03-13-2015 11:07 AM
Gurus,
I am using NDMP accelerator to backup data on Isilon ( NAS) to DataDomain VTL, then need to duplicate the data from VTLto physical library. The Isilon is connected to the physical tape drives. Can I configure the physical storage unit on the Isilon/NDMP host? Or do I need to find another Media server to configure the physical storage unit on that Media server? I would like to use the NDMP direct copy feature. VTL tape is LTO 4, Physical tape is LTO 6. Will it have any problem if they are different? Please let me know how to make it work.
Thanks!
03-13-2015 12:56 PM
03-14-2015 03:11 AM
I would ask EMC about a possible configuration.
Is Netbackup involved in the Isilon to Data Domain VTL backup today ?
I am not sure connecting the physical tape drives to the Ision will work (but I may be wrong), I wold instead connect the tape drives to a physical media server. The media server of cause need access to both the Data Domain VTL and physical tape drives. I would SLP to do the duplicate to tape.
04-02-2015 05:31 AM
NBU supports Direct Attached tape drives on Isilon.
See latest HCL: http://www.symantec.com/business/support/library/BUSINESS/xCL/TECH76495/nbu_76_hcl.pdf