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Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator Dell Engineering June 2015 A Dell Technical White Paper - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 2
party products does not necessarily constitute Dell's recommendation of those products. Please consult your Dell representative for additional information. Trademarks used in this document: Dell™, the Dell logo, and PowerVault™ are trademarks of Dell Inc. Other Dell trademarks may be used in this - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 3
Table of contents 1 Installing and configuring the DR Series system ...5 2 Configuring a backup job on ASG-Time Navigator over a CIFS target 12 2.1 Configuring a CIFS container as a TiNa-library ...12 2.2 Creating a media pool and attaching the TiNa library 14 2.3 Configuring the TiNa backup - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 4
ASG-Time Navigator over CIFS and NFS. This paper is a quick reference guide and does not include all DR Series system deployment best practices. For additional whitepapers for your specific DR Series system at: http://www.dell.com/powervaultmanuals Note: The DR Series system and ASG-Time - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 5
Refer to the DR Series System Administrator Guide topics: "iDRAC Connection", "Logging in default address 192.168.0.120, or the IP address that is assigned to the iDRAC interface. Use the user name and password password St0r@ge! (The "0" in the password is the numeral zero). 5 Setting Up the Dell™ - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 6
. 7. Log on to DR Series System administrator console using the IP address you just provided for the DR Series system with the username administrator and password St0r@ge! 6 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 7
system to Active Directory. Note: If you do not want to add the DR Series system to Active Directory, see the DR Series System Owner's Manual for guest logon instructions. a. In the left navigation area of the DR Series system GUI, select Active Directory. b. Click Join. 7 Setting Up the - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 8
c. Enter your Active Directory credentials. 9. Create the container by selecting Containers in the left navigation area, and then clicking Create at the top of the page. 10. Enter a Container Name, 8 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 9
NAS to enable both CIFS and NFS access. (Time Navigator supports both CIFS and NFS protocols.) 12. Enable NFS and CIFS access to the container as appropriate, and select Time Navigator for the Marker type. Click Next. 9 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 10
13. Enter the required access control list details. 14. Click Create a New Container. 15. Verify the container is created. 10 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 11
the container share/export path, which you will use later to target the DR Series system. 17. To exit, click Cancel Note: For improved security, Dell recommends adding IP addresses for the Backup console (ASG-Time Navigator). Not all environments will have all components. 11 Setting Up the - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 12
container as a TiNa-library (backup device) in the form of a virtual library system. 2. Login to catalog. 3. Go to Devices > Library > New. 12 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 13
example, sample_cifs_library) in the New Atempo VLS screen and provide the CIFS share path in the Media Directory field. Click OK. 13 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 14
the library has been properly created in catalog. Note: TiNa backup services should run as the user with domain administrator or administrator write permissions menu, click Media Pool and then click New. 14 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 15
the Backup menu and then select Platform Selection. Select the Strategy (for example, Strategy A), click New, and then click Standard Strategy. 15 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 16
. 3. Similarly, add it for incremental backup. Without this Incremental media Pool, Time Navigator will not accept to take the full backup. 16 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 17
New, and then browse to the path of the data to be backed up. Select the directory location and click OK. 17 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 18
3. Apply a strategy for the new backup selection, and click OK. Note: Dell recommends not to enable TiNa's native compression and encryption while doing backup and restore 18 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 19
4. On the Backup menu, click Selected Platform > Strategy A > Full Session Now. 5. Monitor the status of the running job by clicking Monitoring > Job Manager. 19 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 20
backup strategy by clicking the Backup > Platform Selection and then selecting the strategy (for example, Strategy A). Click New > Incremental Session Now. 20 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 21
operation by selecting Platform > Restore & Archive Manager. 2. Enter the credentials of the Host for the Restore Job configuration and click OK. 21 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 22
4. Browse to and select the objects to be restored. 5. On the Restore menu, click Run. 22 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 23
6. Select one of the Restore Destinations and click OK. The Restore Information window shows the restore progression to its completion. 23 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 24
7. Monitor the restore job status by clicking Monitoring > Job Manager. When the Restore job completes, it appears in the Job Manager. 24 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 25
DR Series system can be made available on a secondary DR Series system. C CIFS ASG-Time Navigator Backup Server Primary-DR4X00 Secondary-DR4X00 Follow these instructions to create a duplicate copy of a backup. 1. On the primary DR Series system, create a CIFS container. 25 Setting Up the - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 26
DR containers as PrimaryVirtual Library System (VLS) and Secondary-VLS for demonstration of duplication and restore from a secondary DR Series system. 26 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 27
Primary DR Series system. 3. For duplication of existing backup data Configuration, when the primary backup job completes, click Storage > Media > Management. 27 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 28
4. Select the media pool name on which the secondary logical drives are available and click OK. 5. Select the Cartridges and click Duplicate. 28 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 29
6. Click Start to see the duplication in progress. 7. Monitor the duplication work in progression on the Primary and Secondary DR Series systems. 29 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 30
8. Right-click the secondary logical drive and click Enable (For Restore Only). 9. Monitor the Restore progress on the secondary system. 30 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 31
10. Wait for the restore to complete from the secondary container to client. 31 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 32
Time Navigator- Administration Console-version4.3 and configure the backup device in the form of a virtual library system. Click Library > Devices > New. 32 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 33
container (NFS) mount point, and click OK. 4. The DR container should be mounted on the machine on which TiNa is running. 33 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 34
the DR Series system. 5.2 Creating a media pool and attaching TiNa logical drives 1. To create a Media Pool, select Storage > Media Pool > New. 34 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 35
strategy by clicking Backup > Platform Selection and then selecting the Strategy (for example, Strategy A). Click New and then click "Standard Strategy. 35 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 36
1. Configure the data to be backup as follows. Right-click the Time Navigator backup server host icon and click Backup Selection. 36 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 37
up. Select the directory location and click OK. 3. Click Properties, and then clear the Compressed and Encoded checkboxes. Click OK. Note : Dell recommends that you do not enable the TimeNavigator native compression and encryption features while performing backup/restore. 37 Setting Up the - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 38
4. Configure the properties for the new backup selection as needed, and click OK. 5. Select Backup > Selected Platform. Select a Strategy, and click Full Session Now. 38 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 39
backup progress is shown in VTL disk (logical drives). 7. Double click one of the Active Jobs to view the complete details. 39 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 40
full backup strategy by clicking Backup > Platform Selection and then selecting the Strategy (for example, Strategy A). Click New > Incremental Session Now. 40 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 41
operation by selecting Platform > Restore & Archive Manager. 2. Enter the credentials of the Host for the Restore Job configuration and click OK. 41 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 42
3. Browse to and select the objects to be restored. Select Restore > Run. 4. Select one of the Restore Destinations and click OK. 42 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 43
The Restore Information dialog box shows the restore progress. 43 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 44
system. N NF S ASG-Time Navigator Backup Server Primary-DR4X00 Secondary-DR4X00 1. On the primary DR Series system, create an NFS container. 44 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 45
and secondary DR containers as Primary-VLS and Secondary-VLS for demonstration of duplication and restore from the secondary DR system. 45 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 46
DR Series system. 5. For duplication of existing backup data Configuration, when the primary backup job is completed, click Storage > Media > Management. 46 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 47
6. Select the media pool name on which the secondary logical drives are available and click OK. 7. Select the cartridges and click Duplicate. 47 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 48
required when the primary is down or inaccessible. 10. Right-click the secondary logical drive and click Enable (For Restore Only). 48 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 49
11. Restore data selection. 12. Monitor restore progress on the secondary DR Series sytem. 49 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 50
Restored data from secondary DR container to client. 50 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 51
at least 40 hours per week when backups are not taking place, and generally after a backup job has completed. Schedule Cleaner 51 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 52
backup jobs are completed, the ratios will increase. Backup jobs with a 12-week retention will average a 15x ratio, in most cases. 52 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 53
virtual drive would denote a stream. As a rule of thumb, the number of virtual drives to create in the VTL should reflect what is required to support simultaneous streams, or concurrent jobs. Creating an excessive number of drives does not yield any benefits and could lead to 53 Setting Up the - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 54
degradation. It is important to also never exceed the number of streams supported by the appliance vendor's operating environment when creating VTLs and virtual drives. the virtual media in question. 54 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 55
on to the DR using SSH. o Log on with username Administrator and password St0r@ge! o Run the following command: authenticate --set --user administrator Note chosen, set the ASG-Time Navigator service account to use the CIFS administrator account. 55 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 56
the Linux command "cat /proc/mounts". The rsize and wsize of the NFS share in the command output should be 512K. 56 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015 - Dell DR4100 | ASG-TimeNavigator - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup Ta - Page 57
must be started each time the platform starts, with the root user: i Note: The services/daemon must be running on the Linux Time Navigator backup server at all times. It is not the tina_adm. 57 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator | April 2015
A Dell Technical White Paper
Setting Up the Dellâ„¢ DR Series System as a
Backup Target on ASG-TimeNavigator
Dell Engineering
June 2015