NetBackup™ Deployment Guide for Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) Cluster
- Introduction to NetBackup on AKS
- Deployment with environment operators
- Assessing cluster configuration before deployment
- Deploying NetBackup
- Preparing the environment for NetBackup installation on AKS
- Recommendations of NetBackup deployment on AKS
- Limitations of NetBackup deployment on AKS
- About primary server CR and media server CR
- Monitoring the status of the CRs
- Updating the CRs
- Deleting the CRs
- Configuring NetBackup IT Analytics for NetBackup deployment
- Managing NetBackup deployment using VxUpdate
- Migrating the node pool for primary or media servers
- Upgrading NetBackup
- Deploying MSDP Scaleout
- Upgrading MSDP Scaleout
- Monitoring NetBackup
- Monitoring MSDP Scaleout
- Managing the Load Balancer service
- Performing catalog backup and recovery
- Managing MSDP Scaleout
- About MSDP Scaleout maintenance
- Uninstalling MSDP Scaleout from AKS
- Troubleshooting
- View the list of operator resources
- View the list of product resources
- View operator logs
- View primary logs
- Pod restart failure due to liveness probe time-out
- Socket connection failure
- Resolving an invalid license key issue
- Resolving an issue where external IP address is not assigned to a NetBackup server's load balancer services
- Resolving the issue where the NetBackup server pod is not scheduled for long time
- Resolving an issue where the Storage class does not exist
- Resolving an issue where the primary server or media server deployment does not proceed
- Resolving an issue of failed probes
- Resolving token issues
- Resolving an issue related to insufficient storage
- Resolving an issue related to invalid nodepool
- Resolving a token expiry issue
- Resolve an issue related to inconsistency in file ownership
- Resolve an issue related to KMS database
- Resolve an issue related to pulling an image from the container registry
- Resolving an issue related to recovery of data
- Check primary server status
- Pod status field shows as pending
- Ensure that the container is running the patched image
- Getting EEB information from an image, a running container, or persistent data
- Resolving the certificate error issue in NetBackup operator pod logs
- Appendix A. CR template
Deploying using the deploy.sh file
You can use the deploy.sh script to deploy the complete NetBackup environment, along with configurations and MSDP Scaleout storage. You can perform the deployment from a Linux workstation or VM where you have downloaded the TAR file.
During the deployment process, the deploy.sh script prompts you for several required inputs. It is recommended that you gather the following information before you start with the deployment.
Table: Parameters required during deployment
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Container registry name | The cluster must have access to this registry and the docker must be configured and authorized on the VM to push the images to the registry. For example , if FQDN of Azure Container Registry is |
| Namespaces | Namespaces where the operators and the applications are deployed. The Primary, Media, and MSDP Scaleout application namespace must be different from the one used by the operators. |
| kubectl-msdp plug-in location | The plug-in's directory must be set in the path environment variable of the shell. |
| License keys | NetBackup license keys. |
| Storage classes | Storage classes for data, catalog, and the log volumes. |
| Host names and IP addresses | A FQDN/IP pair for each of the following: - 1 Primary - 1 or more media server replicas - 4-16 MSDP Scaleout server replicas Note: You must use separate host names and IP addresses for the Primary, Media, and MSDP Scaleout servers, respectively. |
| Node selector key/values | This defines the node pools to be used for the deployment of primary, media, and MSDP Scaleout components. Recommendation is to use separate node pools for them (with appropriate node selectors) and to use appropriate node sizes for them according to your requirements. |
| Details of the secrets for MSDP Scaleout storage, Primary server, and KMS DB | The deployment script creates the secrets, taking inputs from you. |
| KMS key group name | Key secret. |
To deploy using the deploy.sh script.
- Execute the following commands, one by one:
$ REVISION=<Build version number>
$ tar -xvf VRTSk8s-netbackup-10.0-${REVISION}.tar
$ cd VRTSk8s-netbackup-10.0-${REVISION}
$ ./deploy.sh
- When prompted, specify the following:
Option 1: To install the NetBackup and MSDP Scaleout operators. The script validates the prerequisites and performs the installation of the operators.
Option 2: To install NetBackup primary, media and MSDP Scaleout applications (collectively called as the NetBackup Environment). To perform this step, you must have already installed the operators.
Option 3: To quit and close the prompt.