SiNgAuTaRa - Live with EMC # NetApp # Solaris # Linux # UNIX

Well, there is no more NetApp for me, virtually i have change to new product called EMC. EMC also one of the largest SAN/NAS storage in the world, handaling EMC also similiar like NetApp. EMC has it owns software and bundled with small OEM windows inside it’s CPU.
I think EMC is easily to connect with Windows server and not really reallyyyy for unix server.

Brocade switch for SAN zoning inside CX500 & CX300

CX500

Let see these years what EMC can do…..for me i have no problem learning new things.

There are sun box using netbackup for DRP backup, monthly backup or daily backup. My previous office, i’m using sun box V240 as backup server connected to quantum PX506 using SCSI wired. Inside PX506 contains 100 tape LTO2 Ultrium (200/400gb) and 4 robot.

Here some tips :

Stopping Netbackup
* /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/K77netbackup –> graceful shutdown
* /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpps -a –> check for any remaining processes
* /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies/bp.kill_all —> kills all remaining netbackup process not necessarily graceful
* /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpps -a –> check for any remaining processes
* kill -9 {pid} for any remaining. NOTE: unkillable processes may require a reboot PX 506

Starting Netbackup
* /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/S77netbackup –> after bp.kill_all, to restart

Checking Backup Status
* Activity Monitor or
* /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpdbjobs -report

Actually there are few ways to copy data from filer to another filer.

1) using snapmirror
this method is easily using filerview but need license , so might be expensive. Easily to maintain and the data can be sync automatically.

2) using rsync, so you might need to run with script. What you need to do is mount the location of the filer and destination of the filer inside any server. Then create rsync script and run it as cronjobs.

3) using ndmcopy - this is very simple and easily to used for single data movement. I’ll show you how to do.
Telnet filerA (destination) :

Telnet filerB (source) :

p/s: some user call filer or netapp hostsname.