User Manual

3 Setting up NetVault Backup Native Virtual Tape Library on the Dell™ DR4X00 Disk Backup Appliance
Table of contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Executive Summary .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1 Technical Setup/configuration Best Practices ..................................................................................................................... 7
1.1 General Setup /configuration Best Practices ............................................................................................................. 7
1.2 DR4X00 Setup/configuration Best Practices ............................................................................................................. 7
1.3 NetVault nVTL Setup /configuration Best Practices ................................................................................................. 7
1.4 Using and Managing a NetVault: Backup nVTL on DR4X00 appliance. ................................................................ 9
2 Install and Configure the DR4X00 ......................................................................................................................................... 11
3 Configure NetVault Backup nVTL ......................................................................................................................................... 18
4 Set up the DR4X00 Cleaner ................................................................................................................................................... 30
5 Monitoring Dedupe, Compression & Performance........................................................................................................... 31
5.1 NetVault: Backup VTL and Cleaning Cycles ............................................................................................................. 31
5.2 NetVault: Backup Optional Configurations for Optimum Performance ............................................................ 32
Appendix A Additional Resources ........................................................................................................................................... 34
Appendix B Configure DR4X00 replication for NetVault backup for nVTL .................................................................... 35
Appendix C Moving an nVTL NetVault Backup residing on DR4X00 replicated container to another NetVault
backup server 44
Appendix D Sample Scripts For Management Of Replication Failover And Reclamation Of Disk Space .................. 54