NetBackup™ for Kubernetes Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.5)
  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
    11.  
      Validating accelerator storage class
  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
    4. Scan for malware
      1.  
        Assets by workload type
  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. Managing Kubernetes policies
    1.  
      Create a policy
  7. 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 (A.I.R.) and duplication
    7.  
      Configure storage units
    8.  
      Volume mode support
    9.  
      Configure application consistent backup
  8. Managing image groups
    1. About image groups
      1.  
        Image expire
      2.  
        Image copy
  9. 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
  10. Recovering Kubernetes assets
    1.  
      Explore and validate recovery points
    2.  
      Restore from snapshot
    3.  
      Restore from backup copy
  11. About incremental backup and restore
    1.  
      Incremental backup and restore support for Kubernetes
  12. Enabling accelerator based backup
    1.  
      About NetBackup Accelerator support for Kubernetes workloads
    2.  
      Controlling disk space for track logs on primary server
    3.  
      Effect of storage class behavior on Accelerator
    4.  
      About Accelerator forced rescan
    5.  
      Warnings and probable reason for Accelerator backup failures
  13. Enabling FIPS mode in Kubernetes
    1.  
      Enable Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) mode in Kubernetes
  14. About Openshift Virtualization support
    1.  
      OpenShift Virtualization support
    2.  
      Application consistent virtual machines backup
    3.  
      Troubleshooting for virtualization
  15. 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.  
      Backup or restore 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.
    16.  
      Error during accelerator backup when there is no space available for track log
    17.  
      Error during accelerator backup due to track log PVC creation failure
    18.  
      Error during accelerator backup due to invalid accelerator storage class
    19.  
      Error occurred during track log pod start
    20.  
      Failed to setup the data mover instance for track log PVC operation
    21.  
      Error to read track log storage class from configmap

Configure storage units

You can configure all types of storage units for backup in a protection plan.

Note:

All storage types supported in Storage Lifecycle Policy (SLP) are supported for backup jobs.

To configure a storage unit for backup

  1. On the left, click Storage > Storage units.
  2. Click the Storage units tab and then click Add to add a storage unit configuration.
  3. Select the storage type from the list.
  4. Select a Category and then click Start.
  5. Enter the storage unit name in the Name field.
  6. In the Maximum concurrent jobs field, choose the maximum number for the backup jobs.
  7. In the Maximum fragment size field, choose the maximum number for the storage unit fragment size and then click Next.
  8. In Disk pool, select the disk pool you want to use in the storage unit and then click Next.
  9. The On demand only option specifies whether the storage unit is available exclusively on demand. A policy or schedule must be explicitly configured to use this storage unit.
  10. On the Media server tab, select the media servers that you want to use and then click Next. You can have NetBackup select your media server automatically or you can select your media servers manually using the radio buttons.
    • All media servers must of NetBackup version 10.0 or later

    • All media server managing the storage must have access to the selected Kubernetes clusters.

    • Media server must be able to connect with the API server. The port corresponding to the API server must be open for the outbound connection from the media server. The datamover pod must be able to connect to the media server.

  11. Review the setup of the storage unit and then click Save.
  12. To check details of a scheduled backup or backup now job, In the Activity monitor tab, click the Job ID, to view the backup job details. For file mode, you can see the total number of backed up files for every image in the Job Details section.