■ The bpduplicate command. Use the NetBackup bpduplicate command
to copy images manually.
Duplicate from the source storage to the destination storage.
See NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.
You can apply separate retention periods to each copy. For example, you can
retain the source image for three weeks and the destination copy for a longer
period of time. If you delete the source image, the copy is not deleted.
Configuring OpenStorage direct to tape
To configure OpenStorage direct to tape, you must perform multiple procedures
on multiple computers. These procedures are in addition to the procedures to
install and configure the disk appliance and OpenStorage.
See “About OpenStorage direct to tape” on page 67.
Table 11-5
OpenStorage direct to tape configuration overview
DescriptionActionStep
See the NetBackup for NDMP Administrator’s Guide.Install and configure the
NDMP tape server hosts and
storage devices
Step 1
If you upgraded a disk appliance so it supports the Symantec OpenStorage
copy to tape specification, you must reconfigure the storage server in
NetBackup.
See “Configuring an OpenStorage storage server” on page 85.
Reconfigure the storage
server
Step 2
Install the NetBackup for NDMP software on each media server you use
for direct to tape.
See “About media server requirements for OpenStorage direct to tape”
on page 70.
See “About media server recommendations for OpenStorage direct to tape”
on page 71.
See the NetBackup for NDMP Administrator’s Guide.
You must enter a license key that activates NDMP on those media servers.
The license key that activates OpenStorage also activates NetBackup for
NDMP.
Install the NetBackup for
NDMP software
Step 3
Configure logon credentials in NetBackup for the NDMP hosts.
See “About NDMP requirements for OpenStorage direct to tape” on page 68.
See the NetBackup for NDMP Administrator’s Guide.
Configure NDMP host
credentials
Step 4
Configuring OpenStorage
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