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Veritas NetBackup™ Device Configuration Guide

Last Published: 2021-01-01

Product(s): NetBackup (9.0.0.1, 9.0)

A

ACS (see Automated Cartridge System)

ACS daemon (acsd)

NetBackup, NetBackup ACS daemon (acsd)

ACS drives

configuring, About configuring ACS drives

ACS robot

ACSLS firewall configuration, Oracle StorageTek ACSLS firewall configuration
changing configuration, Changing your ACS robotic configuration

ACS robot on a UNIX server

configuration example, An ACS robot on a UNIX server example

ACS robot on a Windows server

configuration example, An ACS robot on a Windows server example

ACS robot type, NetBackup robot types

ACS robotic test utility, ACS robotic test utility

ACS robots, ACS robots

adding tapes, Adding tapes to ACS robots
removing tapes, About removing tapes from ACS robots
robot inventory filtering, Configuring a robot inventory filtering on ACS robots
robot inventory operations, Robot inventory operations on ACS robots
with mulitple ACS hosts, Multiple ACS robots and ACS library software hosts
with single ACS host, Multiple ACS robots with one ACS library software host

ACS SSI event logger (acssel)

NetBackup, NetBackup ACS SSI event logger (acssel)
using with a different socket name, Using acssel with a different socket name

ACS storage server interface (acsssi)

NetBackup, NetBackup ACS storage server interface (acsssi)
starting manually, Starting acsssi manually

ACS_SSI_SOCKET

configuration option, About the ACS_SSI_SOCKET configuration option

acsd daemon, NetBackup ACS daemon (acsd)

acsd process

NetBackup, NetBackup robotic control, communication, and logging for Windows systems

ACSLS

configurations, Sample ACSLS configurations

ACSLS utility

removing tapes, Removing tapes using the ACSLS utility

acssel, NetBackup ACS SSI event logger (acssel)

using with a different socket name, Using acssel with a different socket name

acsssi, NetBackup ACS storage server interface (acsssi)

environment variables, Optional environment variables
starting manually, Starting acsssi manually

acstest, Using acssel with a different socket name, ACS robotic test utility

on UNIX systems, acstest on UNIX systems
on Windows systems, acstest on Windows systems

adding tapes

to ACS robots, Adding tapes to ACS robots

AL-PA destination ID

Solaris, About binding Fibre Channel HBA drivers

alternate media types

ACS robots, About configuring ACS drives

API robots, About Oracle StorageTek ACSLS robots

attaching devices

to a Windows system, Attaching devices to a Windows system

attributes

robot, NetBackup robot attributes

Automated Cartridge System

adding volumes, Adding tapes to ACS robots
barcode operations, Robot inventory operations on ACS robots
configuration example, An ACS robot on a Windows server example, An ACS robot on a UNIX server example
configurations supported, ACS configurations supported
Library Server (ACSLS), About Oracle StorageTek ACSLS robots, Sample ACSLS configurations
media requests, Media requests for an ACS robot
multiple ACS robots with multiple ACS hosts, Multiple ACS robots and ACS library software hosts
multiple ACS robots with single ACS host, Multiple ACS robots with one ACS library software host
robot inventory filtering, Configuring a robot inventory filtering on ACS robots
Solaris, Before you begin on Solaris
special characters, Adding tapes to ACS robots
STK Library Station, About Oracle StorageTek ACSLS robots, Sample ACSLS configurations

Automated Cartridge System (ACS)

removing tapes, About removing tapes from ACS robots

B

Berkeley-style close

Solaris, About Berkeley-style close

boot -r

Solaris, Solaris command summary

C

command summary

Linux, Linux command summary
Solaris, Solaris command summary

configuration

changing ACS robot, Changing your ACS robotic configuration
for Solaris StorEdge Network Foundation HBA driver, Special configuration for the StorEdge Network Foundation HBA driver

configuration example

ACS robot on a UNIX server, An ACS robot on a UNIX server example
ACS robot on a Windows server, An ACS robot on a Windows server example

configuration option

ACS_SSI_SOCKET, About the ACS_SSI_SOCKET configuration option

configurations supported

Automated Cartridge System, ACS configurations supported

configuring

ACS drives, About configuring ACS drives
SAN clients to recognize FT media servers, Configuring Solaris SAN clients to recognize FT media servers
shared ACS drives, Configuring shared ACS drives

control unit

ACS, Sample ACSLS configurations

D

debug mode

for st tape driver, About the st driver debug mode

device

configuration wizard, Configuring shared ACS drives

device configuration sequence, General device configuration sequence

device discovery, General device configuration sequence

device drivers

sg

Linux, About the required Linux SCSI drivers
Solaris, About the NetBackup sg driver

st

Linux, About the required Linux SCSI drivers

device files

Linux robotic control, About the Linux robotic control device files
Linux tape drive, About the Linux tape drive device files

disabling

Solaris Multiplexed I/O (MPxIO), Configuring Solaris 10 x86 for multiple drive paths
SPC-2 SCSI reserve on Solaris, Disabling SPC-2 SCSI reserve on Solaris

driver unloading

Solaris, Preventing Solaris driver unloading

drstat command, Robotic test utilities

E

environment variables

for acsssi processes, Optional environment variables

example

robotic process, Robotic process example
sg.conf file, sg.conf file example
sg.links file, sg.links file example
st.conf file, st.conf file example

example configuration

ACSLS, Sample ACSLS configurations

examples

SCSI and FCP robotic control device files, Examples of SCSI and FCP robotic control device files on Solaris

F

fabric assigned destination ID

Solaris, About binding Fibre Channel HBA drivers

fast-tape positioning (see locate-block)

fibre channel

binding process

Solaris, About binding Fibre Channel HBA drivers

Fibre Channel

drivers, Preventing Solaris driver unloading

Fibre Channel HBA drivers

binding, About binding Fibre Channel HBA drivers

firewall configuration

Oracle StorageTek ACSLS, Oracle StorageTek ACSLS firewall configuration

H

Hardware Compatibility List (HCL), NetBackup robot types

I

introduction

Linux, Before you begin on Linux
Solaris, Before you begin on Solaris

L

Library Management Unit, Sample ACSLS configurations

Library Management Unit (LMU), Media requests for an ACS robot

Library Storage Module, Sample ACSLS configurations

Library Storage Module (LSM), Media requests for an ACS robot

Linux

command summary, Linux command summary
introduction, Before you begin on Linux
loading drivers, About the required Linux SCSI drivers
robotic controls, About configuring robot and drive control for Linux, About the Linux robotic control device files
SAN clients, About SAN clients on Linux
SCSI robotic controls, About configuring robot and drive control for Linux
sg driver, About the required Linux SCSI drivers
tape drive device files, About the Linux tape drive device files
udev, About the Linux tape drive device files, About SCSI persistent bindings for Linux
utilities to test SCSI devices, Utilities to test SCSI devices
verifying the device configuration, Verifying the device configuration on Linux

LMU (see Library Management Unit)

locate-block

on Solaris, About fast-tape positioning (locate-block) on Solaris

LSM (see Library Storage Module)

lsmod command

Linux, Verifying the Linux drivers

M

media requests

for an ACS robot, Media requests for an ACS robot

modinfo command

Solaris, Solaris command summary

modprobe command

Linux, About the required Linux SCSI drivers

mt command

Linux, Utilities to test SCSI devices

N

NetBackup

ACS daemon (acsd), NetBackup ACS daemon (acsd)
ACS SSI event logger (acssel), NetBackup ACS SSI event logger (acssel)
ACS storage server interface (acsssi), NetBackup ACS storage server interface (acsssi)
acsd process, NetBackup robotic control, communication, and logging for Windows systems
removing tapes, Removing tapes using NetBackup
robotic control, communication, and logging, NetBackup robotic control, communication, and logging
using acssel with different socket name, Using acssel with a different socket name

NetBackup sg driver

verify installation, Determining if the NetBackup sg driver is installed

no rewind device files

Solaris, About no rewind device files on Solaris

nonstandard tape drives, About nonstandard tape drives

O

Oracle

configuring shared ACS drives, Configuring shared ACS drives
StorageTek ACSLS robots, About Oracle StorageTek ACSLS robots

Oracle StorageTek ACSLS

firewall configuration, Oracle StorageTek ACSLS firewall configuration

P

processes

by robotic type, Processes by robot type
robotic, Robotic processes
robotic control, Robotic processes

R

rem_drv command

Solaris, Solaris command summary

removing

tapes from ACS robots, About removing tapes from ACS robots
tapes using NetBackup, Removing tapes using NetBackup
tapes using the ACSLS utility, Removing tapes using the ACSLS utility

robot

attributes, NetBackup robot attributes
process, Robotic processes

robot inventory operations

on ACS robots, Robot inventory operations on ACS robots

robot types, NetBackup robot types

robotic processes, Processes by robot type

robotic

control process, Robotic processes
test utilities, Robotic test utilities
test utilities, ACS, ACS robotic test utility

robotic control

on UNIX systems, NetBackup robotic control, communication, and logging for UNIX systems
on Windows systems, NetBackup robotic control, communication, and logging for Windows systems

robotic control, communication, and logging

during tape operations, NetBackup robotic control, communication, and logging

robotic controls

SCSI

Linux, About the Linux robotic control device files

Solaris, About Solaris robotic controls

robotic inventory

filtering, Configuring a robot inventory filtering on ACS robots

robotic process

example, Robotic process example

robotics

table-driven, Table-driven robotics

robots

ACS, ACS robots
Oracle StorageTek ACSLS, About Oracle StorageTek ACSLS robots
TLD, TLD robots

robtest, Robotic test utilities, Using acssel with a different socket name

robtest utility

Linux, Utilities to test SCSI devices

S

SAN clients

about drivers for Linux, About SAN clients on Linux
configuring drivers on Solaris, Configuring Solaris SAN clients to recognize FT media servers

Scripts

sg.install

Solaris, Installing/reinstalling the sg and the st drivers

scripts

sgscan, About SCSI and FCP robotic controls on Solaris, Solaris command summary

SCSI

pass through driver

Solaris, About the NetBackup sg driver

robotic control

Linux, About the Linux robotic control device files
on Linux, About configuring robot and drive control for Linux
on Solaris, About SCSI and FCP robotic controls on Solaris

SCSI persistent bindings, About SCSI persistent bindings for Linux

SCSI reservations

data integrity, Configuration cautions
disabling, Configuration cautions
disabling SPC-2 reserve on Solaris, Disabling SPC-2 SCSI reserve on Solaris

sg driver

Linux, About the required Linux SCSI drivers
Solaris, About the NetBackup sg driver
uninstalling, Uninstalling the sg driver on Solaris

sg.build command

Solaris, Solaris command summary

sg.conf file

example, sg.conf file example

sg.install script

Solaris, Installing/reinstalling the sg and the st drivers, Solaris command summary

sg.links file

example, sg.links file example

shared ACS drives

configuring, Configuring shared ACS drives

Solaris

adapter card removal, Before you begin on Solaris

binding Fibre Channel HBA drivers, About binding Fibre Channel HBA drivers

command summary, Solaris command summary

configuring SAN clients, Configuring Solaris SAN clients to recognize FT media servers

disabling MPxIO, Configuring Solaris 10 x86 for multiple drive paths

disabling SPC-2 reserve on Solaris, Disabling SPC-2 SCSI reserve on Solaris

examples of SCSI and FCP robotic control device files, Examples of SCSI and FCP robotic control device files on Solaris

introduction, Before you begin on Solaris

locate-block, About fast-tape positioning (locate-block) on Solaris

no rewind device files, About no rewind device files on Solaris

preventing driver unloading, Preventing Solaris driver unloading

robotic controls, About Solaris robotic controls, About SCSI and FCP robotic controls on Solaris

SCSI pass through driver, About the NetBackup sg driver

SCSI robotic controls, About SCSI and FCP robotic controls on Solaris

sg driver install or reconfigure, Installing/reinstalling the sg and the st drivers

sg.install script, Installing/reinstalling the sg and the st drivers

SPC-2 SCSI reserve, About SPC-2 SCSI reserve on Solaris

tape drive configuration, About Solaris tape drive device files

Berkeley-style close, About Berkeley-style close

using ACS, Before you begin on Solaris

Solaris Multiplexed I/O (MPxIO)

disable, Configuring Solaris 10 x86 for multiple drive paths

Solaris StorEdge Network Foundation HBA driver

configuration, Special configuration for the StorEdge Network Foundation HBA driver

SPC-2 SCSI reserve

Solaris, About SPC-2 SCSI reserve on Solaris

SSO

configuring shared ACS drives, Configuring shared ACS drives

st driver

Linux, About the required Linux SCSI drivers

st tape driver

debug mode, About the st driver debug mode

st.conf file

example, st.conf file example

Sun

acstest utility on UNIX, acstest on UNIX systems

acstest utility on Windows, acstest on Windows systems

Automated Cartridge System

multiple ACS robots with multiple ACS hosts, Multiple ACS robots and ACS library software hosts
multiple ACS robots with single ACS host, Multiple ACS robots with one ACS library software host

Automated Cartridge System (ACS) configurations supported, ACS configurations supported

T

table-driven robotics, Table-driven robotics

tape device drivers

Windows, About tape device drivers on Windows

tape drive configuration

Solaris, About Solaris tape drive device files

tape drive device files

Linux, About the Linux tape drive device files

tape drives

nonstandard, About nonstandard tape drives

tapes

removing from ACS robots, About removing tapes from ACS robots
removing using NetBackup, Removing tapes using NetBackup
removing using the ACSLS utility, Removing tapes using the ACSLS utility

text version of this guide, Using this guide

TLD robots, TLD robots

U

udev

SCSI persistent bindings, About SCSI persistent bindings for Linux
symbolic links, About the Linux tape drive device files

uninstalling

the sg driver, Uninstalling the sg driver on Solaris

UNIX

acstest utility, acstest on UNIX systems

using

guide, Using this guide

using the passthru driver

capabilities, About the NetBackup sg driver

V

verifying

device configuration on Linux, Verifying the device configuration on Linux

W

Windows

acstest utility, acstest on Windows systems
attaching devices, Attaching devices to a Windows system
tape device drivers, About tape device drivers on Windows

world wide node names (WWNN), About binding Fibre Channel HBA drivers

world wide port names (WWPN), Special configuration for the StorEdge Network Foundation HBA driver, About binding Fibre Channel HBA drivers