User Guide - OSSV Plug-In

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1 Page 1 of 68 User Guide - OSSV Plug-In TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW NEW FEATURES SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS GETTING STARTED SETUP THE NETAPP OSSV AGENT OSSV PLUG-IN DEPLOYMENT ON WINDOWS OSSV PLUG-IN DEPLOYMENT ON UNIX OSSV PLUG-IN CONFIGURATION OSSV PLUG-IN BACKUP OSSV PLUG-IN RESTORE ADVANCED OSSV PLUG-IN CONFIGURATION OSSV PLUG-IN BACKUP OSSV PLUG-IN BROWSE DATA OSSV PLUG-IN RESTORE DATA AGING ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS ADD-ON COMPONENTS FILE SYSTEM RESTORE ENABLER

2 Page 2 of 68 Overview - OSSV Plug-In TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Key Features Comprehensive Backup and Restore Capabilities Heterogeneous Environment Support Efficient Job Management and Reporting Block Level Deduplication Add-On Components File System Restore Enabler Terminology WHERE TO GO NEXT Install the OSSV Plug-In Walks you through the process of installing the OSSV Plug- In. INTRODUCTION The OSSV Plug-In agent provides a simplified end-to-end backup and recovery solution for the data residing on a client computer. The OSSV Plug-In creates a relationship between the client and a secondary file server using the NetApp Open Systems SnapVault (OSSV) Agent and VSS/QSnap. This relationship allows the creation of an OSSV volume, which contains the data from the client, on the secondary file server. The MediaAgent takes the role of a Data Management Agent to allow the NetApp OSSV agent to transfer the data from the client to the file server. In addition to complete protection of file system and application data, the OSSV Plug-In also provides more granular backup and recovery options that operate seamlessly with your data protection. KEY FEATURES The OSSV Plug-In offers the following key features: COMPREHENSIVE BACKUP AND RESTORE CAPABILITIES The OSSV Plug-In provides the flexibility to backup and restore the data residing on various client computers. You can perform one full backup of the entire data or many incremental backups. The backup data can be restored to different client computers. The OSSV Plug-In also provides the capability to make a copy of the OSSV volume backup and send it to media. These copies use the NAS backup and restore process. HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENT SUPPORT You can backup the data on LUNs from file servers other than NetApp (e.g., HDS or EMC). The OSSV Plug-In reads these LUNs on your client as local volumes, allowing you to perform regular backup and restore operations. EFFICIENT JOB MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING You can view and verify the status of the backup and recovery operations from the Job Controller and Event Viewer windows within the CommCell Console. You can also track the status of the jobs using reports, which can be saved and easily distributed. Reports can be generated for different aspects of data management. You also have the flexibility to customize the reports to display only the required data and save them to any specified location in different formats. For example, you can create a backup job summary report to view at-a-glance the completed backup jobs. In addition, you can also schedule these reports to be generated and send them on without user intervention. BLOCK LEVEL DEDUPLICATION You can perform deduplication on the OSSV volume created on the file server during backup. Deduplication provides a smarter way of storing data by identifying and eliminating the duplicate items in a data protection operation. Deduplication at the data block level compares blocks of data against each other. If an object (file, database, etc.) contains blocks of data that are identical to each other, then block level deduplication eliminates storing the redundant data and reduces the size of the object in storage. This way dramatically reduces the backup data copies on both the disk and tapes. ADD-ON COMPONENTS FILE SYSTEM RESTORE ENABLER

3 Page 3 of 68 The File System Restore Enabler allows data that was backed up from a NetApp file server to be restored to a Windows or Unix computer. A file system restore is a cross-platform restore, where the data is restored to a computer with a different operating system e.g., data from a NetApp file server running ONTAP can be restored to a Windows computer. TERMINOLOGY The OSSV Plug-In documentation uses the following terminology: CLIENT SUBCLIENT FILE SERVER OSSV VOLUME DATA MANAGEMENT AGENT SNAPVAULT SNAPSHOT The computer in which the Agent is installed and contains the data to be secured. The volume containing the client computer data used for backup and restore operations. A device used for backup or archival purposes. A volume created on the file server which contains the data from the client. An agent that manages the OSSV backup process. A snapshot of the OSSV volume on the file server.

4 Page 4 of 68 System Requirements - OSSV Plug-In The following requirements are for the OSSV Plug-In: OPERATING SYSTEM PROCESSOR LINUX RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x with glibc 2.5.x Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x with glibc 2.3.x x64 x64 SUSE LINUX (SLES) SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel (Update 1) SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel SuSE Linux 10 Enterprise Server with kernel (Update 3) SuSE Linux 10 Enterprise Server with kernel (Update 2) SuSE Linux 10 Enterprise Server with kernel (Update 1) x64 x64 x64 x64 x64 SOLARIS Solaris 9 with a minimum of Service Packs Sparc5 or higher recommended Solaris 10.x with a minimum of SunOS (Sparc) Patch Sparc5 or higher recommended WINDOWS WINDOWS 2008 Microsoft Windows Server bit and x64 Editions All Windows-compatible processors supported *Core Editions not supported WINDOWS 2003 Microsoft Windows Server bit and x64 Editions with a minimum of Service Pack 1 All Windows-compatible processors supported HARD DRIVE LINUX AND SOLARIS 225 MB minimum of hard drive space for software. 100 MB of additional hard disk space for log file growth. 10 MB of temp space required for install or upgrade (where the temp directory resides). WINDOWS 101 MB minimum of hard disk space for software. The recommended space is 148 MB. 50 MB of additional hard disk space for log file growth. 725 MB of temp space required to install or upgrade (where the temp folder resides). MEMORY LINUX AND SOLARIS 32 MB RAM minimum required beyond the requirements of the operating system and running applications Swap space = 2*RAM size WINDOWS 16 MB RAM minimum required beyond the requirements of the operating system and running applications PERIPHERALS DVD-ROM drive

5 Page 5 of 68 Network Interface Card MISCELLANEOUS NETWORK TCP/IP Services configured on the computer. MICROSOFT VISUAL C++ Microsoft Visual C Redistributable Package is automatically installed. Note that Visual C Redistributable Package can co-exist with other versions of this software..net FRAMEWORK.NET Framework 2.0 is automatically installed. Note that.net Framework 2.0 can co-exist with other versions of this software. SELINUX If you have SELinux enabled on the client computer, create the SELinux policy module as a root user before performing a backup. The SELinux Development package must be installed on the client. To create an SELinux policy module, perform the following steps as user "root": 1. Create the following files in the /usr/share/selinux/devel directory: File Name <directory>/<file_name>.te where: <directory> is /usr/share/selinux/devel <file_name> is the name of the UNIX file, created to save the policy module statement. It is a good idea to use the same name for policy module and the file. For example: When you are creating a policy module for backup_ida application, you can use the following file name: backup_ida.te <directory>/<file_name>.fc where: <directory> is /usr/share/selinux/devel <file_name> is the name of the UNIX file, created to save the policy module statement. It is a good idea to use the same name for policy module and the file. For example: When you are creating a policy module for backup_ida application, you can use the following file name: backup_ida.fc Content of the File The content of the file should be as follows: policy_module(<name>,<version>) ############################## where: <name> is the name of the policy module. You can give any unique name to the policy module, such as a process or application name. <version> is the version of the policy module. It can be any number, such as For Example: While creating a policy module for the backup_ida application, you can use the following content. policy_module(backup_ida,1.0.0) The content of the file should be as follows: Note that the following list of files is not exhaustive. If the process fails to launch, check /var/log/messages. Also, if required, add it to the following list of files. /opt/<software installation directory>/base/libctreewrapper.so -- gen_context (system_u:object_r:texrel_shlib_t,s0) /opt/<software installation directory>/base/libcvmaguiimplgso -- gen_context (system_u:object_r:texrel_shlib_t,s0) /opt/<software installation directory>/base/libdb2locale.so.1 -- gen_context (system_u:object_r:texrel_shlib_t,s0) /opt/<software installation directory>/base/libdb2osse.so.1 -- gen_context (system_u:object_r:texrel_shlib_t,s0) /opt/<software installation directory>/base/libdb2sbt.so -- gen_context (system_u:object_r:texrel_shlib_t,s0) /opt/<software installation directory>/base/libdb2trcapi.so.1 -- gen_context (system_u:object_r:texrel_shlib_t,s0) /opt/<software installation directory>/base/libdrdatabase.so -- gen_context (system_u:object_r:texrel_shlib_t,s0) /opt/<software installation directory>/base/libindexing.so -- gen_context (system_u:object_r:texrel_shlib_t,s0) /opt/<software installation directory>/base/libsnooper.so -- gen_context (system_u:object_r:texrel_shlib_t,s0) 2. Create the policy file from command line. Use the following command. Ensure that you give the following commands in the /usr/share/selinux/devel directory. [root]# make backup_ida.pp Compiling targeted backup_ida module /usr/bin/checkmodule: loading policy configuration from tmp/backup_ida.tmp

6 Page 6 of 68 /usr/bin/checkmodule: policy configuration loaded /usr/bin/checkmodule: writing binary representation (version 6) to tmp/backup_ida.mod Creating targeted backup_ida.pp policy package rm tmp/backup_ida.mod tmp/backup_ida.mod.fc [root]# semodule -i backup_ida.pp [root]# 3. Execute the policy module. Use the following command: [root]# restorecon -R /opt/<software installation directory> SELinux is now configured to work with this application. DISCLAIMER Minor revisions and/or service packs that are released by application and operating system vendors are supported by our software but may not be individually listed in our System Requirements. We will provide information on any known caveat for the revisions and/or service packs. In some cases, these revisions and/or service packs affect the working of our software. Changes to the behavior of our software resulting from an application or operating system revision/service pack may be beyond our control. The older releases of our software may not support the platforms supported in the current release. However, we will make every effort to correct the behavior in the current or future releases when necessary. Please contact your Software Provider for any problem with a specific application or operating system. Additional considerations regarding minimum requirements and End of Life policies from application and operating system vendors are also applicable

7 Page 7 of 68 Getting Started - Setup the NetApp OSSV Agent WHERE TO INSTALL Install the NetApp Open System SnapVault (OSSV) Agent software on a client computer where you plan to install the OSSV Plug-In Agent. The client computer should have the NetApp Host Agent installed. INSTALLATION The NetApp OSSV Agent can be installed on the following operating systems: WINDOWS Use this procedure to install the software on a Windows client from the installation package and to configure the OSSV Configurator tool. UNIX Use this procedure to install the software on a Unix client from the installation package. WINDOWS 1. Log on to the client computer as Administrator or as a member of the Administrator group on that computer. 2. Run Setup.exe from the Disc Select I Agree. 5. Enter the NDMP account name and password. The same NDMP credentials will be needed during the OSSV Plug-In Agent installation.

8 Page 8 of Enter the port to listen on for NDMP requests. 7. Enter the host name or IP address of a secondary storage system where you can back up the data from this client computer. 8. Specify the location for the NetApp OSSV Agent. Click Browse to change directories. 9.

9 Page 9 of Click Close. UNIX 1. Logon to the client computer as root or as a sudo user. If you are installing the software using a sudo user account, make sure that sudo user account is configured on this computer. For more information, see FAQ - Install. 2. To install the software from CD, run the following command to mount the CD: mount -t iso9660,udf /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom Run the following command from the Software Installation Package or mount point:./install If you are installing on a Solaris computer, run the following command: pkgadd -d <software_path> ossv where <software_path> is the full path where the OSSV package is located. 3. Read the license agreement. Type y and press Enter. 4. Press Enter to accept the default location. If you want to install to a different location, enter a path to modify the default location and press Enter. Please enter the path where you would like the SnapVault directory to be created [/usr/snapvault]: 5. Enter the NDMP account name and press Enter. Enter the User Name to connect to this machine via the NDMP protocol: [ndmp] 6. Enter the NDMP account password and press Enter. The same NDMP credentials will be needed during the OSSV Plug-In Agent installation. Enter the password to connect to this machine via the NDMP protocol: Confirm password: 7. Press Enter. Enter the NDMP listen port [10000]: 8. Enter the host name or IP address of a secondary storage system where you can back up the data from this client computer. Press Enter. The installation completes successfully. Enter the hostname or IP address of the SnapVault secondary storage system(s) allowed to backup this machine. Multiple hostnames or IP addresses must be comma separated. >:[mycomputer.mydomain.com]

10 Page 10 of 68 Getting Started - OSSV Plug-In Deployment on Windows WHERE TO INSTALL Install the software on a client computer that satisfies the minimum requirements specified in the System Requirements and with the following configurations: NetApp SnapVault OSSV Agent v3.0.1p1 installed. Client computer is connected to a NetApp file server that you want to protect. The Windows Primary and Secondary Snap Vault licenses must be present on the file server. To backup the data from OSSV volumes, you need to install the MediaAgent software which includes the NAS idataagent. If the library is attached to the MediaAgent, you need to install the NDMP Remote Server software. INSTALLATION The software can be installed using one of the following methods: METHOD 1: INTERACTIVE INSTALL Use this procedure to directly install the software from the installation package or a network drive. BEFORE YOU BEGIN Download Software Packages Download the latest software package to perform the install. Verify System Requirements Make sure that the computer in which you wish to install the software satisfies the System Requirements. METHOD 2: INSTALL SOFTWARE FROM COMMCELL CONSOLE Use this procedure to install remotely on a client computer. METHOD 1: INTERACTIVE INSTALL Use the following procedure to directly install the software from the installation package or a network drive. 1. Run Setup.exe from the Software Installation Package. 2. Select the required language. 3. Select the option to install software on this computer. The options that appear on this screen depend on the computer in which the software is being installed. 4. Select I accept the terms in the license agreement.

11 Page 11 of Expand Common Technology Engine MediaAgent Modules and select MediaAgent. If the library is attached to the MediaAgent, select NDMP Remote Server. Expand Client Modules Backup & Recovery File System and select Windows File System idataagent. Expand Client Modules OSSV Plug-In and select OSSV Agent. The following are automatically selected: VSS Enabler for OSSV Plug-In SnapVault Open System Enabler VSS Provider File System NDMP Restore Enabler 6. Click YES to install Microsoft.NET Framework package. This prompt is displayed only when Microsoft.NET Framework is not installed. Once the Microsoft.NET Framework is installed, the software automatically installs the Microsoft Visual J# 2.0 and Visual C++ redistributable packages. 7. If this computer and the CommServe is separated by a firewall, select the Configure firewall services option and then click Next. For firewall options and configuration instructions, see Firewall Configuration and continue with the installation. If firewall configuration is not required, click Next. 8. Enter the fully qualified domain name of the CommServe Host Name. Do not use space and the following characters when specifying a new name for the CommServe Host Name: \ `~!@#$%^&*()+=<>/?,[]{}:;'" 9.

12 Page 12 of Select Add programs to the Windows Firewall Exclusion List, to add CommCell programs and services to the Windows Firewall Exclusion List. This option enables CommCell operations across Windows firewall by adding CommCell programs and services to Windows firewall exclusion list. It is recommended to select this option even if Windows firewall is disabled. This will allow the CommCell programs and services to function if the Windows firewall is enabled at a later time. 11. Verify the default location for software installation. Click Browse to change the default location. Do not install the software to a mapped network drive. Do not install the software on a system drive or mount point that will be used as content for SnapProtect backup operations. Do not use the following characters when specifying the destination path: / : *? " < > # It is recommended that you use alphanumeric characters only. 12. Select a Client Group from the list. This screen will be displayed if Client Groups are configured in the CommCell Console. 13.

13 Page 13 of Select Yes to stop Removable Storage Services on the MediaAgent. This prompt will not appear if Removable Storage Services are already disabled on the computer Select a Storage Policy. You can create the Storage Policy later in step Enter the NDMP account name and password you provided during the NetApp SnapVault OSSV Agent installation.

14 Page 14 of Click Finish. If you already have a storage policy selected in step 16, Click at the bottom of the page to continue. If you do not have Storage Policy created, follow the steps below. button available 21 To create a storage policy, you must have configured a library in the CommCell. If you do not already have a library configured, go to Disk Library Creation. If you have a library configured, go to Storage Policy Creation. DISK LIBRARY CREATION:

15 Page 15 of From the CommCell Console, click the Backup Target button on EZ Operations Wizard. 2. Click Disc Library (For backup to disc) and click Next. 3. Click Use Local Disk. Type the name of the folder in which the disc library must be located in the Enter backup destination folder box or click the Browse button to select the folder. If you click the Use Network Share option you will be prompted for the credentials (user name and password) to access the share Click Finish. This will create a library and Storage Policy. Click the bottom of the page to continue. button available at the STORAGE POLICY CREATION 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Policies. 2. Right-click the Storage Policies and then click New Storage Policy. 3. Follow the prompts displayed in the Storage Policy Wizard. The required options are mentioned below: Select the Storage Policy type as Data Protection and Archiving and click Next. Enter the name in the Storage Policy Name box and click Next. From the Library list, click the name of a disk library to which the primary copy should be associated and then click Next. Ensure that you select a library attached to a MediaAgent operating in the current release. From the MediaAgent list, click the name of a MediaAgent that will be used to create the primary copy and then click Next. For the device streams and the retention criteria information, click Next to accept default values. Select Yes to enable deduplication for the primary copy. From the MediaAgent list, click the name of the MediaAgent that will be used to store the Deduplication store. Type the name of the folder in which the deduplication database must be located in the Deduplication Store Location or click the Browse button to select the folder and then click Next. Review the details and click Finish to create the Storage Policy. This will create a storage policy. Click the the page to continue. button available at the bottom of METHOD 2: INSTALL SOFTWARE FROM COMMCELL CONSOLE 1. From the CommCell Browser, select Tools Add/Remove Software Install Software. 2.

16 Page 16 of Select Windows. 4. Select Manually Select Computers. 5. Enter the fully qualified domain name of the computer in which you wish to install the OSSV Plug-In. For example: apple.domain.company.com 6.

17 Page 17 of Specify User Name and Password that must be used to access the client computer. The user must be an Administrator or a member of the Administrator group on that computer. 8. Expand Common Technology Engine MediaAgent Modules and select MediaAgent. If the library is attached to the MediaAgent, select NDMP Remote Server. Expand Client Modules OSSV Plug-In and select OSSV Agent. The following are automatically selected: VSS Enabler for OSSV Plug-In SnapVault Open System Enabler VSS Provider Windows File System idataagent File System NDMP Restore Enabler 9. From Storage Policy to Use list, click storage policy. 10.

18 Page 18 of Click Immediate. 12. Click Finish. 13. You can track the progress of the job from the Job Controller or Event Viewer window. ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION METHODS Custom Package

19 Page 19 of 68 Create a compact software package for quick deployment to multiple clients. Decoupled Install Install the software first and later register the client in the CommCell. Remote Install Deploy the software from CommCell Console on multiple clients. Silent Install Deploy the software silently on multiple clients.

20 Page 20 of 68 Getting Started - OSSV Plug-In Deployment on a UNIX Computer SKIP THIS PAGE IF YOU ARE NOT INSTALLING THIS AGENT ON A UNIX COMPUTER. Click to continue with the deployment. WHERE TO INSTALL Install the software on a client computer that satisfies the minimum requirements specified in the System Requirements and with the following configurations: NetApp SnapVault OSSV Agent v3.0.1 installed. Client computer is connected to a NetApp file server that you want to protect. The Unix Primary and Secondary Snap Vault licenses must be present on the file server. To backup the data from OSSV volumes, you need to install the MediaAgent software which includes the NAS idataagent. If the library is attached to the MediaAgent, you need to install the NDMP Remote Server software. INSTALLATION The software can be installed on a Linux or Solaris computer using one of the following methods: METHOD 1: INTERACTIVE INSTALL Use this procedure to directly install the software from the installation package or a network drive. BEFORE YOU BEGIN Download Software Packages Download the latest software package to perform the install. Verify System Requirements Verify that the computer in which you wish to install the software satisfies the System Requirements. METHOD 2: INSTALL SOFTWARE FROM COMMCELL CONSOLE Use this procedure to remotely install the software on a client computer. METHOD 1: INTERACTIVE INSTALL 1. Logon to the client computer as root or as a sudo user. If you are installing the software using a sudo user account, make sure that sudo user account is configured on this computer. For more information, see FAQ - Install. 2. If your are installing the software from CD, run the following command to mount the CD: mount -t iso9660,udf /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom Run the following command from the Software Installation Package or mount point:./cvpkgadd 3. The product banner and other information is displayed. Press Enter. 4. Read the license agreement. Type y and press Enter. 5. Press Enter. Please select a setup task you want to perform from the list below: Advance options provide extra setup features such as creating custom package, recording/replaying user selections and installing External Data Connector software. 1) Install data protection agents on this computer 2) Advance options 3) Exit this menu Your choice: [1] 6. Press Enter. Certain Data Protection Suite packages can be associated with a virtual IP, or in other words, installed on a "virtual machine" belonging to some cluster. At any given time the virtual machine's services and IP address are active on only one of the cluster's servers. The virtual machine can "fail-over" from one server to another, which includes stopping services and deactivating IP address on the first server and activating the IP address/services on the other server. You now have a choice of performing a regular Data Protection Suite install on the physical host or

21 Page 21 of If you have only one network interface, press Enter to accept the default network interface name and continue. If you have multiple network interfaces, enter the interface name that you wish to use as default, and then press Enter. The interface names and IP addresses depend on the computer in which the software is installed and may be different from the example shown. installing Data Protection Suite on a virtual machine for operation within a cluster. Most users should select "Install on a physical machine" here. 1) Install on a physical machine 2) Install on a virtual machine 3) Exit Your choice: [1] We found one network interface available on your machine. We will associate it with the physical machine being installed, and it will also be used by the CommServe to connect to the physical machine. Note that you will be able to additionally customize Datapipe Interface Pairs used for the backup data traffic later in the Data Protection Suite Java GUI. Please check the interface name below, and make connections if necessary: Physical Machine Host Name: [angel.company.com] 8. Press Enter. Please specify the client name for this machine. It does not have to be the network host name: you can enter any word here without spaces. The only requirement is that it must be unique on the CommServe. Physical Machine Client name: [angel] 9. Type the number associated with the MediaAgent, Unix File System idataagent, QSnap, File System NDMP Restore Enabler, and OSSV Plug-In. If the library is attached to the MediaAgent, type number associated with the NDMP Remote Server. 10. A confirmation screen will mark your choice with an "X". Type d for Done, and press Enter. Install Data Protection Suite on physical machine angel Please select the Data Protection Suite module(s) that you would like to install. [ ] 1) UNIX File System idataagent [1101] [CVGxIDA] [ ] 2) MediaAgent [1301] [CVGxMA] [ ] 3) ProxyHost idataagent [1102] [CVGxProxyIDA] [ ] 4) Documentum idataagent [1126] [CVGxDctmIDA] [ ] 5) Oracle idataagent [1204] [CVGxOrIDA] [ ] 6) SAP for Oracle [1205] [CVGxOrSAP] [ ] 7) SAP for MaxDB [1206] [CVGxSAPMAXDB] [ ] 8) Informix idataagent [1201] [CVGxIfIDA] [ ] 9) Sybase idataagent [1202] [CVGxSybIDA] [ ] 10) DB2 idataagent [1207] [CVGxDB2] [ ] 11) MySQL idataagent [1208] [CVGxMySQL] [ ] 12) PostGres idataagent [1209] [CVGxPostGres] [ ] 13) Lotus Notes Database idataagent [1051] [CVGxLndbIDA] [ ] 14) Lotus Notes Document idataagent [1052] [CVGxLndocIDA] [ ] 15) Domino Mailbox Archiver Agent [1053] [CVGxLndmIDA] [ ] 16) File Archiver for UNIX Agent [1109] [CVGxFSDM] [ ] 17) Continuous Data Replicator [1114] [CVGxCDR] [ ] 18) QSnap [1401] [CVGxCXBF] [ ] 19) Image Level idataagent [1104] [CVGxImgIDA] [ ] 20) NDMP Remote Server [1302] [CVGxNRS] [ ] 21) File System NDMP Restore Enabler [1303] [CVGxNRE] [ ] 22) OSSV Plug-In [1351] [CVGxQRA] >) >>>>>>>>>>>> NEXT PAGE >>>>>>>>>>>> [a=all n=none r=reverse q=quit d=done >=next <=previous? =help] Enter number(s)/one of "a,n,r,q,d,>,<,?" here: 1 20 Install Data Protection Suite on physical machine angel Please select the Data Protection Suite module(s) that you would like to install. [X] 1) UNIX File System idataagent [1101] [CVGxIDA] [X] 2) MediaAgent [1301] [CVGxMA] [ ] 3) ProxyHost idataagent [1102] [CVGxProxyIDA] [ ] 4) Documentum idataagent [1126] [CVGxDctmIDA] [ ] 5) Oracle idataagent [1204] [CVGxOrIDA] [ ] 6) SAP for Oracle [1205] [CVGxOrSAP] [ ] 7) SAP for MaxDB [1206] [CVGxSAPMAXDB] [ ] 8) Informix idataagent [1201] [CVGxIfIDA] [ ] 9) Sybase idataagent [1202] [CVGxSybIDA] [ ] 10) DB2 idataagent [1207] [CVGxDB2] [ ] 11) MySQL idataagent [1208] [CVGxMySQL] [ ] 12) PostGres idataagent [1209] [CVGxPostGres] [ ] 13) Lotus Notes Database idataagent [1051] [CVGxLndbIDA] [ ] 14) Lotus Notes Document idataagent [1052] [CVGxLndocIDA] [ ] 15) Domino Mailbox Archiver Agent [1053] [CVGxLndmIDA] [X] 16) QSnap [1401] [CVGxCXBF] [ ] 17) Image Level idataagent [1104] [CVGxImgIDA] [X] 18) NDMP Remote Server [1302] [CVGxNRS] [X] 19) File System NDMP Restore Enabler [1303] [CVGxNRE] [X] 20) OSSV Plug-In [1351] [CVGxQRA] >) >>>>>>>>>>>> NEXT PAGE >>>>>>>>>>>> [a=all n=none r=reverse q=quit d=done >=next <=previous? =help]

22 Page 22 of 68 Enter number(s)/one of "a,n,r,q,d,>,<,?" here: Press Enter. Do you want to use the agents for restore only without consuming licenses? [no] 12. Type the appropriate number to install the latest software scripts and press Enter. Select Download from the software provider website to download the latest software scripts. Make sure you have internet access. Select Use the one in the installation media to install the software scripts from the package or share from which the installation is currently being performed. Select Use the copy I already have by entering its unix path, to specify the path if you have the software script in an alternate location. Installation Scripts Pack provides extra functions and latest support and fix performed during setup time. Please specify how you want to get this pack. If you choose to download it from the website now, please make sure you have internet connectivity at this time. This process may take some time depending on the internet connectivity. 1) Download from the software provider website. 2) Use the one in the installation media 3) Use the copy I already have by entering its unix path 13. Press Enter to accept the default path. If you want to specify a different path, type the path and then press Enter. If you want to install the software binaries to an NFS shared drive, specify the directory on which you have mounted the NFS file system and then press Enter. In order to make sure that the client computer has read/write access to NFS shared drive, review the steps described in Installing Software Binaries to an NFS Shared Drive. Do not use the following characters when specifying the path:!@#$%^&*():/?\ Your choice: [1] 2 Please specify where you want us to install Data Protection Suite binaries. It must be a local directory and there should be at least 176MB of free space available. All files will be installed in a "hds" subdirectory, so if you enter "/opt", the files will actually be placed into "/opt/hds". Installation Directory: [/opt] 14. Press Enter to accept the default location. Enter a path to modify the default location and press Enter. All the modules installed on the computer will store the log files in this directory. Please specify where you want to keep Data Protection Suite log files. It must be a local directory and there should be at least 100MB of free space available. All log files will be created in a "hds/log_files" subdirectory, so if you enter "/var/log", the logs will actually be placed into "/var/log/hds/log_files". Log Directory: [/var/log] 15. Press Enter. Most of Software processes run with root privileges, but some are launched by databases and inherit database access rights. To make sure that registry and log files can be written to by both kinds of processes we can either make such files world-writeable or we can grant write access only to processes belonging to a particular group, e.g. a "hds" or a "dba" group. We highly recommend now that you create a new user group and enter its name in the next setup screen. If you choose not to assign a dedicated group to Software processes, you will need to specify the access permissions later. If you're planning to backup Oracle DB you should use "dba" group. Would you like to assign a specific group to Software? [yes] 16. Type the Group name and press Enter. Press Enter again. Please enter the name of the group which will be assigned to all Software files and on behalf of which all Software processes will run. In most of the cases it's a good idea to create a dedicated "hds" group. However, if you're planning to use Oracle idataagent or SAP Agent, you should enter Oracle's "dba" group here. Group name: sky1 REMINDER If you are planning to install Data Protection Suite Informix, DB2, PostgreSQL, Sybase or Lotus Notes idataagent, please make sure to include Informix, DB2, etc. users into group "sky1". Press <ENTER> to continue Type a network TCP port number for the Communications Service (CVD) and press Enter. Type a network TCP port number for the Client Event Manager Service (EvMgrC) and press Enter. Every instance of Data Protection Suite should use a unique set of network ports to avoid interfering with other instances running on the same machine. The port numbers selected must be from the reserved port number range and have not been registered by another application on this machine. Please enter the port numbers.

23 Page 23 of 68 Port Number for CVD : [8400] Port Number for EvMgrC: [8402] 18. If you do not wish to configure the firewall services, press Enter. Is there a firewall between this client and the CommServe? [no] If this computer is separated from the CommServe by firewall(s), type Yes and then press Enter. For firewall options and configuration instructions, see Firewall Configuration and continue with the installation. 19. Type the fully qualified CommServe host name and press Enter. Ensure that the CommServe is accessible before typing the name; otherwise the installation will fail. Please specify hostname of the CommServe below. Make sure the hostname is fully qualified, resolvable by the name services configured on this machine. CommServe Host Name: mycommserve.company.com 20. Press Enter. Commcell Level Global Filters are set through Data Protection Suite GUI's Control Panel in order to filter out certain directories or files from backup Commcellwidely. If you turn on the Global filters, they will be effective to the default subclient. There are three options you can choose to set the filters. 1) Use Cell level policy 2) Always use Global filters 3) Do not use Global filters Please select how to set the Global Filters for the default subclient? [1] 21. Enter the number associated with the storage policy you want use and press Enter. Please select one storage policy for this IDA from the list below: 1) SP_StandAloneLibrary2_2 2) SP_Library3_3 3) SP_MagLibrary4_4 Storage Policy: [1] 22. Press Enter. For every snapshot taken CXBF driver creates a sparse file where it puts copy-on-write data blocks and block bitmap. These COW files are created in a dedicated directory that should satisfy a few requirements: 1) It should be a local directory for performance reasons, 2) It should have sufficient amount of space, 3) In case of Solaris UFS, it should have journaling turned off. COW Cache Directory: [/space/opt/hds2/cxbf/cache] 23. Make your selection and press Enter. This prompt is displayed only if the directory identified in the previous Step does not exist. 24. Press Enter to grant this permission (recommended). Otherwise, type no and edit the affected etc system script as shown below. For Red Hat Linux, update the /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit file as follows: /etc/init.d/cxbf start For SuSE Linux, update the /etc/rc.d/boot.localfs file as follows: Directory "<dir_name>" does not exist. 1) Create this directory and continue 2) Retry input Your choice: [1] We now need to make some changes to your <etc file path> system script. We can either make these changes ourselves at this time, or we can explain what has to be modified so that you can do it yourself. Would you like us to modify <etc file> now? [yes] /etc/init.d/cxbf start For Solaris, update the /etc/rc0 file as follows: echo "Hitachi Data Systems CXBF: updating the cxbf on disk bitmaps." /usr/sbin/cvsnap -c "updatebitmaps 25. Type the NDMP account name you provided during the NetApp SnapVault OSSV Agent installation. 26. Type the NDMP account password you provided during the NetApp SnapVault OSSV Agent installation. Please enter OSSV NDMP Account Name. Name: Please enter OSSV NDMP Account Password. Password: Again: 27. Type 3 and press Enter. Certain Data Protection Suite packages can be associated with a virtual IP, or in other words, installed on a "virtual machine" belonging to some cluster. At any given time the virtual machine's services and IP address are active on only one of the cluster's servers. The virtual machine can "fail-over" from one server to another, which includes stopping services and deactivating IP address on the first server and activating the IP address/services on

24 Page 24 of 68 the other server. Currently you have Data Protection Suite installed on physical node angel.company.com. Now you have a choice of either adding another package to the existing installation or configure Data Protection Suite on a virtual machine for use in a cluster. 1) Add another package to angel.company.com 2) Install Data Protection Suite on a virtual machine 3) Exit Your choice: [3] If you already have a storage policy selected in step 21, Click button available at the bottom of the page to continue. If you do not have Storage Policy created, follow the steps provided in the Create a Storage Policy procedure. METHOD 2: INSTALL SOFTWARE FROM COMMCELL CONSOLE 1. From the CommCell Browser, select Tools Add/Remove Software Install Software Select Unix and Linux. 4. Select Manually Select Computers.

25 Page 25 of Enter the fully qualified domain name of the computer in which you wish to install the OSSV Plug-In. For example: apple.domain.company.com Specify User Name and Password that must be used to access the client computer. The user must be an Administrator or a member of the Administrator group on that computer. 8. Expand Common Technology Engine MediaAgent Modules and select MediaAgent. If the library is attached to the MediaAgent, select NDMP Remote Server. Expand Client Modules Backup & Recovery File System and select the

26 Page 26 of 68 following: Unix File System idataagent File System NDMP Restore Enabler Expand Client Modules OSSV Plug-In and select OSSV Agent. QSnap is automatically selected. 9. From Storage Policy to Use list, click storage policy Click Immediate. 12. Click Finish.

27 Page 27 of You can track the progress of the job from the Job Controller or Event Viewer window. ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION METHODS Custom Package Create a compact software package for quick deployment to multiple clients. Decoupled Install Install the software first and later register the client in the CommCell. Remote Install Deploy the software from CommCell Console on multiple clients. Silent Install Deploy the software silently on multiple clients.

28 Page 28 of 68 Getting Started - OSSV Plug-In Configuration The following sections describe the steps required to configure the OSSV Plug-In Agent before creating the OSSV volume, which is created after running your first backup. ADD A NAS CLIENT 1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the Client Computers node and click New Client. 2. Select NAS Client from the drop-down list. Click OK. 3. Provide the File Server details to add the NDMP Server. For any ONTAP version, do not provide the host name or IP address of the management port (e.g., e0m). Use the host name or IP address of a data port (e.g., e0a, e0b). Click Detect. Click OK. A new client is created and listed under the Client Computers node. The default subclient is created automatically. VERIFY NDMP PROPERTIES FOR THE OSSV PLUG-IN 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client>. Right-click the OSSV Plug-In and click Properties. 2. Click NDMP Properties. Click Detect. The OSSV NDMP credentials provided during installation will be used to detect the file server. Click OK.

29 Page 29 of 68 CREATE A DESTINATION VOLUME POOL 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Storage Resources. Right-click the Destination Volume Pools node and click Create Pool. 2. Type a name for the new destination pool. Click OK. 3. Right-click the new destination pool and click Properties. 4. Click the Volumes tab and click Add.

30 Page 30 of Select the NAS file server from the Host drop-down list. The volumes residing in the file server will be populated. Select a volume you want to use as the destination volume for SnapVault operations and click Add. Repeat this step if more volumes need to be added. Click OK. 6. Click OK. CREATE AN OSSV POLICY 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Policies. Right-click the OSSV Policies node and click Create New OSSV Policy. 2. Type a name for the new policy in the Policy Name box. Select the operating system of the client computer where the OSSV Plug-In Agent resides from the Source Platform Type drop-down list. Select the client computer where the OSSV Plug-In Agent resides from the Data Management Agent drop-down list. Select the volume you recently created from the Destination Volume Pool dropdown list. Click OK. The OSSV Policy will determine which storage array and Agent (SnapVault Open Systems CopyManager) are used to create the snapshot. CONFIGURE CXBF DEVICE (UNIX) Skip this section if you are configuring a Windows client computer. 1. From the toolbar in the CommCell Console, click Control Panel. Double-click Volume Explorer. 2. Select your Unix client computer from the Hosts list in the left pane. Right-click a mount point from the Volumes list in the right pane and then click Configure CXBF device.

31 Page 31 of Click Configure. Once the CXBF device is configured, it can be used as the subclient content for the OSSV volume creation. CREATE A SUBCLIENT 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client>. Right-click the OSSV Plug-In and click All Tasks New Subclient. 2. Type a name for the new subclient in the Subclient name box. Select the OSS policy you recently created from the OSSV Policy drop-down list. 3. Click the Content tab. Depending on the data you want to protect, you can add file system or application data. For file system data: Click Add Volume. From the Adding Volume... dialog box, select the volumes you want to add and click OK. For Open Systems on Solaris, the source volumes must be CXBF devices.

32 Page 32 of 68 For application data: You must specify the user account to access the application server as explained in Configure Access to Supported Applications. Click Add App. Select the applications you want to add (e.g., Exchange Database) and click OK. Click OK to confirm the volumes to be added. 4. Click the Storage Policy tab. Click the Backup Snapshots check box. Select the storage policy you want to use to backup the snapshot to media from the Storage Policy drop-down list. The Backup Set box will be automatically populated. Click OK.

33 Page 33 of 68 Getting Started - OSSV Plug-In Backup WHAT GETS BACKED UP All contents on the source volume 1. WHAT DOES NOT GET BACKED UP From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client> OSSV Plug-In Right-click the subclient and click Create OSSV Volume(s). 2. Click Advanced. 3. Click the Specify Destination Volume check box. Click the volume that needs a destination volume association from the Source Volume list. Select the volume on the file server where all the data will be copied from the Destination Volume drop-down list and click Apply. Click OK. 4. Click Configure to schedule the next incremental backups after the OSSV volume is replicated on the file server. Click OK. Click OK to start the backup operation. 5. You can track the progress of the job from the Job Controller window. 6. Once job is complete, view the details of job from the Job History. Right-click the OSSV Plug-In Agent and click View OSSV Volume Creation.

34 Page 34 of Click OK. 8. Right-click the job to: Resubmit the job. View the job details. View events associated with the job. View or send the log file associated with the job.

35 Page 35 of 68 Getting Started - OSSV Plug-In Restore As restoring your backup data is very crucial, it is recommended that you perform a restore operation immediately after creating the OSSV volume on the destination to understand the process. The following sections describe the steps for restoring the data of the OSSV volume to a different location. 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client>. Right-click the OSSV Plug-In Agent and click All Tasks Browse. 2. Right-click the snapshot you want to restore and then click Browse Files. 3. Select the volume containing the data you want to restore in the left pane. Click Recover All Selected. 4. Select the client computer that will start the restore process from the Execution Host drop-down list. Click Restore to a different location. Select the name of the client computer from the Destination Host drop-down list. Specify the destination path by clicking Browse. A UNC path should not be used as the destination path. The OSSV Plug-In does not support UNC paths as restore destinations. Click OK. 5. You can track the progress of the job from the Job Controller window. 6. Once the restore job has completed, right-click the OSSV Plug-In Agent and click View OSSV Volume Recovery.

36 Page 36 of Click OK. 8. You can view the following details about the job by right-clicking the job: View Job Details View Events of the restore job. View Log files of the restore job View Job Path Send Logs Resubmit Job 9. Verify that the restored files/folders of the volume are available in the restore destination specified during step 4. CONGRATULATIONS - YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED YOUR FIRST BACKUP AND RESTORE. If you want to further explore this Agent's features read the Advanced sections of this documentation.

37 Page 37 of 68 Advanced - OSSV Plug-In Configuration TABLE OF CONTENTS Understanding the CommCell Console Configuring File System Data Backups Configuring Application Data Backups Configure Access to Supported Applications Create Subclient Modifying User Accounts for a File Server Configuring Pre/Post Processing for Backups Setting Up Post Processes to Run During Failures Changing User Account for Executing Pre/Post Commands Modifying an Agent or Subclient Deleting an Agent or Subclient UNDERSTANDING THE COMMCELL CONSOLE The OSSV Plug-In uses the following main components to perform backup and restore operations from the CommCell Console. Agent - collective information of all the data that needs to be backed up for the client. Subclient - defines the data to be backed up from a volume on the client computer to the destination volume on the file server. CONFIGURING FILE SYSTEM DATA BACKUPS As volumes on the client computer may contain large amounts of data, you can create user defined subclients to manage your backups. Follow the steps given below to back up a volume containing file system data. 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client>. 2. Right-click the OSSV Plug-In and click All Tasks New Subclient. 3. Type a name for the new subclient in the Subclient name box. 4. Select the OSSV policy from the OSSV Policy drop-down list. 5. Click the Content tab. 6. Click Add Volume. 7. Select the volumes you want to add and click OK. If the selected data is already included in any other subclient, it will be excluded automatically from that subclient. 8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 to include all the volumes to be backed up. 9. Click the Storage Policy tab. 10. Click the Backup Snapshots check box. 11. Select the storage policy you want to use to backup the snapshot to media from the Storage Policy drop-down list. The Backup Set box will be automatically populated. 12. Click OK. CONFIGURING APPLICATION DATA BACKUPS As application servers may contain volumes with large amounts of data, you can create user defined subclients to manage your backups. CONFIGURE ACCESS TO SUPPORTED APPLICATIONS The OSSV Plug-In allows you to back up data from the following supported databases: Microsoft Exchange Microsoft SQL Oracle

38 Page 38 of 68 To access the content on the related server for any of the above applications, you need to specify the user credentials for the corresponding application. 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client>. 2. Right-click the OSSV Plug-In and click Properties. 3. Click the Authentication tab. Depending on the application you are using, use the steps provided below to enable access to the application server. FOR EXCHANGE APPLICATIONS Click Microsoft Exchange from the table and then click Edit. Type the user name in the User Name box. Type the password in the Password box and re-type it in the Confirm Password box. Type the server name in the Exchange Server Name box. Click OK. FOR SQL APPLICATIONS Click Microsoft SQL from the table and then click Edit. Type the user name in the User Name box. Type the password in the Password box and re-type it in the Confirm Password box. Type the server name in the Exchange Server Name box. Click OK. FOR ORACLE APPLICATIONS Click Add Instance. Type the instance name in the Instance (ORACLE SID) box. For ORACLE USER, click Change. Type the login credentials to access the Oracle client and click OK. Type the Oracle application install path in the ORACLE HOME box Type the credentials to access the Oracle database in the Connect String box. For example, Click OK. CREATE SUBCLIENT Follow the steps given below to back up a volume containing database files. 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client>. 2. Right-click the OSSV Plug-In and click All Tasks New Subclient. 3. Type a name for the new subclient in the Subclient name box. 4. Select the OSSV policy from the OSSV Policy drop-down list. 5. Click the Content tab. 6. Click Add App. 7. Each application listed in the table is associated with a volume, which contains the application data. Select the applications you want to add (e.g., Exchange Database) and click OK.

39 Page 39 of Click OK to confirm the volumes to be added. 9. Click the Storage Policy tab. 10. Click the Backup Snapshots check box. 11. Select the storage policy you want to use to backup the snapshot to media from the Storage Policy drop-down list. The Backup Set box will be automatically populated. 12. Click OK. MODIFYING USER ACCOUNTS FOR A FILE SERVER If the file server access information has been modified, follow the steps given below to change the user account settings. 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client>. 2. Right-click the OSSV Plug-In and click Properties. 3. Click NDMP Properties. 4. Select the Change Password check box. 5. Enter the user name in the NDMP Login box. 6. Enter the password in the NDMP Password box. 7. Click OK. CONFIGURING PRE/POST PROCESSING FOR BACKUPS You can add and modify Pre/Post processes for a subclient. These are batch files or shell scripts that you can run before or after certain job phases. For example, you can use an echo command to check the level of a backup. Similarly, you can include a case statement within a script to run specific operations based on the level of the backup job. The Pre/Post Process commands are executed on the MediaAgent associated with the active drive pool of the storage policy that is assigned to the subclient. Ensure that the required batch files or shell scripts are available on the MediaAgent where the Pre/Post commands are executed. Follow the steps given below to specify the Pre/Post commands for a subclient: 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client> OSSV Plug-In. 2. Right-click the subclient and then click Properties. 3. Click the Pre/Post Process tab. 4. Depending on the process you want to set up, click the corresponding Browse button or enter the path of the batch file or the shell script in one of the following boxes: PreSnap Process PostSnap Process PreCopy Process PostCopy Process 5. Click OK. SETTING UP POST PROCESSES TO RUN DURING FAILURES By default, a specified post process command is executed when a backup job is completed or killed. Use the following steps to run a post process when the backup operation does not complete. 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client> OSSV Plug-In. 2. Right-click the subclient and then click Properties. 3. Click the Pre/Post Process tab. 4. Enter the path of the batch file or the shell script in the PostSnap Process and/or PostCopy Process boxes. 5. Depending on the process you specified in the previous step, select the following options to run the process for all attempts: Run PostSnap Process even if snap phase fails Run PostCopy Process even if snap phase fails

40 Page 40 of Click OK. CHANGING USER ACCOUNTS FOR EXECUTING PRE/POST COMMANDS For a Windows MediaAgent you must specify the user account and password required for executing the Pre/Post commands. 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client> OSSV Plug-In. 2. Right-click the subclient and then click Properties. 3. Click the Pre/Post Process tab. 4. Depending on the process you want to set up, click the corresponding Browse button or enter the path of the batch file or the shell script in one of the following boxes: PreSnap Process PostSnap Process PreCopy Process PostCopy Process 5. Click Change. 6. Select one of the following user accounts: Use Local System Account - Select this option to use the local system account on the MediaAgent for executing the Pre/Post Process commands. Impersonate User - Select this option to use an authenticated user account for executing Pre/Post commands. However, if the specified user account is not available on the MediaAgent, backup jobs using Pre/Post commands will fail. 7. Click OK. MODIFYING AN AGENT OR SUBCLIENT The following table describes the properties that can configured from the agent, backup set and subclient levels. OPTION DESCRIPTION RELATED TOPICS Change Storage Policies Rename a Subclient View Software Version You can modify the storage policies in any of the following situations: To include a different media for the backup operation. To use a storage policy with a different retention criteria. You can change the storage policies from the subclient level. 1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the subclient. 2. Click Properties. 3. Click Storage Device. 4. Select the Storage policy from the drop-down menu. 5. Click OK. You can rename a subclient using the steps below: 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client> OSSV Plug- In. 2. Right-click the <User Defined Subclient> in the right pane, and then click Properties. 3. Type a new name for the subclient in the Subclient name box. 4. Click OK. The Version tab, at the Agent level displays the software version and post-release service Refer to Storage Policies.

41 Page 41 of 68 and Installed Updates packs and updates installed for the component. 1. From the CommCell browser, right-click the agent. 2. Click Properties. 3. Click Version. 4. Click OK. DELETING AN AGENT OR SUBCLIENT The following sections describe the steps involved in deleting an agent or subclient. DELETING AN AGENT You need to uninstall or DeConfigure the agent software from the client computer before deleting from CommCell Browser. After you delete the client software, you can either leave the corresponding data intact for appropriate action or you can remove the data immediately. If you choose to remove the data immediately, you must delete the agent from the CommCell Browser. If you delete the agent, all of the agent's data is irretrievably lost. You cannot delete an agent while operations for that agent are running. 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client>. 2. Right-click the <Agent>, and then click Delete. 3. A confirmation message is displayed with the following message: This operation will permanently delete the data backed up from this level and it cannot be restored. 4. Click OK to continue with the deletion operation., or click No to abort the deletion. DELETING A SUBCLIENT Consider the following before deleting a subclient: You cannot delete a default subclient. Schedules associated with the subclient are also automatically deleted. 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client> <Agent> <Backup Set>. 2. Right-click the <subclient> that you want to delete, and then click Delete. 3. A confirmation message is displayed, asking if you want to delete the subclient. Click No to cancel the deletion and retain the subclient, or click Yes to continue the deletion. Back to Top

42 Page 42 of 68 Advanced OSSV Plug-In Backup TABLE OF CONTENTS Full Backups Incremental Backups Backing up OSSV volumes to Media Browse and Back up Snapshots Performing Backups with Deduplication Scheduling a Backup Managing Jobs Restarting Jobs Controlling Jobs Configure Bandwidth for Data Transfers during Backup Additional Options RELATED TOPICS Scheduling Provides comprehensive information on scheduling jobs. Job Management Provides comprehensive information on managing jobs. FULL BACKUPS A full backup involves the creation of an OSSV volume, which contains all the data associated with a subclient. During this process, the data on your client computer is copied to a destination volume on the file server. A full backup is a one-time operation. Once the data is replicated on the destination volume, you cannot perform incremental backups on the OSSV volume. Follow steps given below to create an OSSV volume: 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client> OSSV Plug-In. 2. Right-click the subclient and click Create OSSV Volume(s). 3. Select Immediate. 4. Click Advanced. 5. Click the Specify Destination Volume check box. 6. Click the volume that needs a destination volume association from the Source Volume list. 7. Select the volume on the file server where all the data will be copied from the Destination Volume drop-down list and click Apply. 8. Click OK. 9. Click OK to start the backup. You can track the progress of the job from the Job Controller. When the backup has completed, the Job Controller displays Completed. INCREMENTAL BACKUPS After the OSSV volume is created, subsequent incremental updates can be applied on the baseline based on the schedule pattern defined during backup. Incremental backups consume less media and use less resources than full backups as they only contain data that is new or has changed since the last backup. Incremental backups need to be scheduled and cannot be performed on demand. Follow steps given below to create an OSSV volume with incremental updates: 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client> OSSV Plug-In. 2. Right-click the subclient and click Create OSSV Volume(s). 3. Click Configure to schedule the next incremental backups after the OSSV volume is replicated on the file server and then click OK. 4. Click Advanced. 5. Click the Specify Destination Volume check box. 6. Click the volume that needs a destination volume association from the Source Volume list.

43 Page 43 of Select the volume on the file server where all the data will be copied from the Destination Volume drop-down list and click Apply. 8. Click OK. 9. Click OK to start the backup. You can track the progress of the job from the Job Controller. When the backup has completed, the Job Controller displays Completed. BACKING UP OSSV VOLUMES TO MEDIA During full or incremental backup operations, you have the option to backup a copy of the OSSV volume to media. After the backup completes, a snapshot of the volume is created using the NAS backup process and it is automatically copied to the media. 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client> OSSV Plug-In. 2. Right-click the subclient and click Create OSSV Volume(s). 3. Click Backup Snapshots. 4. Click Configure to schedule the next incremental backups after the OSSV volume is replicated on the file server and then click OK. 5. Click OK. You can track the progress of the job from the Job Controller. BROWSE AND BACK UP SNAPSHOTS You can create and back up a copy of the OSSV volume by performing a browse operation on the OSSV Plug-In agent. 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client>. 2. Right-click the OSSV Plug-In agent and click All Tasks Browse. 3. Right-click the snapshot you want to copy to media and click Backup Snapshot to Tape. 4. Click OK. You can track the progress of the job from the Job Controller. PERFORMING BACKUPS WITH DEDUPLICATION During full or incremental backup operations, you have the option to run deduplication operations on the snapshot that was created/updated in the file server. The deduplication operation will detect which blocks on the OSSV volume are identical in order to eliminate any duplicate items from the backup. The following steps describe an incremental backup with deduplication enabled: Ensure the destination volume on the file server allows deduplication operations. 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client> OSSV Plug-In. 2. Right-click the subclient and click Create OSSV Volume(s). 3. Click Run Deduplication on destination volume after transfer. 4. Click Configure to schedule the next incremental backups after the OSSV volume is replicated on the file server and then click OK. 5. Click OK. You can track the progress of the job from the Job Controller. SCHEDULING A BACKUP Follow the steps given below to schedule a data protection operation: 1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers <Client> OSSV Plug-In. Right-click the subclient and click Create OSSV Volume(s).