Sun Storage J4400 Array as Disk Storage for Symantec Veritas NetBackup 6.5 Software

Ryan Arneson, September 2008

Introduction

This guide is an introduction to configuring the Sun Storage J4400 array as a disk cache for the Symantec Veritas NetBackup 6.5 application. This paper provides an example of configuring the ZFS file system on the Solaris 10 05/08 Operating System and configuring the NetBackup 6.5 application to utilize the Sun Storage J4400 array as disk cache. Using this guide, backup throughput rates of over 1 Tbyte per hour should be achievable.

For more details, see the list of contents below.

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Contents

• Summary
• Introduction
• Configuration
  • Configuring the Disks
  • Creating Zpools
  • Configuring ZFS
  • Configuring Symantec Veritas NetBackup
  • Completing the Configuration
  • Setting Up Storage
  • Creating a New Storage Group
• Frequently Asked Questions

For More Information

Here are additional resources:

• Sun storage download page
• Sun training courses at http://www.sun.com/training/, such as Sun Fire X4100/X4200 Server Installation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Course Package (WEB-4923)
• Storage Administrator course catalog
• Discussions such as the Storage Forums
• The following document collections at http://docs.sun.com:
  • Sun Storage J4400 Array Documentation
  • Sun Fire X4200 M2 Server Documentation
  • Solaris 10 System Administrator Collection, especially the ZFS Administration Guide and System Administration Guide: IP Services
• Sun wikis, for example:
  • Storage BluePrints Wiki, especially Configuring Sun Storage J4000 Arrays and the ZFS File System in Ten Minutes
  • Sun Storage Administration Wiki
  • Storage System Patterns Wiki
  • BigAdmin Storage Tech Tips Wiki
• Other resources:
  • Sun Storage J4400 Array web site
  • ZFS Best Practices Guide on the Solaris Internals web site
  • Symantec Veritas NetBackup 6.5 documentation
  • BigAdmin Storage Resource Collection
  • Sun Storage web site
  • Storage Stop Blog
• Support:
  • Register your Sun gear
  • Services
  • SunSolve Online
• Events of interest to users of Sun products:
  • Worldwide developer events and Sun Tech Days
  • Current events