Veritas NetBackup™ Virtual Appliance Documentation

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  1. Getting started
    1.  
      NetBackup Virtual Appliance product description
    2.  
      About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance combined master and media server role
    3.  
      About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance documentation
    4.  
      Known limitations of the NetBackup Virtual Appliance 3.0 release
    5.  
      Operational Notes for the NetBackup Virtual Appliance 3.0 release
  2. Deployment and initial configuration
    1.  
      NetBackup Virtual Appliance deployment guidelines
    2.  
      NetBackup Virtual Appliance initial deployment checklist
    3.  
      Deploying a NetBackup Virtual Appliance
  3. Post initial configuration procedures
    1. About installing NetBackup Administration Console and client software
      1.  
        Installing NetBackup client software through CIFS and NFS shares
      2.  
        Downloading NetBackup client packages to a client from a NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      3.  
        Downloading the NetBackup Administration Console to a Windows computer from a NetBackup Virtual Appliance
  4. Configuring
    1.  
      About modifying the NetBackup Virtual Appliance settings
    2.  
      Managing license keys on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    3.  
      Adding a permanent license key if an evaluation license key expires
    4. About configuring Host parameters for your appliance on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      1.  
        Configuring data buffer options on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      2.  
        Configuring lifecycle parameters on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      3.  
        Managing NetBackup Virtual Appliance deduplication
      4. About BMR integration
        1.  
          Enabling BMR from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
    5.  
      Configuring DNS and host name mapping for the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    6.  
      Setting the date and time on a NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    7.  
      Configuring static routes on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    8.  
      About IPv4-IPv6-based network support
    9.  
      Network settings for the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
  5. Alerting
    1.  
      About NetBackup Virtual Appliance alerts
    2.  
      Setting up email notifications for a NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    3.  
      Setting up SNMP notifications for a NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    4.  
      Enabling and disabling Call Home from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
    5.  
      Configuring a Call Home proxy server from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
    6. About SNMP
      1.  
        About the Management Information Base (MIB)
    7. About Call Home
      1.  
        Understanding the Call Home workflow
      2.  
        About the Product Improvement Program
    8.  
      About AutoSupport
    9.  
      About storage email alerts
  6. Using
    1. About storage configuration
      1. About viewing storage space information using the Show command
        1.  
          Viewing all storage information
        2.  
          Viewing disk information
        3.  
          Viewing partition information
        4.  
          Viewing the partition distribution on disks
      2.  
        Resizing a partition
      3.  
        Troubleshooting resize-related issues
      4.  
        Moving a partition
      5.  
        Monitoring the progress of storage manipulation tasks
      6.  
        Scanning storage devices using the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
      7.  
      8.  
        Removing an existing storage disk
    2.  
      Common tasks in NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    3. About NetBackup Virtual Appliance as a VMware backup host
      1.  
        NetBackup Virtual Appliance as backup host: component overview
      2.  
        Notes on NetBackup Virtual Appliance as a VMware backup host
    4. About running NetBackup commands from the appliance
      1.  
        Running NetBackup commands from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      2.  
        Creating a NetBackup touch file from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      3.  
        Best practices for running NetBackup commands from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      4.  
        About NetBackup operating system commands
      5.  
        Known limitations of running NetBackup commands from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    5. About mounting a remote NFS
      1.  
        Mounting a remote NFS drive
      2.  
        Unmounting an NFS drive
    6. About Auto Image Replication from a NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      1.  
        Prerequisites for Auto Image Replication
      2.  
        Configuring a replication target
      3.  
        Determining the appliance deduplication password
    7.  
      Generating certificates
  7. Logging
    1.  
      About NetBackup Virtual Appliance log files
    2.  
      Viewing log files using the Support command
    3.  
      Where to find NetBackup Virtual Appliance log files using the Browse command
    4.  
      Enabling and disabling VxMS logging
    5.  
      Gathering device logs with the DataCollect command
  8. Troubleshooting
    1.  
      About troubleshooting the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    2.  
      About contacting Technical Support
    3.  
      Determining the NetBackup Virtual Appliance serial number
    4.  
      About disaster recovery
    5. About NetBackup support utilities
      1.  
        NetBackup Domain Network Analyzer (NBDNA)
      2.  
        NetBackup Support Utility (NBSU)
    6.  
      Troubleshooting NetBackup Virtual Appliance initial deployment issues
    7.  
      Error messages displayed on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
    8.  
      NetBackup status codes applicable for NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    9.  
      Installing an EEB
    10.  
      Rolling back an EEB using the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
  9. Security
    1. About Symantec Data Center Security on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      1.  
        Auditing the SDCS logs on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      2.  
        Viewing SDCS audit log details
      3.  
        Changing the SDCS log retention settings on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      4.  
        About SDCS event type codes and severity codes on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    2.  
      About data security
    3.  
      About data integrity
    4.  
    5.  
      About data encryption
    6.  
      About SSL certification
    7.  
      About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance intrusion detection system
    8.  
      About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance intrusion prevention system
    9.  
      Overriding the NetBackup Virtual Appliance intrusion prevention system policy
    10.  
      Re-enabling the NetBackup Virtual Appliance intrusion prevention system policy
    11.  
      Major components of the NetBackup Virtual Appliance OS
    12.  
      List of software packages included in the NetBackup Virtual Appliance OS
    13.  
      Disabled service accounts on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    14.  
      Vulnerability scanning of the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    15.  
      About the appliance login banner
    16. Setting the appliance login banner
      1.  
        Creating the appliance login banner
      2.  
        Removing the appliance login banner
  10. Managing users
    1.  
      About managing NetBackup Virtual Appliance users
    2.  
      About NetBackup Virtual Appliance account types
    3.  
      Adding NetBackup Virtual Appliance users
    4.  
      Deleting NetBackup Virtual Appliance users
    5.  
      Adding NetBackup Virtual Appliance user groups
    6.  
      Deleting NetBackup Virtual Appliance user groups
    7.  
      Granting roles to NetBackup Virtual Appliance users and user groups
    8.  
      Revoking roles from NetBackup Virtual Appliance users and user groups
    9.  
      About user name and password specifications
    10.  
      Changing NetBackup Virtual Appliance user passwords
    11.  
      About password management and recovery
    12. About authenticating LDAP users
      1.  
        Adding or modifying an LDAP server configuration on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      2.  
        Importing an LDAP server configuration for the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      3.  
        Setting the SSL certification for LDAP on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      4.  
        Exporting an LDAP server configuration from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      5.  
        Unconfiguring LDAP user authentication on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      6.  
        Disabling LDAP user authentication on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      7.  
        Enabling LDAP user authentication on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      8.  
        Adding an LDAP attribute mapping on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      9.  
        Deleting an LDAP attribute mapping on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    13. About authenticating Active Directory users
      1.  
        Adding an Active Directory server configuration
      2.  
        Unconfiguring Active Directory user authentication on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    14. About authenticating Kerberos-NIS users
      1.  
        Adding a Kerberos-NIS authentication configuration on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      2.  
        Unconfiguring Kerberos-NIS user authentication on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    15.  
      Generic user authentication guidelines
    16. About user authorization on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      1.  
        NetBackup Virtual Appliance user role privileges
      2.  
        About the Administrator user role
      3.  
        About the NetBackupCLI user role
    17. Creating NetBackup administrator user accounts
      1.  
        Logging on as a NetBackup administrator
      2.  
        Managing NetBackup administrator user account passwords
      3.  
        Viewing NetBackup administrator user accounts
      4.  
        Auditing NetBackup administrator accounts
    18.  
      Deleting NetBackup administrator user accounts
  11. Section I. Commands
    1. Commands overview
      1.  
        About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
      2.  
        Logging on to the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
      3.  
        Using the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
      4. About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu command views
        1.  
          About the commands under the Appliance view
        2.  
          About the commands under the Manage view
        3.  
          About the commands under the Monitor view
        4.  
          About the commands under the Network view
        5.  
          About the commands under the Reports view
        6.  
          About the commands under the Settings view
        7.  
          About the commands under the Support view
    2. Appendix A. Appliance commands
      1.  
        Appliance > Master
      2.  
        Appliance > ShowDedupPassword
      3.  
        Appliance > Status
    3. Appendix B. Network commands
      1.  
        Network > Configure
      2.  
        Network > Date
      3.  
        Network > DNS
      4.  
        Network > Gateway
      5.  
        Network > Hostname
      6.  
        Network > Hosts
      7.  
        Network > IPv4
      8.  
        Network > IPv6
      9.  
        Network > NetStat
      10.  
        Network > NTPServer
      11.  
        Network > Ping
      12.  
        Network > SetProperty
      13.  
        Network > Show
      14.  
        Network > TimeZone
      15.  
        Network > TraceRoute
      16.  
        Network > Unconfigure
      17.  
        Network > WANOptimization
    4. Appendix C. Support commands
      1.  
        Support > InfraServices
      2.  
        Support > iostat
      3.  
        Support > Logs
      4.  
        Support > Maintenance
      5.  
        Support > Messages
      6.  
        Support > NBDNA
      7.  
        Support > nbperfchk
      8.  
        Support > NBSU
      9.  
        Support > Processes
      10.  
        Support > Reboot
      11.  
        Support > Service
      12.  
        Support > Shutdown
      13.  
        Support > Storage SanityCheck
      14.  
        Support > DataCollect
      15.  
        Support > Disk
      16.  
        Support > Errors
      17.  
        Support > Test
    5. Appendix D. Monitor commands
      1.  
        Monitor > Uptime
      2.  
        Monitor > Who
      3.  
        Monitor > NetworkStatus
      4.  
        Monitor > Top
      5.  
        Monitor > MemoryStatus
      6.  
        Monitor > SDCS
      7.  
        Monitor > NetBackup
      8.  
        Monitor > Hardware
    6. Appendix E. Settings commands
      1.  
        Settings > Deduplication
      2.  
        Settings > LifeCycle
      3.  
        Settings > LiveUpdateServer
      4.  
        Settings > NetBackup
      5.  
        Settings > Password
      6.  
        Settings > SystemLocale
      7.  
        Settings > Share
      8.  
        Settings > Notifications > LoginBanner
      9.  
        Settings > Security > Authentication > LDAP
      10.  
        Settings > Security > Authentication > ActiveDirectory
      11.  
        Settings > Security > Authentication > Kerberos
      12.  
        Settings > Security > Authentication > LocalUser
      13.  
        Settings > Security > Authorization
      14.  
        Settings > Sysctl
      15.  
        Settings > Alerts > CallHome
      16.  
        Settings > Alerts > SNMP
      17.  
        Settings > Alerts > Email
      18.  
        Settings > Alerts > Hardware
    7. Appendix F. Reports commands
      1.  
        Reports > Deduplication
      2.  
        Reports > Process
    8. Appendix G. Manage commands
      1.  
        Manage > Software > Delete
      2.  
        Manage > Software > Download
      3.  
        Manage > Software > List
      4.  
        Manage > Software > LiveUpdateClients
      5.  
        Manage > Software > Install
      6.  
        Manage > Software > Share
      7.  
        Manage > Software > Readme
      8.  
        Manage > Software > Rollback
      9.  
        Manage > Software > Cancel
      10.  
        Manage > Software > DownloadProgress
      11.  
        Manage > Software > UpgradeStatus
      12.  
        Manage > Storage > Show
      13.  
        Manage > Storage > Add
      14.  
        Manage > Storage > Monitor
      15.  
        Manage > Storage > Move
      16.  
        Manage > Storage > Remove
      17.  
        Manage > Storage > Resize
      18.  
        Manage > Storage > Scan
      19.  
        Manage > MountPoints > List
      20.  
        Manage > MountPoints > Mount
      21.  
        Manage > MountPoints > Unmount
      22.  
        Manage > License > Add
      23.  
        Manage > License > List
      24.  
        Manage > License > ListInfo
      25.  
        Manage > License > Remove
      26.  
        Manage > Certificates > Generate
      27.  
        Manage > Certificates > Delete
      28.  
        Manage > NetBackupCLI > Create
      29.  
        Manage > NetBackupCLI > Delete
      30.  
        Manage > NetBackupCLI > List
      31.  
        Manage > NetBackupCLI > PasswordExpiry

List of software packages included in the NetBackup Virtual Appliance OS

The appliance operating system (OS) is based on a Veritas-customized version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). To improve security, performance, and stability, Veritas has only included the RHEL packages that are necessary for the function of the appliance. Table: List of software packages included in the NetBackup Virtual Appliance OS includes a list of the software packages that are included in the appliance OS.

Table: List of software packages included in the NetBackup Virtual Appliance OS

abrt
abrt-addon-ccpp
abrt-addon-kerneloops
abrt-addon-python
abrt-cli
abrt-libs
abrt-python
abrt-tui
acl
acpid
aic94xx-firmware
alsa-lib
atk
atmel-firmware
attr
audit
audit-libs.i686
audit-libs
augeas-libs
authconfig
avahi-glib
avahi-libs
b43-fwcutter
b43-openfwwf
basesystem
bash
bc
bfa-firmware
bind-libs
bind-utils
binutils
biosdevname
blktrace
bridge-utils
btparser
busybox
bzip2
bzip2-libs
ca-certificates
cairo
cas
checkpolicy
chkconfig
cifs-utils
cloog-ppl
compat-glibc
compat-glibc-headers
compat-libstdc++-33.i686
compat-libstdc++-33
compat-xcb-util
ConsoleKit
ConsoleKit-libs
ConsoleKit-x11
coreutils
coreutils-libs
cpio
cpp
cpuspeed
cracklib.i686
cracklib
cracklib-dicts
crash
crash-gcore-command
crash-trace-command
crda
createrepo
cronie
cronie-anacron
crontabs
cryptsetup-luks
cryptsetup-luks-libs
cups-libs
curl
cvs
cyrus-sasl
cyrus-sasl-lib
cyrus-sasl-plain
dash
db4.i686
db4
db4-utils
dbus
dbus-glib
dbus-libs
dbus-python
deltarpm
desktop-file-utils
device-mapper
device-mapper-event
device-mapper-event-libs
device-mapper-libs
device-mapper-multipath
device-mapper-multipath-libs
device-mapper-persistent-data
dhclient
dhcp-common
diffutils
dmidecode
dmraid
dmraid-events
docbook-dtds
dos2unix
dosfstools
dracut
dracut-kernel
dstat
e2fsprogs
e2fsprogs-libs
ed
efibootmgr
eggdbus
eject
elfutils
elfutils-devel
elfutils-libelf
elfutils-libelf-devel
elfutils-libs
ethtool
expat
expect
file
file-devel
file-libs
filesystem
findutils
fipscheck
fipscheck-lib
fontconfig
fontpackages-filesystem
fprintd
fprintd-pam
freetype
gamin
gawk
gc
gcc
GConf2
gd
gdb
gdbm
gdk-pixbuf2
genisoimage
gettext
glibc.i686
glib2
glibc
glibc-common
glibc-devel
glibc-headers
glibc-utils
gmp
gnome-doc-utils-stylesheets
gnome-user-docs
gnome-vfs2
gnupg2
gnutls
gnutls-utils
gpgme
gpm-libs
grep
groff
grub
grubby
gtk2
gzip
hal
hal-info
hal-libs
hdparm
hicolor-icon-theme
hunspell
hunspell-en
hwdata
info
initscripts
iotop
ipmitool
iproute
iptables
iptables-ipv6
iputils
ipw2100-firmware
ipw2200-firmware
irqbalance
iscsi-initiator-utils
isomd5sum
ivtv-firmware
iw
iwl1000-firmware
iwl100-firmware
iwl3945-firmware
iwl4965-firmware
iwl5000-firmware
iwl5150-firmware
iwl6000-firmware
iwl6000g2a-firmware
iwl6050-firmware
jasper
jasper-libs
json-c
kbd
kbd-misc
kernel-2.6.32-642.6.2.el6.x86_64
kernel-devel-2.6.32-642.6.2.el6.x86_64
kernel-firmware-2.6.32-642.6.2.el6.noarch
kernel-headers-2.6.32-642.6.2.el6.x86_64
kexec-tools
keyutils
keyutils-libs
keyutils-libs-devel
kpartx
krb5-devel
krb5-libs
krb5-pkinit-openssl
krb5-workstation
ksh
latrace.i686
ledmon
less
libacl
libaio
libaio-devel
libattr
libblkid
libcap
libcap-ng
libcom_err
libcom_err-devel
libcurl
libdaemon
libdrm
libedit
liberation-fonts-common
liberation-sans-fonts
libertas-usb8388-firmware
libestr
libevent
libffi
libfprint
libgcc.i686
libgcc
libgcrypt
libglade2
libgomp
libgpg-error
libgssglue
libgudev1
libICE
libIDL
libidn
libjpeg-turbo
libldb
libldb-devel
libnih
libnl
libpcap
libpciaccess
libpng
libproxy
libproxy-bin
libproxy-python
libreport
libreport-cli
libreport-compat
libreport-filesystem
libreport-plugin-kerneloops
libreport-plugin-logger
libreport-plugin-mailx
libreport-plugin-reportuploader
libreport-plugin-rhtsupport
libreport-plugin-ureport
libreport-python
libselinux.i686
libselinux
libselinux-devel
libselinux-python
libselinux-utils
libsemanage
libsepol
libsepol-devel
libSM
libss
libssh2
libstdc++.i686
libstdc++
libtalloc
libtalloc-devel
libtar
libtasn1
libtdb
libtdb-devel
libtevent
libtevent-devel
libthai
libtiff
libtirpc
libtool-ltdl
libtool-ltdl-devel
libudev.i686
libudev
libusb
libusb1
libuser
libutempter
libuuid
libX11-1.6.0-2.2.el6.x86_64
libX11-devel-1.6.0-2.2.el6.x86_64
libX11-common-1.6.0-2.2.el6
libXau
libXau-devel
libxcb-1.9.1-2.el6.x86_64
libxcb-devel-1.9.1-2.el6.x86_64
libXcomposite
libXcursor
libXdamage
libXext
libXfixes
libXft
libXi
libXinerama
libxml2
libxml2-python
libXpm
libXpm-devel
libXrandr
libXrender
libxslt
libXt
lm_sensors
lm_sensors-devel
lm_sensors-libs
lockdev
logrotate
lrzsz
lsof
lsscsi
ltrace
lua
lvm2
lvm2-libs
lzo
m2crypto
m4
mailcap
mailx
make
MAKEDEV
man
man-pagesh
man-pages-overrides
mdadm
microcode_ctl
mingetty
minicom
mlocate
module-init-tools
mozilla-filesystem
mpfr
mtools
mtr
mt-st
mtx
mysql-libs
nano
ncurses
ncurses-base
ncurses-libs.i686
ncurses-libs
net-snmp
net-snmp-devel
net-snmp-libs
net-snmp-perl
net-snmp-python
net-snmp-utils
net-tools
newt
newt-python
nfs-utils
nfs-utils-lib
nmap
nscd
nspr
nss
nss-pam-ldapd
nss-softokn
nss-softokn-freebl.i686
nss-softokn-freebl
nss-sysinit
nss-tools
nss-util
ntp
ntpdate
ntsysv
numactl
OpenIPMI
OpenIPMI-libs
openldap
openldap-clients
openslp
openssh
openssh-clients
openssh-server
openssl
openssl098e
openssl-devel
ORBit2
p11-kit
p11-kit-trust
pam.i686
pam
pam_krb5
pam_ldap
pam_passwdqc.i686
pam_passwdqc
pango
parted
passwd
patch
pciutils
pciutils-libs
pcmciautils
pcre
perl
perl-Compress-Raw-Bzip2
perl-Compress-Raw-Zlib
perl-Compress-Zlib
perl-HTML-Parser
perl-HTML-Tagset
perl-IO-Compress-Base
perl-IO-Compress-Bzip2
perl-IO-Compress-Zlib
perl-libs
perl-libwww-perl
perl-Module-Pluggable
perl-Parse-Yapp
perl-Pod-Escapes
perl-Pod-Simple
perl-URI
perl-version
perl-XML-Parser
perl-XML-XPath
pexpect
pinentry
pinfo
pixman
pkgconfig
plymouth
plymouth-core-libs
plymouth-scripts
pm-utils
policycoreutils
polkit
popt
popt-devel
portreserve
postfix
ppl
prelink
procps
psacct
psmisc
pth
pycairo
pygobject2
pygpgme
pygtk2
pygtk2-libglade
pykickstart
pyldb
pyOpenSSL
pytalloc
python
python-argparse
python-crypto
python-dateutil
python-decorator
python-deltarpm
python-dmidecode
python-ethtool
python-gudev
python-iniparse
python-iwlib
python-libs
python-lxml
python-magic
python-paramiko
python-pycurl
python-rhsm
python-slip
python-slip-dbus
python-tdb
python-tevent
python-urlgrabber
ql2100-firmware
ql2200-firmware
ql23xx-firmware
ql2400-firmware
quota
rarian
rarian-compat
rdate
readahead
readline
redhat-indexhtml
redhat-logos
redhat-release-server-6Server-6.8.0.5.el6.x86_64
redhat-rpm-config
redhat-support-lib-python
redhat-support-tool
rfkill
rhn-check
rhn-client-tools
rhnlib
rhnsd
rhn-setup
rng-tools
rootfiles
rpcbind
rpm
rpm-build
rpm-devel
rpm-libs
rpm-python
rsh
rsh-server
rsync
rsyslog7
rsyslog7-gnutls
rt61pci-firmware
rt73usb-firmware
samba
samba-client
samba-common
samba-winbind
samba-winbind-clients
satyr
scl-utils
screen
sed
selinux-policy
selinux-policy-targeted
setserial
setup
setuptool
sg3_utils
sg3_utils-libs
sgml-common
sgpio
shadow-utils
shared-mime-info
slang
smartmontools
snappy
sos
sqlite
startup-notification
strace
subscription-manager
sudo
syslinux
syslinux-nonlinux
sysstat
system-config-firewall
system-config-firewall-base
system-config-firewall-tui
system-config-network-tu
systemtap
systemtap-client
systemtap-devel
systemtap-initscript
systemtap-runtime
systemtap-sdt-devel
systemtap-server
sysvinit-tools
tar
tcl
tcpdump
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