Hi I prepared VMware virtual machine (Workstation 7) with Ubuntu 10.04 x64 Server, MHVTL, SCST, iScsi-scst. I used scripts, configuration and guides from MHVTL forum. MHVTL is open source VTL for linux systems which emulates robots and drives (with compression). It is a very nice feature for testing purposes when physical library is not available. website: http://sites.google.com/site/linuxvtl2/ Some details about my VM: Kernel: 2.6.32.11+drm33 updated with scst patches VLT: Version - 0.18-7, Robot - QUANTUM PX720, Drives - 4x SDLT600 - Configured as a ISCSI targets Storage:100GB ext4 LVM, thin provisioned disk Testing env.- NetBackup 7.0.1RC1 installed on Windows 2008 x64 R2. Backup and restore works fine )) I will upload it somewhere and update this post with more info. marekk

~385.MB RAR, password: mhvtl_mk http://hotfile.com/dl/46521629/37adb94/mhvtl.rar.html Details about operating system: IP: 10.201.0.106 (you should to change it in /etc/network/interfaces) user: user1, password: user1 After reconfiguration open iScsi Initiator and add IP address of VM to configuration, it automaticly detects 5 targets (1 robot and 4 drives) marekk

Marek, I just wanted to say thanks for putting this out to the public. Testing is really important to learning the product. As a side comment to everyone who uses this the creator (Mark) of the VTL works for Symantec and created this project on his own time (he codes it on his train ride to work). If you decide to use this please send a big thanks his way. -Steve

Thank you Marek, Very appreciated. I am planning to write netbackup 6.x exam. I found your appliance very useful, although I have not started working with it yet. Still some configration to do. If some one needs to run the VM in ESX , you have to import the machine by using Vmware Converter. A direct usage has resulted in power on failure. The disk format was not ok with ESX. Toufik

hi marek, can you please upload that file once again , thanks

http://www.multiupload.com/C1MR1JQ4PD

Virtual Machine with MHVTL and ISCSI targets for testing purposes

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marekkedzierski
Level 6
15 years ago

~385.MB RAR, password: mhvtl_mk
http://hotfile.com/dl/46521629/37adb94/mhvtl.rar.html

Details about operating system:
IP: 10.201.0.106 (you should to change it in /etc/network/interfaces)
user: user1, password: user1

After reconfiguration open iScsi Initiator and add IP address of VM to configuration, it automaticly detects 5 targets (1 robot and 4 drives)

marekk
SteveYu
Level 4
15 years ago
Marek,

I just wanted to say thanks for putting this out to the public. Testing is really important to learning the product.

As a side comment to everyone who uses this the creator (Mark) of the VTL works for Symantec and created this project on his own time (he codes it on his train ride to work). If you decide to use this please send a big thanks his way.

-Steve
Toufik_Boukhnif
15 years ago
Thank you Marek,

Very appreciated. I am planning to write netbackup 6.x exam. I found your appliance very useful, although I have not started working with it yet. Still some configration to do.

If some one needs to run the VM in ESX , you have to import the machine by using Vmware Converter. A direct usage has resulted in power on failure. The disk format was not ok with ESX.

Toufik
Veerendra
Level 3
14 years ago
hi marek,

can you please upload that file once again ,

thanks
marekkedzierski
Level 6
14 years ago

http://www.multiupload.com/C1MR1JQ4PD
Veerendra
Level 3
14 years ago
Thanks a lot.. for uploading ...
Veerendra
Level 3
14 years ago
hi marek,

i am very thankfull to you if you tell root password for that vmare image file.

thanks
Veerendra Patil
marekkedzierski
Level 6
14 years ago

Hi.. On Ubuntu there is no root account activated for default.

If you want to be root open apps with sudo or switch to root by "sudo su -" and enter password for user1.

marekk
Veerendra
Level 3
14 years ago
Hi Marek,

Thanks for your reply...

Veerendra Patil
ArthurPLG
14 years ago
Hi Guys,

Any one had successfully configured mhvtl with NBU7 running on Solaris 10 via iSCSI ?

Thanks.