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Setting Up the Dell DR Series System as an RDA or VTL Backup Target for Dell NetVault Backup

1

Installing and configuring the DR Series system for use with

NetVault Backup

1.1

NetVault software prerequisites

The instructions in this document apply to NetVault Backup version 9.2 and later. The screenshots used in this

document may vary slightly, depending on the version NetVault Backup software version used.

The NetVault Backup and NetVault Backup Supported VTLs, Libraries, Tape and Optical Drives compatibly

guides should be referenced to determine the latest version requirements for RDA and VTL use.

http://documents.software.dell.com/NetVault%20Backup/10.0.1/Compatibility%20Guide

For NetVault Backup version 9.2, 10.0.0, and 10.0.1, there are patch requirements to add support for NDMP

VTL. Refer to the

NetVault Backup Compatibility Guide

or contact support for details.

1.2

Installing and configuring the DR Series system

1.

Rack and cable the DR Series system, and power it on.

In the

Dell DR Series System Administrator Guide

, refer to the sections “iDRAC Connection”, “Logging

in and Initializing the DR Series System”, and “Accessing IDRAC6/Idrac7 Using RACADM” for

information about using the iDRAC connection and initializing the system.

2.

Log on to iDRAC using the default address 192.168.0.120, or the IP address that is assigned to the

iDRAC interface. Use the user name and password: “root/calvin”.

Section	Page
1 Installing and configuring the DR Series system for use with NetVault Backup	6
1.1 NetVault software prerequisites	6
1.2 Installing and configuring the DR Series system	6
2 Creating and configuring the RDA target container(s) for NetVault Backup	10
2.1 Adding the RDA target container(s) for NetVault Backup	11
2.2 Configuring transport modes for NetVault Backup	14
2.2.1 Setting the mode using the CLI	14
2.2.2 Setting the mode using the GUI	14
2.3 Configuring a backup job for NetVault Backup	16
3 Configuring VTL	17
3.1 Creating and configuring iSCSI target container(s) for NetVault Backup	17
3.1.1 Create an iSCSI VTL container for NetVault Backup	17
3.1.2 Configure the iSCSI target – Windows	19
3.1.3 Configure NetVault Backup to use the newly created iSCSI VTL	23
3.2 Creating and configuring NDMP target container(s) for NetVault Backup	25
3.2.1 Create the NDMP VTL container for NetVault Backup	25
3.2.2 Set up NetVault Backup to use the newly created NDMP VTL	27
4 Setting up the DR Series system cleaner	30
5 Monitoring deduplication, compression, and performance	31
A VTL configuration guidelines	32
A.1 Managing VTL protocol accounts and credentials	32
A.1.1 iSCSI account details and management	32
A.1.2 NDMP account details and management	33
A.1.3 VTL Default Account Summary Table:	34
A.2 Managing VTL media and space use	34
A.2.1 General performance guidelines for DMA configuration	34
A.2.2 Physical DR space sizing and planning	34
A.2.3 Logical VTL geometry and media sizing	35
A.2.4 Media retention and grouping	36
A.2.5 VTL media count guidelines	36
A.2.6 Adding media to the VTL container	37
A.2.7 Updating NetVault Backup to identify newly added VTL media	37

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