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CadenL's avatar
CadenL
Level 6
6 years ago

Re-provision an Appliance 5230 storage shelf

Hi I'm planning on removing a storage shelf from an old NetBackup 5230 appliance we have and to add it to another 5230 appliance we have to expand the MSDP on the second appliance. Veritas have c...
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  • RiaanBadenhorst's avatar
    RiaanBadenhorst
    6 years ago

    Hi,

    All you need to do is two ways

    1. Expire enough images so that you can reduce the MSDP to a size that would allow you to remove the shelve and keep only the head.
      1. reduce the msdp size with manage > storage > resize
      2. remove the disk manage > remove diskid
    2. Alternatively you can decommission the media server completely and then reset the storage on the appliance (support>reset storage)

    Make sure to remove the disk in both case so its not listed as avialable or part of the current appliance storage. If you don't do this you'll find that the disk comes up as foreign in the new system. If that happens you'll need to elevate and wack it using some vxvm commands.

  • ElGringo's avatar
    ElGringo
    6 years ago
    Hi,

    Sure you can’t go with 2 ( since your nbapp will be unpromoted as master)
    The method 1 is safe since netbackup catalog is located on the base unit (disk presented by the head unit). You can check the catalog location with clish (manage > storage > show all). If (this is unexpected ...) catalog partition is not located on the base unit you just need to move it there.

    Hope this help

RiaanBadenhorst's avatar
RiaanBadenhorst
Level 6

Hi,

All you need to do is two ways

  1. Expire enough images so that you can reduce the MSDP to a size that would allow you to remove the shelve and keep only the head.
    1. reduce the msdp size with manage > storage > resize
    2. remove the disk manage > remove diskid
  2. Alternatively you can decommission the media server completely and then reset the storage on the appliance (support>reset storage)

Make sure to remove the disk in both case so its not listed as avialable or part of the current appliance storage. If you don't do this you'll find that the disk comes up as foreign in the new system. If that happens you'll need to elevate and wack it using some vxvm commands.

CadenL's avatar
CadenL
Level 6
6 years ago

Thanks for the reply Riaan

Sorry - one really important bit of information that I neglected from the intial post - this is a single Appliance environment that runs both Master\Media roles - hence my concerns on the catalog location and space.

Does that negate option 1 from your suggestions?

I assume it definitely means I can't go for option 2. I still need the appliance to act as a media server for the HPE StoreOnce Appliance

thanks

  • ElGringo's avatar
    ElGringo
    Level 6
    6 years ago
    Hi,

    Sure you can’t go with 2 ( since your nbapp will be unpromoted as master)
    The method 1 is safe since netbackup catalog is located on the base unit (disk presented by the head unit). You can check the catalog location with clish (manage > storage > show all). If (this is unexpected ...) catalog partition is not located on the base unit you just need to move it there.

    Hope this help

    • CadenL's avatar
      CadenL
      Level 6
      6 years ago

      Perfect - many thanks again