SAN backup for Oracle on Solaris client
Hello,
We have a windows NetBackup master/media server (physical) running NBU 8.2. We have a solaris client (also physical) running Oracle. We want to configure SAN backup for Oracle on this client.
My approach would be:
1- Enable SAN client on the Solaris server (NBU agent already installed).
2- Perform zoning between the Solaris server - Master/Media server - MSDP backup storage.
3- Configure SAN backups in Admin Console.
My questions are:
1- Is the windows Master/Media server supported with the Solaris SAN client? Or do we need a Solaris Media server?
2- Will we need dedicated HBAs on the client as well as the media server?
3- Am I missing anything in the above approach?
I tried looking in the NBU SAN guide but could not find anything. Appreciate your help.
Thanking you in advance :D
Hello,
- it does not need to be Solaris Media Server, it can be for example, Linux OS
- dedicated HBA: on client side No, on Media Server side Yes (you will have to configure Media Server ports in target mode, so you wont probably use them for other purposes anyway). Remember that also certain HBA vendors/models are supported on Media Server side
Regards
Michal
No. Master server role dosen't matter but FT/SAN Media server support is strictly per the HCL under "Fibre Transport Media Server HBAs" - basically Linux only. Also as stated earlier, only a limited set of HBAs are supported (and must be dedicated to Fibre Transport).
Andrew
