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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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - Page 2
2014 May 2014 Description Initial release Updated policy attributes instructions. THIS WHITE PAPER IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, ™, Compellent™, KACE™, FlexAddress™, Force10™ and Vostro™ are trademarks of Dell Inc. Other Dell trademarks may be used in this document. Cisco Nexus®, Cisco MDS - Dell DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - Page 3
using NBU backup acceleration ...26 5 Duplicate the backup data to the OST replication target container 31 6 Monitoring deduplication, compression, and performance ...38 3 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - Page 4
This document is a quick reference guide and does not include all DR Series system deployment best practices. For additional data management application (DMA) best practice whitepapers, see the DR Series system documentation at http://www.dell.com/support/Manuals/us/en/19/Product/powervault-dr4100 - Dell DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - Page 5
system 1. Rack and cable the DR Series system and power it on. 2. Initialize the DR Series system. Refer to the Dell DR Series System Administrator Guide under the following topics: "iDRAC Connection," "Logging in and Initializing the DR Series System," and "Accessing iDRAC6/iDRAC7 Using RACADM - Dell DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - Page 6
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 2014 - Dell DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - Page 7
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 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 - Dell DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - Page 8
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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - Page 10
accelerator for DELL DR4x00/DR6X00, the external_robotics.txt and external_types.txt files must be mapped. These instructions assume that VERITAS\Volmgr\bin\tpext 5. For media servers running 6.0_MP4 and earlier, manually update each media server with the new device mappings. This command must - Dell DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - Page 12
dialog box, choose OpenStorage from the list. 4. Under Storage server 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - Page 14
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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - Page 19
16. In New Storage 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 - Dell DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - Page 21
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 NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - Page 24
accelerator for DELL DR4x00/DR6X00, the external_robotics.txt and external_types.txt files must be mapped. These instructions assume that NetBackup openv/volmgr/bin/tpext 4. For media servers running 6.0_MP4 and earlier, manually update each media server with the new device mappings. (On media - Dell DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - Page 26
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 Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - Page 31
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 Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - Page 33
job Backup ID and click Duplicate. 6. Set appropriate values for Setup Duplication Variables. a. Under Storage Unit, select the target OST container. 33 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - Page 34
media ID of source container 'OST' > @aaabx is the media ID of target container óst_t' , 8. Verify that the duplication successfully completed. 34 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014 - Dell DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - 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 DR4300e | Symantec NetBackup - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - Page 38
backup jobs are completed, the ratios will increase. Backup jobs with a 12-week retention will average a 15x ratio, in most cases. 38 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration | May 2014
A Dell Technical White Paper
Setting Up the Dell
™
DR Series System on
Symantec NetBackup to Use Backup Acceleration
Dell Engineering
May 2014