Administrator Guide

4. Select the system or node name in the center pane of the
Selections page, and click the check boxes that
correspond to the files you want backed up.
5. In the left navigation pane of the Backup Job Properties page, select Destination, and select Device and Media
.
The Device and Media page is displayed.
6. In the
Device pane in the Device and Media page, select the DELL OST device in the drop-down list, and click Run
Now to start the backup job.
7. Click the
Job Monitor tab to view the progress of the backup job you created.
Optimizing Duplication Between DR Series Systems Using Backup Exec
Backup Exec can replicate backups between two DR Series systems that are part of a defined source and target
replication pair. This process uses the deduplication and replication features of the DR Series system via RDA with OST.
Using RDA with OST, backed up data is catalogued which makes it available from the designated media server so that a
seamless restore can be performed from either the target or source DR Series system. This is considered an integrated
replication, where the appliance does the replication. It is considered to be “optimized” because the data flows from the
local appliance directly to the remote appliance in a deduplicated format, and it does not travel through the media
server.
When the data is in a deduplicated format (in an optimized form), only new or unique data is copied between the two DR
Series systems. Because the duplication job is initiated by Backup Exec, there are two entries in its catalog: one entry is
for the source file, while the other entry is for the target file. The backup administrator can restore backup data from
either appliance in case of data loss or disaster.
To optimize duplication between DR Series systems, create an additional OST device that points to the target DR Series
system, and complete the following steps:
1. Launch the
Backup Exec Administrator console, select the Devices tab, and right-click the target DR Series system.
2. Select
Add OpenStorage in the drop-down list.
The Add OpenStorage Device page is displayed
3. Configure the Add OpenStorage Device
page with the following information:
• Server
—enter the host name or IP address of the DR Series system.
• Logon account
—select the account from the drop-down list (or click ... and browse to the account location),
which has credentials for accessing the DR Series system.
• Server type
—select the type of server from the drop-down list (DELL).
• Logical storage unit
—enter the name of the logical storage unit (LSU), also known as a DR Series system
container, to use.
4. Click
Yes in response to the prompt if you want to make the new device the default destination for new jobs.
5. Close the
Add OpenStorage Device page.
6. Click the Job Setup tab.
7. In the left navigation pane, select Backup Tasks, and click
New job to duplicate backup sets.
The New Job to Duplicate Backup Sets page is displayed.
8. Select
Duplicate existing backup sets, and click OK.
9. Click the
View by Resource tab in the Selections page, and select the dataset you want copied.
10. In the left navigation pane, select Destination
, and select Device and Media.
11. In
Device, select the destination device from the drop-down list (that was created in this procedure), and click Run
Now to start the replication operation between the two DR Series systems.
12. Click the
Job Monitor tab to view the progress of the replication operation you created.
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