AIX Media Servers for Dummies.....
I have just created 3 new media server that are running AIX 5.3 Operating System (2x JS22 Blades and one P-series box).... it can see 4 tape drives on our HP EML library as detailed;
baghetti:/opt/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies/support> lsdev -Cc tape
rmt0 Available 07-08-02 Other FC SCSI Tape Drive
rmt1 Available 07-08-02 Other FC SCSI Tape Drive
rmt2 Available 07-08-02 Other FC SCSI Tape Drive
rmt3 Available 07-08-02 Other FC SCSI Tape Drive
I have been looking in various documents, forums and places and just cannot find any notes to give someone (who is still a Netbackup Novice) a clue as to how to proceed once you have got all the SAN zoning done. I have looked on HP's website for the libraries in case there are some specific drivers and there are none listed for AIX, I have looked in the Install Guide, Admin Guides from Symantec and its just becoming a blur to me now, hence asking if someone could help.....
The attached doc shows 3 screen shots showing the current state of the AIX media servers, the fact that no drives are listed and that under robots there is nothing listed there under the TLD(1) robot. I have read that AIX 5.3 is not supported from robotic control which is okay (or so I have been told because the robot is controlled by one of my HPUX boxes).
AIX is alien to me as well being a HPUX person. So if anyone knows of a place I can get almost an idiots guide on how I can get the NB Admin Console to show me I have 4 tape drives for this host with the device names and that the Media Server is Active for Disk and Tape like my HPUX ones I would be very grateful.......
Many Thanks
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wizard
Have you tried using the NetBackup wizard to do the install?
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wizard
Have you tried using the NetBackup wizard to do the install?
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Do you mean the Configure
Do you mean the Configure Storage Device wizard????
I have just had a look at that and i think it may have given me some clue to the issues. On the HP EML library i had mapped 4 drives to point to 2 hosts and this wizard has said something about Shared Storage License.........So guess the first step is sort that out or just maybe split these 4 drives so each host only sees 2 drives.
If i do that do you suggest this wizard is the best way in order to get drives correctly presented to Netbackup?
I also run on AIX
check for the Atape driver
run this command and see if the Atape.driver comes back like below.
lslpp -l | grep Atape
Atape.driver 10.7.3.0 COMMITTED IBM AIX Enhanced Tape and
If it does not call IBM and tell them you need to download that so you can install it.
I don't have to know how to spell....I work on Unix.
NetBackup 7.0.1 - AIX & Windows
Output from command
I have run this command and i got this back
baghetti:/opt/openv/netbackup> lslpp -p | grep Atape
Atape.driver 10.2.8.0
Does that mean the driver is available but just not loaded????????
you did a -p instead of a
you did a -p instead of a -l
but it looks like you have the Atape driver so that must not be the issue.
I don't have to know how to spell....I work on Unix.
NetBackup 7.0.1 - AIX & Windows
Read This
This link should help you out...
ftp://exftpp.symantec.com/pub/support/products/Net...
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retain your HP-UX as the robot cntlr or create an ovpass driver.
Hi AndyPilgrim,
Maybe you may isolate your problem. Dont force your HP-UX media server as the robot controller.
you may do read the Netbackup Device Configuration Guide manual to know how to create SCSI pass-through driver ovpass to enable your AIX to do the robot controlling job. and run the Configure Storage Device wizard.
-or- (if you still prefer your HP-UX as the robot controller)
you may do this option (retaining your HP-UX media server as the robot controller for 3 AIX media servers)
while controlling robot with 1 HP-UX media server for your 3 AIX 5.3 media servers. Please make sure that all of your 3 AIX 5.3 could resolve the hostname and ipaddress of your HP-UX server. and vice-versa (HP-UX to 3 AIX 5.3 servers). using ping <hostname>.
How to do this?
1. define the hostname and ipaddress of HP-UX server on /etc/hosts file of each AIX 5.3 server.
2. define the hostname and ipaddresses of 3 AIX server on /etc/hosts file of your HP-UX server.
3. run Configure Storage Device wizard via Netbackup Administration console.
I assume you will notice that the robot controller of your 4 tape drives on HP EML library for 3 AIX will be under your HP-UX media server.
Note:
1. Select the 3 AIX media servers at the beginning of the wizard to configure all 4 tape drives for the 3 AIX media servers.
2. You may delete all 4 tape drives on 3 AIX media servers via Netbackup Console; before proceeding on Configure Storage Device Wizard.
Current state of play is
I am sure there is nothing wrong between these AIX servers and the Master server connectivity wise. I can ping between these media servers and the master server in both directions using the hostname and ip.
So I tried using the Configure Storage wizard on one of these servers. It found the drives and the robotic arm and did go through all the various screens and create 2 drives and a storage unit for this server. So that all looks okay but I have not configured anything on the AIX server as it sees the tape drives as Other SCSI Tape Drives which according to the Device Configuration Guide is correct for non-IBM tape libraries.
I now have 2 issues left.
a) One of these AIX servers is meant to be sharing the same drives that are already working and configured for one of my HPUX boxes. We have installed the Shared Storage license on the Media Server and Master server. I have looked using the Storage Config wizard and it confirms that it can see these 4 drives attached to the AIX server as well. Before I commit anything is there anything you would recommend to look at when it comes to shared drives?
b) And lastly, all my AIX boxes still show as Active for Disk only, not Active for Disk and Tape which (I am told) is what we need so they are the same as HPUX boxes........I have read about using some force command to change this but that doesn’t seem right. As part of learning NB I would rather try and find out how to do this correctly.
If anyone has ideas on these 2 issues I have left I would very much welcome them before I do something stupid and destroy the NB configuration we have....
AIX hardware installation
This is from our DR document but should help you with what you need
Step 17: Remove any old ovpass, smc and tape drive device files and bring in new DR site devices
o /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver/remove_ovpass
o lsdev –Cc tape
o rmdev –dl rmtx
o rmdev –dl smcx
o cfgmgr –v
o lsdev -Cc tape
o Ensure all new DR site devices show up correctly, i.e. smc and rmt devices
Step 18: Define /dev/ovpass device (See appendix D for detailed Instruction)
o Stop all Netbackup processes via “bp.kill_all”
o /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver/install_ovpass
o odmget -q "name=smc0" CuAt
o Run “lsdev | grep smc0”
o This will give an output similar to “smc0 Available 1H-08-01”
o Run lsdev | grep “first two fields of smc0 device address”
o For example: “lsdev | grep 1H-08”
o This will ouput similar to the following:
fscsi0 Available 1H-08-01
rmt1 Available 1H-08-01
smc0 Available 1H-08-01
o You now have the fscsi device assigned to smc0
o Now you have the information necessary to build ovpass driver
o fsci# from lsdev command, i.e. fscsi0
o scsi_id from odmget command , i.e. 0x10100
o lun_id from odmget command (This is almost always 1)
o Run mkdev -c media_changer -s fcp -t ovpass -p fscsi# -w <scsi_id,lun_id>
o For example: mkdev -c media_changer -s fcp -t ovpass -p fscsi0 -w 0x10100,1
o lsdev -C -s fcp (listing should now include the ovpass device)
o The address should match the smc0 device
ovpass0 Available 1H-08-01
smc0 Available 1H-08-01
Step 19: Determine tape drive serial number / library drive number / rmt number matches
o /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/goodies/scan (list tape drives/serial numbers in library drive order)
o lscfg –v | grep –p 3580 (list tape drives/serial numbers and rmtx device names)
o optionally, you can run /usr/local/netbackup/tape_scan to retrieve data
Step 20: Define library and drives
o Start Netbackup processes via “bp.start_all”
o tpconfig -add -robot 0 -robtype tld -robpath /dev/ovpass0
o tpconfig -add -drive -type hcart2 -path /dev/rmt1.1 -asciiname ltof2d1 -index 1 -shared no -robot 0 -robtype tld -robdrnum 1 (for each drive; use the serial number/drive matching from previous step to ensure drives are defined in the proper order)
o bp.kill_all
o bp.start_all
o tpconfig –d (verify library and drive definitions)
o /usr/local/netbackup/tape_scan (verify drive order)
Step 21: Update tape inventory from library in Netbackup
o Edit /usr/openv/volmgr/vm.conf placing entries to use correct barcode string
o MEDIA_ID_BARCODE_CHARS 0 8 1:2:3:4:5:6
o /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmupdate -rn 0 -rt tld -rh apaha058 -h apaha058 -use_barcode_rules
o Ensure all tapes are showing in the library including the catalog tape
Best of Luck,
Doug
"I named my hard drive That Thang, so once a month my computer asks me if I want to Back That Thang Up"
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