Dell PowerVault DL2000 - Manual (Page 54)

4. In the Backup Exec console, go to the Storage tab.
If a Discovering Devices message is displayed, wait for the message to get cleared. This can take up to 30
minutes.
a) Do not respond to any Storage Intervention popups regarding auto-provisioning.
b) If the Discovering Devices message does not get cleared after 30 minutes, restart the Backup Exec
services. See the topic “Restarting Backup Exec Services For Backup Exec 2012”.
5. Right-click on the Offline DDS and select Delete .
6. Any jobs associated with the deleted DDS must be retargeted since the DDS has been removed from Backup Exec.
When prompted to retarget the existing jobs, select Yes to retarget each job associated with the deleted DDS to
backup to disk virtual disks.
NOTE: These jobs target backup to disk virtual disks and are not deduplicated. Once the DDS has been restored,
these jobs must be retargeted back to the DDS.
7. See the specific solution map for the next step in the recovery process.
Restarting Backup Exec Services For Backup Exec 2012
To restart Backup Exec Services, follow the steps below:
1. In the Backup Exec 2012 console, click on the Backup Exec button, select Configuration and Settings → Backup
Exec Services .
2. Select Enable deduplication services to be started or stopped.
NOTE: Ensure that no backup jobs are running or scheduled to run.
3. Click Restart all services.
Virtual Disk Inventory And Catalog
After a disaster recovery, each virtual disk must be inventoried and cataloged prior to using for backup or restore tasks.
To inventory and catalog virtual disks, follow the steps below:
1. Navigate to the Storage tab in the Backup Exec Console.
2. Right-click the virtual disk in the Backup Exec device view and select Inventory and Catalog.
This initiates the inventorying and cataloging of the media sets contained on that virtual disk.
3. Double-click on the virtual disk and verify the Inventory and Catalog completes successfully.
4. Repeat step 2 and step 3 for each virtual disk.
After all the inventory and catalog jobs are complete, the virtual disks are ready to be used for backup and recovery
jobs.
5. See the specific solution map for the next step in the recovery process.
Recovering Deduplication Disk Storage From Backup
To recover the DDS from Backup, follow the steps below:
1. In the Backup Exec Console, navigate to the Backup and Restore tab.
2. Right-click the DL Appliance from the list of servers and select Restore.
3. Select Shadow Copy Components and click Next.
4. Locate the most current backup under the User Data → Backup Exec Deduplication Storage Node.
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