RE: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters
Hi, Right, you can do this configuration thru the gui. There is a lot of possibility to do "partition" on an acsls robot like pool, security access with ip address and label rules. We have, all over the world, a lot of configurations like this, and it works very well. Ask SUN ;) Hth [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DeanSent: samedi 3 décembre 2005 04:43To: Paul KeatingCc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.eduSubject: Re: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters You certainly can set the ACSLS server as the robotic control host using the NBU GUI. Just set the library type to ACS and NBU will give you the option to specify the ACSLS hostname, and the ACS,LSM,PANEL,DRIVE co-ordinates of the drive. Also with ACSLS you can "parition" the library so that each of your NBU master/media domains will only ever see their own drives and tapes, removing the need for inventory filters in NBU, and eliminating the possibility of one master overwriting the other's tapes. On 11/23/05, Paul Keating <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Also, a possibility is to use STK's ACSLS application.You need a small machine, like an old Sun Ultra 10 or something toinstall the SW on, and connect to the robotic controller and thatmachine acts as the ACSLS host. You then point all of your NBU masters at the ACSLS server.thereshould be an option in Netbackup to pick an ACSLS host as your roboticcontroller, but IIRC< you can't do it through the GUI wizard.has to be configured via CLI.Paul> -Original Message-> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of> Jim Peppas> Sent: November 22, 2005 8:22 AM> To: Lee, Kenneth (SBS US); Geyer, Gregory;> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters >>> I'm not very sure, but I think that :>> 1. You setup the first NBU MServer (as normal)> 2. Then setup the second one but assign the volume database> host as the first one. > 3. Setup the first master server as the robot controller for> the second enviroment.> This assumes the the two enviroments have connectivity. I> also expect that there should also be some kind of barcode > rules implemented.>> Regards,> Jim>>>>>> > -------Original Message---> > From: Lee, Kenneth (SBS US) < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters> > Sent: 21 Nov '05 23:05> >> > Yes, it works without a problem. I have 2 masters, one is > 4.5 and the> > other is 5.1. We are using STK 9310 with the first master> and added the> > second master when 5.1 came out. We designed a tape range> of 10> > - 19 to the 4.5 master and 50 - 59 to the 5.1> > master. In order to stop one master from inventorying the> tape range of> > the other master, we are using INVENTORY_FILTER. To use> this, you need to > > put your tape range into a pool within your library.> Since we started with> > 1 master and added the second, we did not define pools for> the tapes in> > ACS, therefore all 10 range tape took the default pool > of 1. When the> > second master was added, after the tapes are loaded into> the library (the> > 50 range), I ran this command in ACS to put the 50> range tapes> > into a pool called 50. set scratch 50 50-500999. You > will have to do> > this every time you add new tapes.> >> >> > In NetBackup, you need to add the following line to vm.conf:> >> >> > INVENTORY_FILTER = ACS 1 BY_ACS_POOL 50 > >> >> > I have ACS 1 and the using pool 50 for the second master.> You need to add> > this to both masters but change the pool number. Recycle> your NetBackup> > and do an inventory check and you should be good to go.> >> >> > One other thing. A bug. If you are running NetBackup> Administrator> > Console on your Windows desktop and you do an inventory, > the output will> > show ALL of the tapes. The reason is because the> NetBackup Administrator> > Console does not have the vm.conf on your desktop and> therefore, does not> > know that you are filtering. You need to run either jnbSA > from the master> > server or run the Java Console instead.> >> >> > Cheers,> >> > Ken> >> >> > -Original Message- > > FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] ON BEHALF> OF Geyer,> > Gregory&
Re: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters
You certainly can set the ACSLS server as the robotic control host using the NBU GUI. Just set the library type to ACS and NBU will give you the option to specify the ACSLS hostname, and the ACS,LSM,PANEL,DRIVE co-ordinates of the drive. Also with ACSLS you can "parition" the library so that each of your NBU master/media domains will only ever see their own drives and tapes, removing the need for inventory filters in NBU, and eliminating the possibility of one master overwriting the other's tapes. On 11/23/05, Paul Keating <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Also, a possibility is to use STK's ACSLS application.You need a small machine, like an old Sun Ultra 10 or something toinstall the SW on, and connect to the robotic controller and thatmachine acts as the ACSLS host. You then point all of your NBU masters at the ACSLS server.thereshould be an option in Netbackup to pick an ACSLS host as your roboticcontroller, but IIRC< you can't do it through the GUI wizard.has to be configured via CLI.Paul> -Original Message-> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of> Jim Peppas> Sent: November 22, 2005 8:22 AM> To: Lee, Kenneth (SBS US); Geyer, Gregory;> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters >>> I'm not very sure, but I think that :>> 1. You setup the first NBU MServer (as normal)> 2. Then setup the second one but assign the volume database> host as the first one. > 3. Setup the first master server as the robot controller for> the second enviroment.> This assumes the the two enviroments have connectivity. I> also expect that there should also be some kind of barcode > rules implemented.>> Regards,> Jim>>>>>> > -------Original Message---> > From: Lee, Kenneth (SBS US) < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters> > Sent: 21 Nov '05 23:05> >> > Yes, it works without a problem. I have 2 masters, one is > 4.5 and the> > other is 5.1. We are using STK 9310 with the first master> and added the> > second master when 5.1 came out. We designed a tape range> of 10> > - 19 to the 4.5 master and 50 - 59 to the 5.1> > master. In order to stop one master from inventorying the> tape range of> > the other master, we are using INVENTORY_FILTER. To use> this, you need to > > put your tape range into a pool within your library.> Since we started with> > 1 master and added the second, we did not define pools for> the tapes in> > ACS, therefore all 10 range tape took the default pool > of 1. When the> > second master was added, after the tapes are loaded into> the library (the> > 50 range), I ran this command in ACS to put the 50> range tapes> > into a pool called 50. set scratch 50 50-500999. You > will have to do> > this every time you add new tapes.> >> >> > In NetBackup, you need to add the following line to vm.conf:> >> >> > INVENTORY_FILTER = ACS 1 BY_ACS_POOL 50 > >> >> > I have ACS 1 and the using pool 50 for the second master.> You need to add> > this to both masters but change the pool number. Recycle> your NetBackup > > and do an inventory check and you should be good to go.> >> >> > One other thing. A bug. If you are running NetBackup> Administrator> > Console on your Windows desktop and you do an inventory, > the output will> > show ALL of the tapes. The reason is because the> NetBackup Administrator> > Console does not have the vm.conf on your desktop and> therefore, does not> > know that you are filtering. You need to run either jnbSA > from the master> > server or run the Java Console instead.> >> >> > Cheers,> >> > Ken> >> >> > -Original Message- > > FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] ON BEHALF> OF Geyer,> > Gregory> > SENT: Monday, November 21, 2005 2:02 PM> > TO: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > > SUBJECT: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters> >> >> > We have one large STK library and want to have two master> NBU servers (one> > 5.x for now, the other 6.0) access it. The environments> will NOT share> > drives or tapes, and we hear there should be no issue> sharing the robotics> > (its shared now with 30+ SAN media servers), but wanted to > hear if anyone> > has a similar environment without any issues.> >> > A concern would be having an inventory mix the tapes in> the environment.> > I see the "Robotic Inventory Filtering" in the ACS > appendix of the MM Sys> > Admin guide but no experience using it.> >> > So does anyone out there use two masters with one ACS robot?> >> > G.> ___ > Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu> http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu >___Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters
Geyer, Gregory wrote: One ACS robot, two NBU masters We have one large STK library and want to have two master NBU servers (one 5.x for now, the other 6.0) access it. The environments will NOT share drives or tapes, and we hear there should be no issue sharing the robotics (its shared now with 30+ SAN media servers), but wanted to hear if anyone has a similar environment without any issues. A concern would be having an inventory mix the tapes in the environment. I see the "Robotic Inventory Filtering" in the ACS appendix of the MM Sys Admin guide but no experience using it. So does anyone out there use two masters with one ACS robot? No problem sharing ACSLS robotics. I've setup an STK L5500 with two NBU Masters and several TSM servers. TSM hits ACSLS a bit harder, but not too badly. All servers have dedicated drives and tapes, SSO used for one of the masters for 10 drives. The others have their own. -- Dan
RE: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters
Rob, Thanks. I think the plan may be to bring in the new master as the 6.0 system and EMM server. Then the existing 5.1 environment, when upgraded to 6.0, will point to the existing EMM database. This would involve networking plans, as one was to be on its own separate network. It also brings up SPOF issues: if that EMM server goes down, then both environments are hosed - to use the technical term. I hadn't planned on clustering the new master (as Veritas says they don't support active/active clusters), but this may be too critical to leave on its own. So at the very least we'll plow forward with the INVENTORY_FILTER stuff, and consider the consolidated EMM database. In either case I'm looking forward to consolidating the media manager databases and cutting down on all the SAN media server/SSO chatter. Thanks for the contributions. Greg -Original Message- From: Rob Worman (home) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 10:39 PM To: Geyer, Gregory Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu; Lee, Kenneth (SBS US) Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters Gregory- Yes, I believe you could support both of your master servers (but they would both have to be 6.0!) with a single EMM server. This is roughly equivalent to Jim Peppas's response to your question, suggesting that your two masters could share a single volume database host. This is doable in some circumstances but NOT yours, because of the fact that one of your masters is 6.0. (plus most of the Symantitas support folks get the shakes when they hear about that kind of shared volume database server configuration :-/) I would second Kenneth's idea below; it is a very well-traveled path, lots of people use the INVENTORY_FILTER stuff to share their ACS robots among multiple master servers (and/or among multiple backup applications...) HTH rob On Nov 22, 2005, at 9:56 AM, Geyer, Gregory wrote: > Here's another issue that recent 6.0 developments might make possible. > In 6.0 there's the EMM database which controls resources like device > info, active drive status, the volume database among many other things. > In the in-depth 6.0 diffs web-class yesterday it was stated that the > EMM database can support multiple masters. So it would seem possible > that with one EMM database we could have multiple masters also sharing > tape drives, since they'd already be sharing robotics anyway. Anybody > read this different? > > > > From: Lee, Kenneth (SBS US) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 4:06 PM > To: Geyer, Gregory; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters > > > > Yes, it works without a problem. I have 2 masters, one is 4.5 and the > other is 5.1. We are using STK 9310 with the first master and added > the second master when 5.1 came out. We designed a tape range of > 10 - > 19 to the 4.5 master and 50 - 59 to the 5.1 master. In > order to stop one master from inventorying the tape range of the other > master, we are using INVENTORY_FILTER. To use this, you need to put > your tape range into a pool within your library. Since we started > with > 1 master and added the second, we did not define pools for the tapes > in ACS, therefore all 10 range tape took the default pool of 1. > When the second master was added, after the tapes are loaded into the > library (the 50 range), I ran this command in ACS to put the > 50 range tapes into a pool called 50. set scratch 50 > 50-500999. You will have to do this every time you add new tapes. > > > > In NetBackup, you need to add the following line to vm.conf: > > > > INVENTORY_FILTER = ACS 1 BY_ACS_POOL 50 > > > > I have ACS 1 and the using pool 50 for the second master. You need to > add this to both masters but change the pool number. Recycle your > NetBackup and do an inventory check and you should be good to go. > > > > One other thing. A bug. If you are running NetBackup Administrator > Console on your Windows desktop and you do an inventory, the output > will show ALL of the tapes. The reason is because the NetBackup > Administrator Console does not have the vm.conf on your desktop and > therefore, does not know that you are filtering. You need to run > either jnbSA from the master server or run the Java Console instead. > > > > Cheers, > > Ken > > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geyer, > Gregory > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 2:02 PM > To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > Subject: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters > > > > We hav
Re: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters
Gregory- Yes, I believe you could support both of your master servers (but they would both have to be 6.0!) with a single EMM server. This is roughly equivalent to Jim Peppas's response to your question, suggesting that your two masters could share a single volume database host. This is doable in some circumstances but NOT yours, because of the fact that one of your masters is 6.0. (plus most of the Symantitas support folks get the shakes when they hear about that kind of shared volume database server configuration :-/) I would second Kenneth's idea below; it is a very well-traveled path, lots of people use the INVENTORY_FILTER stuff to share their ACS robots among multiple master servers (and/or among multiple backup applications...) HTH rob On Nov 22, 2005, at 9:56 AM, Geyer, Gregory wrote: Here's another issue that recent 6.0 developments might make possible. In 6.0 there's the EMM database which controls resources like device info, active drive status, the volume database among many other things. In the in-depth 6.0 diffs web-class yesterday it was stated that the EMM database can support multiple masters. So it would seem possible that with one EMM database we could have multiple masters also sharing tape drives, since they'd already be sharing robotics anyway. Anybody read this different? From: Lee, Kenneth (SBS US) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 4:06 PM To: Geyer, Gregory; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters Yes, it works without a problem. I have 2 masters, one is 4.5 and the other is 5.1. We are using STK 9310 with the first master and added the second master when 5.1 came out. We designed a tape range of 10 - 19 to the 4.5 master and 50 - 59 to the 5.1 master. In order to stop one master from inventorying the tape range of the other master, we are using INVENTORY_FILTER. To use this, you need to put your tape range into a pool within your library. Since we started with 1 master and added the second, we did not define pools for the tapes in ACS, therefore all 10 range tape took the default pool of 1. When the second master was added, after the tapes are loaded into the library (the 50 range), I ran this command in ACS to put the 50 range tapes into a pool called 50. set scratch 50 50-500999. You will have to do this every time you add new tapes. In NetBackup, you need to add the following line to vm.conf: INVENTORY_FILTER = ACS 1 BY_ACS_POOL 50 I have ACS 1 and the using pool 50 for the second master. You need to add this to both masters but change the pool number. Recycle your NetBackup and do an inventory check and you should be good to go. One other thing. A bug. If you are running NetBackup Administrator Console on your Windows desktop and you do an inventory, the output will show ALL of the tapes. The reason is because the NetBackup Administrator Console does not have the vm.conf on your desktop and therefore, does not know that you are filtering. You need to run either jnbSA from the master server or run the Java Console instead. Cheers, Ken -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geyer, Gregory Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 2:02 PM To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters We have one large STK library and want to have two master NBU servers (one 5.x for now, the other 6.0) access it. The environments will NOT share drives or tapes, and we hear there should be no issue sharing the robotics (its shared now with 30+ SAN media servers), but wanted to hear if anyone has a similar environment without any issues. A concern would be having an inventory mix the tapes in the environment. I see the "Robotic Inventory Filtering" in the ACS appendix of the MM Sys Admin guide but no experience using it. So does anyone out there use two masters with one ACS robot? G. ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
RE: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters
Title: One ACS robot, two NBU masters Here's another issue that recent 6.0 developments might make possible. In 6.0 there's the EMM database which controls resources like device info, active drive status, the volume database among many other things. In the in-depth 6.0 diffs web-class yesterday it was stated that the EMM database can support multiple masters. So it would seem possible that with one EMM database we could have multiple masters also sharing tape drives, since they'd already be sharing robotics anyway. Anybody read this different? From: Lee, Kenneth (SBS US) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 4:06 PMTo: Geyer, Gregory; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.eduSubject: RE: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters Yes, it works without a problem. I have 2 masters, one is 4.5 and the other is 5.1. We are using STK 9310 with the first master and added the second master when 5.1 came out. We designed a tape range of 10 – 19 to the 4.5 master and 50 – 59 to the 5.1 master. In order to stop one master from inventorying the tape range of the other master, we are using INVENTORY_FILTER. To use this, you need to put your tape range into a pool within your library. Since we started with 1 master and added the second, we did not define pools for the tapes in ACS, therefore all 10 range tape took the default pool of 1. When the second master was added, after the tapes are loaded into the library (the 50 range), I ran this command in ACS to put the 50 range tapes into a pool called 50. set scratch 50 50-500999. You will have to do this every time you add new tapes. In NetBackup, you need to add the following line to vm.conf: INVENTORY_FILTER = ACS 1 BY_ACS_POOL 50 I have ACS 1 and the using pool 50 for the second master. You need to add this to both masters but change the pool number. Recycle your NetBackup and do an inventory check and you should be good to go. One other thing. A bug. If you are running NetBackup Administrator Console on your Windows desktop and you do an inventory, the output will show ALL of the tapes. The reason is because the NetBackup Administrator Console does not have the vm.conf on your desktop and therefore, does not know that you are filtering. You need to run either jnbSA from the master server or run the Java Console instead. Cheers, Ken -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geyer, GregorySent: Monday, November 21, 2005 2:02 PMTo: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.eduSubject: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters We have one large STK library and want to have two master NBU servers (one 5.x for now, the other 6.0) access it. The environments will NOT share drives or tapes, and we hear there should be no issue sharing the robotics (its shared now with 30+ SAN media servers), but wanted to hear if anyone has a similar environment without any issues. A concern would be having an inventory mix the tapes in the environment. I see the "Robotic Inventory Filtering" in the ACS appendix of the MM Sys Admin guide but no experience using it. So does anyone out there use two masters with one ACS robot? G.
RE: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters
Also, a possibility is to use STK's ACSLS application. You need a small machine, like an old Sun Ultra 10 or something to install the SW on, and connect to the robotic controller and that machine acts as the ACSLS host. You then point all of your NBU masters at the ACSLS server.there should be an option in Netbackup to pick an ACSLS host as your robotic controller, but IIRC< you can't do it through the GUI wizard.has to be configured via CLI. Paul > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Jim Peppas > Sent: November 22, 2005 8:22 AM > To: Lee, Kenneth (SBS US); Geyer, Gregory; > Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters > > > I'm not very sure, but I think that : > > 1. You setup the first NBU MServer (as normal) > 2. Then setup the second one but assign the volume database > host as the first one. > 3. Setup the first master server as the robot controller for > the second enviroment. > This assumes the the two enviroments have connectivity. I > also expect that there should also be some kind of barcode > rules implemented. > > Regards, > Jim > > > > > > > ---Original Message------- > > From: Lee, Kenneth (SBS US) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters > > Sent: 21 Nov '05 23:05 > > > > Yes, it works without a problem. I have 2 masters, one is > 4.5 and the > > other is 5.1. We are using STK 9310 with the first master > and added the > > second master when 5.1 came out. We designed a tape range > of 10 > > - 19 to the 4.5 master and 50 - 59 to the 5.1 > > master. In order to stop one master from inventorying the > tape range of > > the other master, we are using INVENTORY_FILTER. To use > this, you need to > > put your tape range into a pool within your library. > Since we started with > > 1 master and added the second, we did not define pools for > the tapes in > > ACS, therefore all 10 range tape took the default pool > of 1. When the > > second master was added, after the tapes are loaded into > the library (the > > 50 range), I ran this command in ACS to put the 50 > range tapes > > into a pool called 50. set scratch 50 50-500999. You > will have to do > > this every time you add new tapes. > > > > > > In NetBackup, you need to add the following line to vm.conf: > > > > > > INVENTORY_FILTER = ACS 1 BY_ACS_POOL 50 > > > > > > I have ACS 1 and the using pool 50 for the second master. > You need to add > > this to both masters but change the pool number. Recycle > your NetBackup > > and do an inventory check and you should be good to go. > > > > > > One other thing. A bug. If you are running NetBackup > Administrator > > Console on your Windows desktop and you do an inventory, > the output will > > show ALL of the tapes. The reason is because the > NetBackup Administrator > > Console does not have the vm.conf on your desktop and > therefore, does not > > know that you are filtering. You need to run either jnbSA > from the master > > server or run the Java Console instead. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Ken > > > > > > -Original Message- > > FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ON BEHALF > OF Geyer, > > Gregory > > SENT: Monday, November 21, 2005 2:02 PM > > TO: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > > SUBJECT: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters > > > > > > We have one large STK library and want to have two master > NBU servers (one > > 5.x for now, the other 6.0) access it. The environments > will NOT share > > drives or tapes, and we hear there should be no issue > sharing the robotics > > (its shared now with 30+ SAN media servers), but wanted to > hear if anyone > > has a similar environment without any issues. > > > > A concern would be having an inventory mix the tapes in > the environment. > > I see the "Robotic Inventory Filtering" in the ACS > appendix of the MM Sys > > Admin guide but no experience using it. > > > > So does anyone out there use two masters with one ACS robot? > > > > G. > ___ > Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu > ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
RE: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters
I'm not very sure, but I think that : 1. You setup the first NBU MServer (as normal) 2. Then setup the second one but assign the volume database host as the first one. 3. Setup the first master server as the robot controller for the second enviroment. This assumes the the two enviroments have connectivity. I also expect that there should also be some kind of barcode rules implemented. Regards, Jim > ---Original Message--- > From: Lee, Kenneth (SBS US) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters > Sent: 21 Nov '05 23:05 > > Yes, it works without a problem. I have 2 masters, one is 4.5 and the > other is 5.1. We are using STK 9310 with the first master and added the > second master when 5.1 came out. We designed a tape range of 10 > 19 to the 4.5 master and 50 59 to the 5.1 > master. In order to stop one master from inventorying the tape range of > the other master, we are using INVENTORY_FILTER. To use this, you need to > put your tape range into a pool within your library. Since we started with > 1 master and added the second, we did not define pools for the tapes in > ACS, therefore all 10 range tape took the default pool of 1. When the > second master was added, after the tapes are loaded into the library (the > 50 range), I ran this command in ACS to put the 50 range tapes > into a pool called 50. set scratch 50 50-500999. You will have to do > this every time you add new tapes. > > > In NetBackup, you need to add the following line to vm.conf: > > > INVENTORY_FILTER = ACS 1 BY_ACS_POOL 50 > > > I have ACS 1 and the using pool 50 for the second master. You need to add > this to both masters but change the pool number. Recycle your NetBackup > and do an inventory check and you should be good to go. > > > One other thing. A bug. If you are running NetBackup Administrator > Console on your Windows desktop and you do an inventory, the output will > show ALL of the tapes. The reason is because the NetBackup Administrator > Console does not have the vm.conf on your desktop and therefore, does not > know that you are filtering. You need to run either jnbSA from the master > server or run the Java Console instead. > > > Cheers, > > Ken > > > -Original Message- > FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ON BEHALF OF Geyer, > Gregory > SENT: Monday, November 21, 2005 2:02 PM > TO: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > SUBJECT: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters > > > We have one large STK library and want to have two master NBU servers (one > 5.x for now, the other 6.0) access it. The environments will NOT share > drives or tapes, and we hear there should be no issue sharing the robotics > (its shared now with 30+ SAN media servers), but wanted to hear if anyone > has a similar environment without any issues. > > A concern would be having an inventory mix the tapes in the environment. > I see the "Robotic Inventory Filtering" in the ACS appendix of the MM Sys > Admin guide but no experience using it. > > So does anyone out there use two masters with one ACS robot? > > G. ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
RE: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters
Title: One ACS robot, two NBU masters Yes, it works without a problem. I have 2 masters, one is 4.5 and the other is 5.1. We are using STK 9310 with the first master and added the second master when 5.1 came out. We designed a tape range of 10 – 19 to the 4.5 master and 50 – 59 to the 5.1 master. In order to stop one master from inventorying the tape range of the other master, we are using INVENTORY_FILTER. To use this, you need to put your tape range into a pool within your library. Since we started with 1 master and added the second, we did not define pools for the tapes in ACS, therefore all 10 range tape took the default pool of 1. When the second master was added, after the tapes are loaded into the library (the 50 range), I ran this command in ACS to put the 50 range tapes into a pool called 50. set scratch 50 50-500999. You will have to do this every time you add new tapes. In NetBackup, you need to add the following line to vm.conf: INVENTORY_FILTER = ACS 1 BY_ACS_POOL 50 I have ACS 1 and the using pool 50 for the second master. You need to add this to both masters but change the pool number. Recycle your NetBackup and do an inventory check and you should be good to go. One other thing. A bug. If you are running NetBackup Administrator Console on your Windows desktop and you do an inventory, the output will show ALL of the tapes. The reason is because the NetBackup Administrator Console does not have the vm.conf on your desktop and therefore, does not know that you are filtering. You need to run either jnbSA from the master server or run the Java Console instead. Cheers, Ken -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geyer, Gregory Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 2:02 PM To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: [Veritas-bu] One ACS robot, two NBU masters We have one large STK library and want to have two master NBU servers (one 5.x for now, the other 6.0) access it. The environments will NOT share drives or tapes, and we hear there should be no issue sharing the robotics (its shared now with 30+ SAN media servers), but wanted to hear if anyone has a similar environment without any issues. A concern would be having an inventory mix the tapes in the environment. I see the "Robotic Inventory Filtering" in the ACS appendix of the MM Sys Admin guide but no experience using it. So does anyone out there use two masters with one ACS robot? G.
