Creating a bootable cd image for the dl appliance – Dell PowerVault DL2000 User Manual
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Creating a bootable CD image for the DL Appliance
Dell recommends that you create a bootable CD image for the DL Appliance. You
can use the Intelligent Disaster Recovery Preparation Wizard to create the bootable
CD image. If a failure occurs, you can use IDR, the bootable CD image, the disaster
recovery file (.DR file) and a full backup to recover the DL Appliance.
To create a bootable CD image for the DL Appliance
1
On the Backup Exec menu, click Tools > Wizards > Intelligent Disaster
Recovery Preparation Wizard.
2
Follow the wizard to create a bootable CD image.
3
After you create the bootable CD image, burn the .iso image to a CD by using
third-party CD burning software.
4
After you create the bootable CD, store it in a safe location, preferably off-site.
See Creating a bootable CD image in the Symantec Backup Exec for Windows
Servers Administrator's Guide.
Best practices for protecting data on the DL Appliance
To protect the data on the DL Appliance, Dell recommends the following best
practices:
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Configure a full backup job of the DL Appliance and schedule it to run
periodically.
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Use Intelligent Disaster Recovery and the IDR Preparation Wizard to create
a bootable CD image that you can use if you need to recover the DL Appliance.
The IDR Preparation Wizard guides you through the creation of the bootable
media. You can also use the Intelligent Disaster Recovery Preparation Wizard
to make updated copies of the disaster recovery *.dr files.
See
“Creating a bootable CD image for the DL Appliance”
on page 18.
See
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Copy the updated IDR disaster recovery file *.dr file to a safe storage location
after every full backup of the DL Appliance.
IDR updates the *.dr file after each full backup.
See the Intelligent Disaster Recovery Option in the Symantec Backup Exec for
Windows Servers Administrator's Guide.
Installing and configuring Backup Exec by using the Storage Provisioning Option
Completing the Backup Exec installation by using the Dell™ PowerVault™ DL Backup to Disk Appliance Configuration
Wizard
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