Dell PowerVault DL2100 - Manual (Page 8)

Intelligent Disaster Recovery
8 October 2008
Intelligent Disaster Recovery can be used to protect your PowerVault DL2000and minimize the
amount of time required to restore the appliance in the event of a system failure. Full system
backups as part of the IDR process protect all software components on the appliance including
the Windows Operating System, Backup Exec, and all configuration information. When
performing a full system backup, make sure that the full volumes are selected (C Drive) for the
backup. By selecting the full volumes, the disaster recovery file for the specific machine will be
updated with the latest system information. In addition to selecting the full volumes, make sure
the following Best Practices are followed:
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Select the utility partitions for backup on the appliance.
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Do not utilize the” include or exclude files” feature. This is located in the Advanced
File Selection of the backup job properties.
12. On the Backup Exec interface, select the drop down from the Backup Tab and choose “New
Backup Job…”
13. Select your backup to disk appliance at the system name node. In addition, a selection list
name and description can be specified so that the selection list can be reused in additional
backup jobs.
14. The destination for the backup job can be specified from the Device and Media tab. The
default device is “All Virtual Disk”. The backup job will target any available virtual disk as the
backup destination.
15. Name the backup job from the General tab. Naming the backup job provides an ease of use
mechanism for remembering the purpose of the backup job in the future.
16. A schedule can be created so that a backup job repeats on a periodic basis, ensuring that a
system is protected with the latest information. It is recommended that a full system backup
be performed at least once a month for the appliance. Set the desired schedule for the full
system backup For the purpose of this article, the backup job will run immediately with no
schedule set. Select “Submit” and select “Ok” from the Job Summary to run the backup.
17. The backup job status can be monitored from the Job Monitor tab on the Backup Exec
interface. The backup job has completed successfully when the backup job appears under
the Job History and is listed as Successful.
PROTECTING YOUR POWERVAULT DL2000WITH INTELLIGENT DISASTER
RECOVERY