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
Configuring Fibre Transport media server settings
The following describes the FC HBA cards that are affected for each appliance model:
Note:
The information in this topic pertains only to NetBackup 5240, 5250, 5330, and 5340 appliances with software versions 4.0 or earlier. To configure Fibre Transport for a 5350 appliance, refer to the following topic: See Configuring Fibre Transport settings.
NetBackup 5240, 5250, 5330, 5340 - FC HBA cards in slots 5 and 6
Note:
After the FTMS configuration is completed, the client OS may not be able to recognize the tape devices exported by the FTMS. It is recommended to reload the NetBackup client side HBA driver for the ports used for NetBackup SAN client backup and restore. Alternatively, restart the client machines to reload the driver and refresh the device tree.
To configure the SAN Client Fibre Transport option from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console
- Log on to the NetBackup Appliance Web Console.
- Click Settings > Network, then select Fibre Transport.
- To change the target port option for SAN Client FTMS, do one of the following:
Select 2 target port Fibre Channel connection. Then, click Save.
Select 4 target port Fibre Channel connection. Then, click Save.
- If you wan to disable the SAN Client Fibre Transport option, deselect the option to clear the check mark. Then, click Save.
- Verify the SAN Client FTMS settings as follows:
Log on to the NetBackup Appliance Web Console.
Click Settings > Network, then select Fibre Transport.
Verify that the settings are correct.
To configure the SAN Client Fibre Transport option from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu
- Log on to the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu.
- To enable the SAN Client FTMS feature, run the following command:
Main > Settings > FibreTransport SANClient Enable
- To change the SAN Client FTMS settings, do one of the following:
To configure two ports as target ports, run the following command:
Main > Manage > FibreChannel > Configure 2
To configure four ports as target ports, run the following command:
Main > Manage > FibreChannel > Configure 4
- If you want to disable the SAN Client FTMS feature, run the following command:
Main > Settings > FibreTransport SANClient Disable
- Verify the SAN Client FTMS settings as follows:
Log on to NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu
Run the following two commands:
Main > Settings > FibreTransport SANClient Show
Verify that the settings are correct.
The following is the output when the feature is enabled:
- [Info] Fibre Transport Server enabled.
The following is the ouput when the feature is disabled:
- [Info] Fibre Transport Server disabled.