Installing and Configuring a Storage Manager

Storage managers have slightly different installation and configuration requirements. Make sure that you follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully. If you have difficulty with the storage-manager installation and configuration, please contact the manufacturer directly. For the list of certified storage managers for your ON–Bar version, consult your sales representative.

Some storage managers let you specify the kind of data to back up to specific storage devices. Configure the storage manager to back up logical logs to one device and storage spaces to a different device for more efficient backups and restores.

To configure a third-party storage manager

Set ON–Bar configuration parameters and environment variables.
Configure the storage manager so that ON–Bar can communicate correctly with it. For information, see your storage-manager documentation.
Configure your storage devices.
To configure your storage devices, follow instructions in your storage-manager documentation. The storage manager must know the device names of the storage devices that it should use.
Label your storage volumes.
Mount the storage volumes on the storage devices.
Update the storage-manager definition in the sm_versions file. For more information, see Updating the sm_versions File.
Verify that the BAR_BSALIB_PATH configuration parameter points to the correct XBSA shared library for your storage manager. For more information, see Specifying the Location of the XBSA Library.

After you configure the storage manager and storage devices and label volumes for your database server and logical-log backups, you are ready to initiate a backup or restore operation with ON–Bar.