Configuring OpenStorage direct to tape

To configure OpenStorage direct to tape, you must perform multiple procedures on multiple computers. These procedures are in addition to the procedures to install and configure the disk appliance and OpenStorage.

See About OpenStorage direct to tape.

Table: OpenStorage direct to tape configuration overview

Step	Action	Description
Step 1	Learn about OpenStorage direct to tape	See About OpenStorage direct to tape.
Step 2	Install and configure the NDMP tape server hosts and storage devices	See the NetBackup for NDMP Administrator's Guide.
Step 3	Reconfigure the storage server	If you upgraded a disk appliance so it supports the Veritas OpenStorage copy to tape specification, you must reconfigure the storage server in NetBackup. See Configuring an OpenStorage storage server for backups.
Step 4	Install the NetBackup for NDMP software	Install the NetBackup for NDMP software on each media server you use for direct to tape. See About media server recommendations for OpenStorage direct to tape. See About media server requirements for OpenStorage direct to tape. See the NetBackup for NDMP Administrator's Guide. You must enter a license that activates NDMP on those media servers. The license that activates OpenStorage also activates NetBackup for NDMP.
Step 5	Configure NDMP host credentials	Configure logon credentials in NetBackup for the NDMP hosts. See About NDMP requirements for OpenStorage direct to tape. See the NetBackup for NDMP Administrator's Guide.
Step 6	Configure the NetBackup storage units	The storage units must be configured as NDMP storage units, and they must use the NDMP tape storage as their destination. You do not have to include the write side media servers explicitly in the storage unit. If you configure Any Available, when the job runs NetBackup selects a media server that has the logon credentials for the NDMP tape server. See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I.
Step 7	Configure the copy to tape process	First ensure that all requirements are met. Then, use one of the following methods for direct to tape: Create a storage lifecycle policy to create the backup and to duplicate the backup images automatically. For the Backup destination Storage unit, select the storage unit for the disk pool on one appliance. For the Duplication destination Storage unit, select the NDMP storage unit. See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I. Create a Vault policy to copy images automatically. On the Profile dialog box Choose Backups tab, choose the backup images in the source disk pool on one appliance. For the Destination Storage unit on the Duplication tab, select the NDMP storage unit. See the NetBackup Vault Administrator's Guide. Use the Duplicate option in the Catalog node of the NetBackup Administration Console. Select the NDMP storage unit as the destination for the duplication. Use the Storage unit field in the Setup Duplication Variables dialog box. See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I. Use the NetBackup bpduplicate command to duplicate images on the disk appliance to an NDMP storage unit. See NetBackup Commands Reference Guide..

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About NDMP requirements for OpenStorage direct to tape

Configuring OpenStorage direct to tape

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