Brocade Fabric OS Encryption Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001341-02, July 2009)

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Tape pool configuration
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NOTE
Tape pool configurations must be committed to take effect. There is an upper limit of 25 on the
number of tape pools you can add or modify in a single commit operation. Attempts to commit a
configuration that exceeds this maximum fails with a warning. Note that there is also a five second
delay before the commit operation takes effect.
Tape pool labeling
Tape pools may be identified by either a name or a number depending on your backup application.
Numbers are always entered and displayed in hex notation. Names and numbers are independent;
it is possible to have one tape pool with the name "ABC" and another with the hex number "ABC".
The following rules apply when creating a tape pool label:
• Tape pool names are limited in length to 63 characters. They may contain alphanumeric
characters, and in some cases, underscores (_) and dashes (-).
• Tape pool numbers are limited to eight hex digits. Valid characters for tape pool numbers are
0-9, A-F, and a-f.
• The tape pool label created on the encryption switch or blade must be the be same Tape pool
label that is configured on the tape backup application. It is recommended that you check for
any labeling restrictions specific to your backup application before creating a tape pool on the
encryption switch.
NOTE
Check your backup application before choosing a label. Some applications, such as NetWorker
do not support underscore characters in tape pool labels. You may create the tape pool on the
application first to determine possible naming restrictions, then use the label generated by the
backup application to create the tape pool on the encryption switch or blade.
• A tape pool must first be created on the encryption switch or blade before you can label the
tape media and assign them to the tape pool. Failure to observe this sequence invalidates
tape pool-level settings and policies, and default LUN-level settings are applied to the tape
media.
CommVault Galaxy labeling
CommVault uses a “storage policy” for each backup. When configuring a tape pool to work with
CommVault Galaxy, you first create a storage policy on CommVault and then use the
storage_policy_id (sp_id) as the label when creating the tape pool on the encryption switch or
blade.
1. Create a storage policy for the backup using the CommVault application. Refer to the product
documentation for instructions.
2. Open CommCellExplorer Views by selecting Start > Programs >Microsoft SQL Server 2005
>SQL ServerManagement Studio.
3. Expand the tree in the left pane and navigate to the following location:
Comm_serve_computer_name\database_instance_name >Databases > CommServ >Views.
4. Edit the dbo.CommCellStoragePolicyquery as follows: