07-07-2013 03:31 PM
1. Here is what I am thinking the way it is: to prevision a big lun in SAN storage, ex, 20TB on NetApp filer to the media server, then Dedup Disk Pool could be created on this lun. am I right?
2. I read a doc, and it says that I can use for instance 4 media servers, and they all share the same disk pool. If my assumption as above is correct, how could I present the same LUN to these 4 different media server?
3. Does anybody have "step-by-step screenshots" to configure storage server, dedup disk pool and storage unit?
If I can get idea on these questoins, it'd be very helpful for me to understand Dedup configurations. Thank you in advance!
07-07-2013 08:59 PM
1. Correct.
2. Really? I guess it is not a Symantec doc? Because Symantec docs say that storage must be dedicated to media server.
3. We have the NBU manuals with step-by-step instructions:
NetBackup Deduplication Guide http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5187
NBU Deduplication: Additional Info http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH77575
Take your time and read through these manuals.
The key to successful dedupe config is planning....
PS:
Please check Deduplication Supported Operating Systems section of OS compatibility guide that your HP-UX server is supported.
07-08-2013 03:54 AM
Thank you for your message. 2 follow-up's and a new question:
1. Should this lun be a raw device, or a file system, when I attach it to a disk pool? In terms of using the lun, is this the same to attach it to either Media Server Dedup Pool, or PureDisk Dedup Pool?
2. What I am referring to is the same doc you post as following. In page 86-87, it seems to me that STU-GOLD and STU-SILVER use 4 diff media servers, and the same disk pool. Please correct me.
http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5187
A new question, what are differences between PureDisk Dedup pool and MSDP? in terms of using them and configuring them?
07-08-2013 04:32 AM
1. No.
It must be mounted locally as a filesystem. (Have you gone though the documentation as suggested?)
2. Scroll up to p. 85:
The following are the configuration options for a PureDisk disk pool storage unit.
New question: See http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5187 p. 60 & 61.
and http://eval.symantec.com/mktginfo/enterprise/other_resources/b-netbackup_7_faq.pdf