Configuring the Shared
Storage Option
This chapter includes the following topics:
■ About Shared Storage Option prerequisites
■ About hardware configuration guidelines
■ About installing and configuring drivers
■ Verifying the connectivity
■ About configuring the Shared Storage Option in NetBackup
■ Verifying your Shared Storage Option configuration
About Shared Storage Option prerequisites
To configure your hardware for use with Shared Storage Option, you must do the
following prerequisites:
■ Configure your SAN environment.
■ Attach robots and drives.
■ Ensure that all of the servers recognize the shared devices. Device recognition
may depend on operating system configuration, as follows:
■ On UNIX or Linux servers, you may have to modify configuration files,
such as the sg driver on Solaris systems.
■ On Windows servers, Windows recognizes devices automatically. However,
in some instances you may have to install device drivers.
Some of the following tasks may be optional depending on your hardware:
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