Dell PowerVault TL2000 - General Safety Guidelines

DellPowerVault™TL4000/TL2000FailoverGuide
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15|Page 12/31/09 version 2.0
Failoverconfiguration
(onehostwithtwoHBAs,andtwoSASdrives)
MainPath
Failover Path
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Figure11:ReferenceConfiguration11
ConfiguringyourEnvironmenttoSupportFailover
Ensureyouhavethefollowingforsuccessfulenvironmentconfiguration:
• DellPowerVault™TL2000orTL4000configuredwithfailovercapabledrives.Pleasereferto
failoverconfigurationsupportmatrix.
• AnetworkconnectiontoyourDellPowerVault™TL2000/TL4000libraryformanagement
purposes.RefertotheDellPowerVault™TL4000\TL2000TapeLibraryUser’sGuideformore
information
• ADellPowerVault™TL4000\TL2000TapeLibraryfailoverlicense
• Ahostsystemconfiguredwithasmanytapeconnectionsneededforyourenvironment.
• Enoughcablestomakethenecessaryconnectionsneededforyourenvironment
• AFibreChannelswitchifutilizinga FibreChannelconfiguration
• CommVaultBackupApplication
a. ForDellPowerVault™TL4000withLT04drives
i. CommVaultGalaxy6.1SP4orlaterwithSANlicenseenabled
b. ForDellPowerVault™TL2000/TL400withLT05drives
i. CommVaultSimpana8.0SP4orlaterwithSANlicenseenabled
ii. PatchtosupportLT05tapeapplied
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Alwaysrefertowww.dell.com\supportforlatestdocumentationandupdates
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