Configuring SAN clients in a cluster

The SAN client FT service is not a cluster application. To protect a SAN client with a cluster, you must configure NetBackup so that FT connections exist to every node.

First, install the NetBackup client software on each failover node.

Second, configure the SAN client on each node according to the instructions in this chapter. Ensure that the FT service is active on all of the failover nodes.

Finally, on the NetBackup master server, use the nbemmcmd command to register the virtual node with the clients, as follows:

The SAN client service is not a clustered application. Therefore, SAN client commands and user interface operations only apply to the physical node name and not the virtual one.

The following is the path to the nbemmcmd command:

To define NetBackup clustered clients

  1. Add the virtual name to the EMM database:

    nbemmcmd - addhost - machinename virtual_name - machinetype app_cluster

  2. Add the virtual name to all clients in the node. For every client in the node, run the following command.

    nbemmcmd - updatehost - add_server_to_app_cluster - machinenameclient_name - clustername virtual_name