Verifying and Configuring Added Tape Devices
5-24 Oracle Secure Backup Installation and Configuration Guide
If the device is configured as two separate device objects that point to the same
physical device, then there is potential for contention. In this case, simultaneous
backups to the these devices fail. Table 5–2 shows the incorrect configuration of a single
tape library and tape drive shared by two hosts: host_a and host_b.
Creating Attach Points for Solaris 10 SCSI and Fibre Channel Devices
See "Configuring the Solaris sgen Driver to Provide Oracle Secure Backup Attach
Points" on page 2-18.
Verifying and Configuring Added Tape Devices
This section explains how to verify that tape devices are reachable, display
information about these devices, and configure serial number checking.
This section contains the following topics:
■ Pinging a Tape Device
■ Displaying Device Properties
■ Editing Device Properties
■ Verifying Tape Device Configuration
■ Setting Serial Number Checking
Pinging a Tape Device
To determine whether a tape device is reachable by Oracle Secure Backup through any
available attachment, ping the tape device. You should ping each tape device after it is
configured or discovered, to verify that it is configured correctly.
To ping a tape device:
1. In the Devices page, select a tape device to ping.
2. Click the Ping button.
The Oracle Secure Backup Web tool displays the status of the operation.
Displaying Device Properties
The Oracle Secure Backup Web tool can display tape device properties including:
■ Whether a tape device is in service
■ Which host or hosts the tape device is connected to
Table 5–2 Incorrect Configuration for Tape Library and Tape Drive
Tape Device Object Attach Point
SAN_library_1a
host_a:/dev/sg1
SAN_library_1a
host_b:/dev/sg5
SAN_tape_1a
host_a:/dev/sg2
SAN_tape_1b
host_b:/dev/sg6
Note: Pinging a tape library causes each service member tape drive
in the tape library to be pinged as well.
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