Veritas-bu

[Fwd: [Veritas-bu] NetApp backups and multi drives]

2001-09-14 14:22:23
Subject: [Fwd: [Veritas-bu] NetApp backups and multi drives]
From: jlkennedy AT amcc DOT com (Jeff Kennedy)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 11:22:23 -0700
No respondees so far.  Is everyone waiting for a summary or is noone
doing this at all?

Jeff Kennedy wrote:
> 
> I have 4 filers connected via fiber channel to an ATL P6000.  There are
> 5 drives dedicated to ndmp, 1 drive per filer for the first 3 filers and
> the 4th has 2.  Each filer sees all the drives but only one (or 2)
> drives are configured in NetBackup for each filer.
> 
> Question:
> 
>         Why can't I configure NetBackup for 4 drives per filer as long as they
> never backup at the same time?
> 
> I know DDA for ndmp is not available but I wonder if the above would
> work since the filers all see the other drives anyway.
> 
> I am running Ontap 6.x, qlogic fcal cards, Vixel fiber switch to P6000.
> 
> Thanks.

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