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  2. NetBackup™ SAN Client and Fibre Transport Guide
  3. Configuring SAN Client and Fibre Transport
  4. Configuring SAN clients
  5. SAN client driver requirements
NetBackup™ SAN Client and Fibre Transport Guide

SAN client driver requirements

The operating systems of the NetBackup SAN clients may require device drivers that allow SCSI pass-through methods for the Fibre Transport traffic.

If the SAN client operating system is configured correctly, it recognizes each media server HBA port in target mode as two ARCHIVE Python devices.

Table: SAN client operating system driver requirements lists the driver requirements for each supported SAN client operating system.

Table: SAN client operating system driver requirements

Operating system

Driver requirements

AIX

Client systems require the standard tape driver. The driver should work without modification.

For information about how to configure the driver, see the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide, available at the following URL:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

HP-UX

Client systems require the sctl driver and pass-through device files.

For information about how to configure the driver, see the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide, available at the following URL:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Linux

Client systems require the SCSI Generic (sg) driver and pass-through device files.

For information about how to configure the driver, see the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide, available at the following URL:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Solaris

You must modify the /kernel/drv/st.conf file so that Solaris recognizes the FT devices on the NetBackup media servers.

For information about how to do so, see the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide, available at the following URL:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Windows

A device driver is not required. The media server FT devices appear in the Windows Device Manager "Other devices" section as ARCHIVE Python SCSI Sequential Devices.

Some operating systems require specific patch and driver updates. For information about them, see the NetBackup Release Notes:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

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