NetBackup™ Web UI Kubernetes Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.3)
Platform: Linux,UNIX,Windows
  1. Overview of NetBackup for Kubernetes
    1.  
      Overview
    2.  
      Features of NetBackup support for Kubernetes
  2. Deploying and configuring the NetBackup Kubernetes operator
    1.  
      Prerequisites for NetBackup Kubernetes Operator deployment
    2.  
      Deploy service package on NetBackup Kubernetes operator
    3.  
      Port requirements for Kubernetes operator deployment
    4.  
      Upgrade the NetBackup Kubernetes operator
    5.  
      Delete the NetBackup Kubernetes operator
    6.  
      Configure NetBackup Kubernetes data mover
    7.  
      Automated configuration of NetBackup protection for Kubernetes
    8. Configure settings for NetBackup snapshot operation
      1.  
        Kubernetes operators supported configuration parameters
      2.  
        Prerequisites for backup from snapshot and restore from backup operations
      3.  
        DTE client settings supported in Kubernetes
      4.  
        Customization of datamover properties
    9.  
      Troubleshooting NetBackup servers with short names
    10.  
      Data mover pod schedule mechanism support
  3. Deploying certificates on NetBackup Kubernetes operator
    1.  
      Deploy certificates on the Kubernetes operator
    2.  
      Perform Host-ID-based certificate operations
    3.  
      Perform ECA certificate operations
    4.  
      Identify certificate types
  4. Managing Kubernetes assets
    1.  
      Add a Kubernetes cluster
    2. Configure settings
      1.  
        Change resource limits for Kuberentes resource types
      2.  
        Configure autodiscovery frequency
      3.  
        Configure permissions
    3.  
      Add protection to the assets
  5. Managing Kubernetes intelligent groups
    1.  
      About intelligent group
    2.  
      Create an intelligent group
    3.  
      Delete an intelligent group
    4.  
      Edit an intelligent group
  6. Protecting Kubernetes assets
    1.  
      Protect an intelligent group
    2.  
      Remove protection from an intelligent group
    3.  
      Configure backup schedule
    4.  
      Configure backup options
    5.  
      Configure backups
    6.  
      Configure Auto Image Replication (AIR) and duplication
    7.  
      Configure storage units
    8.  
      Volume mode support
    9.  
      Configure application consistent backup
  7. Managing image groups
    1. About image groups
      1.  
        Image expire
      2.  
        Image copy
  8. Protecting Rancher managed clusters in NetBackup
    1.  
      Add Rancher managed RKE cluster in NetBackup using automated configuration
    2.  
      Add Rancher managed RKE cluster manually in NetBackup
  9. Recovering Kubernetes assets
    1.  
      Explore and validate recovery points
    2.  
      Restore from snapshot
    3.  
      Restore from backup copy
  10. Enabling FIPS mode in Kubernetes
    1.  
      Enable Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) mode in Kubernetes
  11. Troubleshooting Kubernetes issues
    1.  
      Error during the primary server upgrade: NBCheck fails
    2.  
      Error during an old image restore: Operation fails
    3.  
      Error during persistent volume recovery API
    4.  
      Error during restore: Final job status shows partial failure
    5.  
      Error during restore on the same namespace
    6.  
      Datamover pods exceed the Kubernetes resource limit
    7.  
      Error during restore: Job fails on the highly loaded cluster
    8.  
      Custom Kubernetes role created for specific clusters cannot view the jobs
    9.  
      Openshift creates blank non-selected PVCs while restoring applications installed from OperatorHub
    10.  
      NetBackup Kubernetes operator become unresponsive if PID limit exceeds on the Kubernetes node
    11.  
      Failure during edit cluster in NetBackup Kubernetes 10.1
    12.  
      Restore from snapshot fails for large sized PVC
    13.  
      Restore of namespace file mode PVCs to different file system partially fails
    14.  
      Restore from backup copy fails with image inconsistency error
    15.  
      Connectivity checks between NetBackup primary, media, and Kubernetes servers.

Upgrade the NetBackup Kubernetes operator

You can upgrade the NetBackup Kubernetes operator deployment using Helm commands.

To upgrade the NetBackup Kubernetes operator

  1. Download the desired/latest Netbackup Kubernetes Operator tar package.
  2. To upgrade the NetBackup Kubernetes operator, run the command:

    • helm upgrade <plugin-name> <chart-path> -n <namespace>

      Example:helm upgrade veritas-netbackupkops ./netbackupkops-helm-chart -n netbackup