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Sun Storage J4400 Array as Disk Storage for Sun StorageTek Enterprise Backup Software 7.4

Ryan Arneson, September 2008

Introduction

This guide is an introduction to configuring the Sun Storage J4400 array as a disk cache for Sun StorageTek Enterprise Backup Software (EBS) 7.4. This paper provides an example of configuring the ZFS file system on the Solaris 10 05/08 OS and configuring StorageTek EBS 7.4 to utilize the Sun Storage J4400 array as disk cache. Using this guide, backup throughput rates of over 1 Tbyte per hour should be achievable.

For more details, see the list of contents below.

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Contents

• Summary
• Introduction
• Configuration
  • Configuring the Disks
  • Creating Zpools
  • Configuring ZFS
  • Installing StorageTek Enterprise Backup Software Options
  • Configuring the StorageTek Enterprise Backup Software Storage Node
  • Configuring Each ZFS File System as a Storage Device
  • Creating a Media Pool
  • Configuring Client Backups
• Frequently Asked Questions

For More Information

Here are additional resources:

• Sun storage download page
• Sun training courses at http://www.sun.com/training/, such as:
  • Sun StorEdge Enterprise Backup 7.x Administration (ES-260)
  • Designing Storage Area Networks (NWS-4940)
• Storage Administrator course catalog
• Support:
  • Register your Sun gear
  • Services
  • SunSolve Online
• Discussions such as the Storage Forums
• The following documents at http://docs.sun.com:
  • StorageTek Enterprise Backup Software 7.4 Documentation
  • Sun Storage J4400 Array Documentation
  • Solaris 10 System Administrator Collection, especially the ZFS Administration Guide
• Sun wikis, for example:
  • Storage BluePrints Wiki, especially Configuring Sun Storage J4000 Arrays and the ZFS File System in Ten Minutes
  • Sun Storage Administration Wiki
  • Storage System Patterns Wiki
  • BigAdmin Storage Tech Tips Wiki
• Other resources:
  • Sun Storage J4400 Array web site
  • StorageTek Enterprise Backup Software web site
  • ZFS Best Practices Guide on the Solaris Internals web site
  • BigAdmin Storage Resource Collection
  • Sun Storage web site
  • Storage Stop Blog
• Events of interest to users of Sun products:
  • Worldwide developer events and Sun Tech Days
  • Current events

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