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April 8th, 2014 03:00
TL2000 with 2x LTO6 FC Tape Drives
Hi,
I plan to get a TL2000 with 2x LTO6 FC Tape Drives.
As I understand each tape drive has a corresponding Fibre Channel Port.
Questions
1. Did I get this right ? Each tape drive has Fibre Channel Port ? If I want to use both Tape Drives I need to connect both FC Ports (LC-Connectors) to my SAN switch and zone my Backup Server to see both tape drives?
2. Is it possible to split the TL2000 between two devices?
For Example
Tape Drive A to my backup exec 2012 server.
Tape Drive B to my NAS Server (For NDMP backups)
Thanks,
Paul
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DELL-Sam L
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April 8th, 2014 08:00
Hello ZianPaul,
Yes you are correct. When you split the library you will have each drive that you can connect to a different server & it will run your backups. The only thing that will be shared is the robot in the TL2000 so it is best that if you are going to have 2 backups starting at the same time that you delay one by about 5 – 15 minutes so that it can get the media loaded into the first drive for backups.
Please let us know if you have any other questions.
DELL-Sam L
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April 8th, 2014 07:00
Hello ZianPaul,
Yes each tape drive has it’s own FC port on the drive that you will direct connect to either a server or a FC switch. Also since you will have 2 drives yes you will need a FC cable for each drive & connect it to your FC switch.
Yes you can split the TL2000 into 2 logical libraries. When you split the unit you will have a 1 drive for the right side 12 slot magazines and drive 2 for the left side 12 slot magazines. Here is the link to the users guide and if you look on page 136 or 5-44 it explains about logical libraries. ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_ser_stor_net/esuprt_powervault/powervault-tl2000_User%27s%20Guide_en-us.pdf
Please let us know if you have any other questions.
ZianPaul
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April 8th, 2014 08:00
Hi,
Thanks...
I went over the Guide.
Correct me if I am wrong.
For the TL2000 I can configure two logical libraries. Each will operate independently from each other.
I can connect Logical Library A to my EMC data mover 1 and Logical Library B to data mover 2 ?
Thanks,
Paul
Takunda
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August 18th, 2015 03:00
Hi Sam,
Is it advisable to connect a TL2000 directly to a server HBA card or via a FC switch?