NetBackup Media Manager Best Practices
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NetBackup Media Manager System Administrator’s Guide for Windows
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Use barcode rules for proper media type assignment when inventorying multi-media
libraries. Use barcode-naming conventions, such as naming prefixes, to differentiate
between data and cleaning tapes as well as different physical media types.
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Only use only the NetBackup Administration Console or the
bpexpdate
command
to unassign media. Never use the Media Manager command lines for this task.
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Before performing inject or eject commands, the media access port should be empty.
Although NetBackup can handle a port that is not empty, some libraries may have
problems.
Device Management
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Periodically monitor the NetBackup system log for device errors encountered.
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Periodically monitor devices using the NetBackup Device Monitor.
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Investigate the causes of all drives that are down.
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Do not use the robotic test utilities while running backup or restore jobs.
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Read the NetBackup device configuration guide before configuring devices on media
servers (or SAN media servers).
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Use only tested robots. See the NetBackup hardware compatibility list.
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Use only tested tape drives and tape drivers. See the NetBackup hardware
compatibility list on the VERITAS support site.
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Use only supported server platforms and hardware. See the NetBackup release notes
and the VERITAS support site.
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Use only fully-serialized devices. A full-serialized SCSI library should report a serial
number for the robot and also serial numbers for each drive in the robot.
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Always configure and use pass-through paths for robotic libraries and drives.
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When applicable, enable SCSI reserve/release in the operating system.
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Use persistent bindings for fibre-attached devices.
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When applicable, use the device configuration wizard to configure your devices for
use with NetBackup.
Note
Any devices that were manually configured are deleted and are reconfigured by
this wizard.
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Download the latest device mapping file from the VERITAS support web site before
running the device configuration wizard.
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