I was asking if you have free DSN licences available. How many DSN you have configured and how many licences do you have?? Can you check output from license summary??

Lukas

Yes I have already tried with the option of temporary licenses but once these temporary licenses are expired the drives are getting disabled.

If you have any specific process for it pls. share the same and request you to share me temporary "Storage Node' license for Network Edition.

Regards,

Devdutta

First, create one device for SN, and check dedicated Storage node option in configuration tab.

Regards

Lukas

I have 3 permanent DSN licenses but when I'm configuring getting below Error:

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Turn NetWorker auto-cleaning on (yes / no) [yes]? no

The following drive(s) can be auto-configured in this jukebox:
1> LTO Ultrium-4 @ 8.0.0 ==> \\.\Tape0
2> LTO Ultrium-4 @ 0.0.0 ==> \\.\Tape1
These are all the drives that this jukebox has reported.

To change the drive model(s) or configure them as shared or NDMP drives,
you need to bypass auto-configure. Bypass auto-configure? (yes / no) [no] yes
Is (any path of) any drive intended for NDMP use? (yes / no) [no] no
Is any drive going to have more than one path defined? (yes / no) [no] yes

You will be prompted for multiple paths for each drive.
Pressing on a null default advances to the next drive.

Please enter the device path information in one of the following formats:

\\.\Tape0 --for local path or
host:device-path --for remote node or NDMP device(s) or
host:drive-letter:directory path --for Windows disk file

Drive  1, element 1, system device name = \\.\Tape0,
      local bus, target, lun value = 8.0.0,
          WWNN=50014380032E754C model LTO Ultrium-4
Device path 1 ? [\\.\Tape0]
Device path 2 ? ct-l-sql01:\\.\Tape0
Device path 3 ? ct-l-sql02:\\.\Tape0
Device path 4 ? ct-l-sql03:\\.\Tape0
Device path 5 ?

Drive  2, element 2, system device name = \\.\Tape1,
      WWNN=50014380032E754F model LTO Ultrium-4
Device path 1 ? [\\.\Tape1]
Device path 2 ? ct-l-sql01:\\.\Tape1
Device path 3 ? ct-l-sql02:\\.\Tape1
Device path 4 ? ct-l-sql03:\\.\Tape1
Device path 5 ?

Only model LTO Ultrium-4 drives have been detected.
Are all drives in this jukebox of the same model?  (yes / no) [yes]
14421:jbconfig:
A Dedicated Storage Node can backup only local data to its devices.
Should ct-l-sql03 be configured as a Dedicated Storage Node? (yes / no) [no] yes
39078:jbconfig: RAP error: Are you sure want to define the device to be a dedicated storage node?
There are remote clients which include the host of this device as a storage node.
Repeating this operation will remove this host from such clients' storage node attributes.

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License Conformance Report

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Storage Nodes 3 0 0

NetWorker Module for Microsoft SQL Server 3 3 100

Dynamic Drive Sharing 0 2 100

Dedicated Storage Nodes 0 3 100

Clients 5 11 100

Autochangers 1 1 100

Regards,

Devdutta

Have you tried, what suggested?? Do you have free licences??

Regards

Lukas

Hi,

It's asking for storage node enabler license required eventhough I have dedicated storage node licenses.

Thanks,

Devdutta

If you are configuring library from cmd, you have to run “jbconfig –s backupservername” from DSN and user you are logged in has to be in NetWorker administrator’s list. Do you have these rights??

If you do, try to create only standalone device from NMC first and check for it DSN option, than try to create library again.

Regards

Lukas

DevDutta,

You need a working (not expired) Storage Node licence to begin. (pay up $$)

1. When you create a new SN, the working SN licence will be attached (picked up).

2. Open the property of that new SN, switch it to Dedicated Storage Node.

This should take up one DSN licence, and release the SN licence.

I forget exactly which tab in the property. If you don't leave the SN licence free, you cannot manage the DSN licences.

Sounds stupid? That's the way it is. For years, we begged Online support (WebChat) for the temporary licence. After a while we used up all their Temp SN licences.

Actually, you don't need it. If you use jbconfig you can specify easily that you use DNS and no issues.  This only applies (or at least it did apply) to GUI method and jbedit if I remember correctly.  As for temp license, my experience is different - I never had issues with that.  Since library is configured once and unlikely to be reconfigured again, this is not big deal really.

Even I hav a similar experience, while we configure our devices(DSN) from cmd prompt....it asks for a prompt to create it as a dedicated storage node, while if we are trying to do it from GUI.....it has to first become a SN and then a DSN...a little wierd thing out here....

HI Devdutta,

I experienced same problem once, i used following steps from GUI:

1) Firstly add a new storage in devices tab

2) Scan for devices

3) When devices appear, right click drive and select configure drive it will demand temporary Storage Node licence .

4) Open a chat with EMC and demand for temp SN licence.(Try this one " 9c991e-4a58f9-696ae6 ")

5) Enter the storage node licence by GUI or using nsrcap command.

6) Repeat step 3 this time drive will configure.

7) Now right click the properties of that drive in devices, go to configuration tab and select Dedicated storage node option to Yes and save & Exit

8) Now if you have permanent licence with you, you can delete the temp licence.

Hope it will work!!

Regards,

Sarang