Device Configuration

Before the Backup server can use your storage devices, you must first configure each storage device separately. A device is standalone, a file, or located in an autochanger or silo tape library (STL). The type of device (standalone, file, autochanger, or silo) determines how you configure the device.

When you install the Backup software, Backup configures the SCSI devices for the device choices you make. If you decide you need to add, delete, or modify your Backup storage devices after you install Backup, edit the Devices or Jukeboxes resources. You can use either the nwadmin (GUI) or the nsradmin (character-based) version of the Backup administration program.

For devices in STLs, you cannot use nwadmin or nsradmin to add, delete, or modify the configuration. See Chapter 10, Silo Support Module for more information about configuring devices in a silo.

For instructions on how to use the nwadmin program or the nsradmin program to configure your backup devices, refer to the online help provided in each program.

Devices Resource

Use the Devices resource to configure standalone devices. Enter the name of the device and the media type. Any devices you add in the Devices resource are displayed in the Backup administrator program in the Devices display. For details on device configuration, see "Device Configuration ".

Jukeboxes Resource

You perform most of the necessary autochanger configuration with the jb_config command described in the Solstice Backup Installation and Release Notes. After the jb_config command is completed, the configured options are displayed in the Jukeboxes resource of the administration program. The Jukeboxes resource displays the name of the autochanger, the model, control port pathnames, device pathnames, barcode label choices, and available slots that you originally created when you installed Backup.

The only changes you can make to your autochanger in the Jukeboxes resource are to the available slots, devices, and barcode label attributes. If you need to make additional changes, you must first delete the autochanger from the list, and then run the jb_config command again. For further details on these attributes, see "Autochanger Device Configuration ".

If your storage devices reside in a silo, see Chapter 10, Silo Support Module for information on the use of a silo with Backup.