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Technical setup and configuration DR VTL Container -- best practices This section highlights key configuration and setup best practices to add the DR Series appliance for the use with native VTL container instance(s). General setup and configuration DR VTL Container -- best practices For additional details on the following prerequisites, refer to the manufacturer's documentation. • Ensure that cabling is configured correctly. • Configure interfaces, protocol, and addressing. -- Configure the networking infrastructure to support jumbo frames (MTU=9000). • Make sure that you have a preconfigured system to run as the NetVault Backup Server • Make sure that you have a DR Series appliance preconfigured for use with the following attributes established: -- Proper network connectivity with IP address or DNS name of DR Series appliance. -- DR Series appliance(s) configured with the appropriate DR VTL container. -- All authentication requirements fulfilled such as domain name, user name, and password for users set up on the DR Series appliance. DR Series appliance setup and configuration -- best practices • Create NetVault Backup Server users who have full read/write access to the container. This is a requirement for NetVault Backup to be able to manage the configuration items and respective objects created within the applicable container during backup, provide access during recovery, and perform deletion upon retirement. DR VTL Container setup and configuration -- best practices Due to various factors such as data-set size, data-set iteration or count, retention period, and change rate, it can be difficult to determine the best VTL size and configuration for any deduplication situation. One of the best practices is to size the VTL to no more than 10x the physical available disk space or to assess how much data the customer has to back up and the required retention periods for each set of data. Ensure that neither of these guidelines is exceeded when you create the virtual media for the VTL, and set the drive count to equal the number of desired simultaneous jobs or data streams without exceeding the maximum guidelines set forth by the vendor. 7 Best practices for setting up Dell VTL Container or NetVault Backup native virtual tape library (nVTL)

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Best practices for setting up Dell VTL Container or NetVault Backup native virtual tape library (nVTL)
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Technical setup and configuration DR VTL Container -- best practices
This section highlights key configuration and setup best practices to add the DR Series
appliance for the use with native VTL container instance(s).
General setup and configuration DR VTL Container -- best practices
For additional details on the following prerequisites, refer to the manufacturer’s
documentation.
• Ensure that cabling is configured correctly.
• Configure interfaces, protocol, and addressing.
-
Configure the networking infrastructure to support jumbo frames (MTU=9000).
• Make sure that you have a preconfigured system to run as the NetVault Backup Server
• Make sure that you have a DR Series appliance preconfigured for use with the following
attributes established:
-
Proper network connectivity with IP address or DNS name of DR Series appliance.
-
DR Series appliance(s) configured with the appropriate DR VTL container.
-
All authentication requirements fulfilled such as domain name, user name, and
password for users set up on the DR Series appliance.
DR Series appliance setup and configuration -- best practices
• Create NetVault Backup Server users who have full read/write access to the container. This
is a requirement for NetVault Backup to be able to manage the configuration items and
respective objects created within the applicable container during backup, provide access
during recovery, and perform deletion upon retirement.
DR VTL Container setup and configuration -- best practices
Due to various factors such as data-set size, data-set iteration or count, retention period,
and change rate, it can be difficult to determine the best VTL size and configuration for any
deduplication situation. One of the best practices is to size the VTL to no more than 10x the
physical available disk space or to assess how much data the customer has to back up and
the required retention periods for each set of data. Ensure that neither of these guidelines
is exceeded when you create the virtual media for the VTL, and set the drive count to equal
the number of desired simultaneous jobs or data streams without exceeding the maximum
guidelines set forth by the vendor.