PowerScale OneFS 9.8.0.0 Backup and Recovery Guide

Configure storage devices

If you are backing up data to tape devices connected to one or more Backup Accelerator nodes or Fibre Attached Storage nodes, you must configure Veritas NetBackup to recognize those storage devices.

1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, click Media and Device Management.
2. Click Configure Storage Devices.
   The Device Configuration Wizard appears.
3. Click Next.
4. Scan the cluster for attached NDMP devices.
   1. On the Device Hosts page, click Change.
   2. Select NDMP Host, and then click OK.
   3. Click Next.
   4. Select the NDMP host that you created earlier, and then click Next.
   5. After the wizard completes the scan for devices on the cluster, click Next.
5. On the SAN Clients page, click Next.
6. Specify backup devices that NetBackup should use.
   1. On the Backup Devices page, verify that all attached tape devices are displayed in the table, and then click Next.
   2. On the Drag and Drop Configuration page, Select the tape devices that you want NetBackup to backup data to and then click Next.
   3. In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes.
   4. On the Updating Device Configuration page, click Next.
   5. On the Configure Storage Units page, view the name of your storage unit and then click Next.
   6. Click Finish.
7. Specify the storage unit to associate with the backup devices.
   1. Expand NetBackup Management.
   2. Expand Storage.
   3. Click Storage Units.
   4. Double-click the name of the storage unit that you created previously.
   5. In the Change Storage Unit window, ensure that Maximum concurrent write drives is equal to the number of tape drives connected to your cluster.