HP B6960-96035 manual Backward compatibility, Device locking with multiple applications

During a restore session, the device paths are selected in the following order:

1.Paths that are on the client to which the objects are restored, if all objects are restored to the same target client

2.Paths that were used for backup

3.Other available paths

If direct library access is enabled, local paths (paths on the destination client) are used for library control first, regardless of the configured order.

Backward compatibility

Devices configured with previous versions of Data Protector are not reconfigured during the upgrade and can be used as in previous releases of Data Protector without any changes. To utilize the new multipath functionality, you must reconfigure devices as multipath devices.

Device locking

Locking devices must cover the possibility of several applications using the same device, as well as only Data Protector using a device by sending data and commands to it from several systems. The purpose of locking is to ensure that only one system at a time communicates with a device that is shared between several systems.

Device locking with multiple applications

If Data Protector and at least one other application want to use the same device from several systems, the same (generic) device locking mechanism has to be used by each application. This mechanism needs to work across several applications. This mode is not currently supported by Data Protector. Should this be required, operational rules must ensure exclusive access to all devices from only one application at a time.

Device locking within Data Protector

If Data Protector is the only application that uses a drive, but that same drive needs to be used by several systems, Device Locking has to be used.

If Data Protector is the only application that uses a robotics control from several systems, Data Protector handles this internally, provided the library control is in the same cell as all the systems that need to control it. In such a case, all synchronization of access to the device is managed by Data Protector internal control.

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