NetBackup™ 10.2.0.1 Application Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (3.3, 3.2, 3.1)
Platform: Flex Appliance OS
  1. Product overview
    1.  
      Introduction to NetBackup applications for Flex Appliance
    2.  
      About the Flex Appliance documentation
  2. Release notes
    1.  
      NetBackup 10.2.0.1 application new features, enhancements, and changes
    2.  
      Supported upgrade paths to this release
    3.  
      Operational notes
  3. Geting started
    1.  
      Prerequisites before you can create NetBackup application instances
    2.  
      Installing the NetBackup Administration Console and client packages
  4. Creating NetBackup application instances
    1. Creating application instances
      1.  
        Creating a NetBackup primary server instance
      2.  
        Creating a NetBackup media server instance
      3.  
        Creating a NetBackup WORM storage server instance
  5. Managing NetBackup application instances
    1.  
      Managing application instances from Flex Appliance and NetBackup
    2. Accessing NetBackup primary and media server instances for management tasks
      1. Managing users on a primary or a media server instance
        1.  
          Adding and removing local users on a primary or a media server instance
        2.  
          Connecting an Active Directory user domain to a primary or a media server instance
        3.  
          Connecting an LDAP user domain to a primary or a media server instance
        4.  
          Changing a user password on a primary or a media server instance
        5.  
          Using SSH keys for authentication on a primary or a media server instance
      2. Running NetBackup commands on a primary or a media server application instance
        1.  
          Creating a NetBackup touch file on a primary or a media server application instance
        2.  
          Installing NetBackup notify scripts on a primary or a media server application instance
      3.  
        Monitoring NetBackup services on a NetBackup primary server instance
      4.  
        Mounting an NFS share on a NetBackup primary server instance
      5.  
        Setting environment variables on primary and media server instances
      6.  
        Storing custom data on a primary or a media server instance
      7.  
        Modifying or disabling the nbdeployutil utility on a primary server instance
      8.  
        Disabling SMB server signing on a media server instance
      9.  
        Enabling extra OS STIG hardening on a primary or a media server instance
      10.  
        Using a login banner on a primary or a media server instance
      11.  
        Using a primary server instance for disaster recovery
    3. Accessing NetBackup WORM storage server instances for management tasks
      1. Managing users from the deduplication shell
        1.  
          Adding and removing local users from the deduplication shell
        2.  
          Adding MSDP users from the deduplication shell
        3.  
          Connecting an Active Directory domain to a WORM storage server for Universal Shares and Instant Access
        4.  
          Disconnecting an Active Directory domain from the deduplication shell
        5.  
          Changing a user password from the deduplication shell
      2.  
        Managing VLAN interfaces from the deduplication shell
      3.  
        Viewing the lockdown mode on a WORM storage server
      4.  
        Managing the retention policy on a WORM storage server
      5.  
        Managing images with a retention lock on a WORM storage server
      6.  
        Auditing WORM retention changes
      7.  
        Protecting the NetBackup catalog on a WORM storage server
      8. Managing certificates from the deduplication shell
        1.  
          Viewing the certificate details from the deduplication shell
        2.  
          Importing certificates from the deduplication shell
        3.  
          Removing certificates from the deduplication shell
      9.  
        Managing FIPS mode from the deduplication shell
      10.  
        Encrypting backups from the deduplication shell
      11. Configuring an isolated recovery environment from the deduplication shell
        1.  
          Configuring data transmission between a production environment and an IRE WORM storage server from the deduplication shell
      12.  
        Managing an isolated recovery environment from the deduplication shell
      13.  
        Tuning the MSDP configuration from the deduplication shell
      14.  
        Setting the MSDP log level from the deduplication shell
      15. Managing NetBackup services from the deduplication shell
        1.  
          Managing the cyclic redundancy checking (CRC) service
        2.  
          Managing the content router queue processing (CRQP) service
        3.  
          Managing the online checking service
        4.  
          Managing the compaction service
        5.  
          Managing the deduplication (MSDP) services
        6.  
          Managing the Storage Platform Web Service (SPWS)
        7.  
          Managing the Veritas provisioning file system (VPFS) configuration parameters
        8.  
          Managing the Veritas provisioning file system (VPFS) mounts
        9.  
          Managing the NGINX service
        10.  
          Managing the SMB service
      16. Monitoring and troubleshooting NetBackup services from the deduplication shell
        1.  
          Managing the health monitor
        2.  
          Viewing information about the system
        3.  
          Viewing the deduplication (MSDP) history or configuration files
        4.  
          Viewing the log files
        5.  
          Collecting and transferring troubleshooting files
      17. Managing S3 service from the deduplication shell
        1.  
          Configuring the S3 service
        2.  
          Creating or resetting root credentials
        3.  
          Changing the S3 service certificates
        4.  
          Managing the S3 service

Creating application instances

You can create application instances from the System topology page of the Flex Appliance Console. Navigate to the Application instances section and click Create instance to open a new page that lets you create instances of the following applications for NetBackup release 10.2.0.1:

  • NetBackup primary server

    You can also configure a BMR primary server with this application. However, the BMR boot server cannot be configured on the appliance.

  • NetBackup media server with the following storage options:

    • Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP)

      You can also configure MSDP cloud storage with this application. Refer to the NetBackup Deduplication Guide after the instance is created.

    • AdvancedDisk

  • NetBackup WORM storage server version 18.0.1

    The WORM storage server application is included with the NetBackup release but follows a different version scheme. WORM storage server version 18.0.1 requires a version 10.2.0.1 or later primary server and media server.

The NetBackup applications must follow the same compatibility requirements between NetBackup versions as any other NetBackup environment. See the NetBackup Release Notes for specifics.

For a full list of supported applications and versions for each Flex Appliance release, see the following article on the Veritas Support website:

Flex Appliance supported applications and usage information

When you create a NetBackup instance, you need to complete additional configuration steps from within NetBackup. Use the following procedures as a guide and refer to the NetBackup documentation for additional details.

See Creating a NetBackup primary server instance.

See Creating a NetBackup media server instance.

See Creating a NetBackup WORM storage server instance.