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Re: [Networker] Storage Nodes on same Library?
2008-06-19 14:47:15
Hey,
I run with a similar configuration... A Qualstar XLS with 12 LTO4
fibre tape drives. Only the nsr server has access to the control port
and each of the storage nodes has it's tape drives but NO access to the
control port. It just works. Granted, I'm running 7.3.3 with RHEL4
storage nodes and Solaris 9 server.
Frank
On 6/19/08 12:38 PM, Jim Allison wrote:
Hey folks,
I have a few questions about storage node configuration. I am new to this
shop and we are using a configuration that I am unfamiliar with. We are
running 7.4.2 on Windows 2003 servers. Library is a fiber attached Spectra
Logic T950 (one large partition defined) with fiber attached LTO IV tape
drives (12). We previously had storage nodes using the same library to take
some of the I/O load off the primary Networker server. They had issues and
backed out the storage nodes previously (prior to tape drive upgrade). My
question is this; Is a storage node that uses the same library resource as
the primary server a valid configuration and does it not cause library
control contention? When we try to zone in the lib control port, the storage
node computer will hang and not boot like it has a SCSI bus issue. I have
used dedicated storage nodes in the past with drive sharing for lanless
backups, and I thought the main purpose of storage nodes was to run
additional libraries on one master server. Thanks, Jim Allison, Asurion,
Nashville TN.
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