Robotic Library and Tape Drive devices cannot be added to NetVault Backup on Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) (4045614)

When attempting to add a fibre channel connected Robotic Library or Tape Drive device to NetVault Backup (NVBU) the devices are not detected.

This problem occurs on Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) platforms only. Earlier versions such as Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) are not impacted; the same devices can be added to NVBU successfully.

Changes made by Apple to Mac OS X in version 10.7 (Lion) result in the NVBU device detection routine not being able to detect fibre channel connected devices.

A library used by the NVBU device detection routine has been updated and is now compatible with Mac OS X version 10.7.

To install the library -

1. Stop NVBU.
2. Copy '/usr/netvault/lib/libnv6scsi.dylib' to '/usr/netvault/lib/libnv6scsi.dylib.old'.
3. Download the attached ZIP archive and extract the library file (libnv6scsi.dylib) to a temporary location.
4. Copy 'libnv6scsi.dylib' from the temporary location to '/usr/netvault/lib'.
5. Start NVBU.