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TGillispie
Level 4
8 years ago

How does an OST vendor plugin allow creation of new storage server?

I’ve got a certified ExaGrid OST plugin installed and functioning on a 7.7.3 server, but when I go to create a new storage server (under the Credentials nav tree item), ExaGrid is not listed as a ven...
7.7
Windows Server (2003
TGillispie's avatar
TGillispie
Level 4

Brilliant!  I was indeed able to type the vendor type - ExaGrid - into the field and it went onto the next steps.

Thanks.  I may have follow-up questions as I work through this "create a storage server via NBU" flow.  The ExaGrid OST plugin has been doing the storage server creation via the nbdevconfig command line - I'm working to see if the storage server can be created via the (newer) NBU capability.

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Genericus
Moderator
8 years ago

Glad I could help - I have been banging my head against the wall as well, trying to get BOOST enabled on my data domains.

There are tons of stuff that are clearly NOT documented, and assumed.

Found out when I name my clients ( media servers ) to give access to the storage, it is imperative that fully qualified names are used, I get permission denied when trying to connect otherwise.

Mark my other post as a solution so others can find it, if you don't mind!

 

  • mnolan's avatar
    mnolan
    Level 6
    8 years ago

    However I believe this information is in our OST guide, but is a 1-liner and can be misinterpreted.

    https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.DOC8574

    Page 36

    Enter the storage server type. For disk appliance storage
    for backups, your storage vendor provides the string
    that identifies the storage type.
    The Storage server type is case-sensitive