Dell PowerVault DL2200 CommVault User instructions

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Setting Up Your Dell™ PowerVault™ DL Backup to Disk Appliance
1Before You Begin 2Verify Your Solution is Complete
Dell Software License Agreement
• Before using your system, please read the Dell Software
License Agreement that came with your system.
• You must consider any CD, DVD, or diskette set of Dell
installed software as BACKUP copies of the software
installed on your system’s hard-disk drive.
• If you do not accept the terms of the agreement,
please call the customer assistance telephone number.
For customers in the United States, call 800-WWW-DELL
(800-999-3355). For customers outside the United States,
visit ssuuppppoorrtt..ddeellll..ccoomm, click your country/region at the
bottom of the page. For a full listing of country/region
click All. Click All Support Options from the Support menu.
Locating Your System Service Tag
•Your system is identified by a unique Express
Service Code and Service Tag number.
The Express Service Code and Service Tag
are found on the front of the system by
pulling out the information tag.
•The Service Tag is also located at the back of
the system to the left of the power supplies.
•Write down this information and store it in a safe
location. This information is used by Dell to route
support calls to the appropriate personnel.
4Installing the DL Backup to Disk Appliance Hardware 3Preinstallation Requirements
Network
•An active network with available Ethernet cables and connections.
•A static IP address and DNS server IP address, if not provided by Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
•Depending on the options selected during setup, you may be required to do the following:
- Add the DL Backup to Disk Appliance to a Windows Domain Controller.
- Assign one IPv4 address, if you are connecting to an IPv6 network.
User Account
To set up the DL Backup to Disk Appliance, you must use an account with administrator privileges.
Licenses
Locate the backup application media kit and any optional licenses included with your DL Backup to Disk Appliance. For more information about licenses,
see the
Dell PowerVault DL Backup to Disk Appliance User's Guide at ssuuppppoorrtt..ddeellll..ccoomm//mmaannuuaallss.
Software Compatibility
If the DL Backup to Disk Appliance is connected to an existing backup environment, the existing backup environment must use the same software version that is
installed on the backup appliance.
Install the DL Backup to Disk Appliance hardware in the following order:
11..Install the Rails for the Dell PowerVault DL2
xxx System
For information about installing the rails for the PowerVault DL2
xxx system, see the Rack Installation Instructions that shipped with the DL2 xxx rail kit.
22..Set Up the PowerVault DL2
xxx System
For information about setting up the PowerVault DL2 xxx system, see the Dell PowerVault DL2xxx Getting Started Guide that shipped with the system.
33..Set Up the Optional Dell PowerVault MD Storage Enclosure(s):
a. Install the Rails for the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Enclosure(s)
For information about installing the rails for the PowerVault MD storage enclosure, see the
Rack Installation Instructions that shipped with the storage
enclosure rail kit.
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For information about setting up the PowerVault MD storage enclosure, see the Dell PowerVault MD storage enclosure
Getting Started Guide that shipped with
the storage enclosure.
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xxx system to the PowerVault MD storage enclosure, see step 5 on the next page.
44..Install the Cable Management Arm (CMA) (Optional)
For information about installing the CMA, see the
CMA Installation Instructions that shipped with the CMA kit.
NNOOTTEE::Do not turn on any system(s) at this time.
To connect your PowerVault DL2
xxx system to the optional PowerVault MD storage enclosure, proceed to step 5. If your solution does not include a PowerVault
MD storage enclosure, proceed to step 6.
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Solution Components
Dell PowerVault MD Storage Enclosure (Optional)
Includes:
- System bezel
- Power cords (2)
- SAS cables
- Power cord retention brackets (2)
- Mounting rails (2) (optional)
Dell PowerVault DL2 xxx System
Includes:
- System bezel
- Power cords (2)
- Power cord retention straps (2)
- Mounting rails (2)
- Cable management arm (optional)
- System media and user documentation
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Setting Up Your Dell PowerVault DL Backup to Disk Appliance (continued)
5Connecting the PowerVault DL2
xxx System to the Optional PowerVault MD Storage Enclosure(s) 6Configuring the PowerVault DL2 xxx Software
Turn on the components in the following order:
1MD storage enclosure(s)
2DL2
xxx system and monitor
The DL2
xxx system may prompt you to enter
a password. The default password for the
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7Launching the DL Backup to Disk Appliance Console 8Additional Information
Important Updates
NNOOTTEE::Before installing any updates, you must complete setting up the DL Backup to Disk Appliance.
•For latest operating system updates, go to the Microsoft®website at uuppddaattee..mmiiccrroossoofftt..ccoomm.
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Documentation
•For a complete list of solution documents, see the Dell PowerVault DL Backup to Disk Appliance User’s Guide at ssuuppppoorrtt..ddeellll..ccoomm//mmaannuuaallss.
•For hardware issues, see the
Dell PowerVault DL2xxx Hardware Owner’s Manual or Dell PowerVault MD Hardware Owner’s Manual at ssuuppppoorrtt..ddeellll..ccoomm//mmaannuuaallss.
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1. PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC)
2. MD primary Enclosure Management Module (EMM)
PowerVault MD storage enclosure (optional)
PowerVault DL2 xxx system
Connect the PowerVault MD storage enclosure to the PowerEdge™ RAID Controller (PERC),
located in the PowerVault DL2
xxx system:
1Connect one end of the SAS cable to port 0 on the PowerVault DL2 xxx system PERC controller.
2Connect the other end of the SAS cable to the IInnport of the primary Enclosure Management Module
(EMM) on the PowerVault MD storage enclosure. See the PowerVault MD storage enclosure
Hardware Owner’s Manual to determine the location of the primary EMM module for the storage
enclosure.
If more than one PowerVault MD storage enclosure is used, connect the SAS OOuuttport on
the primary EMM to the SAS IInnport of the next enclosure.
NNOOTTEE::Do not connect tape devices to the PERC controller.
PowerVault MD storage enclosure (optional)
PowerVault MD storage enclosure (optional)
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