NetBackup™ 10.4 Application Guide
- Product overview
- Release notes
- Geting started
- Creating NetBackup application instances
- Managing NetBackup application instances
- Managing application instances from Flex Appliance and NetBackup
- Accessing NetBackup primary and media server instances for management tasks
- Managing users on a primary or a media server instance
- Adding and removing local users on a primary or a media server instance
- Connecting an Active Directory user domain to a primary or a media server instance
- Connecting an LDAP user domain to a primary or a media server instance
- Changing a user password on a primary or a media server instance
- Using SSH keys for authentication on a primary or a media server instance
- Configuring the multi-factor authentication on NetBackup primary and media server instance
- Running NetBackup commands on a primary or a media server application instance
- Monitoring NetBackup services on a NetBackup primary server instance
- Mounting an NFS share on a NetBackup primary server instance
- Setting environment variables on primary and media server instances
- Storing custom data on a primary or a media server instance
- Modifying or disabling the nbdeployutil utility on a primary server instance
- Disabling SMB server signing on a media server instance
- Enabling extra OS STIG hardening on a primary or a media server instance
- Using a login banner on a primary or a media server instance
- Using a primary server instance for disaster recovery
- Authorizing a primary or a media server instance for deletion
- Managing users on a primary or a media server instance
- Accessing NetBackup WORM storage server instances for management tasks
- Managing users from the deduplication shell
- Adding and removing local users from the deduplication shell
- Adding MSDP users from the deduplication shell
- Connecting an Active Directory domain to a WORM storage server for Universal Shares and Instant Access
- Disconnecting an Active Directory domain from the deduplication shell
- Changing a user password from the deduplication shell
- Configuring the multi-factor authentication on NetBackup WORM storage server instance
- Managing VLAN interfaces from the deduplication shell
- Viewing the lockdown mode on a WORM storage server
- Managing the retention policy on a WORM storage server
- Managing images with a retention lock on a WORM storage server
- Auditing WORM retention changes
- Protecting the NetBackup catalog on a WORM storage server
- Managing certificates from the deduplication shell
- Managing FIPS mode from the deduplication shell
- Encrypting backups from the deduplication shell
- Configuring an isolated recovery environment using the web UI
- Tuning the MSDP configuration from the deduplication shell
- Setting the MSDP log level from the deduplication shell
- Managing NetBackup services from the deduplication shell
- Managing the cyclic redundancy checking (CRC) service
- Managing the content router queue processing (CRQP) service
- Managing the online checking service
- Managing the compaction service
- Managing the deduplication (MSDP) services
- Managing the Storage Platform Web Service (SPWS)
- Managing the Veritas provisioning file system (VPFS) configuration parameters
- Managing the Veritas provisioning file system (VPFS) mounts
- Managing the NGINX service
- Managing the SMB service
- Monitoring and troubleshooting NetBackup services from the deduplication shell
- Managing the health monitor
- Viewing information about the system
- Viewing the deduplication (MSDP) history or configuration files
- Viewing process information in the pseudo-file system
- Viewing the deduplication rate of a Veritas provisioning file service (VPFS) share
- Viewing the log files
- Collecting and transferring troubleshooting files
- Managing S3 service from the deduplication shell
- Authorizing a WORM storage server for deletion
- Managing users from the deduplication shell
Creating a NetBackup primary server instance
Use the following procedure to create a NetBackup primary server instance on Flex Appliance.
To create a NetBackup primary server instance
- Make sure that the NetBackup primary server application you want to use is located in the repository on the Flex Appliance Console.
- Perform the following tasks if you have not already:
Configure at least one network interface. You can configure a physical interface, add a VLAN tag, or create a bond.
Add at least one tenant.
- Gather the following information for the new instance:
Note:
The hostname and IP address must not be in use anywhere else in your domain.
Tenant that you want to assign it to
Hostname (maximum of 63 characters including the domain name)
IP address
Network interface
Domain name
Name servers
Search domains
- From the System topology page of the Flex Appliance Console, navigate to the Application instances section.
- Click Create instance.
- Select the appropriate primary server application from the repository list that appears, making sure to verify the version number. Click Next.
- Follow the prompts to create the instance. When you are done, you can view the progress in the Activity Monitor, which is accessible from the left pane of the Flex Appliance Console.
Note:
If you use DNS and the DNS server includes both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, the instance must be configured with both as well.
If you do not want to use DNS or want to bypass DNS for certain hosts, verify that the hostname resolution information is included in the Hosts file entries field. You must include entries for the media servers and any other NetBackup hosts that you want to communicate with the instance.
- Once the instance has been created successfully, you must change the password from the known default password.
Warning:
You cannot access the NetBackup web UI to manage the instance until you have changed the password.
To change the password, open an SSH session to the instance and log in with the following credentials:
Username: appadmin
Password: P@ssw0rd
Follow the prompt to enter a new password. When the password change is complete, you are logged out. You can log back in with the new password.
Note:
Do not configure AdvancedDisk storage on a NetBackup primary server instance. NetBackup lets you create an AdvancedDisk storage server on a primary server instance, but Flex Appliance does not support storage configuration on primary server instances. Create a separate NetBackup media server instance if you want to use AdvancedDisk storage.
More Information
Managing application instances from Flex Appliance and NetBackup