Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

Configuring silo libraries

1. In the server’s Administration interface, click Devices.
2. Open the Storage Nodes folder in the navigation tree.
3. Right-click the storage node to which the device is to be configured, and select Configure All Libraries (which is available from many of the menus throughout the Devices task). This action opens a wizard that can configure all detected libraries, except those libraries that are explicitly excluded in the library exclusion list during configuration.
   NOTE:If Configure All Libraries is started from the server folder instead of from the Storage Node folder, then all storage nodes on the NetWorker server are automatically selected for configuration in the wizard.
   The Configure All Libraries wizard appears, and allows the user to step through library configuration, including the following input (some of which is filled in by default):

   • Library type (select STL Silo).
   • Adjust the Enable New Device option, if required.
   • Current server sharing policy (use maximal sharing with Dynamic Drive Sharing [DDS]).
   • Storage nodes on which the libraries should configure. You can select a storage node to see its details that are displayed. If the appropriate storage node is not listed, click Create a New Storage Node. When creating a storage node, replace the default value in the Name field with the name of the new storage node:
     1. Update storage node properties, if required.
     2. Type the Silo Controller count, which sets the number of silos to be configured for the selected storage node. The default is 1. If a silo count of greater than one is selected, then a library name and hostname must be typed for each one.
     3. Type the Hostname of the silo controller.
     4. (Optional) Use the Test Silo Controller Connectivity button to see whether the connection to a silo controller works. Use it once for each silo. If the connection to a given silo fails, an error message appears.
4. Click Start Configuration after filling in the requested information. The Configuration window displays a message that the Configure All Libraries process has started, and that the configuration activity can be viewed by checking the Monitoring > Log screen for status.
5. Click Finish on the Configuration window to close the configuration wizard. If problems occur during configuration, then the Back button on the Configuration window becomes active, which allows the user to return to the input screen to adjust input.