Configuration - 1-Touch for Linux

Deployment Configuration Recovery Troubleshooting FAQs

Table of Contents

Basic Configuration

Enable 1-Touch

Perform a Backup

Advanced Configuration

Create a Client Information Checklist

Schedule a Backup

Basic Configuration

Enable 1-Touch

After you install the File System iDataAgent, follow the steps given below to enable the 1-Touch for the default subclient :

1.
  • From the CommCell Console, navigate to <Client> | File System iDataAgent | defaultBackupSet.
  • Right-click the default subclient and click Properties.
2.
  • Click 1-Touch Recovery tab.
  • Select 1-Touch Recovery.
  • Click OK.

Perform A Backup

After you enable 1-Touch, perform backups of the default subclient periodically to capture any changes in the client system configuration. Before recovering a client, ensure that you have run at least one full backup of the default subclient.

1.
  • From the CommCell Console, navigate to <Client> | File System iDataAgent | defaultBackupSet.
  • Right-click the subclient, and click Backup.
2.
  • Select Full.
  • Select Immediate.
  • Click OK.
3. You can track the progress of the backup job from the Job Controller window. When the backup job has completed, the Job Controller displays the status as Completed.

Advanced Configuration

Create a Client Information Checklist

If you want to perform the interactive restore, you must create a client information checklist before starting the restore. You can also use client configuration stored on a CommSeve to create a client information checklist.

Create a checklist that contains the following client information:

Required Information

How to Find it

Client Information
  • Client Name
  • Host Name
  1. From the CommCell Console, navigate to <Client>.
  2. Right click the <Client> and click Properties.
  3. Select General tab.
  4. Note down the Client Name and Host Name.
  • IP Address
  • Net Mask
  • Gateway Address
 Note down IP address, Net Mask and Gateway address of the interface of the client that is used to communicate with the CommServe.

For Example:

  1. Login to Client computer using the root login and password.
  2. Type ifconfig.
  3. Note down inet addr and Mask for eth0
DNS Server address
  1. Login to Client computer using the root login and password.
  2. Type cat /etc/resolv.conf.
  3. Note down the IP address for nameserver.

CommServe and MediaAgent Information
CommServe Client Name
  1. From the CommCell Console, navigate to <Client>.
  2. Right click the <Client> and click Properties.
  3. Select General tab.
  4. Note down the Client Name.
CommServe Host Name
  1. From the CommCell Console, navigate to <Client>.
  2. Right click the <Client> and click Properties.
  3. Select General tab.
  4. Note down the CommServe HostName.
CommServe IP Address
  1. Login to CommServe using the administrator login and password.
  2. Invoke the Command Prompt.
  3. Type ipconfig.
CommCell Credentials
  1. Start CommCell Console on the Client Computer.
  2. Note down the username and password to login the CommServe.
Firewall Port Number You will need this information only when the firewall is set between the CommServe and the client.
  1. From the CommCell Console, navigate to <Client>.
  2. Right click the <Client> and click Properties.
  3. Select Firewall Configuration tab.
  4. Select Summary tab.
  5. Note down the firewall port number.
MediaAgent Name
  1. From the CommCell Console, navigate to <Client> | File System iDataAgent | defaultBackupSet.
  2. Note down the storage policy associated with the default subclient.
  3. From the CommCell Console, navigate to the <Storage Policy>
  4. Right-click the Primary copy and select Properties.
  5. Note down the MediaAgent name.
MediaAgent IP Address
  1. Login to MediaAgent using the administrator login and password.
  2. Invoke the Command Prompt.
  3. Type ipconfig.

Create Client Information Checklist using the Client Configuration

A new Client Configuration is stored on a CommServe when you make any changes in the client system configuration and perform a backup. Use the client configuration stored on a CommServe to create a client information checklist.

1.
  1. From the CommCell Console, navigate to <Client>
  2. Right-click the <Client> and click All Tasks | 1-Touch Recovery Point.
2.
  • Select the most recent client configuration.
  • Click Edit Config.
3. Note down the following information in the client information checklist:
  • CommServe Host Name
  • CommServe Client Name
4. Click the DNS tab and note down the following information in the client information checklist:
  • DNS Suffix
  • Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Name Server IP address
6. Click the Network Config tab and note down the following information in the client information checklist:
  • Client IP Address
  • Client Gateway
  • Client Netmask
7. Click Edit and note down the Client Hostname.
8. Click Cancel to close the dialog box.  

Schedule a Backup

1.
  • From the CommCell Console, navigate to <Client> | File System iDataAgent | defaultBackupSet.
  • Right-click the subclient, and click Backup.
2.
  • Click Schedule to schedule the backup for a specific time.
  • Click Configure to set the schedule for the backup job.
3. Select the appropriate scheduling options.  For example:
  • Click Weekly.
  • Check the days you want the run the backup job.
  • Change the Start Time to 9:00 PM
  • Click OK to close the Schedule Details dialog
  • Click OK to close the Backup Options dialog

The backup job will execute as per the schedule.