NETGEAR ® ReadyRECOVER ™ Application Note: Technology
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1. Deduplication Explicit IP 492 168 70 26 x Exptet domain 0 Click Next to D N Back Next Cancel _ Page 19 NETGEAR Select the frequency of the replication This is an important decision based on recovery requirements and environmental factors such as connectivity between ReadyDATA systems Periodic replication is recommended for ReadyRECOVER installations Replication can be scheduled on an hourly basis to meet aggressive recovery point objectives RPOs at offsite locations However for environments with restricted band width it is recommended to schedule periodic replication outside of business hours Replicate New Job 7 Jobs Scneduing Ferodcaly New Job__ Select a schedule ____ frequency Please select which hour s you would like a replication cycle to occur oS Bids Badddddddddddd Badddddddddddd Badaddddddddddd Ea errr BEE saa 4 aaa 12 a 4 15 16 E On i Day Of m Night Off Select which hours for replication to occur F z Start at minute s past the hour Replication will occur at 0 00 1 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 5 00 6 00 7 00 21 00 22 00 23 00 every day Click Next to continu Once you have selected an appropriate replication frequency press the Next Button to continue Page 20 NETGEAR Finally click the Finish Button to complete the replication wizard E OnsiteB2D x Replic2. Next Confirm all the settings on the summary screen and optionally select Execute Now to run the first backup Wizard Summary Please review the options you have selected before clicking Finish C No Label to 192 168 70 180 WIN APPO1 C_VOL E New Volume to 192 168 70 180 WIN APPO1 E VOL Enable concurrent task execution Enable self healing incremental recovery x Auto execution of unexecuted task Enable retention policy Minimum number of backups to keep 100 Maximum retention range in days 30 Click finish to begin the operation lick Finish Select Execute Now to run the first backup immediately Page 15 NETGEAR The first backup job will start and show progress in the Backup Jobs tab You may close the client and the Backup will continue as a background operation File Tasks View Options Help P Wizards i gt Management View i Disk Map WIN APPO1 3 Backup Jobs WIN APP01 li W Destinations WIN APP01 f SP Backup History WIN APP01 g EL BEBE D OQ Qa 2 amp Execute Cancel Pause New Delete Edit Details Refresh Name Type Status Next Run Time WIN APPO1 Scheduled Backup Job running 7 1 2014 1 45 01 PM The first and only full backup will run 3B Verify Image Q Image Conversion Tool Job Status Task Details C No Label gt 192 168 70 180 WIN APPO1 C_VOL b001 vhdx 8 Task Status runnin
3. Savings 4 1 First Backup Savings Storage savings on the first backup operation will be based on inline compression at the block level These savings vary based on the data type of the source server client Ongoing Backup Savings The ongoing savings will increase as more backups occur Each backup stores only block changes while keeping fully independent backup images Page 16 NETGEAR REPLICATE BACKUP DATA OFFSITE FOR DISASTER RECOVERY OPTIONAL To offer additional protection against disaster ReadyDATA offers the ability to replicate ReadyRECOVER backups offsite to a secondary ReadyDATA system One of the largest deployment considerations when setting up offsite data replication is the ongoing WAN bandwidth requirement The best way to deliver fast and effective offsite replication is to reduce the amount of data being replicated Combining ReadyRECOVER block level change tracking with ReadyDATA replication will maximize WAN bandwidth efficiency when replicating backups to an offsite location Much like the backup process itself ongoing replication will only ever need to send incremental block level changes after the first successful full replication cycle forever Physical Servers j a Virtual Machines m vu vu vu vu Sa oe Tae I Backup unique changes only forever oe E Virt alization och Nie are RA incremental Fe a S S A j 2 Cx a mf jak forever when protecting VMs Servers and a Workstatio
4. When every backup is a full restore point a backup image management server is not needed Offsite Restore Recovering offsite is just as simple as onsite recovery 7 Full System Restore to any system X2X ReadyRECOVER can restore any backup to any platform independent of hypervisor or server brand Single File Restore Any 15 minute backup can be used to restore a single file quickl NETGEAR NETGEAR Every 15 minute backup is a full restore point Restores are fast because there is no need to traverse long backup image chains and frequent restore points mean less lost work Restoration is the single most important part of any Backup and Disaster Recovery solution For this reason ReadyRECOV ER focuses on real world needs in a disaster situation including 1 Single File Restore Any 15 minute backup can be mounted instantly and recovery of individual files This capability means users don t have to wait to get important files or application data back in the event of corruption or human error 2 Hardware Independent Restore HIR Operating systems and applications can be restored onsite or offsite More importantly full systems can be restored to any hardware or virtualization platform P2V V2P P2P V2V available at the time of disaster Page 4 NETGEAR BLOCK LEVEL DEDUPLICATION amp INLINE COMPRESSION SAVINGS ReadyRECOVER employs a unique technique to deliver storage
5. Address for the ReadyDATA Enter the admin password for the ReadyDATA and click Connect Once connected select a volume from the ReadyDATA Select which ReadyDATA account you would like to use when the backup process access the storage By default this will be the ReadyDATA admin account By selecting new existing an alternate ReadyDATA account can be used for granular access control 7 Click OK to continue te Destination Type z Select NETGEAR New Destination Share ReadyDATA as the EOE ReadyDATA IP Host Name Enter the IP Address of ReadyDATA Admin credentials the ReadyDATA Name Select a volume which will contain backup data credentials and Enter the admin Click Connect Backup Size 17 82 TB Free 15 90 TB v Select a Volume on Specific ReadyDATA account for Job the ReadyDATA to O New Existing i i i backup to User Name Choose which ReadyDATA account will be used each time the backup runs admin or other user Click Ok Page 13 NETGEAR On the Backup Name and Destination step you may customize the name of the individual backup image files that are created each time the backup runs It is recommended to leave the default names Ne Backup Name and Destination Specify a name for your backup image and select a location to save the backup Select network location or browse to a local path WIN APPOT 192 168 70 180 WIN APPO1 y Vo
6. based RAID 3 The ShadowProtect agent reads data from ReadyDATA Before the data is given to the agent ReadyDATA confirms that the data is valid using the fingerprint checksum If the checksum proves the data to be valid it is sent to the agent which can trust the validity of the data If the fingerprint checksum shows the data to be invalid ReadyDATA auto matically heals the data by using an alternate copy from one of the other disks in the system Protected Server VM OS Application 1 ShadowProtect Change Block Tracking Forever l 2 Checksum individual JTMH o i blocks on write Only one Full Backup operation D T VN Fingerprint Data Only p Op P P P isa NETGEAR E a1 7O7OF17170717O071707071707071 71 NNN Pe 3 Checksum i i j EZERU cee Verification on Disk Disk Disk Disk E cn EH vat cation o 3 Self healing object based RAID SOLUTION COMPONENTS ReadyRECOVER is the combination of ReadyDATA storage and StorageCraft ShadowProtect ShadowProtect Software License e ShadowProtect Server Edition v5 20 e ShadowProtect Virtual Server Edition v5 20 e ShadowProtect Desktop Edition v5 20 Es ea ualization cit id mamm ReadyDATA 516 ReadyDATA 5200 optional Offsite DR e ReadyDATAOS 1 4 2 e ReadyDATAOS 1 4 2 e 6x SATA Drives e 60 x SATA Drives Up to 240TB RAW e Up to 24TB RAW e Block level Replication Block level Replication e Inline C
7. y ca gt ThisPC gt Local Disk F gt v Search Local Disk F Pad a Name Date modified Type Size Favorites E Desktop J bginfo 6 25 2014 2 40PM ___File folder Gi Network T Downloads J PerfLogs 8 22 2013 8 52AM ___ File folder Wace F Recent places I Program Files 6 25 2014 1 38PM File folder Program Files x86 7 1 20141 16PM_ File folder pl This PC Users 6 24 2014 4 56PM ___File folder T Desktop Windows 7 1 2014 1 16PM _File folder F Documents Important file Fe 7 1 2014 2 44 PM Rich Text Docume 1KB I Downloads _ jobstatus Open 1KB ID Music Print Pictures Open with zene B Videos StorageCraft Dismount To Restore Simply copy a Eran a eta file from the mounted backup drive back to it s original location t DVD Drive D IR3_S Restore previous versions Tew melk a ole a Local Disk F Gig Network Sitems 1 itemselected 7 bytes Congratulations You have successfully recovered files Detailed information about full system recovery often called bare metal recovery can be found in the ReadyRECOVER User Manual which is available on the ReadyRECOVER product page at http www netgear com readyrecover CONCLUSION Protecting business data is a top concern for IT administrators Administrators who seek to deliver granular recovery points as part of a disaster recovery strategy must overcome common backup challenges To address these challen
8. NETGEAR NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER Application Note Technology Overview and Configuration Guide NETGEAR Table of Contents NETGEAR Rem RECO ER APFEICANON NOTE scecsrssureetassurcetrstarestnccurentascurestesanestaceurentaecunestacanssterenarsenesitees 1 READYRECOVER INTRODUCTION s ssvcranerunchaneneebite eniinn RnS ENERE Ee 2 PACKUP Fee Re Nae tc sreaetvtsvctevarecdzsarnes bc tines oti esther A e A T 2 READYRECOVER BACKUP AND STORAGE ARCHITECTURE 0 ee ce ccceeeeseseseeeseceseseseseneneeseseseeeneeeeeeaeaenees 2 TAE Pe VE eG a PT resestir ini rE e ES 4 BLOCK LEVEL DEDUPLICATION amp INLINE COMPRESSION SAVINGS sisssesiisssriisersssiiseniisiiseeossiiteeoeissos 5 SOLUTION ARANE E a E E EE E E A TEAR 6 IMP EEMEN TAPIN S TER sorsi neseri hienn ie neo o RRE E E E EENE RE 7 CONFIGURE READY DATA ereire asec E R EE T EET T E RE 7 INSTALL SHADOWPROTECT BACKUP AGENT ON CLIENT SYSTEMS onsisssssssssssissesissessssissesissesisseseesn 11 EREATE A PA UF E r e E E E E E A 11 VIEW BACKUP SETS ON READYDATA uu ececcececeseseseseecesesesesesesenceseseseacneneecscaeseneneecaeaeneneeecseaeaeneecseaeaeaeeeeeees 16 REPLICATE BACKUP DATA OFFSITE FOR DISASTER RECOVERY OPTIONAL sssssisconsscssnesraensooarainveners 17 PERFORMING A SINGLE FILE RESTORE 0 0 ee ceeeceesesseceseseseseseeeneeseseseseneneeseseseseeeeeescaeseneseeeaeaeaeeeeeeeeaeaeeees 22 FO DANSE E E N E A E E E AA T E E 23 Page 2 NETGEAR READYRECOVER INTRODUCTION ReadyRECOVER is a
9. Windows Run menu Enter the UNC path for the ReadyDATA that hosts the ReadyRECOVER backups IP Address Open the backup share with the same name as your Backup Set Browse through the Competed_Backups folder to the time stamped folder which contains the desired backup Right click on the backup image file of the volume that contains the file you wish to restore Select StorageCraft Quick Mount aS YS a Page 22 NETGEAR A copy of the whole volume that is being protected by ReadyRECOVER will be mounted as a local drive on the system Simply browse through the newly mounted volume and copy any files that need to be restored back to their original location Computer View v x T D 4 Folders 6 E Recent places Desktop F Documents 1 This PC k Desktop 5 Downloads D Music IF Documents B Downloads B P Pictures Videos Music pE gt This PC y Search This PC Pad E Pictur B Videos 4 Devices and dimes 9 Backup appears as a ide Local Disk C s Local Disk C DVD Drive D local drive t DVD Drive D IR J yE Fig IR3_SSS_X64FRE_EN US_DV9 117 GB free of 126 GB 0 bytes free of 4 23 GB c New Volume E ta Local Disk F oa I bginfo C 19 7 GB free of 159 GB PerfLogs Program Files New Volume E Local Disk F Home Share View Program Files Users Windows
10. ata at frequent intervals to meet a business Recover Point Objective RPO Restore user data and business applications in a timely manner to meet a business Recovery Time Objective RTO Reduce overall storage costs by compressing and deduplicating data Guarantee backup integrity for reliable restoration Restore to any platform Virtual or Physical in the event of a disaster Hardware Independent Restore READYRECOVER BACKUP AND STORAGE ARCHITECTURE ReadyRECOVER combines StorageCraft ShadowProtect backup software and NETGEAR ReadyDATA storage to deliver a unique backup and disaster recovery solution Physical Servers aea Virtual Machines Sait se vu vu vu vu eo Tae SS Backup unique changes only forever a MUL oe Virt alization once Bae are pied incremental Se i MES Se a wf a k forever when protecting VMs Servers and e Workstations Replicate only incremental changes forever Backups are WAN optimized and sent offsite efficiently without the need for a backup server offsite Real time verification Backup integrity is checked in real time NETGEAR KS A a NETGEAR ReadyDATA Centralized monitoring Includes appliance health monitoring amp backup alerting ReadyDATA Storage efficient Full Backups every 15 minutes forever Every Backup is a full restore point at a fraction of the storage consumption No Backup Server Required Appliance Age
11. ate y Jobs Replicate WIN APP01 offsite Source Backup WIN APP01 Target Volt WINAPPO1 OnsiteB2D ZPRO Replication will occur at 0 00 1 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 5 00 6 00 7 00 21 00 22 00 23 00 every day July 2014 August 2014 September 2014 SMTWTF S 29 30 1 2 6 7 8ff Click Finish to start a Back Finish Cancel Once the wizard is complete the replication job is ready to run its first replication cycle E OnsiteB2D x Replicate Pes Jobs New Job Replicate WIN APP01 offsite n Inbound z Status Active Log Source Backup WIN APP01 Target Vol1 WIN APP01 Schedule Continuous i Delta Initial Sync Running 1 Started N A Finished N A Speed 52 2 MB sec prensa ween fa Transfered 969 1 MB fairies ee nen we Yel OnsiteB2D ZPRO Start J Stop Disable j Delete H B y E A Is Bt Page 21 O NETGEAR PERFORMING A SINGLE FILE RESTORE ReadyRECOVER allows you to recover entire operating system in case of a hardware failure disaster or data corruption However smaller recovery tasks are far more frequent One of the most common recovery situations in a server environ ment is the need to restore a single file that may have been changed or deleted ReadyRECOVER provides a simple and reliable way to recover any file from any previous backup g x DOR OnsiteB2D x te Us 93 S Shares Security SAN Prone ad BO fan V
12. complete backup and recovery appliance designed for small and midsize businesses Next genera tion fle system technology guarantees data integrity efficient use of storage capacity and minimal impact to computing resources With ReadyRECOVER full backups are created every 15 minutes and can independently be used to quickly and reliably restore files folders or complete systems to any platform physical or virtual Traditional backup solutions create incremental image chains and require regular resource draining full backup jobs to maintain data integrity and timely restore points With ReadyRECOVER each backup is a space efficient recovery point that never requires image chain management or consolidation In addition each backup captures the entire target system the Windows operating system all services all applications all settings and all data for fast full system recovery ReadyRECOVER is a seamless integration of the ReadyDATA unified storage platform from NETGEAR and ShadowProtect backup and recovery software from StorageCraft BACKUP CHALLENGES Traditional backup solutions have limitations that restrict the ability to protect business data More importantly these lim itations hinder the ability to recover data when needed or fail to do so in a timely manner to get business operations back online Specifically traditional backup solutions are often unable to Send backups offsite where they are safe from disaster Protect d
13. ct can reliably track incremental sector changes on servers and PCs StorageCraft started as a storage driver vendor in 2004 It has since created backup software with deep VSS integration and sector level change tracking using a Microsoft certified driver in the Windows I O stack Every piece of data written saved on a PC or Server must pass through the StorageCraft driver allowing it to track every change Data integrity forever ReadyDATA employs a next generation file system that checksums all data inline When new backup data is written it is checksummed at the block level When that data is read for recovery the checksum is verified If the checksum indicates an issue ReadyDATA uses self healing RAID technology object based RAID to find a copy of the same data elsewhere on disk and repair the broken copy All storage devices that use RAID keep redundant data extra copies on disk However most of these devices do not checksum data and are unable to tell if the data being read back is valid Additionally they are unable to heal corrupted data Page 5 NETGEAR Below is a depiction of ReadyRECOVER s technical architecture which shows holistic end to end integrity 1 The StorageCraft ShadowProtect agent reliably tracks changes on the server PC 2 It sends changed data to ReadyDATA where the data is immediately fingerprinted checksummed and redundant copies mirror or parity are written to ReadyDATA s object
14. e icon in the ReadyDATA dashboard The support website at http support netgear com 1 Connecting to ReadyDATA ReadyDATA is fully administrable from a supported web browser When ReadyDATA is powered on for the first time all network interfaces will be set to DHCP to allow the system to obtain a valid IP address on the network To discover the system IP address check the DHCP logs on your DHCP server or download and run the NETGEAR RAIDar discovery utili ty RAIDar can be downloaded at http kb netgear com app answers detail a_id 20684 readynas downloads Once the IP address is discovered simply enter it into the address bar of a supported browser The default username and password are admin and password 2 Create a volume for hosting backup data ReadyDATA supports RAID levels O 1 5 6 10 50 and 60 For ReadyRECOVER configurations it is recommend to use RAID5 for less than six disks configuration and RAID50 medium performance profile configurations in six disk solutions and larger In environments with large numbers of clients and where replication will be used it is recommended to use RAID50 Page 7 NETGEAR To create the volume perform the following steps from the admin UI 1 Select the System Tab then select Storage 2 Select all the drives you would like to include in the volume and click Create 3 Enter aname for the Volume for example Backup 4 Select Prot
15. ection level for example RAID5 note this will lead to RAID50 options and click Create ReadyDATA System All Volumes Io d Overview perre Settings Info o ww 1 Select System gt Storage SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB jeusoquy SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 273 SATA 2 TB RAID L Cache Spare L E Loo E E sp 2 Select Drives 1 Hold down the left mouse button ee 53 New Volume 2 Click New Volume _ and drag to select many drives New Volume Name Backup x ProtedionLewi RASS 3 Enter Name 4 Select RAID Protection Level When selecting six or more drives you will be prompted with multiple performance options Selecting medium performance is recommended for ReadyRECOVER installations New Volume x You have selected RAIDS5 in a larger than 5 disk configuration It is highly recommended that RAID5 0 be used for acceptable performance at this scale Please choose from the following High Performance RAID5 0 This configuration will use 4 drives 33 for parity and delivers the eee ene Medium Performance oo Ideal for large numbers of This frenare use drives 17 for parity and delivers oA PA aNG WAEN sarale pest e replication will impletemented Low Performance Not recommended RAID5 This configuration is not recommended as it delivers the lowest performance and reliability The n
16. efficiency that saves space on disk and reduces bandwidth consumption when replicating backups offsite These efficiencies are delivered by three complementary techniques 1 Change Tracking Forever Only newly changed blocks ever need to be sent from the source system backup client to the ReadyDATA onsite or the ReadyDATA offsite 2 Block level Deduplication When each full backup image is written common blocks from previous backups are not stored twice Because only unique blocks are written many independent full backup images can be stored while mini mizing capacity consumption 3 Inline Compression As data is written to ReadyDATA it is compressed and checksummed in real time Protected Server VM 1 Change Clock Tracking forever 2 Deduplication 11 00am Full Backup 11 15am Full Backup O _ rlill 11 30am Full Backup i G HETGEAR 3 Inline Lin Aur EA ia Compression j p r er E AE Oe RPE E ee a Bifotitqofrzfrafafo r1fofof1fofo safa a ray a eas ae EE Ee SS OE Se EE 2 ee D Deduplication of backup data requires end to end data integrity at a block level because many backups may reference the same block In ReadyRECOVER inline checksumming is implemented to guarantee every block is correct when restoring If a block is corrupt it is silently repaired using checksums and object based RAID technology built into ReadyDATA Reliable change tracking The StorageCraft backup agent called ShadowProte
17. ew volume will be created instantly and is ready to store backups immediately ReadyDATA s object based RAID technology eliminates the need to format the drives and create parity at the time of volume creation Parity is generated in real time when backups are written to the system which allows for instant volume creation More importantly object based RAID silently repairs corrupted blocks in the event of on disk corruption Overview Ser a Settings Info O Data W 0 SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB e Snapshots W 0 Reserved W 0 SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB Free W 17 TB Type RAID 5 0 x2 SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB B are Dedupe 1 00 HB RAID RAID 5 0 x2 J Log HJ Cache W Spare New Volume Global spare Page 8 NETGEAR 3 ReadyDATA Networking amp Set Hostname Network settings can be changed by logging into the administration console and selecting the Network tab It is recommended that ReadyDATA be connected to the physical network using bonding LACP to ensure a reliable and durable connection for ongoing backups At a minimum set a static IP address along with a valid subnet and gateway address so client systems always route to the same location vnicO agg rO Q MAC Address 00 0D A2 63 8D BA MTU 1500 VLAN 0 IP Settings Static IPv4 IP Address 192 168 70 180 Static IP Address Bandwidth 1 Gbps Static IP settings will ensure that backup cl
18. g Q View Details Remaining Time 3 minutes 7 seconds 45 02 MB s Task Details E New Volume gt 192 168 70 180 WIN APPO1 E_VOL b001 vhdx Task Status ready Q View Details Scheduled Backup Job VIEW BACKUP SETS ON READYDATA To see existing backups and storage consumption metrics open the ReadyDATA UI in a supported web browser https IP Address and select the Shares tab E OnsiteB2D x Go Syste Shares Security pee 8 Q Backup Of Consumed W 145 1 GB Reserved E 0 Free W 15 8 TB Type RAID 5 0 x2 Savings 1 1 t No of Backups 1 Size of Backups 148 1 GB i 1 Capacity Consumed 145 1 GB a First backup apacity Available 15 8 TE First backup has savings leveraging inline compression this example small savings only Backup O le Consumed W 145 9 GB Reserved W 0 Free W 15 8 TB Type RAID 5 0 x2 Savings 3 1 No of Backups 3 1 h ma Goo Badane 2 bos B After 3 Backups Capacity Consumed 145 9 GB Savings ratio will grow example 3 1 Capacity Savings 3 1 as each full backup only stores block level changes Capacity Avail Di 5 8 IB Backup OF No of Backups 4 2 hours T Size of Backups 592 3 GB o After 4 Backups w lw Capecty Savings 4 4 Savings ratio will continue to grow example 4 1 as each full backup only stores block level changes Consumed M 145 9 GB Reserved M0 Free W 15 8 TB Type RAID 5 0 x2
19. ges ReadyRECOVER offers Fast and frequent backups Real time verification on write Centralized monitoring and alerting WAN optimized replication Support for Windows based Servers Virtual Machines Workstations and Laptops with support for all major Virtualization platforms including VMware Hyper V and XenServer tS aa With ReadyRECOVER full backups are created every 15 minutes and can independently be used to quickly and reliably restore files folders or complete systems to any platform physical or virtual This document describes the technology foundation on which ReadyRECOVER Is based and offers configuration guidance For additional assistance or product information reach out to an authorized NETGEAR reseller http www netgear com business buy tab authorizedresellers NETGEAR the NETGEAR logo ReadyDATA and ReadyRECOVER are trademarks and or registered trademarks of NETGEAR Inc and or its subsidiaries in the United States and or other countries Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective holder s Information is subject to change without notice 2014 NETGEAR Inc All rights reserved AppNotes ReadyRECOVER O Page 23
20. ients will not have any issues finding the ReadyDATA eth0 eth1 Bonded Interfaces LACP MAC Address 00 25 90 63 8D BA Provides redundancy and Hash Type L2 LACP Timer short Note LACP must be supported and configured on the attached switch before enabling bonding on ReadyDATA Failure to configure switching correctly can cause the ReadyDATA device to become disconnected from the network Ensure that the time is set correctly on the ReadyDATA device and that the hostname is unique and recognizable for logging and alerting purposes To do so 1 Select the System Tab then select the Overview tab 2 Click on the settings cog 3 Enter anew Hostname for example OnsiteB2D 4 Optional If the time is incorrect select the clock icon to update time and time zone settings ReadyDATA System Security SAN Network Replicate Profle Med D Overview Storage Settings Info Ar 4 Select System gt Overview Hardware dy del ReadyDATA 5200 2 Select Drives Serial 25T504YX00040 Hold down the left mouse button D i and drag to select many drives Firmware ReadyDATAOS 1 43 ve OnsiteB2D ne June 23 2014 5 44 26 py amp 4 Option Change Time Zone Volume e All v Type Operations v Period 30 Min lv Update 1 Min v Volume Throughput Host Name x 1 0 _ 3 Change Name and click 7s Wi Services will not reflect the new hostname until the Ap
21. lume C No Label E New Volume optionally customize backup image names Double click to rename file or select it and hit space or F2 lick Next From the scheduler select which days as well as the time range you would like backups to occur Backups can run continuously by selecting a time in Start taking backups at this time one second after the time in Stop taking backups at this time Sun Mon LI LJ C Weebly O Monthly Additional Incremental Backups Sun Mon Tue Wed wr wr w w wr Start taking backups at this time Customize Schedule to ae Stop taking backups at this time meet your backup needs Minutes between backups W Use VSS Backups per day Click Next Page 14 NETGEAR From the Retention tab select the minimum number of backups to keep and the Maximum range in days of backups to keep Retention will automatically consolidate aging backups into less granular restore points that span the defined backup range as per the Retention policy rules below Options Specify the options you want for the backup image ee Peers ue Set minimum numer of Enable a retention policy Use to free storage space by deleting older backups backups to retain Minimum number of backups to keep 100 Ey Set maximum range of Maximum days to mm i ys to keep backups Em backups to keep in days Enforce policy before starting the next full backup lick
22. n the resource CD that came with your ReadyDATA You can also obtain these manuals by clicking the icon in the ReadyDATA dashboard 7 Select the Access key Certificate from the dropdown list and click Connect Select a volume from the remote ReadyDATA as a destination for replication 9 Click the Next button to continue the wizard OuBRWDN CO Replicate New Job x lick New Job Button 7 Jobs e Enter a descriptive name a me for the replication job THEE Select Backup set from the local ReadyDATA Destination IP address or domain 192 168 70 26 E 6819 Enter the IP Address of the Access key Remote 5200 Connect rE e i CE e Select the Access key of the Remote ReadyDATA Select a Volume on the remote system Click Next to Continue 224 _ __Next _ Cancel sm B am ae G E Page 18 NETGEAR 1 Enter a unique name for the remote Backup Set 2 Optional When replicating over a public network or limited bandwidth connection it is recommended to select Compression 3 Click the Next button to continue E OnsiteB2D Replicate i x New share LUN name WIN APPO1 xX amp v Jobs New Job Enter a name for the remote backup set Advanced Settings Optional Show Job Progress Compression KEJ When replicating on the Compression level 4 internet use compression p Encryption
23. ns Replicate only incremental changes forever Backups are WAN optimized and sent offsite efficiently without the need for a backup server offsite Real time verification Backup integrity is checked in real time NETGEAR NETGEAR Onsite ReadyDATA r Offsite ReadyDATA To configure replication of a Backup Set to a secondary location you will need to have deployed a secondary system in the desired location enabled replication services on that system and copied the replication certificate key from the secondary system to the primary system The certificate key can be found in the ReadyDATA administration console Replicate Tab gt Certificates Page 17 NETGEAR Steps to configure replication of ReadyRECOVER Backups Connect to the onsite ReadyDATA with a supported web browser Select the Replicate tab for the top menu Click the New Job button Give the replication job a unique and descriptive name Expand the source system and select the source Backup Set Enter the IP Address of the destination system Note this address must be accessible from the source system For WAN replication port forwarding through firewalls on the remote site may be need a For an alternative option that does not require manual port forwarding ReadyDATA s cloud managed replication can be used Please reference the ReadyDATA OS Software Manual for setup instructions This document is available o
24. nt based solution means no backup server or VM required onsite or offsite Page 3 NETGEAR To address common backup challenges ReadyRECOVER offers 1 Fast and frequent backups using block level incremental forever technology After the first full backup never again run a slow running full backup Most backup software claims to include incremental forever technology but do not truly deliver on forever and often require monthly or yearly full backups with incremental backups in between 2 Real time verification on write so that backups can run around the clock without the need for verification jobs or main tenance operations Centralized monitoring and alerting of backup tasks agent health storage consumption and RAID disk state WAN optimized replication means only unique backup data is ever replicated delivering significant bandwidth savings 5 Support for Windows based Servers Virtual Machines Workstations and Laptops with support for all major Virtual ization platforms including VMware Hyper V and XenServer Note Guest OS must be Microsoft Windows for more information visit http www netgear com ReadyRECOVER Aa wW THE READYRECOVER RESTORATION OPTIONS Physical Servers T W Virtual Machines Virtual Machines m TATT VM VM VM VM l a 2 BaBe GE Se J e t Virt lization Virtua zation Eo gt l peaa E ReadyDATA ReadyDATA No cumbersome image consolidation
25. olumes x An x Filter by name Q r Q Backup i No of Backups 4 2 hours Home Share View Open backup location lil gt Network 192 168 70 180 gt using the ReadyDATA se admin account Wr Favorites B Downloads SS Recent places Size of Backups 592 3 GB i 5 Capacity Consumed 145 9 GB Capacity Savings 4 1 Capacity Available 15 8 TB Consumed W 145 9 GB Reserved W 0 Free W 15 8 TB Type RAID 5 0 x2 Savings 4 1 Browse to desires tM This PC backup time stamp Press Ctrl R then enter and the ReadyDATA IP Address File Home Share View Manage fa Search s_2014_07_01_16_05 a A Favorites Name Date modified Type Size y Typethe name of a program folder document or Internet pT nD Dy ee oie wae E Desktop J Completed_Backups 7 1 2014 1 34PM _File folder B Downloads 7 ls m rd Disk Image F 8 146 944 KB Open T Recent places c E VOL b001 3 7 ard Disk Image F 147 116 03 unt This task will be created with administrative privileges 7 z P i This PC J StorageCraft Quick Mount Q Open with Cancel Browse Gia Network Restore previous versions Send to gt Cut Select StorageCraft Copy Quick Mount Create shortcut Delete Rename Properties Recovery Steps Connect to the desktop of any system that has the ShadowProtect agent installed Press the Ctrl R to bring up the
26. ompression Checksum Dedupe e Inline Compression Checksum Dedupe 1 StorageCraft ShadowProtect Licenses and Software for each Server VM or Workstation to be protected Minimum ShadowProtect software version must be 5 20 2 ReadyDATA 5200 or ReadyDATA 516 running firmware ReadyDATAOS 1 4 2 or later with appropriately sized hard drives 3 Optional but highly recommended A second ReadyDATA in an offsite location for disaster recovery Page 6 NETGEAR IMPLEMENTATION STEPS To successfully deploy ReadyRECOVER complete the following steps 1 Configure ReadyDATA 2 Install ShadowProtect Backup Agent on clients systems 3 Create a backup job 4 Replicate backup data offsite for Disaster Recovery Optional CONFIGURE READYDATA The following high level steps are required to deploy ReadyDATA in a supported ReadyRECOVER configuration Following these steps will ensure the best possible results when deploying ReadyRECOVER Connect to ReadyDATA Create a volume for hosting backup data Configure Networking amp Set Hostname Change Default Admin password Mandatory for successful backups Configure Email Alerting mB WN Detailed information about installing the ReadyDATA 5200 and 516 can be found in the following resources ReadyDATA Hardware Manual and ReadyDATA OS Software Manual These documents are available on the resource CD that came with your product You can also obtain these manuals by clicking th
27. ply 5 0 6 services are restarted or the unitis rebooted i D a 0 4 E 0 2 Name a e 0 0 H 6 0 2 d Ho 0 4 u 0 6 a o 0 8 1 0 gt 17 21 17 31 17 41 E Backup Read Last 0 0 Avg 0 0 Max 0 0 Min 0 0 Backup Write Last 0 0 Avg 0 0 Max 0 0 Min 0 0 Network Network All v Prot All v Period 30Min v Update 1Min v Network Throughput u o a a 17 21 17 31 17 41 HH vnic3 RX Last 0 0 Avg 0 0 Max 0 0 Min uv Page 9 NETGEAR 4 Change Admin Password mandatory for successful backups In general it is highly recommended that you change your admin password on ReadyDATA before storing any data on the system In the case of ReadyRECOVER it is mandatory to change the password before backup clients can successfully backup to the system To change the admin password 1 Click on the Profile menu on the top right of the administration console 2 Select Change Admin Password 3 Complete the form with a new admin password and recovery question answers 5 Configure Email Alerting To receive email alerts about ReadyRECOVER backup client failures hardware status and storage volume health from the ReadyDATA device email alerting must be configured To enable email alerting Click System and then Settings In the Alerts sections click to button to add an email recipient Fill out SMTP settings with valid settings from your mail server service Click the Appl
28. uja he Execute Cancel Pause New Delete Edit Details Refresh Name Type Status Next Run Time Click Next to start the Backup Wizard Welcome to the Backup Wizard This wizard will guide you through the creation of a backup job Click Next Page 11 NETGEAR From the volume list select the volumes you would like to protect Typically the volumes with assigned drive letters are all that are required i Volumes to Back Up Specify one or more volumes to backup M Drive Letter Volume Size Used Partition Type Partition Flags 4 Ov q Recovery 3 MB 24307MB Microsoft reco Platf Reg 0x80 __ q No Label 95 00MB 25 20MB EFI System Part q No Label 128 00 MB 128 00MB Windows Micr 0x80000000000 126 48 GB 866GB Windows Basic l 159 87 GB 1411 GE Select Boot and Data volumes From the dropdown list choose Network Locations Note do not click Browse 3 Backup Name and Destination Specify a name for your backup image and select a location to save the backup Select network location or browse to a local path Select Network Locations from the dropdown menu Double click to rename file or select it and hit space or F2 Page 12 NETGEAR Fill out the fields in the Destination step Select NETGEAR ReadyDATA as the Destination Type Enter a name for the New Destination Share default is set to hostname Enter the IP
29. y button Click Send Test Message and verify you receive and email mB WN gt Overview Storage Info Ay LLoveniew storage ME cro 1 System gt Settings Services SMB AFP a NFS FTP SNMP ba SSH a Replicate ha UPS f Authentication Update 2 Add email recipient ii Alerts Alert Contacts 0 4 SMTP Settings Email usar alets oandaifs plac amp 3 Enter SMTP settings a a plevett netgear com _ 4 Click Apply Password ssessose paragan wee SMTP Server smtp gmail com w paa A SMTP Port 587 x TEP rpp arema From alerts gandalfs plact9 Use TLS iP Test Email Send TestMessage Congratulations Your ReadyDATA is ready to receive ReadyRECOVER backups from clients on the network Page 10 NETGEAR INSTALL SHADOWPROTECT BACKUP AGENT ON CLIENT SYSTEMS Before you can configure backup on any Microsoft Windows based system you must install the ShadowProtect agent The agent can be downloaded from the NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER product page at http www netgear com readyrecover Once the agent is installed the client system will need to be rebooted CREATE A BACKUP JOB From the Windows start menu select ShadowProtect To create a backup job click Create a job and the backup wizard will begin a P Wizards Management View H Disk Map WIN APPO1 8 Backup Jobs WIN APPO1 inations SP Backup History WIN APPO1 D D BS 2S
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