Re: [Veritas-bu] Setting up FT on SAN attached /usr/openv

Hi Heathe,

First, you need to have at least one supported Qlogic HBA in order to configure FT media server.
You can't/won't use that one as initiator due to the fact that it has to be marked as target by NetBackup.
During FT media server configuration NetBackup needs to temporarily unload qla2xxx module which causes to lose SAN connectivity

So, it's not clear what HBA (brand/model) you have.

Bahadir.

On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 10:18 PM, Heathe Yeakley <hkyeakley AT gmail DOT com> wrote:

I'm trying to setup Fibre Transport for the first time. I'm running
NBU 7.0 with 1 master server and 2 media servers, all running RHEL
5.0. I've got the 7.0 SAN Client Guide up and I'm on page 34
"Configuring an FT media server".

Small problem.

Step 1 says "Ensure that the HBAs are not connected to the SAN."

My OS in running on internal storage, but I built a LUN on the SAN and
presented it to each system and mounted it as /usr/openv so I could
dynamically grow the disks if need be. If I disconnect all my HBAs
from the SAN, I lose access to the partition where NBU is running
which means I can't run the commands to setup FT.

Do I need to tear down my NBU installation, mount /usr/openv on
internal storage, reinstall NBU, and then rerun the FT setup commands?

- HKY
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