Dell EMC Avamar Administration Guide

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2 Published in the EMCH opkinton, Massachusetts 01748-91031-508-435-1000 In North America EMC Avamar Administration Guide131519 Introduction23 Avamar system 24 Avamar 24 Avamar 29 Data Domain system 30 Data 31 Security and 32 IPv4 and IPv6 32 TSL encryption protocol 33 SSH MAC 33 Avamar Administrator35 Overview of Avamar 36 Installing Avamar 36 Installing Avamar Administrator on Microsoft 36 Installing Avamar Administrator on Avamar 38 Uninstalling Avamar 38 Editing Avamar Administrator client 39 Setting a session time-out for Avamar Avamar 40 Avamar Administrator Information 42 Activities 46 Critical Events 46 Avamar Administrator user interface 47 Navigation tree 50 Mouse Management53 Overview of Avamar 54 Client 54

3 Creating a 55 Editing domain 55 FiguresTablesPrefaceChapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 CONTENTSDell EMC Avamar Administration Guide3 Deleting a 56 Client 56 Client-side a client in Avamar 57 Batch client 57 Activating a 60Re-activating a 60 Client 61 Pageable 61 Editing client paging 62 Editing client 63 Viewing client and disabling a a client to a new 65 Retiring a a 66 User Management and Authentication67 Overview of Avamar user 68 How Avamar authenticates users and assigns 69 Avamar internal 69 Directory service 70 LDAP directory service directory service an NIS directory 83 Error messages during directory service 84 Adding an LDAP 85 Editing the role for an LDAP 86 Deleting an LDAP 86 Editing the time-out value for directory service backward compatibility with Enterprise 89 User 91 Adding a user to a client or 91 Editing user 93 Deleting a 93 Backup95 Performing on-demand 96 Performing an on-demand backup of a 96 Performing an on-demand group 97 Scheduling 109 Retention 116 Enabling scheduled 125 Monitoring 125 Canceling 4 Chapter 5 Contents4 Dell EMC Avamar Administration GuideManaging completed 126 Finding a completed backup to 126 Validating a 127 Changing the expiration date for a the retention type for a backup a 130 Application consistent SQL virtual machine image backup131 About advanced 132 Add an advanced 132 Configure a the group 134 Configure a proxy for the image 135 Remove

4 An advanced an advanced 135 View advanced policy 136 View 136 Restore 136 Software requirements for 137 Tail-log backup and point-in-time restore to restore secondary database to restore the Report Server Server write permission a a backup by 139 Finding a backup by 142 Determine the restore size for an SQL server the space required to restore the system 145 Determine the space required to restore a single SQL server the space required to restore multiple SQL server 146 Restoring to the original 146 Restoring to a new database in the original 148 Restoring to a different 149 Restoring to a to a file with the SQL Server to a file with the Windows File System 153 Restoring a database with SQL Server system 159 Restoring system databases automatically to the original 160 Restoring system databases manually to the original 161 Restoring system databases to a different 163 Restoring to an AlwaysOn availability 165 Restoring to the original availability 166 Restoring to a new database in the original availability to a different availability 167 Restoring to a SQL Server instance without availability 168 Restoring to operating system 168 Restoring a database with an intact log 168 Setting restore restore 170 Chapter 6 ContentsDell EMC Avamar Administration Guide5 Recovery operation 174 System database restore restore 176 Authentication recovery 177 Performing table level 178 Monitoring 179 Canceling 179 Restore and Recovery181

5 Restoring data from a a 182 Restoring to the original 184 Restoring to a different 185 Restoring to multiple 186 Monitoring 187 Canceling 187 Windows client system 188 Red Hat and CentOS Linux system 188 Reconstructing the partition 188 Preparing the target recovery 189 Performing system recovery of a Red Hat or CentOS Linux system recovery of a Red Hat or CentOS Linux Linux system the partition 194 Preparing the target recovery 196 Performing system recovery of a SUSE Linux 196 Troubleshooting system recovery of a SUSE Linux 200 Oracle Solaris system 201 Preparing for Oracle Solaris system 201 Performing system recovery of an Oracle Solaris 202 Server Administration205 Server shutdown and 206 Administering the Avamar off or restarting the 208 Suspending and resuming server 210 Suspending and resuming backups and 210 Suspending and resuming scheduled 210 Suspending and resuming maintenance 210 Managing client 211 Monitoring client 211 Viewing a detailed client session 212 Creating a Zip file for Avamar a client 213 Resetting a 213 Managing client agents and 214 Adding a build 214 Editing version or build a build 215 Disabling all client initiated all client initiated 216 Backup and maintenance 216 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Contents6 Dell EMC Avamar Administration GuideEditing the backup and maintenance 218 Creating a a 218 Rolling back to a 219 Clearing a data integrity 220 Activating the Avamar software and installing a

6 Server 220 Activating the Avamar software when using the Common a server license key using legacy and activating a 222 Managing 224 Information on the Services Administration server passwords and OpenSSH 225 MCS configuration 226 Backing up MCS 227 Restoring MCS to the default MCS configuration 229 Using network address translation (NAT).. 230 Solutions for common NAT network settings for a single-node 231 Adding a custom security notification for web browser 231 Viewing and editing server contact 232 Server Monitoring233 Recommended daily server 234 Monitoring 234 Activity Monitor 234 Monitoring server status and 237 Server Monitor 237 Server Management 251 Event 252 Event 253 Viewing events in the Event the event 260 Acknowledging system 261 Customizing error monitoring with 261 Configuring local 262 Configuring remote 263 Server monitoring with 267 Configuring server monitoring with 267 Viewing Avamar server log the Audit 271 Automatic notifications to Avamar 272 Email system 278 Capacity Management279 Capacity utilization 280

7 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 ContentsDell EMC Avamar Administration Guide7 Capacity limits and 280 Capacity 281 Customizing capacity limits and 281 Editing capacity settings for Avamar 281 Replication285 Overview of Avamar 286 Types of 286 Replication of replicas on a destination Avamar 287 Replicas at 288 Retention of 290 Replication with Data Domain 291 Enabling Replicas at policy-based 292 Replication 293 Replication 295 Performing on-demand 301 Performing on-demand replication from the Replication on-demand replication from the Policy command line 302 CLI 312 Monitoring replication in Avamar 314 Canceling a replication 314 Restoring by using a replica on a destination 315 MCS configuration parameters to support Replicas at 316 Changing the configuration of Replicas at 318 Server Updates and Hotfixes321 Overview of the Avamar server software update 322 Avamar Downloader and Avamar Installation 323 Installing and configuring the Avamar Downloader 324 Configuring the Avamar Downloader 325 Downloading new packages from the EMC 325 Downloading and installing packages on the Avamar 326 Viewing a list of installation packages on the Avamar 327 Uploading installation packages to the Avamar 327 Repository tab packages from the Avamar 328 Viewing the history of history 329 Using the legacy Avamar Downloader 331 Legacy Avamar Downloader Service installation the legacy Avamar Downloader Service 331 Installing the legacy Avamar Downloader

8 Service 332 Enabling 332 Configuring the legacy Avamar Downloader 333 Updating the legacy Avamar Downloader Service 334 Uninstalling the legacy Avamar Downloader 335 Downloading new packages from the EMC 335 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Contents8 Dell EMC Avamar Administration GuideViewing a list of packages available for connectivity with the EMC 336 Monitoring Avamar Downloader Service 336 Stopping and starting the Avamar Downloader Service Avamar Downloader Service 337 Avamar Client Manager339 Overview of Avamar Client 340 Apache web server 340 Editing the session time-out 340 Increasing the JavaScript time-out 341 Avamar Client Manager configuration 342 Starting Avamar Client 343 Login 344 Adding an Avamar an Avamar the settings for an Avamar 345 Selecting a 352 Exporting 352 Setting the entries per page 352 Viewing tool and server 357 Add 371 Idle 372 Upgrade 375 Adding clients to a clients from a 376 Viewing the dataset policy of a the retention policy of a 376 Viewing the schedule policy of a 377 Canceling a 378 Viewing the client log after upgrading an Avamar 379 Clearing all log entries in a Desktop/Laptop381 Overview of Avamar 382 Requirements for Avamar computer browser 384 Network 385 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 ContentsDell EMC Avamar Administration Guide9 Avamar client software 385 Supported systems management 386 Push installation on Windows 386 Push installation on Macintosh 387 Local client 388

9 Avamar client software 388 Avamar Desktop/Laptop user 390 Avamar 392 Avamar Desktop/Laptop user 393 Web 394 Backup with Avamar 400 Add data 401 Single-click 401 Interactive 402 Disabling on-demand 404 Changing the retention policy for on-demand 404 Restore with Avamar data to 406 Restore 406 Restore 408 Restore of replicated backup and restore activity 409 Editing Avamar Desktop/Laptop 409 Avamar Desktop/Laptop 410 Client log 411 Data Domain System Integration413 Overview of Data Domain system 414 Integration of Avamar with Data 414 File system backups on a Data Domain 414 Application backups on a Data Domain 415 Data Domain Cloud Disaster instant 416 Checkpoints on a Data Domain 416 Data Domain system with Data Domain 417 Monitoring and reporting Data Domain system 418 Security with Data Domain system 418 Data migration to an attached Data Domain 418 Preparing to add a Data Domain 418 System requirements for Data Domain system 418 Creating a DD Boost user 421 Adding a Data Domain 421 Command Shell Server Logins425 User 426 Starting command shell 426