Banyan NetWorker for Windows NT Supplemental Guide
Banyan NetWorker for Windows NT can be used to back up and restore Windows NT servers running StreetTalk for Windows NT software, VINES servers with Enterprise Backup and Restore (EBR) agents, as well as other NetWorker clients.
Intelligent Messaging and StreetTalk directories can be backed up and restored to a Windows NT Server running StreetTalk for Windows NT software.
This guide is for system administrators responsible for managing the backup and restore operations of their network. Administrators should review the entire guide, and then distribute necessary information to users.
Note: This guide is applicable to NetWorker 4.4 and NetWorker 5.5.
This document has five chapters and one appendix:
Chapter 1 - Installation Requirements
Explains Banyan's software licensing policy, lists the software and hardware requirements for running NetWorker, and lists the hardware and software factors that affect performance.
Chapter 2 - Creating and Configuring Domain Name System (DNS) Servers
Explains what a DNS is, what it does, why you need a DNS, and how to use it. Chapter 2 also explains how to download BIND software from the Internet, how to use BIND to create and configure a DNS, and how to use the Microsoft DNS server software to create and configure a DNS with Windows NT 4.0.
Chapter 3 - File Layouts and Online Indexes
Explains the file layouts of StreetTalk for Windows NT and Intelligent Messaging for Windows NT, how to back up and restore StreetTalk for Windows NT, and how to back up and restore Intelligent Messaging for Windows NT.
Chapter 4 - Disaster Recovery for StreetTalk for Windows NT
Explains how to restore your StreetTalk for Windows NT server after a disk failure, as well as how to restore StreetTalk for Windows NT, StreetTalk directory services for Windows NT, and Intelligent Messaging for Windows NT.
Chapter 5 - Disaster Recovery for VINES
Explains how to back up and restore the VINES servers on your network.
Appendix A - Recover Subcommands
Lists and explains the UNIX commands used when recovering a VINES server.
Chapter 1 - Installation Requirements
This chapter lists the Banyan NetWorker package contents, explains the licensing policies for Banyan NetWorker for Windows NT, lists requirements for installing NetWorker for Windows NT on servers that are running Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0, and lists the factors that affect the performance of NetWorker.
The Banyan NetWorker for Windows NT product contains the components listed and described in Table 1-1.
| Component | Description |
| Banyan Software License Agreement | Printed software license agreement. |
| Banyan NetWorker for Windows NT Supplemental Guide | Guide providing the information you need to install the Banyan NetWorker for Windows NT software product, and to back up and restore your StreetTalk for Windows NT Servers and VINES servers. |
| Legato NetWorker Disaster Recovery Guide | Documentation provided by Legato available on the NetWorker for Windows NT software CD- ROM in Adobe Acrobat format. |
| Legato NetWorker Administrator's Guide | Administrator's Guide provided by Legato, available on the NetWorker for Windows NT software CD-ROM in Adobe Acrobat format. |
| Banyan NetWorker Software CD-ROM | Banyan NetWorker for Windows NT software. The software CD-ROM also contains a DOC subdirectory of NetWorker for Windows NT documentation in Adobe Acrobat format. |
| Banyan NetWorker 3.5" Diskette | Diskette containing the Banyan NetWorker for Windows NT Supplemental Guide in RTF format |
| Banyan NetWorker Enabler Certificate | Printed certificate containing the Enabler code for the base NetWorker software, as well as additional Enabler codes for any options you may have purchased. |
The Banyan licensing policy utilizes several codes to enable the software.
Enabler codes are unique, 18-character, hexadecimal codes. When you purchase NetWorker for Windows NT software, you receive at least one Enabler code that is for the base NetWorker for Windows NT software. If you purchased additional options, you also received one Enabler code for each option. Enabler codes are self-defining for specific product features.
While installing the NetWorker software, you enter this Enabler code in a Registration window. See "Licensing Your Software" later in this guide. After entering the first Enabler code, you are requested to enter additional Enabler codes for various features, such as additional client connections, autochangers, and other features.
When each Enabler code is entered, the functionality represented by that code is enabled for 45 days. To prevent your NetWorker functionality from expiring, you must obtain an Authorization code and enter it in the Registration window before the 45-day Enabler code expires. See "Authorization Codes," which follows.
Host machines contain unique serial numbers defined by their operating system software. NetWorker uses these numbers as unique host IDs. The network server licenses that NetWorker uses as host IDs are not entered into the Registration window. The NetWorker software recognizes the host IDs and automatically displays them in the Registration window.
Authorization codes extend the life of the NetWorker functionality beyond the 45 days provided by the Enabler codes. Authorization codes are generated by an algorithm, based on the Enabler code and the unique host ID. Like Enabler codes, Authorization codes must be entered in the Registration window for them to take effect. After the Authorization code is entered, the features activated by the Enabler code have an unlimited expiration date.
To obtain an Authorization code, fax a printout of your registration information to NetWorker Registration Fax Number (415) 812-6031. Authorization codes are issued on a Legato Product Authorization Certificate.
Update codes are issued and sent to existing license holders before the release of software containing new or enhanced NetWorker features and are used to activate the new features and/or releases of NetWorker. Prior to a major software release, one update Enabler and Authorization code is mailed to registered customers. The Update code lets the new software inherit all of the features enabled through the previous Enabler and Authorization codes. Update codes prevent the new software releases from being misused.
Update codes are not generated for minor software enhancements.
Authorization codes tie the software to a specific network machine, therefore requiring a transfer of that Authorization code if the software is moved from the original host computer to another host computer. Banyan requires a Host Transfer Affidavit containing the old and new host IDs, certifying that the NetWorker software will not be used on both machines. Replacement Authorization codes are also issued.
Complete this procedure after you install Banyan NetWorker.
1. Open NetWorker Administrator by double clicking the NetWorker Administrator icon on your desktop.
2. Click on the Registration icon. The Registration window appears with your current registration status.
3. Do one of the following:
- If you have not entered any Enabler codes for your NetWorker software, right-click Registration and click Create. The Create Registration dialog box appears.
- If you have entered an Enabler code, right-click the Registration option you wish to edit and click Edit. The Edit Registration dialog box appears.
4. Enter the codes in the Registration window and click OK. Each code is active for 45 days.
If you have entered only Enabler codes, extend the life of the functionality beyond 45 days by faxing the information from the NetWorker Registration window. You are then issued a Product Authorization Certificate containing the Authorization codes for all the features registered by the Enabler codes. The fax number is (415) 812-6031.
Note: The host computer's unique serial number is recognized by the NetWorker software as a unique "host ID" and is displayed in the Registration window as part of the licensing code. This unique serial number ties the NetWorker software to one particular host machine.
5. Enter the Authorization codes in the Registration window.
Note: If you move the NetWorker software to a host machine other than the original one on which you entered Enabler codes and Authorization codes, contact NetWorker Registration for a Host Transfer Affidavit containing replacement Authorization codes.
Planning the NetWorker Server Installation
Banyan NetWorker is an OEM version of Legato System Inc's award winning NetWorker product. Before installing the NetWorker software, complete these activities:
Verify that Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0 is installed and operational on the system you are designating as your NetWorker server. If any Microsoft ServicePacks are required, be sure that they are also installed and operational. Verify that your system has a CD-ROM drive, or can be used to install NetWorker from a network drive or a shared device. Verify that your network servers have TCP/IP installed. Verify that the TCP/IP hostname is identical to the Windows NT computer name. During the installation process you will be prompted to enter your fully-qualified NetWorker hostname (hostname.domain.com). Have your hostname ready. Verify that you have installed an appropriate backup device, SCSI adapter, cabling, termination, and driver software. Refer to the Legato Compatibility Guide available on the Legato web site (http://www.Legato.com), or on the Banyan web site (http://www.Banyan.com). You can also obtain a fax from the Legato interactive Fax server, FaxWorker, at (415) 812-6156. Request document number 2301. Verify that any installed backup devices are properly configured. If you do not have a Domain Name System (DNS) server, you may need to create and configure one. See Chapter 2 of this guide. Note: To obtain the latest device supplements for Banyan NetWorker, download updated device supplements as they become available via the Banyan web page (http://www.Banyan.com), or via the Legato web page (http://www.Legato.com).
Hardware and Software Requirements
The following sections describe the NetWorker server and client hardware and software requirements
Memory and Disk Space Requirements
The following are the NetWorker server and client requirements:
NetWorker server requires a minimum 24 MB of physical memory on the Windows NT NetWorker server, in addition to whatever other memory requirements may exist. NetWorker client requires 16 MB of physical memory. NetWorker server software requires 44 MB of disk space. NetWorker client software requires 12 MB of disk space. The NetWorker server requires disk space for the online indexes. To calculate the amount of disk space NetWorker requires for the online indexes, calculate 5% of the total amount of data NetWorker must back up. NetWorker installation requires 2 MB of space on the local disk for the temporary files created during the installation process.
NetWorker for Windows NT may require a Domain Name System (DNS) server. See Chapter 2, "Creating and Configuring Domain Name System (DNS) Servers" for details.
Installing Banyan NetWorker for Windows NT
1. Insert the NetWorker CD in your CD-ROM drive.
2. The CD will to attempt to AutoPlay by starting up Microsoft Internet Explorer. If Internet Explorer is your default browser, proceed to step 6.
3. Under the Get Started section, click on Install Legato NetWorker for Windows NT.
4. If Internet Explorer displays a Confirm File Open dialog box, click the Open button.
5. Proceed to step 8.
6. Open File Manager or Windows Explorer, and click the appropriate CD-ROM drive icon.
7. Locate the NetWorkr subdirectory and run setup.exe to open the Setup Options dialog box.
8. If this is a NetWorker server installation, click the Client and Server Option. (The NetWorker server needs a client to back up itself; therefore, if you are installing a NetWorker server, you must select Client and Server Option.)
If this is a NetWorker client installation, click Client.
9. Click Next.
10. A default installation directory is displayed.
- To accept the default directory as the location for your Banyan NetWorker files, click Next.
- To specify another directory, click Browse. Select the directory and click OK. Click Next.
11. Enter the host names of all the Windows NT servers that require access to back up this system in the Authorized NetWorker Servers dialog box. If you are currently performing a NetWorker server installation, be sure to enter that server name too. To enter more than one host name, separate each name with a blank space. Click Next.
Your software continues installing.
Locating and Installing Legato NetWorker Patches
You do not need to complete this procedure as part of the NetWorker installation.
1. Access the Legato home page on the Internet:
2. Locate the downloadable patches.
3. Download the patch onto your hard drive.
4. Install the patch by following the instructions in the associated Readme file.
Installing and Running the Banyan NetWorker Tour
To familiarize yourself with Banyan NetWorker for Windows NT, use the NetWorker Tour.
You must use QuickTime to run NetWorker Tour. The NetWorker for Windows NT software CD-ROM contains a copy of the QuickTime software.
1. Insert the NetWorker CD in your CD-ROM drive.
2. Open File Manager or Explorer and select the CD-ROM drive icon.
3. Double-click the setup.exe file in the \DEMO\NTWKTOUR\QTWIN directory.
Note: There is also a README file in the \DEMO\NTWKTOUR\QTWIN directory.
1. Insert the NetWorker CD in your CD-ROM drive.
2. Open File Manager or Explorer and select the CD-ROM drive icon.
3. From the \DEMO\NTWKTOUR directory, run Ntwktour.exe to begin the demo.
Factors that Affect Performance
The processing speed of your backup and restore performance is affected by the components listed below.
Type of tape unit Type of tape Speed of the processor Amount of memory in the base machine Amount of system activity on the NetWorker client and/or server caused by other services or applications The bandwidth of the network cable. (Bandwidth is the number of bits or cycles transmitted per second.) Amount of network traffic occurring while the backup is in process Type and size of data being backed up Whether or not the DNS server is active and answering queries
