Backing Up Data on DataCore SanMelody

[HolgerMu]

Hey Folks,

I am faced with the challenge to do a LAN Free Backup with a DataCore SAN.

Anyone has any suggestions on how to do that. Cabling - Zoning on the Switches and so on.

The problem is that I found no Information in the Backup Exec Hardware Compatibility List regarding Off Host Backups on DataCore.

System is a Windows Server 2008 R2 64Bit, BUExec 2010 R2, Connected to the Fabric over 2 HBAs

Thanks for any Ideas

Holger

[sksujeet]

You have to go for SAN SSO option. Please read the admin guide or the documents on our KB. There are lot of articles which explainst how it works.

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=answers&startover=y&question_box=san+sso&product...

[Colin_Weaver · Accepted solution]

Off host backup is part of the ADBO Option and it is only supported  by certain hardware vendors (and a couple of software solutions i.e. Symantec Storage Foundation for Windows)

If you are not using equipment from a supported vendor then you will have to consider SSO

With SSO you would make servers that own the data into media servers a (instead of remote agent servers) and then share the library between all the media servers.

[HolgerMu]

I see, if I want to install BackupExec on all Servers that Use the SAN i would have to buy the SSO for the "actual BackupExecServer" and for each Server an SSO and a Media Server Pack (Base Installation).

I have had many issues with SSO, so I think I will not go with the SSO and do a LAN-Based Backup instead.

Because right now I am again dealing with another customer who uses the SSO and he had a lot of calls with Symantec Support and it is still not working.

Thanks anyway guys.