Integrations with Other Applications

Novell NetWare Cluster Integration

 

Novell NetWare Cluster Integration

 

Clients on Novell NetWare Cluster

 

Data Protector can only be used to back up local disks or cluster shared

 

pools in a Novell NetWare Cluster environment.

 

Cluster aware operation is not supported for Data Protector with Novell

 

NetWare Clusters. In case of failover, backup or restore sessions have to

 

be restarted manually.

Installation

Data Protector has to be installed locally on each client, and each client

 

has to be imported to the cell. See the HP OpenView Storage Data

 

Protector Installation and Licensing Guide for step-by-step instructions.

 

To configure Novell NetWare Cluster with Data Protector, you need the

 

Data Protector user interface.

 

Refer to the following for more information:

 

• Novell NetWare Cluster documentation.

 

HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Installation and Licensing

 

Guide for more information on how to install Data Protector.

 

HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Software Release Notes for last

 

minute information on the current Data Protector release.

 

Configuration

 

To be able to back up local disks on cluster nodes, the individual nodes

 

have to be imported into the Data Protector cell. To be able to back up

 

cluster shared pools, virtual server has to be imported into the cell as

 

well.

 

Backing Up Local Disks

 

Disks local to the systems in the cluster are visible when you browse a

 

system where a disk is locally connected.

 

To back up local disks:

 

1. Install the Data Protector Disk Agent on each system with the local

 

disk you want to back up.

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