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Best practices for setting up Dell VTL Container or NetVault Backup native virtual tape library (nVTL)
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Changing the NetVault Backup VTL storage location without data loss
This section details the process for changing the storage device path for a CIFS-mounted
NetVault Backup VTL configured on a DR Series appliance. This process uses replication to
synchronize the data prior to remapping the storage path.
1. On the first DR Series appliance with the existing NetVault Backup VTL container, use the
replication utility to replicate the container to the secondary DR Series appliance.
For information on setting up replication, refer to your DR Series System
Administrator’s Guide. Dell recommends that you use the same name as the Source
Container for the Target Container on the second appliance. This allows for a
simple change of the name in the device path in the NetVault Backup “diskdevice”
configuration file.
2. After replication is configured, click the Select button to the right of the replication task,
and then click Start to begin the replication process immediately.