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Appliance Fibre Channel
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NetBackup 52xx and 53xx

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  • Page 1 Veritas NetBackup™ Appliance Fibre Channel Guide Release 3.1 and 3.1.1 NetBackup 52xx and 53xx...
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  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance ................. 6 About Fibre Channel supported features on NetBackup Appliance ..................... 6 About NetBackup Fibre Transport ............9 About NetBackup SAN Client and Fibre Transport ........ 9 About the SAN Client license key ..........11 About Fibre Transport for optimized duplication and Auto Image Replication between appliances ..........
  • Page 5 Contents Chapter 4 Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance ................... 58 Settings > Network > Fibre Transport ..........59 About the HBA port mode configuration table ....... 61 Configuring Fibre Transport media server for SAN Client ...... 62 Configuring Fibre Transport media sever settings ........ 63 About Fibre Transport media server verification ........

  • Page 6: Introducing Fibre Channel Support On Netbackup Appliance

    Chapter Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance This chapter includes the following topics: About Fibre Channel supported features on NetBackup Appliance ■ About NetBackup Fibre Transport ■ About NetBackup SAN Client and Fibre Transport ■ About Fibre Transport for optimized duplication and Auto Image Replication ■...
  • Page 7 Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance About Fibre Channel supported features on NetBackup Appliance The NetBackup 52xx and 53xx appliances support the use of FC with some or all of the following features depending on hardware configuration: SAN Client ■...
  • Page 8 Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance About Fibre Channel supported features on NetBackup Appliance You must configure appliances at both the source and the destination for optimized duplication over FC. “Configuring Fibre Transport for optimized duplication and Auto Image Replication over FC”...

  • Page 9: About Netbackup Fibre Transport

    Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance About NetBackup Fibre Transport “Notes on NetBackup appliance as a VMware backup host” on page 81. For complete details about NetBackup for VMware and how to configure VMware policies, see the NetBackup for VMware Administrator's Guide. Tape out NetBackup appliance supports backups to tape so that you can connect one or more tape libraries to them with FC.
  • Page 10 SLES 10 clients with QLogic FC HBA cards, a driver update is required. Before you proceed with backups of any SLES 10 clients, Veritas recommends that you first upgrade the QLogic driver in all SLES 10 clients to version 8.03.07.03.10.3-k or later.

  • Page 11: About The San Client License Key

    For more information about SAN Client and Fibre Transport, see the NetBackup SAN Client and Fibre Transport Guide from the NetBackup Documentation set at the following link: http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332 “About the SAN Client license key” on page 11. “About zoning the SAN for NetBackup appliances”...

  • Page 12: Supported Data Transfer Methods For Netbackup Appliances

    Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance Supported data transfer methods for NetBackup appliances On the target appliance, you must enable FT for use as the target for optimized ■ duplication and replication. You can customize the port configuration on the source and the target appliance.
  • Page 13 Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance Supported data transfer methods for NetBackup appliances Supported data transfer methods for NetBackup Table 1-1 appliances (continued) Method Source Target Operation 52xx/53xx 5020/5030 Optimized duplication (See note below table.) 52xx/53xx 5020/5030 Auto Image Replication. (See note below table.) 5020/5030 5020/5030...

  • Page 14: About Fibre Channel Feature Support With Appliance Hba Configurations

    Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance Supported data transfer methods for NetBackup appliances Unsupported data transfer methods for NetBackup Table 1-2 appliances (continued) Method Source Target Operation SAN Client 52xx/53xx Client-side deduplication TCP/IP 5020/5030 52xx/53xx Auto Image Replication “About Fibre Channel supported features on NetBackup Appliance” on page 6.
  • Page 15 Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance Supported data transfer methods for NetBackup appliances Supported FC features on NetBackup 5220 appliance Table 1-3 Configuration Supported FC features 5220 A Not supported 5220 B Optimized Duplication ■ Auto Image Replication ■ Tape out ■...
  • Page 16 Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance Supported data transfer methods for NetBackup appliances Supported FC features on NetBackup 5230 appliance (continued) Table 1-4 Configuration Supported FC features 5230 D SAN Client ■ Optimized Duplication ■ Auto Image Replication ■ Tape out ■...
  • Page 17 Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance Supported data transfer methods for NetBackup appliances Supported FC features on NetBackup 5240 appliance (continued) Table 1-5 Configuration Supported FC features 5240 F Optimized duplication ■ Auto Image Replication ■ Tape out ■ NetBackup for VMware ■...

  • Page 18: About The Netbackup 5230 Rear Panel Configurations

    Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance Supported data transfer methods for NetBackup appliances Supported FC features on NetBackup 53xx appliance (continued) Table 1-6 Configuration Supported FC features 53xx C SAN Client ■ Optimized Duplication (Only as a source appliance) ■...
  • Page 19 Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance Supported data transfer methods for NetBackup appliances NetBackup 5230 rear panel configurations (continued) Table 1-7 Configuration Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 6 Dual 10 Dual 8 Gb populated populated Fibre...

  • Page 20: Netbackup 5240 Appliance I/O Configuration Options

    Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance Supported data transfer methods for NetBackup appliances You can use the FC ports in slots 5 and 6 for Fibre Transport media server ■ (FTMS) support. Understand that port 1 on the FC HBA cards in slots 5 and 6 is configured in ■...
  • Page 21 Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance Supported data transfer methods for NetBackup appliances Available NetBackup 5240 Appliance PCIe-based I/O Table 1-8 configuration options Slot Slot Slot Slot Slot Slot Slot Slot configuration 7 ** 8 *** option 8 Gb FC 10 GbE NIC 8 Gb FC 1, 3,...
  • Page 22 RJ45) * Slot 1 contains a factory installed PCIe RAID 6 controller when at least one Veritas 2U12 49TB Storage Shelf is purchased with the NetBackup 5240 Appliance. Otherwise, slot 1 is not populated and is reserved for future use.

  • Page 23: Netbackup 5330 Appliance Compute Node Pcie Slot I/O Configuration Options

    Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance Supported data transfer methods for NetBackup appliances Available NetBackup 5240 Appliance PCIe-based I/O Table 1-8 configuration options (continued) Slot Slot Slot Slot Slot Slot Slot Slot configuration 7 ** 8 *** option **** I/O configuration option notes: A NetBackup 5240 Appliance using configuration H does not support Fibre Channel Replication (FCR) as a Target.

  • Page 24: Available 5340 Appliance Pcie-Based I/O Configurations

    8 Gb FC Available 5340 Appliance PCIe-based I/O configurations The rear panel of the Veritas NetBackup contains three PCIe riser card assemblies. PCIe riser card assemblies 1 and 2 each support three standard PCIe cards, while PCIe riser card assembly 3 supports two low profile PCIe cards. The slots are labeled 1 to 8.
  • Page 25 Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance Supported data transfer methods for NetBackup appliances 5340 Appliance rear panel riser assembly locations and PCIe Figure 1-3 slot number assignments Riser Riser Riser Assembly 2 Assembly 1 Assembly 3 The 5340 Appliance supports multiple PCIe-based I/O configurations. The following table shows the standard I/O configurations that are available with a 5340 Appliance.
  • Page 26 * The 16Gb Fibre Channel HBA ports in slots 1 and 4 are used to connect the NetBackup 5340 Appliance compute node to the Veritas 5U84 Primary Storage Shelf. † Available with both NetBackup Appliance software release 3.0 or later, and the Flex Appliance software release ††...

  • Page 27: About Fibre Transport Paths For Netbackup Appliances

    Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance About Fibre Transport paths for NetBackup appliances 5340 Appliance rear panel riser assembly locations Figure 1-4 PCIe PCIe PCIe riser assembly 3 riser assembly 2 riser assembly 1 About Fibre Transport paths for NetBackup appliances Table 1-11 shows the backup, restore, and duplication paths for NetBackup Fibre...
  • Page 28 Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance About Fibre Transport paths for NetBackup appliances Appliance Fibre Transport targets (continued) Table 1-11 Function From Restores NetBackup 5020 appliance. NetBackup SAN Client. The 5020 deduplication appliance is the storage host. It sends the restore traffic through the 52xx or 53xx appliance, which is the restore server.
  • Page 29 Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance About Fibre Transport paths for NetBackup appliances Appliance duplication paths between 52xx or 53xx appliances Figure 1-6 52xx or 53xx appliance Fibre Transport storage zone External Fibre Transport traffic tape storage zone Fibre Channel 52xx or 53xx appliance Tape library The following items describe the Fibre Transport path for duplication:...
  • Page 30 Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance About Fibre Transport paths for NetBackup appliances Optimized duplication jobs failover to other FT paths if they exist. If no other FT ■ paths are available, they failover to the Ethernet network. If no FT connection or IP connection exists, optimized duplication jobs fail.
  • Page 31 Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance About Fibre Transport paths for NetBackup appliances About LAN client backup and restore paths Figure 1-8 shows the possible backup and restore paths for a NetBackup client over a LAN. LAN client backup and restore paths Figure 1-8 Ethernet Fibre Transport traffic...

  • Page 32: About The Hba Port Mode Configuration

    Chapter About the HBA port mode configuration This chapter includes the following topics: About FTMS reserved HBA ports and the factory default port mode configuration ■ Supported Fibre Channel port configurations for the NetBackup 5220 and 5230 ■ appliances Supported Fibre Channel port configuration for the NetBackup 5240 appliances ■...
  • Page 33 About the HBA port mode configuration About FTMS reserved HBA ports and the factory default port mode configuration About the target port configuration for SAN client backup and restore On an appliance that supports SAN Client, two FC HBA cards are reserved for FTMS.
  • Page 34 About the HBA port mode configuration About FTMS reserved HBA ports and the factory default port mode configuration 5220 factory default port configuration Table 2-1 SAN Client FTMS Optimized duplication and configuration replication 5220 A Not applicable Not applicable 5220 B Not applicable Slot 3, Port 1 - initiator Slot 3, Port 2 - target...
  • Page 35 About the HBA port mode configuration About FTMS reserved HBA ports and the factory default port mode configuration 5240 factory default port configuration Table 2-3 FTMS Optimized duplication and configuration replication 5240 A Not applicable Not applicable 5240 B Not applicable Slot 6, Port 1 - initiator Slot 6, Port 2 - target 5240 C...
  • Page 36 About the HBA port mode configuration About FTMS reserved HBA ports and the factory default port mode configuration 53xx factory default port configuration (continued) Table 2-4 FTMS Optimized duplication and configuration replication 53xx C Slots 5 and 6, Port 1 - target Not applicable 53xx D Slots 5 and 6, Port 1 - target...

  • Page 37: Supported Fibre Channel Port Configurations For The Netbackup 5220 And 5230 Appliances

    About the HBA port mode configuration Supported Fibre Channel port configurations for the NetBackup 5220 and 5230 appliances Supported Fibre Channel port configurations for the NetBackup 5220 and 5230 appliances Note: Before you start configuring a particular FC feature on the appliance, make sure that it is supported with your appliance HBA configuration.
  • Page 38 Summary of supported NetBackup 5220 and 5230 FC port options Note: Veritas does not support reconfiguring the FC HBA cards in the appliance rear panel. Do not switch cards in different slots or install a used card from another appliance without contacting Veritas Technical Support.
  • Page 39 About the HBA port mode configuration Supported Fibre Channel port configurations for the NetBackup 5220 and 5230 appliances Summary of supported NetBackup 5220 and 5230 FC options Table 2-5 FC HBA slot Supported options and required port configuration Slot 2 (5220 and Port 1 5230) SAN Client - target (5220 only)
  • Page 40 About the HBA port mode configuration Supported Fibre Channel port configurations for the NetBackup 5220 and 5230 appliances Summary of supported NetBackup 5220 and 5230 FC options Table 2-5 (continued) FC HBA slot Supported options and required port configuration Slot 3 (5220 and Port 1 5230) Optimized duplication - initiator or target...
  • Page 41 About the HBA port mode configuration Supported Fibre Channel port configurations for the NetBackup 5220 and 5230 appliances Summary of supported NetBackup 5220 and 5230 FC options Table 2-5 (continued) FC HBA slot Supported options and required port configuration Slot 4 (5220 and Port 1 5230) SAN Client - target (5220 only)
  • Page 42 About the HBA port mode configuration Supported Fibre Channel port configurations for the NetBackup 5220 and 5230 appliances Summary of supported NetBackup 5220 and 5230 FC options Table 2-5 (continued) FC HBA slot Supported options and required port configuration Slots 5 - 6 (5230 Port 1 only) SAN Client - target...

  • Page 43: Supported Fibre Channel Port Configuration For The Netbackup 5240 Appliances

    “NetBackup 5240 Appliance I/O configuration options” on page 20. Note: Veritas does not support reconfiguring the FC HBA cards in the appliance rear panel. Do not switch cards in different slots or install a used card from another appliance without contacting Veritas Technical Support.
  • Page 44 About the HBA port mode configuration Supported Fibre Channel port configuration for the NetBackup 5240 appliances Summary of supported NetBackup 5240 FC options Table 2-6 FC HBA slot Supported options and required port configuration Slot 2 Port 1 Optimized duplication - initiator or target ■...
  • Page 45 About the HBA port mode configuration Supported Fibre Channel port configuration for the NetBackup 5240 appliances Summary of supported NetBackup 5240 FC options (continued) Table 2-6 FC HBA slot Supported options and required port configuration Slot 4 Port 1 Optimized duplication - initiator or target (5230 only) ■...
  • Page 46 About the HBA port mode configuration Supported Fibre Channel port configuration for the NetBackup 5240 appliances Summary of supported NetBackup 5240 FC options (continued) Table 2-6 FC HBA slot Supported options and required port configuration Slot 6 Port 1 SAN Client - target ■...

  • Page 47: Supported Fibre Channel Port Configurations For The Netbackup 53Xx Appliances

    Note: NetBackup 5340 appliance has the same FC HBA configuration and HBA port order as a NetBackup 5330 appliance. Note: Veritas does not support reconfiguring the FC HBA cards in the appliance rear panel. Do not switch cards in different slots or install a used card from another appliance without contacting Veritas Technical Support.
  • Page 48 About the HBA port mode configuration Supported Fibre Channel port configurations for the NetBackup 53xx appliances Supported NetBackup 53xx PCIe card slot configurations and Table 2-7 FC options Card slot and type Supported FC options Slot 1 Reserved exclusively for attachment to external storage (Primary Storage Shelf).
  • Page 49 About the HBA port mode configuration Supported Fibre Channel port configurations for the NetBackup 53xx appliances Supported NetBackup 53xx PCIe card slot configurations and Table 2-7 FC options (continued) Card slot and type Supported FC options Slot 5 Port 1 10Gb NIC or 8Gb FC HBA SAN Client - target ■...
  • Page 50 About the HBA port mode configuration Supported Fibre Channel port configurations for the NetBackup 53xx appliances Supported NetBackup 53xx PCIe card slot configurations and Table 2-7 FC options (continued) Card slot and type Supported FC options Slot 6 Port 1 10Gb NIC or 8Gb FC HBA SAN Client - target ■...

  • Page 51: Zoning The Fc San

    Chapter Zoning the FC SAN This chapter includes the following topics: How to determine appliance HBA WWPNs ■ About zoning the SAN for NetBackup appliances ■ About HBA link status on the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu ■ How to determine appliance HBA WWPNs You must use physical port ID or World Wide Port Name (WWPN) when you specify the HBA ports on NetBackup appliances.
  • Page 52 Table 3-1 Guideline Description One initiator per zone, multiple targets Veritas recommends that you create zones with acceptable. only a single initiator per zone. Multiple targets in a single zone are acceptable, only if all of the targets are similar.
  • Page 53 Zoning the FC SAN About zoning the SAN for NetBackup appliances Best practices for zoning the SAN on NetBackup appliances Table 3-1 (continued) Guideline Description For fault tolerance, spread connectivity To ensure the availability of system connections, across HBA cards and not ports. if you incorporate a multi-path approach to common resources, pair ports on separate cards for like zoning.
  • Page 54 ■ same zone. Some Veritas appliance models include one or more Fibre Channel HBA cards that can be used for Fibre Transport. If your appliance does not include any of these cards, an authorized Veritas representative must install and configure an approved FC HBA card.
  • Page 55 Zoning the FC SAN About zoning the SAN for NetBackup appliances Appliance zones (continued) Table 3-2 Zone Description Fibre Transport A Fibre Transport storage zone carries the Fibre Transport traffic from a storage source to a storage zone storage destination. The source host is an NetBackup 52xx or 53xx appliance.

  • Page 56: About Hba Link Status On The Netbackup Appliance Shell Menu

    Zoning the FC SAN About HBA link status on the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu About HBA link status on the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu The HBA link status on a Fibre Chanel (FC) HBA port shows the current FC link status on the port.
  • Page 57 Zoning the FC SAN About HBA link status on the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu The target port is connected to an FC switch and the negotiation is ongoing. The following list shows the possible link status of a port in the target mode for optimized duplication and Auto Image Replication: Online ■...

  • Page 58: Configuring Fibre Transport On The Appliance

    Chapter Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance This chapter includes the following topics: Settings > Network > Fibre Transport ■ Configuring Fibre Transport media server for SAN Client ■ Configuring Fibre Transport media sever settings ■ About Fibre Transport media server verification ■...

  • Page 59: Settings > Network > Fibre Transport

    If FT is not currently used and you want to use the SAN Client feature, you must first obtain a SAN Client license key. To obtain the appropriate license key, contact Veritas Technical Support. Once you have the license key, you must add it to the master server.
  • Page 60 Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance Settings > Network > Fibre Transport FT option descriptions (continued) Table 4-1 FT option Description Enable Fibre Transport for This option lets you enable Fibre Transport for optimized duplication and Auto Image replication to other NetBackup Replication to other NetBackup appliances that are used as target hosts.

  • Page 61: About The Hba Port Mode Configuration Table

    Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance Settings > Network > Fibre Transport “Supported Fibre Channel port configuration for the NetBackup 5240 appliances” on page 43. About the HBA port mode configuration table The port mode configuration table shows the details of the HBA ports that can be used for Fibre Transport Deduplication.

  • Page 62: Configuring Fibre Transport Media Server For San Client

    Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance Configuring Fibre Transport media server for SAN Client HBA port mode configuration (continued) Table 4-2 Column Name Description Port Mode This column shows the configured port mode of an HBA port. The available options for HBA port mode are the following: Initiator - Standard initiator mode ■...

  • Page 63: Configuring Fibre Transport Media Sever Settings

    Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance Configuring Fibre Transport media sever settings FT media server configuration process Table 4-3 Step Action Description Step 1 Determine whether your appliance Identify your appliance HBA configuration. HBA configuration supports FTMS. “About the NetBackup 5230 rear panel configurations” on page 18.
  • Page 64 Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance Configuring Fibre Transport media sever settings NetBackup 5230 and NetBackup 53xx - FC HBA cards in slots 5 and 6 ■ NetBackup 5240 - FC HBA cards in slots 5 and 6 ■ To configure the SAN Client Fibre Transport option from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Log on to the NetBackup Appliance Web Console.

  • Page 65: About Fibre Transport Media Server Verification

    Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance About Fibre Transport media server verification To configure four ports as target ports, run the following command: ■ Main > Manage > FibreChannel > Configure 4 If you want to disable the SAN Client FTMS feature, run the following command: Main >...

  • Page 66: Guidelines For Changing Netbackup Appliance Ft Target Ports To Receive Data Streams From Multiple San Client Fc Initiator Ports

    Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance Guidelines for changing NetBackup appliance FT target ports to receive data streams from multiple SAN Client FC initiator ports You can also use the command to verify and confirm the status Manage > FC Show of the SAN Client feature.

  • Page 67: Configuring Fibre Transport For Optimized Duplication And Auto Image Replication Over Fc

    Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance Configuring Fibre Transport for optimized duplication and Auto Image Replication over FC Note: A mix of SAN Client job loads where some clients use four or more FT pipes concurrently with several other SAN Clients that only attempt to use a single FT pipe at a time increases the odds that a higher setting may cause FT media –ncp...

  • Page 68: Configuring Fibre Transport To Other Netbackup Appliances

    Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance Configuring Fibre Transport to other NetBackup appliances FT configuration process for optimized duplication and Auto Image Table 4-4 Replication over FC (continued) Step Action Description Step 4 Create FT storage zones. Select HBA ports and learn about zoning best practices. “About zoning the SAN for NetBackup appliances”...
  • Page 69 Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance Configuring Fibre Transport to other NetBackup appliances To enable Fibre Transport to other NetBackup appliances, click to select the Enable Fibre Transport for replication to other NetBackup Appliances. Then, click Save. When the message appears to inform you of the required the appliance version, click OK to continue or click Cancel to exit without making changes.

  • Page 70: About The Fibre Transport Chunk Size

    Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance Configuring Fibre Transport to other NetBackup appliances “Settings > Network > Fibre Transport” on page 59. “Supported Fibre Channel port configurations for the NetBackup 5220 and 5230 appliances” on page 37. “Supported Fibre Channel port configurations for the NetBackup 53xx appliances”...

  • Page 71: Configuring Fibre Transport On A Target Appliance For Optimized Duplication And Replication

    Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance Configuring Fibre Transport on a target appliance for optimized duplication and replication Network latency can be high in the following scenarios, and you can consider using the chunk size to see if anything improves. Data transmitted over a long distance and an IP network that is used for the ■...
  • Page 72 Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance Configuring Fibre Transport on a target appliance for optimized duplication and replication Note: You must restart all the appliances in the FC zone where the physical state of an HBA port is changed. Note: To continue to use Fibre Transport Deduplication after a re-image operation, you must first restore the factory default port configuration or disable the feature.
  • Page 73 Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance Configuring Fibre Transport on a target appliance for optimized duplication and replication To configure the port mode, run the following command: Main > Manage > FibreChannel > Configure Deduplication <Initiator | Target> <HBAportid> is slot number (1-6) and port number (1-2) of the HBA port. HBAportid The format is Slot:Port...

  • Page 74: About Fibre Transport Deduplication Target Mode Port Verification

    Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance About Fibre Transport Deduplication target mode port verification About Fibre Transport Deduplication target mode port verification The Fibre Transport Deduplication feature enables you to use a appliance as a target host for optimized duplication and Auto Image Replication. After you configure a Fibre Channel (FC) HBA card on a target appliance, you can use the Settings command to show the status of the Fibre...
  • Page 75 Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance Configuring direct backups from a NetBackup 52xx or 53xx appliance to a NetBackup 50xx appliance using Fibre Channel Use the following procedure to configure direct backups from a NetBackup 52xx or 53xx appliance to a NetBackup 50xx using Fibre Channel. To configure direct backups from a NetBackup 52xx or 53xx appliance to a NetBackup 50xx appliance using Fibre Channel On the NetBackup 50xx, enable Fibre Channel communication as follows:...

  • Page 76: How To Configure Two Netbackup 52Xx Or 53Xx Appliances In Different Domains For Msdp Replication

    Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance How to configure two NetBackup 52xx or 53xx appliances in different domains for MSDP replication Connect an available target port from any Fibre Channel card on the 50xx, to an available initiator port on any Fibre Channel card on the NetBackup 52xx or 53xx.
  • Page 77 Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance How to configure two NetBackup 52xx or 53xx appliances in different domains for MSDP replication Steps to configure two NetBackup 52xx appliances in different Table 4-5 domains for MSDP replication (continued) Step Task description Add the NetBackup 52xx or 53xx as a replication target by using the root user and the password that you recorded in Step 2.

  • Page 78: About Backup To Tape Support

    Chapter About backup to tape support This chapter includes the following topics: About backup to tape support for NetBackup appliances ■ About backup to tape support for NetBackup appliances NetBackup appliances support backups to tape so that you can connect one or more tape libraries to them with Fibre Channel.
  • Page 79 About backup to tape support About backup to tape support for NetBackup appliances For hardware compatibility list (HCL) for tape drives and tape libraries on the appliance, check the NetBackup hardware compatibility at the following link: NetBackup Appliance Compatibility Notes “Supported Fibre Channel port configurations for the NetBackup 5220 and 5230 appliances”...

  • Page 80: Chapter 6 Vmware Support

    81. For further information, see the latest NetBackup for VMware Administrator’s ■ Guide: http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332 NetBackup appliance as backup host: component overview Figure 6-1 shows, the appliance can operate as the VMware backup host. A separate Windows backup host is not required.

  • Page 81: Notes On Netbackup Appliance As A Vmware Backup Host

    VMware support About appliance dynamic multi-pathing for VMware backups with SAN transport NetBackup for VMware with appliance as backup host Figure 6-1 LAN / WAN Media server storage Appliance as backup NetBackup NetBackup GUI vCenter host uses NetBackup master server workstation server client software to...
  • Page 82 Virtual machines For more information on whether your system supports this function, see the Hardware Compatibility List at the following link: http://www.veritas.com/docs/000019707 “Notes on NetBackup appliance as a VMware backup host” on page 81. See the NetBackup VMware Guide for more information about VMware.

  • Page 83: Index

    Index Symbols dynamic multipathing VMware backups with SAN transport 81 FC HBA configuration about appliance hardware 14 backup to tape support for appliances 78 Fibre Channel Fibre Channel port configuration options 6, 37, port configuration options 6, 37, 43 Fibre Transport appliance Auto Image Replication 11 PCIe card configurations 18...
  • Page 84 Index Link status 56 NetBackup 53xx supported PCIe card and Fibre Channel options 47 NetBackup Appliance Web Console HBA port mode configuration table 61 optimized duplication 11 target 71 option descriptions for Fibre Transport 59 PCIe add-in cards appliance configurations 18 PCIe options 23 PCIe slot configurations 20, 23 PCIe-based slot configurations...

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