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Configuring Your IP4700 Device for Use with Backup Software
Configuring Your Backup Hardware
Configuring Your Backup Hardware
You will need to add the devices you need to support your backup
configuration. This section explains how to add standalone tape
drives, local shared libraries, and local tape libraries to your IP4700
system.
Adding a
Standalone Tape
Drive
To use NetBackup NDMP with the IP4700 system, you must connect
a tape drive directly to one of its SCSI buses. The IP4700 provides one
low voltage differential (LVD) SCSI bus per SP. To each of these buses
you can attach tape drives that are:
• DLT7000 single ended,
• DLT8000 single ended or LVD, or
• AIT-2 LVD.
For the most current list of tape drives that you can attach to the buses,
consult your Systems Engineer.
CAUTION
!
Remove the IP4700 power before installing tape drives.
WARNING
Do not connect high voltage differential (HVD) drives to the
IP4700. Doing so results in irreversible damage to the SCSI
controller in the IP4700. Note that you can use LVD-to-HVD SCSI
converter black boxes to attach HVD drives to the IP4700, but these
devices are not always reliable. For a list of converters EMC has
qualified, ask your Systems Engineer.
Adding a Local
Shared Library
You can obtain unattended backup by connecting an IP4700 SP SCSI
bus directly to a tape drive in a library that is controlled by a backup
server running the Solaris®, Windows NT®, or Windows® 2000
operating systems.
Be sure to use an LVD/SE-to-HVD SCSI bus converter if the drive in the
library is differential (HVD).
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