Off-The-Shelf Backup Solutions; Preparing To Install A Backup Solution - Overland Storage SnapServer Administrator's Manual

SnapServer 7.0 Administrator's Guide
Scheduling Jobs in Snap EDR
To schedule jobs, click the Snap EDR link in the Site Map (under Extras). For complete
information on using Snap EDR, see the Snap EDR Administrator's Guide, available on the
SnapServer website.

Off-the-Shelf Backup Solutions

NOTE: These backup packages do not support the backup of Windows ACLs. If you use one of
In addition to the integrated backup solutions, GuardianOS supports a number of off-the-
shelf backup packages that the user can install on the SnapServer, including:
• CA ARCserve 11.5, 12.0
• EMC NetWorker 7.3, 7.4
• Symantec Backup Exec 11d, 12, 12.5
• Symantec NetBackup 6.5
Agent Installation Procedures:
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Preparing to Install a Backup Solution

• Preinstallation Tasks
• Installing the CA ARCserve Agent
•
Installing the Symantec Backup Exec RALUS Agent
• Installing the Symantec NetBackup 6.5 Client
• Installing the EMC NetWorker Client
Preparing to Install a Backup Solution
Before performing one of the backup solution installation procedures described here, make
sure you have the following information and tools:
• Backup and media server IP addresses – Most backup agents need to know the
IP addresses of the backup and media servers you plan to use with the SnapServer.
Use the Maintenance > Host File Editor page in the SnapServer's Web Management
Interface to supply a host-name-to-ip-address mapping that persists across system
reboots.
• SnapServer is seen by Backup software as a Unix/Linux client – When you
configure a backup server to see the agent or client running on the SnapServer,
assume the server is a Unix or Linux client.
• The agent/client files required by your backup software – Typically, these files
are either provided on your backup software's User CD or are available for download
from the manufacturer's website. You will need to copy these files (usually delivered
in a compressed format, for example, as *.rpm, *.tgz, or *tar files) to the SnapServer.
• A secure shell (SSH) client – To remotely install any backup solution on the
SnapServer, you must have an SSH client installed on a remote workstation. The
SnapServer SSH implementation requires SSH v2. If you do not already have an SSH
client application installed, you can download one from the Internet.
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these packages, Overland Storage strongly recommends you create a SnapServer
disaster recovery image (see
page 6) before you perform a backup.
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