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Configuring your Environment to Support Failover

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Dell PowerVault™ TL4000/TL2000 Failover Guide Failover configuration (one host with two HBAs, and two SAS drives) Main Path Failover Path Figure 11: Reference Configuration 11 Configuring your Environment to Support Failover Ensure you have the following for successful environment configuration: • Dell PowerVault™ TL2000 or TL4000 configured with failover capable drives. Please refer to failover configuration support matrix. • A network connection to your Dell PowerVault™ TL2000/TL4000 library for management purposes. Refer to the Dell PowerVault™ TL4000\TL2000 Tape Library User's Guide for more information • A Dell PowerVault™ TL4000\TL2000 Tape Library failover license • A host system configured with as many tape connections needed for your environment. • Enough cables to make the necessary connections needed for your environment • A Fibre Channel switch if utilizing a Fibre Channel configuration • CommVault Backup Application a. For Dell PowerVault™ TL4000 with LT04 drives i. CommVault Galaxy 6.1 SP4 or later with SAN license enabled b. For Dell PowerVault™ TL2000/TL400 with LT05 drives i. CommVault Simpana 8.0 SP4 or later with SAN license enabled ii. Patch to support LT05 tape applied 15 | P a g e 12/31/09 version 2.0 Always refer to www.dell.com\support for latest documentation and updates

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Dell PowerVault™ TL4000/TL2000 Failover Guide
15 |
Page
12/31/09
version
2.0
Failover configuration
(one host with two HBAs, and two SAS drives)
Main Path
Failover Path
Figure 11: Reference Configuration 11
Configuring your Environment to Support Failover
Ensure you have the following for successful environment configuration:
Dell PowerVault™ TL2000 or TL4000 configured with failover capable drives. Please refer to
failover configuration support matrix.
A network connection to your Dell PowerVault™ TL2000/TL4000 library for management
purposes. Refer to the Dell PowerVault™ TL4000\TL2000 Tape Library User’s Guide for more
information
A Dell PowerVault™ TL4000\TL2000 Tape Library failover license
A host system configured with as many tape connections needed for your environment.
Enough cables to make the necessary connections needed for your environment
A Fibre Channel switch if utilizing a Fibre Channel configuration
CommVault Backup Application
a.
For Dell PowerVault™
TL4000 with LT04 drives
i.
CommVault Galaxy 6.1 SP4 or later with SAN license enabled
b.
For Dell PowerVault™
TL2000/TL400 with LT05 drives
i.
CommVault Simpana 8.0 SP4 or later with SAN license enabled
ii.
Patch to support LT05 tape applied
Always refer to www.dell.com\support for latest documentation and updates