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Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager Dell Engineering January 2016 A Dell Technical White Paper - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 2
the entities claiming the marks and/or names or their products and are the property of their respective owners. Dell disclaims proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. 2 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 3
credentials ...46 A.1 Managing iSCSI account details...46 A.2 VTL default account summary table...47 B Managing VTL media and space B.7.1 General guidelines...52 B.7.2 Product specific guidelines ...52 3 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 4
specific DR Series system at: http://support.dell.com/manuals Note: The DR Series system and DPM screenshots used in this document may vary slightly, depending on the DR Series system firmware version and Microsoft DPM version used. 4 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 5
more information, in the Dell DR Series System Administrator Guide, refer to the default address 192.168.0.120, or the IP that is assigned to the iDRAC interface. Use the user name and password of "root/calvin". 4. Launch the virtual console. 5 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 6
with the user administrator and the password St0r@ge! (the "0" in the password is the numeral zero). 6. Set the user-defined networking preferences. 7. View the summary of preferences and confirm that it is correct. 6 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 7
to Active Directory, see the DR Series System Owner's Manual for guest logon instructions. a. Select Active Directory from the left navigation area of the DR Series system user interface. 7 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 8
b. Enter your Active Directory credentials. 8 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 9
and export the iSCSI container as described in the following steps. 1. Select Containers in the navigation panel on the left navigation area, and then container name, select Virtual Tape Library (VTL), and then click Next. 9 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 10
3. For the Access Protocol, select iSCSI, and then specify the Data Management Application Access Control by entering the Click Create a New Container to create the VTL container. 10 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 11
below. 2. Click Done to close the dialog box and proceed by selecting the newly discovered target. This target will have an Inactive Status as it requires authentication parameters to be provided for iSCSI logon. Select the Target from the list, click the Connect button, and then in - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 12
3. In the Advanced Settings dialog box, select to Enable CHAP log on and type the User Name and Target Secret / Password. Click OK. See Appendix A for more details about accounts and credentials. 12 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 13
The iSCSI target should now show as connected, and the device discovery can now proceed. 13 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 14
the following link: http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Home.aspx. Search for the following: "StorageTek - Storage - Sun/StorageTek Library" 14 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 15
can refer to Microsoft online help for instructions on installing device drivers.) After installation, the library drivers will appear in the Device Manager, as shown in the following screenshot. 15 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 16
from IBM as per your operating system at: http://www933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Tape%2Bdrivers%2Band%2Bsoftware&pr oduct=ibm/Storage_Tape/Tape take effect. 16 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 17
\Microsoft\Microsoft Data Protection Manager\Agent 3. Right-click and select New > DWORD (32 bit) Value, and then enter select Modify. Select the Base value as Hexadecimal, and then enter 00001c20 as the value in the text box. Click OK. 17 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 18
enter the value as: TapeSize 4. Right-click TapeSize, and then select Modify. Select the Base value as Decimal, and enter (TapeSize * 1024) as is not defined, by default, it is 30GB. 18 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 19
returns a list of tape drives Scsi\DeviceID\Instance that you can use to make the above change. 3. Right-click DeviceParameters, select New > Key, and change NewKey as Storport. 19 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 20
Right-click BusyRetryCount and select Modify. Select the Base value as Decimal, and enter 250 as the value in the text box. Click OK. 6. Ensure the Storport and BusyRetryCount settings are configured for all tape drives 20 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 21
disable TUR, you need to find the service name used by the tapes. To find the service name, go to the following path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\SCSI\\\ 21 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 22
: AutoRun 4. Right-click AutoRun and select Modify. Select the Base value as Decimal and enter Zero as the value in the text box. Click OK. 5. Reboot system for the registry setting to take effect 22 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 23
up Microsoft DPM to use the newly created iSCSI VTL 1. Within the Microsoft DPM Administration interface, access the Libraries submenu item and select to Rescan for Devices. 23 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 24
the library has been enabled to use, it must now be inventoried to identify the media available for further configuration. Select and confirm to Inventory the newly added library. 24 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 25
4. Once the inventory is complete, the media can now be placed into production as needed. 5. You should reboot the system for registry settings to take effect. 25 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 26
the DR Series system VTL This section describes how to perform file-based backup and restore. 1. Install/push the DPM agent on the client that 1 protected agent and 1 library. 26 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 27
2. Click Protection > New to open the Create New Protection Group Wizard, and then click Next. 27 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 28
3. Select server options, and then click Next. 28 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 29
4. Select the folder that needs to be protected, and click OK for the system state selection. Click Next. 29 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 30
5. Enter a name for the protection group, and select Tape for short term protection. Select the option, I want long-term protection using tape, and click Next. 30 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 31
6. Specify the short-term recovery goals and click Next. 31 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 32
7. Specify the long-term protection goals. Customize these settings if required, and click Next. 32 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 33
data integrity. c. Select Do not compress or encrypt data for both short-term and long-term backup, d. Click Next. Note: The DR Series system has built-in compression and encryption features; therefore, enabling these features on DPM might affect savings. 33 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 34
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9. Review the protection group summary and click Create group. 35 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 36
created successfully. Click Close. 11. To start an offline backup, expand the protection group, and select the data entry. Click Recovery Point to start a full backup. Click OK. 36 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 37
12. You can view the progress of the backup job from the Monitoring tab. 37 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 38
from tape 1. Click Recovery and select your protected volume. On the right, select the recovery point that you want to restore and right-click the recoverable item that you want to restore. The Restore Wizard opens. 38 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 39
2. Review the recovery selection and click Next. 39 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 40
3. Make the appropriate selection for the recovery type and click Next. 40 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 41
4. Specify the recovery options and click Next. 41 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 42
5. Review the summary and click Recovery. 42 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 43
6. To monitor the restore job, click Monitor > All jobs in progress. 43 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 44
Series system cleaner Performing scheduled disk space reclamation operations are recommended as a method for recovering disk space from system containers in when backups are not taking place, and generally after a backup job has completed. 44 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 45
Monitoring deduplication, compression, and performance After backup jobs have run, the DR Series system 2-4x reduction (25-50% total savings) on the initial backup. As additional full backup jobs are completed, the ratios will increase. Backup jobs with a 12-week retention will average a 15x ratio, - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 46
default iSCSI password is St0r@ge!iscsi. You can modify this password in the iSCSI tab of the Clients page. Click Edit CHAP Password and enter a new password as needed. IMPORTANT NOTE: iSCSI CHAP passwords password Re-type CHAP password 46 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 47
A.2 VTL default account summary table Service Account iSCSI iscsi_user Default Credentials St0r@ge!iscsi CLI Modifier iscsi--setpassword 47 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 48
, compression, and encryption at rest functionality. Backup applications (such as Dell NetVault, Symantec BackupExec, Symantec NetBackup, and so and space requirements. • Media Type selection will depend on a number of factors including the DMA used, the backup cycles, data sources, and more. - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 49
: For complete details, see the Dell DR Series Capacity Sizing Guide: A Dell Technical White Paper or contact a support or sales specialist for assistance. Logical levels of flexibility, such as when a restore is needed during backup operations. We can review a typical full weekly plus incremental - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 50
20TB 2TB 5 24.2TB 20TB 2TB Total 121TB NOTE: For complete details please refer to the Dell DR Disk Backup Appliance Capacity Sizing Guide: A Dell Technical White Paper or contact a support or sales specialist for assistance. Media retention and grouping Due to the nature of VTLs, media must - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 51
4. After the VTL media has been added to the target VTL container, Microsoft DPM must now be updated to be able to use said media. Select the VTL and conduct an inventory update. 51 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager | January 2016 - Dell DR4300 | Microsoft DPM - Setting Up the DR Series System as a VTL Backup Ta - Page 52
the backup software specific guidelines In the event that space becomes an issue or that a user impact requires manual cleaning, media can either be manually Erased, Blanked, and Scratched or otherwise recycled and a manual cleaning cycle initiated on the DR Series system. 52 Setting Up the Dell
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