I don’t see that at all – the switches
and HBAs are SAN/Network technology that deal with the transport of data and
aren’t directly addressed by NetBackup per se. NetBackup compatibility
should have to do with what OS they’ll run on and what storage medium
they’ll work on – it should be up to the HBA and storage vendors to
determine what will get data between the two of them.
In any scenario where you have multiple
vendors involved you’re apt to find something in your overall solution
that isn’t on everyone’s compatibility list. There’s been
many a complicated environment I’ve worked on where one piece or another
wasn’t “supported” but worked just fine and had to be
there. If you hold back on constituent applications or hardware waiting for
it to be in the matrix you’re apt to find that by the time it is
something else has gone EOL so no longer is.
From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Marianne Van Den Berg
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 7:54
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To:
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Subject: [Veritas-bu] Off Topic:
Firmware and driver versions?
Another Off Topic question:
In a big SSO environment with mixed O/S
media servers attached to tape and disk (via different HBA’s) – who
dictates what driver/firmware versions should be used on tape drives,
hba’s, switches?
The NBU hardware compatibility list is
very basic and list ‘tested’ versions for tape drives, not
recommended.
As far as switches and HBA’s are
concerned, the compatibility guide says: “Consult the hardware vendor's
web site for up-to-date firmware and driver updates.”
My viewpoint is that the tape vendor
should supply all these compatibilities. I’d like to know how it’s
done in your environment and who initiates the whole process…
Regards
Marianne
