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 10
2 Set up NetBackup for Virtual Synthetic Backup on a Windows or Linux client Note: Make sure that the Dell OST plugin is installed on the DMA client that is used for NetBackup (NBU) backup. 1. Launch NBU Console 10 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 11
2. Right- click on Media and Device Management - > Credentials - > Storage Server. Click New. 3. In the Storage server configuration wizard dialog box, choose OpenStorage from the list and click Next. 11 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 12
4. Under Storage server name, enter the DR Series system IP address or hostname. Under Storage server type, enter DELL. 5. In the Media server list, select the media server and enter the user name: backup_user, password: St0r@ge! 12 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 13
6. Make sure the storage server creation is successful and that authentication is fine. 7. Created storage server should be listed. 13 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 14
8. Right- click on Media and Device Management -> Devices -> Disk Pool. Click New. 9. In the Disk Pool Configuration Wizard dialog box, select OpenStorage (DELL) for Type. 14 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 15
10. In the Storage server list, select the DR storage server created in steps 1- 6. 11. Select the OST container created in Section 1, which will be used for backup. 15 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 16
12. Enter the Disk pool name. 16 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 17
13. Confirm that disk pool creation is successful. 17 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 18
14. Make sure the disk pool is listed. 15. Right click Netbackup Management - > Storage - > Storage Unit. Click New Storage Unit. 18 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 19
16. In New Storage Unit, enter a Storage unit name, Storage unit type as Disk, Disk type as OpenStorage (DELL), Storage unit configured for as Backup. Select the disk pool that was created in steps 7- 13, and select the media server that will be used for backup. 17. Make sure that the Storage Unit - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 20
18. Right click under Netbackup Management - > Policies. Click New Policy. 19. Enter Policy name. 20 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 21
20. Enter policy attributes under Attributes tab: Policy type as MS-Windows (for Windows) or Standard (for Linux); Policy storage as the DR storage unit that was created in steps 14- 16; enable Collect true image restore information and check with move detection. 21. On the Schedules tab, create - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 22
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22. On the Clients tab, select the client(s) from which data is backed up. 23. On the Backup Selection tab, provide the data set that needs to be backed up. 23 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 24
24. Make sure that the policy is created successfully. 25. Activate the policy before proceeding to backup. Right click the policy and click Activate. 24 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 25
mode in the DR Series system command line interface (CLI). Note: You can schedule the backups or run them at a convenient time. This procedure uses a manual backup configuration. 25 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 26
2. Under Netbackup Management - > Policies, right click on the policy created in the previous procedure and select Manual Backup to run the backup manually. 26 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 27
3. Run a manual Full Backup and check the status in the Activity Monitor. Double- click on the job to see the detailed status. 27 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 28
4. Run one or more configured Incremental backups to generate a set of backups that can make a synthetic full backup. 5. Then finally run a Full Backup with synthetic backup option enabled. 6. Confirm that the final full backup is synthesized. 28 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 29
7. Throughput of final backup should be much faster as it synthesizes the full and incremental backups. 29 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR2000v | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the Dell DR Series System on Syma - Page 30
4 Monitor deduplication, compression, and performance After backup jobs have run, the DR Series system tracks capacity, storage savings, and throughput on the DR Series system dashboard. This information is valuable in understanding the benefits of the DR Series system. Note: Deduplication ratios
A Dell Technical White Paper
Setting Up the Dell
™
DR Series System on
Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual
Synthetic Backup
Dell Engineering
February 2014