Veritas NetBackup™ AdvancedDisk Storage Solutions Guide

To configure an AdvancedDisk disk pool by using the nbdevconfig command

1. On the host that has a file system mount on the storage, discover the volumes that are available and write them to a text file. If you intend to use multiple hosts to read to and write from the storage, use any of the hosts. The following is the NetBackup command to use, depending on your operating system:

   UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbdevconfig -previewdv -storage_server hostname -stype server_type > filename

   Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\nbdevconfig -previewdv -storage_server hostname -stype server_type > filename

   The following describe the options:

   -storage_server hostname	The name of the NetBackup media server that has a file system mount on the storage.
   -stype server_type	For AdvancedDisk with encryption, use AdvancedDisk_crypt, otherwise use AdvancedDisk.
   > filename	The name of the file into which to write the volume information. Veritas recommends that you use a name that describes its purpose.

2. Copy the file that you created in step 1 to the master server.
3. In a text editor, delete the line for each volume that you do not want to be in the disk pool. Do not delete the blank line at the end of the file.

   Each volume that is listed in the file must be exposed to each AdvancedDisk storage server on the same mount point.

4. Configure the disk pool by using the following command, depending on your operating system:

   UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbdevconfig -createdp -dp disk_pool_name -stype server_type -storage_servers hostname... -dvlist filename [-reason "string"] [-lwm low_watermark_percent] [-max_io_streams n] [-comment comment] [-M master_server] [-reason "string"]

   Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\nbdevconfig -createdp -dp disk_pool_name -stype server_type -storage_servers hostname... -dvlist filename [-reason "string"] [-lwm low_watermark_percent] [-max_io_streams n] [-comment comment] [-M master_server] [-reason "string"]

   The nbdevconfig command options are described in a different topic.

   See NetBackup nbdevconfig command options for AdvancedDisk disk pools.

To configure an AdvancedDisk disk pool by using the wizard

1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, select either NetBackup Management or Media and Device Management.
2. From the list of wizards in the right pane, click Configure Disk Pool.
3. On the Welcome panel, the types of disk pools that you can configure depend on the options for which you are licensed.

   The following is an example of the wizard panel:

   

   Select AdvancedDisk and then click Next. The Storage Server Selection wizard panel appears.

4. On the Storage Server Selection panel, all NetBackup media servers that you configured as AdvancedDisk storage servers appear.

   The following is an example of the wizard panel:

   

   Select the NetBackup media servers that you want to function as storage servers for this disk pool and then click Next. The Volume Selection wizard panel appears.

5. The Volume Selection panel displays the volumes available on the storage server. If you selected more than one storage server, volumes that are common to all of them appear.

   The following is an example of the wizard panel:

   

   To specify a Common Internet File System (CIFS) disk volume, click Add New Volume. In the Add New Volume dialog box, enter the Windows Universal Naming Convention (UNC) pathname of the CIFS volume and then click Validate and Add.

   Select the volumes to use for the disk pool. NetBackup does not filter out common file system mount points, such as / and /usr. Therefore, carefully choose the volumes to include in a disk pool.

   See About AdvancedDisk file system requirements.

   Click Next. The Additional Disk Pool Information wizard panel appears.

6. On the Additional Disk Pool Information panel, enter the values for the disk pool and then click Next.

   See AdvancedDisk disk pool properties.

   The following is an example of the wizard panel:

   

   The Summary wizard panel appears after you click Next.

7. On the Summary panel, verify the selections. If OK, click Next.

   The following is an example of the wizard panel:

   
8. After NetBackup creates the disk pool, a wizard panel describes the successful action.

   The following is an example of the wizard panel: