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AusSupport
Level 2
9 years ago

HP MSL2024 robotic library with 2 drives

Hi,

Just purchased the  HP MSL2024 robotic library with 2 drives.  So where can i find the best practice guide to setup ?

I have one SAS Cable with daissy chain one end . Server is  Windows 2008 R2. BackupExec 12.1.

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  • CraigV's avatar
    CraigV
    9 years ago

    I trust you have a Library Expansion Option license for the 2nd drive, otherwise Backup Exec won't use it. The media server license contains a license for the first drive in an autoloader/library, but then every drive after that needs that LEO license.

    make sure you haven't connected it to a RAID controller, and that the SAS card supports tape automation. The rest is easy. Plug into the SAS controller on the server, start up the library and scan for hardware changes.

    Once done, run tapeinst.exe to install the Symantec drivers; load the LEO license in Backup Exec; and then make sure the robotics show up as Unknown Medium Changer within Windows Device Manager.

    Point your jobs to the library and let BE do the rest.

    And I assume you mean BE 2012, not 12.1?

    Thanks!

  • Larry_Fine's avatar
    Larry_Fine
    9 years ago

    I have one SAS Cable with daissy chain one end .

    I don't recall ever seeing a SAS cable that daisy chained, so that might need investigation.  There are SAS fan out cables, such as http://www.pc-pitstop.com/sas_cables_adapters/F8888X4-1M.asp

    Since you have two tape drives, you need to make two connections between them and the BE server. 

    So you need either:

    2 SAS ports on the server with 2 simple cables

    OR

    1 SAS port on the server with a fan out cable.

    The fan out cables typically have 4 ends.  Just ignore (for future use) the two ends that you don't need now.

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  • AmolB's avatar
    AmolB
    Moderator
    9 years ago

    Refer to the below links...

    https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.TECH42823

    https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.TECH24414

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/how-configure-tape-storage-symantec-backup-exec-2014

  • CraigV's avatar
    CraigV
    Moderator
    9 years ago

    I trust you have a Library Expansion Option license for the 2nd drive, otherwise Backup Exec won't use it. The media server license contains a license for the first drive in an autoloader/library, but then every drive after that needs that LEO license.

    make sure you haven't connected it to a RAID controller, and that the SAS card supports tape automation. The rest is easy. Plug into the SAS controller on the server, start up the library and scan for hardware changes.

    Once done, run tapeinst.exe to install the Symantec drivers; load the LEO license in Backup Exec; and then make sure the robotics show up as Unknown Medium Changer within Windows Device Manager.

    Point your jobs to the library and let BE do the rest.

    And I assume you mean BE 2012, not 12.1?

    Thanks!

  • Larry_Fine's avatar
    Larry_Fine
    Level 6
    9 years ago

    I have one SAS Cable with daissy chain one end .

    I don't recall ever seeing a SAS cable that daisy chained, so that might need investigation.  There are SAS fan out cables, such as http://www.pc-pitstop.com/sas_cables_adapters/F8888X4-1M.asp

    Since you have two tape drives, you need to make two connections between them and the BE server. 

    So you need either:

    2 SAS ports on the server with 2 simple cables

    OR

    1 SAS port on the server with a fan out cable.

    The fan out cables typically have 4 ends.  Just ignore (for future use) the two ends that you don't need now.

  • AusSupport's avatar
    AusSupport
    Level 2
    9 years ago

    HI,

     Thank you so much and i want know how these two drives work when i configure the job for backup ? 

     One job writes to both Tape drives? 

     I haven't got the  LEO license in Backup Exec 12.0  yet So can i test the functionality ?

    As

  • Larry_Fine's avatar
    Larry_Fine
    Level 6
    9 years ago

    No, in Backup Exec a job will only stream to one device/tape drive.

    Without the LEO license, you can probably test your setup, but it isn't proper for use.

    Backup Exec 12 is pretty old, so make sure your hardware is supported before spending too much time on it.  check your hardware at www.backupexec.com/compatibility

  • pkh's avatar
    pkh
    Moderator
    9 years ago

    If you are running BE 12 and not BE 2012, then you cannot load it on Server 2008 R2.  This is not supported.

    Even if you are running BE 2012, I understand that you can only downgrade any new licence purchases one version down from the current version which is BE 15.  This means that you can only downgrade any new LEO licence to BE 2014.  You can confirm this with the Veritas Licencing department.