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3 Setting up NetVault SmartDisk on the Dell™ DR4X00 Disk Backup Appliance
Table of contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Executive Summary .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1 Technical Setup/configuration Best Practices ..................................................................................................................... 6
1.1 General Setup /configuration Best Practices ............................................................................................................. 6
1.2 DR4X00 Setup/configuration Best Practices ............................................................................................................. 6
1.3 NetVault Setup /configuration Best Practices ........................................................................................................... 6
2 Install and Configure the DR4X00 .......................................................................................................................................... 9
3 Configure the Backup Server and Install NetVault SmartDisk ........................................................................................ 16
4 Configure NetVault SmartDisk .............................................................................................................................................. 21
4.1 Windows ......................................................................................................................................................................... 21
4.2 Linux/Unix....................................................................................................................................................................... 28
5 Set up the DR4X00 Cleaner ................................................................................................................................................... 35
6 Monitoring Dedupe, Compression & Performance........................................................................................................... 36
Appendix A Additional Resources ........................................................................................................................................... 37