Veritas NetBackup™ Appliance Commands Reference Guide
- Overview
- Appendix A. Main > Appliance commands
- Appendix B. Main > Manage > FibreChannel commands
- Appendix C. Main > Manage > Libraries commands
- Appendix D. Main > Manage > Libraries > Advanced > ACS commands
- Appendix E. Main > Manage > License commands
- Appendix F. Main > Manage > MountPoints commands
- Appendix G. Main > Manage > NetBackup CLI commands
- Appendix H. Main > Manage > OpenStorage commands
- Appendix I. Main > Manage > Software commands
- Appendix J. Main > Manage > Storage commands
- Appendix K. Main > Manage > Tapes commands
- Appendix L. Main > Manage > Certificates commands
- Appendix M. Main > Monitor commands
- Appendix N. Main > Network commands
- Appendix O. Main > Network > Security (IPsec) commands
- Appendix P. Main > Reports commands
- Appendix Q. Main > Settings commands
- Appendix R. Main > Settings > Alerts commands
- Appendix S. Main > Settings > Notifications view commands
- Appendix T. Main > Settings > Security commands
- Appendix U. Main > Support commands
Name
Main > Manage > FibreChannel > Configure — Use this command to configure the QLogic Fibre Channel HBA ports.
SYNOPSIS
Configure NumberPorts
Configure Deduplication Initiator HBAportid
Configure Deduplication Target HBAportid
DESCRIPTION
You can use the configure command to do the following:
Configure the number of QLogic Fibre Channel HBA ports for use by SAN Client (if the SAN Client feature is enabled). You can configure the appliance Fibre Transport Media Server (FTMS) to use the 2 target port configuration or the 4 target port configuration.
Configure the FC HBA ports on this appliance as target ports for Fibre Transport Deduplication. Fibre Transport Deduplicatoin is a feature that enables you to use an appliance as a taregt host for optimized duplication and Auto Image Replication.
Note:
You must restart the appliances in the FC zone where a port mode change has occurred. A port mode change occurs when you change and save the port mode configuration, or enable/disable the feature. Veritas recommends that you complete all the port mode changes before you restart the appliances.
OPTIONS
- Configure NumberPorts
Configure the number of FC HBA target ports for use with the SAN Client feature. The available NumberPorts is 2 and 4.
For new appliances or for appliances that have been factory reset, the configuration default is 2.
The available options are as follows:
Configure 2
Sets Port 1 to the target mode on the following FC HBA cards:
NetBackup 5230 and 5330 - cards in slots 5 and 6
NetBackup 5240 - cards in slots 5 and 6
Configure 4
Sets Ports 1 and 2 to the target mode on the following FC HBA cards:
NetBackup 5230 and 5330 - cards in slots 5 and 6
NetBackup 5240 - cards in slots 5 and 6
Changing this option restarts the appliance, but it does not change the state of the SAN Client feature.
By default, the SAN Client feature is disabled on new appliances or on appliances that have been factory reset. If the SAN Client feature is disabled, changes to this setting only mark the ports as ready for target mode use. To enable the SAN Client feature, go to the Settings view and run the FibreTransport SANClient Enable command.
- Configure Deduplication Initiator HBAportid
Configure a port as an FC initiator port.
The HBAportid is the slot number(1-6) and port number(1-2) of the HBA port. The format is Slot:Port.
Note:
You can check the current state of the available ports by using the Main> Manage> FibreChannel> Show Ports command before you configure a port.
The following HBA ports may be available:
NetBackup 5230 - ports in slots 2, 3, 4
NetBackup 5330 - ports in slots 2, 3, 6
NetBackup 5240 - ports in slots 2, 4, 6
FC feature support depends on the particular HBA card configuration of each appliance. For complete information about available ports on your HBA configuration, see the NetBackup Appliance Fibre Channel Guide.
Note:
This command restarts the Deduplication service if the port mode is changed. The service restart causes the ongoing jobs to fail, and then failover to LAN. It is recommended that you cancel or suspend all jobs before you change the port mode.
- Configure Deduplication Target HBAportid
Configures a port as an FC target port for Optimized Duplication and Auto Image Replication(AIR).
The HBAportid is the slot number(1-6) and port number(1-2) of the HBA port. The format is Slot:Port.
Note:
You can check the current state of the available ports by using the Main> Manage> FibreChannel> Show Ports command before you configure a port.
The following HBA ports may be available:
NetBackup 5230 - ports in slots 2, 3, 4
NetBackup 5330 - ports in slots 2, 3, 6
NetBackup 5240 - ports in slots 2, 4, 6
FC feature support depends on the particular HBA card configuration of each appliance. For complete information about available ports on your HBA configuration, see the NetBackup Appliance Fibre Channel Guide.
Note:
This command restarts the Deduplication service if the port mode is changed. The service restart causes the ongoing jobs fail, and then failover to LAN. It is recommended that you cancel or suspend all jobs before you change the port mode.
EXAMPLES
The following is an example of information when you run the Configure Deduplicaton Initiator command.
appliance.FC> Configure Deduplication Initiator 2:2 [Info] Checking the port state... [Info] This port is currently configured as an FC target port for optimized duplication and replication. Are you sure that you want to change it to an FC initiator port? [yes, no](no) yes [Info] Configuring the port state... [Info] Restarting the optimized duplication service to complete the change. This may take 1 - 2 minutes... [Info] Port configured successfully as an FC initiator port for optimized duplication.
The following is an example of information when you run the Configure Deduplication Target command.
appliance.FC> Configure Deduplication Target 2:2 [Info] Checking the port state... [Info] This port is currently configured as an FC initiator port. Are you sure that you want to change it to an FC Target port for optimized duplication and replication? [yes, no](no) yes [Info] Configuring the port state... [Info] Restarting the optimized duplication service to complete the change. This may take 1 - 2 minutes... [Info] Port configured successfully as an FC Target port for optimized duplication and replication.