Requirements
This section describes the requirements for using Fibre Channel for backup jobs. Review the following requirements if you plan to perform backups over Fibre Channel after configuring the cluster.
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Requirement | Details |
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Install the Fibre Channel card. | Ensure that the Fibre Channel card is installed on all the nodes of the cluster in the supported slot.
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Enable BOM (Bill of Materials) configuration for Fibre Channel. | Enable the BOM so the cluster can detect the installed Fibre Channel cards and display the Fibre Channel details. You must enable the BOM before you can assign Fibre Channel ports to workloads. See Enabling BOM (Bill of Materials) configuration for Fibre Channel. |
| Review the connectivity requirements. | |
Review storage unit requirements |
Note the following considerations while adding a node to the cluster:
To use Fibre Channel feature after adding a node, add the Fibre Channel on the new node in the supported slot. Ensure that all the nodes in the cluster have the card. Set up zoning for the Fibre Channel ports. Enable BOM configuration for Fibre Channel before starting the add node operation. Recreate Tape STU from the NetBackup JAVA UI and add the newly added node's media server in the tape STU so the new media server will be available for backup and restore operations.
Note the following considerations while replacing a node in the cluster:
To use Fibre Channel feature after replacing a node, add the Fibre Channel on the new node in the supported slot. Ensure that all the nodes in the cluster have the card. Set up zoning for the Fibre Channel ports. Enable BOM configuration for Fibre Channel before starting the replace node operation. Recreate Tape STU from the NetBackup JAVA UI and add the newly added node's media server in the tape STU.
Note the following considerations for performing factory reset:
If you factory reset all the nodes, add the Fibre Channel card on all the nodes of the cluster in the supported slot. Set up zoning for the Fibre Channel ports. Enable BOM configuration for Fibre Channel before starting the cluster configuration. Before enabling the BOM make sure all the nodes are connected with FC cards. Create Tape STU from the NetBackup JAVA UI.
If you factory reset a specific node, add the Fibre Channel on the node in the supported slot. Ensure that all the nodes in the cluster have the card. Set up zoning for the Fibre Channel ports. Enable BOM configuration for Fibre Channel before starting the factory reset operation. Recreate Tape STU from the NetBackup JAVA UI and add the node's media server in the tape STU.
Note the following considerations when disaster recovery is configured:
If you plan to use Fibre Channel for backups on the primary/secondary cluster, configure disaster recovery first, and then configure Fibre Channel on primary and secondary clusters as per requirement.