Veritas NetBackup™ CloudPoint Install and Upgrade Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (9.1.0.1)
  1. Section I. CloudPoint installation and configuration
    1. Preparing for CloudPoint installation
      1.  
        About the deployment approach
      2.  
        Deciding where to run CloudPoint
      3.  
        About deploying CloudPoint in the cloud
      4.  
        Meeting system requirements
      5. CloudPoint host sizing recommendations
        1.  
          CloudPoint sizing recommendations for cloud platforms
      6.  
        CloudPoint extension sizing recommendations
      7.  
        Creating an instance or preparing the host to install CloudPoint
      8.  
        Installing container platform (Docker, Podman)
      9.  
        Creating and mounting a volume to store CloudPoint data
      10.  
        Verifying that specific ports are open on the instance or physical host
      11.  
        Preparing CloudPoint for backup from snapshot jobs
    2. Deploying CloudPoint using container images
      1.  
        Before you begin installing CloudPoint
      2.  
        Installing CloudPoint in the Docker environment
      3.  
        Installing CloudPoint in the Podman environment
      4.  
        Verifying that CloudPoint is installed successfully
      5.  
        Restarting CloudPoint
    3. Deploying CloudPoint extensions
      1.  
        Before you begin installing CloudPoint extensions
      2.  
        Preparing to install the extension on a VM
      3.  
        Installing the CloudPoint extension on a VM
      4.  
        Preparing to install the extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster
      5.  
        Downloading the CloudPoint extension
      6.  
        Installing the CloudPoint extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster
      7.  
        Managing the extensions
    4. CloudPoint cloud plug-ins
      1.  
        How to configure the CloudPoint cloud plug-ins?
      2. AWS plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Prerequisites for configuring the AWS plug-in
        2.  
          Configuring AWS permissions for CloudPoint
        3.  
          AWS permissions required by CloudPoint
        4.  
          Before you create a cross account configuration
      3. Google Cloud Platform plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Google Cloud Platform permissions required by CloudPoint
        2.  
          Configuring a GCP service account for CloudPoint
        3.  
          Preparing the GCP service account for plug-in configuration
      4. Microsoft Azure plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Configuring permissions on Microsoft Azure
        2.  
          About Azure snapshots
      5. Microsoft Azure Stack Hub plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Configuring permissions on Microsoft Azure Stack Hub
        2.  
          Configuring staging location for Azure Stack Hub VMs to restore from backup
    5. CloudPoint storage array plug-ins
      1.  
        How to configure the CloudPoint storage array plug-ins?
      2. NetApp plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          NetApp plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Configuring a dedicated LIF for NetBackup access
        3.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on NetApp storage
      3.  
        ACL configuration on NetApp array
      4. Nutanix Files plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Nutanix Files plug-in configuration prerequisites
        2.  
          Nutanix Files plug-in considerations and limitations
        3.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Nutanix Files File Server
        4. Troubleshooting NetBackup issues for Nutanix Files
          1.  
            Backup jobs for Nutanix Files fail due to snapshot import and export operations failures
          2.  
            Plug-in configuration may fail if the Nutanix Files version is unsupported
      5.  
        Configuring ACL for Nutanix array
      6. Dell EMC Unity array plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Dell EMC Unity array plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported Dell EMC Unity arrays
        3.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Dell EMC Unity arrays
      7. Pure Storage FlashArray plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Supported Pure Storage FlashArray models
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Pure Storage FlashArray models
      8.  
        HPE XP plug-in configuration parameters
      9. HPE RMC plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          RMC plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported HPE storage systems
        3.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on HPE storage arrays
      10. HPE XP plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          HPE XP plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on HPE XP storage arrays
      11. Hitachi plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Hitachi plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported Hitachi storage arrays
        3.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Hitachi arrays
      12. Hitachi (HDS VSP 5000) plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Hitachi (HDS VSP 5000) plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Hitachi (HDS VSP 5000) array
      13. InfiniBox plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          InifiniBox plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on InfiniBox arrays
      14. Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in configuration prerequisites
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in
      15. Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax plug-in configuration prerequisites
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax
      16. Qumulo plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Qumulo plug-in configuration prerequisites
        2.  
          Qumulo plug-in considerations and limitations
        3.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Qumulo plug-in
    6. CloudPoint application agents and plug-ins
      1.  
        Microsoft SQL plug-in configuration notes
      2. Oracle plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Optimizing your Oracle database data and metadata files
      3.  
        MongoDB plug-in configuration notes
      4.  
        About the installation and configuration process
      5.  
        Preparing to install the Linux-based agent
      6.  
        Preparing to install the Windows-based agent
      7.  
        Downloading and installing the CloudPoint agent
      8.  
        Registering the Linux-based agent
      9.  
        Registering the Windows-based agent
      10.  
        Configuring the CloudPoint application plug-in
      11.  
        Configuring VSS to store shadow copies on the originating drive
      12.  
        Creating a NetBackup protection plan for cloud assets
      13.  
        Subscribing cloud assets to a NetBackup protection plan
      14. About snapshot restore
        1.  
          Process for restoring SQL AG databases
      15.  
        Restore requirements and limitations for Microsoft SQL Server
      16.  
        Restore requirements and limitations for Oracle
      17.  
        Additional steps required after an Oracle snapshot restore
      18.  
        Restore requirements and limitations for MongoDB
      19.  
        Additional steps required after a MongoDB snapshot restore
      20.  
        Steps required before restoring SQL AG databases
      21.  
        Recovering a SQL database to the same location
      22.  
        Recovering a SQL database to an alternate location
      23. Additional steps required after a SQL Server snapshot restore
        1.  
          Steps required after a SQL Server disk-level snapshot restore to new location
      24.  
        Additional steps required after restoring SQL AG databases
      25.  
        SQL snapshot or restore and granular restore operations fail if the Windows instance loses connectivity with the CloudPoint host
      26.  
        Disk-level snapshot restore fails if the original disk is detached from the instance
      27.  
        Additional steps required after restoring an AWS RDS database instance
    7. Protecting assets with CloudPoint's agentless feature
      1.  
        About the agentless feature
      2. Prerequisites for the agentless configuration
        1.  
          Configuring SMB for Windows (Optional)
        2.  
          Configuring WMI security for Windows (optional)
      3.  
        Configuring the agentless feature
      4.  
        Configuring the agentless feature after upgrading CloudPoint
    8. Volume Encryption in NetBackup CloudPoint
      1.  
        About volume encryption support in CloudPoint
      2.  
        Volume encryption for Azure
      3.  
        Volume encryption for GCP
      4.  
        Volume encryption for AWS
    9. CloudPoint security
      1.  
        Configuring security for Azure and Azure Stack
      2.  
        Configuring the cloud connector for Azure and Azure Stack
      3.  
        CA configuration for Azure Stack
      4.  
        Securing the connection to CloudPoint
  2. Section II. CloudPoint maintenance
    1. CloudPoint logging
      1.  
        About CloudPoint logging mechanism
      2. How Fluentd-based CloudPoint logging works
        1.  
          About the CloudPoint fluentd configuration file
        2.  
          Modifying the fluentd configuration file
      3.  
        CloudPoint logs
      4.  
        Agentless logs
      5.  
        Troubleshooting CloudPoint logging
    2. Upgrading CloudPoint
      1.  
        About CloudPoint upgrades
      2.  
        Supported upgrade path
      3.  
        Upgrade scenarios
      4.  
        Preparing to upgrade CloudPoint
      5. Upgrading CloudPoint
        1.  
          Upgrade in Docker environment
        2.  
          Upgrade in Podman environment
      6.  
        Upgrading CloudPoint using patch or hotfix
      7. Migrating and upgrading CloudPoint
        1.  
          Before you begin migrating CloudPoint
        2.  
          Migrate and upgrade CloudPoint on RHEL 8.3 or 8.4
      8.  
        Post-upgrade tasks
    3. Uninstalling CloudPoint
      1.  
        Preparing to uninstall CloudPoint
      2.  
        Backing up CloudPoint
      3.  
        Unconfiguring CloudPoint plug-ins
      4.  
        Unconfiguring CloudPoint agents
      5.  
        Removing the CloudPoint agents
      6.  
        Removing CloudPoint from a standalone Docker host environment
      7.  
        Removing CloudPoint extensions - VM-based or managed Kubernetes cluster-based
      8.  
        Restoring CloudPoint
    4. Troubleshooting CloudPoint
      1.  
        Troubleshooting CloudPoint

About the agentless feature

If you want NetBackup to discover and protect assets on a host, but you want to minimize the vendor software footprint on the hosts, consider CloudPoint's agentless feature. Typically, when you use an agent, the software remains on the host at all times. In contrast, the agentless feature works as follows:

  • The CloudPoint software accesses the host through SSH on Linux and WMI and SMB in case of Windows.

  • CloudPoint performs the specified task, such as creating a snapshot.

  • When the task completes, CloudPoint software stops the process.

The CloudPoint agentless feature currently discovers and operates on Windows or Linux file system assets, Oracle database, Ms SQL and MongoDB database assets.

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Prerequisites for the agentless configuration

Configuring the agentless feature