Specifications

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Serverless backup
To monitor the progress of serverless backup
operations,
1 Access the FibreBridge through RS-232 or
Ethernet.
2 Type get XCStatus to determine the status of
Extended Copy commands. The return will
present the CmdNumber field, a unique identifier
for a particular Extended Copy command.
3 Type get XCDevices [CmdNumber] to find out
which devices are used in a particular Extended
Copy command as specified by the CmdNumber.
4 Type get XCError [CmdNumber] to retrieve any
SCSI sense data returned by an Extended Copy
command because of an error as specified by the
CmdNumber.
Exhibit 7-1 Once the server sends a command to the FibreBridge for extended copy, the FibreBridge manages the
backup procedure, by-passing the server.
Host
Serverless Backup Application
Server
Serverless Backup Agent
Fibre Channel SAN
ATTO FibreBridge
Data Mover
Disk Array
Server storage
Data path
SCSI tape
SCSI tape backup device
Data path
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Serverless backup in a SAN