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Table Of Contents
- 1 Installing and configuring the DR Series system for use with CommVault Simpana
- 2 Configuring CIFS and NFS containers for CommVault Simpana
- 2.1 Creating containers in the DR Series system
- 2.2 Adding the target container(s) to CommVault Simpana
- 2.2 Setting up a single system environment (DR Series system as NFS disk library)
- 2.3 Setting up a replicated system environment
- 2.4 Using the continuous data replicator to replicate client data to a DR Series container
- 3 Configuring VTL for CommVault Simpana
- 4 Setting up the DR Series system cleaner
- 5 Monitoring deduplication, compression, and performance
- A VTL configuration guidelines
- A.1 Managing VTL protocol accounts and credentials
- A.2 VTL default account summary table
- A.3 Managing VTL media and space use
- A.3.1 General performance guidelines for DMA configuration
- A.3.2 Physical space sizing and planning
- A.3.3 Logical VTL geometry and media sizing
- A.3.4 Media retention and grouping
- A.3.5 VTL media count guidelines
- A.3.6 Adding the VTL media to the container
- A.3.7 Updating CommVault to identify newly added VTL media
- A.3.8 Space reclamation
- B Glossary
5 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a CIFS or VTL Backup Target on CommVault Simpana |
April 2015
1 Installing and configuring the DR Series system for
use with CommVault Simpana
1.1 CommVault Simpana software prerequisites
This guide applies to versions of CommVault Simpana version 10 and later. The
screenshots used in this document may vary slightly, depending on the version of the
software you are using.
For CommVault version 10, there are patch requirements to add support for NDMP VTL.
Refer to the CommVault documentation for more information or contact support for
details.
1.2 Installing and configuring the DR Series system
1. Rack and cable the DR Series System, and power it on.
In the
Dell DR Series System Administrator Guide
, refer to the sections, “iDRAC
Connection”, “Logging in and Initializing the DR Series System”, and “Accessing
IDRAC6/Idrac7 Using RACADM” for more information about using the iDRAC
connection and initializing the DR Series system.
2. Log on to iDRAC using the default address 192.168.0.120, or the IP address that is
assigned to the iDRAC interface. Use the user name and password: “root/calvin”.