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Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana Dell Engineering June 2015 A Dell Technical White Paper - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 2
purposes only and may contain typographical errors and technical inaccuracies. The content is provided as is, without express or implied warranties of any kind. © 2015 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this material in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 3
space sizing and planning...87 A.3.3 Logical VTL geometry and media sizing 88 A.3.4 Media retention and grouping...89 A.3.5 VTL media count guidelines ...89 2 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 4
A.3.6 Adding the VTL media to the container 90 A.3.7 Updating CommVault to identify newly added VTL media 91 A.3.8 Space reclamation...94 B Glossary ...100 3 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 5
Executive summary This document provides information about how to set up the Dell DR Series system to run Virtual Synthetic Backup on CommVault Simpana 10. This document is a quick reference guide and does not include all DR Series system deployment best practices. For additional information, see - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 6
to the CommVault documentation for more information or contact support for details. 1.2 Installing and configuring the DR Series system 1. Rack and cable the DR Series System, and power it on. In the Dell DR Series System Administrator Guide, refer to the sections, "iDRAC Connection", "Logging in - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 7
as user administrator and the password St0r@ge! (The "0" in the password is the numeral zero). 5. Set the user-defined networking preferences. 6 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 8
add DR Series system 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 GUI. 7 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 9
b. Enter your Active Directory credentials. Enter Active Directory Info 8 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 10
Containers in the left navigation area of the DR Series system GUI, and then click Create at the top of the page. 9 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 11
Enable CIFS or Enable NFS check box as appropriate. (CommVault Simpana supports both CIFS and NFS protocols.) Name the container Select CIFS or CIFS or NFS Enter Backup Server Info Note: For improved security, Dell recommends adding IP addresses for the following: Backup console (CommVault Server - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 12
click Edit. Note down the container share/export path, which will be used later as the Disk Library for CommVault Simpana. 11 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 13
the target container(s) to CommVault Simpana 1. Open the Simpana Administrative Console, expand Storage Resources, right-click Libraries, and select Add -> DiskLibrary... 12 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 14
Default: administrator/St0r@ge! Enter DR container share path 3. Confirm that the library is created, and that the status is Ready. 13 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 15
a new directory Mount DR NFS Share 2. Open the Simpana Administrative Console, expand Storage Resources, right-click Libraries, and select Add -> DiskLibrary... 14 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 16
, and click OK. Name the library Enter the mount path 4. Confirm that the library is created, and the Status is Ready. 15 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 17
MediaAgents, and then click OK. Note: To configure a shared library, make sure you select all the MediaAgents that share that library. 16 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 18
3. Click OK to continue. 4. Click the Shared Disk Device tab. 5. Click Start, and select Disk Device > Add Network Sharing Device... 17 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 19
Note: This Device is the replication source. Device information is based on which protocol the container is exposed to the MediaAgents. 18 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 20
can access the device in Library and Drive Configuration window. 8. Right-click the device and then click Add Replica Sharing Folder. 19 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 21
Device is the destination of the replication. Device information is based on which protocol the container is exposed to the MediaAgents. 20 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 22
the Library and Drive Configuration window. 11. On the Libraries tab, click the Start menu, and select Add -> Replica Disk Library. 21 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 23
to install the ContinuousDataReplicator package on the source and the destination computers before adding mount path to this library. Click OK. 22 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 24
OK. Select the disk device that you wish to associate as the mount path 14. Verify the disk library is configured. 23 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 25
data from a source computer to a destination computer, with both computers supporting the same network transfer protocol. In this configuration, CDR replicates between a Add Replication Set. 24 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 26
DR container mounted (CIFS or NFS). Click OK. 3. Right-click the Replication Set, and then go to All Tasks -> Manage Pairs. 25 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 27
. 6. Expand the client to be backed up, right-click the target iDataAgent, and then select All Tasks -> Create New Backup Set. 26 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 28
7. Enter the New Backup Set Name. 27 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 29
8. Set the appropriate Backup Schedule 9. Right-click the newly created Backup Set, and select All Tasks -> New Subclient. 28 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 30
10. Enter the Subclient name on the General tab. 11. Select the Storage Device tab, and click Create Storage Policy. 29 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 31
12. In the Create Storage Policy Wizard, select the Policy Type as Data Protection and Archiving. 13. Enter the Storage Policy Name. 30 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 32
14. Select the DR disk library created in Section 2 as the default library 15. Select the MediaAgent. 16. Enter the Number of Device Streams and retention policy. 31 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 33
500MB/s. 17. Disable deduplication for the primary copy. 18. Click Finish. 19. Disable Software Compression under Storage Device > Data Transfer Option. 32 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 34
20. Clear the Enable Deduplication checkbox under Storage Device > Deduplication. 33 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 35
21. On the Content tab, select data for backup by clicking Browse. 22. Right-click the newly created sub-client, and select Backup. 34 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 36
23. Make selection under Select Backup Type and click OK. 24. Navigate to Job Controller to monitor the job Status. 35 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 37
then click Create at the top of the page. 2. Enter a container name and select the Virtual Tape Library (VTL) container option. 36 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 38
node / media node IP Address, IQN or FQDN. Select the Auto Marker Type. 4. Finalize VTL creation by clicking Creating a New Container. 37 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 39
field. Click Quick Connection to open the Quick Connect dialog box, which indicates a connection was made but was set as inactive. 38 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 40
. Select the Target from the list, click the Connect button, and then in the Connect to Target dialog box, click Advanced. 39 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 41
User Name and Target Secret / Password, and then click OK. Refer to Appendix A for further details about iSCSI accounts and credentials. 40 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 42
The iSCSI target should now show as connected, and device discovery can now proceed. 41 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 43
://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/home.aspx, for more information and assistance in acquiring Microsoft Device Drivers, e.g., StorageTeck Library Drivers. 42 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 44
with DR VTL(s) by using the following command: iscsiadm -m session For example: iscsiadm -m session = tcp: [8] 10.8.230.108:3260,1 iqn.198405.com.dell:dr4000.3071067.interoprhel52n1.30 5. Review dmesg or /var/log/messages for details about the tape devices created upon adding the DR Series system - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 45
the Storage tab, click Library and Drive. Move the desired Available MediaAgent to the Selected MediaAgents list box and click OK. 44 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 46
2. Click OK to continue. 3. Select the Detect/Configure Devices... menu from the Start button. 45 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 47
4. Make sure that SCSI Devices and Automatically Create DDS Drivepools are selected, and then click OK. It may take a few moments to detect the iSCSI VTL. 46 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 48
5. Click OK and then click Close. 6. Click OK. 47 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 49
7. Right-click the library you just added, and select the Configure context menu. 8. Select the Library and All Drives radio button and click OK. 9. Click Yes to confirm. 48 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 50
10. Select the appropriate media type, and then click Yes. 11. Select the new library and select Advanced Options...> Exhaustive Detection context menus. 12. Click Yes to confirm. 49 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 51
13. Click Close 14. Click OK. 50 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 52
and then select the New Storage Policy context menu. 17. Select the Data Protection and Archiving radio button and click Next. 51 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 53
18. Enter a Storage Policy Name and click Next>. 19. Select the newly added library and click Next. 52 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 54
20. Select the Drive Pool for the newly added library and click Next >. 21. Select the Scratch Pool that you want to use for this library. 53 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 55
22. Click Next. 23. Deselect Hardware Compression and click Next. 54 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 56
24. Click Finish. 55 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 57
, and then click the Create at the top of the page. 2. Specify your container name and select the VTL container option. 56 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 58
of 799 GB in CommVault. This will not affect the use of smaller tapes. Smaller tapes will still be managed properly. 57 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 59
Computers in the navigation pane. Select the New Client > File System > NAS context menu to add the DR Series system credentials. 58 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 60
populate. Click OK. 3. In the CommCell Console, on the Storage tab, click Library and Drive. Select the MediaAgent and click Add. 59 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 61
4. This will move the desired MediaAgent to the Selected MediaAgents list box. Click OK. 5. Click OK to continue. 60 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 62
6. Click Detect/Configure Devices... menu from the Start button. 7. Select the NDMP Devices radio button and the MediaAgent of your choice. Click OK. 61 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 63
8. Select the DR for the NDMP Server and click Add. Click OK. 9. Click Yes to confirm. 62 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 64
A dialog box opens showing progress. 10. Close the Log dialog box. 11. Click OK. 63 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 65
12. Right-click the library you just added and select the Configure context menu. 13. Select the Library and All Drives radio button and click OK. 14. Click Yes to confirm. 64 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 66
. Select the tape library you just added and select the Advanced Options > Exhaustive Detection context menu. 17. Click Yes to confirm. 65 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 67
18. Close the Log dialog box. 19. Click OK 66 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 68
dialog box. 21. Create a new Storage Policy by selecting New Storage Policy after selecting Policies > Storage Policies in the navigation pane. 67 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 69
22. Click the Data Protection and Archiving radio button and then click Next. 23. Enter a Storage Policy Name and click Next. 68 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 70
24. Select the Library you just added and click Next. 25. Make sure that these selections are correct and click Next >. 69 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 71
26. Select the Scratch Pool that you want and click Next. 27. Click Next >. 70 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 72
28. Clear the Hardware Compression checkbox. Click Next >. 29. Click Finish. 71 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 73
the tree under Client Computers. You should see a NAS node followed by a defaultBackupSet node. Double-click default in the right pane. 72 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 74
31. Enter the path to back up in the text box of the Content tab and click Add. Use the drop down box to help you navigate the filer you want to back up. 73 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 75
32. Specify the Storage Policy that you just added and click OK. 74 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 76
33. Select the Properties of the library you just added. 75 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 77
34. Select the When Content Verification Fails checkbox in the Media Usage tab and click OK. 76 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 78
35. Select the newly updated defaultBackupSet and select All Tasks > Backup All Subclients context menu to start the backup job. 77 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 79
schedule the job for later if needed. Click OK. 39. Monitor the progress of the job from the Job Controller tab. 78 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 80
filer you want to restore to. Expand NAS and defaultBackupSet then select All Tasks > Browse and Restore context menu for defaultBackupSet.. 79 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 81
41. Select the backup you want to restore and click View Content. 80 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 82
42. Select the data you want to restore and click Recover All Selected... 43. Specify the destination of the restore and click OK. 81 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 83
44. Monitor the job's progress from the Job Controller tab. 82 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 84
should run at least 40 hours per week when backups are not taking place, and generally after a backup job has completed. 83 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 85
backup jobs are completed, the ratios will increase. Backup jobs with a 12-week retention will average a 15x ratio, in most cases. 84 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 86
existing iSCSI sessions will be terminated! Do you want to continue? (Yes/no) [n]? Enter new CHAP password Re-type CHAP password 85 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 87
account details and management The default username for the NDMP service is "backup_user" and can be confirmed using the web UI :######### NDMP password successfully updated. VTL default account summary table Service NDMP iSCSI Account backup_user Default Credentials St0r@ - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 88
DR Series system (version 3.2 and later) provides inline VTL deduplication, compression, and encryption at rest functionality. Backup applications (such as Dell NetVault, Symantec BackupExec, Symantec NetBackup, and so on) should be configured so that any multiplexing, pre-compression, software-side - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 89
Virtual Tape Library would be created with 152 (121TB divided by 800GB) pieces of media at 800GB for each piece media. 88 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 90
the logical space can be reconciled thus enabling the physical space to be reclaimed. A.3.5 VTL media count guidelines Type Capacity Max number of Tapes supported LTO-4 800GiB 2000 LTO-3 400GiB 4000 LTO-2 200GiB LTO-1 100Gib LTO-1 50Gib LTO-1 10GiB 8000 10000 10000 10000 89 Setting Up the - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 91
also use the "vtl -create_carts" cli command for this operation. For example: > vtl --create_carts --name TEST_VTL_LALA --tapes 10 Created 10 cartridges 90 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 92
be able to use the media. 1. Select the Default Scratch of the library and select Import Media. 2. Click Continue. 3. Click OK. 91 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 93
4. Click OK. 5. Review the resulting log and click Close. 92 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 94
6. Select Start > Detect/Configure Devices... 7. Notice the added tapes that were added. 93 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 95
or that a user impact requires manual cleaning media can either be manually Erased, Blanked, Scratched or otherwise recycled and a manual cleaning cycle initiated on the DR unit volumes. 2. 94 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 96
3. Select All Tasks > Delete Contents context menu for the tapes you want to erase. 4. Click Yes in this warning box if you agree. 95 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 97
5. Enter "erase and reuse media" in the text box to confirm you want to remove the data from the selected tape. 6. Select the Media Pool you want the tape to be moved to. 7. 96 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 98
8. Find that tape in the Media Pool you moved it to and select the Options > Erase Media context menu. 9. 10. Select Quick Erase and click OK. 97 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 99
: 33595753405 Post Dedupe Bytes : 24926224990 Post Compression Bytes : 22734553886 Post Encryption Bytes : 0 Post Encryption Bytes in GiB : 0.0 GiB Compression Status : Done 98 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 100
Cleaner Status Encryption Status Total Inodes Bytes decrypted Dedupe Savings Compression Savings Total Savings : Running : Disabled : 101 : 0 : 25.81 % : 8.79 % : 32.33 % 99 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015 - Dell DR4300e | CommVault Simpana - Setting Up the DR Series System as a Backup T - Page 101
B Glossary RDA : Rapid Data Access, Dell proprietary technology for faster data access. Dedupe Backup : In this mode Deduplication FQDN: Fully Qualified Domain Name (Host name and domain) 100 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana | April 2015
A Dell Technical White Paper
Setting Up the Dell
™
DR Series System as a
CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault
Simpana
Dell Engineering
June 2015