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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Snapshot Client Administrator's Guide
  3. Configuration of snapshot methods for disk arrays
  4. About Hitachi SMS/WMS/AMS, USP/NSC, USP-V/VM
  5. Determining if the Hitachi command devices are visible
Veritas NetBackup™ Snapshot Client Administrator's Guide

Determining if the Hitachi command devices are visible

Use the following procedure to determine if the Hitachi command devices are visible.

To determine if the Hitachi command devices are visible

  • Enter the following:
    /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbfirescan

    Example output:

    nbfirescan v7.0 - Copyright (c) 2016 Veritas Technologies LLC.
    Rescanning devices..............................................Complete.
    Device count: 1
    Device count: 1
     
    DevicePath Vendor Product ID  EnclosureId DeviceId [Ctl,Bus,Tgt,Lun]
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    /dev/sda   VMware Virtual disk  -          -       [00,00,00,00]
    

    The last line of the example shows a command device (DF600F-CM).

See About communication between NetBackup and the Hitachi array.

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