Hello All,

I want to configure off-host backup.

Please find below what I have :

 - Two servers (DELL R740) connected to a storage array (DELL PowerVault MD3820f) via 02 Fiber Channel SAN Switches Brocade SANB300.

 - A Backup Server connected to the Storage array via the Fiber Channel SAN Switches. The Backup Server is connected to a tape Drive via a SAS 6Gbps Cable.

 - The Backup Server contains Windows Server 2016 + Veritas Backup Exec 20 Gold for 5TB

The two servers (DELL R740) contain Windows server 2016 + SQL Server 2012 (there is no virtualization on those servers).

You can see all the details in the synoptic diagram below :

Normally VSS Hardware provider is needed to configure off-host backup.

I have read the Hardware Compatibility List (from Veritas website) for off-host compatibility with DELL EMC.

As you can see below, just the MD3000, MD3000i, MD3200, MD3200i, MD3220 and MD3220i are listed (They all support SAS and iSCSI interfaces) ; MD3820f (It supports Fibre Channel interfaces) is not listed.

Please find the link for the HCL from Veritas website https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/BE_20_HCL

Does it mean that there is no VSS Provider for MD3820f ?

Does it mean that off-host backup is impossible with MD3820f ?

Thanks in advance.