Understanding the rda with ost plug-in (windows) – Dell PowerVault DR2000v User Manual

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– Click Storage Clients
– Click the RDA tab in the Clients page, and click Download Plug-In
– Select the appropriate plug-in in the Download Plug-Ins page, and click Download

Using the Dell website:

– Navigate to support.dell.com/ and locate the Drivers and Downloads location
– Locate the RDA with OST plug-in for Linux and download this to your system.

After it is downloaded, run the RDA with OST plug-in installer to install the plug-in on your designated Linux-based media
server.

NOTE: The RDA with OST plug-in must be installed on client systems to support client-side deduplication.

Understanding the RDA with OST Plug-In (Windows)

The RDA with OST plug-in must be installed in the following directory on the designated Windows-based media server
running the supported Microsoft Windows server operating system software: $INSTALL_PATH\VERITAS\Netbackup\bin
\ost-plug-ins for NetBackup installations, and $INSTALL_PATH\Symantec\Backup Exec\bin\ for Backup Exec
installations. After it is downloaded, you can use SETUP to install the RDA with OST plug-in.

NOTE: The RDA with OST plug-in must be installed on client systems to support client-side deduplication.

Installing the RDA with OST Plug-In for Backup Exec on Windows

This topic describes how to install the RDA with OST plug-in within a Microsoft Windows environment for performing DR

Series system operations via the plug-in.

Make sure that you meet all of the following prerequisites before installing the plug-in:

1.

The Backup Exec installation must be running on one of the supported Windows media server platforms. For

information on the supported versions of Backup Exec and operating systems, see the

Dell DR Series System

Interoperability Guide

, available at support.dell.com/manuals.

2.

The Windows RDA with OST installer must be downloaded. If not, download the Windows installer (DellOSTPlugin-

xxxxx.msi), which is available at support.dell.com/drivers, to a network directory location you can access.

To install the RDA with OST plug-in, complete the following:

1.

Launch the Backup Exec Administrator console, select Tools, and Backup Exec Services....
The Backup Exec Services Manager page is displayed.

2.

Select the server on which you want to install the RDA with OST plug-in, and select Stop all services.
The Restarting Backup Exec Services page is displayed, which lists the current status of services for the selected
server.

3.

Click OK.

4.

Launch the Dell Storage Plug-In for Symantec OST Setup Wizard (and accept all default values).

5.

In the Welcome page, click Next to continue.
The End-User License Agreement page is displayed.

6.

Click I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and click Next.

7.

In the Destination Folder page, accept the default destination location, and click Next.

8.

In the Ready to Install Dell Storage Plug-In for Symantec OST page, click Install.
When the plug-in has been installed, the Completed the Dell Storage Plug-In for Symantec OST Setup Wizard page
is displayed.

9.

Click Finish to exit the wizard.

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