Dd Boost Admin Guide
One of ex-colleagues assisted a customer recently to config DDboost over FC on new 5240's. This is working great to backup VMware over SAN.
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Jan 1, 2015 - 37. EMC Data Domain Boost 2.6 Administration Guide.
It is necessary to work closely with the EMC/DD admin to config this. Everything in the EMC/DELL docs applies to Apliances in the same manner as regular media servers. DELL/EMC Documents that were used: EMC® Data Domain Boost for OpenStorage Version 3.0 Administration Guide (there could be newer docs on their website) EMC Data Domain Boost for Symantec NetBackup OpenStorage Best Practices Planning Search for 'Fibre Channel' and 'DD Boost-over-FC'. One of ex-colleagues assisted a customer recently to config DDboost over FC on new 5240's. This is working great to backup VMware over SAN.
It is necessary to work closely with the EMC/DD admin to config this. Everything in the EMC/DELL docs applies to Apliances in the same manner as regular media servers. DELL/EMC Documents that were used: EMC® Data Domain Boost for OpenStorage Version 3.0 Administration Guide (there could be newer docs on their website) EMC Data Domain Boost for Symantec NetBackup OpenStorage Best Practices Planning Search for 'Fibre Channel' and 'DD Boost-over-FC'. Got it working.
Ddboost Admin Guide
Quick note, it was neccesary for me to restart the appliance for it to recogninze the remote ports as a DataDomain DFC type device. After the zoning was done, the DataDomain ports showed up as remote ports on Manage - Fibre Channel - Show:. Ports.
Bus ID Slot Port Port WWN Status Physical State Configuration Type Speed Remote Ports 81:00.0 Slot4 1 21:00:00:24:FF:4B 1:20 Online Initiator Initiator 8 gbit/s 0x612df2 81:00.1 Slot4 2 21:00:00:24:FF:4B 1:21 Online Initiator Initiator 8 gbit/s 0x602df2 But it wasn't until a reboot that they also appeared below in the Devices section:. Devices. Device Vendor ID Type Remote Port /dev/sg6 EMC DataDomain DFC 0x612df2 /dev/sg7 EMC DataDomain DFC 0x602df2 Caspar.