To configure media servers for robotic library sharing

1. At the Windows server where the SAN Shared Storage Option is installed, start the Backup Exec administration console.

2. On the navigation bar, click Devices.

   The tree pane contains a list of any fibre-attached or locally-attached devices.

3. Select the robotic library you want to share.

4. Under Robotic Library Tasks in the task pane, select Configure partitions.

5. Set up your partitions.

   See Creating robotic library partitions.

6. From the Devices tree pane, select the drive in this partition that will not be used by your Backup Exec for Windows Servers media servers.

7. Delete the drive to ensure no jobs run to the unused partition.

8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for all drives in the unused partition.

9. Reboot all other Windows servers and make sure you can see the shared robotic library on each server.

   No fibre activity or backup jobs should be run until all Backup Exec for Windows Servers and all Backup Exec for NetWare Servers are configured for robotic library sharing.

To configure Backup Exec for NetWare Servers 9.x running in the partition management mode

1. From the Administration Console, ensure you are connected to the Primary Group Server and that you are running in partition management mode.

   From the Administration Console for NetWare at the Primary Group Server, ensure you are running in partition management mode.

2. Delete existing partitions.

   To delete a partition from the Administration Console, do the following in the order listed:

   • Click Drives.

   • Click Partitions.

   • Right-click the partition you want to delete, and click Delete.

   • When prompted, click OK.

   To delete a partition from the Administration Console for NetWare, do the following in the order listed:

   • Select Drives.

   • Select Partitions.

   • Select the partition you want to delete, and press DEL.

   • When prompted, press Y.

3. Create the partitions in the shared library to be used by Backup Exec for NetWare Servers.

   To create a partition from the Administration Console, do the following in the order listed:

   • From the Administration Console, click Drives.

   • Right-click Partitions.

   • Click New Partition.

   • Enter options on the New Partition dialog box.

   • Click OK.

4. Enter options in the New Partition General dialog box.

5. Enter options in the New Partition Configuration dialog box.

6. Click OK.

   To create a partition from the Administration Console for NetWare, do the following in the order listed:

   • From the Administration Console for NetWare, select Drives.

   • Select Partitions.

   • Press INS.

   • Select a drive to be included in this partition.

   • Ensure Configuration is selected, and press ENTER to view or edit options on the Configuration dialog box.

   • Press F2 to return to the General dialog box.

   • Select Advanced Configuration and then press ENTER to view or edit options on the Advanced Configuration dialog box.

   • Press F2 to return to the General dialog box.

   • Press F2.

7. If you plan to share more than one library, repeat step 2 and step 3 for each library that will be shared.

8. Restart Backup Exec for NetWare Servers on the group servers and make sure you can see the shared library on each server.

To configure Backup Exec for NetWare Servers 9.x running in the media management mode

1. From the Administration Console, ensure you are connected to the Primary Group Server and that you are running in media management mode.

   From the Administration Console for NetWare at the Primary Group Server, ensure you are running in media management mode.

2. Select Drives.

3. Select Drive Pools.

4. Select All Drives.

5. From the Administration Console, right-click the robot you want to share, and then click Properties.

   From the Administration Console for NetWare, select the robot you want to share, and press F4.

6. Select Configuration.

7. Enter the starting slot and number of slots to be used by NetWare servers.

8. From the Administration Console, click OK.

   From the Administration Console for NetWare, press F2.

9. Restart Backup Exec for NetWare Servers on the group servers and make sure you can see the shared library on each server.