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Table of contents

About Us .......................................................................................................... 4
About Product ................................................................................................... 4
Document Structure ........................................................................................... 4
Help and Support .............................................................................................. 5
Deployment ..................................................................................................... 5
Simple Deployment ........................................................................................ 5
Backup Components .......................................................................................... 6
Vembu BDR Backup Server ............................................................................. 6
Storage Repository ........................................................................................ 6
Vembu Universal Explorer ............................................................................. 7
System Requirements ......................................................................................... 7
Vembu BDR Backup Server ............................................................................. 7
Port Configuration ......................................................................................... 9
Naming Conventions ...................................................................................... 9
Installation ........................................................................................................ 9
Windows Installation .................................................................................... 10
Case 1: Installing Vembu BDR Server ......................................................... 10
Case 2: Uninstalling Vembu BDR Server ..................................................... 18
Case 3: Installing Vembu Universal Explorer ............................................... 21
Ubuntu Installation ...................................................................................... 24
Case 1: Installing Vembu BDR Server ........................................................ 25
Case 2: Uninstalling Vembu BDR Server ..................................................... 30
Login to Web GUI ............................................................................................ 31
Storage Repository Setup .................................................................................. 33
Add Storage Pools ....................................................................................... 36
Adding Network Drives ................................................................................. 38
Storage Calculator ........................................................................................ 39
Delete All Data ............................................................................................ 39
Getting Started with Windows Server and Workstation Backup .............................. 41
Adding Microsoft Windows Server .................................................................. 41
Installing Vembu ImageBackup Driver ............................................................ 43
Setup Image Backup Job .............................................................................. 44
Step 1: Choose Drive(s) ............................................................................ 44
Step 2: Guest Processing .......................................................................... 46
Step 3: Configure Schedule ....................................................................... 47
Step 4: Settings ....................................................................................... 49
Step 5: Review Configurations ................................................................... 55
Evaluation Case ....................................................................................... 58
Case 1 ................................................................................................ 58
Case 2 ................................................................................................ 61
Case 3 ................................................................................................ 66
Case 4 ................................................................................................ 70
Recovery ..................................................................................................... 74

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Vembu Virtual Drive (NFS Share) ............................................................... 77

Evaluation Cases ...................................................................................... 79
Case 1: Recover VM instantly on another virtual host ............................... 80
Case 2: Restoring individual disk/drive to another disk/drive ..................... 87
Case 3: Recover a single file .................................................................. 92
Case 4: Instantly view/access files in a disk ............................................. 97
Case 5: Restore Physical Machine as a file type of your choice ................. 101
Case 6: Bare Metal Recovery ................................................................ 106
Manage Backup Job ................................................................................... 114
Reports ......................................................................................................... 116
Backup Job ................................................................................................ 116
Backup Status ............................................................................................ 117
Image Integrity .......................................................................................... 120
Email Configuration .................................................................................... 122
Case 1 .................................................................................................. 122
Case 2 .................................................................................................. 124
Portal Registration .......................................................................................... 125
Vembu BDR Suite Licensing ......................................................................... 129

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About Us

From 2002, Vembu has been delivering simplifi ed backup soluti ons through its portfolio of
products to SMBs. Our fl agship offering - Vembu BDR Suite is an all-in-one soluti on that
addresses various backup, recovery, replicati on, and DR needs of your IT environment.

It caters to diverse and advanced use cases, thus ensuring business conti nuity at affordable
pricing.

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About Product

With Vembu ImageBackup, you can backup your Physical Windows Servers and Workstati ons
including the Operati ng System, Files/Folders and Applicati ons for SMBs (Small and Medium
Businesses) and Enterprises.

Some of the major features that make up Vembu ImageBackup are:

· Confi gure all your physical servers and workstati ons(desktops and laptops) directly from
the Vembu BDR Server.
· Extensive scheduling and retenti on setti ngs
· Multi ple recovery opti ons
· Bare Metal Recovery
· Automated Backup Verifi cati ons

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Document Structure

· This document serves one purpose: To help you perform a hands-on evaluati on of Vembu
VMware Backup
· A product is best experienced when it is used in your environment. But the hardest part is
getti ng started with it. This evaluator's guide will help you use the key functi onaliti es of
the product and understand the diverse use cases that can be handled with it.
· Over the course of the document, you will be introduced to various features that are
necessary to perform backup, replicati on and recovery operati ons of your VMware
environment. You will get a sense of the usability and the performance of Vembu VMware
Backup only by testi ng out various scenarios.

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· To simplify the process of evaluati on, we have introduced several evaluati on cases,
designed in such a way that by the end of the cases, you will have used every major opti on
involved in protecti ng your VMware environment.
· Each of the cases presents a scenario, the prerequisites to be met and the procedure to
perform the exercise. Only the informati on required to understand a feature and to perform
a procedure is present in this guide.
· This guide is intended to provide various evaluati on exercises for a complete product
evaluati on. Each product in Vembu BDR Suite has a separate user guide, where every aspect
of the product is explained in detail.

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Help and Support

During the evaluati on, if you are looking for further informati on or have any trouble, contact
our 24/7 support at:

vembu-support@vembu.com

or call us at:

+1-512-256-8699 (US & Canada)

+44-203-793-8668 (United Kingdom)

You can find in-depth product documentation at

https://www.vembu.com/technical-documents/

You may find some of your questions already answered in our:

Knowledge Base:
https://www.vembu.com/support/knowledge-base/questi ons/

Community Forum:
https://www.vembu.com/community/questi ons/

You can find product demo videos and other tutorials at:
https://www.vembu.com/product-videos/

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Deployment

· Simple Deployment

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1. Vembu BDR backup server

2. Backup Repository
3. Microsoft Windows Server/Workstati on

The Vembu BDR backup server is the core component for your backup infrastructure that lets
you coordinate various functi onaliti es through a single web console. The backup server is
responsible for Confi guring & Monitoring the backup jobs, Managing Storage Repository and
other administrati on acti viti es.

When you perform Backup job from the Vembu BDR backup server, the physical Windows
Server backup data is directly processed from the Microsoft Windows host and then stored in
the backup repository.

To follow the evaluati on cases in this guide, it is suffi cient to have only the BDR Backup Server
for this deployment.

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Backup Components

· Vembu BDR Backup Server

· Storage Repository
· Vembu Universal Explorer

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Vembu BDR Backup Server

· Vembu BDR backup server is a management server where you can perform backup
operati ons and store all the backup data. It can be installed as a service in your
Windows/Linux machines.

· You can do the following operati ons from the Vembu BDR backup server:
o Confi gure Backups
o Perform Restores
o Manage Storage
o View Reports
o Nati ve Tape Backup
o Offsite Replicati on

· From Vembu BDR backup Server, you can confi gure backups for:
o VMware vSphere
o Microsoft Hyper-V
o Microsoft Windows
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· All the backup data confi gured from Vembu BDR backup server is stored in the Storage

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Repository. Vembu BDR repository management has a hybrid volume manager that
supports scalable and extendable backup storage of different storage media such as Local
drives, NAS(NFS and CiFS) and SAN(iSCSI and FC).

· VembuHIVE™ - Vembu has developed its own fi le system for storing your backup data.
VembuHIVE can be thought of as a File System of File Systems with inbuilt version control,
encrypti on, deduplicati on and inbuilt error correcti on. So, you can use any combinati on of
storage devices such as NAS, SAN, and Directly Attached Storage as backup targets.

It has inbuilt:
· Compression
· Encrypti on (AES-256 Bit encrypti on algorithm)
· Deduplicati on (Block-level deduplicati on applied in each backup job)
· Version controlling (Advanced forward & reverse incremental)
· Automati c scale out functi onality

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Vembu Universal Explorer

Vembu Universal Explorer is a granular recovery tool that lets you perform item-level recovery
from various Microsoft applicati on backups such as Exchange, SQL, SharePoint and Acti ve
Directory.

You can perform:

· Granular restore of emails/mailboxes/Exchange stores from Microsoft Exchange
· Granular restore of Microsoft SQL databases and tables
· Document-level restore for Microsoft SharePoint
· User/ Domain level recovery for Microsoft Acti ve Directory

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System Requirements

· Vembu BDR Backup Server

· Port Confi gurati on
· Naming Conventi ons

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Vembu BDR Server

OS
· Windows Server 2019 Datacenter
· Windows Server 2019 Standard
· Windows Server 2019 Essenti al

· Windows Server 2016 Datacenter

· Windows Server 2016 Standard
· Windows Server 2016 Essenti al

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· Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter

· Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
· Windows Server 2012 R2 Essenti al

· Windows Server 2012 Datacenter

· Windows Server 2012 Standard
· Windows Server 2012 Essenti al

· Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter

· Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
· Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise

· Windows 10 Enterprise
· Windows 10 Pro

· Ubuntu LTS 18.04

· Ubuntu LTS 16.04
· Ubuntu LTS 14.04
· Ubuntu LTS 12.04

RAM 8 GB (Minimum) and 16 GB (Recommended)

CPU 4 cores or 4 vCPUs (Minimum) and 8 cores or 8
vCPUs (Recommended)
64-bit Architecture
Network 1 Gbps & above. While replicati ng the on-site
copy over WAN, 1 Mbps & above
Browsers Internet Explorer 11 & above
Mozilla Firefox 28 & above
Google Chrome 34 & above

· The performance of the VMware and Hyper-V backups depends on the RAM & CPU
availability of the Vembu BDR backup server.

Normally, 4 GB RAM will be uti lized to run the Vembu BDR backup server and database
services.

· If only one backup job is acti ve, then it will use the remaining memory (approx. 4 GB RAM).
· If two concurrent backups are acti ve, then each backup job will use approx. 2 GB RAM.
· So, the memory uti lizati on will be divided based on the acti ve concurrent backup jobs.
· We recommend allocati ng approximately 500 MB RAM for each acti ve backup job. If you
want to run 8 concurrent backup jobs in your Vembu BDR backup server, you should assign
8 GB RAM (4 GB for Vembu BDR backup server and 4 GB to process the backup jobs).
· In order to avoid signifi cant CPU usage during acti ve backup progress, Vembu BDR backup
server machine should be assigned with enough vCPUs or cores.
· Normally, one vCPU or core is enough to handle 8 concurrent backup jobs acti vity (such as
read/write). However, we recommend assigning a minimum of 4 cores/vCPUs for hassle-
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Note: The above menti oned memory and CPU uti lizati on are same for the Vembu BDR backup
server (Windows & Ubuntu) deployed in physical and virtual environments.

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Port Configuration

Ports are an interface or gateway through which the applicati ons communicate. The below
secti on will cover the setti ngs that are required for setti ng up your backup infrastructure
components.

Port Protocol Use

32004 TCP Port used for processing all

Backup/Restore/Delete/Rep
licati on requests.

6060, 6061,4545 HTTP,HTTPS Port used for processing all

Web Service requests.

32005 TCP Port used for UI

Communicati on.

42005 TCP Port used for

Communicati on between
Vembu Integrati on Service
and Vembu BDR Server

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Naming Conventions

· Any backup or replicati on job that is created in Vembu BDR Server should be named with
the following rule:
o Only [a-z][A-Z][0-9][ - _ ] characters are allowed in the backup/replicati on Name
o Do not use the following reserved names for naming any backup/replicati on job:
o CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7,
COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9.

To learn more about fi le/folder naming restricti ons in Microsoft Windows, read the naming
conventi ons column from the link menti oned below:

Naming Conventi ons - Microsoft

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Installation

· Windows Installati on
· Ubuntu Installati on

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Windows Installation

· Case 1: Installing Vembu BDR Server

· Case 2: Uninstalling Vembu BDR Server
· Case 3: Installing Vembu Universal Explorer
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Installing Vembu Server

Prerequisites:

Refer system requirements for Vembu BDR backup server here - Vembu BDR backup server

Procedure:

Step 1: Getting started with the installation

Download the latest version of Vembu BDR Server for Windows and run the installer with
administrator privileges. Begin the installati on process by selecti ng Next from the welcome
page.

Step 2: License Agreement

· 'Vembu BDR License Agreement' is the next step in the installati on process, read the
License Agreement carefully as it contains important informati on about your Rights,
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license agreement' opti on, else you cannot proceed with the installati on.

Step 3: Installation Directory Customization:

· The next step in the installati on wizard will allow you to customize the installati on locati on
of Vembu BDR backup server. The installati on locati on consists of many applicati on fi les
such as conf fi les, exe fi les, bin fi les, and apache fi les.

Note: The default installati on path is C:\Program Files\Vembu\Vembu BDR.

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· Click the Browse opti on to select a different locati on for the Vembu BDR installati on.
Select the Make New Folder opti on if you want to create a new folder inside the
installati on locati on. The new folder by default will be created with the name VembuBDR.
Once done selecti ng the installati on locati on, click OK and select Next to proceed further
with the installati on.

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Step 4: Default or Custom Installation Settings

· This step involves the opti on of either proceeding with the default confi gurati on setti ngs
or customize them as desired. You can customize all the opti ons in this page. The opti ons
are briefl y explained below:
· Service Account - If the account is a local or user account.
· Web Console User Name - user name used to access the web console. By default it is
admin.
· Web Console Password - password for accessing the Vembu BDR backup server Web-
Console. By default it is admin.
· Backup Port - Backup Port acts as a common port for data transfer for backup schedules.
By default, it is 32004
· Click Install to proceed installati on with default chosen setti ngs or click the 'Let me
customize the configurations' opti on and opt to customize setti ngs.

Step 5: Specify the Windows logon user account

· If you have selected the Let me customize the configurations opti on in the previous
steps, then proceed with the steps menti oned below.
· The next step is to specify the Windows logon user account under which Vembu BDR
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· If you select User Account, provide the Username and Password for that account.

Note: The user name should be in the DOMAIN\USERNAME format. Make sure the specifi ed
user account has enough privileges.

· Click Next to proceed further with the installati on process

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Step 6: Configure PostgreSQL Data Location

· The next step in Vembu BDR backup server installati on is to select the drive to which
PostgreSQL database will be stored. Default drive selecti on will be based on the maximum
space available, however you can select a drive as per your requirement. When you select a
drive as the storage, its total size and free size will be displayed adjacently.
· When you confi gure your storage repository make sure at least 10GB storage space is
available. We generally do not recommend you selecti ng C:/ drive as the storage locati on
since it is the OS drive and consists of important fi les. Click Next to proceed with the
installati on process.

Step 7: Configure Web Server Port:

· The next step in the wizard will allow you to confi gure port and Web-Console login
confi gurati on:
o WebServer port - This is the port that will be in use when you access the Vembu
BDR backup server Web-Console. The default port number used to access the web
GUI is 6060. This can be changed to any available port number but it is
recommended not to change unless you are an advanced user.

You can confi gure a range of ports from the Advanced Port Configurations tab. The ports
include:
o Backup Server Port
o UI Communicati on Port
o HTTPS Port

· User credenti als for web console (Default User Name: admin and Password: admin)

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· Each port's necessity is menti oned in the questi on mark near the respecti ve text-box.

· You can enable the HTTPS port which is used for accessing the Vembu BDR backup server
web console in a secure manner. By default, the value is 6061. Selecti ng the Check Ports
opti on will validate your entries provided and check if the ports are available. If the ports
are not available, the comment 'not available' will be displayed. Click OK to close the tab
and select Next to proceed with the installati on process.

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Step 8: Review Configuration

· Review the chosen confi gurati on, and click Install. During installati on, the following
components are installed in your machine that is integral for the working of Vembu BDR
backup server.
o PostgreSQL
o ODBC drivers (32-bit and 64-bit)
o Web Server
o Visual C++
· Verify the Desti nati on folder locati on, Program folder locati on, and if Vembu BDR backup
server will run as a service. Click Install opti on to begin the installati on.

Step 9: Finish Setup Wizard

· The fi nal step of the wizard after the installati on will ask whether to:
o Start Vembu BDR applicati on - Vembu BDR backup server will be started
immediately after this.

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o Open the Vembu BDR Web Console - this will open the Vembu BDR backup server
Web-Console.

· Choose the appropriate opti on and click Finish to complete the installati on process.

Note: Vembu BDR backup server is installed as a service and can be found in Services.msc
page.
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Uninstalling Vembu BDR Server

Prerequisites:

· Vembu BDR server should already be installed in the machine

· The downloaded VembuBDR installer fi le should be available to directly perform a clean
uninstallati on

For clean uninstallati on of Vembu BDR server in Windows machines, follow the below steps:

· From the Control Panel go to Programs and Features opti on, right click on VembuBDR and
select the Uninstall opti on to proceed with clean the uninstallati on process.
· In the pop-up window which alerts you that you are proceeding with the uninstallati on
process, click Yes.

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· You can witness Vembu BDR server being uninstalled from your machine.

· Uninstallati on is completed successfully but a few elements that are associated with Vembu
BDR server will be removed only if you reboot your machine. Click Yes to reboot the
machine or No to manually restart later.

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Uninstalling Vembu BDR server - Linux

For clean uninstallati on of Vembu BDR server in linux machines, follow the below steps:

· Login to Linux machine with root privilege.

· Change the directory path to Vembu BDR installati on locati on.
· Run following command to proceed uninstallati on: sh uninstall.sh

· Running the above command will provide two opti ons to choose between:
o Uninstall Vembu BDR server or
o Perform clean uninstallati on(Vembu BDR and PostgreSQL)

· Proceeding with opti on 1 will delete and uninstall existi ng VembuBDR instances. If you
wish to conti nue, click yes.

· Proceeding with opti on 2 will uninstall and delete all existi ng VembuBDR, PostgreSQL
services and its data. If you wish to conti nue, click yes.

· VembuBDR will be uninstalled successfully.

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Installing Vembu Universal Explorer

Step 1: Getting started with the installation

· Download the installer fi le for Vembu Universal Explorer from here - Download Vembu
Universal Explorer and run the installer with administrator privilege. Begin installing Vembu
Universal Explorer by selecti ng Next in the installati on wizard.

Step 2: Prerequisites and License Agreement

· The next window will check for the prerequisites for the installati on in your machine and
lists them along with download link for applicati ons that are uninstalled.
· You can download them right away, or check the I will install prerequisites later check-box
and install them later. Click Next to conti nue.

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· Read and agree to Vembu Software License Agreement. Click Next to conti nue.

Step 3: Configure shortcut location

· The installati on wizard will ask for folder name under which the setup will add program
icons to the folder. In the next page, choose whether you need the shortcut and quick

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launch icons for the program and proceed. Click Next to proceed with the Vembu Universal
Explorer installati on process.

Step 4: Review Selections

· The installati on wizard will give a brief summary of the provided details, you can review it
and proceed to install Vembu Universal Explorer by selecti ng the Install opti on.

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Step 4: Completing Vembu Universal Explorer Installation

· Vembu Universal Explorer is installed successfully. If you want to start Vembu Universal
Explorer Applicati on after the setup closes, select the Start Vembu Universal Explorer
Application check-box and click Finish.

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Ubuntu Installation

· Case 1: Installing Vembu BDR Server

· Case 2: Uninstaling Vembu BDR Server
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Installing Vembu BDR Server

Prerequisites:

Refer system requirements for Vembu BDR Here

To install Vembu BDR backup server on Linux machines follow the steps given
below:

Copy the download link from the following link: Click here and download the installer fi le
using wget command and make sure you are a root user (use “sudo su” command to be a root
user). You can download the installer to any Windows machine and move the installer to Linux
machine using FTP/WinSCP.

1. Once you execute wget command you will have “VembuBDRSetup.sh” in the download
locati on.

2. Run the installer by using “sh” command. For ex: #sh VembuBDRSetup.sh. The installati on
process begins with the wizard displayed below, click Yes to proceed with the installati on.

3. The installer shows the License Agreement, read the License Agreement carefully as it
contains important informati on about your Rights, Restricti ons, Obligati ons, Limitati ons, and
Exclusions. Enter “y” to proceed with your installati on.

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4. After initi ati ng the installer, it will check for dependent packages and request for a
confi rmati on from your side. Enter “y” to proceed further.
5. Please fi nd the packages to be downloaded by Vembu BDR applicati on here:
o ODBC Driver (2.3.4)
o PostgreSQL Connector (9.5.02)
o Vembu BDR Server (4.0.1)
o PostgreSQL RDBMS (9.6)

6. Specify the locati on to which the PostgreSQL fi les will be stored (you can proceed with the
default choice). Vembu BDR will basically require 10% of the backup data storage for the
internal metadata store. Hence please assess and confi gure a storage medium appropriate
to the storage requirements. Ensure your drives have higher I/O performance. Specify the
path and click Enter. We recommend you to use dedicated drive for this locati on instead of
root volume. (Important STEP)

7. The next step in the installati on is to specify the default port value for PostgreSQL. By
default, the port number is 32010. The port number can be changed by proceeding with 'y'.

Note: You can enter the port value from 1024 to 65535. You cannot enter a port number that
is below or beyond the allowed limit. You cannot proceed with a port value that is being used
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8. Enter a valid port value and proceed. The installer will proceed to install Unix ODBC and
PostgreSQL driver.
9. Click "Yes" install dependency packages of PostgreSQL.

10. Once done installing PostgreSQL, databases will be created and PostgreSQL will be
restarted automati cally.

11. In the next step, installer will begin downloading VembuBDR_4_0_0_DBN.zip fi le.

12. The Vembu BDR backup server build installati on starts automati cally after the download
completes and will ask you to choose the type of installati on. “Opti on 1” will Install Vembu
BDR by creati ng a new Vembu BDR user account with root privileges. “Opti on 2” will install
Vembu BDR in the current user and proceed with the installati on. We recommend choosing
Option 1.

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13. If you have selected “Option 1” installer will create a new Vembu BDR user. If you have
selected "Option 2" installer will install in the current user.
14. Once the user is created, it will ask to create a directory for the installati on path. Enter “y”
to proceed

15. Installer asks your permission to create repository. Enter “y” to create repository now or
Enter “n” to create it after installing the backup server. If you want to create now press “y”
and click Enter.

16. Once you click enter, installer will show the list of volumes present in your machine.
Choose any volume by entering the corresponding number. Click the number and press
Enter to conti nue (Example : Enter 1)

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17. The repository will be created successfully and the installer asks for Vembu BDR Web
Console Authenti cati on as shown below. Provide the username and password through
which you can access your Vembu BDR web console. By default, we recommend username
as 'admin' and password as 'admin'. Press Enter to conti nue, Vembu BDR web console user
will be created successfully.

18. The installer asks you to change ports from default value. If you want to change click “y”
else “n”. By default, we recommend to click “n” and conti nue. Go through the usage of
individual ports menti oned below.
o Backup Server Port is the port through which the installed Vembu VMBackup client
will backup the data to the backup server. The default value is 32004.
o UI Communication Port is the port through which Vembu BDR Apache/PHP
modules communicate with Vembu BDR to serve UI requests from the Vembu BDR
Web Console. The default value is 32005.
o HTTPS Port is the port used to access the Vembu BDR Web Console in a secured
manner. The default value is 6061.
o Enable HTTPS: HTTPS Port is the secure Web Console port through which you can
access the Vembu BDR web console in a secure manner. You should enable “Enable
HTTPS” opti on to edit this value. If you have enabled HTTPS opti on, you can access
the Vembu BDR web console through https://localhost:6061

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19. Once the installati on is complete you will be asked to start Vembu BDR as Daemon
process. If you have not started Vembu BDR as daemon process you can start using “sh
startVembuBDR.sh” command and “sh stopVembuBDR” to stop Vembu BDR from the
Vembu BDR installati on locati on. If you want to start the immediately, enter “y” to proceed
as shown below.

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Uninstalling Vembu BDR Server

For clean uninstallati on of Vembu BDR server in linux machines, follow the below steps:

· Login to Linux machine with root privilege.

· Change the directory path to Vembu BDR installati on locati on.
· Run following command to proceed uninstallati on: sh uninstall.sh

· Running the above command will provide two opti ons to choose between:
o Uninstall Vembu BDR server or
o Perform clean uninstallati on(Vembu BDR and PostgreSQL)

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· Proceeding with opti on 1 will delete and uninstall existi ng VembuBDR instances. If you
wish to conti nue, click yes.

· Proceeding with opti on 2 will uninstall and delete all existi ng VembuBDR, PostgreSQL
services and its data. If you wish to conti nue, click yes.

· VembuBDR will be uninstalled successfully.

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Login to Web GUI - Vembu BDR

You can log in to Vembu BDR web UI via the following opti ons:
· Entering the URL: https://localhost:6061 (or)
· https://<IP_Address_of_Machine>:6060 (or)
· https://<IP_Address_of_Machine>:6061 (secured port) in browser
· Via shortcut icon created in the desktop
· Via web console opti on the tray icon

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· If you login to Vembu BDR web console after a fresh installati on, you will be asked to
choose the Time Zone in which the backup/replicati on reports are to be generated based
on the confi gured ti me zone. Choose the required Time Zone and click Save opti on.

· The next step is to enter a unique Vembu BDR ID. The ID should be should be globally
unique as it is with this ID that each installati on of Vembu BDR is identi fi ed.

· Click the Update opti on once you have assigned the Vembu BDR ID. The Vembu BDR ID
will be updated successfully and you will be redirected to the storage pool management
page. Confi gure a storage pool to begin with your backup process.

Note: It is recommended to give machine name.domain name as Vembu BDR ID since it should
be globally unique.

Note:
The following characters are permitted as part of the ID:
[ A-Z][a-z][0-9][ - _ .] Your ID must not start or end with special characters and it must be
between 1-50 characters in length.

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Troubleshooting:
· If there seems to be an issue existi ng in accessing web GUI, check if the server/client
service is running in Services.
· Also, check whether VembuBDR WebServer service is running.

To check the version of Vembu BDR backup server

· Open the web browser and type the following URL:

o localhost:6060/readme.html (or) IP Address:6060/readme.html

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Storage Pool Management

· Storage Management opti on lets you manage and confi gure drives into separate storage
pools for storing the backup data. Vembu BDR has a new fi le system that halts backup for

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nothing and once the storage pool gets fi lled, you can extend the storage by using the edit
opti on. New volumes can be added to an already created storage pool.

Note: Vembu BDR repository management has a hybrid volume manager that supports scalable
and extendable backup storage of different storage media such as Local drives, NAS(NFS and
CiFS) and SAN(iSCSI and FC).

· From the Management tab choose the Storage Pool opti on.
· If it is a fresh installati on, you must confi gure a storage pool before you begin scheduling
your backup jobs. Select the Click here opti on or Add opti on to confi gure storage pool.
Provide a storage pool name and select any set of volumes from the list of available
storage volumes. Click Save. The space available and the backup locati on when that
parti cular volume is selected as a storage pool will be displayed. Click Next.

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· When you have added more than one storage pool, you can choose any storage pool as
your default storage pool. You can modify the default storage pool by enabling Set as
default opti on alongside the respecti ve storage pool you wish to set as default. If a
parti cular storage pool is made as default pool the backups that occur after this will be
stored in the new default storage pool only. The increments of the old backups will be
stored in the previously confi gured default pool.

· You can add network volumes using the click here opti on or Manage Network Drive
opti on available in the Network Volume secti on.

· Click here to go to Add Network Drive page.

· Click here to learn about Storage Pools.
· Click here to Calculate your Storage Space Requirements.
· Click here for steps to Reset Vembu BDR to Fresh Installati on state.

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Storage Pools

· Storage Pools are used to aggregate the space available from different volumes and uti lize
them as a single storage for specifi c backups.

· The backup storage confi gured after the installati on will act as a default pool

Note: Backup cannot be confi gured unti l the default storage pool is confi gured.

· You can add new volumes to create a pool for storing your backups. You can create 'n'
number of storage pools, wherein ‘nʼ number of volumes can be added to form a pool.
· Physical and network shared volumes can be combined together to form a pool. A single
volume can be added to multi ple pools.
· Backups confi gured from a standalone client will only be stored in default storage
repository of backup server.
· You can choose the storage pool for backups during backup confi gurati on itself when the
backup is confi gured from a client on the server.

Note: If a storage volume has free space less than 5GB, it cannot be added as a storage
repository.

Steps to create Storage Pool:

· Add Storage Pool: To create a new storage pool, click the Add Storage Pool opti on. Give
the storage pool a name and select any set of volumes from the list of available storage
volumes. Enter the storage pool name, this name will be listed in the available storage
pools for the backups

Note: Only [a-z][A-Z][0-9][ - _ ] characters are allowed in the storage pool name.

· Choose Volumes: In the choose volume secti on, you will have three secti ons namely:
Storage Volume, Space Usage & Backup Locati on
o Storage Volume - The list of drives added in the machine. Enable the checkbox if

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you want to select the drive for a pool.

o Space Usage - The total space and the available space of each drives in the
machine.
o Backup Location - The storage locati on or path for each volumes where the backup
data will be stored.

Note: It is not recommended to choose OS Parti ti on as Storage repository.

· The list of storage volumes with its used size and backup locati on are displayed. You can
select the required drives for the pool.
· Once all the details are provided, click Save. The new pool that is created will be displayed
in the list of storage pools.

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to that storage pool.

Note: If the backup data is available in the pool, it cannot be deleted. The storage pool can be
deleted only if the pool does not contain any backup data.

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Manage Network Drives

This opti on lets you add, delete network drives which will be listed along with a separate drive
letter and can be confi gured for the storage locati on.

Note: Mapped Network Drives are not supported when Vembu BDR server runs in local logon
account. Change logon user with administrator privilege user in service management console
and then proceed to confi gure network drive.

· Go to Management tab and select Storage Pool opti on. In the Network Volume secti on
select the Click here opti on or Manage Network Drive opti on.

Add & Manage Network drives:

To add a network drive, provide the following attribute details:
· Drive Name: Provide a drive letter/name for network drive to be added.
· Drive Path: Network path of the drive to be added.
Ex: \\<MACHINE_NAME OR IP_ADDRESS>\<SHARE_NAME>

· Username & Password- If the network drive requires login authenti cati on provide the
username and password to authenti cate drive additi on.
· You can add ‘nʼ number of network drives and manage it via Manage Network Drives page.
· An added network drive can be edited, click the edit icon from the Acti ons secti on and from
the Mapped Drive Setti ngs pop-up window, change the Username and Password.

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Note: You cannot edit the Drive Name and Drive Path.

· A network drive added can be deleted if not required, with delete opti on alongside the
drives added.

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Storage Calculator

Users with large data centers and high data traffi c can calculate their storage space
requirements with Vembu Storage calculator. The calculati on will be made based on the type of
job a user opts for along with recovery points and the average data traffi c rati o. We implement
a custom compression method that reduces storage space to a vast rati o difference compared
to source data size.

Click the link below to calculate your storage space requirements:

Vembu Storage Calculator

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Delete All Data

This opti on will allow you to completely wipe out your backup server data and reset Vembu
BDR to fresh installati on state.

· From the Management tab, select Storage Pool opti on and select Delete All.

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· The Delete All Data window will be displayed as shown below.

· To proceed with the deleti on process, type the phrase “ I wish to delete storage
repositories folder manually” as menti oned in the window. Please note that the command is
case-sensiti ve and the phrase should be typed as given.
· Select the checkbox to acknowledge the deleti on and click Submit.

Note: Proceeding with the delete opti on will not auto-delete the backed up data, but will
rename the sgstorage folder with the ti mestamp of deleti on period in the confi gured storage
locati on. Once the delete process is noti fi ed with a success note, you have to manually delete
the folder.

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· On proceeding with I agree, all the data will be removed and Vembu BDR will reset to a
fresh installati on state

Note: Delete the 'Hyper-V / Windows Server' backup proxy entries manually from the BDR
Server web console page("Backup->Microsoft Hyper-V" for Hyper-V and Backup->Windows
Server" for Windows Server. Also, remove 'VembuIntegrati onService' on the respecti ve
"'Hyper-V / Windows Server'" host from 'Control Panel->Programs and Features'.
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Getting started with Windows Server and Workstation Backup

· Adding Microsoft Windows Server

· Installing Vembu ImageBackup Driver
· Setup Image Backup Job
· Evaluati on Case
· Recovery
· Manage Backup Job

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Adding Microsoft Windows Server

You need to add a Windows Server host or Workstati on before you confi gure a backup job.

Procedure:

· From the Backup tab, click Microsoft Windows. You must add a Windows Server before
you begin confi guring the backup schedule.

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Step 2: Add Microsoft Windows Server/Workstati on server by providing ‘Hostname/IP

Address and its login credenti als.

Note: You can add as many Windows Server host into the Vembu BDR Server whenever
required.

· Hostname/ IP Address: Enter the hostname or IP address of the hostname for which you
have to proceed with the backup
· User Name: Enter the username of the specifi c host
· Password: The password of the host or IP Address
· 42005: Port used for communicati on between Vembu Integration Service and Vembu BDR
Server

The Hostname can be added using FQDN(Fully qualifi ed domain name) ie.,
machine_name.domain_name. You can connect your host with Vembu BDR server through
following combinati ons in Hostname/IP Address secti on:

· Hostname - Enter the Hostname alone

· Hostname@Domain name - Enter the hostname followed by @ and domainname
· Domain name/Hostname - Enter the domain name followed backslash (/) and the
hostname
· 192.xxx.xxx.xxx - Enter only the IP address

Step 3: VembuBDR server communicates with the Microsoft Windows Server using the port
that is set to 42005 as default. You can modify this port number as per your port number
availability.

Step 4: Click Save once you have provided the credenti als.

Note: If you have provided an invalid Hostname/IP address, the following alert message will
be displayed “Unable to connect the remote Windows Machine. Please check network
connection settings.”

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The Following details can be edited in an already added VMware Host

· You can select a different credenti al or add a new credenti al

· If you want to remove a parti cular Windows Server, click the Remove opti on. A pop-up
window with the message "Are you sure, you want to remove the Microsoft Windows
server/workstation 192.xxx.xxx.xxx?" will appear. Click OK to delete your Microsoft
Windows Server.

· Vembu BDR server pushes VIS - Vembu Integration Service on to the added target
machine.
· Vembu Integrati on Services : VIS acts as an agent in the target machine in which the data
present in the machine has to be backed up. Vembu Integrati on Service reads the data from
the added machine and lists the disks and drives in the Vembu BDR server for backup.
· If there is any problem while connecti ng Vembu Integration Services, read KB arti cle

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Installing Vembu ImageBackup Driver

Vembu ImageBackup driver is installed to read and fetch informati on regarding the disks and
volumes in the added target machine. It tracks the changes that has happened between the
backup schedules. To track the changes, the driver creates a fi le named bitmap.dat in the
backup volumes.

· You will be requested to install Vembu ImageBackup driver to list the disks and drives for
confi guring the backup job.
· Once the link is clicked, the driver installati on will start automati cally. After the driver is
installed successfully, the target machine will be rebooted to update the driver installed and
for the creati on of the registry.
· After the machine restarts, login to the added target machine for the confi gured registry
details to be applied in the machine so that Vembu BDR server will list the disks and
volumes of the target machine.
· Log in to Vembu BDR server and proceed to confi gure the backup job. Navigate and click
Backup tab and choose Microsoft Windows
· Click the Backup opti on near the respecti ve Windows server.

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Setup Vembu ImageBackup Job

Click Backup corresponding to the added server in the List of Added Servers and you will be
taken to backup confi gurati on page.

There are 5 major steps involved in confi guring Vembu Image Backup. They are listed below:
o Choose disk/drive(s)
o Guest Processing
o Confi gure Schedule
o Setti ngs
o Review Confi gurati ons

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Step 1: Choose Drive(s)

· From the selected host, disks and drives will be displayed with its available space, full

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space and the type of disk. You can select the drives from the disk to backup. Click Next
to proceed with the backup process.
· The drives(Volumes) that are already backed up will be greyed out and is not eligible for
backup.
· If you have chosen drives from different disks for backup, the backup will progress in
ascending order of disks. For Example: In a 3 disk setup, the backup progress will be in
following order: Drives from Disk 0 will be backed up fi rst, followed by drives from Disk 1
which is then concluded by drives from Disk 2.
· You can choose the drives to be backed up by selecti ng the check boxes. Once done
selecti ng, click Next to proceed with the backup process.

Mount Point

· Vembu BDR server assigns a mount point to the volumes that do not have volume Mount
point or drive letter assigned. This is required as the volume without mount point cannot
be scheduled for incremental backup. The Driver letter will be applied automati cally on
refreshing the page

Note:
· Disk image backup is supported for single digit disks(Disk 0, Disk 1,...Disk 9) and is not
supported for two digit-disks, for example, Disk10, Disk11 and so on
· It is recommended to include boot parti ti on (System Reserved) in the backup to make the
backed up image bootable on restore
· The drives that are already backed up cannot be backed up further. It can be edited through
Edit backup jobs
· The disk/volume cannot be confi gured for the backup process due to any of the below
menti oned reasons:

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1) If the volume has already been confi gured for backup.

2) Disk is ReFS/FAT/exFAT formatted.
3) If the volume is compressed using NTFS Compression.
4) If the Volume is NTFS folder mounted.
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Step 2: Guest Processing

· The second step in the backup process is to confi gure Applicati on Aware Setti ngs. This
feature provides data consistency for the applicati ons (MS Exchange Server, MS SQL
Server, MS SharePoint Server, MS Acti ve Directory).
· During the backup process, the writers that are available will be checked if they are stable
or not. Only if they are in a stable state the backup will proceed. This ensures a consistent
database snapshot. Consistent database snapshot will be created by quiescing the
applicati ons using Microsoft VSS API.

Enabling Applicati on Aware processing opti on, gives you two choices:

· Require successful application processing: Choosing this opti on lets Vembu BDR
track the applicati on consistency and triggers the backup process, only when all the VSS
writers are in a stable state. You can stop the backup if any of the applicati on writers say for
Eg MS SQL writer is not in a stable state or if the VSS writers were not processed
successfully after the snapshot.
· Ignore application processing failures: This opti on, lets Vembu BDR trigger the
backup job when it is scheduled, despite the success/failure of applicati on processed. It
will not process the Applicati on VSS writers and ignores the writer's status. By default, we
do not recommend this opti on as it may lead to data inconsistency of the applicati ons in
the backup.

Note: If any applicati ons are running and you have selected "Ignore applicati on processing
failures" opti on, then the applicati on in the backup might not be consistent while restoring.

Truncate the transaction logs:

· Enabling this opti on lets Vembu BDR truncate the Exchange Server logs before initi ati ng the
backup process. It purges and commits log fi les along with the .edb fi les. This avoids the
disk space consumed by the applicati on transacti on logs.

Note: By default, Applicati on Aware Setti ngs will be disabled.

VMware Guest Credentials:

· To perform Applicati on Aware Image processing, login credenti als of guest machines are
required. The writer status will be checked using the Guest tool. The details of the writer's
status will be fetched for the backup process.

· Three steps are involved in this process.

o Select the desired Server and select the virtual machine to which you wish to enable
Applicati on Aware backups.
o Provide the login credenti als of the virtual machine and save it.
o Now scheduling backup will have Applicati on Aware opti ons enabled.

Note: You must select at least a VM to enable Applicati on Aware.

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· You can add a new Guest credenti al using the Add New VMware Guest Credential opti on.
If you wish to clear out all the confi gured Guest Credenti al Setti ngs, select the Clear all the
VMware Guest Credential Settings. Click Next to proceed confi guring your backup
schedule.

Note: Applicati on Aware backup is not supported for 32 bit Guest OS

Note: It is recommended to enable the truncate logs opti on. Since the conti nuous growing of
transacti onal logs leads to rapid consumpti on of storage space and the database modifi cati ons
seems diffi cult when more log data is in the disk space on your drive.
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Step 3: Configure Scheduling

· The Confi gure Scheduling opti on defi nes the frequency of your Disk Image backup job. You
can confi gure the backup schedules by choosing between Run Every/Run Daily/Run
Weekly opti ons.
· Select Run Every opti on if you want to run your backup at regular intervals on a specifi c
day(s). The ti me frame ranges from 15 minutes to 12 hours a day on specifi c days a week.
By default, all the days in the week will be selected. If you don't want to run your backup
on all days, manually select the days in which you want to run the backup.
· If you want to run your backup every day, select Run Daily opti on and confi gure the ti me
period in which your backup has to occur.
· If you want to run your backup every week on a specifi c day and ti me, choose the Run
Weekly opti on. Select the ti me frame and day in which you want to run the backup

Note: By default, Run Every opti on will be selected for the backup schedule.

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Additional Full Backups(Optional)

· In an enterprise environment, confi guring a backup job with one full backup followed by
incremental forever is not a recommended practi ce. There may arise a requirement wherein
you need to schedule full backups frequently. Depending on the schedule of your backup,
your 'incremental backups' can become quite big themselves.
· Running full backups frequently may someti mes lead to storage space consumpti on, due to
which Vembu has developed an opti on to retain the number of Additi onal Full Backups.

Configuring Additional Full Backup:

· Select the Enable Additi onal Full Backups opti on. For Run Every, Run Daily backups, the
Additi onal Full Backup setti ngs will allow you to confi gure Daily/Weekly/Monthly
Additi onal Full Backups. If you have confi gured your backup to Run Weekly, then you can
select Monthly Additi onal Full Backup opti on only.
· You can specify the count for the maximum number of full backups to be retained. For
example, when you set the count as 4 for retaining the full backups in the backup server,
the latest 4 versions of the full backup will be maintained at all ti mes. The default value for
full backup retenti on is 2 and the retenti on count ranges from '01' to '99'.

Note: By default, Additi onal Full Backup will be disabled.

Store maximum of

You can also limit the number of full backups to be retained with 'Store a maximum of' opti on.
For example, If you need only 6 months data to be retained, it is recommended to confi gure
monthly full backups with maximum full backup count set at 6. This way, when the 7th month's
full backup completes successfully - the 1st month's additi onal full backup and the incremental
associated with that will be deleted.

Note: You can set the opti on with Store a maximum of ti ll 99 Additi onal Full Backups for the
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· Once done confi guring the backup schedule, click Next to confi gure retenti on policies for
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Step 4: Settings

In the Setti ngs page, you can confi gure the following:
o Retenti on Policies
o Storage Repository
o Backup Encrypti on

All these three setti ngs are optional with each opti on set to a default acti on. For example:
o Not enabling retenti on will result in forever incremental backups
o By default, the storage pool confi gured for the backup job is the default
repository(Default_Repo)
o The backup data stored in your repository will be encrypted using the system
generated password.

Configure Retention Policy:

· You can choose the number of backup versions to be retained in the storage repositories by
selecti ng the retenti on count. Retenti on is aimed at opti mizing the storage uti lizati on while
adhering to your organizati on's backup policy.
· There are two types of retenti on :
o Basic Retenti on
o Advanced Retenti on (GFS)

Basic Retention:

· Basic retenti on in Vembu is a collecti on of every day's merge. If basic retenti on is enabled
then every day's increments will be merged together to form a daily merge. By default, the
daily merge will occur on the 3rd day from the day you have confi gured your backup.

Working:

For example, If you have confi gured a backup on Tuesday(Day 1), then the daily merge will
occur on successful completi on of fi rst incremental on Thursday(Day 3).

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Let us assume that you have confi gured "Keep Last 3 daily merge recovery points".

· The backup is confi gured on Day 1 with backup scheduled to run every hour. will backup
the data in regular intervals based on the confi gurati on scheduled.
· When the fi rst incremental of Day 3 runs successfully, then every incremental that had
taken place on Day 1 will get merged as a single recovery point. This recovery point will be
marked as Daily merge(D).
· Similarly, on Day 4, the increments of Day 2 will be consolidated as a single restore point
and the process will repeat for 5th Day and 6th Day.
· As per the requirement, you need daily merge restore points of the latest 3 days alone. In
this case, after the 6th day's successful incremental backup, the daily merged recovery point
becomes 4 which exceeds the confi gured merge count.
· The daily merge of Day 1 will be merged with the daily merge of Day 2 making it a single
restore point. This process repeats regularly to retain the 3 daily merge restore points.
· After the completi on of one-week backup schedule, you will have 3 daily merged restore
points with all the latest increments(2nd,3rd and 4th Day Merged points). This process will
conti nue to maintain the latest 3 daily merged data available at all ti mes.

Note: The Basic Retenti on opti on will be available if you are scheduling backup for hourly and
daily schedules alone. If you want to schedule for weekly incremental, opt for Advanced
Retenti on (GFS).

Advanced (GFS Retention):

· GFS otherwise known as Grandfather-Father-Son is an advanced version of basic retenti on

which consists of multi ple retenti on opti ons for your backup data. The Multi level GFS
reduces the ti me taken to restore backed up machines and reduces the size of image fi les in
the storage locati on. It helps in avoiding the formati on of long chains of increments and
allows you to meet the requirements of your retenti on policy.

GFS consists of three types of Merge :

· Daily Merge
· Weekly Merge
· Monthly Merge

Scenario 1: Advanced Retention policy enabled only Daily merge.

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· On the successful completi on of the 3rd days fi rst incremental backup, the 1st day
increments will get merged together to form a daily merge recovery point marked as (d).
· Similarly, on 4th day, the increments of 2nd day will be consolidated as a single restore
point and so on for 5th Day and 6th Day.
· This process conti nues to maintain the daily merge recovery point.

Weekly merge
· If you have selected only the weekly merge process then you will have a collecti on of
weekly merge incremental data marked as (w)

Scenario 2: Advance retention policy enabled Daily merge and Weekly merge.

· If you have confi gured to merge the daily merged increments ti ll Sunday.
· The daily merge process takes place for the following week ti ll Sunday. Once Sunday's fi rst
incremental backup get completed successfully, all the daily merged incremental backup up
to Sunday gets merged together as Weekly merge.
· It retains the single ti mestamp version of weekly merged data marked as (w).

Monthly merge
· If you have selected only the monthly merge process then you will have a collecti on of
monthly merged incremental data marked as (m).

Scenario 3: Advanced Retention policy enabled to retain Daily, Weekly and Monthly merge
data

· If you have selected Daily, Weekly and Monthly merge, each merge process will get
initi ated on the user-specifi ed day.
· If you have confi gured Weekly merge on Sunday, after the fi rst successful incremental on
Sunday all the daily merge backups from last Monday will be merged together and marked
as weekly merge(W).
· The daily merge process will conti nue and next Sunday you will be having another weekly
merge with all the previous weeks daily merge.
· With the completi on of the Weekly merge, the merge of Daily and Weekly process will
conti nue to take place unti l the confi gurati on of Monthly merge arrives on the user
specifi ed day of the month (First Week Wednesday).

Note: You have confi gured the monthly merge to take place on First week Wednesday

· Once the incremental of First Week's Wednesday is completed, the monthly merge process
will start. It will merge all the Daily and Weekly merge along with the increments that took
place before the First Week Wednesday as a single Monthly merge point.
· When you want to restore a month's backup data, this monthly restore point will be
available for restore.

Note: Daily Merge and Weekly Merge opti on is applicable for Run Every and Run Daily
frequency. If you have confi gured Run Weekly for the backup schedule, you can select
Monthly Merge opti on alone.

Note: By default, Retenti on will not be enabled. If enabled, Basic Retenti on will be selected.

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Storage Repository

· Storage Repository is a management page that lets you manage and confi gure drives into
separate storage pools for storing your backup data. Vembu BDR has a new fi le system that
halts backup once a storage pool gets fi lled, you can expand your storage by adding new
volumes to an already created storage pool.

Note: Vembu BDR repository management has a hybrid volume manager that supports
scalable and extendable backup storage of different storage media such as Local drives, NAS
(NFS and CIFS) and SAN(iSCSI and FC).

Storage Pools

· Storage Pools are used to aggregate the space available from different volumes and uti lize
them as a single storage for specifi c backups.
· The backup storage that is confi gured during BDR server installati on will act as a Default
Repository.

Note: You cannot trigger any backup unti l a default pool is confi gured.

· You can add new volumes to create a pool for storing your backups. 'n' number of storage
pools can be created and there are no restricti ons on the volumes that can be added to form
a pool.
· Physical and network shared volumes can be combined together to form a pool. A single
volume can be added to multi ple pools
· Backups confi gured from a standalone client will be stored in default storage repository of
the backup server
· You can choose the storage pool for backups during backup confi gurati on itself when the
backup is confi gured from a client on the server

Steps to create Storage Pool:

· In the Storage Repository secti on, default repo is chosen by default, you can change the
pool by adding a new Storage pool.

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· If the Storage Repository is already added during installati on, the Available Pool Space for
the chosen Repository will be listed below the Storage Repository opti on

· Add Storage Pool: To create a new storage pool, click the Add Storage Pool opti on. Give
a Storage Pool name and select any set of volumes from the list of available Storage
Volumes. Enter the storage pool name, this name will be listed in the available storage
pools for the backups

Note: Only [a-z][A-Z][0-9][ - _ ] characters are allowed in the storage pool name.

· Choose Volumes: In the choose volume secti on, you will have three secti ons namely:
Storage Volume, Space Usage & Backup Locati on
o Storage Volume - The list of drives added in the machine. Enable the checkbox if
you want to select the drive for a pool.
o Space Usage - The total space and the available space of each drives in the
machine.
o Backup Location - The storage locati on or path for each Volumes where the backup
data will be stored.

Note: It is not recommended to choose OS Parti ti on as Storage repository.

· If you select any of the Volumes in the machine, then its available storage space will be
displayed at the bottom near the Size of the Pool opti on. The Size of the pool is displayed
accordingly with the number of volumes added to the pool
· You can modify the default storage pool by enabling Make it as default pool opti on
alongside respecti ve storage pool you wish to set default. If a parti cular storage pool is
made as default pool the backups that occur after this will be stored in the newly
confi gured default storage pool. But, the increments of the old backups will be stored in
the previously confi gured default pool.
· Click Save once you have confi gured the storage pool.

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Encryption Setting

Backups confi gured from the Vembu BDR server can be encrypted with a user-defi ned
password. Vembu BDR server encrypts each and every block instead of the encrypti ng the
backup as a whole. This will secure your data using the AES-256 bit encrypti on algorithm.

Steps to add Encryption Password:

· To encrypt your backup, select the Enable Encryption checkbox. You can add your own
password or encrypt the backup with a System Generated Password.
· To create a new password, click Add Password. Provide password of your choice along
with a password hint and click Save
· The newly created password will be available in the drop-down list. With the help of the
encrypti on hint, you can identi fy the required password. Choose the password and click
Next.

Note: By default, Vembu uses the system-generated password to encrypt backups even if
Encrypti on is disabled. You can opt to a custom password for extended data protecti on and
you will be required to provide it during recovery. Opti ng to the custom password will disable
integrity check from being performed automati cally. It is recommended to perform Quick VM
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Note: Password and its hint should not be the same to avoid security issues. The Password
should contain at least a character, a number, and a special character [! @ # $ % ^ &
*] .Encrypti on hint should be at least 6 characters and not more than 25 characters. Encrypti on
hints are unique and no two passwords can have the same encrypti on hint.

· Once you have completed confi guring the Encrypti on Password, Click Save. Click the Clear
opti on if you want to clear out the Password and Encrypti on hint.

Note: By default, Encrypti on Setti ng will be disabled.

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Step 5: Review Configurations

· The last step in your backup process is to review the confi gurati ons you have selected.
Enter a Backup Schedule Name. Vembu BDR server supports creati ng multi ple backup
schedules each with its own confi gurati on. The backup schedule name will uniquely
identi fy the backup. While restoring your backup data, you need to choose the data to be
restored using its schedule name.
· Review the confi gurati ons provided and enter an appropriate name for the backup
schedule.

· The following details will be available in this page:

o Configured drives/ disks- The Drives/Disks you have confi gured for the backup
process
o Scheduling - Frequency of your backup schedule
o Retention Policy - The setti ngs you have confi gured in retenti on
o Full Backup Scheduling - Full Backup schedule frequency
o Configured Storage Pool - The name of the storage pool you have confi gured
o Backup Encryption - Status of the encrypti on, whether enabled or disabled
o Encryption Hint - (Applicable only if encrypti on is enabled)

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· You have the opti on of running the backup job immediately after saving the backup. If you
want your backup job to be triggered immediately after you save the backup, irrespecti ve of
the backup schedule you have confi gured, select the Run this job immediately after saving
opti on.
· Click Save the backup opti on once all the confi gurati ons are reviewed. On saving the
backup, you will be prompted to confi rm to proceed further. Click OK to complete the
backup progress

Note:
There are few rules to be followed for specifying job name. They are
· Only [a-z][A-Z][0-9][ - _ ] characters are allowed in the job name. Other Special Characters
are not allowed in the job name.
· The job name should not be more than 26 characters.

Progress Details:

Progress Details:
· You will be redirected to the List All Jobs page once you complete confi guring the backup
job. Verify the progress of your backup in the Overall Progress Window. To view the
backup progress window, select the arrow mark in the Status secti on.

· Job Name - Name of your backup job entered

· Backup Server - The backup server to which the backup is currently processing
· Warning - Warning for the backup job if any
· Reconnection Attempts - The count of the ti mes Vembu client attempted to reconnect to
the backup server
· Bandwidth Throttling - Whether bandwidth throttling is applied in the client or not
· Transfer Rate - Rate at which the backup data is transferred to your backup server.
(Bytes,KB,MB,GB)
· Original Size of the file - The actual size of your backup fi le
· Time Left - Time remaining for your backup to complete
· Current File - The name of the current disk which is being backed up
· The confi gured backup Volume with its Size and Status of the backup progress is listed in
the bottom of the window
· Abort - You can abort your backup if not required, from the Abort (-) opti on available in
the progress window. You will get a pop up as shown below. Click OK to Abort your

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backup

Thus, backup progress is witnessed and can be verifi ed once it is completed successfully.

Abort - You can abort your backup if not required, from the Abort (-) opti on available in the
progress window. You will get a popup window as shown below. Click OK to Abort your
backup.

You can also abort your backup from the List Jobs page. Click the X mark in the status secti on.
Click Yes from the warning window to abort your backup.

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Note: To enhance your backup performance, close the progress window and open it
occasionally to check backup progress.
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Evaluation Case:

There are 4 evaluati on cases detailed below that will guide you through the various features
and confi gurati on opti ons available in the Vembu ImageBackup. By the end of all the cases, you
will have used every opti on available in the product and created backups that suit diverse use
cases.

During the evaluati on scenarios, you will get familiar with the product using the feature
overview, procedure, and guidelines provided.
· Case 1
· Case 2
· Case 3
· Case 4

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Case 1

· Confi gure a job to backup all the drives in the added Windows Server
· Enable Applicati on Aware processing and truncate log on successful backups only
· Schedule the backup job to run every 1 hour on all days except Sunday
· Keep last 5 daily merged recovery points
· Run the backup job immediately after confi gurati on

Confi guring a backup job for the above case will guide you through the basic steps involved in
creati ng a backup job. Follow the procedure menti oned below to execute the case.

Step 1: Choose the drive(s) for backup

· Since the scenario involves backing up the enti re drives that are added in the windows
server, select the check box of all drives. Click Next to proceed with the backup schedule.

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Step 2: Configure Guest Processing

· Enable Application Aware Settings opti on. When you enable the opti on it will match the
requirement of the evaluati on case (Default Acti on). Click Next to proceed with the backup
schedule.

Step 3: Configure the backup schedule

Confi guring the backup schedule has three opti ons to choose from:

· Run Every - Run the backup at regular intervals on specifi c day(s)

· Run Daily - Run the backup every day in a specifi c ti me frame
· Run Weekly - Run the backup on parti cular days of the week at a specifi c ti me period

· As per the evaluati on case, the backup job has to be scheduled every 1 hour on all days
except Sunday. Select Run Every opti on and chose 1 Hour as the ti me frequency for the
backup. By default all the days will be selected, ignore Sunday by removing the ti ck mark
from the checkbox. Click Next to proceed further in the backup confi gurati on.

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Step 4: Configure Retention Policy

While confi guring the Retenti on Policies for your Backup, you will have two opti ons to
confi gure from:
o Basic Retenti on
o Advanced Retenti on

· The evaluati on case requires you to keep the last 5 daily merged recovery points. Select
the Enable Retention checkbox and select Basic Retention (Default Acti on). The default
value chosen for the daily merged recovery points is 3, change it to 5. Click Next to
proceed further in the backup confi gurati on.

Note: By default, retenti on is not enabled and incremental backups will run forever.

Step 5: Review Configurations

The Review page lets you review your confi gurati ons before you proceed to trigger the
backup. Verify the following:
o Confi gured Drive(s)
o Backup Schedule
o Applicati on Aware Setti ngs
o Retenti on Policies
o Confi gured Storage Pool

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o Encrypti on Setti ngs

· Enter a backup job name.

Note:
There are few rules to be followed for specifying job name. They are
1. Only [a-z][A-Z][0-9][ - _ ] characters are allowed in the job name. Other special Characters
are not allowed in the job name.
2. The job name should not be more than 26 characters.

· The evaluati on case requires to "Run this backup job immediately after configuration",
enable the opti on. Your backup job will now be triggered immediately after you save the
backup, irrespecti ve of the backup schedule confi gured.
· Once done reviewing your selecti ons, click Save the backup and OK from the pop-up
window to complete the confi gurati on.

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Case 2

· Confi gure a job to backup only parti cular drives

· Enable Applicati on Aware processing and truncate logs immediately for the backup
· Run the backup job every day at 09:00 PM
· Take an additi onal full backup on the First Wednesday of every month
· Merge the daily recovery points on Sunday of every week
· Change the storage pool
· Encrypt the backup job with System Generated password

Step 1: Choose the drive(s) you wish to backup

· As per the evaluati on case, only certain drives are to be backed up from host. Select the
drives required for the backup and click Next to proceed with the backup schedule.

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Step 2: Configure Guest Processing

· The next step is to confi gure Applicati on Aware Setti ngs. Enable the Application Aware
Processing opti on. Select the Require successful application processing opti on and
Truncate logs immediately opti on. Click Next to proceed with the backup schedule.

Step 3: Configure the backup schedule

Confi guring the backup schedule has three opti ons to choose from:

· Run Every - Run the backup at regular intervals on specifi c day(s)

· Run Daily - Run the backup everyday in a specifi c ti me frame
· Run Weekly - Run the backup on parti cular days of the week at a specifi c ti me period

· According to the evaluati on case, backup must Run Daily at 09:00 PM, select the Run
Daily opti on from the drop down list and confi gure the ti me to 09:00 PM.

Note: By default the ti me selected for Run Daily will be 09:00 PM

The next step is to configure an Additional Full Backup on the First Wednesday of every
month.

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Daily, Weekly or Monthly.

· Enable Additi onal Full Backup and select Monthly from the Take a full backup drop down
list.
· Choose when the full backup has to run every month. There are two drop down list which
specifi es which day of the month and the days of the week.
· Choose First and Wednesday. By default all the months will be selected for the backup.
Click Next to proceed with the backup process.

Step 4: Configure retention policy

· The next step in the backup process is to confi gure retenti on setti ngs. Select the Enable
Retention opti on and choose Advanced Retention as this case involves merge of daily
merged recovery points.

Since the backup scheduled daily, only two opti ons will be listed under advanced retenti on:

· Weekly Merge - Merge all daily merged recovery points every week
· Monthly Merge - Merge all daily merged recovery points every month

· Your restore points have to merge every Sunday according to the given scenario. Select
Weekly Merge. Choose Sunday from the list of days in a week for the merge process to
occur.

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Note: By default, retenti on is not enabled and incremental backups will run forever.

Step 5: Configure Storage Repository

· The next step is to add a new storage repository for the backup schedule. Click the Add
Storage Pool opti on. Give the storage pool a name and select the storage volume. Click
Save once you have completed confi guring the storage repository.

Note: Only [a-z][A-Z][0-9][ - _ ] characters are allowed in the Storage Pool Name.

Note: It is not recommended to choose OS Parti ti on as Storage repository.

Step 6: Configure Encryption

· Backups confi gured from the Vembu BDR server can be encrypted with a user-defi ned
password.
· Select the Enable Encryption opti on. By default System Generated opti on will be selected
for your backup job.

System Generated Password:

· The selected fi les and folders will be encrypted using AES algorithm with a 256-bit
encrypti on key automati cally generated by Vembu BDR Server. Click Next to proceed with
the backup schedule.

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Note: By default, Vembu BDR uses the system-generated password to encrypt backups even
if Encrypti on is disabled. You can opt to a custom password for extended data protecti on and
you will be required to provide it during recovery. Opti ng to the custom password will disable
integrity check from being performed automati cally. It is recommended to perform Quick VM
Recovery periodically to ensure data integrity.

Step 7: Review Configurations

· Enter a backup schedule name. Vembu BDR server supports creati ng multi ple backup
schedules each with its own confi gurati on. The backup schedule name will uniquely
identi fy the backup. While restoring your backup data, you need to choose the data to be
restored using its schedule name.
· Review the following
o Drive(s) Confi gured
o Scheduling Details
o Applicati on Aware Process Setti ngs
o Retenti on Setti ngs
o Full Backup Scheduling
o Storage Pool & Encrypti on Setti ngs

Note:
There are few rules to be followed for specifying job name. They are
· Only [a-z][A-Z][0-9][ - _ ] characters are allowed in the job name. Other Special Characters
are not allowed in the job name.
· The job name should not be more than 26 characters.

· Once done reviewing your selecti ons, click Save the backup and OK from the pop-up
window to complete the confi gurati on.

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Case 3

· Confi gure a job to backup specifi c disks/drives

· Enable Applicati on Aware processing setti ngs, ignore applicati on processing failures and
truncate logs immediately for the backup
· Run the backup job on Monday of every week at 09:00 PM
· Take Additi onal Full Backup on the Last Sunday of every month and store a maximum of 3
Additi onal Full Backup
· Disable Retenti on Policy
· Add a new storage pool for the backup job and make it the default pool
· Add a new password to encrypt the backup

Step 1: Choose the drive(s) you wish to configure

· Select the specifi c disk/drive(s) that is to be backed up and click Next to proceed with the
backup schedule.

Step 2: Configure Guest Processing

· Applicati on Aware feature provides data consistency for the applicati ons (MS Exchange
Server, MS SQL Server, MS SharePoint Server, MS Acti ve Directory) that reside in the

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machine.
· Enable Application Aware Processing opti on and select the Ignored application
processing failures opti on. When Ignore Successful Applicati on Processing is selected
Vembu BDR will trigger the backup job when it is scheduled, despite the success/failure of
applicati on processed. It will not process the Applicati on VSS writers and ignores the
writer's status. From the truncate transacti on logs secti on, select Truncate logs
immediately opti on. Click Next to proceed with the backup schedule.

Step 3: Configure the backup schedule

· The evaluati on case involves to schedule your backup Every Week of Monday by
09:00PM select Run Weekly opti on. Select Monday and set the ti me at 09:00 PM.
· Enable Additional Full Backups. In this case, an additi onal full backup must run on the Last
Sunday every month. Select the frequency of Additi onal Full Backup. Choose when the full
backup has to run every month. There are two opti ons that help you confi gure this:
o The fi rst drop down has the which day of the month the backup has to run by
allowing you to choose from First, Second, Third, Fourth and Last. Select Last
o The second drop down lists the days of the week. Choose Sunday

· You have to retain only a maximum of 3 additi onal full backups. Select the drop down box
next to Store a maximum of and select 3. Click Next to proceed with the backup
schedule.

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Step 4: Configure the Retention Policy

· You can choose the number of backup versions to be retained in the storage repositories by
selecti ng the retenti on count. Retenti on is aimed at opti mizing the storage uti lizati on while
adhering to your organizati ons backup policy.
· Since this evaluati on case requires you to disable Retenti on policy, do not enable
retention.

Note: By default, retenti on is not enabled and incremental backups will run forever.

Step 5: Configure Storage Repository

· The next step will be to change the storage repository from Default_Repo. Click the Add
Storage Pool opti on to add a new storage pool. Give the storage pool a name and select
the required volumes.
· The evaluati on case involves making this storage pool as default pool. Click the Make it as
Default Pool opti on. This storage pool will now be confi gured as the default storage pool.
Click Save and select Next to proceed with the evaluati on case.

Note: Only [a-z][A-Z][0-9][ - _ ] characters are allowed in the Storage Pool Name.

Note: It is not recommended to choose OS Parti ti on as Storage repository.

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Step 6: Configure Encryption

· Backups confi gured from the Vembu BDR Server can be encrypted with a user-defi ned
password.
· Select Enable Encryption opti on. To create a new password, click on Add Password.
Provide password of your choice along with a password hint and click Save.
· Newly created password will be available in the drop-down list. With the help of the
encrypti on hint, you can easily identi fy the required password. Choose the password and
click Next.

Note: Opti ng to the custom password will disable integrity check from being performed
automati cally. It is recommended to perform Quick VM Recovery periodically to ensure data
integrity.

Note: Password and its hint should not be the same to avoid security issues. Password should
contain at least a character, a number and a special character [ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ]. Encrypti on
hint should be at least 6 characters and not more than 25 characters. Encrypti on hints are
unique and no two passwords can have the same encrypti on hint.

Step 7: Review Configurations

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· The last step in your backup confi gurati on is to review the confi gurati ons you have
selected. Enter a Backup Schedule Name. Vembu BDR Server supports creati ng multi ple
backup schedules each with its own confi gurati on. The backup schedule name will uniquely
identi fy the backup. While restoring your backup data, you need to choose the data to be
restored using its schedule name.
· Review the following
o Confi gured drive(s) Details
o Scheduling Details
o Retenti on Setti ngs
o Storage Pool & Encrypti on Setti ngs

Note:
There are few rules to be followed for specifying job name. They are
1. Only [a-z][A-Z][0-9][ - _ ] characters are allowed in the job name. Other Special Characters
are not allowed in the job name.
2. The job name should not be more than 26 characters.

· Click Save the backup and click OK from pop-up window to begin the backup.

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Case 4

· Edit the backup job

· Turn off Applicati on Aware Setti ngs
· Change the backup schedule to Run Weekly on Monday 09:00 PM
· Change the maximum number of full backups to be retained to 7 and run the Additi onal Full
Backup after saving the confi gurati on
· Enable Retenti on and confi gure Advanced Retenti on
· Run the backup job immediately after saving the confi gurati on.

Editi ng a backup job for the above case will guide you through the basic steps involved in
editi ng a backup job. The aim of this evaluati on case is to let you know, the list of opti ons
which can be edited in an already confi gured backup schedule. Follow the procedure menti oned
below to execute the case.

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Step 1: Editing the backup schedule

· From the List All Jobs page, click the More opti on and select Edit opti on.
· The list of backed up Drives under disks are displayed. Click Next to proceed.

Step 2: Turn Off Application Aware Settings

· The evaluati on case involves disabling the Applicati on Aware Setti ngs, disable the
Application Aware Process Check-box.
· Click Next to proceed editi ng the backup schedule.

Step 3: Edit the Backup Schedule

· The evaluati on case involves to run the backup Run Weekly on Monday 09:00PM, select
Run Weekly opti on and Monday as the day for the backup. Confi gure the ti me to 09:00PM
which is the default ti me set.

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Step 4: Edit the Additional Full Backup Settings

· The evaluati on case involves changing the maximum number of full backups to be retained
count to 7 and to Run the Additi onal Full Backup after saving the confi gurati on.
· From the Store a maximum of full backups drop down list, change the value to 7 and select
"Run the Additional Full Backup after saving the configuration" check-box. Additi onal Full
Backup will be triggered once this backup schedule is saved.
· Click Next to proceed.

Step 5: Edit the Retention Settings

· This evaluati on case requires you to Enable Retention and confi gure Advanced Retention ,
select the Enable Retention opti on.
· As you have confi gured Run Weekly as the backup schedule, you can only confi gure
monthly merge opti on in Advanced Retenti on. Select a specifi c day in a month for the
merge process and click Next to conti nue confi guring your backup.

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Step 6: Review Configurations

· The last step in your backup confi gurati on is to review the confi gurati ons you have edited.
Vembu BDR Server supports creati ng multi ple backup schedules each with its own
confi gurati on.
· Review the following
o Drives/Disk(s) Details
o Backup Schedule Details
o Additi onal Full Backup Schedule
o Retenti on Setti ngs
· The evaluati on case involves to run the backup immediately after you save this schedule,
select the Run this job immediately after saving opti on. Your backup job will be triggered
immediately after you save the backup, irrespecti ve of the backup schedule confi gured.
· Click Save the backup to run your backup job.

You cannot edit the following options:

o Add Disks/Drives
o Backup Encrypti on
o Encrypti on Hint
o Storage Repository
o Job Name

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Recovery

Vembu allows you to restore your backup data from the Vembu BDR server using multi ple
recovery opti ons. With the need for different recovery opti ons for different scenarios, Vembu
offers restore cases as follows:

· Case 1: Recover VM instantly on another virtual host

· Case 2: Restoring individual disk/drive to another disk/drive
· Case 3: Recover a single fi le
· Case 4: Instantly view/access fi les in a disk
· Case 5: Restore Physical Machine as a fi le type of your choice
· Case 6: Bare Metal Recovery

· Backups confi gured from various client machines to the server, will be listed for recovery,
along with below-listed opti ons:

o Restore
o Virtual mount
o Persistent Boot delete
o Delete
o Full backup delete
o Replicati on acti ons
o Status
o Reports

Selecti ng the Recovery tab will allow you to confi gure your restore along with the opti ons
listed below:

Restore
· Selecti ng this opti on will lead you to select the restore type

Virtual mount
· You can instantly mount your backup data virtually in the VembuVirtualDrive from where
you can access your backup in different fi le formats such as: IMG, VHD, VHDX, VMDK.
Click Yes from the pop-up window to mount your backup data.

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· Once done with the requirement, unmount backup data. This will resume the backup job, so
that increments will run as per schedule.

To learn about how to manage Virtual Drive: Click Here

Note: The Restore symbol is hidden or greyed-out due to following reasons.

o If the backup selected for restore is currently in backup progress.
o If the replicati on process is acti ve for the backup that is selected for restore.
o If the full backup of the selected backup job fails to complete.
o If the backup selected for restore is already processing a Restore job at that
moment.

· Proceed to Persistent boot delete:

During each instant boot(Quick VM recovery) and instant fi le recovery session, a change in
backup data will take place which is saved as Persistent Instant boot data.
o Persistent data can be restored using restore opti ons if needed. The Persistent data
is indicated with a (+P) sign alongside ti mestamps of backup version.
o Such persistent data can be deleted using the 'Persistent boot delete' opti on, if it is
not required.
o The opti on lets you choose the ti mestamp of persistent data to be deleted.
o Confi rm the deleti on by selecti ng the checkbox 'Are you sure you want to delete
the selected version related persistent boot data from the repository location
permanently?ʼ to proceed with the deleti on process.

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Delete

There are two types of delete available in the restore page:

· Delete - Delete the backup entry from the server
· Full Backup Delete - Delete the latest full backup.
o If you have confi gured the Additional Full Backup opti on you will have multi ple
versions of full backups. Full Backup Delete opti on allows you to delete the full
backup
o Once you Click Full Backup Delete you will be navigated to backup report page
where you can view multi ple versions of the full backup.
o Select the Full backup ti mestamp version you wish to delete. Click the Delete icon.

· Offsite Replication - If offsite replicati on is confi gured, an opti on to perform replicati on

instantly will be available

· Replication actions

This opti on will be available only if the OffsiteDR replicati on is enabled. If enabled you will be
provided with two opti ons, Replicate now and Suspend.
· Replicate now opti on will allow you to trigger the OffsiteDR replicati on immediately
· Using the suspend opti on you can suspend the replicati on process

· Status
Indicates whether a backup job is running at any given ti me

· Reports
You can fi nd various reports for the backup job such as:
o Backup Report
o Restore Report
o Merge Report
o Deleted Backup Report

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· Select the More tab to view further details on the report.

· From the drop-down list in the right top pane, select Full Backups opti on. You can delete
your full backup by selecti ng the Delete icon.

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Vembu Virtual Drive (NFS Share)

Vembu Virtual Drive is an exclusive feature of VembuBDR server, that allows instant access
backup data. With the help of VembuHIVE fi le system, Vembu Virtual Drive virtual mount
backup data and allow instant access for users.

Vembu Virtual Drive will make following fi le format types available for any image based
backups mounted in it:
· VHD
· VMDK
· VHDX
· VMDK-Flat
· RAW image fi les

These fi les can be used based on your requirements. For example, a VHD fi le can be mounted
in Hyper-V or a VMDK fi le can be mounted in a ESXi server or a RAW image fi le can be
mounted in KVM to create a virtual machine. VHD fi le can be mounted in disk management to
access fi le level backup data.

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Manage Vembu Virtual Drive (NFS Share)

· Go to Management tab, select Virtual Drive opti on. This page lists all image backups
stored in backup server. You can virtual mount any backup data which you wish to instant
access.

· To virtual mount a backup data, click the Mount opti on alongside specifi c backup job to be
accessed.
· You can access the backup data by viewing VembuVirtualDrive displayed in My Computer.
Once done with requirement, unmount data by selecti ng the Unmount opti on.

Enable NFS Service on Vembu Virtual Drive

· Vembu Virtual Drive can be shared within a network area by enabling NFS service on Vembu
Virtual Drive.
· NFS service for Vembu Virtual Drive is available on both Linux and Windows servers.

Note: For enabling NFS feature in Linux servers, it is necessary to have NFS Kernel server
installed in the backup server machine. YOu can install NFS Service by using "apt-get install
nfs-kernel-server" command. You need to run VembuBDR with root/administrator privileges to
save NFS setti ngs.

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Enable NFS Service on Windows Screenshot

· NFS share service allows you to add VembuVirtualDrive as a NFS datastore in ESXi servers.

Note: Before enabling NFS service in Vembu Virtual Drive, make sure Microsoft or other third
party NFS services are disabled for uninterrupted service.
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Evaluation Case

There are 6 cases listed under this secti on along with their procedures that will help you
perform the restore operati ons. By the end of the cases, you will have used every recovery
opti on and restored your backup data in various forms addressing different use cases.

Although there are multi ple recovery opti ons, there are some common prerequisites to be met,
for you to perform the recovery.

Prerequisites

· To perform restore operati ons, you must have a backup data that has been backed up
successfully at least once
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Case 1: Recovering a VM instantly on another virtual host

· In some scenarios, you might require instant access to your Physical Machines or VMs after
a crash. Quick VM Recovery provides that opti on.
· Quick VM Recovery restores your Physical Machines instantly by reading the backup data
in encrypted state from the storage repositories. Once the data is read, Vembu proceeds to
create VHD, VHDX, VMDK, and IMG disks in the VembuVirtualDrive without occupying any
physical storage. By using this VMDK, VHD fi le present in the Vembu Virtual Drive, Vembu
creates a VM in the ESXi host/Hyper-V instantly. When the VM is booted and in a ready to
use state, the changes that occur after this will be stored in a separate virtual disk fi le.
· Quick VM Recovery ensures minimal downti me and RTO less than 15 minutes.

You can choose to boot your backed up VM in any of the following hypervisors:

· VMware (Available in both Windows and Linux servers as an alternate software for instant
boot)
· Hyper-V (Default software chosen for Windows and available only on Windows Backup
servers)
· KVM (Default software selected for Linux and available only on Linux servers)

Note: Quick VM Recovery is only possible, if the backed up disk is a System bootable disk

Procedure

Step 1: Choose the Restore Type

· Login to Vembu BDR server installed in a Windows/Ubuntu machine environment and click
the Recovery tab. Select the desired backup job that has to be restored and choose Quick
VM Recovery as the restore type.
· Click Next to proceed with restore process.

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Step 2: Choose the Restore Version

· Select the restore version for the restore process. The restore version is created based on
the end ti me of the backup (i.e the date and ti me when the backup process scheduled is
completed), this is named as Recovery points. The full backup and incremental backup
ti mestamps are listed with the latest backup version as a parent node and old backup
version further sub-nodes. You can fall back to the required ti mestamp whenever needed to
recover the backed up data.
· If you have confi gured Additional full backups, then separate restore version ti mestamp is
created for each full backups with another tree structure.
· If the restore ti mestamp version is denoted with symbols (d), (w), (m), (+P) at the end,
indicates that the Daily Merge (d), Weekly Merge (w), Monthly Merge (m), and Persistent
boot changes (+P) process has taken place on the version. Here (d), (w), (m) restore version
specifi es the merge process has done on the recovery point and Persistent boot changes
(+P) specifi es the Quick VM Recovery process has been done for that version.
· If you select Restore version ti mestamp with (+P), you have to enable Include persistent
boot changes in restore opti on to include the changes done during the previous boot
restore process. If you don't enable the checkbox, then the changes will not be included in
the selected recovery process.
· You can select the full backup ti mestamp for restore as well as the individual incremental
ti mestamp version for the restore process. On selecti ng the full backup recovery point,
only the data of full backup version is restored.

Note: You can enable only one ti mestamp for restore at a ti me.

Step 3: Choose the Restore Data

· In the restore data secti on, select the disk that you want to restore. You will be allowed to
select only bootable drive for the restore in Quick VM recovery. If you have confi gured
disks with multi ple drives for backup, you cannot recover all the drives in the disk using
Quick VM Recovery.
· Once you have selected the restore data, click Next to proceed with restore process.

Note: Only drives which have System-bootable OS in the backup will be displayed for Quick
VM Recovery.

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Step 4: Select the Software for Quick VM Recovery

· The next step will be to choose the environment in which the Quick VM Recovery is to be
performed.Depending upon the target hypervisor where the VM needs to be booted, the
restore opti ons vary.

In the Quick VM Recovery drop down list select any one from the following:
o VMware
o Hyper-V
o KVM

Restore to a target VMware Server:

· Select VMware from the drop-down list and the target VMware Server in which the booti ng
must take place. If the target VMware Server is not displayed in the drop down list, click
Add VMware Server opti on. Enter the Hostname/ IP Address of the VMware Server, select
a credenti al from the list or add a new credenti al using the Add Credentials opti on. Click
Add to to save the provided credenti als.

Note: If the added server is a vCenter Server, select the Target Host Name from the list of
ESXi hosts.

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Note: If you confi gure a port number that is already taken, you will get the message: "Network
connecti on ti med out. Invalid VMware Server IP or Invalid Port."

· If you have entered an ESXi host IP, then you will be asked to select the target datastore
locati on.
· In the Target Datastore fi eld, the available datastore in the ESXi host will be listed. Using
the drop-down list, select the target datastore to which the VM will be added.
· If you have entered the vCenter Server address, then you have to select the Target ESXi
host IP address in which you want to restore the VM.

· In the Target ESXi Server fi eld, select the target ESXi host using the drop-down list. Once
you have selected the ESXi host, specify the Target Datastore from the list of datastores
available under the ESXi host
· Provide a VM Name. This is the name with which your VM will be created in the datastore
you have confi gured. Enter the unique VM name, that you can identi fy easily in the selected
target host.

Note: Only [a-z][A-Z][0-9][ - _ ] characters are allowed in the VM name to be created.

· Enable the Power on VM automatically option if you want your restored VM to be

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done with the restore opti ons, click Next to proceed with Review selected window.

Note: 6 GB RAM will be assigned by default for VMs booted via VMware ESXi in Quick VM
Recovery

Restore to a Hyper-V Host:

· You can choose the software as Hyper-V (For Windows servers). On selecti ng Hyper-V as
your booti ng software, the default RAM size chosen is 2 GB which can be modifi ed based
on your requirement.
· Once you have confi gured the restore opti ons, Click Next to review your confi gurati ons.

Note: If you assign a higher physical memory (RAM) than the free memory currently available
on your server the Quick Recovery may fail.

Restore to a KVM Host:

· Choose the software for Quick VM Recovery as KVM (For Ubuntu servers). On selecti ng
KVM as your boot software, the default RAM size chosen is 2GB which can be modifi ed
based on your requirement.

Note: If you assign a higher physical memory (RAM) than the free memory currently available
on your server the Quick Recovery may fail.

· Once you have confi gured the restore opti ons, Click Next to review your confi gurati ons.

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Limitations:
· If the KVM has EFI boot, the boot process will not occur in Quick VM Recovery.
· If the backed up Disk Size is more than 2TB, then boot process is not possible.

Step 5: Review Restore configurations

· Once done confi guring the recovery job, the fi nal step will be to review all your
confi gurati ons before proceeding to trigger the Restore. Check the following:
o Restore type
o Restore version
o Selected Disk/ Drive(s)
o Booti ng software
o Target VMware Server IP
o Target Datastore
o Target VM Name

· Once you have reviewed your selecti ons, click Restore Now to begin the Quick VM
Recovery process. You will be redirected to the recovery page once the restore process is
completed.
· You can view the status of the Restore from the Status opti on. Once you click the inverted
arrow mark, the below page will be displayed.

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Note: Once done with requirement, shutdown and turn off VM before unmounti ng backup
data. This will resume backup job, so that incremental will run as per schedule.

The following details will be available in the Restore Progress Page window
· Backup Schedule: The backup schedule name menti oned by the user for indicati ng the
backup during restore progress.
· Client Name: The name of the client from which the backup process is initi ated.
· Total Files: The number of disks/drives present in the selected backup.
· Transfer Rate: Speed at which the restore process
· Bytes transferred: Rate at which the backup data is restored (Bytes, KB, MB, GB)
· Files Restored: Number of disks/drives restored during the process of recovery
· Time Left: Time remaining for the restore to complete

· You have the opti on of aborti ng the restore process. From the Recovery page click the
Abort Server Side Restore opti on, this will open a pop-up window as displayed below.
Click Yes to abort the restore.

· Or open the restore progress window and click the Abort (-) opti on which will open a pop-
up window displayed below. Click OK to abort the restore process.

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Note: To enhance your restore performance, close the progress window and open it only
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Case 2: Restoring individual disk/drive to another disk/drive

· Disk/Partition Recovery allows you to restore an individual disk/parti ti on from the backed
up physical machine. The disk/parti ti on will be restored to the target machine and will be
attached so that it can be accessed from that target machine.
· In some cases, you can also attach the restored disk to your original physical machine in
case of any disaster. Once the disks are attached to the target machine, you will be alerted
to manually reboot the machine so that the confi gurati ons get updated.

Procedure

Step 1: Choose the Restore Type

· Click the Recovery tab and select the restore icon near the Disk Image backup that is to be
restored. Select Disk/Partition Recovery as the Restore type and click Next to proceed
with the restore process.

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Step 2: Choose the Restore Version

· Select the restore version for the restore process. The restore version is created based on
the end ti me of the backup (i.e the date and ti me when the backup process scheduled is
completed), this is named as Recovery points. The full backup and incremental backup
ti mestamps are listed with the latest backup version as a parent node and old backup
version further sub-nodes. You can fall back to the required ti mestamp whenever needed to
recover the backed up data.
· If you have confi gured Additional full backups, then separate restore version ti mestamp is
created for each full backups with another tree structure.
· If the restore ti mestamp version is denoted with symbols (d), (w), (m), (+P) at the end,
indicates that the Daily Merge (d), Weekly Merge (w), Monthly Merge (m), and Persistent
boot changes (+P) process has taken place on the version. Here (d), (w), (m) restore version
specifi es the merge process has done on the recovery point and Persistent boot changes
(+P) specifi es the Quick VM Recovery process has been done for that version.
· If you select Restore version ti mestamp with (+P), you have to enable Include persistent
boot changes in restore opti on to include the changes done during the previous boot
restore process. If you don't enable the checkbox, then the changes will not be included in
the selected recovery process.
· You can select the full backup ti mestamp for restore as well as the individual incremental
ti mestamp version for the restore process. On selecti ng the full backup recovery point,
only the data of full backup version is restored.

Note: You can enable only one ti mestamp for restore at a ti me.

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Step 3: Choose the Restore Data

· Select the backup data to be restored based on the requirement: at disk level or at the
parti ti on level. Once you have selected the restore data, click Next to proceed with restore
process.

Step 4: Select Restore Options

Disk Level Recovery

· If the data to be restored is selected at the disk level, you can choose from the list of disks
available in the server machine.
· The desti nati on disk chosen to perform restore will be displayed with its available storage
space. The available space in the desti nati on disk must be large enough to accommodate
the backup data that is being recovered.

Note: Disk/ Drive restore to the OS volume is not supported.

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Partition Level Recovery

· If the data to be restored is selected at the parti ti on level, you can choose from the list of
parti ti ons available in the server machine.The desti nati on drive or volume chosen will be
displayed with its total space, available space and the type of drive.
· Once done confi guring the restore opti ons click Next to review your selecti ons.

Step 5: Review Restore Configurations

· Once done confi guring restore opti ons, proceed to review confi gurati on. The page will list
the
o Selected Restore type
o Selected restore version
o Selected disks/drives for restore
o List of source and target Disks/Drives selected

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· Once you have reviewed your selecti ons, click Restore Now to begin the restore. You will
be redirected to the recovery page once the restore process is completed.
· You can view the status of the Restore from the Status opti on. Once you click the inverted
arrow mark, the below page will be displayed.

The following details will be available in the Restore Progress Page window
· Backup Schedule: The backup schedule name menti oned while creati ng a backup job.
· Client Name: The name of the client from which the backup process is initi ated
· Total Files: The number of disk/Drives present in the selected backup
· Transfer Rate: Speed of the restore process
· Bytes transferred: Rate at which the backup data is restored (Bytes, KB, MB, GB)
· Files Restored: Number of Disk/Drives restored during the process of recovery
· Time Left: Time remaining for the restore to complete

· You have the opti on of aborti ng the restore process. From the Recovery page click the
Abort Server Side Restore opti on, this will open a pop-up window as displayed below.
Click Yes to abort the restore.

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· Or open the restore progress window and click the Abort (-) opti on which will open a pop-
up window displayed below. Click OK to abort the restore process.

Note: To enhance your restore performance, close the progress window and open it only
occasionally to check the restore progress.

Tip: You must ensure the details about the target drive prior selecti on for Disk/Parti ti on level
Recovery

Limitations:
· For Dynamic Volumes, Parti ti on Recovery is not supported
· Ensure that the Target Dynamic volumes are compati ble with source dynamic volumes
during recovery ( For Example, source Dynamic mirror volumes can be restored only if the
selected target volume is a Dynamic mirror)
· The desti nati on drive or the target disk selected which is formatted to perform restore and
cannot be recovered
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· Someti mes, you may want to restore specifi c fi les from a backed up physical machine
instead of restoring the enti re backup data. As Machine level Recovery will happen as a
whole, some users do not prefer to restore the enti re backup data as it occupies space and
uti lizes network bandwidth.
· To handle such scenarios Vembu offers File Level Recovery which allows you to restore
fi les and folders of your choice from the backed up physical machine. Once you confi gure
the restore locati on and trigger the restore process you can fi nd your backup fi les in the
specifi ed locati on within minutes.

Procedure

Step 1: Choose the Restore Type

· Click the Recovery tab and select the restore icon near the backup that is to be restored.
Select File Level Recovery as the Restore type and click Next to proceed with the restore
process.

Step 2: Choose the Restore Version

· Select the restore version for the restore process. The restore version is created based on
the end ti me of the backup (i.e the date and ti me when the backup process scheduled is
completed), this is named as Recovery points. The full backup and incremental backup
ti mestamps are listed with the latest backup version as a parent node and old backup
version further sub-nodes. You can fall back to the required ti mestamp whenever needed to
recover the backed up data.
· If you have confi gured Additional full backups, then separate restore version ti mestamp is
created for each full backups with another tree structure.
· If the restore ti mestamp version is denoted with symbols (d), (w), (m), (+P) at the end,
indicates that the Daily Merge (d), Weekly Merge (w), Monthly Merge (m), and Persistent
boot changes (+P) process has taken place on the version. Here (d), (w), (m) restore version
specifi es the merge process has done on the recovery point and Persistent boot changes
(+P) specifi es the Quick VM Recovery process has been done for that version.
· If you select Restore version ti mestamp with (+P), you have to enable Include persistent
boot changes in restore opti on to include the changes done during the previous boot
restore process. If you don't enable the checkbox, then the changes will not be included in
the selected recovery process.

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· You can select the full backup ti mestamp for restore as well as the individual incremental
ti mestamp version for the restore process. On selecti ng the full backup recovery point,
only the data of full backup version is restored.

Note: You can select only one ti mestamp for restore at a ti me.

Step 3: Choose the Restore Data

· A tree listi ng backed up disks which on further expansion will list respecti ve fi les and
folders in it.
· You can select fi les and folders under different disks for restore.
· Select specifi c restore version of the fi les and folders you want to restore. Once done
selecti ng fi les/folders, click Next to proceed with select restore locati on.

Step 3: Choose the Restore Data

· Once you are done selecti ng the restore version, the next step is to select the Restore data.
A tree listi ng backed up disks will be displayed. Click (+) to explore the disk further from
the web based console instead of opening the machine and accessing the fi les. On further
expansion the respecti ve fi les and folders will be listed. Select the specifi c fi les and folders
that have to be restored. Click Next to proceed to confi gure restore opti on.

Note: Vembu supports File Level Restore only for NTFS File System. If there is an error while
listi ng Disk(s)Volume(s), check if Vembu Storage volume is corrupted/ chunk fi les are not
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Step 4: Configure Restore Options

· The next step is to select whether you want to compress your restore data. Select the
Enable opti on for compressing your restore data.
· You can encrypt the compressed data by selecti ng the Encrypt Restored files for Zip
process opti on. Provide the encrypti on password and confi gure the restore locati on where
the fi les are to be restored. The target restore locati on can either be a local drive on the
backup server or any network shared drive that you have mapped with Vembu BDR server.
The restore can be directed to the network shared locati on. Click the Browse icon in the
right of the restore locati on and choose the sti pulated drive to which the data will be
restored.
· Once the restore is complete, go to the restore locati on to access the Zip folder. Enter the
corresponding password to access the Zip fi le. The compressed data will be available and
can be downloaded from the Restore Reports page.

Note:
The password you enter should sati sfy the following conditi ons:
1. Password should contain only the characters [a-z] [A-Z] [0-9]
2. Password should contain at least 6 characters and at most 12 characters
3. Password should not contain spaces or other special characters

· Click Next to proceed to review your confi gurati ons.

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· The fi nal step in this restore process is to review the confi gurati ons you have selected.
· Check the following:
o Restore type
o Restore version
o Target restore locati on

· Verify all the details and click Restore Now.

· You will be redirected to the recovery page. In the status tab click the arrow mark which
will open the restore progress window.
· The following details will be available in the restore progress page:
o Backup Schedule
o User Name
o Current File
o Total Files
o Transfer Rate
o Files Restored

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Note: To enhance the restore performance, close the restore progress window and open it
occasionally to check the restore progress.

· You have the opti on of aborti ng the restore process. From the Recovery page click the
Abort Server Side Restore opti on, this will open a pop-up window as displayed below.
Click Yes to abort the restore.

· Or open the restore progress window and click the Abort (-) opti on which will open a pop-
up window displayed below. Click OK to abort the restore process.

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Disk Management Mount

· There may be situati ons in which you may want to access your backup data instantly,
without having to restore the enti re backup. Disk Management Mount opti on will be
helpful in such scenarios. You can auto attach your backup data to the disk management and
fi nd your backup data available in the VembuVirtualDrive in various fi le formats such as
IMG, VHD, VHDX, and VMDK.
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mounti ng the backup data. This restore type will be helpful in ti mes of disk corrupti on. The
restored virtual disk can be can be attached to any physical machine later.

Procedure

Step 1: Choose the Restore Type

· Click the Recovery tab and select the restore icon near the Disk Image backup that is to be
restored. Select Disk Management Mount as the Restore type and click Next.

Step 2: Choose the Restore Version

· Select the restore version for the restore process. The restore version is created based on
the end ti me of the backup (i.e the date and ti me when the backup process scheduled is
completed), this is named as Recovery points. The full backup and incremental backup
ti mestamps are listed with the latest backup version as a parent node and old backup
version further sub-nodes. You can fall back to the required ti mestamp whenever needed to
recover the backed up data.
· If you have confi gured Additional full backups, then separate restore version ti mestamp is
created for each full backups with another tree structure.
· If the restore ti mestamp version is denoted with symbols (d), (w), (m), (+P) at the end,
indicates that the Daily Merge (d), Weekly Merge (w), Monthly Merge (m), and Persistent
boot changes (+P) process has taken place on the version. Here (d), (w), (m) restore version
specifi es the merge process has done on the recovery point and Persistent boot changes
(+P) specifi es the Quick VM Recovery process has been done for that version.
· If you select Restore version ti mestamp with (+P), you have to enable Include persistent
boot changes in restore opti on to include the changes done during the previous boot
restore process. If you don't enable the checkbox, then the changes will not be included in
the selected recovery process.
· You can select the full backup ti mestamp for restore as well as the individual incremental
ti mestamp version for the restore process. On selecti ng the full backup recovery point,
only the data of full backup version is restored.
· Once done selecti ng the ti me-stamp version, click Next to confi gure the Restore data.

Note: You can select only one ti mestamp for restore at a ti me.

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Step 3: Choose the Restore Data

· Once you are done selecti ng the restore version, the next step is to select the Restore data.
Select the disk that has to be mounted in the disk management for the restore process.
Click Next to proceed to review your confi gurati ons.

Note: You cannot mount more than one disk simultaneously. Choosing multi ple disks for
mount process will display error message “User allowed to restore only one disk at a ti me. If
you choose multi ple disks, previous selecti on should be ignored

Step 4: Review Configurations

· The fi nal step in this restore process is to review the confi gurati ons you have selected.
· Check the following:
o Restore type
o Restore version
o Selected Disk/Drives

· Verify all the details and click Restore Now. This will trigger the Disk Management Mount
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Note: Once done with the requirement, unmount backup data. This will resume the backup
job, so that increments will run as per schedule.

· You will be redirected to the recovery page. In the status tab click the arrow mark which
will open the restore progress window.
· The following details will be available in the restore progress page:
o Backup Schedule: The backup schedule name menti oned by the user for indicati ng
the backup during restore progress
o User Name
o Current File
o Total Files: The number of fi les present in the selected backup
o Transfer Rate: Speed of the restore process
o Bytes transferred: Rate at which the backup data is restored (Bytes, KB, MB, GB)
o Files Restored: Number of fi les restored during the process of recovery
o Time Left: Time remaining for the restore to complete

Note: To enhance the restore performance, close the restore progress window and open it
occasionally to check the restore progress.

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· Open the VembuVirtualDrive folder. You can fi nd your backup data mounted in various
formats.

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Case 5: Restore Physical Machine as a file type of your choice

· With Download opti on, you can download your backed up physical machine data as an
offsite copy to a local desti nati on. You can migrate your physical machines across
hypervisors (V2V) by downloading the fi le-format required for the target hypervisor.
Backup data can be downloaded in various virtual disk formats which are menti oned below
:
o VHD
o VHDX
o VMDK
o Flat-VMDK
o RAW image fi le

Procedure

Step 1: Choose the Restore Type

· Click the Recovery tab and select the restore icon near the Disk Image backup that is to be
restored. Select Download as the Restore type and click Next to proceed with the restore
process.

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Step 2: Choose the Restore Version

· Select the restore version for the restore process. The restore version is created based on
the end ti me of the backup (i.e the date and ti me when the backup process scheduled is
completed), this is named as Recovery points. The full backup and incremental backup
ti mestamps are listed with the latest backup version as a parent node and old backup
version further sub-nodes. You can fall back to the required ti mestamp whenever needed to
recover the backed up data.
· If you have confi gured Additional full backups, then separate restore version ti mestamp is
created for each full backups with another tree structure.
· If the restore ti mestamp version is denoted with symbols (d), (w), (m), (+P) at the end,
indicates that the Daily Merge (d), Weekly Merge (w), Monthly Merge (m), and Persistent
boot changes (+P) process has taken place on the version. Here (d), (w), (m) restore version
specifi es the merge process has done on the recovery point and Persistent boot changes
(+P) specifi es the Quick VM Recovery process has been done for that version.
· If you select Restore version ti mestamp with (+P), you have to enable Include persistent
boot changes in restore opti on to include the changes done during the previous boot
restore process. If you don't enable the checkbox, then the changes will not be included in
the selected recovery process.
· You can select the full backup ti mestamp for restore as well as the individual incremental
ti mestamp version for the restore process. On selecti ng the full backup recovery point,
only the data of full backup version is restored.
· Once done selecti ng the ti me-stamp version, click Next to confi gure the Restore data.

Note: You can select only one ti mestamp for restore at a ti me.

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Step 3: Choose the Restore data

· The disks that are backed up will be listed in a structural order. If your backup has multi ple
disks under it, you can either select all the disks or select only the disks that you need to
restore.
· You can view the individual volumes/drives under the disk by expanding the node. You are
not allowed to select the volumes/drives under the disks for restore.
· Click Next to proceed with the restore process.

Step 4: Configure the Restore Location and Virtual Disk Format

· The next step is to confi gure the restore locati on to which the fi les will be downloaded in
the selected format. Make sure you have enough space in the restore locati on. The
locati on can be a local drive or a network drive you have mapped using Vembu BDR server.
· From the Virtual Disk Format drop-down list, select the format in which you want to
download your backup data. Click Next to review your restore confi gurati ons.

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Note: Flat VMDK restore is not supported for Generati on 2 Guest OSes with more than 2TB
disk.

Step 5: Review Configurations

· The fi nal step in this restore process is to review the confi gurati ons you have selected.
· Check the following:
o Restore type
o Restore version
o Selected VM Machine
o Target Locati on
o Restore Format

· Verify all the details and click Restore Now.

· You will be redirected to the recovery page. In the status tab click the arrow mark which
will open the restore progress window.
· The following details will be available in the restore progress page:
o Backup Schedule
o User Name
o Current File
o Total Files
o Transfer Rate

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o Files Restored

· You have the opti on of aborti ng the restore process. From the Recovery page click the
Abort Server Side Restore opti on, this will open a pop-up window as displayed below.
Click Yes to abort the restore.

Note: To enhance your restore performance, close the progress window and open it only
occasionally to check the restore progress.

· Or open the restore progress window and click the Abort (-) opti on which will open a pop-
up window displayed below. Click OK to abort the restore process.

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Note: You can download any other fi le format and use it to migrate your VMs to another
hypervisor. This downloaded fi le can also be used for cross-platform migrati on.
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Case 6: Bare Metal Recovery

Bare Metal Recovery (BMR) allows you to restore the Physical Window Servers, Desktops and
Laptops from the scratch. This Restorati on process brings back the system to its last-known
stable state before the disaster or system crash.

Note: Dissimilar hardware is not supported

Procedure

The backed up Image fi le is downloaded from Vembu BDR Server and restore process is
performed using Vembu Recovery CD which can be restored to the source hardware or new
hardware. Bare Metal Recovery (BMR) is prone to lesser error as human interventi on is
minimized.

Follow the below steps to perform Physical Recovery for Image backups using Recovery CD:

Step 1 - Download VHD:

· Proceed with Download under Recovery opti ons and choose VHD as your virtual disk
format - Click Here to know the step by step process to download.

Step 2 - Install Windows AIK/ADK and Prepare Vembu Recovery CD Builder:

· To do Bare-Metal recovery using Vembu Recovery CD, download and install Windows AIK
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o Click on following link to download Windows AIK: Click Here

o Click on following link to download Windows ADK: Click Here

· Once Windows AIK/ADK is installed, download Vembu Recovery CD: Click Here to
Download
· You will have Vembu Recovery CD in both 32-bit and 64-bit zip formats, download
accordingly based on requirement. Now unzip the downloaded fi le and run
RecoverCDBuilder with administrator privileges. You will get a window opened as
displayed below.

Step 2 - Create Vembu Recovery ISO file:

· Read the Service Provider License Agreement carefully and click Agree. The next step is
the VembuBDR Recovery CD Builder. The image is displayed below.

Note: When you have RAID and additi onal drivers to be set up in the machine to be
recovered, such drivers can be bundled with Vembu Recovery CD using 'Additi onal Driver'
opti on.

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· In this window, AIK/ADK locati on will be auto-fi lled, the target locati on is the locati on
where you want to store ISO. Click Build to start creati ng an ISO fi le. You can monitor the
progress of ISO creati on.

· Once done, the ISO fi le will be available in the Target locati on you have entered.

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Step 3 - Burn ISO file to a CD/DVD:

· Insert a blank CD in CD/DVD drive and burn the created ISO fi le in CD by right-clicking
over ISO fi le and choosing the opti on 'Burn Disk Image'. Windows Disk Image Burner will
open, choose the CD/DVD drive and click Burn to start burning process.

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· You can monitor progressing of the burning process.

Step 4 - Boot via CD/DVD and Run Vembu BDR Recovery Console:

· Once the burn process completes, the CD will be auto ejected. Reinsert CD and reboot
machine to BIOS setti ngs. Change the boot priority and set CD/DVD as a primary boot
device and click Save and Exit. VembuBDR recovery console will be opened as displayed
below. Click Next to conti nue.

Step 5 - Accept Software License Agreement:

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· Read the Software License Agreement carefully, click Accept and proceed with Next.

Step 6 - Initialize Disk/Partition Recovery:

· You will have the opti on to select a task from the below list:
o Recover enti re Disk or Parti ti on
o Set BCD Boot confi gurati on
o VMware Driver installati on
Since we have to do physical recovery, proceed with 'Recover entire disk or partition' opti on
and click Next.

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Step 7 - Choose Source file and disk/partition to be restored:

· You will be directed to recovery page, where you will be required to provide details for
following opti ons:
· Browse and select the fi le which you need to recover.
· Browse and select the backup confi gurati on fi le.
· Select the disk/drive you wish to restore from the following list.
Once done choosing respecti ve requirements, click Next to proceed.

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Step 8 - Choose Target Disk/Drive:

· In next window, you will be required to select target disk/drive to which recovery will be
performed. Once done selecti ng the target, click Next.

Note: The selected disk/drive will be formatted and only the recovered data will be available.
Make sure you donʼt have any important data on target disk/drive.

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· The recovery process will be initi ated and once it is completed successfully, you can fi nd
your recovered data in the target disk/drive selected.

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Manage Backup Job

· Once you have confi gured a backup job, you will be redirected to the List All Jobs page.
This page page acts as a central hub to all the backups and will list the backups that are
confi gured to and from the Vembu BDR server.
· You will fi nd the list of all the backup jobs you have confi gured, along with informati on
such as:
o Plugin type
o Job Name - Name of the backup Job
o Host Name - The IP address of the host from which the backup was confi gured
o Next Schedule Time - The next occurrence of the backup
o Suspend/Resume the backup - Suspend the backup and the job will not run unti l you
manually resume
o Run Now - This opti on will trigger the backup process immediately irrespecti ve of
the backup schedule.
o Status of the backup - Whether the backup is in progress or idle state
o Reports - backup report
o Abort - Abort a backup job when it is in progress
o Refresh

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· The More opti on consists of - View, Edit, and Delete the replicati on
· View - You can view the following opti ons:
o Machines confi gured for the backup along with the exclusion setti ngs
o Backup Schedule Details
o Retenti on Confi gurati on
o Advanced Confi gurati ons - Applicati on Aware setti ngs and Backup Encrypti on

· You can create a new backup job by selecti ng the Create New opti on. The pop-up window
displayed below will be avilable.

· Edit - Reconfi gure the enti re backup job by changing

o VMs to be backed up
o Exclusion Setti ngs
o Applicati on Aware Process
o Schedule frequency

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o Additi onal Full Backup

o Retenti on Count

· Delete - Remove backup job and the data associated with it. You will get the pop-up
displayed below. Click Yes to delete the backup job. You can go back to the List Backup
jobs page by selecti ng List Backups opti on.

Note: You cannot Edit a backup job while it is in progress.

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Reports

· Vembu offers three types of reports in the Vembu BDR Server web console delivering
extensive informati on about the backup/restore jobs and their status.
· There is an opti on which when confi gured delivers reports that you require, directly to your
inbox on a regular basis.
o Backup Job
o Backup Status
o Image Integrity
o Email Confi gurati on Reports
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Backup Job Report

· Open the Recovery tab. This page lists all the backup jobs confi gured to the Vembu BDR
server where you can see a report opti on alongside every backup job. Click the Reports
icon.

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· In this page, you can view historical reports of the specifi c backup chosen where the
following reports will be listed:
o Backup Report
o Restore Report
o Merge Report
o Deleted Backup Report
o Offsite Copy Report

· From the drop-down list in the right top pane, select Full Backups opti on. You can delete
your full backup by selecti ng the full backup ti mestamp version and the delete icon.

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Backup Status Report

· Backup Status Report lists all the backup jobs that are confi gured and their statuses. From
the Reports tab select Backup Status opti on.

The backup status is split into the following:

· Successfully Completed - Backup job completed successfully

· Failed - Backup job failed due to an error. The reason for the backup failure will be listed in
the report
· Missed - When there is an error in the connecti on between the server and the target
· Suspended - When the backup schedule is skipped because the backup job is in a
suspended state
· Partially Completed - When a part of the backup data confi gured could not be backed up

· Along with the backup status, other informati on are listed such as:
o Client Name
o Job Name
o Schedule Type
o Next Schedule Time
o Remarks

· Clicking on a parti cular report will further expand the report and display details such as:
o Backup Start Time
o Backup End Time
o Plugin Type

· In the Backup Status Report page, you will have three tabs.
o Last 24 Hours Report
o Latest Backup Job Status
o Schedule Email Report

· The Last 24 Hours Report lists the backup statuses of all the backup jobs that occurred in
the last 24 hours.

· The second tab, Latest Backup Job Status, lists the status of the latest backup job across
all ti mestamps.

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Note: By default, the backup status of the latest backup jobs from the last 24 hours will be
listed

· You can confi gure fi lters for both the reports by clicking the Filter icon on the top-right of
the page. You can download any of the reports with or without a fi lter as CSV fi les.

Filter Option:

· Filter opti on lets you add custom fi lters wherein you can apply a fi lter of your choice for
ease of view.
· The backup fi lter includes the following statuses to choose from: missed, suspended, failed,
successfully completed, parti ally completed.
· Filters can also be applied based on durati on. Provide the custom data range, apart from
ranging between last 1-30 days.
· Click View Report opti on to view the report immediately based on the fi lter you have
confi gured. Click the Save & View Report to save the fi lter you have confi gured and then
view the report.

· The third tab, Schedule Email Report, will allow you to email reports periodically to your
inbox. Enable the Email Reports opti on and provide the following:
o Email recipient

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o Filter selecti on
o Adding Filter
o Schedule

· Click Save opti on once you have provided the required details.

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Image Integrity Report

· The Image Integrity Report verifi es the recoverability of the backup job. It confi rms if the
backup data is mountable and provides boot image of the most recent backup. This ensures
that the backup is in a readily-bootable state.
· The Image Integrity check will take place once the fi rst Incremental schedule is completed.
From that ti me, after 24 hours the Image Integrity check will take place for your backup
before the upcoming schedule
· To view the Image Integrity Report, open the Reports tab and select the Image Integrity
opti on.

· The Image Integrity Report page lists backup details such as:
o Plugin used: The Plugin type of the backup (VMware, Hyper-V or Disk Image)
o Client Name: The Client machine name or agent name from which the backup is
confi gured
o Backup Name: The name of the backup provided during the confi gurati on of the
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o Host Name: The name of the host in which the data is backed up to the backup
server
o Machine Name: The name of the machine for which the backup is confi gured
o Disk Name: The name of the disk
o Scheduled Time: The ti me when the Image Integrity check took place. Only the
recent integrity check report is displayed here
o Mount: The opti on ensures the backed up disks in each VM/ physical machines are
mountable. The backup data is mounted in the disk management and a tick symbol
appears when the mount process is successful
o Boot: This process makes sure the bootability of the OS disk to use into a new
machine. The VM is booted in the target host and a screenshot of the booted VM is
available alongside each backup job. You can fi nd the booted image by clicking the
Camera icon
o For Non-OS disks, mount test can be performed and boot test will be tagged
NA(Not Applicable).

· An example of a boot image is displayed below:

Note:
You can also confi gure Email alert for Image Integrity Report, you will receive a mail of Image
Integrity report along with a boot image copy.
· The jobs that gets a “-” under the boot column cannot be verifi ed.
· Boot Check is not applicable for Data Parti ti on (i.e) it is only applicable for OS installed
drive

You can confi gure fi lter for this report by selecti ng the fi lter icon and the following opti ons:

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· Client Name- Name of the client

· Backup Name- The name of the backup job
· Filter Status- All, Success, Failed

· Click Apply after confi guring the fi lter report. Click Reset to clear all the selecti ons.

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Email Configuration Report

· This secti on consists of 2 evaluati on cases which will guide you in confi guring the reports.
· By the end of the cases, you will have used every opti on while confi guring an Email
Report. This will help in addressing different use cases.

Evaluation Cases:
· Case 1
· Case 2
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Case 1

· Confi gure SMTP server setti ngs and add your Email in the Vembu BDR console to send the
Integrity Check report to your inbox.

Prerequisites

· This evaluati on case requires you to have a backup job that has been successful
· The bootable disk should be present in the backup data to perform boot test

Procedure

Step 1: Enable Email Configuration

· To confi gure open the Management tab, choose Settings - Email Settings and select the

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Email Configuration opti on.

· By default, Email Confi gurati on opti on will be disabled, Enable the Change Email
Configuration opti on.

Step 2: Configure SMTP Server Settings

Enter the following details in order to setup the email ID:

· Outgoing SMTP Server - The SMTP server using which the email reports will be sent
· Outgoing SMTP Server Port Number - The port used by the SMTP Server. The default
port number confi gured is 25

If your SMTP Server requires authenti cati on, enable the This SMTP Server Requires
Authentication checkbox and enter the following details:

· Username & Password - Login credenti als of the email

· Authentication Type - Choose an authenti cati on protocol among the following: PLAIN,
LOGIN, CRAM-MD5, AUTO, ANONYMOUS, NTLM
· SMTP Secure Protocol - If a secure protocol is to be used, choose SSL or TLS, else choose
NONE
· Sender Email ID - Provide the email ID from which the report will be sent. You have the
opti on of testi ng the Mail Server using the Test Mail Server opti on. Enter the Mail ID and
select Send Test E-mail opti on.

Step 3: Select Email Reports

· You can use the same email ID for receiving all the reports, but according to the evaluati on
case, only the Integrity Check reports is required.
· Select the Use different email ID for each report opti on and select Integrity Check.
· Enter the email ID to which the report has to be sent. Click Save.

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Case 2

· Schedule a report that has to be mailed to your inbox Every Monday at 09:00 AM. The
report should list all the Suspended and Successfully completed backup schedules in the
last 2 days.

Prerequisites

· This evaluati on case requires you to have backup jobs that have been successful and
backup jobs that have been suspended
· This evaluati on can show you proper results for your understanding only if you run the
backup job multi ple ti mes a day for at least 2 days
· The email ID that is going to be confi gured should be already added in the Email
Confi gurati on Setti ngs. Refer the previous evaluati on case for informati on on how to add
an email.

Procedure

Step 1: Configure Email

· Go to Reports tab and click Backup Status Report.

· Click on Schedule Email Report and enable the Email Report opti on.
· Enter your email ID in the Email Recipient text box.

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Step 2: Configure Schedule

· In the Scheduling secti on, you will have two opti ons to confi gure from:
o Daily
o Weekly On

· As per the evaluati on case, you have to schedule a report that has to be mailed to your
inbox Every Monday at 09:00 AM. So, select Weekly On, select the day as Monday and
set the ti me to 09:00 AM.

Step 3: Configure Filter

· Click the Add Filter opti on and enter the following details:
o Filter Name - Name of the fi lter
o Filter Status - According to evaluati on case, the report should list all the Suspended
and Successfully completed backup schedules in the last 2 days. So, select the
Suspended and Successfully completed checkboxes
o Filter by durati on - Select Last 2 days

· Click Save for saving the confi gured fi lter and then Save the email schedule page.
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Portal Registration

· You must create a Vembu Portal Account to register your backup server with Vembu Portal.
Through the Vembu Portal you can manage all your Vembu products and services.

Creating a Vembu Portal Account:

Vembu Portal is an all-in-one hub spot for managing your registered Vembu products and
services where you can get started. To register in Vembu Portal, follow the steps given below:

· Open the URL - portal.vembu.com and click the Sign Up opti on.

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· Provide the following details to create your account:

o Company Name
o First Name and Last Name
o E-Mail
o Contact Number
o Country and State

· Click the Sign Up opti on once you are done fi lling up the requested details.
· A verifi cati on E-Mail will be sent to the registered E-Mail ID. Check your Inbox or your
Spam folder, if not found in Inbox) for the verifi cati on E-Mail and click Verify my email
address opti on. If the button doesn't work copy-paste the link given below the 'Verify'
button in your browser.

· You will be directed to a page with the registered E-Mail ID. You must create a password
for your account. Enter the password of your choice and click Activate.

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· Your Vembu Portal account will be created successfully. Click Login to Vembu Portal
opti on and login using the registered E-Mail ID and password.

· You can view the Vembu Portal Dashboard, an image of the Vembu Portal Dashboard is
displayed below.

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Server Registration

Once your Vembu Portal account is created

· Login to BDR Backup Server Web-Console.
· Go to Management tab and select the License opti on.

Registration Steps:

· In the License Management page, click the Register opti on.

· Provide the Email Address and Password in the pop-up shown and register the trial.

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· Once you have registered, you can check the Server Registrati on by selecti ng the Run
License Check opti on.

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Vembu BDR Suite Licensing

Vembu BDR Suite consists of three different types of editi ons with each editi on introduced for
a specifi c purpose. Get started with knowing the differences between the functi onaliti es of
these editi ons to make the best decision that fulfi lls the backup requirements of your business.
Vembu also offers paid licenses for its customers which are of different types.

Perpetual License

· Perpetual licensing is a single ti me payment with which Vembu products can be used and
this license is applicable especially for IT admins and for all public sectors, Govt org and
will be valid for a ti me period of 10 years from the date of issue.
· This includes all standard 24/7 FREE technical support for the fi rst year and from the

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second year users need to pay AMC(Annual maintenance cost) which includes both
standard technical support and maintenance. The AMC can be paid on the note of yearly or
can be paid for multi ple years as per the requirement.
· In perpetual licensing only primary on-premise backups can be done if you want to go for
the Offsite you need to purchase license. The following will not be offered under perpetual
licensing Vembu CloudDR, Vembu BDR360, Vembu OnlineBackup and Vembu SaaSBackup.

Subscription License

· The Subscripti on license will expire once your subscripti on period comes to an end, the
users can pay up for annual or periodically. Users generally subscribe for a period of 1-5
years depending on their requirement. The subscripti on based license is applicable for
everyone including the Service providers(SP).
· With Subscripti on licensing user will have a 24/7 standard technical support throughout
the license period.

Note: For Desktop backups, you need to purchase support license separately.

· In the case of perpetual and subscripti on based licensing, the license will be generated for
the number of VMware and Hyper-V host physical CPU sockets menti oned.
· There is no restricton for the number of Mʼs running on the partcular host.
· With above licensing models Vembu offers you FREE editi on, Standard Editi on and
Enterprise editi on.

FREE edition

· Post 30 days trial version, you can either opt to purchase the product or conti nue using the
free editi on.
· The free editi on is equivalent to that of standard editi on and in case of confi guring a backup
job you have minimal restricti ons in features only.
· You can proceed the backup with any VM plugin (VMware/Hyper-V).
· Maximum of 3 Mʼs can be selected in the Full featured free editon backup (Full backup
and incremental backups).

Note: You can confi gure only one Full featured free editi on backup job, other new backup jobs
will proceed with Limited setti ngs (or) you can delete the previously confi gured full featured
backup job from the server and re-confi gure a new full featured backup job.

· If you confi gure a new backup then the backup will proceed with some restricti ons, such as
retenti on policy, additi onal full backups, etc., will not be supported for the Limited editi on
backups.
· Once free editi on is acti vated, In Vembu VMBackup only the fi rst backup will be sent as full
featured backup and the other backups from the clients will be sent as limited editi on
backups.

Standard edition

· You can confi gure any number of backup jobs with Standard editi on and in confi guring a
backup job there are no feature restricti ons, except VM replicati on and GFS retenti on.

Enterprise edition

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· In Enterprise editi on there are no feature restricti ons, you can confi gure ‘nʼ number of
backups jobs and all the advanced features will be available for you backup job with this
license.
· Check the editi on-wise comparison of features here

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