Installing the disk appliance plug-in
If your storage is a disk appliance, the storage vendor's release package includes a plug-in to communicate with NetBackup. The plug-in installs on the NetBackup media servers that connect to the storage server.
Table: To install the disk appliance plug-in
| Step | Task | Procedure |
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1 |
Install the plug-in on all NetBackup media servers that connect to the appliance. |
See the vendor's installation instructions. The vendor's plug-in installation process may also configure the storage server. |
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2 |
Restart the NetBackup Remote Manager and Monitor Service on each media server on which you install the plug-in. |
After the installation of the plug-in, newly created storage servers and disk pools inherit all of the functionality that the vendor exposes in their plug-in. However, if the vendor updates the plug-in to add new functionality, you must update existing storage servers and disk pools to use that new functionality.
See Updating an OpenStorage storage server to reflect plug-in updates.
Vendor plug-ins must be 64-bit except for Windows Server 2008 R2, which may be 32-bit.
See Adding OpenStorage functionality to an existing environment.