Configuring OpenStorage disk appliance storage
Table: OpenStorage disk appliance configuration tasks describes the tasks to configure NetBackup to use a third-party vendor's disk appliance that conforms to the Cohesity OpenStorage API.
The NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I describe how to configure a base NetBackup environment. See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
Table: OpenStorage disk appliance configuration tasks
Step | Task | Instructions |
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Step 1 |
Learn about planning your deployment | |
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Step 2 |
Enable legacy logging |
See Creating NetBackup log file directories for OpenStorage. |
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Step 3 |
Provision the storage and install the plug-in |
How many devices you provision depends on your storage requirements. It also depends on whether or not you use optimized duplication or replication. See About NetBackup Auto Image Replication. |
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Step 4 |
Configure one or more storage servers |
How many storage servers you configure depends on your storage requirements. It also depends on whether or not you use optimized duplication or replication. |
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Step 5 |
Configure disk pools |
How many disk pools you configure depends on your storage requirements. It also depends on whether or not you use optimized duplication or replication. See About the replication topology for Auto Image Replication. See Viewing the replication topology for Auto Image Replication. |
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Step 6 |
Configure storage units | |
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Step 7 |
Configure optimized duplication |
Optimized duplication is optional. See Configuring optimized duplication to an OpenStorage device within the same NetBackup domain. |
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Step 8 |
Configure replication |
Replication is optional. See Configuring replication to an OpenStorage device in a different domain. |
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Step 9 |
Configure copy to tape |
Copy to tape is optional. |
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Step 10 |
Configure optimized synthetic backups |
Optimized synthetic backups are optional. |
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Step 11 |
Create a backup policy |
To duplicate or replicate images, a backup policy in the source domain must indicate the configured SLP as the Policy storage selection. |