VTL Configuration in Veritas NetBackup

VTL Configuration in Veritas  NetBackup:

Required Software:

A.      Veritas NetBackup

B.       StarWind iscsi Server

C.        iscsi initiator

1.       Open the starwind management console:

 Adding Device to the iscsi server:

Select the Virtual Tape Device:

 Create a new virtual Tape drive:

Specify the Location and Size of the device:

VTL created successfully with unique IQN Address:

Open microsoft iscsi initiator in the media server:

Add a target portal:

Target portal added successfully:

Once it discover the target successfully, then you connect to the devices:

Check with your device Manager in the Media server:

Open the Netbackup Administration console and start the device configuration wizard:

 It will automatically discover the connected devices:

 Once the device successfully configured then Restarting the device management service:

 Creating the storage Unit and Volumes:

DLTtape is available in the storage unit:
 

 Create a New Policy using policy management:

 Running a manual backup to test the VTL:

It's writing to the tape.

Successfully written to the VTL.

Check in the catalog:

Open a BAR to Restore:
Select the session to restore.

Set all restore properties:

 Start the restore process:

Check the restore process in BAR or check in the activity monitor:

 Successfully Restored.

That's All the VTL configuration in Netbackup.

All the very Best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Senthilkumar Muthusamy

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