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Veritas NetBackup™ Bare Metal Restore™ Administrator's Guide

A

Active Directory
Windows, BMR disk recovery behavior
activity
viewing BMR logs, BMR logs
add a host, Adding a host in the host database of the DR domain
add client resources, Adding client-specific resources
adding license key, Configuration Summary properties
adding new driver, Adding a Windows driver package
adding to packages pool, Adding a Windows driver package
AIX
boot interface, Specifying the UNIX and Linux boot interface
external procedure environment variables, AIX environment variables
media boot, Restoring an AIX client with media boot
network boot, Restoring an AIX client with network boot

B

backups
back up the client, Backing up BMR clients
configuring policies to back up BMR clients, Configuring policies to back up BMR clients
job status, Monitoring backup jobs
monitoring, Monitoring backup jobs
perform complete, About performing complete backups, Ensuring successful backups
save custom files, Saving custom files on UNIX or Linux
use the same client name in multiple policies, Using the same client name in multiple policies
BMR, About Native Disk Objects
secure communication, Secure communication compatibility matrices for BMR for NetBackup 8.1.1 and later releases
boot interface
AIX, Specifying the UNIX and Linux boot interface
client, Specifying the UNIX and Linux boot interface
HP-UX, Specifying the UNIX and Linux boot interface
Linux, Specifying the UNIX and Linux boot interface
Solaris, Specifying the UNIX and Linux boot interface
specifying, Specifying the UNIX and Linux boot interface
UNIX and Linux, Specifying the UNIX and Linux boot interface
boot media
creating for AIX, About boot media for AIX
creating for UNIX and Linux, Creating boot media for UNIX and Linux
for HP-UX, About boot media for HP-UX
for Linux, About boot media for Linux
for Solaris, About boot media for Solaris
overview, Managing boot media
boot server
about, About boot servers
network segment, Boot server requirements
requirements, Boot server requirements
restoring, About restoring BMR boot servers
breaking a stale shared resource tree lock, Breaking a stale shared resource tree lock

C

CD
ISO format, About writing a CD or DVD
writing, About writing a CD or DVD
changing license key, Configuration Summary properties
client
deleting, Deleting a client
deleting accidentally, How to recover client when BMR configuration is deleted accidentally
cluster environments, Prerequisites for Configuring BMR Servers
clusters
and dissimilar disk restore, Restoring a client to dissimilar disks
configuration
changing, Modifying a configuration
collecting and saving during backup, Monitoring backup jobs
copying, Copying a configuration
creating restore, Copying a configuration
current, About clients and configurations
deleting, Deleting a configuration
deleting accidentally, How to recover client when BMR configuration is deleted accidentally
discovering, Discovering a configuration
editing, Modifying a configuration
modifying, Modifying a configuration
modifying a restore, Modifying a configuration
restore, Copying a configuration, Modifying a configuration
saved, About clients and configurations
Configuration Summary dialog, Configuration Summary properties
copying a client configuration, Copying a configuration
creating a restore configuration, Copying a configuration
creating boot media, When to use boot media

D

DDR seedissimilar disk restore, About restoring to dissimilar disks
deleting a client, Deleting a client
dialog
Configuration Summary, Configuration Summary properties
Drivers, Devices and drivers properties
Hosts, Hosts properties
Network Interfaces, Network interfaces properties
Network Routes, Network routes properties
discovering a configuration, Discovering a configuration
discovery boot, Discovering a configuration
disk recovery behavior
overview, BMR disk processing with prepare-to-restore options
overviewbsx0d, BMR disk recovery behavior
dissimilar disk restore
and clusters, Restoring a client to dissimilar disks
introduction, About restoring to dissimilar disks
Linux notes, Restoring a client to dissimilar disks
mapping before the restore, About the dissimilar disk restore process
mapping during the restore, About the dissimilar disk restore process
overview, About the dissimilar disk restore process
SAN, Restoring Solaris SAN-attached volumes if they are left unmapped
UNIX notes, Restoring a client to dissimilar disks
when to performing mapping, About the dissimilar disk restore process
dissimilar system restore
adding MSD drivers, About adding NIC and MSD drivers
adding NIC drivers, About adding NIC and MSD drivers
creating boot media, About creating boot media
creating restore configuration, Creating an editable DSR configuration
first logon, Logging on for the first time after system restore
mapping disks, About mapping disks in the restore configuration
restoring the client, About restoring the client
SAN, About SANs and dissimilar system restores on Windows clients
when to use, About dissimilar system restore
drivers
finding the correct, Finding the correct driver if Windows is already installed
Drivers properties, Devices and drivers properties
dynamic disk
promoting in Windows, Mapping volumes

E

external procedures
adding to database, About managing external procedures
client-specific names, External procedure points and names
data transfer, About external procedure data transfer
environment variables, About external procedure environment variables
AIX, AIX environment variables
HP-UX, HP-UX environment variables
Linux, UNIX and Linux environment variables
Solaris, Solaris environment variables
UNIX, UNIX and Linux environment variables
Windows, Windows environment variables
error handling, About external procedure error handling
exit codes, About external procedure exit codes
interaction with, About interaction with external procedures
logging, External procedure logging examples
names, External procedure points and names
operating system specific names, External procedure points and names
operational states, External procedure operational states
points, External procedure points and names
running, Specifying external procedures
using, About external procedures

H

hosts
adding to configuration, Hosts properties
changing in configuration, Hosts properties
removing from configuration, Hosts properties
Hosts properties, Hosts properties
hotfixes, Adding a Windows driver package
HP-UX
boot interface, Specifying the UNIX and Linux boot interface
external procedure environment variables, HP-UX environment variables
media boot, Restoring a HP-UX client with media boot
network boot, Restoring a HP-UX client with network boot

I

identifying the systems to protect, Prerequisites for Configuring BMR Servers
importing
SRT on UNIX and LINUX, Importing an SRT on UNIX and Linux
installation
BMR boot server in a UNIX cluster, BMR boot servers in a UNIX cluster
boot server prerequisites for UNIX and Linux, Prerequisites for boot servers
Configuring BMR Master Server, Configuring BMR Master Server
Internetwork Packet Exchange, About adding NIC and MSD drivers
IPX, About adding NIC and MSD drivers

J

job status, Monitoring backup jobs

L

license key
adding, Configuration Summary properties
changing, Configuration Summary properties
Linux
boot interface, Specifying the UNIX and Linux boot interface
boot server location, Boot server requirements
dissimilar disk restore notes, Restoring a client to dissimilar disks
external procedure environment variable, UNIX and Linux environment variables
installing device drivers in SRT, Installing device drivers into Linux SRTs
media boot, Restoring a Linux client with media boot
network boot, Restoring a Linux client with network boot
logging
configuring and using, Commands to manage unified logging and log files
external procedures, External procedure logging examples
log file location, BMR logs
log filenames defined, BMR logs
originator IDs, BMR logging originator IDs
restore log locations, BMR restore logs
viewing logs, BMR logs
vxlogcfg command, Commands to manage unified logging and log files
vxlogmgr command, Commands to manage unified logging and log files
vxlogview command, Commands to manage unified logging and log files

M

mapping
disk groups, About mapping and unmapping volumes
disk sets, About mapping and unmapping volumes
disks, About mapping and unmapping volumes
network interfaces in configuration, Network interfaces properties
volume groups, About mapping and unmapping volumes
volumes, About mapping and unmapping volumes
mapping and unmapping volumes
dissimilar disk restore
mapping and unmapping volumes, About mapping and unmapping volumes
mass storage device
adding drivers to configuration, Devices and drivers properties
adding drivers to packages pool, Adding a Windows driver package
finding correct drivers, Finding the correct driver if Windows is already installed
media boot
AIX, Restoring an AIX client with media boot
HP-UX, Restoring a HP-UX client with media boot
Linux, Restoring a Linux client with media boot
Solaris, Restoring a Solaris client with media boot
Microsoft
Active Directory, BMR disk recovery behavior
modifying a restore configuration, Modifying a configuration
modifying client configuration, Modifying a configuration
monitoring
backups, Monitoring backup jobs
multiple network interface (multihomed), About multiple network interface support

N

native disk, About Native Disk Objects
native partition, About Native Disk Objects
network boot
AIX, Restoring an AIX client with network boot
HP-UX, Restoring a HP-UX client with network boot
Linux, Restoring a Linux client with network boot
Solaris, Restoring a Solaris client with network boot
Windows, Restoring a Windows client with network boot
network interface card
adding driver to configuration, Network interfaces properties
adding drivers to configuration, Devices and drivers properties
adding drivers to packages pool, Adding a Windows driver package
finding correct drivers, Finding the correct driver if Windows is already installed
Network Interfaces properties, Network interfaces properties
network routes
adding to configuration, Network routes properties
configuring in configuration, Network routes properties
removing from configuration, Network routes properties
Network Routes properties, Network routes properties

O

one-button restore
external procedures, About external procedures
originator IDs, BMR logging originator IDs

P

packages
adding new driver, Adding a Windows driver package
adding to packages pool, Adding a Windows driver package
packages pool
defined, About Windows drivers packages
pkgadd, About installing patches and packages into Solaris SRTs
point in time restore
creating configuration for, Creating a point in time restore configuration
introduction, About restoring to a specific point in time
overview, About the point in time restore process
prepare to restore
client, Preparing a client for restore
protection domain
overview, About Bare Metal Restore

R

restore
BMR boot servers, About restoring BMR boot servers
dissimilar system
creating configuration for, Creating an editable DSR configuration
log locations, BMR restore logs
overview, BMR restore process
point in time
creating configuration for, Creating a point in time restore configuration
overview, About the point in time restore process
process overview, BMR restore process
restore tasks
monitoring, Monitoring BMR restore tasks
restoring
to a dissimilar system, Restoring to a dissimilar system
to a specific point in time, About restoring to a specific point in time
using media boot, About restoring BMR clients using media boot
using network boot, About restoring BMR clients using network boot
restrict a disk, Mapping volumes

S

SAN
coexistence, About SAN (storage area network) support
dissimilar disk restores, Restoring Solaris SAN-attached volumes if they are left unmapped
dissimilar system restores, About SANs and dissimilar system restores on Windows clients
support, About SAN (storage area network) support
save custom files, Saving custom files on UNIX or Linux
setup
BMR boot server on UNIX or Linux, Setting up a BMR boot server
shared disks
and dissimilar disk restore, Restoring a client to dissimilar disks
shared resource tree
breaking stale lock, Breaking a stale shared resource tree lock
creating
AIX, Creating an AIX SRT
HP-UX, Creating an HP-UX SRT
introduction, Creating a shared resource tree
Linux, Creating an SRT for UNIX or Linux, Creating a Linux SRT
Solaris, Creating a Solaris SRT
UNIX, Creating an SRT for UNIX or Linux
installing Linux device drivers, Installing device drivers into Linux SRTs
overview, About shared resource trees
repairing a damaged, Repairing a damaged shared resource tree
states, Repairing a damaged shared resource tree, Breaking a stale shared resource tree lock
using exclusively, Enabling or disabling SRT exclusive use
Shared Resource Tree Administration Wizard, Shared Resource Tree Administration Wizard
Add a Package to an Existing Shared Resource Tree, Add or update packages to an SRT
Add a Veritas NetBackup Client Image to an Existing Shared Resource Tree, Add NetBackup Client to an SRT
adding NetBackup Security Services to an existing Shared Resource Tree, Add NetBackup Security Services to an SRT
copying an SRT, Copy an SRT
creating a bootable CD image for fast restore, Creating bootable CD or DVD image for Fast Restore SRT
selecting an SRT, Select an SRT
specifying a location for ISO image, Specify a location for the ISO image
creating a bootable DVD image for fast restore, Creating bootable CD or DVD image for Fast Restore SRT
deleting an SRT, Delete an SRT
Edit SRT, Edit an SRT
importing an SRT, Import an SRT
Solaris
boot interface, Specifying the UNIX and Linux boot interface
boot server requirements, Boot server requirements
external procedure environment variables, Solaris environment variables
media boot, Restoring a Solaris client with media boot
network boot, Restoring a Solaris client with network boot
pkgadd, About installing patches and packages into Solaris SRTs
unused VxVM disks marked restricted, Restoring a client to dissimilar disks
SRT seeshared resource tree, Creating a shared resource tree

T

troubleshooting
deleting a client accidentally, How to recover client when BMR configuration is deleted accidentally
different service pack level warning, Solaris media boot network parameters issue
long restore times on HP-UX, Long restore times
problems booting from CD, Problems booting from CD or DVD
Solaris media boot network parameters issue, Solaris media boot network parameters issue
UNIX boot from CD, Problems booting from CD or DVD

U

uninstalling
BMR boot server from a UNIX or Linux system, Deactivating BMR boot server
using external procedures, About external procedures
using the NetBackup Activity Monitor, Monitoring backup jobs

V

verify client protection, Preparing client for restoration
Veritas Cluster Server, Adding software to a shared resource tree
viewing BMR logs, BMR logs
Volumes properties, About Volumes properties
vxlogcfg command, Commands to manage unified logging and log files
vxlogmgr command, Commands to manage unified logging and log files
vxlogview command, Commands to manage unified logging and log files

W

Windows
Active Directory, BMR disk recovery behavior
adding drivers to configuration, Devices and drivers properties
adding drivers to packages pool, Adding a Windows driver package
dynamic disk
promoting, Mapping volumes
external procedure environment variables, Windows environment variables
finding correct drivers, Finding the correct driver if Windows is already installed
network boot, Restoring a Windows client with network boot
writing a CD, About writing a CD or DVD

Z

ZFS storage pool, About ZFS storage pool support

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