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NetBackup™ SAN Client and Fibre Transport Guide

Converting a SAN media server to a SAN client

Table: How to convert from a SAN media server to a SAN client provides an overview of how to convert a SAN media server to a SAN client. The computer host name remains the same. This procedure assumes that all NetBackup server run a release that supports the SAN Client feature.

Table: How to convert from a SAN media server to a SAN client

Step

Task

Instructions

Step 1

Delete the SAN media server

Do the following:

  • In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, select Media and Device Management > Devices > Media Servers.

  • Select the host.

  • Select Actions > Enterprise Media Manager Database > Remove Device Host.

Step 2

Uninstall the SAN media server software

See the NetBackup Installation Guide for UNIX and Windows:

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

Step 3

Prepare for Fibre Transport

Prepare the SAN for Fibre Transport and install the HBAs on the Fibre Transport hosts and SAN client hosts.

See Preparing the SAN.

Step 4

Connect the storage to the FT media server host

Connect the SAN media server storage device to the FT media server for the new SAN client. For disk storage, mount the storage if necessary.

See Preparing the SAN.

Step 5

Install the NetBackup media server software

Install the media server software on the hosts to function as Fibre Transport media servers.

See the NetBackup Installation Guide for UNIX and Windows:

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

Step 6

Configure the FT media servers

See Configuring SAN Client and Fibre Transport.

Step 7

Install the NetBackup client software

Install the client software on the host that was the SAN media server.

See the NetBackup Installation Guide for UNIX and Windows:

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

Step 8

Configure the SAN client

See Configuring SAN Client and Fibre Transport.

Step 9

Configure alternate server restore

Because the current host is no longer a media server, configure an alternate server restore and specify the FT media server as the Restore server. NetBackup then uses the FT media server to restore the images that were associated with the SAN media server.

See Media host override in the General Server properties of the Primary Server Host Properties.

After all of the images that were associated with the SAN media server expire, you can unconfigure the alternate server restore.

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