Backup Device Preparation

Senthilkumar Muthusamy

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 Objectives
•Overview of Library Components
•Library (interface) Connectivity
•Library Performance
•Library Configuration
•HP Library Tools
•Troubleshooting/Testing Device Operations

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 Library
– Tape drive(s)
Terminology
• Data transfer element
– Repository slots
• Cartridge/magazine slots
• Storage element
– Media exchanger
• Transport element
• Robotics
– Barcode scanner
– Mail-slot(s)
• Import/export slot
• Eject element
– Management interface card
• SCSI (scsi2, scsi3)
• NSR (fibre channel/SCSI bridge)

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 Magazines – Mail Slots
External Access
enter/eject tapes

Mail Slot(s)

Configured in Repository
0, 1, or 5 slots
3D views available at http://www.smb.compaq.com
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 Tape Drives for HP Libraries
– Tape drives available for midrange and enterprise
libraries
• SDLT 160/320
• SDLT 300/600
• LTO Ultrium 230
• LTO Ultrium 460
• LTO Ultrium 960*

LTO Ultrium
(sample from HP MSL 6000 Library)

*960 represents 800GB compressed©at2011

160MB/s transfer
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Drive Performance
With the recommended SCSI interface, the sustained native transfer rates
per drive are:
• 16MB/s for SDLT (1) 160/320 drives
• 36MB/s for SDLT (2) 300/600
• 16MB/s for LTO Ultrium 230 drives
• 30MB/s for LTO Ultrium 460 drives
• 80MB/s for LTO Ultrium 960 drives
– Up to twice these native rates with data compression
– Limit the number of high performance drives per bus
– Use separate SCSI HBAs for disk subsystem
– Use separate SCSI HBAs
• for each Ultrium 460 tape drive.
• for every two Ultrium 230, SDLT, or DLT tape drives.
– SDLT and Ultrium 460 support 2gb FC in addition to SCSI
– Ultrium 960 supports 4gb FC in addition to SCSI
– No more than 2 high performance tape drives per FC interface
– For optimum performance, the total PCI bandwidth needs to be more than double
the backup rate.
• Example: More than 200MB/s for a single Ultrium 460 tape drive.

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 Library Performance
• Native tape library performance based on drive type
Type of Drive Worm Native Number of Library Performance
Support sustained drives
rate
SDLT 160/320 no 16MB/s 2 114.4 GB/Hour native
229 GB/Hour compressed
SDLT 300/600 yes 36 MB/s 2 259 GB/Hour native
518 GB/Hour compressed
Ultrium 460 no 30 MB/s 2 216 GB/Hour native
(LTO Ultrium 2) 432 GB/Hour compressed
Ultrium 960 yes 80 MB/s 2 576 GB/Hour native
(LTO Ultrium 3) 1.15 TB/Hour compressed
HP VLS 6000 no 600 MB/s 1-64 2.2 TB/Hour
(virtual tape) (aggregate)
Note: To help keep the LTO Ultrium drive streaming, the HP Adaptive Tape Speed (ATS) adjusts to the data rate from the
source (also called Data Rate Matching).
LTO 2 supports 10-30MB/s (native)
LTO 3 supports 27-80 MB/s (native)

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 Library Management Console

Web Level 1 or
Level 2 login

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Web-based Remote Library
Management

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 Drive and Slot Numbering

Setup to access
Library configuration
Mail-Slot access enabled
(Data Protector Eject
location)

One based
numbering aligns
with Data Protector

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 Configuring the Fibre Channel
HP NSR
Interface
Default Login:
root
password

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HP NSR Discovery
“Auto-Discovery”

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Fibre Channel Mapping (HBA)

HBA
WWN’s
Auto-Assigned map
(not modifiable)

Assign mapping
to HBA’s

Create/Edit
device mapping
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 Logical Device Files (Host Access)
• To set up the library to operate under HP EBS:
– Identify the HP platforms supported by EBS.
• http://www.hp.com/go/EBS
– Install and verify the supported Fibre Channel HBAs.
– Install HBA drivers.
– Install supported HBA and/or library and drive firmware.
– Verify that the host is able to access the library drives
and robotics.
– Test with HP Library and Tape Tools
– Test with HP Data Protector Media Agents
– Test with HP Performance tools
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RSM on Windows 2000/2003

• Disable Library RSM for

Data Protector use!
• RSM will prevent Data
Protector device access

library drives
missing when
RSM is enabled

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 Disable RSM Service
Disable the RSM
service

Disabling the
library for RSM
is not sufficient

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RSM Disabled – Results

disabling the RSM

allows DP to
access the drives

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 Data Protector Device Tools
• Media Agent provides
– devbra – scan for local devices
– uma – interact with a tape library robotics
– sanconf – scan/configure tape devices cell wide

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 SANconf
use the sanconf –list_devices from the cell manager

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 Utility Media Agent (UMA)
use the output from “devbra –devices” to determine the –ioctl device name

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 HP Library and Tape Tools (L&TT)
• L&TT
– Provides the ability to verify robotic operation outside of the
backup application
• Verify that the library is installed and connected correctly
• Quickly identify, diagnose, and troubleshoot library, drive, and
media problems
• Check the library health
– Library test tool provides
• Device Analysis
• Library Exercise
• Peformance testing (disk and tape)
• Firmware Management

• For the latest version and information, go to

» www.hp.com/support/tapetools

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L&TT Connectivity Verification

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Device Analysis Test

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Library Firmware Maintenance

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Library Firmware Management

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Tape Drive Performance

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