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Configure a library and drives attached to the NAS file server using automatic detection
Manually configure the library and drives attached to the NAS file server
Configure a stand-alone drive on a library attached to the NAS File Server
Configure NAS-attached Libraries Shared Across a SAN
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Configuration Procedure |
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1. | Display the Library and Drive Configuration window. | |
2. | From the Library and Drive Configuration window, click the Start menu and choose Detect/Config Devices. |
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Select the NDMP Devices and the MediaAgent that will control
the library. Select the Exhaustive Detection option. Click OK. NOTES
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A prompt appears informing you that the exhaustive detection will unload
all drives and hence may interfere with backup/restore jobs. Click Yes. |
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Select the File Server from which you wish to detect the library and click
OK.
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6. | Select a server from the list and click the Add button. |
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Enter or edit the following information in the
Add NDMP Server dialog and then click OK. NDMP Server Hostname: The long name of the NAS file server. NDMP Login: The user account through which the system will access the filer. NDMP Password: The password for the NDMP Server Login account. Confirm NDMP Password: The password for the NDMP Server Login account, for confirmation. Click the Detect button. The system automatically populates the Vendor, Hardware OS Revision and Listen Port information. NOTES
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Click Close to complete the process.
OR Return to Step 6 to select another server. |
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Select the File Servers to which the library(ies) you wish to detect are attached. Click Add to select a single server or click Add All to select all the servers listed. Click OK. |
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Click Yes to start the device
detection process. NOTES
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12. | When the exhaustive detection process is completed, the log file is displayed. Note the log file contents and click Close to proceed. |
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13. | An Information prompt appears, informing you to right-click the device to continue the configuration. Click OK to proceed |
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When the Exhaustive Detection is completed, the system displays the
devices in the Library and Drive Configuration window. NOTES
Right-click the library and then click Configure. |
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Choose one of the following:
Click OK. |
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Click one of the following:
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Select one of the following:
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If you have configured the library, the status of the library changes to
configured. If you chose to configure all associated drives, the status of the drives, the master drive pool, and drive pool that contains the drives changes to configured. The Library tab provides the physical view of the devices (library and drives). |
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The Data Paths tab provides a logical view of the data path used to access the devices - library, master drive pool, drive pool, drive. |
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Note that you should manually configure a library only when the automatic detection of a library failed. See Configure a library and drives attached to the NAS file server using automatic detection for more information.
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Before You Begin |
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Configuration Procedure |
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1. | Display the Library and Drive Configuration window. | |
2. | Click the Start button, point to NDMP, and then Add Library... from the short-cut menu. |
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Enter the following information: MediaAgent: The name of the MediaAgent that will control the library attached to the filer. NOTES
NDMP Server Hostname: The name of the NAS file server. Keep in mind that you must add at least one host before selecting a host from this field. NOTES
NDMP Server Device Name: The access path through which the filer communicates with the media changer in the library. A typical value for the first device (media changer) is mc0. Click Detect Library Data. The system automatically populates the Library Data (Vendor, Model, Firmware, Base Address and Drive Count). NOTES
Click OK. |
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The library information is displayed, with "not configured" status,
and place holders for the drives in the library. Click the Start button, point to NDMP, and then Add Drive... from the short-cut menu. |
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Enter the following information: Library: The name of the library containing the drive. Drive Number: The physical location of the drive. DrivePool: If you are adding the first drive for the library, leave the field blank; if a drive pool has already been created for this NAS file server, select the name of the drive pool from the list. MediaAgent: The name of the MediaAgent that controls the library’s media changer. NDMP Server Host Name: Select the name of the NAS file server from the drop-down menu. Keep in mind that you must add the host to which the library is connected before selecting the host from this field.
NDMP Server Drive Path: The access path through which the NAS file server communicates with the drive. Click the Populate Serial Number and Model button. This automatically populates the Drive Serial Number and Drive Vendor/Model fields. If they do not display automatically, you have to add the information manually. Drive Description: The description of the drive (e.g., NetApp filer ADIC drive 1) is optional. Click OK. Repeat this process (Steps 4 and 5) until all drives are added. |
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Configure the library as described in
Configure Devices.
The task is now complete. |
Configuration Requirements |
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Configuration Procedure |
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1. | Display the Library and Drive Configuration window. | |
2. | Click the Start button, point to NDMP, and then Add Drive from the short-cut menu. |
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Enter the following information: Library: The name of the library containing the drive. Drive Number: The physical location of the drive. DrivePool: If you are adding the first drive for the library, leave the field blank; if a drive pool has already been created for this filer, select the name of the drive pool from the list. MediaAgent: The name of the MediaAgent that controls the library’s media changer. NOTES
NDMP Server Host Name: Select the name of the filer from the drop-down menu. Keep in mind that you must add the host to which the library is connected before selecting the host from this field. NOTES
NDMP Server Drive Path: The access path through which the filer communicates with the drive. Click the Populate Serial Number and Model button. This automatically populates the Drive Serial Number and Drive Vendor/Model fields. If they do not display automatically, you have to add the information manually. Drive Description: The description of the drive (e.g., NetApp filer ADIC drive 1) is optional. Click OK. |
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The system creates a stand-alone library tree for the drive. NOTES
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The
status of the drive, drive pool, master drive pool, and the stand-alone
library changes to configured. The task is now complete. |
The following procedure explains the steps involved in configuring a NAS-attached library which is shared in the SAN environment by multiple NAS file servers and/or MediaAgents.
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Configuration Procedure |
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You must first configure the library from any one of the MediaAgents
that share the library across a SAN. Use one of the following
procedures to configure the library for the first time:
Once you have configured the library for the first time you can use the following procedure to configure the librray from a NAS file server. |
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2. | Display the Library and Drive Configuration window. | |
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If necessary, select a new MediaAgent that must be used by the File
Server to communicate. To select a new MediaAgent, click the Start button and then click Select MediaAgents. Select the appropriate MediaAgent from the Select MediaAgent dialog box and click OK. |
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4. | Click the Start button, and then select Detect/Configure Devices. |
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Select the NDMP Devices and the MediaAgent that will control
the library. Select the Exhaustive Detection option. Click OK. NOTES
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A prompt appears informing you that the exhaustive detection will unload
all drives and hence may interfere with backup/restore jobs. Click Yes. |
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7. | Select the File Server from which you wish to detect the library and click OK. |
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Click Yes to start the device
detection process. NOTES
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9. | When the exhaustive detection process is completed, the log file is displayed. Note the log file contents and click Close to proceed. |
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10. | An Information prompt appears, informing you to right-click the device to continue the configuration. Click OK to proceed |
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When the Exhaustive Detection is completed, the system displays the
devices in the Library and Drive Configuration window. NOTES
Right-click the library and then click Configure. The Library tab provides the physical view of the devices (library and drives). |
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The Data Paths tab provides a logical view of the data path used to access the devices - library, master drive pool, drive pool, drive. |
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12. | Configure the library as described in Configure Devices. | |
13. | If you have configured the library, the status of the library
changes to configured.
If you chose to configure all associated drives, the status of the drives, the master drive pool, and drive pool that contains the drives changes to configured. If you do not need to configure any other libraries, exit now. NOTES
The Library tab provides the physical view of the devices (library and drives). |
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The Data Paths tab provides a logical view of the data path used to access
the devices - library, master drive pool, drive pool, drive.
This task is now complete. |
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