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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Device Configuration Guide
  3. Section II. Robotic storage devices
  4. Robot overview
  5. NetBackup robot attributes
  6. ACS robots
Veritas NetBackup™ Device Configuration Guide

ACS robots

Unlike other robot types, NetBackup does not track slot locations for the media in ACS robots. The ACS library software tracks slot locations and reports them to NetBackup.

The following table describes the ACS robot attributes.

Table: ACS robot attributes

Attribute

NetBackup server

API robot

Yes

SCSI control

No

LAN control

Yes

Remote Robot control

No. Each host that has ACS drives that are attached to it has robotic control.

NDMP support

Yes

Shared drives support

Yes

Drive cleaning support

No. The ACS library software manges drive cleaning.

Media access port support

Yes, for eject only.

NetBackup tracks slots

No

Media type support

DLT, DLT2, DLT3, HCART, HCART2, and HCART3.

Hosts Supported

Windows, UNIX, and Linux.

Windows servers require STK LibAttach software. See the Veritas support web site for the latest compatibility information and obtain the appropriate LibAttach software from STK.

Barcode Support

Yes. Depends on ACS library software to obtain NetBackup media IDs.

Barcodes must be the same as the media ID (1 to 6 characters).

Robot Examples

Oracle SL500, Oracle SL3000, and Oracle SL8500

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