Dell PowerVault DL2000 - Manual (Page 58)

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.
5. Enter a name for the Restore job when prompted, and accept the defaults for the remaining screens in the restore
wizard.
6. Click Finish at the Restore Summary to run the Restore job.
7. Once the restore job completes, the Backup Exec services must be restarted.
See the topic “Restarting Backup Exec Services For Backup Exec 2012”.
8. See the specific solution map for the next step in the recovery process.
Importing DDS From Drive Letter
To import the DDS from a drive letter, follow the steps below:
1. Bring up the Backup Exec console.
2. Click on the Backup Exec Button → Configurations and Settings → Logon Accounts.
3. Create a Backup Exec Logon Account with the same credentials that was used to initially create the DDS.
4. Navigate to the Storage Tab → Configure Storage → Disk Based Storage → Deduplication Disk Storage.
5. On the Configure Deduplication on a Dell DL Appliance window, select Yes when asked if you want to configure
DDS.
6. Provide a name for the DDS device.
7. Select Import an existing Deduplication Disk Storage Device.
8. Enter the path to the Deduplication Disk Storage device .
For example: K:\BackupExecDeduplicationStorageFolder\
9. Select the logon account created in step 3.
10. Select Finish to begin the import process.
Once the import is complete, the Backup Exec services must be restarted. See the topic “Restarting Backup Exec
Services For Backup Exec 2012”.
11. See the specific solution map for the next step in the recovery process.
Deduplication Disk Storage Inventory And Catalog
1. Perform an Inventory and Catalog on the Deduplication Disk Storage using the procedures in the topic “Virtual Disk
Inventory And Catalog”.
2. Refer to the appropriate solution map for the next step in the recovery process.
Retargeting Jobs To The New Deduplication Disk Storage
1. After a new DDS has been created and optionally restored from backup, retarget any backup or recovery jobs that
used the deleted DDS.
2. Refer to the specific solution map for the next step in the recovery process.
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