Prerequisites for GRT Backup/Restore NetBackup 7.5 and Windows 2008 R2 Domain Controller

Pre-Requisites

NFS must be installed on Media Server and All AD Domain Controllers which are to be backed up with GRT enabled

Install NFS Services on Media Server and All the Active Domain Controllers Windows 2008/R2

For NFS, Add File Service Server Role

Select Services for Network File System as Role Service , Complete the wizard

From Media Server configure portmap service to start automatically after server restart

From CMD execute “sc config portmap start= auto”

From Service.msc console Stop and Disable below services

Server for NFS on both Active Domain Controller and Media Server And Disable Client for NFS on Media Server

If Active Domain controller is also Media Server disable both Client/Server for NFS Service

Create No.Restrictions Touch (empty) File on Media Server under /veritas/netbackup/db/altnames

If altnames directory does not exist, create it

Make sure Touch file does not have suffix of .txt it should be No.Restrictions only

To rename extension of file, from windows explorer navigate to Folder Option (Alt+T+O)

Folder options=> View => Uncheck Hide Extensions for known file types => Apply => Ok

Make sure you revoke above change after file is created.

Privileged Account for GRT

NetBackup Client Services at Active Domain Controller must be running with Domain Admin Privileged Account

How to identify the disk name in Netapp

We all pretty well know every disk will have a universal unique identifier UUID or serial number , but  each disk will have a unique name depending on how they are connected to the storage system.

Note :- Always remember For internal disks, the slot number is zero, and the internal port number depends on the system model.

First knowing the basics each disk shelf will have bay's to hold the disk

Ex:- A Netapp DS4243 is a 24 bay disk shelf which is 4U in size.

Now each disk shelf will be identified with a name based on the Shelf ,Bay and the port to which the shelf is connected and we have different methodology for different type of DISK CONNECTION
                 
For the SAS, Direct Attached type of disk connection the disk name will  be based on

<slot><port>.<shelf ID>.<bay>  ( In short i remember it as SPSB ) 


Ex:- Which means say if i have a disk in bay 12 of Shelf 1 which is connected to onboard port A

My disk ID would be :- 0a.1.12 

For the FC-AL, direct-attached type of disk connection the name is based on

<slot><port>.<loopID> ( In short i remember it as SPL )

Ex:- If my disk loop ID is 20 connected to expansion card on slot 8 to port C

My disk ID would be :- 8c.20

For FC-AL , Switch attached type of connection the name is based as below

<switch_name>.<switch_port>.<loopID>


Ex:- If my disk loop ID is 40 connected to port 4 of a switch 4

My Disk ID would be :- SW4.4.40








  

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