Best Practices: NetBackup PureDisk: Adding a Content Router and running Rerouting

Problem

Some customers had problems with rerouting, caused by a variety of problems.

Solution

The attached document contains:

• a lot of information on how rerouting works
• checks to be taken before adding a content router to prevent potential rerouting problems
• tips on how to monitor rerouting closely, to detect potential issues early
• suggestions on what (not) to do when rerouting fails

The document was written for following PureDisk versions:

• NBU 50x0 Appliance, patch level 1.4.1.1 (+ ET2701800-bundle)
• PureDisk 6.6.3a (+ ET2657689-bundle)

However, most of the information also applies to both earlier or newer versions of PureDisk.

Applies To

NBU 50x0 Appliance or PureDisk 6.6.3a