You can configure the MediaAgents to use the fibre channel to access the SAN data server which is directly attached to a storage device through SCSI transport types. For example: SAS and SATA.
Configuring the fibre channel SAN data server with direct attached storage is supported with deduplication storage policy.
System Requirements
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See, Shared SAN Data Server - System Requirements for Fibre Channel for a complete list of supported platforms, hardware and software.
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For sufficient hardware requirements for the MediaAgents, see CommCell Sizing.
Process Flow
The configuration involves the following tasks in the order listed.
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Install the MediaAgent and SAN Storage Server on the data server.
For more information, see MediaAgent Installation.
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After installing the MediaAgent, download the SCST driver and the SCST Util from cloud.commvault.com and copy them on the SAN data server.
You may see multiple versions of the driver - always download the most recent version of the driver.
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Unzip the zipped folder, and navigate to cd_update.
Install the update in the Software_Installation_Directory\opt\commvault\FibreMAAgent directory.
Important: When upgrading to the latest Service Pack, ensure that you download the latest driver version from cloud.commvault.com.
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Restart the data server.
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Configure a disk library using the data server MediaAgent and set up the disk storage as the local mount path target.
For more information, see Creating a Disk Library.
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Share the local mount path with the MediaAgents.
For more information, see Sharing a SAN Data Server Using Fibre Channel.
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Create a deduplication storage policy using the newly created disk library and the MediaAgent.
For more information, see Creating a Storage Policy with Deduplication.
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Associate the storage policy with a subclient and perform client backups.
For more information on how to run backups, see the documentation for the specific agent.
Important: Before you run backups ensure that you are able to see the CVLT_FIO disks that are exported from the SAN data server. For more information, see Verify CVLT_FIO Disks.