3  Setting up NetVault Backup  Native Virtual Tape Library on the Dell™ DR4X00 Disk Backup Appliance 
Table of contents 
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 
Executive Summary .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 
1  Technical Setup/configuration Best Practices ..................................................................................................................... 7 
1.1  General Setup /configuration Best Practices ............................................................................................................. 7 
1.2  DR4X00 Setup/configuration Best Practices ............................................................................................................. 7 
1.3  NetVault nVTL Setup /configuration Best Practices ................................................................................................. 7 
1.4  Using and Managing a NetVault: Backup nVTL on DR4X00 appliance. ................................................................ 9 
2  Install and Configure the DR4X00 ......................................................................................................................................... 11 
3  Configure NetVault Backup nVTL ......................................................................................................................................... 18 
4  Set up the DR4X00 Cleaner ................................................................................................................................................... 30 
5  Monitoring Dedupe, Compression & Performance........................................................................................................... 31 
5.1  NetVault: Backup VTL and Cleaning Cycles ............................................................................................................. 31 
5.2  NetVault: Backup Optional Configurations for Optimum Performance ............................................................ 32 
Appendix A  Additional Resources ........................................................................................................................................... 34 
Appendix B  Configure DR4X00 replication for NetVault backup for nVTL .................................................................... 35 
Appendix C  Moving an nVTL NetVault Backup residing on DR4X00 replicated container to another NetVault 
backup server  44 
Appendix D  Sample Scripts For Management Of Replication Failover And Reclamation Of Disk Space .................. 54