Veritas NetBackup™ Appliance Fibre Channel Guide
- About NetBackup Fibre Transport and SAN Client
- About optimized duplication and Auto Image Replication over FC
- About backup to tape support
- VMware support
- Supported Fibre Channel features on NetBackup appliances
- NetBackup Appliance rear panel configurations
- About the HBA port mode configuration
- Zoning the FC SAN
- About the Fibre Transport page on the NetBackup Appliance Web Console
- Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance
- How to configure Fibre Transport media server for SAN Client
- How to configure Fibre Transport for optimized duplication and Auto Image Replication over FC
- Configuring Fibre Transport to other NetBackup appliances
About the NetBackup 5230 rear panel configurations
The NetBackup 5230 appliance ships in the following configurations. The external storage shelves can be ordered as separate devices.
Table: NetBackup 5230 rear panel configurations
Configuration | Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3 | Slot 4 | Slot 5 | Slot 6 |
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A | Not populated | Not populated | Not populated | Not populated | Not populated | Not populated |
B | Not populated | Not populated | Not populated | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Not populated | Not populated |
C | Not populated | Not populated | Dual 10 GbE Ethernet | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Not populated | Not populated |
D | Not populated | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 10 GbE Ethernet | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel |
E | Not populated | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel |
A (with an external storage shelf) | SAS RAID controller | Not populated | Not populated | Not populated | Not populated | Not populated |
B (with an external storage shelf) | SAS RAID controller | Not populated | Not populated | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Not populated | Not populated |
C (with an external storage shelf) | SAS RAID controller | Not populated | Dual 10 GbE Ethernet | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Not populated | Not populated |
D (with an external storage shelf) | SAS RAID controller | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 10 GbE Ethernet | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel |
E (with an external storage shelf) | SAS RAID controller | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel |
Configuration D notes:
You can use the FC ports in slots 2 and 4 for VMware, Optimized Deduplication over FC, or tape library connectivity. Both ports on each card are configured in Initiator mode.
You can use the FC ports in slots 5 and 6 for Fibre Transport media server (FTMS) support.
Understand that port 1 on the FC HBA cards in slots 5 and 6 is configured in Target mode. The other port on these cards is configured in Initiator mode.
Configuration E notes:
You can use the FC ports in slots 2, 3, and 4 for VMware, Optimized Deduplication over FC, or tape library connectivity. Both ports on each card are configured in Initiator mode.
You can use the FC ports in slots 5 and 6 for Fibre Transport media server (FTMS) support.
Understand that port 1 on the FC HBA cards in slots 5 and 6 is configured in Target mode. The other port on these cards is configured in Initiator mode.
For complete information about FC HBA card usage, see the NetBackup Appliance Fibre Channel Guide.