Before you begin configuring NetBackup on HP-UX
Observe the following points when you configure the operating system:
Verify that NetBackup supports your server platform and devices. Download the NetBackup hardware and operating system compatibility lists.
For SCSI controlled libraries, NetBackup issues SCSI commands to the robotic devices. For NetBackup to function correctly, the properly named device files must exist.
To verify that the devices are configured correctly, use the HP-UX sam utility and the ioscan -f command.
For the tape drives that you want to share among NetBackup hosts, ensure that the operating system detects the devices on the SAN before you configure the NetBackup Shared Storage Option.
Some HP SCSI adapters do not support SCSI pass through; therefore, devices on such adapters are not discovered automatically.
After you configure the hardware, add the robots and the drives to NetBackup.