Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 68)

NOTE: For increased performance, back up only read-only persistent images.
2. On the NAS Manager primary menu, click Maintenance.
3. Click Terminal Services and log in to the NAS system.
4. When the PowerVault Advanced Administration window displays, click Exit.
5. Double-click My Appliance and browse to the persistent image created in step 1.
Persistent images are located in the Dell ActiveArchive directory of the volume on which you created the persistent
image in step 1.
6. Right-click the persistent image, and then click Sharing.
7. Click Share this folder.
8. Type the name of the share in the Share name field.
9. Click Permissions.
10. Set the required permissions in the Permissions window, and then click OK.
11. Click OK in the Properties window.
12. On the system that is running VERITAS Backup Exec, set up VERITAS Backup Exec so that it is able to back up user
shares.
You can find this option in the Tools ® Options menu on the Network tab.
13. In the VERITAS Backup Exec Backup Selections window, browse to your NAS system under Entire Network.
14. Select the share name that you created in step 8 for your persistent image.
15. Deselect the Persistent Storage Manager State directory when performing persistent image backups.
This directory contains files needed for persistent images. However, to save space on your backup media, backing up
the files is not recommended.
16. Click Backup.
17. Select Run Now to run the backup now or Schedule to schedule your backup job to run at a later time.
NOTE: Although you are backing up your persistent image from a network share, it does not create network
traffic if you are backing up to a local backup device.
Restoring Persistent Images From Tape Backup
NOTICE: Do not use Computer Associates ARCserve to restore persistent images.
To restore your persistent images from tape backup, perform the following steps:
1. On the network system running VERITAS Backup Exec, click the Restore Selections tab to bring up the window that
lists your previous backup files.
2. Browse to the backup of the persistent image you want restored, and then select it by clicking the check box next to it.
3. Click Restore.
4. Click the Redirection tab.