The configuration tasks for Nirvanix cloud storage are described in a different
topic.
See “Configuring OpenStorage Nirvanix cloud storage” on page 83.
The NetBackup administrator's guides describe how to configure a base NetBackup
environment.
See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide for Windows, Volume I.
See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide for UNIX and Linux, Volume I.
Table 11-1
OpenStorage disk appliance configuration tasks
InstructionsTaskStep
See “Planning your OpenStorage deployment” on page 59.Learn about planning your
deployment
Step 1
See “Creating NetBackup log file directories” on page 84.Enable legacy loggingStep 2
See “About provisioning the disk storage appliance” on page 77.
See “About installing the disk appliance plug-in” on page 78.
Provision the storage and
install the plug-in
Step 3
See “Configuring an OpenStorage storage server” on page 85.Configure a storage serverStep 4
See “Configuring an OpenStorage disk pool” on page 89.Configure a disk poolStep 5
See “Configuring an OpenStorage storage unit” on page 91.Configure a storage unitStep 6
Optimized duplication is optional.
See “Configuring OpenStorage optimized duplication within the same
domain” on page 98.
See “Configuring OpenStorage optimized duplication behavior” on page 96.
Configure optimized
duplication
Step 7
Copy to tape is optional.
See “About OpenStorage direct to tape” on page 67.
See “Configuring OpenStorage direct to tape” on page 100.
Configure copy to tapeStep 8
Optimized synthetic backups are optional.
See “Configuring OpenStorage optimized synthetic backups” on page 102.
Configure optimized
synthetic backups
Step 9
See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide for Windows, Volume I.
See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide for UNIX and Linux, Volume I.
Configure a policy that uses
an OpenStorage storage unit
Step 10
Configuring OpenStorage
Configuring OpenStorage disk appliance storage
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