The version number can also be seen using cat procscsi sg version in the new driver. Netbackup and its processes use the passthrough driver as follows. This driver allows passthrough commands to scsi tape drives and control of robotic devices scsi tape st driver. The new netbackup status code 2111 has been added to this release with the. If you do not use a passthrough driver, performance suffers. What the sg driver does linux documentation project. But here id like to show you one of the coolest and easiest ways to backup and restore drivers on windows 10. I would check quantum to make sure you have the latest firmware on your library and drives. Netbackup robots not working hi all, i am facing a issue with robtest not working on netbackup 7. The media server ft service controls data flow, processes scsi commands, and manages data buffers for the server side of the ft pipe. To change these options on nonunix clients, use either the clientuser interface or in a configuration file, depending on the client. Whether youre doing a clean installation or reinstallation windows 10, you always have to make sure to install those device drivers to enable the os to work with the hardware and peripherals connected to your computer.
This software compatibility list scl document contains information for veritas netbackup 7. How to use robtest commands from the command line with no. The problem is that only the first 8 drives are still visible from the servers. This document illustrates how the solve this problem. For 6 gb and larger serialattached scsi sas hbas, also configure class 08 and 0101 for the sg driver. In vista and above wbadmin and powershell have replaced ntbackup to recover backups on windows server 2008vista that were created using ntbackup a restoreonly version of ntbackup is available as a download syntax. The drivers that support this new interface have a major version number of 3. The bsg driver also supports the sg version 4 interface which at this time the sg driver does not. How to configure tape drive on solaris for veritas netbackup. Special configuration for the storedge network foundation hba driver. Apr 22, 2009 veritas netbackup tricks and commands. Complete the mirapoint software configuration and setup. The scsi passthrough driver sg driver on solaris allows scsi commands to be passed directly to the drive. The version number can also be seen using cat procscsisgversion in the new driver.
Netbackup uses its own driver for communicating with scsi controlled robotic devices, called scsa generic scsi passthru driver or sg driver. Vcs cheat sheet complete june, 2018 ramesh test123 0 veritas cluster server also known as vcs and also sold bundled in the sfha product is a highavailability cluster software, for unix, linux and microsoft windows computer systems, created by veritas software now part of symantec. On netbackup solaris servers, when i add a new tape drive or change the device paths in anyway devrmt entries changed i need rebuild the sg devices in devsg as well. Documentation home oracle explorer users guide chapter 3 oracle explorer commands list of collected commands, files, and directories nbu oracle explorer users guide previous. Netbackup uses the passthrough driver for the following. On solaris, netbackup uses the st tape driver to write the data to the tape. Netbackup uses the usropenv netbackup nf file for root users. This driver is called the scsa generic scsi passthru driver, also referred to as the sg driver.
The sg command works similar to newgrp but accepts a command. In linux and unixlike system, the mt command is used to control operations of the tape drive, such as finding status or seeking through files on a tape or writing tape control marks to the tape. To use scsi tape drives and robotic libraries, the following drivers must be configured in the kernel or loaded as modules. Determining if the netbackup sg driver is installed. Hi all, i have got an ibm 3584 fc tape library attached via a switched fabric to a set of solaris 9 sparc servers. Netbackup commands bmrsenddate date the date for pointintime restore configurations. For full feature support, netbackup requires the sg driver and scsi passthrough device paths. Netbackup supported functionality for each cpu architecture is listed in the tables below. If both enddate andepochenddate are specified, epochenddate takes precedence. This command is used to configure or display global configuration attributes for netbackup. Driver sg successfully added to system but failed to attach warning. On solaris server sometimes the fault is happened and the driver could not be recognized by the os.
This driver is called the scsa generic scsi passthrudriver, also referred to as the sg driver. Use the provided script to recreate the kerneldrvnf file, append the scsa entries to etcdevlink. Hi all, i am facing a issue with robtest not working on netbackup 7. Dec 18, 2006 understanding the scsi passthru drivers netbackup media manager provides its own driver for communicating with scsicontrolled robotic peripherals. Earlier versions of the sg device driver either have no version number e. Backup and restore windows 10 drivers with command line. The host bus adapters hbas that accept connections from the san clients use a special netbackup target mode driver to process ft traffic.
Sybase sql anywhere database netbackup catalog has been upgraded to version 12. Each time you add or remove a device, you should configure the netbackup sg driver and the sun st driver again. Rebuild the dev sg and devrmt devices on a solaris server without rebooting description. Netbackup client is supported on microsoft windows server 2008 r2 editions. Netbackup uses the usropenvnetbackupnf file for root users.
How to create a backup of drivers using commandline on. Information about devices managed by the media server. For example, the testunitready scsi command is used to mount a. Symantec netbackup administrators guide, volume ii unix and linux release 7. How to backup files and folders using command prompt in. Steps to rebuild the devsg and devrmt devices on a. In linux and unixlike system, the mt command is used to control operations of the tape drive, such as finding status or seeking through files on.
Tracks assigned volumes media that has data them media optopenv netbackup db. Installation and upgrade checklist report for nbups 8. Netbackup training module1 backup server computing. Use the provided script to recreate the kerneldrv sg. Also, you can load these modules if they are not in the kernel. Symantec netbackup commands reference guide unix, windows, and linux release 7. Mar 09, 2012 rebuild tape devices on solaris for netbackup on netbackup solaris servers, when i add a new tape drive or change the device paths in anyway devrmt entries changed i need rebuild the sg devices in dev sg as well. The second command is used to make linux detect the new size of the raid disk.
Determine if an sg driver is loaded by using the following command. I always use following steps on the solaris host to accomplish this task. Rebuild tape devices on solaris for netbackup journey of a. Click on browse to find the location of the driver files you backed up previously and click next.
How to backup and restore device drivers in windows 10 8. This driver allows passthrough commands to scsi tape drives and control of robotic devices. Below is the list of netbackup commands which are used mostly in windows and unix platform. Netbackup cheat sheetplease read the article netbackup cheat sheet more on unixmantra. Install the netbackup sg driver on each solaris netbackup media server that hosts tape devices.
This driver is called the scsa generic scsi passthrough driver, also referred to as the sg driver. Install tape drives on solaris system thiers family. Rebuild tape devices on solaris for netbackup blogger. Use the provided script to recreate the kerneldrvnf file. Netbackup training module1 free download as powerpoint presentation. To determine what commands can be echoed in this way, enter. Configuring solaris 10 x86 for multiple drive paths.
Sep 12, 2011 you could use the above commands to run patrol read in offpeak times. Netbackup provides its own scsi passthrough driver to communicate with scsicontrolled robotic peripherals. In most cases, a command pertains to both netbackup products. You could use the above commands to run patrol read in offpeak times. Move the existing nf to a backup this must be a move. Besides, you can use easeus todo backup command line to help you complete differential, full, or incremental backup of your filesfolders, partitiondisk, and system more flexibly and easily. There are lots of option which can be used to list or change configuration attributes. Introduction included in this document are the netbackup server and netbackup enterprise server commands. In this example, i migrate the virtual disk 0 from raid level 6 to raid 5, so that the disk space of one additional disk becomes available.
Netbackup supported functionality for each cpu architecture 32bit or 64bitis listed in the tables below. Oct 24, 2007 we are using netbackup 6 sgscan doesnt display the tape drives only the scsi hdd that are in the solaris box warning. Oct 15, 2015 this driver allows the use of scsi tape drives. Connect the tape drive or library to a networkconnected netbackup dma server. The standard enterprise linux releases have the sg and the st modules available for loading. The tables group the commands according to the netbackup function. Install tape drives on solaris system 03092011 05292015 by eddiethiers here are the steps you will want to perform after the new drives show up in devrmt. Netbackup media manager provides its own driver for communicating with scsicontrolled robotic peripherals. Jun, 2018 vcs cheat sheet complete june, 2018 ramesh test123 0 veritas cluster server also known as vcs and also sold bundled in the sfha product is a highavailability cluster software, for unix, linux and microsoft windows computer systems, created by veritas software now part of symantec.
To manage the sg driver perform the following steps as the root user. Understanding the scsi passthru drivers netbackup media manager provides its own driver for communicating with scsicontrolled robotic peripherals. The scsi disk driver sd, once device initialization is complete, only sends scsi read and write commands. What is a driver, device file, device path in netbackup vox. If you do not know how to back up files and folders using windows 10 backup command line, here are the stepbystep guides to take you through. Select a device from the device tree, rightclick on it and select update driver software from the dropdown menu. How to confiugre tape library in linux master server vox. The sg driver permits user applications to send scsi commands to devices that understand them. However, there are instances where portions or options within a command apply specifically to one. Fibre channel fc host bus adaptershba are interface cards that connects the host system to a fibre channel network or devices. Symantec netbackup device configuration guide thesoftwaredescribedinthisbookisfurnishedunderalicenseagreementandmaybeused only in accordance with the terms of the. The problem we experienced was that our device tree showed the correct devices, however, sgscan produced incorrect results.
It also manages the target mode driver for the host bus adaptors. How to use robtest commands from the command line with no user intervention required. Netbackup important commands and explanations welcome to. The required date and time values format in netbackup commands varies according to your locale. Sg1 user commands sg1 name top sg execute command as different group id synopsis top sg group c command description top the sg command works similar to newgrp but accepts a command. Here is an easy way to backup and restore device drivers on windows 10 using the dism commandline tool. Amongst other improvements the sg version 4 interface supports scsi bidirectional commands. May 06, 2011 netbackup media manager provides its own driver for communicating with scsicontrolled robotic peripherals. Unloading the sg driver may impact netbackup performance.
Also quantum might have some kernel config file examples for you. The two major manufacturers of fc hbas are qlogic and emulex and the drivers for many hbas are distributed inbox with the operating systems. Another difference between newgrp and sg is that some shells treat newgrp specially, replacing themselves with a new instance of a shell that newgrp creates. All done using one command from the command prompt. It covers netbackup server which includes enterprise server and server, client, bare metal restore bmr, clustered master server compatibility and storage stacks, deduplication, file system compatibility, media server encryption option mseo, netbackup. With most shells you may run sg from, you need to enclose multiword commands in quotes. If os found the drive and device files are created we can reconfigure sg driver for netbackup. Each time you add or remove a device, you should reinstall the sg driver again. An intelligent backup solution for smallscale backup needs. Here is the netbackup alert notification status code. The tape library originally came with 8 fc drives, but was recently upgraded to 16 drives. Netbackup can define the block size, but the commands used are at the os level. Netbackup system administration commands netbackup media manager commands netbackup for ndmp commands netbackup troubleshooting commands netbackup vault commands the following tables list all of the windowsbased, netbackup commands.
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