Destination Site Procedures for Linux Remote Seeding
Restore the Base Image Backup at the Linux Destination Node
This procedure is for DPX 4.2 or later. If you are using a release of earlier than DPX 4.2, use the remote seeding process described in knowledge base article 42036.
At the destination site, use the spare Linux machine as the destination node. Ensure that this machine is defined as a node, and that it has a spare volume that matches the volume size of the Linux primary.
To restore the base Image backup to the spare Linux client machine:
Ensure that restore partitions at the destination are not locked by an application or process.
In the management console, create a Image restore job to restore data from the backup media to the volume
/lvmtemp
on the spare linux.spare machine.Click Save Restore Job on the task pane to name and save this job.
Click the Run Restore Job task pane option, then click OK to run the job.
Create Linux DPX Block Data Protection Base Backups on the NetApp Storage System Manually
Perform the following procedure for each selected volume at the destination site. To fill in parameter values required for this procedure, re-use parameter value information gathered in the first stage of remote seeding, as discussed in Transport Linux Media to the Destination Site.
To create the Linux Block Data Protection base backups on the NetApp storage system manually:
Log into (telnet) the NetApp storage system.
Run the following SnapVault command, substituting all appropriate values where any
<parameters>
appear:
SnapVault start -S <SpareClient’s IP or resolvable hostname>:<SpareClient’s Volume> <volumeonfiler>/[SnapVaultJobname]<Primary’sLogicalNodeName>@{volumesernumber}
If the command runs successfully, the following message appears:
qa-f270b> snapvault start -S rh55-231:/lvmtemp /vol/volbkup/[SNAPBAKTEST]linux_client@{6EEED25D5}
Snapvault configuration for the qtree has been set.
Transfer started.
Monitor progress with "snapvault status" or the snapmirror log.
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After the qtree is set and initialized, periodically check the status of the SnapVault job using the following command:
SnapVault status -l <volumeonfiler>/[SnapVaultJobname]<Primary’sLogicalNodeName>@{volumesernumber}
Keep checking the status, and do not proceed to the next process until the SnapVaulted status appears:
qa-f270b> snapvault status –l /vol/volbkup/[SNAPBAK]linux_client@{6EEED25D5}
Snapvault secondary is ON.
Source: rh55-231:/lvmtemp
Destination: qa-f270b: /vol/volbkup/[SNAPBAK]linux_client@{6EEED25D5}
Status: Idle
Progress: _
State: Snapvaulted
Lag: 00:06:52
Mirror Timestamp: Tue Aug 9 16:47:11 EDT 2011
Base Snapshot: qa-f270b<0084186047>_volbkup-base.248
Current Transfer Type: _
Current Transfer Error: _
Contents: Replica
Last Transfer type: Initialize
Last Transfer Size: 78848 KB
Last Transfer Duration: 00:00:11
Last Transfer From: rh55-231:/lvmtemp
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Schedule Linux Block Incremental Backups
After seeding the NetApp storage system with the initial base backup for the selected volume, catalog the base backup, and then schedule regular incremental backups.
To schedule Linux Block incremental backups:
Launch the management console.
Define a new Block backup job to back up all selected volumes to their destination NetApp storage systems.
Schedule and save the backup job.
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