Persistent naming with IBM Tape driver
NetBackup V 6 MP5
Windows 2003 server
I intend to use the IBM Tape driver 6217 non exclusive mode for IBM LTO3 and LTO4 devices. I am also intending setting the registry entry to enable persistent naming so that the devices are named as \\.\Tape4801101 etc.. instead of \\.\Tape0
Has anyone configured netbackup V6 with the ibm tape driver using the persistent naming? I'm wondering if netbackup will recognise the new tape symbolic names and configure them correctly when i run the device wizard. Will the drive index show as 4801101 and so forth?
Which ever naming convention you decide on you will run in to problems with NetBackup V6 MP5 and support will not help you. Please upgrade your environment to a more recent version of Netbackup. There are many known issues with the version you are running. The only fix is upgrading.