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[Veritas-bu] Best attributes for backup?

2005-09-19 07:02:18
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Best attributes for backup?
From: jpiszcz AT servervault DOT com (Piszcz, Justin)
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 07:02:18 -0400
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All,

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How many here use the following options..?



[x] Collect true image restore information.

    [x] with move detection.

[x] Collect disaster recover information.

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I know using TIR causes problems with some Solaris machines.  Windows
machines do not seem to have many problems with enabling these. =20

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As far as DR, it would appear particularly useful, however, one question
about D/R.  If a machine dies and you replace it with a clone but say a
few things differ, HDD sizes or NIC or chipset, would this affect the
full restoration of a box?

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About the DR Files

The disaster recovery (DR) files are mentioned frequently in this
chapter and in the

screens that you see in the wizards. A DR file contains specific
information about the

computer you are protecting, including:

* Hard disk partition information.

* Network interface card information.

* NetBackup configuration information required to restore data files.

To fully automate the recovery of an IDR-protected computer, you need a
copy of the DR

file for that computer. If IDR software is installed on the server and
client and the server is

configured to collect disaster recovery information, NetBackup creates a
DR file and stores

a copy on the client and the master server after every:

* Full backup

* Incremental (differential or cumulative) backup

* User backup

* User archive

NetBackup stores the DR file for each client in the
install_path\NetBackup\Idr\

data directory on the client. The DR files generated after a backup are
named in the

format netbackup_client_name.dr. For example, if the client name is
bison, the DR

file is bison.dr.

Note IDR requires that the DR file name match the computer name of the
client. That is, if

the computer name is recognized by the network as bison, then the DR
file must be

named bison.dr. If the NetBackup client name is different for some
reason, you

must manually rename a DR file created after each backup to
computer_name.dr

before you can use it in a recovery.

On the NetBackup master server, the DR files for all clients are stored
in the NetBackup

catalogs on the server.

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>How many here use the following options..?<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>[x] Collect true image restore =
information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [x] with move =
detection.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>[x] Collect disaster recover =
information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I know using TIR causes problems with some Solaris =
machines.&nbsp;
Windows machines do not seem to have many problems with enabling =
these.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As far as DR, it would appear particularly useful, =
however,
one question about D/R.&nbsp; If a machine dies and you replace it with =
a clone but
say a few things differ, HDD sizes or NIC or chipset, would this affect =
the
full restoration of a box?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D5
face=3DHelvetica-Bold><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Helvetica-Bold;
font-weight:bold'>About the DR Files<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>The
disaster recovery (DR) files are mentioned frequently in this chapter =
and in
the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>screens
that you see in the wizards. A DR file contains specific information =
about the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>computer
you are protecting, including:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D1 =
face=3DZapfDingbats><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:ZapfDingbats'>&#9670; =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>Hard
disk partition information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D1 =
face=3DZapfDingbats><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:ZapfDingbats'>&#9670; =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>Network
interface card information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D1 =
face=3DZapfDingbats><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:ZapfDingbats'>&#9670; =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>NetBackup
configuration information required to restore data =
files.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>To
fully automate the recovery of an IDR-protected computer, you need a =
copy of
the DR<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>file
for that computer. If IDR software is installed on the server and client =
and
the server is<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>configured
to collect disaster recovery information, NetBackup creates a DR file =
and
stores<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>a
copy on the client and the master server after =
every:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D1 =
face=3DZapfDingbats><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:ZapfDingbats'>&#9670; =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>Full
backup<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D1 =
face=3DZapfDingbats><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:ZapfDingbats'>&#9670; =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>Incremental
(differential or cumulative) backup<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D1 =
face=3DZapfDingbats><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:ZapfDingbats'>&#9670; =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>User
backup<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D1 =
face=3DZapfDingbats><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:ZapfDingbats'>&#9670; =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>User
archive<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>NetBackup
stores the DR file for each client in the </span></font><font size=3D2
face=3DCourier><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>install_path\NetBackup\Idr=
\<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DCourier><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>data </span></font><font =
size=3D2
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>directory
on the client. The DR files generated after a backup are named in =
the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>format
</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DCourier><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>netbackup_client_name.dr</span></font><font =
size=3D2
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>.
For example, if the client name is bison, the =
DR<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>file
is </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DCourier><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>bison.dr</span></font><font size=3D2 =
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>.<o:p></o:p></span>=
</font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2
face=3DHelvetica-Bold><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica-Bold;
font-weight:bold'>Note </span></font></b><font size=3D2 =
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>IDR requires that =
the DR
file name match the computer name of the client. That is, =
if<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>the
computer name is recognized by the network as bison, then the DR file =
must be<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>named
</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DCourier><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>bison.dr</span></font><font size=3D2 =
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>. If the NetBackup =
client
name is different for some reason, you<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>must
manually rename a DR file created after each backup to =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DCourier><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>computer_name.dr<o:p></o:p=
></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>before
you can use it in a recovery.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>On
the NetBackup master server, the DR files for all clients are stored in =
the
NetBackup<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DPalatino-Roman><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman'>catalogs
on the server.</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DHelvetica-Bold><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica-Bold'><o:p></o:p></span><=
/font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
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