Document Outline

• Contents
• Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
• Introduction
  • Supported Hardware And Software
  • Additional Information
• Setting Up The DL Backup To Disk Appliance
  • Network Requirements
  • Setting Up The Hardware
    • Installing The Appliance In A Rack
    • Cabling The Appliance
    • Setting The Storage Mode
    • Connecting The Storage Enclosure To The PowerVault DL2xxx System
    • Connecting The Cable Management Arm (Optional)
    • Turning On The DL Back Up To Disk Appliance
  • Configuring The Software
    • Verifying Cable Connection
    • Configuring SNMP Settings
  • Disk Configuration Settings
    • PowerVault DL2000 Disk Configurations
    • PowerVault DL2100 Disk Configurations
    • PowerVault MD1000 Storage Enclosure Disk Configurations
    • PowerVault DL2200 Disk Configurations Running Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 Edition
    • PowerVault DL2200 Disk Configurations Running Windows Server 2008 R2
    • Disk Subsystem States
    • Disk Configuration Policies
      • Automatic With Confirmation Policy
      • Automatic Without Confirmation Policy
    • Manual Disk Policy
    • Selecting Deduplication Controller
      • Recommended Deduplication Controller Settings
  • Installing Symantec Backup Exec Software
    • Entering License Keys For Versions Prior To Backup Exec 2012
    • Entering License Keys For Version Backup Exec 2012 And Later
    • Setting Options In Symantec Backup Exec
    • Creating A Service Account
  • Configuring The PowerVault DL2xxx System With NIC Teaming
• Using The DL Backup To Disk Appliance Console
  • Launching Symantec Backup Exec
  • Adding An Optional Tape Library
  • Adding The Tape Device To The Appliance Console
  • Configuring Storage Manually
    • Creating Virtual Disk Wizards
    • Configuring Manually Created Virtual Disks As Backup To Disk Folders
    • Converting Storage Role Of Virtual Disk
  • Capturing Support Log Files
  • Changing Automatic Disk Configuration
  • Compatibility Manager
  • Enclosure Numbers
• Updating DL Backup To Disk Appliance Software
  • Updating System Software
  • Subscribing To System Software Update Notifications
  • Updating The Operating System
  • Updating DL Backup To Disk Appliance Applications
  • Updating Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
  • Updating Symantec Backup Exec
• Disaster Recovery
  • Using the iDRAC Virtual Media
    • Configuring The iDRAC Enterprise For Remote Access
    • Accessing The Web Interface And Configuring Virtual Media
  • Disaster Recovery Planning Using IDR
    • Backup Exec IDR Option
    • IDR Restrictions And Limitations
    • Preparing the System To Use IDR
  • Backing Up The Appliance For Disaster Recovery Using IDR
    • Backing Up The Appliance System Files
    • Backing Up The DSF
    • Maintaining Backup Exec Passwords
  • Disaster Recovery Planning Using SDR
    • Backup Exec SDR
    • SDR Restrictions and Limitations
    • Preparing The System To Use SDR
  • Backing Up The Appliance For Disaster Recovery Using SDR
  • Recovery Solution Map
  • Recovering From Disk Failures
    • About RAID Types
    • Detecting And Monitoring Disk Failures
    • Recovering From Single Disk Failures
    • Recovering From Multiple Disk Failures
    • Replacing Disks
  • Recovering The Appliance System Disk Using IDR
  • Recovering The Appliance System Disk Using SDR
  • Importing Foreign Virtual Disks During IDR Or SDR Recovery
  • Recovering The Appliance System Disk Without Using IDR Or SDR
    • Using The Dell Systems Build And Update Utility To Manually Recover The Operating System
    • Using The Dell Unified Server Configurator — Lifecycle Controller Enabled To Manually Recover The Operating System
    • Completing Operating System Reinstallation
    • Updating BIOS, Firmware, And Drivers
  • Reinstalling The PowerVault DL Backup To Disk Appliance Applications
    • Using The PowerVault DL Backup To Disk Appliance Recovery And Update Utility During Disaster Recovery
    • Installing Windows Server Roles And Features Manually
    • Using The PowerVault DL Backup To Disk Appliance Recovery And Update Utility For System Repair
  • Repairing Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
  • Reinstalling Symantec Backup Exec During Disaster Recovery
  • Repairing Symantec Backup Exec
  • DSF Recovery Solution Map
    • Method To Create DSF
    • Recovery Of DSF
    • IDR Recovery
    • Operating System Recovery For IDR
    • Operating System And DSF Recovery For IDR
    • Non-IDR Recovery
    • Operating System Recovery For Non-IDR
    • Operating System And DSF Recovery For Non-IDR
  • System Recovery For DL Appliance With DDS
    • Method To Create DDS
    • Recovery Of DDS
    • SDR Recovery
    • Operating System Recovery For SDR
    • Operating System And DDS Recovery For SDR
    • Non-SDR Recovery
    • Operating System Recovery For Non-SDR
    • Operating System And DDS Recovery For Non-SDR
    • Deleting The Offline DDS
    • Restarting Backup Exec Services For Backup Exec 2012
    • Virtual Disk Inventory And Catalog
    • Recovering Deduplication Disk Storage From Backup
    • Importing DDS From Drive Letter
    • Retargeting Jobs To The New Deduplication Disk Storage
  • Deleting The Offline DSF
  • Retargeting Jobs From The Deleted DSF
  • Restarting Backup Exec Services
  • Creating A New DDS Automatically
  • Creating A New DDS Virtual Disk Manually
  • Manually Configuring Virtual Disk For Deduplication
  • Reassigning Drive Letter To DDS
  • Recovering Deduplication Disk Storage From Backup
  • Importing DDS From Drive Letter
  • Deduplication Disk Storage Inventory And Catalog
  • Retargeting Jobs To The New Deduplication Disk Storage
  • Deleting Offline Virtual Disks
  • Creating A New DSF Automatically
  • Creating A New DSF Manually
  • Reassigning The Drive Letter To The DSF
  • Manually Configuring A DSF Virtual Disk
  • Recovering The DSF From Backup
  • DSF Inventory And Catalog
  • Retargeting Jobs To The New DSF
  • Deleting Offline Virtual Disks
• Solution Map
  • Deployment Planning
  • Setup
  • Deployment And Maintenance
  • Storage Expansion And Migration
  • Troubleshooting And Getting Help
• Additional References
  • Software Documents
  • Hardware Documents
  • Systems Management Documents
  • DL Backup to Disk Appliance Media
• Getting Help
  • Contacting Dell