[patelf]

Hi, Do you have experience with Netbackup v6.0 on a Pseries, any recommendations on which P series, how to backup lpars, etc...

[cdelgadop]

Hi

I configured this SW on one customer some time ago, it was no several p690 lpars running SAP. Netbackup it's good, even let you take backups at system level, similar to those taken by mksysb program. I used the following procedure i took from a forum of Netbackup:

1. run command : lsdev –C –c adapter (to determine the logical indetifier for the SCSI controler)
# lsdev -C -c adapter
ent0 Available 10-80 IBM 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PCI Adapter (23100020)
fda0 Available 01-D1 Standard I/O Diskette Adapter
mg20 Available 10-70 GXT130P Graphics Adapter
paud0 Available 01-Q2 Ultimedia Integrated Audio
ppa0 Available 01-R1 CHRP IEEE1284 (ECP) Parallel Port Adapter
sa0 Available 01-S1 Standard I/O Serial Port
sa1 Available 01-S2 Standard I/O Serial Port
scsi0 Available 10-60 Wide/Fast-20 SCSI I/O Controller (used for CDROM & SCSI Hardisk)
scsi1 Available 10-88 Wide/Ultra-2 SCSI I/O Controller (Tape & robotic)
sioka0 Available 01-K1-00 Keyboard Adapter
siokma0 Available 01-K1 Keyboard/Mouse Adapter
sioma0 Available 01-K1-01 Mouse Adapter
siota0 Available 01-Q1 Tablet Adapter
2. run command : lsdev –C –s scsi (to display the SCSI device files)
# lsdev -C -s scsi
cd0 Available 10-60-00-1,0 16 Bit SCSI Multimedia CD-ROM Drive
hdisk0 Available 10-60-00-9,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
rmt0 Available 10-88-00-0,0 Other SCSI Tape Drive
rmt1 Available 10-88-00-1,0 Other SCSI Tape Drive
Note:
Detected two drives, but robotic didn’t detected.
3. to detect robot, run this command :
#cd /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver
#./install_ovpass {to install the SCSI passthru driver}
Then run:
#mkdev -c media_changer -s scsi -t ovpass -p controller -w id,lun
Where:
◆ controller is the logical identifier of the drive’s SCSI adaptor, such as scsi0, scsi1 or vscsi1.
◆ id is the SCSI ID of the robotic connection.
◆ scsi_id is the fibre channel identifier for the N_Port address (D_ID) of the robotic connection.
◆ lun is the logical unit number of the robotic connection.
Example:
# mkdev -c media_changer -s scsi -t ovpass -p scsi1 -w 6,0
4. run command : lsdev –C –s scsi (to display the SCSI device files)
# lsdev -C -s scsi
cd0 Available 10-60-00-1,0 16 Bit SCSI Multimedia CD-ROM Drive
hdisk0 Available 10-60-00-9,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
ovpass0 Available 10-88-6,0 VERITAS Media Changer {SCSI device driver for robotic}
rmt0 Available 10-88-00-0,0 Other SCSI Tape Drive {SCSI device driver for drive0)
rmt1 Available 10-88-00-1,0 Other SCSI Tape Drive {SCSI device driver for drive1)
5. make sure with the performing command: ./scan from /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/
#cd /usr/openv/volmgr/bin
# ./scan
************************************************** **********
*********************** SDT_TAPE ************************
*********************** SDT_CHANGER ************************
*********************** SDT_OPTICAL ************************
************************************************** **********
————————————————————
Device Name : “/dev/rmt0.1″
Passthru Name: “/dev/rmt0.1″
Volume Header: “”
Port: -1; Bus: -1; Target: -1; LUN: -1
Inquiry : “SEAGATE ULTRIUM06242-XXX1619″
Vendor ID : “SEAGATE “
Product ID : “ULTRIUM06242-XXX”
Product Rev: “1619″
Serial Number: “HL00BKN”
WWN : “SEAGATE ULTRIUM06242-XXX HL00BKN “
WWN Id Type : 1
Device Identifier: “SEAGATE ULTRIUM06242-XXX HL00BKN “
Device Type : SDT_TAPE
NetBackup Drive Type: 3
Removable : Yes
Device Supports: SCSI-3
Flags : 0×4
Reason: 0×0
————————————————————
Device Name : “/dev/rmt1.1″
Passthru Name: “/dev/rmt1.1″
Volume Header: “”
Port: -1; Bus: -1; Target: -1; LUN: -1
Inquiry : “QUANTUM SDLT320 5E5E”
Vendor ID : “QUANTUM “
Product ID : “SDLT320 “
Product Rev: “5E5E”
Serial Number: “RBE16Y1120″
WWN : “QUANTUM SDLT320 RBE16Y1120 “
WWN Id Type : 1
Device Identifier: “QUANTUM SDLT320 RBE16Y1120 “
Device Type : SDT_TAPE
NetBackup Drive Type: 11
Removable : Yes
Device Supports: SCSI-2
Flags : 0×4
Reason: 0×0
————————————————————
Device Name : “/dev/ovpass0″
Passthru Name: “/dev/ovpass0″
Volume Header: “”
Port: -1; Bus: -1; Target: -1; LUN: -1
Inquiry : “STK L40 0215″
Vendor ID : “STK “
Product ID : “L40 “
Product Rev: “0215″
Serial Number: “LLC02208647″
WWN : “”
WWN Id Type : 0
Device Identifier: “”
Device Type : SDT_CHANGER
NetBackup Robot Type: 8
Removable : Yes
Device Supports: SCSI-3
Number of Drives : 0
Number of Slots : 0
Number of Media Access Ports: 0
Flags : 0×0
Reason: 0×0
# lsdev -C -s scsi
cd0 Available 10-60-00-1,0 16 Bit SCSI Multimedia CD-ROM Drive
hdisk0 Available 10-60-00-9,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
ovpass0 Available 10-88-6,0 VERITAS Media Changer
rmt0 Available 10-88-00-0,0 Other SCSI Tape Drive
rmt1 Available 10-88-00-1,0 Other SCSI Tape Drive
# lsdev -C -c adapter
ent0 Available 10-80 IBM 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PCI Adapter (23100020)
fda0 Available 01-D1 Standard I/O Diskette Adapter
mg20 Available 10-70 GXT130P Graphics Adapter
paud0 Available 01-Q2 Ultimedia Integrated Audio
ppa0 Available 01-R1 CHRP IEEE1284 (ECP) Parallel Port Adapter
sa0 Available 01-S1 Standard I/O Serial Port
sa1 Available 01-S2 Standard I/O Serial Port
scsi0 Available 10-60 Wide/Fast-20 SCSI I/O Controller
scsi1 Available 10-88 Wide/Ultra-2 SCSI I/O Controller
sioka0 Available 01-K1-00 Keyboard Adapter
siokma0 Available 01-K1 Keyboard/Mouse Adapter
sioma0 Available 01-K1-01 Mouse Adapter
siota0 Available 01-Q1 Tablet Adapter
#
6. ALL DETECTED NOW!!
To ensure the driver device files are accessible after each system boot, the following command should be placed in the systemstartup script:
/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver/mkdev_ovpass
7. If u get an error, maybe there caused by the SCSI connection.
to remove the SCSI passthru driver, run : ./remove_ovpass from /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver


Hope this helps