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Duplicating Backup Images Between DR Series Systems Using NetBackup

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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. 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. 156

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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.
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.
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