NAS NDMP Library and Drive Configuration - Configure

Configuration Requirements

General

• Verify that the tape drive and media changer, if attached to the NAS file server, is detected by the file server. For information on verifying tape drive(s) and media changer, refer to your vendor documentation.
• You can add and configure NDMP drives after installing the MediaAgent.

NetApp

• Verify that the NDMP service is enabled on the NetApp file server.

Before You Begin

• Read the Overview section of Library and Drive Configuration to understand the windows and procedures you are about to use.

Configuration Procedure

Select the Exhaustive Detection option.

Click OK.

NOTES

• The exhaustive detection process accurately maps the drives in a library. During this process, the system attempts to mount a tape in each of the selected drives and determines the correct drive to library mapping. Due to the nature of this operation and depending on the number of drives, this operation may take several minutes to complete.
• As this operation involves the mounting of a tape in a drive, ensure that there are some media in the library to mount. If you do not select Exhaustive Detection, the system still attempts to discover the media changer and drives connected to the selected NDMP host, but the system will not mount tapes in those drives to confirm the correct drive mapping.

• For cluster, select the cluster virtual server as the MediaAgent.

Click Yes.

NOTES

• If the server on which you want to detect a library is in the  list of Available NDMP Servers, skip to Step 10.
• If the server on which you want to detect a library is not on the list, click the Update NDMP Host List button and go to Step 6.

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

• If the NAS file server version does not support detection, you will have to enter the Vendor and Firmware Revision information manually.
• Note that this will create a NAS client for the NDMP server added. If there are no available licenses for this NAS client type, this action will fail.

• Use the following accounts for NDMP Login:
  • For BlueArc, this account is user-defined.
  • For EMC Celerra, this account must be ndmp.
  • For Hitachi NAS, this account is user-defined.
  • For NetApp, this account must be root.

OR

Return to Step 6 to select another server.

Click Add to select a single server or click Add All to select all the servers listed.

Click OK.

NOTES

• The system attempts to detect the devices and mount the media in the drives to verify the correct drive-to-library mapping.

NOTES

• New detected devices are not configured at this point, and the configuration information will not be saved when you exit from the Library and Drive Configuration window until those devices are configured.

Right-click the library and then click Configure.

• Library only - if you want to configure the drives individually. For more information on individually configuring drives, refer to Configuring a Drive. 
• Library and all drives - if you want to configure all the drives within the library (e.g., if you are doing a typical library installation)

Click OK.

• Yes - if the library has a barcode reader. (sighted library)
• No - if the library does not have a barcode reader. (blind library)

• Yes - to automatically discover the media in the library.
• No - to manually discover the media.

NOTES

• For more information on discovering media in a library, see Discover Media.

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).

MediaAgent: The name of the MediaAgent that will control the library attached to the filer.

NOTES

• For cluster, select the cluster virtual server as the MediaAgent.

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

• The "..." button: Opens the NDMP Server List dialog box which allows you to add or edit existing hosts

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

• If the library is not supported by the NAS device, an error message is displayed when you click the Detect Library Data button. Contact your software provider for a list of supported storage devices.

Click OK.

Click the Start button, point to NDMP, and then Add Drive... from the short-cut menu.

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.

• Click the Update NDMP Server List button to add or edit existing hosts through the NDMP Server List dialog box.

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.

The task is now complete.

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

• For cluster, select the cluster virtual server as the MediaAgent.

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

• Click the Update NDMP Server List button to add or edit existing hosts through the NDMP Server List dialog box.

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.

NOTES

• If the drive is not configured at this point, the configuration information will not be saved when you exit from the Library and Drive Configuration window.

The task is now complete.

• If you wish to configure the library using a NAS file server first - see Configure a library and drives attached to the NAS file server using automatic detection for step-by-step instructions.
• If you wish to configure the library using a MediaAgent first - see Automatically Configure Libraries Shared Across a SAN for step-by-step instructions.

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.

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.

Select the Exhaustive Detection option.

Click OK.

NOTES

• The exhaustive detection process accurately maps the drives in a library. During this process, the system attempts to mount a tape in each of the selected drives and determines the correct drive to library mapping. Due to the nature of this operation and depending on the number of drives, this operation may take several minutes to complete.
• As this operation involves the mounting of a tape in a drive, ensure that there are some media in the library to mount. If you do not select Exhaustive Detection, the system still attempts to discover the media changer and drives connected to the selected NDMP host, but the system will not mount tapes in those drives to confirm the correct drive mapping.

• For cluster, select the cluster virtual server as the MediaAgent.

Click Yes.

NOTES

• The system attempts to detect the devices and mount the media in the drives to verify the correct drive-to-library mapping.

NOTES

• New detected devices are not configured at this point, and the configuration information will not be saved when you exit from the Library and Drive Configuration window until those devices are configured.

Right-click the library and then click Configure.

The Library tab provides  the physical view of the devices (library and drives).

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

• If there are additional unconfigured libraries shown that you do not need, you can delete them.

The Library tab provides  the physical view of the devices (library and drives).

This task is now complete.