REO SERIES™AN-DBP-071a: Configuring Symantec

Backup Exec 9.1 and 10.x Quickly for Use with a REO VTL

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PrefaceThis document assumes that you have already set up and configured your REO. For more information, see the Setup Guide that came with your appliance.

This document describes how to configure Symantec Backup Exec 9.1 and 10.x quickly to work with the REO virtual tape-library (VTL) in which Backup Exec is installed. This document assumes that Backup Exec has been installed and configured. This document describes procedures to back up files to a single REO VTL.

Important: Important: To use Backup Exec with a REO VTL, you need to use a Fibre Channel (FC) host bus adapter (HBA) or an Internet SCSI (iSCSI) software network-interface card (NIC), such as the Adaptec 7211C or the QLogic QLA4010C.

The following diagram depicts the network configuration, including servers and other equipment, used to create this document.

Server Name: apps-bbsvr-16 Windows 2000 SP4

QLogic 2342WWNN: 200100E08B30F85DWWPN: 210100E08B30F85D

Server Name: apps-bbsvr-21 Windows 2000 SP4

LSI 7002WWNN: 200000062B082018WWPN: 100000062B082018

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REO 9000FC connectivity

1 VTL Configured with 2 Virtual Tape Drives and 30 Slots

FC

FC

FC

FC

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NEO 2000FC connectivity

1 LTO-2 Tape Drive and 30 Slots

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Creating the VTL1 In the REO GUI, click VTL Manager.

2 Click Add VTL.

3 On the Add VTL page, select the application options, and click Create.

Click here.

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4 On the Target Configuration page, enter the number of virtual drives and cartridges you want to configure for this new library, as well as the size of each cartridge.

Important: For Backup Exec, leave the SCSI Product ID set to NEO Series.

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5 Change the Target Name for the changer and each drive, if desired.

Important: Overland strongly recommends that you change the MAC address portion of the Target Name for each device to the server name to which the VTL will be connected.

6 Click Commit.

7 To assign initiators to this VTL, click Add Initiator.

In the following example, Overland uses an FC initiator to connect to the new VTL.

Change MAC address to name of server.

Click here.

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8 Select FC, enter the WWNN and WWPN of the FC HBA to which you want to connect, and then click Commit.

The Initiator Configuration screen shows a summary of the FC initiator that you just added.

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9 Click the Commit button to finish configuring the VTL.

The VTL Manager screen displays the new VTL in the Current VTL Summary section.

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Configuring Backup Exec on the Backup ServersComplete the following steps on the media server that will access the REO VTL.

1 Launch the Windows Computer Management program, and click Device Manager.

Because the VTL was connected to the backup server via an FC initiator in this example, the library changer and tape drives should be displayed on this screen. In addition to the REO VTL, there is also an Overland NEO 2000 Library attached to the backup server via an FC interface.

If the REO VTL is connected via an iSCSI adapter, you need to log on the devices via the appropriate iSCSI management program before they appear in the Device Manager.

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2 Review the Properties of the NEO Library changer and drive, and note the Location information.

You will need this information in a later step.

Note this information.

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3 Review the Properties of the VTL Library changer and drives and note the Location information.

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4 Launch the Registry Editor, open the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > HARDWARE > DEVICEMAP > Scsi key, and expand each SCSI port until you find the ports that match up with the REO and the NEO Fibre Channel FCO.

5 Make sure that the Bus, Target ID, and LUN ID information match the Location information noted in step 2 and step 3.

6 To ensure that Backup Exec recognizes the new devices, restart the Backup Exec services.

7 Restart the backup server to force Backup Exec to recognize the library.

Until you restart the server, the virtual tape-drives will appear in the Devices tab of the Backup Exec management program, but the VTL will not.

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8 As a best practice, rename the VTL and tape drives so that they are easily distinguished from the NEO Library.

Note that in SSO mode, the renamed libraries are instantly displayed on both servers.

9 Review the SCSI Information tab on the Properties of the VTL library and drives, and make sure that they are the same values at the Registry and Device Manager settings noted earlier.

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Performing a Backup Operation1 Perform a normal backup operation, choosing the servers, disks, and

folders that you want to back up.

2 Select the OVERLAND VTL library as the target device for this backup operation.

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3 Name the backup job, select the backup method, and indicate whether this job should perform a verify operation after the backup completes.

4 Select the appropriate schedule for this backup job, and click the Run Now button to submit the job for processing.

The backup job on the media server is displayed on the Job Monitor page.

5 Start the backup job on the media server.

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Duplicating the REO VTL Backup to Physical Tape1 On the Job Setup tab, under Backup Tasks, click New job to

duplicate backup sets to create a duplicate backup job.

2 Select the Duplicate backup sets following a job option.

The Source job will be the job name of the backup operation recently created.

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3 Select the OVERLAND NEO physical tape library (PTL) as the destination of the duplicate job.

4 Select the OVERLAND VTL as the source device for this duplicate job.

The duplicate backup job is linked to the original backup job.

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The duplicate job runs immediately after the backup job to the REO VTL completes.

Restoring FilesFor restore operations, there will be two different source devices from which to select files.

! Select one of the following:

! If the expiration date has not passed, select the media associated with the REO VTL for quick restores.

! If the expiration date has been exceeded, select the media from the NEO PTL.

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