Ripro Backup (Legato) TIC - Installation Guide

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Networker Installation and Configuration
Defining a Backup Device

• Changing Tape Block Size
• Determining the Backup Media Devices
• Configuring a Jukebox
• Verifying Jukebox Parameters

1. At the command prompt, type smit chgtpe and press Enter.
2. Choose the backup device and press Enter.
3. Select Block size and change the default value (512) to 0 (variable length).
   Change this for all remote devices for multiple drive tapes.

4. Verify that the default values for Density Setting #1 and for Density Setting #2 are both 0.

5. Press Enter.

1. Choose Media from the menu bar.
2. Choose Devices.
3. Choose View->Details.
4. Delete all media devices.
5. Press Create and verify in the Name field that the device name and path are correct, if not, select and change accordingly.
6. Fill in the following fields:

Note: Disregard error message “nwadmin error, no jukebox found”.

Note: The Enabled and Write Enabled fields appear only after Apply is clicked.

7. Select Apply after all changes are complete.
8. Repeat this for all media devices.
9. Choose File -> Exit to exit NWAdmin.

1. At the prompt, type jb_config and press Enter (under /backup/bin).
   The installation script now appears and you are prompted for answers (this is an example only):

2. Type 1, Install an Autodetected SCSI Jukebox and press Enter.
3. Choose your device type.
   Installing a xxxxxxxxxx Jukebox.

4. Type in jbx1 and press Enter.

5. Choose the desired SCSI port ( the one that matches the Jukebox SCSI ID).

6. Type Yes and press Enter to confirm.

7. Type in /dev/rmt0.1 (in this example) and press Enter.

Note: For multiple drive Jukeboxes repeat this command for each device.

If your device has a barcode reader support, do you want barcode reader support enabled? (yes/no).

Note: Breece Hill and ATL models have barcode support.

8. Type Yes and press Enter. (Type No for non Quantum devices.)

9. Type No and press Enter.

Note: A specific labeling is used for CreoScitex backup and Archive.

Jukebox has been added successfully

1. Execute the sequence Media -> JukeBoxes-> View -> Details.
2. At the Default cleanings text field, change the default to 20 cleanings.
3. Select Apply after all changes are complete.
4. Choose File and then choose Exit to return to the NetWorker Administration dialog window.

• The Devices field should read /dev/rmt1.1 (J), where (J) represents jukebox and (status) is the working status of the jukebox (e.g. unmounted or reading etc.)
• This field is not identical for a single cartridge device or for multiple drive devices.
• This ends procedures for software and hardware installation and configuration.

You should now enable and authorize the software. Refer to Enabling and Authorizing NetWorker.

Note: If the scheduled Archive option exists, there may later on be four (4) types of pools and labels: Backup, Backup Clone, Schedule Archive and Schedule Archive Clone.

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