NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager for Data Center Administrator's Guide
- Introduction
- Preparing for NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center installation
- About the deployment approach
- Hosting NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Meeting system requirements
- Host sizing recommendations
- Creating an instance or preparing the host to install NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Installing container platform (Docker, Podman)
- Creating and mounting a volume to store data
- Verifying that specific ports are open on the instance or physical host
- Deploying NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center using container images
- Before you begin installing NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Installing NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center in the Docker/Podman environment
- Securing the connection to NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Verifying that NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center is installed successfully
- Restarting NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Associating NetBackup media server(s) with Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- About NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center upgrades
- Supported upgrade path
- Upgrade scenarios
- Preparing to upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center using patch or hotfix
- Migrating and upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Uninstalling NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Snapshot Manager for Data Center catalog backup and recovery
- Configure NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Storage array replication
- Storage array plug-ins for Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Configure the storage array plug-ins for Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Required ports for different arrays
- Azure NetApp Files plug-in
- Azure Files plug-in
- Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax array
- Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax plug-in configuration prerequisites
- Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax
- DELL EMC PowerMax and VMax plug-in configuration parameters
- Roles and privileges on Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax and VMax
- Dell EMC XtremIO plug-in considerations and limitations
- Dell EMC PowerFlex array
- Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)
- Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center Operation on DELL EMC PowerScale (Isilon)
- DELL EMC PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in configuration prerequisites
- Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in configuration parameters
- Using SmartConnect with Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Roles and privileges on Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)
- Snapshot replication for Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)
- Supported Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) replication topologies
- Consideration for Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)
- Dell EMC PowerStore SAN and NAS plug-in
- Dell EMC XtremIO SAN array
- Dell EMC Unity Array
- Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX SAN array
- Fujitsu Eternus AB/HB SAN array
- Fujitsu AX/HX Series plug-in
- Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center Operation on Fujitsu AX/HX array
- Fujitsu AX/HX plug-in Configuration prerequisites
- Fujitsu AX/HX plug-in configuration parameters
- Fujitsu AX/HX SnapDiff configuration prerequisites
- ACL configuration on Fujitsu AX/HX array
- Fujitsu AX/HX plug-in considerations and limitations
- HPE RMC plug-in
- HPE XP plug-in
- HPE Alletra 9000 SAN array
- HPE Alletra 6000 SAN array
- HPE GreenLake for Block Storage array
- Hitachi NAS array
- Hitachi SAN array
- IBM Storwize SAN V7000 plug-in
- IBM FlashSystem plug-in
- IBM SAN Volume Controller plug-in
- Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center Operation on IBM SAN Volume Controller array
- IBM SAN Volume Controller plug-in configuration prerequisites
- IBM SAN Volume Controller plug-in configuration parameters
- Roles and privileges on IBM SAN Volume Controller
- IBM SAN Volume Controller plug-in considerations and limitations
- InfiniBox SAN array
- InfiniBox NAS array
- Lenovo DM 5000 series array
- NetApp storage array
- Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on NetApp storage
- NetApp plug-in configuration prerequisites
- NetApp plug-in configuration parameters
- Roles and privileges on NetApp storage array for the ZAPI interface
- Roles and privileges on NetApp storage array for REST interface
- Domain user permissions on the NetApp array
- Configuring a dedicated LIF for NetBackup operation
- Snapshot Replication
- Supported NetApp replication topologies
- Considerations for NetApp plug-in
- NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO)
- Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP Plug-in
- NetApp E-Series array
- Nutanix Files array
- Pure Storage FlashArray SAN
- Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Pure Storage SAN array models
- Pure Storage SAN plug-in configuration pre-requisites
- Pure Storage SAN plug-in configuration parameters
- Roles and privileges on Pure Storage FlashArray
- Pure Storage FlashArray plug-in considerations and limitations
- Pure Storage FlashBlade plug-in configuration notes
- PowerMax eNAS array
- Qumulo NAS array
- Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Qumulo plug-in
- Qumulo plug-in configuration prerequisites
- Qumulo plug-in configuration parameters
- Permissions and privileges on the Qumulo cluster
- Domain user permissions on the Qumulo cluster
- Configuring a dedicated VLAN for NetBackup access
- Qumulo plug-in considerations and limitations
- VMware vSAN File Services plug-in
- Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center Operation on VMware vSAN cluster
- VMware vSAN File Services plug-in configuration prerequisites
- VMware vSAN File Services plug-in configuration parameters
- Domain user permissions on the VMware vSAN Cluster
- VMware vSAN File Services plug-in considerations and limitations
- Configuring storage lifecycle policies for snapshots and snapshot replication
- About configuring storage lifecycle policies for snapshots and snapshot replication
- Creating a storage lifecycle policy for snapshots and snapshot replication
- Operation types in a storage lifecycle policy
- Retention types for storage lifecycle policy operations
- NetBackup Snapshot Manager logging
- About NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center logging mechanism
- How Fluentd-based NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center logging works
- About the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center fluentd configuration file
- Modifying the fluentd configuration file
- Viewing NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center logs
- Fluentd-based logging requirements and considerations
- NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center logs
- Agentless logs
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Backup from snapshot job fails with time out error
- (SELinux) Storage array plug-in configuration failure for custom port
- Execution fails for the flexsnap_preinstall.sh command.
- For NetApp SAN volumes, failure to create snapshot of a volume
- D-NAS backup fails with the error: The file system crawler process timed-out waiting for streams to attach with shared memory. (3003)
- Isilon backup from snapshot failed with the Snapshot cannot be mounted error.
Meeting system requirements
The host on which you install NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center must meet the following requirements.
See Host sizing recommendations.
Table: Operating system, processor, and package requirements for NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center host
Category | Requirement |
|---|---|
Operating system | See the NetBackup Snapshot Manager Software Compatibility List (SCL) for details. |
Processor architecture | See the NetBackup Snapshot Manager Software Compatibility List (SCL) for details. |
Packages on NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center host | Following are the operating system-specific respective required packages to be installed on the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center host:
|
Note:
The single host name or FQDN for NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center has limit of 64 characters which is required at the time of installation. Snapshot Manager does not support multiple aliases. You cannot install Snapshot Manager 10.3 with NetBackup primary server 10.2 or earlier.
Table: System requirements for the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center host
Host on which NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center is installed | Requirements |
|---|---|
VMware VM |
|
Physical host (x86_64 / AMD64) |
|
Note:
NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center is not fully FIPS-compliant.
NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses the following file systems on the host to store all the container images and files during installation:
/(root file system)/var
The /var file system is further used for container run times. Ensure that the host on which you install or upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center has sufficient space for the following components.
Table: Space considerations for NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center components
Component | Space requirements |
|---|---|
NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center containers | Minimum 10 GB free space (30 GB recommended). |
NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center agents and plug-ins | 350 MB free space, for every NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in and configured agent. |
Additionally, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center also requires a separate volume for storing NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center data. Ensure that you create and mount this volume to /cloudpoint on the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center host.
Table: Space consideration for NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center data volume
Volume mount path | Size |
|---|---|
| 50 GB or more |
See Host sizing recommendations.
Following are the inbound and outbound firewall port requirements:
The following inbound ports must be open:
443: To handle API requests from primary, media, and client. If configured with the default port else inbound must be allowed by the firewall for a custom port.
5671: For Snapshot Manager for Data Center's agents.
The following outbound ports are required:
1556: For registration with NetBackup primary server.
Ensure that the time zone settings on the host where you want to deploy NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center are as per your requirement and synchronized with a public NTP server.
By default, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses the time zone that is set on the host where you install NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center. The timestamps for all the entries in the logs are as per the clock settings of the host machine.
If the instance on which you are deploying NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center is behind a proxy server, that is, if the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center instance connects to the internet using a proxy server, you must specify the proxy server details during the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center installation. The NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center installer stores the proxy server information in a set of environment variables that are specific to the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center containers.
The following table displays the environment variables and the proxy server information that you must provide to the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center installer. Make sure that you keep this information ready; you are required to provide these details during the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center installation.
Table: Proxy server details required by NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
Environment variables created by the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center installer | Description |
|---|---|
VX_HTTP_PROXY | Contains the HTTP proxy value to be used for all connections. For example, |
VX_HTTPS_PROXY | Contains the HTTP proxy value to be used for all connections. For example, |
VX_NO_PROXY | Contains the hosts that are allowed to bypass the proxy server. For example, |
NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center services that need to communicate externally by a proxy server, use these predefined environment variables that are set during the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center installation.