DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 1 Backup and Recovery FAQs Backup and Recovery FAQs This document answers frequently asked questions regarding the Emerson system Backup and Recovery application. www.DeltaV.
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 2 Backup and Recovery FAQs Table of Contents Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 6 General Information................................................................................................................. 6 Why was Backup and Recovery developed? .......................................................................
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 3 Backup and Recovery FAQs Does the Backup and Recovery software work through a network firewall? ........................ 9 Can I use Backup and Recovery to back up a virtual machine? .......................................... 9 Installation.............................................................................................................................. 10 Where do I install each Backup and Recovery component? ..............................................
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 4 Backup and Recovery FAQs Once I have my Backup and Recovery licenses, how do I apply the licenses? ................. 13 I want to back up my DeltaV system. How do I license Backup and Recovery for a single DeltaV system? .................................................................................................................. 14 I want to back up multiple DeltaV systems. How do I license Backup and Recovery for multiple DeltaV systems? ..........................
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 5 Backup and Recovery FAQs How do I back up my data? ................................................................................................ 18 What backup plan templates are provided? ....................................................................... 18 Can I edit the Emerson backup plan templates? ................................................................ 18 Can I create my own backup plan templates?...................................................
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 6 Backup and Recovery FAQs Introduction The Backup and Recovery application is an easy to use, easy to manage data backup and disaster recovery solution for your DeltaV system, AMS Suite (AMS Device Manager and AMS Machinery Manager) and other critical information. Sold and supported by Emerson, the Backup and Recovery application is based on the industry leading Acronis Backup & Recovery software.
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 7 Backup and Recovery FAQs I am interested in Backup and Recovery but I do not have the resources to implement it. Can Emerson help? Yes. Emerson has a Backup and Recovery Lifecycle Care program to help with Backup and Recovery network architecture, installation, and validation. Please refer to the Backup and Recovery Services FAQ white paper or contact your local Emerson sales office for more information.
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 8 Backup and Recovery FAQs System Architecture What components are included with Backup and Recovery? Backup and Recovery includes installation options for the backup agent, management console, management server, storage node, bootable media builder, components for remote installation, command-line tool, tray monitor, PXE server, wake-on-LAN proxy, and license server.
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 9 Backup and Recovery FAQs Where can I store my backup data? Backup data is stored in vaults. There are three types of vaults available: managed, unmanaged, and personal. A managed vault is maintained by a Storage Node and may be created on a network share, storage area network (SAN), network addressable storage (NAS), tape device, or on a hard disk drive local to the management server or storage node.
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 10 Backup and Recovery FAQs Installation Where do I install each Backup and Recovery component? The Backup and Recovery components may be installed on a single PC or multiple PCs, as required by your specific needs and network architecture. A backup agent must be installed on every PC that requires back up. The management server, license server, and storage vault(s) should be installed on one or more conveniently located PCs.
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 11 Backup and Recovery FAQs Licensing How is Backup and Recovery licensed? Backup and Recovery is licensed by the number of PCs you want to back up and the operating system in use by the PCs being backed up. In other words, each backup agent requires a license. In addition, the optional Deduplication and Universal Restore features are licensed per agent. The other Backup and Recovery components do not require a license.
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 12 Backup and Recovery FAQs What is the Backup and Recovery evaluation license? The Backup and Recovery evaluation license provides a fully functional, 30-day time limited version of Backup and Recovery Server with Deduplication and can be used to evaluate the Backup and Recovery software on a PC running any of the supported Windows operating systems.
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 13 Backup and Recovery FAQs I want to use Universal Restore and Deduplication on selected workstations. Can I license these optional features only on certain workstations? Yes. In your backup system, you can have a some workstations and servers with the only the base license, some with the base license plus Universal Restore, and some with the base license plus Universal Restore and Deduplication.
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 14 Backup and Recovery FAQs I want to back up my DeltaV system. How do I license Backup and Recovery for a single DeltaV system? As an example, assume in your DeltaV system you want to back up the Professional Plus station and two Application Stations. You want a single license server due to the system size and you want the license server to reside on an Application Station.
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 15 Backup and Recovery FAQs The initial release of Backup and Recovery included an advanced version and a standalone edition but the latest version does not. Why is this? The latest version of Backup and Recovery is based on Acronis Backup & Recovery Advanced Server and Advanced Workstation but is simply called Backup and Recovery Server and Workstation, respectively.
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 16 Backup and Recovery FAQs Upgrades I have a previous version of Emerson’s Backup and Recovery. Can I upgrade to the latest version? Yes. You can upgrade from a previous version of Emerson’s Backup and Recovery solution to the latest version by purchasing the appropriate version upgrade licenses. The version upgrade license must match the previous version license if you want to retain the functionality of the latest version.
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 17 Backup and Recovery FAQs I am using the Backup and Recovery standalone edition. Can I upgrade to the latest version of Backup and Recovery? Yes. The latest version of Backup and Recovery does not include a standalone edition but you can upgrade to the latest version by purchasing the appropriate Backup and Recovery Server and Workstation upgrade licenses for the PCs you have running Backup and Recovery Standalone Server and Standalone Workstation, respectively.
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 18 Backup and Recovery FAQs Data Backup How do I back up my data? Backup and Recovery uses backup plans to provide the definition of what data is backed up. The backup plan defines what data is backed up, when it backed up, and where the backup data is stored. Backup plans may be created to backup any data related to your DeltaV system or AMS Suite. In addition, Emerson provides several backup plan templates for use in backing up your DeltaV system and AMS Suite.
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 19 Backup and Recovery FAQs How are the DeltaV databases backed up? Backup plan templates are provided for the DeltaV configuration database, Batch Historian, Continuous Historian (DeltaV Continuous Historian and legacy (PI) historian), and Event Chronicle.
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 20 Backup Plan Template Backup and Recovery FAQs Backup Data / Description Centralized_InitializeBackup Sets up directory structure required to use centralized backup plan templates on managed machines CentralizedBackupAdvancedControl LocalBackupAdvancedControl SQL database for DeltaV Simulate Suite and Tune with InSight CentralizedBackupAms LocalBackupAms AMS Device Manager database CentralizedBackupBatchHistorian LocalBackupBatchHistorian Batch Historian database
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 21 Backup and Recovery FAQs Data Recovery How do I recover my data? In the management console, you create a recovery task that defines what data is to be recovered, the storage location where the data is to be recovered from, the directory location where the data is to be recovered to, and the time when the data recovery is to occur. Can I create my own recovery plan templates? Yes.
DeltaV Whitepaper May 2013 – Page 22 Backup and Recovery FAQs Recover DeltaV system data to a temporary folder to allow verification of the recovered data prior to bringing it back online. On the DeltaV workstation where data is to be recovered, create a temporary folder on the drive with the most free space (D:\temp, for example). When creating the recovery task in the management console of Backup and Recovery, specify this temporary folder as the destination for the archive to be recovered.
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