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QUICKSTART GUIDESUN STORAGETEK™ ENTERPRISEBACKUP SOFTWARE (EBS)

Table ofContents

Server Install or Upgrade (Solaris) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Server Install or Upgrade (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Run the Console Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Launch the Administration Application . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Adding Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Virtual Tape Library (VTL) configuration . . . . . . . . . . . 11

DiskBackup Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Create a Client Resource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Testing the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Installing Additional Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Scheduling Your Backups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

QuickStart Guide: Sun StorageTek™ Enterprise Backup Software (EBS) 1

Back up the current /etc/rpc and /etc/syslog.conf files:

cp /etc/rpc /etc/rpc.old

cp /etc/syslog.conf /etc/syslog.conf.old

Launch the installation script:

pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom1/solaris

Install the software during a single session in thefollowing order:

a. SUNWebsc (client software package)

b. SUNWebsn (storage node software package)

c. SUNWebss (server software package) – Be sure toselect [Y]es to start daemons

d. SUNWebsm (optional man pages)

e. SUNWebsg (Console Server) – Be sure to select [Y]esto start daemons

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Server Installor Upgrade(Solaris)

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Optionally select a non-English language:

• SUNWfr (French)

• SUNWja (Japanese)

• SUNWko (Korean)

• SUNWzh (Simplified Chinese)

Insert the CD and allow the auto-run procedure tolaunch setup.exe. Accept all the defaults.

Open a web browser and enter

http://server_name:http_service_port

where server_name is the name of the Console serverand http_service_port is the port for the embeddedHTTP server (the default port is 9000.)

For example: http://localhost:9000

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Server Installor Upgrade(Windows)

Run theConsole server


On the Welcome page, click Start.

NOTE: Launch failures are usually due to the Java configuration. Click onthe instruction links within the Welcome Page to get instructions tocorrect any Java issues.

On the Security Warning screen, click Run to install andrun the Console.

Select No when prompted to create application icons

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In the Login dialog box, enter the User Name andPassword.

NOTE: The default is administrator/administrator, but for securitypurposes, this should be changed later in this session.

Accept the license agreement.


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The Configuration Wizard opens. Click Next.

Change the default password (recommended). Click Next to continue.

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Leave the name of the NLM License Server blank. Click Next to continue.

Enter the hostname of the machine you're installingEBS onto and click Next.


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If applicable, add any additional EBS Servers you wishto manage and click Finish.

The Getting Started screen opens. Close this.

NOTE: This will open every time the GUI is started unless “Always showthis window at startup” is unchecked. This can also be opened later byclicking on Help -> Contents and Index.

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In the Console window, click Enterprise

In the navigation tree, select the EBS server.

In the Name column of the Host detail table,double-click Sun StorageTek EBS


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Launch theAdministrationApplication


Use the Scan for Devices option to add devices to theEBS server.

• The Scan for Devices option does not detect File Typeor Advanced File Type devices (for backing up to disk).These are covered under DiskBackup Option below.

In the Administration window, click Devices. In thenavigation tree, right-click the server name, and selectScan for Devices.

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AddingLibraries

Accept the defaults and click Start Scan



c. The Scan process starts. Click OK to continue.

Note: To monitor scan activity, click Monitoring and select the Log tab.

Return to the Devices navigation tree to view therefreshed device information (configured andunconfigured).

• To display SCSI libraries available to the EBS server,select Libraries

• To display stand-alone library devices available to theEBS server, select Devices

• To display the libraries and devices that are availableto a Storage Node, double-click the Storage Node inthe navigation tree

Note: Auto-detection should not be used for devices on a Storage AreaNetwork (SAN) while the devices are in use, because this may cause themto become unresponsive. To avoid this situation, do not configure a devicein multiple EBS data zones.

During library configuration, the software automatical-ly detects that a library is a VTL, and updates theread-only Virtual Jukebox attribute to Yes.

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Virtual Tape Library(VTL) configuration

To back up to a File Type Device (FTD) or Advanced FileType Device (AFTD), you must create a new DeviceResource for the Storage Node.

• To copy your disk-based backups to tape, use SavesetStaging.

Note: Do not modify the directories or files created by FTDs or AFTDs, asthis will prevent the software from locating the device.

Create a directory for each disk (or partition) to be usedfor an FTD or AFTD. This will be used as the Devicename. For an NFS-mounted FTD or AFTD, ensure theNFS mount point is available by either automountingor manually mounting it as required.

Note: Do not use the /tmp directory for Devices because the data couldbe overwritten.

In the server’s Administration interface, click Devices.Right-click Devices in the navigation tree


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DiskBackupOption


Select New to open the Create Device window.

Replace the default Name with the complete path ofthe directory you created.

a. If the device is configured directly on the EBS Server,the name is the simple device path, such as /back-up/d0.

b. If the device is configured on a remote storage node,the name must indicate that by including rd= andthe name of the remote storage node. For example,if the remote storage node is neptune, then thedevice path might be rd=neptune:/backup/d0.

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Under Identity, select a Media Type (File or AdvancedFile) from the pull-down.

Under Status, make sure that Auto Media

Management is not enabled.

Under Cleaning, leave the options disabled.

Click OK.


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On the Administrator window under Devices, right-clickthe device and choose Label

Note: Because the AFTD automatically affixes the .RO suffix to a volumename, limit the volume name to 60 characters when labeling the volume.

Leave Mount after Labeling enabled and click OK.

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A Client is both a physical computer with EBS clientsoftware installed on it and a set of files and directoriesto be included in a scheduled backup. A Client resourcealso specifies information about the backup, such asthe backup schedule, the backup group, browsepolicies, and retention policies.

From the Administration window, click Configuration.In the expanded left pane, right-click on Clients andselect New.


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Create aClientResource


Under Name, enter the hostname of the clientcomputer.

• Initially this will be the EBS server.

• For additional clients, specify their names duringthis step.

Select a Directive from the list, if applicable.

• Directives let you specify files to skip, such as theRecycle Bin or paging file on Windows or the proc fileon Solaris.

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4. Under Save set, type the name of the file(s) ordirectories to be backed up.

a) Type All to back up all client data, including ACLs(access control lists). For Microsoft Windowsoperating systems, the SYSTEM or Volume ShadowCopy Service (VSS) SYSTEM savesets that determinethe client system’s state should be backed up on aregular basis.

b) If you only want to back up specific directories, placemultiple entries on separate lines. For example, toback up only the system configuration files and theoptional files, enter:

/etc/opt

Click OK when finished.

To verify that a client is enabled for scheduled backups,look for a check mark under the Scheduled backupcolumn.


Back the server up to itself to test the configuration.

In the Administration window, click Monitoring and goto the Groups tab.

Right-click the group and select Start.

Click Yes to confirm you want to start the backup.

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Testing theInstallation

To monitor the backup, right-click the group name andselect Show Details.

Note: The Operations tab and the Log tab in the Monitoring windowprovide additional detail.

If the backup completes successfully, you will see acheck mark in the Status column of the Administratorscreen.

Follow the instructions at the beginning of this Guideto install the client software on the additionalmachines that you wish to back up.

Note: Do not press Enter for the default response All. Accepting thedefault installs the server.

Define Client Resources using the steps under Testingthe Installation.

A single client computer can have several Clientresources, although clients with the same savesetcannot be in the same group.

• Suppose the accounting data on a computer shouldbe backed up according to a different schedule thanthe operating system files on the same computer. Toaccomplish this, create two Client resources on eachcomputer: one for accounting data andanother for operating system data.

• Another common reason to create multiple Clientresources for the same computer is to back up largeclient file systems more efficiently.

• A Client resource for each file system on a computercan be scheduled to back up its data separately.


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Task 1: Set up a schedule for backups

From the Administration window, click Configuration.In the expanded left pane, select Schedules.

From the File menu, select New.

Enter a Name for the schedule.

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Scheduling Your Backups

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Under Period, select Week to create a weekly backupschedule (e.g., a full backup every Friday). SelectMonth to create a monthly schedule (e.g, a full backupon the first of every month.)

Right-click each day in the weekly or monthly periodand select a backup level from the Set Level menu.

Click OK.

Task 2: Create a group for backup clients

A backup group specifies the time of day when abackup occurs. Creating groups for backup clientsenables you to:

• Balance backup loads to reduce the impact on yournetwork and backup server.

• Sort data to specific backup volumes. To sort data,groups are used in conjunction with backup pools.


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To create a group:

From the Administration window, click Configuration.In the expanded left pane, select Groups.

From the File menu, select New.

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Enter a Name for the group.

Enter a Start Time. Ensure that start times for eachgroup are far enough apart that one group completesbefore the next group starts.

Enable Autostart.

Click OK.


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Task 3: Add the clients to the group

From the Administration window, click Configuration.

In the expanded left pane, click on Clients. In the right-hand pane, right-click the client and select Properties.

Under Group, check the group name with the scheduleyou just created. Because a client can be a member ofseveral groups, be sure to uncheck Default. Click OK.

Congratulations! You’re now ready to begin protectingyour data with EBS!

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