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How to configure NetBackup Media Server

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By Mariusz | January 31, 2015 2 Comments

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In this post, I will show how to create and configure Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP) using GUI or
command line.

The parameters that I use in this post:

Media server name = kyoto.nihonno.domein

Storage server name = kyoto.nihonno.domein
Disk Pool name = Pool1
Storage Unit Pool = Pool1-stu

Create Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP) via GUI

To create and configure Media Server Deduplication Pool via GUI and using Wizard, please follow steps:

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1. Start the NetBackup administration console and click Configure Disk Storage Servers.

2. Select Media Server Deduplication Pool. Click Next.

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3. Choose media server, type user name and password. Click Next.

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4. If you choose master/media, you get the following warning. In the production system, not recommended
to create MSDP on master server. Click Yes

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5. Select storage path and also deduplication database path (optional). Click Next.

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6. Review the storage server configuration summary. Click Next.

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7. Please wait while the wizard completes to create storage server. Then click Next to start the wizard to
create a disk pool.

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8. Click Next.

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9. Type Disk poll name. Click Next.

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10. Review the disk pool configuration summary. Click Next.

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11. Wait while the wizard completes to create disk pool. Click Next to create a storage unit.

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12. Type storage unit name , maximum concurrents jobs. Click Next.

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13. The MSDP has been created! Click finish to close the wizard.

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14. Review Storage Servers, Disk Pools and Storage Unit to confirm properly creation of this elements.

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Create Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP) via command line

To create and configure Media Server Deduplication Pool via command line, please follow steps:

1. Create the storage server component.

nbdevconfig -creatests -storage_server kyoto.nihonno.domein -stype PureDisk -media_server

kyoto.nihonno.domein

2. Add credentials to the storage server.

tpconfig -add -storage_server kyoto.nihonno.domein -stype PureDisk -sts_user_id admin -password Your_password

3. Get config of storage server to create disk pool.

nbdevconfig -previewdv -storage_server kyoto.nihonno.domein -stype PureDisk -media_server

kyoto.nihonno.domein > c:\details.txt

4. Create a disk pool using file generated in the previous step.

nbdevconfig -createdp -dp Pool1 -stype PureDisk -storage_server kyoto.nihonno.domein -dvlist c:\details.txt

5. Create storage unit name: STU1 on disk pool: Pool

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bpstuadd.exe -label Pool1-stu1 -dp Pool1

Note: Path of this commands are as follow:

\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd --> nbdevconfig and bpstuadd

\Veritas\Volmgr\bin --> tpconfig

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2 thoughts on “How to configure NetBackup Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP)?”

Kiran
July 20, 2015

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Hi,

I want to implement Netbackup client accelerator and media server de duplication in my environment.
Could you please share the any document related to and prerequisites and license information.

Regards,
Kiran.

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Mariusz Post author

July 20, 2015

Hi,

Have you checked the guide available here.

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