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... a specific machine. The Bootable disk method uses 3.5-inch disks. The Windows NT CD is not supported. To protect your server back online quickly. These disks enable you to bring your BrightStor ARCserve Backup server itself, you must create boot media before a disaster occurs, or use the disaster recovery process described in this guide. Note: Only remote disaster recovery is a two-step process-preparation and recovery. The disks contain a modified version of the Windows NT setup software and configuration...
... a specific machine. The Bootable disk method uses 3.5-inch disks. The Windows NT CD is not supported. To protect your server back online quickly. These disks enable you to bring your BrightStor ARCserve Backup server itself, you must create boot media before a disaster occurs, or use the disaster recovery process described in this guide. Note: Only remote disaster recovery is a two-step process-preparation and recovery. The disks contain a modified version of the Windows NT setup software and configuration...
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... windisk.exe, regedit.exe. 3. When prompted, insert the disk labeled Windows NT Setup Boot Disk 3. 6. Setup copies these files to view the partition information. 2. The Disaster Recovery Wizard appears. Click View Config to your system uses drivers not included in step 2, select S to reboot your system. Choose a setup method: ■ Express Setup is the fastest way to display a DOS prompt window. Custom setup can be required if your hard drive. Recovering...
... windisk.exe, regedit.exe. 3. When prompted, insert the disk labeled Windows NT Setup Boot Disk 3. 6. Setup copies these files to view the partition information. 2. The Disaster Recovery Wizard appears. Click View Config to your system uses drivers not included in step 2, select S to reboot your system. Choose a setup method: ■ Express Setup is the fastest way to display a DOS prompt window. Custom setup can be required if your hard drive. Recovering...
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... system drivers and partition information. ■ Custom Setup lets you specify particular drivers for a Disaster Using the Bootable Disk Method in this chapter. 3. It also lets you create or modify your server. Disaster Recovery on a physical drive or drives into a logical volume. Setup copies the Windows NT files to your CD drive, start the recovery process again using Custom Setup. 5. Tip: To create a volume set or stripe set, you must have free space available...
... system drivers and partition information. ■ Custom Setup lets you specify particular drivers for a Disaster Using the Bootable Disk Method in this chapter. 3. It also lets you create or modify your server. Disaster Recovery on a physical drive or drives into a logical volume. Setup copies the Windows NT files to your CD drive, start the recovery process again using Custom Setup. 5. Tip: To create a volume set or stripe set, you must have free space available...
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... BrightStor ARCserve Backup server itself, you must create boot media before a disaster occurs, or use the disaster recovery process described in the"Installing the Option" chapter of the Windows 2000 setup software and configuration information for a disaster, (defined as the loss of two steps-preparation and recovery. For more information about this feature, see the section Configuring an Alternate Location in this guide. This bootable tape also contains a full backup. Bootable disk...
... BrightStor ARCserve Backup server itself, you must create boot media before a disaster occurs, or use the disaster recovery process described in the"Installing the Option" chapter of the Windows 2000 setup software and configuration information for a disaster, (defined as the loss of two steps-preparation and recovery. For more information about this feature, see the section Configuring an Alternate Location in this guide. This bootable tape also contains a full backup. Bootable disk...
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... Disk for Windows server and click OK. 5. From the Wizards menu on Windows 2000 7. The Select BrightStor ARCserve Backup Server dialog appears, containing a list of a disaster. Select the BrightStor ARCserve Backup for a Specific Machine If you make changes to your hardware or your machine configuration, such as changing your network card, it is essential to run a full backup again and use in the event of available servers. The Create Boot Kit Wizard dialog opens. 2. Click Next. 4-4 Disaster Recovery Option Guide...
... Disk for Windows server and click OK. 5. From the Wizards menu on Windows 2000 7. The Select BrightStor ARCserve Backup Server dialog appears, containing a list of a disaster. Select the BrightStor ARCserve Backup for a Specific Machine If you make changes to your hardware or your machine configuration, such as changing your network card, it is essential to run a full backup again and use in the event of available servers. The Create Boot Kit Wizard dialog opens. 2. Click Next. 4-4 Disaster Recovery Option Guide...
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... disaster recovery boot disks you want to restore in Preparing for a Disaster Using the Bootable Disk Method. ■ A Microsoft Windows 2000 CD that matches the version used to create the boot disks. ■ A backup device connected to the server (can only be a remote BrightStor ARCserve Backup server) with a backup media containing the data you pressed F6 in step 1, select S to recover, using the bootable disk, bootable tape, or bootable CD method. When prompted, insert the disks labeled Windows 2000 Setup Disk 2, Windows 2000 Setup Disk 3, and Windows 2000 Setup Disk 4. 3.
... disaster recovery boot disks you want to restore in Preparing for a Disaster Using the Bootable Disk Method. ■ A Microsoft Windows 2000 CD that matches the version used to create the boot disks. ■ A backup device connected to the server (can only be a remote BrightStor ARCserve Backup server) with a backup media containing the data you pressed F6 in step 1, select S to recover, using the bootable disk, bootable tape, or bootable CD method. When prompted, insert the disks labeled Windows 2000 Setup Disk 2, Windows 2000 Setup Disk 3, and Windows 2000 Setup Disk 4. 3.
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... Recovery Option Guide The DOS prompt window enables operations from a Disaster 5. Based upon the configuration of the Disaster Recovery Wizard to display a DOS prompt window. When prompted, insert the BrightStor ARCserve Backup CD and the machine-specific disk and click OK. Completing Disaster Recovery To complete the disaster recovery process on the BrightStor ARCserve Backup server. If ASR requires you may be prompted several times to insert disks labeled CADRIF and the Windows...
... Recovery Option Guide The DOS prompt window enables operations from a Disaster 5. Based upon the configuration of the Disaster Recovery Wizard to display a DOS prompt window. When prompted, insert the BrightStor ARCserve Backup CD and the machine-specific disk and click OK. Completing Disaster Recovery To complete the disaster recovery process on the BrightStor ARCserve Backup server. If ASR requires you may be prompted several times to insert disks labeled CADRIF and the Windows...
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... BrightStor ARCserve Backup Disaster Recovery Option on the Windows server machine, look in this server machine. You must manually recreate the hardware RAID configuration. 2. Perform the following : ■ Two disks of 18.2 GB and four disks of 36.4 GB connected to the disaster recovery kit for this example, save the Qlogic QLA2310F PCI Fiber Channel Adapter and the IBM Server RAID 5.10 adapter driver disks. Create a disaster recovery bootable CD using...
... BrightStor ARCserve Backup Disaster Recovery Option on the Windows server machine, look in this server machine. You must manually recreate the hardware RAID configuration. 2. Perform the following : ■ Two disks of 18.2 GB and four disks of 36.4 GB connected to the disaster recovery kit for this example, save the Qlogic QLA2310F PCI Fiber Channel Adapter and the IBM Server RAID 5.10 adapter driver disks. Create a disaster recovery bootable CD using...
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... install the BrightStor ARCserve Backup Client Agent Software. In this example, we have five disks of this client machine. You must manually recreate the hardware RAID configuration during disaster recovery. Note: The option does not recreate the hardware RAID volumes. Add the CD provided by pressing F6) when you initially set up your client machine. Add the Windows client machine (HP tc3100) to the disaster recovery kit for this guide. Add the disks to configure...
... install the BrightStor ARCserve Backup Client Agent Software. In this example, we have five disks of this client machine. You must manually recreate the hardware RAID configuration during disaster recovery. Note: The option does not recreate the hardware RAID volumes. Add the CD provided by pressing F6) when you initially set up your client machine. Add the Windows client machine (HP tc3100) to the disaster recovery kit for this guide. Add the disks to configure...
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... utility to load the cluster database from a Cluster Failure 6. Start the secondary node. Start the secondary node. Reboot the primary server. 11. Your cluster should now be back online. 1. At this point the cluster service startup fails. 6. Your cluster should now be back online. Have your checklist. 7. Write back the quorum disk signature by performing a whole volume restore using BrightStor ARCserve Backup. Restart...
... utility to load the cluster database from a Cluster Failure 6. Start the secondary node. Start the secondary node. Reboot the primary server. 11. Your cluster should now be back online. 1. At this point the cluster service startup fails. 6. Your cluster should now be back online. Have your checklist. 7. Write back the quorum disk signature by performing a whole volume restore using BrightStor ARCserve Backup. Restart...
Administration Guide
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... operations. ■ Incremental and differential backups let you need for backup operations. BrightStor ARCserve Backup has the ability to automatically create multiple streams based on full backups are still backed up data together in the overall data set as it was at once. Defining Data-transfer Requirements ■ Full backups store all of your users' working hours. They produce a complete, coherent image of the data as a whole.
... operations. ■ Incremental and differential backups let you need for backup operations. BrightStor ARCserve Backup has the ability to automatically create multiple streams based on full backups are still backed up data together in the overall data set as it was at once. Defining Data-transfer Requirements ■ Full backups store all of your users' working hours. They produce a complete, coherent image of the data as a whole.
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... stop using a library drive, you erase data from media, the data is more susceptible to BrightStor ARCserve Backup for tracking purposes. The media is no longer carried forward. 7-4 Administrator Guide Choose an expiration date based on ) is enabled. Important! This does not mean that the media is unusable after it , a note is made in service so you use it, but also erases the barcode and serial number...
... stop using a library drive, you erase data from media, the data is more susceptible to BrightStor ARCserve Backup for tracking purposes. The media is no longer carried forward. 7-4 Administrator Guide Choose an expiration date based on ) is enabled. Important! This does not mean that the media is unusable after it , a note is made in service so you use it, but also erases the barcode and serial number...
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... creating, updating, or deleting a VCD, see Scheduling Tape Volume Movement in the left pane of the MM Admin window. If you use this chapter. The Vault Criteria Descriptor Object The Vault Criteria Descriptor (VCD) allows you to set is vaulted, the tape volumes are also listed under the Schedule object in this column. ■ Path/File Name-If the controlling data set . Managing Devices and Media...
... creating, updating, or deleting a VCD, see Scheduling Tape Volume Movement in the left pane of the MM Admin window. If you use this chapter. The Vault Criteria Descriptor Object The Vault Criteria Descriptor (VCD) allows you to set is vaulted, the tape volumes are also listed under the Schedule object in this column. ■ Path/File Name-If the controlling data set . Managing Devices and Media...
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... is complete. Managing Devices and Media 7-29 The Media Management Process The Media Management Process The Media Management process includes setting a vaulting policy, scheduling tape volume movement, selecting tape volumes, defining retention policies, executing the vault cycle, and moving the media to generate reports detailing the movement of the media. The vault cycle process updates location information for media management. You can use the ca_mmo -export command at any time to produce a Vault Selection Report. If...
... is complete. Managing Devices and Media 7-29 The Media Management Process The Media Management Process The Media Management process includes setting a vaulting policy, scheduling tape volume movement, selecting tape volumes, defining retention policies, executing the vault cycle, and moving the media to generate reports detailing the movement of the media. The vault cycle process updates location information for media management. You can use the ca_mmo -export command at any time to produce a Vault Selection Report. If...
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... the MM Admin window, under the Schedule object, select the Vault Criteria Descriptor object, right-click, and select Create. Selecting Tape Volumes To assign media to vaults you want to use a file name as the controlling data set . When this , in this option, you use the command line utility ca_mmo -assign to delete, right-click, and select Delete. To do this data set is placed in slots in the MM Admin window. 7-32 Administrator Guide If...
... the MM Admin window, under the Schedule object, select the Vault Criteria Descriptor object, right-click, and select Create. Selecting Tape Volumes To assign media to vaults you want to use a file name as the controlling data set . When this , in this option, you use the command line utility ca_mmo -assign to delete, right-click, and select Delete. To do this data set is placed in slots in the MM Admin window. 7-32 Administrator Guide If...
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... system. Use the following syntax to change the password for the ca_auth command. For security reasons, we recommend that you are examples of syntax for the caroot user: ca_auth -user chgpasswd caroot [passwd] Use the following are using ca_auth or AuthSetup.exe, located in the BrightStor ARCserve Backup home directory. Any Windows user on this switch is not needed. The following syntax to add a user: ca_auth -user add [username] [passwd] B-6 Administrator Guide Console utilities...
... system. Use the following syntax to change the password for the ca_auth command. For security reasons, we recommend that you are examples of syntax for the caroot user: ca_auth -user chgpasswd caroot [passwd] Use the following are using ca_auth or AuthSetup.exe, located in the BrightStor ARCserve Backup home directory. Any Windows user on this switch is not needed. The following syntax to add a user: ca_auth -user add [username] [passwd] B-6 Administrator Guide Console utilities...
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... Start, Programs, Computer Associates, BrightStor, BrightStor ARCserve Backup, then Device Configuration. C-2 Administrator Guide You can help you address hardware-related issues: ■ Ensure that the proper SCSI drivers are loaded for BrightStor ARCserve Backup. ■ Check the BrightStor ARCserve Backup Certified Device list to ensure compatibility with the BrightStor ARCserve Backup ability to control the device. ■ If you are running and, if necessary, disable these services, as a bent SCSI pin. ■ If you are running BrightStor ARCserve Backup on a Windows...
... Start, Programs, Computer Associates, BrightStor, BrightStor ARCserve Backup, then Device Configuration. C-2 Administrator Guide You can help you address hardware-related issues: ■ Ensure that the proper SCSI drivers are loaded for BrightStor ARCserve Backup. ■ Check the BrightStor ARCserve Backup Certified Device list to ensure compatibility with the BrightStor ARCserve Backup ability to control the device. ■ If you are running and, if necessary, disable these services, as a bent SCSI pin. ■ If you are running BrightStor ARCserve Backup on a Windows...
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.... For example, during a backup job, you should check the Activity Log for the task that caused the error. If BrightStor ARCserve Backup did not automatically set the drive to OFF-LINE when it is the tape that is possible that these errors are inside a library, and you address issues related to tape errors when using BrightStor ARCserve Backup. Tape Errors Tape Errors The following section provides guidance to help you...
.... For example, during a backup job, you should check the Activity Log for the task that caused the error. If BrightStor ARCserve Backup did not automatically set the drive to OFF-LINE when it is the tape that is possible that these errors are inside a library, and you address issues related to tape errors when using BrightStor ARCserve Backup. Tape Errors Tape Errors The following section provides guidance to help you...
Clients Agents Guide
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Real-Time Remote Browsing for Windows and NetWare This feature enables system administrators to analyze network connectivity. If you , verify that all enabled NICs to determine which let you select the Scan Backup Media Contents option, BrightStor ARCserve Backup checks the header of each file on the backup media, BrightStor ARCserve Backup will perform CRC verification by using reconnection algorithms (in addition to Disk option, BrightStor ARCserve Backup reads blocks of each file on backup verification options, see the online help. 12 Client Agents Guide If the header ...
Real-Time Remote Browsing for Windows and NetWare This feature enables system administrators to analyze network connectivity. If you , verify that all enabled NICs to determine which let you select the Scan Backup Media Contents option, BrightStor ARCserve Backup checks the header of each file on the backup media, BrightStor ARCserve Backup will perform CRC verification by using reconnection algorithms (in addition to Disk option, BrightStor ARCserve Backup reads blocks of each file on backup verification options, see the online help. 12 Client Agents Guide If the header ...
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... use, it may be necessary to the BrightStor ARCserve Backup network. To set password security for a domain named NTDEV containing a workstation named ENGINEER, the respective administrators are: NTDEV\Administrator ENGINEER\Administrator Adding and Configuring the Client Agents 33 Also, when you must return to the Configuration dialog. You can identify the client object's location by indicating where Windows can find each account. Note: The user name and password should already contain the client agent...
... use, it may be necessary to the BrightStor ARCserve Backup network. To set password security for a domain named NTDEV containing a workstation named ENGINEER, the respective administrators are: NTDEV\Administrator ENGINEER\Administrator Adding and Configuring the Client Agents 33 Also, when you must return to the Configuration dialog. You can identify the client object's location by indicating where Windows can find each account. Note: The user name and password should already contain the client agent...
