12-11-2009 01:47 PM
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12-14-2009 02:25 AM
1. Rakesh - V-series in NetApp does not mean VTL device. V-series means storage virtualization HW which aggregates all third party storage devices.
2. Matt - Below mentioned are the explainations for the questions asked.
-Does the NetApp filer need to have the media changer (robot) added?
This is always preferred, but not mandatory. If you add the drive and robot to NetApp then that will be Local NDMP backup and will be the fastest. and in case if you choose to add the drive and robot to media server then that will be remote NDMP (LAN based) and will be slower than local-NDMP.
-If so do i need to make changes to the existing robot in NetBackup?
option 1 - if you add the drive and robot to NetApp then you will need to create new storage unit and will need to assign all NDMP backup to that storage unit.
option 2- if you ass the drive and robot to media server then you will need to create the storage unit and will need to assign all NDMP backup to that storage unit.
-When i add a new robot in NetBackup which device host do i choose? The media server that has control of the robot or the one that I want to "control" the NDMP backups?
you wil need to assign the robot control to the host which will control NDMP backups. NetApp filer in option 1 and media server in option 2
-To go along with the questions above: Do i leave the robot number the same?
this does not matter as long as you do not have too many robots to get confused.
-Do i need to install the NDMP client on the media server that controls tld0, due to it being Solaris?
irrespective of being solaris or windows you will need NDMP license to enable your NBU taking NDMP backups. NDMP is tier based license.
Hope this clarifies yoru queries.
12-11-2009 02:56 PM
-Does the NetApp filer need to have the media changer (robot) added?
NO, unless you are creating a new virtual library in your VTL for NDMP backups but even in that case you can choose one of your media servers or master server to control this changer.
-If so do i need to make changes to the existing robot in NetBackup?
-When i add a new robot in NetBackup which device host do i choose? The media server that has control of the robot or the one that I want to "control" the NDMP backups?
You can make any media server or master server as device host for robot.
-To go along with the questions above: Do i leave the robot number the same?
If you are adding new robot then you need to give it a number which is not in use.
-Do i need to install the NDMP client on the media server that controls tld0, due to it being Solaris?
Yes, you need to install NDMP agent and need to have NDMP license.
12-14-2009 02:25 AM
1. Rakesh - V-series in NetApp does not mean VTL device. V-series means storage virtualization HW which aggregates all third party storage devices.
2. Matt - Below mentioned are the explainations for the questions asked.
-Does the NetApp filer need to have the media changer (robot) added?
This is always preferred, but not mandatory. If you add the drive and robot to NetApp then that will be Local NDMP backup and will be the fastest. and in case if you choose to add the drive and robot to media server then that will be remote NDMP (LAN based) and will be slower than local-NDMP.
-If so do i need to make changes to the existing robot in NetBackup?
option 1 - if you add the drive and robot to NetApp then you will need to create new storage unit and will need to assign all NDMP backup to that storage unit.
option 2- if you ass the drive and robot to media server then you will need to create the storage unit and will need to assign all NDMP backup to that storage unit.
-When i add a new robot in NetBackup which device host do i choose? The media server that has control of the robot or the one that I want to "control" the NDMP backups?
you wil need to assign the robot control to the host which will control NDMP backups. NetApp filer in option 1 and media server in option 2
-To go along with the questions above: Do i leave the robot number the same?
this does not matter as long as you do not have too many robots to get confused.
-Do i need to install the NDMP client on the media server that controls tld0, due to it being Solaris?
irrespective of being solaris or windows you will need NDMP license to enable your NBU taking NDMP backups. NDMP is tier based license.
Hope this clarifies yoru queries.
12-14-2009 12:53 PM