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how to configure the Sl_500 scsi tape library

solarisadmin
Level 2

Can please anybody provide me the steps to configure the SL_500 scsi tape library in solaris 10 sparc machine.

i have already intalled the netbackup 7.5 in the server.

Here both netbackup master and media server are same.

 

Thank you in advance,

mallik.

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Marianne
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Can we assume that you are fine with physical connectivity?
That you know that the robot can be daisy-chained to one of the drives and that each drive should ideally be connected to dedicated scsi hba on the server? That if devices are HVD you need to ensure that you have HVD hba's in the server and not plug into the onboard SE/LVD cards?
That you understand that you will need a seriously powerful machine to stream multiple tape drives simultaneously and that the speed at which data is received from client should match the speed at which tape drives can write?

If drives and robot are physically connected, you need to ensure that the OS sees the devices.
Run devfsadm -C -c tape.
This should populate /dev/rmt device tree.

Once this is fine, run /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/sgscan
If robot and tape drives are visible, you are ready to add to NBU. If not. rebuild the sg driver as follows:

 

# cd /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver
# /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/sg.build all -mt <15> -ml <1>

Install the new sg driver configuration:

# /usr/bin/rm -f /kernel/drv/sg.conf
# /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver/sg.install

Check/verify config:

# /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/sgscan

Once sgscan sees the robot and tape drives, run Device Config wizard in NBU.

 

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Marianne
Level 6
Partner    VIP    Accredited Certified

Can we assume that you are fine with physical connectivity?
That you know that the robot can be daisy-chained to one of the drives and that each drive should ideally be connected to dedicated scsi hba on the server? That if devices are HVD you need to ensure that you have HVD hba's in the server and not plug into the onboard SE/LVD cards?
That you understand that you will need a seriously powerful machine to stream multiple tape drives simultaneously and that the speed at which data is received from client should match the speed at which tape drives can write?

If drives and robot are physically connected, you need to ensure that the OS sees the devices.
Run devfsadm -C -c tape.
This should populate /dev/rmt device tree.

Once this is fine, run /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/sgscan
If robot and tape drives are visible, you are ready to add to NBU. If not. rebuild the sg driver as follows:

 

# cd /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver
# /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/sg.build all -mt <15> -ml <1>

Install the new sg driver configuration:

# /usr/bin/rm -f /kernel/drv/sg.conf
# /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver/sg.install

Check/verify config:

# /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/sgscan

Once sgscan sees the robot and tape drives, run Device Config wizard in NBU.