To
set the maximum number of parallel data transfer operations for a
MediaAgent:
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the MediaAgent for which you wish
to set the number of parallel data transfer operations, and then click
Properties.
From the CommCell Browser, click the MediaAgents icon. All the
MediaAgents available in the CommCell are displayed on the right-pane of the
CommCell Browser.
Right-click the MediaAgent that you wish to enable or disable, and then click Properties.
From the
Control
tab of MediaAgent Properties, select the Enable MediaAgent option to
bring the MediaAgent online. Clear this option to take
the MediaAgent offline.
From the CommCell Browser, click the MediaAgents icon. All the
MediaAgents available in the CommCell are displayed on the right-pane of the
CommCell Browser.
Right-click the MediaAgent for which you wish to view the status, and then click Properties.
The MediaAgent's online or offline status can be viewed from the In the
Control
tab of MediaAgent Properties dialog box.
Note that if the Media is Offline the offline reason is also
displayed.
Optimize the MediaAgent for Concurrent LAN Backups
To
optimize a MediaAgent for concurrent LAN backups:
From the CommCell Browser, click the MediaAgents icon. All the
MediaAgents available in the CommCell are displayed on the right-pane of the
CommCell Browser.
Right-click the MediaAgent that you wish to optimize for concurrent LAN
backups and then click Properties.
To
enable or disable automatic detection of WORM media:
From the CommCell Browser, click the MediaAgents icon. All the
MediaAgents available in the CommCell are displayed on the right-pane of the
CommCell Browser.
Right-click the MediaAgent that you wish to enable (or disable) automatic
detection of WORM media and then click Properties.
Enter the name of the Profile to be created in Profile Name box.
Select the type of index share:
Network Share - Network share directs the index cache to a
common network location.
In the Profile Properties area, specify the following retention criteria
for the shared index cache.
Index Retention Time in days - Select the number of days
after which an index cache can be removed. This criteria is used for the
purpose of removing index cache.
Index Cleanup Percent - Select the disk percentage used to
remove the index cache.
Minimum Free Space (MB) – Select the total amount of free
space that must be available at all times in the index cache.
Free Space Warning (MB) – Select the amount of free space in
the index cache. If the amount of free space falls below the specified
amount, the MediaAgent generates an event message and generates the
MediaAgents (Disk Space Low) alert, if configured.
Click OK to create the profile. You can use this profile on a
MediaAgent to share the index cache.
To
configure a MediaAgent for index cache sharing:
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the MediaAgent you wish
to share the index cache and click Properties.
From the MediaAgent Properties window click the
Catalog tab.
Select Catalog Profile option to enable index cache sharing.
To use a Network Share, click Network Share and select
a Network Share profile from the list. All Network
Share profiles
created from the Shared Catalog Configuration window will be available for selection.
Point your index cache to the
network share location.
For Windows MediaAgents:
Select Use Network Share - if the index cache will reside on a network
share.
In the Index Cache Directory box, type the path to the index cache
directory or use the Browse button to select the path.
Click the Change button. In the
Change User
Account dialog box, type the user account and password that must be
used to access the Index Cache and then click OK.
It is highly recommended that the option Enable Intermediate Index Cache Directory
be used when configuring Index Cache on a network share. With this option turned
on the index is written to the local disk first and at commit points uploaded to
the Network share. This will avoid failures due to network disruptions/failures
writing to the index on the network share.
Click OK to save the configuration.
For Unix MediaAgents:
In the Index Cache Directory box, type the path to the index cache
directory or use the Browse button to select the path. If the index
cache resides on a network share, then this will be the path to network
index cache mounted locally.
It is highly recommended that the option Enable Intermediate Index Cache Directory
be used when configuring Index Cache on a network share. With this option turned
on the index is written to the local disk first and at commit points uploaded to
the Network share. This will avoid failures due to network disruptions/failures
writing to the index on the network share.
Click OK to save the configuration.
The index cache is shared.
Now this index is available
to be shared from other MediaAgents.
Right-click another MediaAgent that will share the index and then
click Properties.
Select Catalog Profile option to enable index cache sharing.
To use a Network Share, click Network Share and select
a Network Share profile from the list. All Network
Share profiles
created from the Shared Catalog Configuration window will be available for selection.
Point your index cache to the
network share location.
For Windows MediaAgents:
Select Use Network Share - if the index cache will reside on a network
share.
Use MediaAgent Local Drive - if the index cache will reside on
a local drive.
In the Index Cache Directory box, type the path to the index cache
directory or use the Browse button to select the path.
Click the Change button. In the
Change User
Account dialog box, type the user account and password that must be
used to access the Index Cache and then click OK.
It is highly recommended that the option Enable Intermediate Index Cache Directory
be used when configuring Index Cache on a network share. With this option turned
on the index is written to the local disk first and at commit points uploaded to
the Network share. This will avoid failures due to network disruptions/failures
writing to the index on the network share.
Click OK to save the configuration.
For Unix MediaAgents:
In the Index Cache Directory box, type the path to the index cache
directory or use the Browse button to select the path. If the index
cache resides on a network share, then this will be the path to network
index cache mounted locally.
Click OK to save the configuration.
Repeat steps 8 -10 on all the MediaAgents that share the index cache.
Unshare a Shared Index Cache
Before You Begin
Ensure that the MediaAgent is not defined
as an alternate data path candidate in any of the storage policy copies. If
the MediaAgent is used as candidate, the system will automatically prevent
you from unsharing the index cache.
For Unix MediaAgents, if the index cache
resides on a network share, you have to manually mount the drive containing
the index cache to the local machine to be able to create a shared index
cache. Also note down the local mount path.
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the MediaAgent for which you wish
to unshare the shared index cache and then click Properties.
From the
Catalog tab, uncheck the Catalog Profile option. The index cache
is no longer shared.
If you were using a Network Share, then you will have to provide a local
path for the index cache. Perform one of the following:
For Windows MediaAgents:
Select Use Network Share if the index cache will reside on a network
share, or select Use MediaAgent Local Drive if the index cache
will reside on a local drive.
In the Index Cache Directory box, type the path to the index cache
directory or use the Browse button to select the path.
If the MediaAgent resides on a Network Share, click the Change button.
In the Change
User Account dialog box, type the user account and password that must be
used to access the Index Cache and then click OK.
For Unix MediaAgents:
In the Index Cache Directory box, type the path to the index cache
directory or use the Browse button to select the path. If the index
cache resides on a network share, then this will be the path to network
index cache mounted locally.
Click OK to save the configuration.
Move an Index Cache
Before You Begin
For Unix MediaAgents, if the index cache
resides on a network share, you have to manually mount the drive containing
the index cache to the local machine to be able to create a shared index
cache. Also note down the local mount path.
Select Use Network Share if the index cache will reside on a network
share, and select Use MediaAgent Local Drive if the index cache will reside on
a local drive.
In the Index Cache Directory box, type the path to the index cache
directory or use the Browse button to select the path.
If the MediaAgent resides on a Network Share, click the
Change button.
In the Change
User Account dialog box, type the user account and password that must be
used to access the index cache and then click OK.
For Unix MediaAgents:
In the Index Cache Directory box, type the path to the index cache
directory or use the Browse button to select the path. If the index
cache resides on a network share, then this will be the path to network
index cache mounted locally.
Click OK to save the configuration.
If the index is moved from a local drive to a network share, a Confirm
prompt is displayed, asking you whether you wish to copy the
index cache. Click one of the following:
Yes to copy the index cache to the new index cache folder.
No to move the index cache without copying the index cache
folder. In this case subsequent jobs may result in index restore
operation from the media.
The index cache is moved to the new folder.
NOTES
It is important that you do not change the Name of the Profile when
moving a shared index cache.
On Windows MediaAgents, the original directory may have to be manually
deleted to free the disk space.
Index Cache can only be moved when no index jobs like Auxiliary Copy,
Disaster Recovery Backups, Deduplication Backups, etc. are running.
For unix MediaAgents, if the index cache
resides on a network share, you have to manually mount the drive containing
the index cache to the local machine to be able to create a shared index
cache. Also note down the local mount path.
Select Use Network Share if the index cache will reside on a network
share, and select Use MediaAgent Local Drive if the index cache will reside on
a local drive.
In the Index Cache Directory box, type the path to the index cache
directory or use the Browse button to select the path.
If the MediaAgent resides on a Network Share, click the
Change button.
In the Change
User Account dialog box, type the user account and password that must be
used to access the Index Cache and then click OK.
For Unix MediaAgents:
In the Index Cache Directory box, type the path to the index cache
directory or use the Browse button to select the path. If the index
cache resides on a network share, then this will be the path to network
index cache mounted locally.
Click OK to save the configuration.
Repeat the above steps on all the MediaAgents that share the
index cache. If this is not done, the index cache will be turned
offline after 30 minutes, and all the jobs accessing the MediaAgents that
share this index cache may fail as a result.
NOTES
It is important that you do NOT change the Name of the Network
Profile
when moving a shared index cache.
On Windows MediaAgents, the original directory may have to be manually
deleted to free the disk space.
Index Cache can only be moved when no index jobs like Auxiliary Copy,
Disaster Recovery Backups, Deduplication Backups, etc. are running.
Set the Index Retention Criteria for Network
Share Profiles
To
establish the index retention criteria for network share profiles:
From the CommCell Browser, click the MediaAgents icon. All the
MediaAgents available in the CommCell are displayed on the right-pane of the
CommCell Browser.
Right-click the MediaAgent whose index cache parameters you wish to modify, and then click Properties.
Click the
Catalog
tab of
MediaAgent Properties dialog box.
You can change the following retention parameters:
From the CommCell Browser, click the CommServe, Client,
Agent, MediaAgent, or Enabler for which you wish to view the version, and then click
Properties.
Administrative Management capability cannot be used to release the
license from the MediaAgent level.
Before you Begin:
To release license for MediaAgent, ensure that all the storage policies or copies
associated with the configured libraries (or drive pools) in the MediaAgent are
deleted or re-associated to another MediaAgent.
To
release license for
client, MediaAgent, agent, or enabler:
In the CommCell Browser, right-click the name of the MediaAgent you want
to release license, and select Release license for Media Agent.
A popup warning message appears.
Click OK to continue.
Another popup message then appears.
Click Yes to continue with the deconfiguration or No to abort.
If releasing a license is unsuccessful, a number of popup messages
appears. In some cases, the message requests that you take some
corrective action.
For example, the message might advise you to ensure that there are no jobs running on the
agent.
In such case, click OK and take the appropriate action.
Then repeat the process.
If releasing a license is successful, the tree element is dimmed and available for deletion.
Move a Library to Another MediaAgent Without Data Loss
In some situations you may have the need to move a library from one
MediaAgent to another due to re-configuration or other requirements.
The following procedure provides step-by-step instructions on how to perform
this operation.
Detach the library and attach it to the new MediaAgent and make sure
that the hardware is visible to the operating system. See
Driver Configurations
for more information.
If necessary run a quick backup to verify that the devices are
functioning correctly.
Move a MediaAgent Without Data Loss
In some situations you may have the need to move a MediaAgent from one computer
to another. For example:
You may want to move the MediaAgent to another computer when you move the
pilot version of the software to the production environment.
You may want to separate the MediaAgent from a CommServe, if they were installed
together.
You may want to move a MediaAgent to a more powerful computer or such
similar re-configuration needs.
You will require an additional MediaAgent license to perform this
operation.
The following procedure provides step-by-step instructions on how to perform
this operation.
Detach the library and attach it to the new computer and make sure that
the hardware is visible to the operating system. See
Driver Configurations for
more information.
Install the MediaAgent software in the new computer. See
MediaAgent Deployment for more
information.
If the index cache is configured in the old MediaAgent, move the index
cache to the new MediaAgent. (See
Move an Index Cache
for step-by-step instructions.)
If necessary run a quick backup to verify that the devices are functioning
correctly.
Uninstall the MediaAgent software from the original computer. See
Uninstall Components
for more information.
WARNING
Do not deconfigure the library at any point.
Also do not uninstall the old MediaAgent until the devices start functioning
in the new MediaAgent.
Separate the CommServe from a CommServe-MediaAgent Computer
In some situations you may want to separate the CommServe from a MediaAgent
computer, (with or without a File system iDataAgent) if they were installed
together. For example, you may want to move the CommServe to a more powerful computer or such
similar re-configuration needs.
The following procedure provides step-by-step instructions on how to perform
this operation.
You can also use this procedure to relocate a CommServe and MediaAgent which
are installed together, to two separate computers.
You will require an additional MediaAgent license to perform this
operation.
Source Computer
1.
Copy the index cache folder (and the job results folder if the (File
system iDataAgent is
installed) to another location.
2.
Perform a Disaster Recover Backup.
Verify and ensure that the Disaster Recovery Backup completes
successfully. Also note down the location of the disaster recovery backup
file. (For a more detailed discussion, see
Phases of Disaster Recovery Backups.)
During MediaAgent installation make sure to specify the index cache
to the location in which it was copied in step 1. If you are unable to do
so, perform the steps described in
Manually Relocate
the Index Cache.
10.
Open the CommCell Console and change the MediaAgent name associated with
the library.
If you have a disk library, make sure that the mount path is
pointing to the appropriate location. If necessary move the mount path
to the appropriate location and then change the location of the mount
path.
From the CommCell Console, right click on a client, and select
Properties from the pop-up menu. Select the
Client Computer Properties (Advanced) tab.
Alternatively, right click on a MediaAgent and select Properties from the pop-up menu. Select the
MediaAgent
Properties (Control) tab.
Select the Enable retry on
network errors option to enable the feature. Deselect it to disable the
feature. If enabled, you may configure the following:
Retry Frequency (seconds): The interval (in seconds) at which the
Job Manager will continuously check for network connectivity. Default is set
at 30 seconds.
Retry Count: The number of times the Job Manager will check for
network connectivity. Default is set at 40.
From the CommCell Console, right click on a MediaAgent and select the
Scan Hardware option.
A device detection operation is performed on the CommCell computers
registered to the MediaAgent, and the MediaAgent is updated with the latest
hardware setup.
To
set the maximum number of parallel data transfer operations for a
MediaAgent: