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Chapter 1  Overview
  1.2  References for Setup

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS LT140 Tape Library User’s Guide -Server Connection-

Copyright 2019 FUJITSU LIMITED

P3AG-3752-03ENZ0

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1.2.2.2

Fibre Channel Connection (FC-AL Connection) for Linux

The following procedure explains how to connect the LT140 to a Linux server with an FC-AL connection (direct
connection to a server).

Workflow

Setting Backup Software

Apply patches, make settings for the robot driver, and set up the backup software.

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Backup software used

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NetBackup

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"4.1 NetBackup" (page 34)

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NetWorker

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"4.2 NetWorker" (page 37)

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IBM Spectrum Protect (IBM Tivoli Storage Manager)

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"4.3 IBM Spectrum Protect" (page 38)

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NetVault

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"4.5 NetVault" (page 40)

Refer

Making a Check before Starting the Procedure

Check the environment (operating system, backup software, and HBAs) of the server to be 
connected to the LT140.

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"1.1 Operating Environment" (page 8)

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Summary of Contents for ETERNUS LT140

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Page 3: ... or other countries All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International Inc in the United States and other countries UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U S and other countries Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle a...

Page 4: ...describes the operating system settings that are required to use the LT140 and provides notes that are related to the settings Chapter 4 Setting Backup Software This chapter describes the backup software settings that are required to use the LT140 and provides notes that are related to the settings Chapter 5 LTFS Option This chapter provides notes on the LTFS option that is used with the LT140 Add...

Page 5: ...terprise 64 bit Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2019 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for x86 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for Intel64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for Intel64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SUSE ...

Page 6: ... 2 2 Settings for Fibre Channel Connections 22 2 2 1 Setting the Link Speed 22 2 2 2 Setting the Topology and the Loop ID for Direct Server Connections 23 2 2 3 Setting the Topology for Connections via FC Switches 23 2 3 Setting the Mailslot 24 Chapter 3 Setting the Operating System 25 3 1 Solaris OS 25 3 1 1 SAS Connections 25 3 1 2 Fibre Channel Connections 25 3 1 3 Device Drivers 26 3 1 4 File ...

Page 7: ... on Using Solaris OS 37 4 2 3 Notes on Using Windows 37 4 3 IBM Spectrum Protect 38 4 3 1 Notes on Operation 38 4 3 2 Device Drivers 38 4 3 3 Notes on Using Solaris OS 38 4 4 Backup Exec 39 4 4 1 Notes on Operation 39 4 4 2 Device Drivers 39 4 5 NetVault 40 4 5 1 Notes on Operation 40 4 5 2 Notes on Using Windows Server 2019 49 4 6 Arcserve Backup 50 4 6 1 Notes on Operation 50 4 6 2 Notes on Usin...

Page 8: ... contact a Fujitsu sales representative 1 1 2 Operating System OS For OS information refer to our web site https www fujitsu com global products computing storage tape For more details contact a Fujitsu sales representative 1 1 3 Host Bus Adapter HBA For HBA information refer to our web site or contact a Fujitsu sales representative 1 1 4 FC SAS Switches For FC SAS switch information refer to our ...

Page 9: ...ow Making a Check before Starting the Procedure Check the environment operating system backup software and HBAs of the server to be connected to the LT140 In addition check the precautions before starting the procedure 1 1 Operating Environment page 8 Setting the LT140 Perform the settings for the LT140 2 1 Settings for SAS Connections page 22 Setting the Operating System Make settings for the HBA...

Page 10: ... 4 1 NetBackup page 34 NetWorker 4 2 NetWorker page 37 IBM Spectrum Protect IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 4 3 IBM Spectrum Protect page 38 Refer Making a Check before Starting the Procedure Check the environment operating system backup software and HBAs of the server to be connected to the LT140 1 1 Operating Environment page 8 Setting the LT140 Perform the settings for the LT140 IMPORTANT Change the...

Page 11: ...or the HBA driver and the device driver 3 1 Solaris OS page 25 3 1 2 Fibre Channel Connections page 25 Setting Backup Software Apply patches make settings for the robot driver and set up the backup software Backup software used NetBackup 4 1 NetBackup page 34 NetWorker 4 2 NetWorker page 37 IBM Spectrum Protect IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 4 3 IBM Spectrum Protect page 38 Refer Refer Making a Check ...

Page 12: ... Channel Connections page 22 2 2 1 Setting the Link Speed page 22 2 2 3 Setting the Topology for Connections via FC Switches page 23 Setting the Operating System Make settings for the HBA driver and the device driver 3 1 Solaris OS page 25 3 1 2 Fibre Channel Connections page 25 Setting Backup Software Apply patches make settings for the robot driver and set up the backup software Backup software ...

Page 13: ...er with a SAS connection Workflow Making a Check before Starting the Procedure Check the environment operating system backup software and HBAs of the server to be connected to the LT140 1 1 Operating Environment page 8 Setting the LT140 Perform the settings for the LT140 2 1 Settings for SAS Connections page 22 Setting the Operating System Make settings for the HBA driver and the device driver 3 2...

Page 14: ...rect connection to a server Workflow Setting Backup Software Apply patches make settings for the robot driver and set up the backup software Backup software used NetBackup 4 1 NetBackup page 34 NetWorker 4 2 NetWorker page 37 IBM Spectrum Protect IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 4 3 IBM Spectrum Protect page 38 NetVault 4 5 NetVault page 40 Refer Making a Check before Starting the Procedure Check the en...

Page 15: ...nnections page 22 2 2 1 Setting the Link Speed page 22 2 2 2 Setting the Topology and the Loop ID for Direct Server Connections page 23 Setting the Operating System Make settings for the HBA driver and the device driver 3 2 Linux page 28 3 2 1 Fibre Channel Connections SAS Connections page 28 Setting Backup Software Apply patches make settings for the robot driver and set up the backup software Ba...

Page 16: ...nt operating system backup software and HBAs of the server to be connected to the LT140 1 1 Operating Environment page 8 Setting the LT140 Perform the settings for the LT140 IMPORTANT Change the topology setting to Fabric Set a fixed value for the link speed Chapter 2 Setting the LT140 page 22 2 2 Settings for Fibre Channel Connections page 22 2 2 1 Setting the Link Speed page 22 2 2 3 Setting the...

Page 17: ...hes make settings for the robot driver and set up the backup software Backup software used NetBackup 4 1 NetBackup page 34 NetWorker 4 2 NetWorker page 37 IBM Spectrum Protect IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 4 3 IBM Spectrum Protect page 38 NetVault 4 5 NetVault page 40 Refer Making a Check before Starting the Procedure Check the environment operating system backup software and HBAs of the server to be...

Page 18: ...ows page 29 3 3 1 SAS Connections page 29 Setting Backup Software Apply patches make settings for the robot driver and set up the backup software Backup software used NetBackup 4 1 NetBackup page 34 IBM Spectrum Protect IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 4 3 IBM Spectrum Protect page 38 Backup Exec 4 4 Backup Exec page 39 NetVault 4 5 NetVault page 40 Arcserve Backup 4 6 Arcserve Backup page 50 Veeam Back...

Page 19: ...ng system backup software and HBAs of the server to be connected to the LT140 1 1 Operating Environment page 8 Setting the LT140 Perform the settings for the LT140 IMPORTANT Change the topology setting to Fabric N F or Loop L Set fixed values for the link speed and the Loop ID ALPA Chapter 2 Setting the LT140 page 22 2 2 Settings for Fibre Channel Connections page 22 2 2 1 Setting the Link Speed p...

Page 20: ...the robot driver and set up the backup software Backup software used NetBackup 4 1 NetBackup page 34 NetWorker 4 2 NetWorker page 37 IBM Spectrum Protect IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 4 3 IBM Spectrum Protect page 38 Backup Exec 4 4 Backup Exec page 39 NetVault 4 5 NetVault page 40 Arcserve Backup 4 6 Arcserve Backup page 50 Veeam Backup Replication 4 7 Veeam Backup Replication page 50 Refer Making a...

Page 21: ...opology for Connections via FC Switches page 23 Setting the Operating System Make settings for the HBA driver and the device driver 3 3 Windows page 29 3 3 2 Fibre Channel Connections page 30 Setting Backup Software Apply patches make settings for the robot driver and set up the backup software Backup software used NetBackup 4 1 NetBackup page 34 NetWorker 4 2 NetWorker page 37 IBM Spectrum Protec...

Page 22: ...peration Check whether the LT140 supports your server environment by referring to our web site https www fujitsu com global products computing storage tape 2 1 Settings for SAS Connections No setting is required for SAS models 2 2 Settings for Fibre Channel Connections This section explains how to set up the drives for Fibre Channel connections 2 2 1 Setting the Link Speed For the link speed of a ...

Page 23: ... User s Guide Panel Operation When connecting the LT140 to a Brocade 16G FC switch BR65xx EBRDC8x with a link speed of 8Gbit s apply firmware version v7 3 0c or later to the FC switch and perform the following settings FC switch 1 For the port to which the LT140 tape drive is connected fix the speed to 8Gbit s with the portcfg speed command 2 For the port to which the LT140 tape drive is connected...

Page 24: ...yright 2019 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AG 3752 03ENZ0 24 2 3 Setting the Mailslot The LT140 has Mailslots that allow tape cartridges to be inserted into or ejected from the library while the library is online For more details about how to enable the Mailslots refer to FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS LT140 Tape Library User s Guide Panel Operation ...

Page 25: ...des notes on Solaris OS settings 3 1 1 SAS Connections When the LT140 is used with a SAS connection operations are performed with the OS standard device driver 3 1 2 Fibre Channel Connections When the LT140 is used with a Fibre Channel connection operations are performed with the OS standard device driver Refer to the manual of the applicable operating system for information about how to perform o...

Page 26: ...nf Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems Inc All rights reserved Use is subject to license terms pragma ident st conf 1 34 04 06 24 SMI name st class scsi target 0 lun 0 name st class scsi target 1 lun 0 name st class scsi target 2 lun 0 name st class scsi target 3 lun 0 name st class scsi target 4 lun 0 name st class scsi target 5 lun 0 name st class scsi target 6 lun 0 In case there are wide tape driv...

Page 27: ...example 0xxx are device files for the internal DAT devices and 1xxx and 2xxx are device files for the drives in the LT140 3 1 4 File System Performance Tuning UFS performance may be reduced in an environment that uses ZFS If performance is reduced set an appropriate value for the zfs_arc_max parameter in order to increase the performance Refer to Oracle Solaris ZFS Tunable Parameters in Oracle Sol...

Page 28: ...es of the recognized target ID and LUN match those of the LT140 drives End of procedure 2 Setting fixed device file names When a Fibre Channel connection or SAS connection is used to connect the LT140 the device file name that is assigned to a device must be associated with a physical device This association is a fixed setting Note that this setting is not required when the device that is being us...

Page 29: ...known Medium Changer Device controller are displayed for the HBA that is connected to the LT140 UltriumX shows the drive type For example Ultrium7 is displayed for LTO7 drives and Ultrium8 is displayed for LTO8 drives End of procedure After the contents in Step 3 are checked in the Device Manager the connection test is complete The icon may be displayed for HP UltriumX SCSI Sequential Device or IB...

Page 30: ...ete Fixing the target ID The target ID is assigned to a device which connects to the Fibre Channel card By default the target ID is automatically set by the driver Therefore the assigned target ID of the device may be changed when adding or removing devices It may also be changed based on the state in which the device is recognized If the target ID is different before and after rebooting the serve...

Page 31: ...3752 03ENZ0 31 3 3 3 Removable Storage Manager RSM If the Removable Storage Manager RSM service is enabled backup software operations may be affected RSM must be stopped Perform the following procedure to stop RSM Procedure 1 Open Services and double click Removable Storage 2 Set Startup type to Manual Click the Stop button in Service status to stop the service ...

Page 32: ...U Storage ETERNUS LT140 Tape Library User s Guide Server Connection Copyright 2019 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AG 3752 03ENZ0 32 3 Click the Apply button to enable the setting 4 Close the window after checking that Manual is displayed for Startup Type End of procedure ...

Page 33: ...nager Therefore reinstall the driver using the following procedure Procedure 1 Open Device Manager from Control Panel and right click on the tape drive displayed with the icon 2 Select Update Driver Software 3 Select Browse my computer for driver software 4 Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer 5 Select Tape drives from Common hardware types 6 Select the following driver ...

Page 34: ...procedures for that backup software Displayed windows and operations may vary depending on the backup software version If differences exist perform the operation according to the manual supplied with the backup software If the backup software can specify whether to return a tape cartridge from a tape drive to the slot in a library after a backup or restore processing is complete set the backup sof...

Page 35: ...kup service 5 Check usr openv db log server log after starting the NetBackup service Make sure the following messages are not output when NetBackup is started End of procedure 4 1 4 Notes on Using Windows If NetBackup 7 or later is used download and install the driver corresponding to the Windows OS version and CPU on the IBM web site Fix Central This procedure must be performed on the Solaris Net...

Page 36: ...media mount timeout value is a minute based value for Windows and a second based value for Solaris or Linux 4 1 6 Notes on Using Batch Files or Shell Scripts When multiple backup restore operations are executed at the same time by using batch files or shell scripts the LT140 may become busy due to multiple NetBackup robot operations This may cause any backup restore operations to fail Use of the N...

Page 37: ...able to recognize the LT140 For correct name resolution check the server settings For more details refer to the manual supplied with NetWorker 4 2 2 Notes on Using Solaris OS For Solaris 11 OS 11 11 or later only the global zone is supported by NetWorker A tape library jukebox may not be automatically detected with the jbconfig command when Solaris 11 OS 11 11 or later is used If this occurs the t...

Page 38: ...omatically clean tape drives When automatically cleaning tape drives use the IBM Spectrum Protect s automatic cleaning function 4 3 2 Device Drivers When using IBM Spectrum Protect for the LT140 use the IBM Spectrum Protect device driver The IBM Spectrum Protect device driver is supplied with IBM Spectrum Protect For details refer to the manual supplied with your software 4 3 3 Notes on Using Sola...

Page 39: ...4 4 1 Notes on Operation Cleaning tape drives Backup Exec has a function to automatically clean tape drives When automatically cleaning tape drives use the Backup Exec s automatic cleaning function 4 4 2 Device Drivers A Veritas Technologies LLC tape device driver is required to use the LT140 if the OS is Windows Server 2008 R2 or earlier Windows Server 2012 or later doesn t require a driver To do...

Page 40: ... tape drives use the NetVault s automatic cleaning function To use the NetVault cleaning function make settings as follows For NetVault Backup 9 and earlier To use the cleaning function for NetVault Backup 9 or earlier perform the following settings Procedure 1 Specify the Generic Cleaning items of the drive as follows Issue a load command to start cleaning cycle off the default setting is on Use ...

Page 41: ...0 41 2 Specify the Configuration item of the drive as follows Cleaning Tapes Supported on 3 Specify the Cleaning items of the drive as follows Automatic Cleaning Supported on Barcode Prefix es of cleaning media Set with the character string that is on the label of the cleaning cartridge Cleaning Slots Slot number where a cleaning cartridge is stored End of procedure ...

Page 42: ...ocation Installation folder for NetVault bin 2 Execute the deviceconfig command to perform the drive cleaning settings The Drive Configuration screen appears 3 Enter 6 and then press the Enter key 6 Generic Cleaning is selected The Generic Cleaning screen appears If NetVault Backup 11 2 or later is used the settings can be performed with the WebUI For details refer to When WebUI is used with NetVa...

Page 43: ...F The following shows an example configuration in which Issue a load command to start cleaning cycle is set to OFF and Use Generic Cleaning is set to ON 5 Enter b and then press the Enter key The Device Configuration screen appears again 6 Enter 2 and then press the Enter key 2 Configuration is selected The Configuration screen appears 7 Confirm that the item described below is set to ON Change to...

Page 44: ... drive setting is complete 10 Enter q to quit the Drive Configuration screen 11 Execute the following command to perform the library cleaning settings The Changer Configuration screen appears 12 Enter 2 and then press the Enter key 2 Cleaning is selected The Cleaning screen appears deviceconfig exe username user_name_for_NetVault password password librarymachine NetVault_machine name_where_the_lib...

Page 45: ...rtridge Cleaning Slots The slot numbers where the cleaning cartridges are to be stored 14 Enter b and then press the Enter key The Changer Configuration screen appears again 15 In the Changer Configuration screen enter s to save the settings 16 Enter q to quit the Drive Configuration screen 17 In Manage Devices of NetVault WebUI click the Manage Library button of the target library to switch to th...

Page 46: ...WebUI is used with NetVault Backup 11 2 or later When using the cleaning function for NetVault Backup 11 2 or later use WebUI to perform the following settings Procedure 1 In the WebUI menu click Manage Devices to open the Manage Devices page 2 Select Tree View to switch the view to the tree view mode Click the name of the drive and select Configure from the menu that appears ...

Page 47: ...ive becomes idle click the name of the same drive again and select Configure 5 In the Edit Drive page that appears click the Generic Cleaning tab and set the following Generic Cleaning items Issue a load command to start cleaning cycle off the default setting is on Use Generic Cleaning on the default setting is off 6 After confirming that the checkboxes are set correctly click the OK button to go ...

Page 48: ...ction Copyright 2019 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AG 3752 03ENZ0 48 7 In the Manage Devices page switch the page view to the tree view mode click the name of the library and select Modify from the menu that appears 8 Click the library name that appears under Library Configuration and click Configure from the menu that appears ...

Page 49: ...ber of 5 10 Click the OK button to go back to the Edit Device page and then click the Save button at the bottom right of the page 11 In the Manage Devices page of the WebUI click the Manage Library button of the target library to switch to the Tape Library Management page Reboot the LT140 by clicking the Restart button at the bottom right of the page The new settings are applied after the LT140 is...

Page 50: ...is automatically installed during installation of Arcserve Backup Do not use an IBM tape driver 4 7 Veeam Backup Replication This section provides notes about the settings that are performed for Veeam Backup Replication 4 7 1 Notes on Operation Cleaning tape drives Veeam Backup Replication does not have a function to manually clean tape drives Use the tape library to manually clean the tape drives...

Page 51: ...e Windows Server 2016 device driver w2k16 in Windows Server 2019 For the download and the installation procedure of the Tape Library Driver refer to the following website https www fujitsu com global support products computing storage download 4 8 Tuning Backup Performance The LT140 backup performance may improve by changing the block size For details on the procedure for changing the block size a...

Page 52: ... the LTFS option s cleaning command For more details refer to 3 7 Cleaning the Tape Drive in FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS LT series Tape Libraries LTFS Option User s Guide 5 2 Notes on the LTFS Option Installation 5 2 1 LTFS Server OS For stable operation of the LT140 always applying the latest OS security patches for the LTFS server is recom mended When LTFS is running performing a manual cleaning of ...

Page 53: ...ith the utmost attention to detail However Fujitsu shall assume no responsibility for any operational problems as the result of errors omissions or the use of information in this manual Fujitsu assumes no liability for damages to third party copyrights or other rights arising from the use of any information in this manual The content of this manual may not be reproduced or distributed in part or i...

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