Setting up multiple SDFS volumes on a NetBackup media server

The OST connector supports multiple SDFS volumes on the same media server but additional steps are required to support this configuration.

To set up multiple SDFS volumes on a NetBackup media server

  1. Follow the instructions for setting up the OST connector on each NetBackup media server that uses the OST connector.

    See Use case 1: Backing up deduplicated data (OpenDedup and NetBackup) using the S3 protocol to Veritas Access.

  2. Edit the /etc/sdfs/ostconfig.xml and add a new <CONNECTION> tag inside of the <CONNECTIONS> tag for the new volume.

    Add a name that is unique to the <NAME> tag and specify the new volume name in the <LSU_NAME> tag (pool1).

    In the new <CONNECTION> tag, add the port number identified by running the mount command to the <URL> tag (http://localhost:6443/) as shown in the example output.

    [root@host1 ~]# mount | grep opendedupe
    sdfs:/etc/sdfs/S3fs1497346133-volume-cfg.xml:6443 on
    /opendedupe/volumes/S3fs1497346133 type fuse
    (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,allow_other)
    sdfs:/etc/sdfs/S3fs1497258807-volume-cfg.xml:6442 on
    /opendedupe/volumes/pool1 type fuse
    (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,allow_other)

    The following is a complete example of an ostconfig.xml file with two volumes.

    <!-- This is the config file for the OST connector for opendedup and Netbackup -->
    <CONNECTIONS>
    <CONNECTION>
    <!--NAME is the local server name that you will reference within Netbackup -->
    <NAME>
    local
    </NAME>
    <LSU_NAME>
    svol4
    </LSU_NAME>
    <URL>
    http://localhost:6442/
    </URL>
    <!--PASSWD - The password of the volume if one is required for this sdfs volume -->
    <PASSWD>admin</PASSWD>
    <!-
    <SERVER_SHARE_PATH>
    A_SUBDIRECTORY_UNDER_THE_MOUNT_PATH
    </SERVER_SHARE_PATH>
    -->
    </CONNECTION>
    <!-- Below is the new volume-->
    <CONNECTION>
    <!--NAME is the local server name that you will reference within Netbackup -->
    <NAME>
    hostname0
    </NAME>
    <LSU_NAME>
    svol10
    </LSU_NAME>
    <URL>
    http://localhost:6443/
    </URL>
    <!--PASSWD - The password of the volume if one is required for this sdfs volume -->
    <PASSWD>admin</PASSWD>
    <!--
    <SERVER_SHARE_PATH>
    A_SUBDIRECTORY_UNDER_THE_MOUNT_PATH
    </SERVER_SHARE_PATH>
    -->
    </CONNECTION>
    </CONNECTIONS>