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Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup Dell Engineering February 2014 A Dell Technical White Paper - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 2
OF ANY KIND. © 2014 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. For more information, contact Dell. PRODUCT WARRANTIES APPLICABLE TO THE DELL PRODUCTS DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE FOUND AT: http://www.dell are trademarks of Dell Inc. Other Dell trademarks may be used - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 3
DR Series system...5 2 Set up NetBackup for Virtual Synthetic Backup on a Windows or Linux client 10 3 Back up using NBU virtual synthetic backup ...25 4 Monitor deduplication, compression, and performance 30 3 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 4
at http://www.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 • Dedupe backup: In this mode - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 5
Dell DR Series System Administrator Guide 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 Virtual Synthetic Backup - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 6
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 Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 7
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 Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 8
Active Directory credentials. 10. Create an OST container. Select Containers in the navigation panel on the left side of the dashboard, and then click the Create at the top of the page. 8 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 9
a container name and select the connection type as RDA. Then select the RDA type as Symantec OpenStorage (OST). b. Click Create a New Container and confirm that the container was added. 9 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 10
2 Set up NetBackup for Virtual Synthetic Backup on a Windows or Linux client Note: Make sure that the Dell OST plugin is installed on the DMA client that is used for NetBackup (NBU) backup. 1. Launch NBU Console 10 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 11
- > Credentials - > Storage Server. Click New. 3. In the Storage server configuration wizard dialog box, choose OpenStorage from the list and click Next. 11 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 12
name, enter 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 Virtual Synthetic - 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 that authentication is fine. 7. Created storage server should be listed. 13 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 14
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 Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 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 Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 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 Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 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 Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 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 Netbackup Management - > Storage - > Storage Unit. Click New Storage Unit. 18 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 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 Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 21
Differential Incremental Backup or Cumulative Incremental Backup, and a third one for Full Backup with the Synthetic backup option enabled. The schedule should be such that first a full backup runs, then an incremental backup, and finally a synthetic full backup. 21 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 22
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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. 23 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 24
24. Make sure that the policy is created successfully. 25. Activate the policy before proceeding to backup. Right click the policy and click Activate. 24 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 25
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. 25 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 26
2. Under Netbackup Management - > Policies, right click on the policy created in the previous procedure and select Manual Backup to run the backup manually. 26 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 27
3. Run a manual Full Backup and check the status in the Activity Monitor. Double- click on the job to see the detailed status. 27 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 28
4. Run one or more configured Incremental backups to generate a set of backups that can make a synthetic full backup. 5. Then finally run a Full Backup with synthetic backup option enabled. 6. Confirm that the final full backup is synthesized. 28 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 29
7. Throughput of final backup should be much faster as it synthesizes the full and incremental backups. 29 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Virtual Synthetic Backup | February 2014 - Dell DR4300 | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec N - Page 30
4 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 Virtual
Synthetic Backup
Dell Engineering
February 2014