Veritas CloudPoint Administrator's Guide

To deploy CloudPoint

1. Download the CloudPoint image.

   You can use the free edition or purchase a licensed version. Refer to the following for more information:

   https://www.veritas.com/product/backup-and-recovery/cloudpoint/buy

   The CloudPoint image name has the following format:

   Veritas_CloudPoint_2.x.x_IE.img.gz

2. (Optional) If necessary, copy the downloaded image to the system on which you want to deploy CloudPoint.
3. Change directories to where you have downloaded the CloudPoint image.
4. Type the following command to load the image into Docker:

   # sudo docker load -i Veritas_CloudPoint_2.x.x_IE.img.gz

   For example:

   # sudo docker load -i Veritas_CloudPoint_2.0.2_IE.img.gz

   Messages similar to the following appear on the command line:

   788ce2310e2f: Loading layer [============>] 126.8 MB/126.8 MB
   aa4e47c45116: Loading layer [============>] 15.87 kB/15.87 kB
   b3968bc26fbd: Loading layer [============>] 14.85 kB/14.85 kB
   c9748fbf541d: Loading layer [============>] 5.632 kB/5.632 kB
   2f5b0990636a: Loading layer [============>] 3.072 kB/3.072 kB
   d1348a46025a: Loading layer [============>] 214.2 MB/214.2 MB
   de54ad3327fe: Loading layer [============>] 12.06 MB/12.06 MB
   a8f411dfb821: Loading layer [============>] 1.35 GB/1.35 GB
   dc3db1bf7ffd: Loading layer [============>] 25.6 kB/25.6 kB
   e2344be00294: Loading layer [============>] 25.6 kB/25.6 kB
   Loaded image: veritas/flexsnap-cloudpoint:2.0.2.5300

   Make a note of the loaded image name and version that appears on the last line of the output. The version represents the CloudPoint product version that is being installed. You will specify these details in the next step.

5. Type the following command to run the CloudPoint container:

   # sudo docker run -it --rm 
   -v /<full_path_to_volume_name>:/<full_path_to_volume_name> 
   -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock 
   veritas/flexsnap-cloudpoint:<version> install

   If the CloudPoint host is behind a proxy server, use the following command instead:

   # sudo docker run -it --rm 
   -v /<full_path_to_volume_name>:/<full_path_to_volume_name> 
   -e VX_HTTP_PROXY=<http_proxy_value>
   -e VX_HTTPS_PROXY=<https_proxy_value>
   -e VX_NO_PROXY=<no_proxy_value>
   -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock 
   veritas/flexsnap-cloudpoint:<version> install

   Replace the following parameters as per your environment:

   Parameter	Description
   <full_path_to_volume_name>	Represents the path to the CloudPoint data volume, which typically is /cloudpoint.
   <version>	Represents the CloudPoint product version that you noted in the earlier step.
   <http_proxy_value> (required only if the instance uses a proxy server)	Represents the value to be used as the HTTP proxy for all connections. For example, "http://proxy.mycompany.com:8080/".
   <https_proxy_value> (required only if the instance uses a proxy server)	Represents the value to be used as the HTTPS proxy for all connections. For example, "https://proxy.mycompany.com:8080/".
   <no_proxy_value> (required only if the instance uses a proxy server)	Represents the addresses that are allowed to bypass the proxy server. You can specify host names, IP addresses, and domain names in this parameter. Use commas to separate multiple entries. For example, "localhost,mycompany.com,192.168.0.10:80". Note: If CloudPoint is being deployed in the cloud, ensure that you set the following values in this parameter: For an AWS instance, add the following: 169.254.169.254 For a GCP virtual machine, add the following: 169.254.169.254,metadata,metadata.google.internal For an Azure virtual machine, add the following: 169.254.169.254 CloudPoint uses these addresses to gather instance metadata from the instance metadata service.

   For example, if the CloudPoint version is 2.0.2.5300, the command syntax is as follows:

   # sudo docker run -it --rm -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock veritas/flexsnap-cloudpoint:2.0.2.5300 install

   If using a proxy server, then using the examples provided in the table earlier, the command syntax is as follows:

   # sudo docker run -it --rm -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint -e VX_HTTP_PROXY="http://proxy.mycompany.com:8080/" -e VX_HTTPS_PROXY="https://proxy.mycompany.com:8080/" -e VX_NO_PROXY="localhost,mycompany.com,192.168.0.10:80" -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock veritas/flexsnap-cloudpoint:2.0.2.5300 install

   Note:

   This is a single command. Ensure that you enter the command without any line breaks.

   In this step, CloudPoint does the following:

   • Creates containers for each of the CloudPoint services.

   • Runs the flexsnap-api container.

   • Creates self-signed keys and certificates for nginx.

   • Runs the flexsnap-cloudpointconsole container.

   When these operations are completed, CloudPoint displays the following in the command prompt:

   Please go to the UI and configure CloudPoint now.
   Waiting for CloudPoint configuration to complete ............

   If you have difficulty with this step, note the following:

   • If you do not specify the volume as -v full_path_to_volume_name:/full_path_to_volume_name, the container writes to the Docker host file system.

   • If Docker fails to start, it may be because there is not enough space available for MongoDB.

     See Docker may fail to start due to a lack of space.

6. This concludes the CloudPoint deployment process. The next step is to launch the CloudPoint user interface in your browser and complete the final configuration steps.

   See Configuring CloudPoint from your browser and signing in.