HP B6960-90078 Chapter, Limitations, Configuration Methods, Device Autoconfiguration, Shared Devices in the SAN Environment

Configuring and Using Backup Devices

Shared Devices in the SAN Environment

✓ Use a lock name if the (physical) device will be used by another host as well (shared device).

✓ Optionally, select direct access if you want to use this functionality. If you use it, ensure that the libtab file is set up on that host.

Configuration Methods

There are three configuration methods that depend on the platforms that participate in the SAN configuration:

• You can use the Data Protector device autoconfiguration functionality to configure devices and libraries in a SAN using the GUI. Device autoconfiguration is available on the following operating systems: Windows, HP-UX, Solaris, Linux, NetWare, and Tru64. Refer to “Device Autoconfiguration” on page 50.

• If your environment consists only of Windows, HP-UX, and Solaris systems, you can use the SANconf tool for autoconfiguring devices and libraries using the command line. For more information, refer to “Configuration Using the SANconf Tool” on page 51.

• If your environment contains systems that do not support device autoconfiguration, use the manual configuration. For more information, refer to “Manually Configuring the Library” on page 51.

	Device Autoconfiguration
	The Data Protector autoconfiguration functionality provides automated
	device and library configuration on multiple hosts in a SAN
	environment.
Limitations	Autoconfiguration cannot be used to configure the following devices in a
	SAN environment:
	•	mixed media libraries
	• DAS or ACSLS libraries
	•	NDMP devices
	Data Protector discovers the backup devices connected to your
	environment. For library devices, Data Protector determines the number
	of slots, the media type, and which drives belong to the library. Data

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