Administrator Guide

You can turn On or turn Off client-side optimization by using the CLI commands,
rda --update_client --name --mode. For
more information about DR Series system CLI commands, see the Dell DR Series System Command Line Reference
Guide located at dell.com/powervaultmanuals (by selecting your particular DR Series system).
Adding RDS Devices in NetVault Backup
To add RDS devices in NetVault Backup:
1. Start the NetVault Web user interface (UI), and log on to the NetVault Backup Server.
2. Start the configuration wizard by doing one of the following:
• In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration
, and then, on the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click
Add Storage Devices.
• Alternatively, in the navigation pane, click
Manage Devices, and then click Add Device.
3. Select the
Dell RDA Device option, and click Next.
The Add Dell RDA Device page is displayed.
4. In
Host, enter the IP address or the system host name of the DR Series system.
5. In
Username, enter backup_user.
NOTE
: The Username, backup_user is case-sensitive. You can configure RDS containers only while logged
on the DR Series system with username backup_user.
6. In
Password, enter the password used to access the DR Series system.
7. In
LSU, enter the name of the RDS container.
NOTE
: The RDS container name in LSU is case-sensitive. Ensure that you enter the RDS container name
exactly as it is on the DR Series system.
8. In
Block size, enter the block size for data transfers. The block size is specified in bytes. The default block size is
131,072 bytes.
9. If the device is already added to another NetVault Backup Server with the same name, select the Force add check
box. This option can be useful if you have performed a disaster recovery to rebuild the NetVault Backup Server.
10. Click
Next to add the device.
After the device is successfully added and initialized, a message is displayed.
Removing RDS Devices From NetVault Backup
Refer to the following steps to remove existing RDS devices from NetVault Backup.
NOTE
: Removing an RDS device from NetVault Backup does not delete the data stored in the RDS container on the
DR Series system.
1. Start the NetVault Web user interface (UI), and in the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices.
2. In the list of devices, locate the device, and click the corresponding
Manage Device icon.
3. Click
Remove, and then in the confirmation dialog box, click Remove again.
NOTE: Ensure that you remove the RDA device from NetVault Backup before you delete the container from
the DR Series system. You must force remove the RDS device from NetVault Backup, if you delete an RDS
container from the DR Series system before removing it from the NetVault Backup server.
4. If NetVault Backup fails to remove the device, select the
Force Removal check box in the confirmation dialog, and
click Remove.
The selected RDS device is removed from NetVault Backup. The RDS container can now be removed from the DR Series
system.
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