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Backing Up Data From a DR Series System (NetBackup)

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4. Click OK to create the new storage unit. Backing Up Data From a DR Series System (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: 1. Log into the NetBackup Administrator console. 2. Click NetBackup Management in the left navigation pane, and select Policies. 3. In the All Policies main window, right-click OST, and select Change Policy from the drop-down list. The Change Policy page is displayed. 4. In the Change Policy page, click the Attributes tab, and select the settings for the policy you want to create. 5. Click OK to create the policy, which displays under OST in the main window. 6. Right-click the policy, and select Manual Backup from the drop-down list. The Manual Backup page is displayed. 7. 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 Using 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: 1. Log into the NetBackup Administrator console. 2. Click Backup, Archive, and Restore in the left navigation pane. 3. In the Restore main window, click the Restore Files tab. 4. 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 Using NetBackup 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: 1. Log into NetBackup Administrator console. 2. Click NetBackup Management in the left navigation pane, and select Catalog. 3. In the Catalog main window, select Duplicate from the Action drop-down list, and click Search Now. The Search Results pane is displayed, which lists images from which you can choose to duplicate. 4. 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. The Setup Duplication Variables page is displayed. 132

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4.
Click
OK
to create the new storage unit.
Backing Up Data From a DR Series System (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:
1.
Log into the
NetBackup Administrator
console.
2.
Click
NetBackup Management
in the left navigation pane, and select
Policies
.
3.
In the
All Policies
main window, right-click
OST
, and select
Change Policy
from the drop-down list.
The
Change Policy
page is displayed.
4.
In the
Change Policy
page, click the
Attributes
tab, and select the settings for the policy you want to create.
5.
Click
OK
to create the policy, which displays under OST in the main window.
6.
Right-click the policy, and select
Manual Backup
from the drop-down list.
The
Manual Backup
page is displayed.
7.
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 Using 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:
1.
Log into the
NetBackup Administrator
console.
2.
Click
Backup
,
Archive
, and
Restore
in the left navigation pane.
3.
In the
Restore
main window, click the
Restore Files
tab.
4.
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 Using NetBackup
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:
1.
Log into
NetBackup Administrator
console.
2.
Click
NetBackup Management
in the left navigation pane, and select
Catalog
.
3.
In the
Catalog
main window, select
Duplicate
from the
Action
drop-down list, and click
Search Now
.
The
Search Results
pane is displayed, which lists images from which you can choose to duplicate.
4.
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.
The
Setup Duplication Variables
page is displayed.
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