Dell PowerVault TL2000 Configuration
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Brand: Dell
Category: Network Hardware , Software , Storage
Type: Configuration manual
Model: Dell PowerVault TL2000 , Dell PowerVault TL4000
Pages: 22 (0.42 Mb)
DellPowerVault™TL4000/TL2000FailoverGuide
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DellPowerVault™TL4000/TL2000FailoverConfigurationGuide
Thisdocumentdescribesthefailoverfeature,outlinesthesupportedfailoverconfigurationsfortheDell
PowerVault™
TL4000andTL2000productsandprovidesinstructionsforconfiguringthelibrary,drives,
andhostserverforfailover.
PleasenotethesupportedconfigurationsarecloselyrelatedtotheLTOdrivegenerationandformfactor
installedinthetapelibrary.PleasereferDellPowerVault™supportedFailoverconfigurationmatrixtable
1and2
Contents
WhatisFailover?........................................................................................................................................... 2
DellPowerVault™TL2000/TL4000ConfigurationSupportmatrix ............................................................... 2
BasicEnvironmentConfigurationRequirements.......................................................................................... 3
FailoverSupportConfigurationDetails......................................................................................................... 4
ConfigurationSamples.................................................................................................................................. 4
LT05SpecificRequirementsForFailoverSupport ......................................................................................11
Heterogeneousvalidatedconfigurations ................................................................................................... 13
ConfiguringyourEnvironmenttoSupportFailover.................................................................................... 15
DellPowerVault™TL2000/TL4000LibraryFailoverSetup.......................................................................... 16
TaketheLibraryOffline............................................................................................................................... 16
UpgradeLibraryandDriveFirmwaretotheLatestVersion .......................................................................16
BackupHostControlPathFailoverSetup ................................................................................................... 18
BackupApplicationSetupandSupport ......................................................................................................18
FailoverConfigurationVerification............................................................................................................. 20
FailoverTestProcedure ..............................................................................................................................20
FailoverPerformanceconsiderations ......................................................................................................... 21
AppendixA‐Recoveringfromafailoverevent .......................................................................................... 22