Gen4T Comprehensive Reference Guide

1 Dell EMC avamar data Store Gen4 TComprehensive Reference Guide302-002-893 REV 04 Copyright 2016-2018 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights July 2018 Dell believes the information in this publication is accurate as of its publication date. The information is subject to change without INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION IS PROVIDED AS-IS. DELL MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KINDWITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS IMPLIED WARRANTIES OFMERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. USE, COPYING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF ANY DELL SOFTWARE DESCRIBEDIN THIS PUBLICATION REQUIRES AN APPLICABLE SOFTWARE , EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc.

2 Or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be the property of their respective in the EMCH opkinton, Massachusetts 01748-91031-508-435-1000 In North America data Store Gen4T Comprehensive Reference GuideIntroduction5 Important avamar terms and 6 Node resource database ( ).. 7 avamar Downloader 7 Local downloader 7 avamar FTP 8 avamar Installation 8 avamar login 8 Segregated 9 Email 11 avamar 11 Information for avamar 12 avamar installation features 12 How long will the avamar software installation take?..13 avamar Installation 13 Process 13 Log 15In-flight 15 avamar Downloader specifications17 Multi-node server component 18 Hardware 19 Utility ( TB licensed capacity).

3 19M1200 ( TB licensed capacity).. 19M2400 ( TB licensed capacity).. 20 avamar Business Edition/S2400 node ( TB licensed capacity)..20 NDMP accelerator 20 Service port 20 Node 26 Default port 26 Multi-node 26 Single-node 27 Basic networking 28 Multi-node network 29 Multi-node 29 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 CONTENTSA vamar data Store Gen4T Comprehensive Reference Guide3 Single-node network configuration dpnnetutil 34 Features provided by 36 Single-node 36 Multi-node and beyond41 avamar "installation" 42 Everyday use of avamar of the 4 CONTENTS4 avamar data Store Gen4T Comprehensive Reference GuideCHAPTER 1 IntroductionThe following topics introduce avamar and the avamar

4 data Store (ADS) Gen4 Tfamily of hardware components:lImportant avamar terms and 6lInformation for 12lAvamar installation features 5 Important avamar terms and conceptsAvamar solves the challenges associated with traditional backup, enabling fast, reliablebackup and recovery for remote offices, data center LANs, and is backup and recovery software that uses patented global data deduplicationtechnology to identify redundant sub-file data segments at the source, reducing dailybackup data by up to 500x - before it is transferred across the network and stored todisk. This enables companies to perform daily full backups even across congestednetworks and limited WAN avamar differentiators are.

5 LDeduplication of backup data at the source - before transfer across the networklEnabling of fast, daily full backups across existing networks and infrastructurelReduction of required daily network bandwidth by up to 500xlUp to 10x faster backupslEncryption of data in flight and at restlPatented RAIN technology that provides fault tolerance across nodes andeliminates single points of failurelScalable grid architecturelReduction of total backup storage by up to 50x due to global data deduplicationlDaily verification of recoverability - no surpriseslCentralized web-based managementlSimple one-step recoverylFlexible deployment options.

6 Including the avamar data Store packageThe remainder of this section provides descriptions of key terms used in this Guide andother avamar core software node is the primary building block in any avamar configuration. Each node is a self-contained, rack-mountable, network-addressable server that runs avamar software onthe Linux operating system. All avamar nodes are Domain Name System (DNS) term "server" in the previous definition is used in the typical industry context(that is, a computer that provides services to other computers or devices). However,for the remainder of this Guide , unless otherwise specified, the term "server" refers toa single-node or multi-node avamar system.

7 The term "node" refers to the individualcomputer/storage platforms that make up an avamar nodes run the Linux operating system and use RAID data protection. Nodes have 2,4, 6, 8, or 12 hard drives, depending on node type and storage capacity. The primarydifferences between node types are:lThe amount of internal data storage (if any)lThe configuration and allocation of internal data storage (that is, RAID level,number of logical units [LUNs] and so forth)Introduction6 avamar data Store Gen4T Comprehensive Reference GuidelThe installed avamar application softwareHardware specifications on page 17 provides additional nodeIn scalable multi-node servers, a single utility node provides essential internal servicesfor the server (for example, administrator server, replication, external authentication,network time protocol [NTP], and web access).

8 Utility nodes are dedicated to runningthese essential services and do not store nodesStorage nodes, which store the actual backups, form the remainder of scalable multi-node servers. There are three storage node models, the primary difference being theamount of usable storage available: the M600, M1200, and M2400. Each model is alsooffered as a single-node serversSingle-node servers combine all the features and functions of utility and storage nodeson a single node. There are four single-node server models: the M600, M1200, M2400,and S2400. The S2400 (the avamar Business Edition) is offered only as a single-nodeserver and features no requirement for accelerator nodeAn NDMP accelerator node is a dedicated single-node avamar client that provides acomplete backup and recovery solution for supported Isilon, Unity, VNX, VNXe, andCelerra systems, Oracle NAS systems, and NetApp filers by using Network DataManagement Protocol (NDMP) to communicate with these storage devices.

9 TheNDMP accelerator node is not part of the avamar avamar NDMP Accelerator for NAS Systems User Guide provides more informationabout installation resource database ( )An XML file that stores the types and IP addresses of avamar server nodes. Inaddition, stores the types and IP addresses of optional nodes, andsupports both Network Address Translation (NAT) and multiple network Downloader ServiceA Windows-based file distribution system that delivers software installation packagesto target avamar systems. avamar Downloader Service on page 15 provides downloader serviceA component that is integrated into the avamar Installation Manager.

10 The localdownloader service (LDLS) allows administrators to check the Dell EMC repository forupdated software packages by using the avamar Installation Manager web LDLS supports environments where local Windows hosts are unavailable andremoves the requirement to copy files directly to the local resource database ( ) 7 avamar FTP siteThis site provides anonymous access to download avamar hotfixes and operatingsystem (OS) patches. The FTP site is Typically, access to thissite is for Dell EMC personnel and authorized service partners (there may beexceptions). The contents of the FTP site are not Installation ManagerA web interface that manages installation, upgrade, and maintenance packages.