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Best practices for setting up Dell VTL Container or NetVault Backup native virtual tape library (nVTL)
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Table of contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................3
Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................................5
Pros and Cons of each VTL Technique .................................................................................................................6
Technical setup and configuration – DR VTL Container .................................................................................... 7
General setup and configuration – DR VTL Container ......................................................................... 7
DR Series appliance setup and configuration – DR VTL Container .................................................. 7
NetVault Backup nVTL setup and configuration – DR VTL Container ............................................. 7
Using and managing a native DR VTL Container on a DR Series appliance ................................... 8
Installing and configuring the DR Series appliance .............................................................................10
Configuring the DR VTL Container .......................................................................................................... 13
Technical setup and configuration -- nVTL ........................................................................................................ 17
General setup and configuration -- nVTL .............................................................................................. 17
DR Series appliance setup and configuration -- nVTL ....................................................................... 17
NetVault Backup nVTL setup and configuration -- nVTL ..................................................................18
Using and managing a NetVault Backup nVTL on a DR Series appliance ......................................19
Installing and configuring the DR Series appliance ...........................................................................................21
Configuring NetVault Backup nVTL .................................................................................................................... 24
Setting up the cleaner for the DR Series appliance ...........................................................................................35
Monitoring deduplication, compression, and performance ............................................................................36
Understanding NetVault Backup VTL and cleaning cycles ................................................................36
Optional NetVault Backup configurations for optimum performance ............................................37
Disk-space reclamation ...............................................................................................................39
Disk-space availability ..................................................................................................................39
Changing the NetVault Backup VTL storage location without data loss ..................................................... 41
Sample scripts for management of replication failover and reclamation of disk space .............................45
NetVault Backup nVTL physical space reclamation script .................................................................45
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NetVault Backup nVTL ghost media scrub script .............................................................................................. 49
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NetVault Backup nVTL bulk mark for reuse script ............................................................................................. 51
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