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  • Page 1 Dell DL4300 Appliance Deployment Guide...
  • Page 2 WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Copyright © 2015 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual property laws. Dell and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ............16 Executing the RASR through the Internal Dual SD Module ..........................16 Provisioning storage ............17 Configuring the DL4300 using fibre channel storage (optional) 3 Post installation tasks..................18 .................18 Non-English language selected at Windows startup .......................18 Accessing the Core Console ..................19...
  • Page 4 Installing the agent on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS ..............32 Installing the agent on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 5 Getting help......................33 ..................33 Finding documentation and software updates ........................33 Finding software updates ........................... 33 Contacting Dell ........................33 Documentation feedback...

  • Page 5: Setting Up Dl4300 Appliance

    Setting up DL4300 Appliance Introduction The Dell DL4300 appliance is the latest generation of backup to disk protection appliance powered by Dell AppAssure software. The appliance allows: • Scalable storage capabilities to support organizations of any size • Faster backups, as well as quicker recovery scenarios over conventional tape devices and backup methodologies •...

  • Page 6: Terms Used In This Document

    AppAssure and 10 GbE networks for extremely robust environments. Setting up the hardware The appliance ships with a single DL4300 system. Before setting up the appliance hardware, see the Dell DL4300 Appliance Getting Started With Your System document that shipped with the appliance. Unpack and set up the DL Appliance hardware.

  • Page 7: Installing The Appliance In A Rack

    Figure 1. Setting the PowerVault MD1400 storage enclosure configuration switch configuration switch Connecting the storage enclosure to the system Connect the data cable from the PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) installed in the Dell DL4300 system to the primary Enclosure Management Module (EMM) SAS port of the storage enclosure.
  • Page 8 For redundant port configuration: Connect one end of each SAS cable to port 0 and port 1 on the DL4300 system PERC controller. Connect the other end of each SAS cable to port 1 on each Enclosure Management Module (EMM) on the MD1400 storage enclosure.

  • Page 9: Connecting The Cable Management Arm (Optional)

    The DL4300 supports nearline SAS drives only. The operating system resides on a RAID 1 (mirrored) virtual disk located in slots 12 and 13. For information on these disks, see the Dell DL4300 Appliance Owner’s Manual at dell.com/support/home. Drives available in slots 0–11 and 14–17 are available for automatic...
  • Page 10 configured for custom configurations if required. The disks are auto-provisioned as RAID 6. Capacity expansion using an MD1400 storage enclosure is optional.

  • Page 11: Initial Software Setup

    Control Panel, use Microsoft Windows Update, update AppAssure software or install licenses, until the wizard is complete. CAUTION: The Dell DL4300 is currently designed to work in English as the system default language. Always select English from the Windows language option and do not use non- English language packs.

  • Page 12: Configuring The Network Interface

    The AppAssure Appliance Configuration Wizard guides you through the following steps to configure the software on the appliance. • Configuring the network Interface • Configuring host name and domain settings • Configuring SNMP settings • Rapid Appliance Self Recovery On completing the installation using the wizard, the Core Console launches automatically. Configuring the network interface To configure the available network interfaces: On the AppAssure Appliance Configuration Wizard Welcome screen, click Next.

  • Page 13: Configuring Host Name And Domain Settings

    Configuring host name and domain settings You must assign a host name for the appliance. It is recommended that you change the host name before starting backups. By default, the host name is the system name that the operating system assigns. NOTE: If you plan to change the host name, it is recommended that you change the host name at this stage.

  • Page 14: Rapid Appliance Self Recovery

    Rapid Appliance Self Recovery (RASR) is a bare metal restore process where the operating system drives and data drives are used to rebuild the default factory image. Creating Windows and RASR virtual disk(s) The DL4300 system supports: • Two operating system drives, twelve data drives, and four internal hard drives •...

  • Page 15: Executing Rasr Through The Rasr Usb Key

    To create a RASR USB key: Navigate to the Appliance tab. Using the left pane navigation, select Appliance → Backup. Create RASR USB Drive window is displayed. NOTE: Insert a 16 GB or larger USB key before attempting to create the RASR key. After inserting a 16 GB or larger USB key, click on Create RASR USB Drive now.

  • Page 16: Executing The Rasr Through The Internal Dual Sd Module

    To continue executing the RASR through the Internal SD Module, perform step 3 through step 10 of Executing the RASR through RASR USB key section. Provisioning storage The appliance configures available DL4300 internal storage and any attached external storage enclosures for: • AppAssure Repositories NOTE: If fibre channel HBA is configured then the process of creating the repositories is manual.

  • Page 17: Configuring The Dl4300 Using Fibre Channel Storage (Optional)

    Configuring the DL4300 using fibre channel storage (optional) The DL4300 high-capacity edition offers a fibre channel HBA storage option allowing for creation of repositories using fibre channel storage arrays. NOTE: If the fibre channel configuration is ordered it will replace the slotted H830 PERC SAS adapter.

  • Page 18: Post Installation Tasks

    NOTE: The appliance is configured with a 30–day temporary AppAssure software license. To obtain a permanent license key, log on to the Dell AppAssure License Portal at www.dell.com/ DLActivation. For details on changing a license key in the AppAssure software, see the topic 'Changing A License Key' in the Dell DL4300 Appliance User's Guide at dell.com/support/home.

  • Page 19: Updating Trusted Sites In Internet Explorer

    Updating trusted sites in Internet Explorer To update the trusted sites in Internet Explorer: Open Internet Explorer. If the File, Edit View, and other menus are not displayed, press <F10>. Click the Tools menu, and select Internet Options. In the Internet Options window, click the Security tab. Click Trusted Sites and then click Sites.

  • Page 20: Configuring Mozilla Firefox Browser Settings

    Scroll to the bottom of the screen to User Authentication → Logon, and then select Automatic logon with current user name and password. Click OK, and then select the Advanced tab. Scroll to Multimedia and select Play animations in webpages. 10.

  • Page 21: Configuring An Email Server And Email Notification Template

    NOTE: You must also configure notification group settings, including enabling the Notify by email option, before email alert messages will be sent. For more information on specifying events to receive email alerts, see 'Configuring Notification Groups For System Events' in Dell DL4300 Appliance User’s Guide.

  • Page 22: Adjusting The Number Of Streams

    Text Box Description The default is 30 seconds. Select this option if the mail server uses a secure connection such as Transport Layer Security (TLS) or Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Username Enter a user name for the email server. Password Enter a password for accessing the email server.

  • Page 23: Checking Network Connectivity

    Port The port number on which the AppAssure Core communicates with the agent on the machine. Username The user name used to connect to this machine; for example, administrator. Password The password used to connect to this machine. Click Connect. If you receive an error message, the appliance cannot connect to the machine to back it up.

  • Page 24: Teaming Network Adapters

    In the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite, select Teams → Go to Team View. In the Hosts list on the left side, right-click on the host name of the DL4300 appliance and select Create Team. The Broadcom Teaming Wizard window is displayed.
  • Page 25 Select the Team Type and click Next. Select an adapter you want to be part of the team, and click Add. Repeat these steps for all other adapters that are a part of the team. When all adapters are selected for the team, click Next. 10.

  • Page 26: Installing Agents On Clients

    You can also deploy the Agent software to the agent machine during the process of protecting a machine. This option is available for machines that do not already have the Agent software installed. For more information on deploying the Agent software while protecting a machine, see the Dell DL4300 Appliance User’s Guide at dell.com/support/home.

  • Page 27: Deploying The Agent Software When Protecting An Agent

    For more information about manually forcing a snapshot, see topic 'Forcing A Snapshot' in Dell DL4300 Appliance User’s Guide. • Repository — Select the repository in which to store data from this agent.

  • Page 28: Installing Microsoft Windows Agents At The Client

    The Deploy Agent dialog box closes. There may be a delay before you see the selected agent appear in the list of protected machines. Installing Microsoft Windows agents at the client To install the agents: Verify that the client has the Microsoft .NET4 framework installed: a.

  • Page 29: Installing Agents On Linux Machines

    • wheel For information on protecting a machine, see the section 'Protecting a Machine' in the Dell DL4300 Appliance User's Guide at dell.com/support/home. The installation instructions differ depending upon the Linux distribution you are using. For more information on installing the Linux agent on your distribution, see the following: •...

  • Page 30: Agent Dependencies

    Component Location/Path mono /opt/appassure/mono agent /opt/appassure/aagent aamount /opt/appassure/amount aavdisk and aavdctl /usr/bin configuration files /etc/appassure/aavdisk.conf for aavdisk wrappers for • /usr/bin/aamount aamount and • /usr/bin/aagent agent autorun scripts for • /etc/init.d/appassure-agent aavdisk and agent • /etc/init.d/appassure-vdisk Agent dependencies The following dependencies are required and are installed as part of the Agent installer package: For Ubuntu Dependency The appassure-vss...

  • Page 31: Installing The Agent On Ubuntu

    Dependencies. After the installer completes, the Agent is running on your machine. For more information on protecting this machine with the Core, see the section Protecting Workstations and Servers in the Dell DL4300 Appliance User's Guide at dell.com/support/home. Installing the agent on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS NOTE: Before performing these steps, ensure that you have downloaded the Red Hat or CentOS installer package to the /home/system directory.

  • Page 32: Installing The Agent On Suse Linux Enterprise Server

    The system finishes the installation process. After the installer completes, the Agent is running on your machine. For more information on protecting this machine with the Core, see the section 'Protecting Workstations and Servers' in the Dell DL4300 Appliance User’s Guide at dell.com/support/home.

  • Page 33: Getting Help

    To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer-service issues, go to software.dell.com/support. Documentation feedback Click on the Feedback link in any of the Dell documentation pages, fill out the form, and click Submit to send your feedback.

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