Veritas Access Appliance 8.2 Solutions Guide for NetBackup

To add volume to the bucket

1. Log in to NetBackup primary and set the following environment variables:

   export MSDPC_ACCESS_KEY=<access-key>
   export MSDPC_SECRET_KEY=<secret-key>
   export MSDPC_REGION=us-east-1
   export MSDPC_PROVIDER=vtas-access
   export MSDPC_ENDPOINT=<endpoint name> (find it from GUI Dashboard. 
   Go to Settings > S3 management. For example: http://<cluster>:8143)

   
2. Run the following command to create a volume. Use the bucket name from the Access Appliance GUI (Provisioned storage > Buckets).

   /usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/msdpcldutil create --bucket <bucketname> 
   --volume <volumename> --mode COMPLIANCE --max <maxdays> 
   --min <mindays> --live <date>

   Refer to the msdpcldutil command's help for more details.

   

To configure MSDP-C with Access S3 bucket

1. Go to Storage > Storage Configuration > Storage servers and add the MSDP storage server on the NetBackup media server using which you want to configure MSDP-C.
2. Go to Storage > Storage Configuration > Disk pools and add a new pool.
   
3. Select a storage server and enter the name of pool and click Next.
   
4. Select Add volume.

   For MSDP-C with WORM use case, enter the volume name which was provided as part of msdpcldutil command during S3 configuration.

   For MSDP-C with non-WORM use case, you can enter any volume name.

   
5. Under Select cloud storage provider, search for Veritas Access.
   
6. Add Region name and Location Constraint as us-east-1. Service URL should be endpoint name (http://<cluster>:8143). Note that the endpoint name refers to only the <cluster> part listed in the URL and not the entire URL.

   You can find the Access S3 endpoint URL by running the objectaccess show command from the Access CLISH. Specify the HTTP and HTTPS port number which is mentioned in S3 endpoint URL. Click Add to proceed.

   
7. Add access key and secret key.
   
8. Uncheck the Use SSL option, if Access S3 server is configured on HTTP. If Access S3 server is configured with SSL/HTTPS then select the Use SSL option with Authentication and data transfer.
   
9. You can either enter an existing bucket name or select a cloud bucket by clicking Retrieve list. Click Next.
   
   
10. Skip the addition of replication target by clicking Next.
    
11. Review the configuration and click Finish. The disk volume and disk pool will get configured.
    
12. Go to Add storage unit and select the created pool. For MSDP-C with WORM use case, check the Lock until expiration option to enable WORM.
    
13. Create storage lifecycle policies. Go to Storage > Storage lifecycle policies.
    
14. Add Storage lifecycle policy (SLP) with backup on the primary STU and deduplication on the secondary STU (the STU which is configured with MSDP-C).

    For MSDP-C with WORM use case, the retention period selected should be between the maximum and minimum value given while configuring the volume using the msdpcldutil command.

    
15. After defining the SLP, create a policy to perform backup. Go to Protection > Policies.
    
16. Add a policy name. Under Policy storage, select the SLP created in the previous step.
    
17. Go to Schedules to create automatic schedules.
    
18. Add the client.
    
19. In the Add backup selection dialog box, select the file or directory that needs to be backed up.
    
20. Click Create.
21. Activate the policy.