Dell PowerVault DL2100 Owner's manual

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Continuous Data Protection
PowerVault DL Backup to Disk Appliance
CurrentSituation
ThePowerVaultDLBackuptoDiskAppliancePoweredbySymantecBackupExecofferstheindustry’sonlyfully
integratedbackuptodisk solutionwithsoftwarefactoryinstalled.IndustryleadersDellandSymantechaveco
developedthisofferingtogiveyoueasiermanagementcapabilitiesofthebackuptodiskenvironment.It’s
anideal
wayforanyITdepartmenttoachievefaster,morereliablebackupsandrestores.Inaddition,theapplianceincludes
continuousdataprotectioncapabilitiesdesignedtoprotectsystemsimmediatelyastheychange..
Today’sWindowsbasedorganizationsfacemanychallengeswhenitcomestodataprotection.First,datavolumes
continue
togrowat40percentto60percenteachyear,makingitincreasinglydifficultforadministratorstobackup
missioncriticaldatainacceptabletimeframes(orwithinavailablebackupwindows).Additionally,instantondemand
datarecoveryisbecomingincreasinglyvitalforbusinessoperations.Whiletraditionaltapebackupshaveproven
effective
overtheyears,theirreliabilityhasbeenquestioned,andtoday’sbusinessclimatedemandsfaster,more
efficientbackupsandondemandrecovery.
TheOpportunity
Diskbaseddataprotection,specificallycontinuousdataprotection,providestheopportunitytoaddresstheseissues
inarevolutionaryway.Continuousdataprotection:
Eliminatestheneedforbackupwindows
Enablesfilerecoveryinseconds
AllowsenduserstorecovertheirowndatawithoutcontactingIT
Deliversa
complete,integrateddisktodisktotapesolution
Continuousdataprotectionallowsanyorganizationtomanagedatagrowth,improvereliability,andspeedupdata
recoveryanditimprovesoveralldataprotectionwithoutweighingdownITincostlyhighadministrationsolutions.
Continuous Data Protection
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TheSolution:PowerVaultDLBackuptoDiskAppliancewithSymantec™BackupExecContinuous
ProtectionServer
ThePowerVaultDLBackuptoDiskApplianceincludesBackupExecContinuousP r otection Server(CPS),a
complementtoBackupExecforWindowsServersspecificallydesignedfordisk.BackupExecCPSrevolutionizes
backupsbyeliminati ngbackupwindows,improvingbackupreliability,andfeaturingtheindustry’sfirstWebbased
enduserfileretrieval.It
integrateswithBackupExecforWindowsServerstodeliveracompletedisktodisktotape
solution.Thissolutionimprovesdataprotectionandreducestheadministrativecomplexityassociatedwith
traditionaldataprotectionpractices.Continuousdataprotectioneliminatestheneedforfull,incremental,or
differentialbackupsbyprotectingdataimmediate ly andthen
continuouslybackingituptodisk.Italsodecreases
thecomplexityofcurrentmethodologiesaswellashelpingreducethecostofthemediaused.
BecauseWindowsfileserverdataiscontinuouslyprotectedondisk,itcanberecoveredquicklyandenduserscan
restoretheirownfileswithoutcontacting
ITwhichimprovesservicelevelswithoutincreasedITheadcountor
administrativecost.
UnderstandingTraditionalandContinuousDataProtection
Asyouconsiderasuitabledataprotectionstrategyforyourorganization,itisimportanttounderstandthe
differencesbetweentraditionaltapebased,traditionaldiskbased,andcontinuousdiskbaseddataprotection
offerings.
TraditionalTapeBackups
KeyBenefits
Traditionally,tapebackupshaveproventobeaneffectiveandinexpensivemeansfordataprotectionandrecovery.
Thekeybenefitsoftraditionaltapebackupsinclude:
Inexpensivemediumtostoredata
Portableformatthatcaneasilybemovedoffsite
Familiartoadministrators,who knowandunderstand
tapebackups
KeyDrawbacks
Asusefulastapebackupsare,therearethreekeychallengeswithtape.Firstisreliability.InaByteandSwitch
survey
(1)
,aboutonequarter(25.6percent)ofsurveyrespondentssaidtheirbackupsfailatleasttwiceaweek
becauseofthefailureofthetapecartrid ges (52.9percent)andthetapedrives(45percent).Thesecondchallengeis
complexity.Tapelackstheflexibilityandsimplicitythatmanyorganizationsneedtodayin
adataprotection
solution.Lastisspeed.Asdatavolumesincrease,tapebackupsaretakinglonger.Afewnotabledrawbackstotape
backupsinclude:
Highimpactonproductionserver(backupsmustoccurduringoffpeakhours)
Onlyalimitednumberofserversbackedupatonetime
(1) http://storagemagazine.techtarget.com/magPrintFriendly/0,293813,sid35_gci1052905,00.html
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Onceadaybackups—onlycaptureasinglepointofrecovery
Increasinglycomplexmanagement(incrementals,differentials,multivendorsolutions,andsoon)
Questionablereliability
Recovery
Thepointofprotectingdataisensuringthatitisrecoverablewhenneeded.Withtapebackups,however,recovery
canbeatimeconsuming,bottlenecked
processthatmakesitdifficulttogettherightfiletotherightpersonatthe
righttime.Keydrawbackstotaperecoveryinclude:
Recoverycanbelengthyandcumbersome.
Onlytrainedadministratorscanrecoverdata.
BackupProcess
1. Afullbackupofeachfileserverisperformed
atascheduledtimeonceaweek.
2. Incrementalbackupsofeachfileserverareperformeddaily,duringoffpeakhours.
RecoveryProcess
1. Userssubmitafilerestorerequesttoadministrators.
2. Administratorslocatethetape(s);mountit,designatethefilefromthepointofthelastbackup,and
restore
totheuser.
DiskBasedBackups
Keybenefits
Diskbasedbackupsprovideseveralkeybenefitsthatarenotrealizedwithtape.First,backupsaretypicallyfaster
andmoreefficient,whilerecoverytimeimprovessignificantly.Additionally,disktraditionallyprovidesamore
reliableformatfordataprotection.Benefitsinclude:
Faster,moreefficientbackups
Morereliablebackups
Fasterandeasierrecovery
Possibilitytobackuptotapeforlongtermarchivalandoffsitestorage
Keydrawbacks
Whilediskbasedbackupssignificantlyimprovedataprotectionandrecovery,theystillhavesomedrawbacks:
Potentialimpactonproductionservers(stillrequireabackupwindow)
Databacked
uptodisk,possiblyusingtapeemulation(sequentially,butnotcontinuously)
Databackedupinbackupformat—ITadministrationstillneededforrestores
Recovery
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Becausethebackupresidesondisk,itismuchfastertorestore.Thereisnoneedtolocatethetape,loadit,andthen
reloadthedata.Itisfasterandmoreefficient.
BackupProcess
1. Afullbackupofeachfileserverisperformedonceaweek.
2. Incremental/differential
backupsofeachfileserverareperformeddaily,duringoffpeakhours.
3. Backupscanbemigratedtotapeforlongtermdataprotectionordisasterrecovery.
RecoveryProcess
1. Userssubmitafilerestorerequesttoadministrators.
2. Administratorsquicklyrestorethefilefromdiskatthepointof
thelastbackup.
ContinuousDiskBasedBackups
Keybenefits
Continuousdataprotectionrevolutionizesdataprotectionbyofferingthecorebenefitsofdiskbaseddata
protection(fasterbackups,nearinstantrestore),whilelesseningsomeofthehardshipsofcurrentbackups.Key
benefitsinclude:
Helpensurethatdataisalwaysprotected
Onlycaptureschangedportionoffiles
(blocklevelchanges)
Simplifiesbackups—eliminatesincrementals,fulls,andsoon
Canbackupmultiplefileserverssimultaneously
Minimizesbackupwindowsforprotectedsystems
Leveragestapebackupsforlongtermarchivalandoffsitestorage
Filesinnativeformat,enablingenduserrecovery
KeyDrawbacks
May
notprovidetapebasedbackup,whichisstillneededforlongtermdataprotectionoroff sitestorage
Maynotintegratewiththecurrent backupsolution
Recovery
Instant,flexible,andgranularrecoveryisacentralfocalpointforcontinuousdiskbasedprotection.CPSsignificantly
reducesITadministrationwhileimprovingservicelevels
andenduserproductivity.Enduserscanfindandretrieve
filesinsecondswithoutcontactingIT.
Keybenefitsinclude:
Providesinstantaneousrecovery
Enablesenduserstoretrievetheirownfiles
Enablesrecoveryoffilesfrommultiplepointsintime
BackupProcess
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1. Userssavefilestofileservers(businessserver).
2. ContinuousProtectionAgentstreamsfilechangestoBackupExecCPS.
3. Microsoft®VolumeShadowCopyService(VSS)snapshotsprovideversioningandgranularpointintime
recoveryoffiles.
4. BackupExecmediaserverprovidesbackuptotapeforlongertermretention
oroffsitestorage.
RecoveryProcess
1. AdministratorsorenduserscanretrievepreviousversionsoffilesusingsimpleWebbasedrecovery.
BackupExecContinuousProtectionServerKeyBenefits
EliminatesBackupWindows
SymantecBackupExecofferstheContinuousProtectionServertohelpensurethatyourdataisalwaysprotected
andavailable.Asacontinuousdiskbaseddataprotectionsolution,CPSnoteswhenafilechangesandhelpsensure
thechangeiscapturedandprotected.Itonlycapturesgranularor
blocklevelchanges,notthewholefile,reducing
theimpactonnetworkperformance.Notonlyisthemostrecentdataprotected,butmultipleversionsoffilesare
alsocapturedandavailableforrecoveryorretrievalthroughtheuseofsnapshots.Snapshotsrepresentaspecific
pointintimeoftheCPSbackup
destination.Snapshotscanbecreatedmanuallyorscheduledtooccuronaperiodi c
basiswithintheCPSadminconsole.Snapshotsareretainedforadefaultperiodof24hoursunlessspecified.CPS
integrateswithMicrosoftVolumeShadowCopyServices(VSS).VSSrequiresaminimumof300MBofspacebefore
anysnapshotshavebeentaken.Additionalspacerequirementsdependonthesizeofthedatabeingprotectedand
thefrequencyinwhichthesnapshotsareoccurring.Themorefrequentthesnapshots,thegreaterthespace
requirementswillbeforstoringthesnapshots.
BackupExeccontinuousdataprotectionhelpseliminatethe
evershrinkingbackupwindowfacedbyorganizations
byprotectingdataw heneverafilechanges—contin uously.Thismeansnomorebackupwindow,becauseITisnot
performingthetraditionalfull,incremental,ordifferentialbackupsofbusinesscriticaldataonfileservers.This
simplifiesmanagementandreducescosts:
Protectsdataimmediatelyandcontin uously
Noimpactontheproductionbusinessserver
Protectsonlychangeddata
Continuouslyprotectsmultipleserverssimultaneously
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Figure:ContinuousProtectionDeployment
DeliversWebBasedFileRetrieval
BackupExecContinuous ProtectionServeralsoreducesoveralladministrationcostsusingBackupExecRetrieve—a
simpleWebinterfacethatenablesenduserstoretrievepreviousversionsoffilesprotectedbyContinuous
ProtectionServerwithoutcontactingIT.Empoweringenduserstoretrievetheir
ownfilesfreesupITtofocuson
otherbusinesscriticalneedsoftheorganization.Retrievinglost,corrupted,oroverwrittendataisaseasyas
searchingforanddownloadingafilefromtheInternet.Thereisnobackuptapetoloca teorloadandnodatato
restoretofind
thecorrectfile.Bestofall,thereisnoclientsoftwareoragentstoinstallonindividualdesktopsand
laptops.UsersonlyneedastandardWebbrowser,makingdataretrievaleasierthanever:
SimpleWebsearchengine–likeexperience
Foradministratorsorendusers
Nospecialsoftwareneeded—onlya
standardbrowser
Nospecialtrainingneeded
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Figure:BackupExecRetrieveprovidesWebBasedF ileRetrieval
ProvidesComprehensiveProtection:JustAddData
Builtonthetried,trusted,andprovenBackupExectechnology, BackupExecforWindowsServersdelivers
continuousdiskbaseddataprotectioncombinedwithtraditionaldataprotectiontoprovideacomprehensivedisk
todisktotape
solution,protectingbusinesscriticalfiles,databases,andapplications.
Centralizedadministrationprovidesscalablemanagementofdistributedbackupandremoteservers.Anintuitive
interfaceandwizardssimplifydataprotectionandrecoveryproceduresforanyleveluser andanysizenetwork.
Sophisticateddatabaseandgroupwareagentsprovideonlineprotectionand granularrecovery.Even
entrylevel
systemrecoveryisintegratedintotheBackupExecsolution.BackupExecdeliversacomprehensivediskandtape
basedsolution:
Comprehensivedisktodisktotapedataprotection
Fromapplicationstofileserverstoworkstations
IntegratedmanagementbymeansofBackupExecSmartLink
Whileproductivityand
resourcescontinuetobeamajorfocusfororganizationsofallsizes,theBackupExec
SmartLinkintegrationsimplifiesmanagementformanytasks—lettingITmanagemorewithless.
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Features/BenefitsHighlights
ProvidesContinuousDataProtection
BackupExecprovidesrealtimeprotectionofWindows fileservers.Theinstantthatfilesarechangedorcreated,
theyareprotectedbyBackupExecCPStechnology.Afterthefirstcopyofafileisprotected,onlythechanged
portionofthatfileisprotected—attheblock
level—byCPS.Thisefficientdataprotectiontechnologyreducesthe
amountofdatamovingacrossthenetw ork andtheamountofdatatoprotect—andrecover.Additionally,Backup
ExecCPSenablesITandenduserstoretrievenotonlythecurrentversionoffiles,butalsopreviousversions.
ProvidesWebBasedFile
Retrieval
BackupExecincludesBackupExecRetrieve,asimpleWebbasedfileretrievalthatletsusersretrievetheirown
files—withoutITintervention.Searchingissimplebecausefilesareindexedbynameandtype.Nootherdata
protectionsolutionoffersthissimplicityorfunctionality.BecauseitusesastandardWebbrowserto
enableusersto
retrievelost,overwritten,orcorruptedfiles,thereisnosoftwaretoinstallorupdateonindividualworkstations.
RecoveringafileoritspreviousversionsisaseasyasclickingalinktodownloadafilefromtheInternet,including
previousversionsoffiles.Itissimpleto
deploy,easytouse,andhelpsimproveservicelevelswithoutaddition
administrationoverhead.
ProvidesaTotalSolution
EquippedwithBackupExecCPS,BackupExeccombinescontinuousdiskbaseddataprotectionwithtapebaseddata
protectionmanagement,providingcomprehensivedisktodisktotapefunctionality.Administratorscanmonitor
continuousprotectionjobs
fromtheBackupExecadministrationconsole.
DoesNotRequireActiveDirectoryorSQL
BackupExecCPSsoftwarecanrunbyitselfonastandaloneserveroronthesameserverwithBackupExecfor
WindowsServers.ItdoesnotrequireanyotherMicrosoftserversorcomponentstorunand
itdoesnotrequirethe
protectionservertobeinthesamedomainasthefileserversitbacksup.
ProvidesBandwidthThrottling
Administratorscanmanageandcontrolnetworkresourceusebygrantingthemaximumbandwidthcontinuous
protectioncanuseforeitherLANsorWANs.Thishelpsadministrators,especiallythose
lookingtoeliminate
hardware,media,andadministrationinremoteofficesandtocentralizedataprotection,ensurethatdatais
continuouslyprotectedwithminimaldisruptiontoongoingbusinessactivities.
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ProvidesSnapshotManagementandGrooming
BackupExecCPSprovidessnapshotmanagementwhichgivesadministratorsincreasedflexibilityandgranularityin
managingtheirpointintimesnapshots.BecauseBackupExecCPSleveragesVSSforsnapshots,amaximumof64
snapshotscanbesavedonthestoragevolume.However,CPSisunique,asit
enablesadministratorstodefine
snapshotpoliciesthatcontrolthespecificperiodsoftimesnapshotsareretained.Specifically,administratorscan
decidetoholdontoeachsnapshotforhourly,daily,weekly,andmonthlyintervals,providinggreaterflexibilityand
maximizingthe64snapshotsavailability.
AutomaticallyRecoversfromNetworkOutages
BackupExecCPS
canautomaticallyrecoverfromanetworkoutagethathasinterruptedcontinuousprotection.This
feature,calledAutoResume,isespeciallyusefulforWANconnectionsand remoteoffices.Intheevent ofa
connectivityissue,changeswilljournalontheprotectedfileserveruntilconnectivitywiththeprotectionserverhas
beenreestablished.
Uponreconnecting,theCPSwillautomaticallyresumecontinuousprotection,withouttheneed
formanualresynchronizationand/oradministratorintervention.
RemoteOfficeDeployment:ContinuousProtectionServer
ContinuousProtectionServeris anidealsolutionforprotectingremoteofficeenvironmentsthatareconnectedover
WideAreaNetworks(WAN).AkeyconcerninWANenvironments
isthatWANlinkstendtobemuchslowerthan
LocalAreaNetworkconnections.ContinuousProtectionServerhelpsminimizetheimpactoftheslowconnectionby
onlytransmittingtheblocklevelchangesfromtheremoteofficebacktothecentral officeWhenplanningaremote
officedataprotectionstrategyit
isimportanttoconsiderthefollowingitems:.
AmountofProtectedData
NetworkBandwidth
DataSeeding
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Figure:RemoteOfficeDeployment
AmountofProtectedData
OneofthekeyfactorsinsizingyourdataprotectionenvironmentusingContinuousProtectionisdeterminingthe
amountofdatathatwill besentoverthenetworkfromtheprotectedsystemstothePowerVaultDLBackuptoDisk
Appliance.Aftertheinitial
dataiscopiedfromtheprotectedserverstotheappliance,Contin uousProtectionServer
onlycopiesnewandchangeddatafromtheprotectedsystems.Asimplecalculationfordeterminingtheamountof
datatobetransmittedis:
Datachangerate(GB)perhour+newdatarate(GB)perhour=
totaldata/hr
NOTE:ContinuousProtectionServertransmitsonlythechangeddata(blocks)exceptforsmallfiles.Ifafileissmaller
than1MB,thentheentirefilewillbetransmitted.
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NetworkBandwidth
AnotherkeyfactorinsizingyourdataprotectionenvironmentusingContinuousProtectionServeristheavailable
networkbandwidthforbackupoperations.Networkbandwidthisdependentonthetypeofnetworkdeployedin
thedataprotectionenvironment.Thetheoreticalmaximumnetworkthroughputvaluesareasfollows:
10/100Ethernet:1.0
MB/sec10MB/sec
GigabitEthernet(GbE):100MB/sec
Theseratesaretheoreticalmaximums,andactualthroughputcanbesu bstantiallyless.Aconservativeestimateis
toassumethattheamountofdatathatcanbetransferredis70%ofthetheoreticalmaximum.Applying 70%tothe
theoreticalmaximumsgives
thefollowingnetworkperformance:
10/100Ethernet:0.7MB/sec7MB/sec(42MB/min420MB/min)
GigabitEthernet(GbE):70MB/sec(4.2GB/min)
Itisimportanttocomparetheamountofdatathatcanbetransmittedoverthebackupnetworkwiththeamountof
datathatisexpected
tochangeandbeprotectedoverthatnetwork.Whenmakingthiscomparison,itis
recommendedtousetheconservativeestimateforthemaximumamountofnetworkbandwidthavailableto
accountforitemssuchaslatencyandoverhead.Ifthenetworkbandwidthisunabletomeettherequirementsfor
theamount
ofdatabeingprotected,additionalnetworksornetworkinterfacesmayberequiredtosupportthe
throughputrequirementstoprotectthedata.
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InstallingContinuousProtectionServeronthePowerVaultDLBackuptoDiskAppliance
NOTE:ThefollowingstepsassumethePowerVaultDLBackuptoDiskappliancehasbeensetupandconfiguredfor
operationutilizingtheautomaticdiskprovisioning.Inaddition,theappliancewillneedtoberestartedduringthis
processtocompletetheinstallationofCPS.
BackupExecContinuous ProtectionServerrequiresdriveletter
accesswheninstalledonthePowerVaultDLBackup
toDiskAppliance.AspartofnormalapplianceoperationsBackupExecwillautomaticallyconfigureandmanagethe
disksattachedtothesystem.However,drivelettersarenotassignedtothevirtualdisksinthesystemaspartofthis
process.Inorderto
supporttheinstallationofBackupExecContinuousProtectionserver,atleastonedriveletter
mustbeavailabletostorethedataprotectedbyCPS.Adrivelettercanbeassignedtooneormorevirtualdisks
attachedtotheappliancebyperformingthefollowingsteps:
1. StarttheWindowsServer
ManagerandSelectStorage‐>DiskManagement.Windowswilldisplayallofthe
disksattachedtothesystem.TheVirtualDiskscreatedbyBackupExecarelabeledBEVirtualDisk.
Figure:WindowsServerDiskManagement
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2. DetermineavirtualdiskwheretheCPSdatawillbestored.ThislocationisreferredtoasaCPSBackup
DestinationfromwithinCPS.LeftclickonthevirtualdiskandselectChangeDriveLetterandPathfromthe
popupmenu.
Figure:VirtualDisks
3. ClickAddfromthepopupmenu.Selectanavailabledrivelettertoassigntothevirtualdisk.SelectOkto
continue.
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Figure:AssigningadrivelettertoaVirtualDisk
4. UsingWindowsExplorer,createafolderonthevirtualdiskthatwillstoretheCPSdata.Itisnot
recommendedtousetheBEControlorBEDatadirectoriesonthevirtualdisktostoretheCPSdata.These
folderscontaintheBackupExecconfigurationinformationandbackupdatafromBackupExec
defined
backups.Inthisexample,thefolderCPSDatahasbeenmanuallycreatedtostoretheCPSdata.
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Figure:ViewofBackupExecVirtualDiskfromWindows

5. ThesestepscanberepeatedifadditionalvirtualdiskswillbeusedasdestinationstostoreCPSdata.
ThesystemisnowreadyforinstallationofContinuousProtectionServer.
1. LocatetheBackupExecContinuousProtectionServermediathatisincludedwithyourPowerVaultDL
BackuptoDiskAppliance.
InsertthemediaintotheopticaldriveofthePowerVaultDLBackuptoDisk
Appliance.
2. TheSymantecBackupExecContinuousProtectionServerBrowserwillappear.SelectStarttheBackupExec
ContinuousProtectionServerInstallation.
3. TheWelcomescreenappears.ClickNexttocontinue.
4. SelectIacceptthetermsof
thelicenseagreementtoacceptthelicenseagreement.ClickNexttocontinue.
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5. TheEnvironmentPreCheckappears.CorrectanyitemsthatareflaggedwithaRedX.ClickNextto
continue.
6. EnterthelicensekeysforContinuousProtectionServer.TheBackupExecAgentforWindowsSystemsis
usedtolicenseContinuousProtectionServer.Thelicensekeysareincludedwiththe
PowerVaultDLmedia
kit.ClickNexttocontinue.
7. SelecttheoptionstoinstalllocallytothePowerVaultDLBackuptoDiskAppliance.Seethescreenshot
belowfortheoptionstoinstall.ClickNexttocontinue.
Figure:CPSLocalInstallOptions
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8. EnterthenameofanewBackupGroup.ABackupGroupisalogicalgroupofmachinesprotectedbyCPS.If
morethanoneBackupGroupiscreated,onlymachineswithinthesameBackupGroupwillbeabletosee
eachotherintheCPSAdministrativeConsole.ClickNextto
continue.
9. EnterthenameandpasswordofAdministratoraccountfortheCPSservicestouse.ClickNexttocontinue.
10. ThenetworkinterfaceusedbytheContinuousManagementServicewillneedtobespecifiedifmultiple
networkinterfacesaredetected.Selectanetworkinterfacetouseforthe
service.ClickNexttocontinue.
11. Specifythesupportfolderlocations forCPS.
a. SystemCacheDirectoryThedirectorywhereCPScanstoreSystemStateandShadowCopy
Componentsforbackuppurposes.
b. JournalDirectoryContainsthedynamicchangesthatoccurduringthebackupprocess
c. IndexingDirectory
HoldsindexesofthesnapshotscapturedontheCPSserver
ClickNexttocontinue.
12. Theinstallationsummaryappears.Verifyallselections.ClickInstalltocontinue.
13. Oncetheinstallationiscompletedtheappliancewillneedtoberestarted.ClickFinishtocompletethe
processandrestarttheappliance.
NowthatCPShasbeeninstalled,thefollowingconfigurationstepsmustbeperformedtoconfiguretheappliancefor
CPSbackupoperations:
1. InstallingContinuousProtectionAgentsonremotesystems
NOTE:ThisstepisnotrequiredifaBackupExecAgentforWindowsSystemisalreadyinstalledona
remoteserver.
AnagentmustbeinstalledoneachremotesystembeingprotectedbyCPS.
2. CreatingBackupDestinationsBackupdestinationsarethelocations thatcon tai ntheCPSbackupdata
3. CreateBackupJobsDeterminethedatathatisprotectedbyCPS.
4. SeedthedataDataseedingisthe
processofcreatinganinitialcopyofthebackupdataoutsidetheBackup
ExecContinuousProtectionServerframeworkbeforeanycontinuousprotectionjobshavebeenrun.Thisis
notrequired;however,copyingtheinitialdatausingthismethodologyisbeneficialinenvironmentswhere
continuousprotectionjobsarerunoverslow
networkconnectionssuchasaWideAreaNetwork(WAN).
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Figure:ContinuousProtectionServerGettingStartedScreen
ThisdocumentisnotintendedtocovertheinstallationofContinuousProtectionAgents.PleaserefertotheBackup
ExecContinuousProtectionServerAdministrator’sGuideforinformationoninstallingagents.
Backupdestinationsmustbesetupbeforebackupjobscanbeconfigured.FromtheGettingStartedScreen,select
Step2CreateBackup
Destinations.TheBackupDestinationWizardwillappear.
1. ClickNexttocontinue.
2. Enteranameanddescriptionforthebackupdestination.Thisinformationisused tohelpuniquelyidentify
thebackupdestination.ClickNexttocontinue.
3. Backupdestinationscanbestoredonsystemswherethecontinuousprotectionagent
ormanagement
servicehasbeeninstalled.Inthisexam ple,thedestinationwillbestoredonthePowerVaultDLBackupto
DiskAppliance.SelectthecomputernameintheComputerdropdownofthePowerVaultDLBackuptoDisk
Appliance.ClickNexttocontinue.
4. Determinethepathonthecomputerwhere
thedatawillbestored.IfaBackupExecVirtualDiskisbeing
usedtostorethedata,itisrecommendedthatthedatabestoredin theCPSData(orsimilarfolder)created
onthevirtualdiskintheprevioussection.DonotstorethedataintheBEControlor
BEDatafoldersthatare
presentontheBackupExecVirtualDisk.Note:Rememberthepathasitwillbeneededlateraspartofthe
seedingprocess.
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5. Thenextstepisdeterminingthesnapshotscheduleforthebackupdestinations.Snapshotscanbecreated
atregularintervalstoprovideapointintimeviewofthedatainthebackupdestination.Setaschedulefor
thesnapshotsandclickNexttocontinue.
6. Retentionperiodsareusedto
determinehowlongeachsnapshotisavailablebeforebeingoverwritten.Set
aretentionscheduleforthesnapshotsandclickNexttocontinue.
7. Thepropertiesforthebackupdestinationhavebeenspecified.ClickFinishtocompletethesetupprocess.
RefertotheBackupExecContinuousProtectionServ erAdministrator’sGuidefor
informationonconfiguringCPS
backupjobs.Anexamplejobconfigurationisprovidedinthenextsectioninordertoillustratetheprocessofdata
seeding.
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