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NDMP tape drove config

BVshet
Level 5

Hi Team,

I am planning to configure NDMP backups in my backup infra.

I am using direct attached NDMP approach for my backups, was wondering is there any command specifically to configure tape drives to NDMP hosts.

Please advice.

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Marianne
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No idea why you would want to add drives from cmd....

Extract from Commands manual:

UNIX systems: tpconfig -add -drive -type drvtype -path drivepath [-nh
ndmp_hostname] [-asciiname asciidrivename] [-index drvindex]] [-shared
[yes|no]] [-cleanfreq hours] [-comment comment] [-drstatus UP | DOWN
| DISABLED] [-scsi_protection [SPR | SR | NONE] [-robot robnum
-robtype robtype] [-noverify] [-robdrnum robdrvnum | -VendorDrvName
venddrvname | -ACS acsnum -LSM lsmnum -PANEL panelnum -DRIVE drivenum]
[000-preview]
Windows systems: tpconfig -add -drive -type drvtype -port port -bus
bus -target target -lun lun [-asciiname asciidrivename] [-index
drvindex]] [-shared [yes|no]] [-cleanfreq hours] [-comment comment]
[-drstatus [UP | DOWN | DISABLED]] [-scsi_protection [SPR | SR |
NONE]] [-robot robnum -robtype robtype] [-noverify] [-robdrnum
robdrvnum | -VendorDrvName vendor_drive_name] [-ACS acsnum -LSM lsmnum
-PANEL panelnum -DRIVE drivenum] [preview]

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Marianne
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Find the section for your NDMP appliance in this doc for tape config verification and how to add credentials: 
http://www.veritas.com/docs/000027113  
(Use Download attachment link)

Use this manual to configure devices and policies: 
NetBackup for NDMP Administrator's Guide 

*** EDIT ***

Almost forgot...
Check HCL for NDMP compatibility: http://www.veritas.com/docs/000040791
 

BVshet
Level 5

Hi Marianne,

Thanks for that.

Still wondering about the command to configure tape  drives for NDMP, I am just trying to find a wway other than GUI to configure this.

 

Reagrds,

Marianne
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No idea why you would want to add drives from cmd....

Extract from Commands manual:

UNIX systems: tpconfig -add -drive -type drvtype -path drivepath [-nh
ndmp_hostname] [-asciiname asciidrivename] [-index drvindex]] [-shared
[yes|no]] [-cleanfreq hours] [-comment comment] [-drstatus UP | DOWN
| DISABLED] [-scsi_protection [SPR | SR | NONE] [-robot robnum
-robtype robtype] [-noverify] [-robdrnum robdrvnum | -VendorDrvName
venddrvname | -ACS acsnum -LSM lsmnum -PANEL panelnum -DRIVE drivenum]
[000-preview]
Windows systems: tpconfig -add -drive -type drvtype -port port -bus
bus -target target -lun lun [-asciiname asciidrivename] [-index
drvindex]] [-shared [yes|no]] [-cleanfreq hours] [-comment comment]
[-drstatus [UP | DOWN | DISABLED]] [-scsi_protection [SPR | SR |
NONE]] [-robot robnum -robtype robtype] [-noverify] [-robdrnum
robdrvnum | -VendorDrvName vendor_drive_name] [-ACS acsnum -LSM lsmnum
-PANEL panelnum -DRIVE drivenum] [preview]

Michael_G_Ander
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@BVshet, if you mean configure the drives on the filer, you will have to look in the filers documentation.

Be aware of the SCSI reservation might need to be configured too, especially if you are using SSO.

Also some filers move the order of the tape device files around at rescan, so make sure you have the filers equivalent of persistent binding in place.

The standard questions: Have you checked: 1) What has changed. 2) The manual 3) If there are any tech notes or VOX posts regarding the issue

nbutech
Level 6
Accredited Certified

Here you go ...

This document details how to setup NDMP credentials via command line.

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000009981

 

How to configure robots for NDMP devices using the Master Server's command prompt.

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.TECH9191