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5. In the Setup Duplication Variables page, select the LSU that is the target DR Series system in the Storage unit dropdown list, and click OK. 6. To monitor the status of any duplicate image operation, perform the following: a. Click Activity Monitor in the left navigation pane of the NetBackup Administrator console. b. Select the data duplication job in which you are interested. c. View the operation details. Using Backup Exec With a DR Series System (Windows) This topic introduces the RDA with OST plug-in and describes the installation prerequisites for Backup Exec within a Microsoft Windows environment. After it is installed, Backup Exec can perform DR Series system operations via the plug-in. RDA with OST Plug-In and Supported Versions For details on the supported Backup Exec versions and media server operating systems, see the Dell DR Series System Interoperability Guide, available at support.dell.com/manuals. Installation Prerequisites for the RDA with OST Plug-In for Backup Exec This topic introduces the installation prerequisites for installing the plug-in for Backup Exec on Windows media servers. Ensure that you meet the following prerequisites prior to installing the plug-in: 1. The Backup Exec installation must be running on one of the supported Windows platforms. 2. Dell recommends that the DR Series system appliance have an OST container created and configured. For details, see Configuring an LSU. 3. The RDA with OST plug-in must be downloaded. If not, download the Windows installer (DellOSTPlugin-xxxxx.msi or DellOSTPlugin64-xxxxx.msi), which is available at support.dell.com/support/drivers, to a network directory location you can access. 4. The plug-in needs to installed in the following directory on the designated Windows-based media server running the supported Microsoft Windows operating system software ($INSTALL_PATH\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\ostplugins) for NetBackup installations. Configuring the DR Series System Using the Backup Exec GUI Backup Exec only supports the use of its own graphical user interface (GUI) for configuring the DR Series system. There is no supported Backup Exec command-line interface (CLI) for using Backup Exec 2010 version. To configure the DR Series system using the Backup Exec GUI, complete the following: 1. Launch the Backup Exec Administrator console, select Tools, and Backup Exec Services.... 2. Select the server that you want to configure in the Backup Exec Services Manager page, and select Start all services. 3. Verify that all services have been started, and click OK. 4. In the Connect to Media Server page, log into the media server, and enter a User name, a Password, and click OK. 5. In the Backup Exec Administrator page, click Network, and click Logon Accounts. The Logon Account Management page is displayed. 6. Click New to create a new logon account. The Add Logon Credentials page is displayed. 7. In the Account Credentials pane, enter the User name and Password account credentials for the DR Series system, and click OK (for example, the default user name is backup_user). 133

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5.
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
.
6.
To monitor the status of any duplicate image operation, perform the following:
a.
Click
Activity Monitor
in the left navigation pane of the
NetBackup Administrator
console.
b.
Select the data duplication job in which you are interested.
c.
View the operation details.
Using Backup Exec With a DR Series System (Windows)
This topic introduces the RDA with OST plug-in and describes the installation prerequisites for Backup Exec within a
Microsoft Windows environment. After it is installed, Backup Exec can perform DR Series system operations via the
plug-in.
RDA with OST Plug-In and Supported Versions
For details on the supported Backup Exec versions and media server operating systems, see the
Dell DR Series System
Interoperability Guide
, available at
support.dell.com/manuals
.
Installation Prerequisites for the RDA with OST Plug-In for Backup Exec
This topic introduces the installation prerequisites for installing the plug-in for Backup Exec on Windows media servers.
Ensure that you meet the following prerequisites prior to installing the plug-in:
1.
The Backup Exec installation must be running on one of the supported Windows platforms.
2.
Dell recommends that the DR Series system appliance have an OST container created and configured. For details,
see
Configuring an LSU
.
3.
The RDA with OST plug-in must be downloaded. If not, download the Windows installer (DellOSTPlugin-xxxxx.msi
or DellOSTPlugin64-xxxxx.msi), which is available at
support.dell.com/support/drivers
, to a network directory
location you can access.
4.
The plug-in needs to installed in the following directory on the designated Windows-based media server running
the supported Microsoft Windows operating system software ($INSTALL_PATH\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\ost-
plugins) for NetBackup installations.
Configuring the DR Series System Using the Backup Exec GUI
Backup Exec only supports the use of its own graphical user interface (GUI) for configuring the DR Series system. There
is no supported Backup Exec command-line interface (CLI) for using Backup Exec 2010 version.
To configure the DR Series system using the Backup Exec GUI, complete the following:
1.
Launch the
Backup Exec Administrator
console, select
Tools
, and
Backup Exec Services...
.
2.
Select the server that you want to configure in the
Backup Exec Services Manager
page, and select
Start all
services
.
3.
Verify that all services have been started, and click
OK
.
4.
In the
Connect to Media Server
page, log into the media server, and enter a
User name
, a
Password
, and click
OK
.
5.
In the
Backup Exec Administrator
page, click
Network
, and click
Logon Accounts
.
The
Logon Account Management
page is displayed.
6.
Click
New
to create a new logon account.
The
Add Logon Credentials
page is displayed.
7.
In the
Account Credentials
pane, enter the
User name
and
Password
account credentials for the DR Series system,
and click
OK
(for example, the default user name is
backup_user
).
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