Veritas NetBackup™ Appliance Fibre Channel Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (5.3)
Platform: NetBackup Appliance OS
  1. About NetBackup Fibre Transport and SAN Client
    1.  
      About NetBackup Fibre Transport
    2. About NetBackup SAN Client and Fibre Transport
      1.  
        About the SAN Client license key
  2. About optimized duplication and Auto Image Replication over FC
    1.  
      About Fibre Transport for optimized duplication and Auto Image Replication between appliances
  3. About backup to tape support
    1.  
      About backup to tape support for NetBackup appliances
  4. VMware support
    1. About NetBackup appliance as a VMware backup host
      1.  
        NetBackup appliance as backup host: component overview
      2.  
        Notes on NetBackup appliance as a VMware backup host
    2.  
      About appliance dynamic multi-pathing for VMware backups with SAN transport
  5. Supported Fibre Channel features on NetBackup appliances
    1.  
      About supported Fibre Channel features on NetBackup appliances
    2.  
      Fibre Channel feature support for appliance HBA configurations
    3.  
      Supported data transfer methods for NetBackup appliances
    4.  
      About Fibre Transport paths for NetBackup appliances
  6. NetBackup Appliance rear panel configurations
    1.  
      NetBackup 5240 Appliance I/O configuration options
    2.  
      NetBackup 5250 Appliance rear panel I/O configuration options
    3.  
      Available NetBackup 5340 Appliance PCIe-based I/O configurations
    4.  
      Available NetBackup 5350 Appliance PCIe-based I/O configurations
  7. About the HBA port mode configuration
    1.  
      Supported Fibre Channel port configuration for the NetBackup 5240 appliances
    2.  
      Supported Fibre Channel configurations for the NetBackup 5250 appliance
    3.  
      Supported Fibre Channel port configurations for the NetBackup 53xx appliances
    4.  
      About the factory default port mode configuration
    5.  
      Default port mode configuration for FTMS/MSDP
  8. Zoning the FC SAN
    1.  
      How to determine appliance HBA WWPNs
    2.  
      About zoning the SAN for NetBackup appliances
    3.  
      About HBA link status on the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu
  9. About the Fibre Transport page on the NetBackup Appliance Web Console
    1. Settings > Network > Fibre Transport
      1.  
        About the HBA port mode configuration table
  10. Configuring Fibre Transport on the appliance
    1.  
      Configuring Fibre Transport settings
    2.  
      About Fibre Transport media server verification
    3.  
      Guidelines for changing NetBackup appliance FT target ports to receive data streams from multiple SAN Client FC initiator ports
    4. How to configure Fibre Transport for optimized duplication and Auto Image Replication over FC
      1. Configuring Fibre Transport to other NetBackup appliances
        1.  
          About the Fibre Transport chunk size
      2.  
        About Fibre Transport target mode verification
      3.  
        How to configure two NetBackup 52xx or 53xx appliances in different domains for MSDP replication
  11.  
    Index

How to configure two NetBackup 52xx or 53xx appliances in different domains for MSDP replication

This topic describes how to establish the replication relationship between a NetBackup 52xx or 53xx appliance in an originating domain and a NetBackup 52xx or 53xx appliance in a target domain. The process is very similar to traditional (non-appliance) NetBackup environments that use Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP) replication in different domains.

Successful configuration requires that you perform other tasks that are documented in the NetBackup Deduplication Guide.

The following table describes the steps to configure two NetBackup 52xx or 53xx appliances in different domains for MSDP replication. References to other tasks are also included.

Table: Steps to configure two NetBackup 52xx appliances in different domains for MSDP replication

Step

Task description

1

On one of the NetBackup 52xx or 53xx appliances, log in to the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu.

2

Obtain the NetBackup deduplication password of the domain by running the following command:

Main > Appliance > ShowDedupePassword

Record this password for later use in Step 4.

3

On the local NetBackup primary server, log in and start the NetBackup Administration Console.

4

Add the NetBackup 52xx or 53xx as a replication target by using the root user and the password that you recorded in Step 2.

For complete details, see the NetBackup Deduplication Guide. Refer to the following topic in the chapter titled Configuring deduplication: "Configuring a target for MSDP replication".

5

On the primary side, do the following:

  • Using the MSDP storage unit on the primary NetBackup 52xx or 53xx that is used for backups, create a storage lifecycle policy (SLP).

  • Create a Replication storage operation for this SLP, using the remote NetBackup 52xx or 53xx appliance as the destination.

    For complete details, see the NetBackup Deduplication Guide. Refer to the following topic in the chapter titled Configuring deduplication: "Creating a storage lifecycle policy".

6

On the remote side, do the following:

  • Create an SLP with the exact same name as the one that was created for the primary side.

  • Create an Import storage operation for this SLP, using the MSDP on the remote NetBackup 52xx or 53xx appliance as the destination.

To use Fibre Transport for replication, you must log on the appliances on the primary and remote side using the NetBackup Appliance Web Console or NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu, and do the following: