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
- Host sizing recommendations
- Meeting system requirements
- 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
- HPE GreenLake for File Storage (VAST) 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 Flash Array files services (NAS)
- 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
- 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.
Lenovo DM 5000 plug-in configuration parameters
FQDN/ IP Address: It uses the array GUI access to configure the array in NetBackup. Both IPv4 and IPv6 address types are supported.
Before you configure the Lenovo DM plug-in, verify the following:
Ensure that the Lenovo DM storage arrays have the necessary Lenovo DM licenses required to perform the snapshot operation.
Ensure that a supported ONTAP version is installed on the Lenovo DM arrays. CloudPoint supports the following:
Minimum supported ONTAP version for rest is 9.10
Minimum supported ONTAP version for SnapDiff is 9.4 for Lenovo DM NAS Volume snapshots.
For NAS-based storage deployments, ensure that the Lenovo DM shares are configured using an active junction path.
Ensure that the Lenovo DM user account to configure the plug-in have the privileges to perform the following operations on the Lenovo DM array:
Create snapshot
Delete snapshot
Restore snapshot
Ensure that the Lenovo DM user account to configure the plug-in is configured with http and ONTAPI access.
Ensure that the Lenovo DM user account to configure the plug-in has the following roles assigned:
Default: read-only
LUN: all
Volume snapshot: all
vserver export-policy: all
Ensure that the export policy of the NAS share must not be the default. There must be a policy which has the host configuration of either NFS or SMB or both.
To view the list of all supported versions of Lenovo DM, refer to the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center section in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud Storage Compatibility List (HCL).
Specify the following details when you configure the Lenovo DM array:
Table: Lenovo DM plug-in configuration parameters
Snapshot Manager for Data Center configuration parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Plug-in ID | Provide a name for the plug-in. |
FQDN/IP address | The cluster management IP address or the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the Lenovo DM storage array or filer. |
Username | User account that has permission to perform snapshot operations on the Lenovo DM array. |
Password | A password for the user account. |
Interface type | Provide the API type with which all operations are to be performed. |
The following screen is displayed when you configure the plug-in using the NetBackup administration console:
REST support starts from array version 9.6. But this support is partial. In ONTAP 9.10, full support required for SAN proliferations is provided.
While registering the plug-in, it selects the APIs based on the user input. In the upgrade scenario NetBackup uses the REST APIs for Lenovo DM ONTAP array version 9.10 or later and for version less than 9.10, it uses the ZAPI.
Lenovo DM NMSDK supports only the existing functionalities of current versions. But it does not support any new functionalities from array version 9.8 onwards.
Lenovo DM NAS-based volume snapshots are exposed to NetBackup over NAS protocols. NetBackup reads these snapshots using any available Data LIF on the respective SVM. If required, you can configure a Data LIF that is dedicated to NetBackup access.
While configuring a Data LIF, use the prefix nbu_nas_ in the interface name of the SVM. If a Data LIF exists, NetBackup automatically uses only that LIF for accessing the snapshots.
Note:
This is an optional step. If you configure the Data LIF, the backup reads are restricted via the dedicated LIF. If not configured, volume snapshots are accessed via any available DATA LIF of the corresponding SVM.