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VERITAS NetBackup 6.x Administration

(Fundamentals I)
Lesson 5: Configuring Media

Lesson Introduction
Fundamentals I
Course Introduction
Lesson 1: NetBackup Essentials
Lesson 2: Installing and Configuring
NetBackup
Lesson 3: Configuring Devices
Lesson 4: Configuring Storage Units
Lesson 5: Configuring Media
Lesson 6: Configuring Policy Attributes
Lesson 7: Scheduling Policies
Lesson 8: Client Lists and Backup Selections
Lesson 9: Managing and Monitoring Backups
Lesson 10: Performing Restores
Lesson 11: Managing Media and Images
Lesson 12: Performing Catalog Backups and
Restores
Fundamentals II

Lesson Topics and Objectives

Topic
Topic 1: Configuring Volume
Pools

After completing this lesson, you will

be able to:
Define volumes and volume pools.
Configure volume pools for specific
NetBackup jobs.

Topic 2: Configuring Volumes Add volumes for stand-alone and robotic

devices.
Configure volumes using the robot
inventory.
Topic 3: Managing Physical
Volumes

Move, eject, change, delete, and erase

volumes.
Manage media after it has been
configured.

Topic 1: Configuring Volume Pools

After completing this topic, you will be
able to:
Define volumes and volume pools.
Configure volume pools for specific
NetBackup jobs.

What Are Volumes?

Tapes

Media ID: A
unique volume
serial number

Optical Disks

EVSN: An external volume serial

number
RVSN: A recorded volume serial
number
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Default Volume Pools

NetBackup

The default volume pool for

NetBackup volumes

DataStore

The default volume pool for integrated

third-party applications

CatalogBackup

The default volume pool for storing

catalog backups

None

The default volume pool for other

applications
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The Scratch Volume Pool

Used
volumes

The Scratch Volume

Pool

Other Volume Pool:

no free volumes
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Volume Pools Example

Volume Pools

Tape Silo

NetBackup
Default

DataStore
CatalogBackup
None

Special
Defined
by
Administrator

scratch
acctg_backup
hr_backup
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Adding Volume Pools Using the GUI (UNIX)

vmpool

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The Add a New Volume Pool Dialog Box (UNIX)

vmadm

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Adding Volume Pools Using the GUI (Windows)

vmpool

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The Add a New Volume Pool Dialog Box

(Windows)

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Topic 2: Configuring Volumes

After completing this topic, you will be
able to:
Add volumes for stand-alone and
robotic devices.
Configure volumes using the robot
inventory.

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Volume Configuration Methods

The Volume
Configuration
wizard

Inventory robots.
ID cleaning media in robots.
Add volumes for stand-alone
drives.
Update the EMM database.

The NetBackup
Administration
console

Use the Media and Device

Management interface.

The commandline or text-menu

interface

Use the vmadd, vmdelete, vmquery,

and vmchange commands.

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Process: Adding Volumes Using Robot

Inventory Update
Step 1:

Show the contents of the robot.

Step 2:

Compare the contents of the robot

with the defined configuration.

Step 3:

Preview the volume configuration

changes.

Step 4:

Update the volume configuration.

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Adding Volumes Using Inventory Robot (UNIX)

vmcheckxxx

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Robot Inventory: Show Contents (UNIX)

vmcheckxxx

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Robot Inventory: Compare Contents with

Volume
Configuration
(UNIX)

vmcheckxxx

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Robot Inventory: Preview Volume Configuration

Changes
(UNIX)

vmcheckxxx

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Robot Inventory: Advanced Options (UNIX)

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Advanced Options: Media Settings (UNIX)

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Advanced Options: Barcode Rules (UNIX)

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Advanced Options: Media ID Generation (UNIX)

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Robot Inventory: Update Volume Configuration

(UNIX)

vmupdate
vmphyinv

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Adding Volumes Using Inventory Robot

(Windows)

vmcheckxxx

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Robot Inventory: Show Contents (Windows)

vmcheckxxx

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Robot Inventory: Compare Contents with

Volume Configuration (Windows)

vmcheckxxx

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Robot Inventory: Preview Volume Configuration

Changes (Windows)

vmcheckxxx

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Robot Inventory: Advanced Options (Windows)

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Advanced Options: Media Settings (Windows)

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Advanced Options: Barcode Rules (Windows)

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Advanced Options: Media ID Generation

(Windows)

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Robot Inventory: Update Volume Configuration

(Windows)

vmupdate
vmphyinv

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Adding Volumes Using the Actions Menu (UNIX)

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The Add New Volumes Dialog Box (UNIX)

vmadd

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Adding Volumes Using the Actions Menu

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The New Volumes Dialog Box (Windows)

vmadd

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Topic 3: Managing Physical Volumes

After completing this topic, you will be
able to:
Move, eject, change, delete, and
erase volumes.
Manage media after it has been
configured.

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Move or Change Volumes?

Physically move
volumes if

A volume is full and must be

replaced.
A volume is moved to an offsite
location.
A robot is down, and the volumes
must be moved to another robot.

Change the
volume attributes
if you need to

Change the number of allowed

mounts.
Change the volume expiration date.
Place a volume in a different
volume pool.
Change the description of the
volume.
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Moving Volumes (UNIX)

vmchange

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Ejecting Volumes (UNIX)

vmchange
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Changing Volume Attributes (UNIX)

vmchange
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Deleting Volumes (UNIX)

vmdelete
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Erasing Volumes (UNIX)

bplabel

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Moving Volumes (Windows)

vmchange

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Ejecting Volumes (Windows)

vmchange
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Changing Volume Attributes (Windows)

vmchange
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Deleting Volumes (Windows)

vmdelete
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Erasing Volumes (Windows)

bplabel

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Thank you

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