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Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration Dell Engineering May 2014 A Dell Technical White Paper - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 2
instructions. ANY KIND. © 2014 Dell Inc. All rights reserved Dell's recommendation of those products. Please consult your Dell representative for additional information. Trademarks used in this text: Dell™, the Dell logo, Dell Boomi™, Dell are trademarks of Dell Inc. Other Dell trademarks may be - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 3
DR Series system ...5 2 Set up NBU for backup acceleration on Windows ...10 2.1 Prerequisites...10 2.1.1 Procedure ...11 3 Set up NetBackup for backup acceleration on Linux...24 3.1 Prerequisites...24 4 Back up using NBU backup acceleration ...26 5 Duplicate the backup data to the OST replication - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 4
dell.com/support/Manuals/us/en/19/Product/powervault-dr4100. Note: The DR Series system and NetBackup screenshots used in this document may vary slightly, depending on the DR Series system firmware version and NetBackup version used. Terminology • Backup duplication allows disk-based backups to be - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 5
to the Dell DR Series System Administrator Guide under 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 on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 6
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 on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 7
see the DR Series System Owner's Manual for guest login instructions. a. Select Active Directory from the navigation panel on the left side of the management interface (also known as the dashboard). 7 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 8
left side of the dashboard, and then click the Create at the top of the page. a. Enter a Container Name and select Connection Type as RDA, and then select RDA Type as Symantec OpenStorage (OST). 8 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 9
b. Click Create a New Container and Confirm that the container is added. 9 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 10
backup accelerator for DELL DR4x00/DR6X00, the external_robotics.txt and external_types.txt files must be mapped. These instructions assume that NetBackup is installed at the default 5. For media servers running 6.0_MP4 and earlier, manually update each media server with the new device mappings. - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 11
what is in the file stored on the media server: C:\Program Files\VERITAS\volmgr\bin\tpext -get_dev_mappings_ver 2.2 Procedure 1. Launch NBU Console 11 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 12
the DR Series system IP address or hostname. Under Storage server type, enter DELL. 5. In the Media server list, select the media server and enter the user name: backup_user, password: St0r@ge! 12 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 13
6. Make sure the storage server creation is successful and also authentication is fine. 13 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 14
server should be listed. 8. Right-click on Media and Device Management -> Devices -> Disk Pool. Click New. 9. In the Disk Pool Configuration Wizard dialog box, select OpenStorage (DELL) for Type. 14 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 15
10. In the Storage server list, select the DR storage server created in steps 1-6. 11. Select the OST container created in Section 1, which will be used for Backup. 15 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 16
12. Enter the Disk pool name. 16 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 17
13. Confirm that disk pool creation is successful. 17 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 18
14. Make sure the disk pool is listed. 15. Right click under Netbackup Management -> Storage -> Storage Unit. Click New Storage Unit. 18 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 19
Unit, enter a Storage unit name, Storage unit type as Disk, Disk type as OpenStorage (DELL), Storage unit configured for as Backup. Select the disk pool that was created in steps 7-13, and select the media server that will be used for backup. 17. Make sure that the Storage Unit is listed after - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 20
18. Right click under Netbackup Management -> Policies. Click New Policy. 19. Enter Policy name. 20 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 21
two schedules: one for Full Backup, the second one for either Differential Incremental Backup, or Cumulative Incremental Backup. The schedule should be such that first a full backup runs, then an incremental backup, and finally a full backup. 21 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 22
22. On the Clients tab, select the client(s) from which data is backed up. 23. On the Backup Selection tab, provide the data set that needs to be backed up. 22 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 23
24. Make sure that the policy is created successfully. 25. Activate the policy before proceeding to backup: right click on the policy and click Activate. 23 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 24
backup accelerator for DELL DR4x00/DR6X00, the external_robotics.txt and external_types.txt files must be mapped. These instructions assume that NetBackup is installed at the default 4. For media servers running 6.0_MP4 and earlier, manually update each media server with the new device mappings. - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 25
3.2 Procedure To create the storage server, disk pool, storage unit and policy, follow the same steps as in the previous topic for the Windows environment. (The policy type should be standard.) 25 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 26
or Dedupe. This can be done by setting the RDA mode in the DR Series system command line interface (CLI). Note: You can schedule the backups or run them at a convenient time. This procedure uses a manual backup configuration. 26 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 27
2. Under Netbackup Management -> Policies, right click on the policy created in the previous procedure and select Manual Backup to run the backup manually. 27 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 28
3. Run a manual Full Backup and check the status in the Activity Monitor. Double-click on the job to see the detailed status. 4. Check the Detailed Status tab and verify that the accelerator is enabled. 5. Run one or more configured Incremental Backups. 28 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 29
6. Check the Detailed Status tab of the job to verify that the accelerator is enabled. 7. Run another full backup. 8. Confirm that the backup is accelerator-enabled. 29 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 30
9. Verify the summary of the job. 30 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 31
NetBackup (NBU). Verify that the storage unit was created successfully. 3. Look for the job that backs up to the source OST container with backup acceleration. Get the backup ID of the backup job from the job's Detailed Status. 31 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 32
4. Search for the backup job ID in the catalog. 32 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 33
Note: You can search for all jobs in a specific date and time range by going to Catalog, selecting Duplicate under Action, selecting appropriate dates and then clicking Search Now. 5. Right-click on the job Backup ID and click Duplicate. 6. Set appropriate values for Setup Duplication Variables. - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 34
If the Primary checkbox is selected, the duplicated data on the target becomes the primary copy, which means by default the restore and data verification the duplication successfully completed. 34 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 35
9. Under Catalog, choose Action as Verify, Disk Type as OpenStorage(DELL), click Search Now and choose the job with backup acceleration. Right-click on it and click Verify. 35 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 36
media ID @aaabx, which is the media ID of the target container. The media ID of the source container is @aaabv. 36 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 37
10. Check the verify job details. Note: Check which container verify job is running by using the media ID. In this example, the media ID @aaabx is for the target container 'ost_t'. 37 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 38
6 Monitor 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,
A Dell Technical White Paper
Setting Up the Dell
™
DR Series System on
Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration
Dell Engineering
May 2014