Veritas Flex Appliance Getting Started and Administration Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (1.3)
Platform: Flex Appliance OS
  1. Product overview
    1.  
      Introduction to Veritas Flex Appliance
    2.  
      About the Flex Appliance documentation
    3.  
      Flex Appliance 1.3 new features, enhancements, and changes
    4.  
      Supported upgrade paths to this release
    5.  
      Operational notes
    6.  
      Flex Appliance 1.3 release content
  2. Getting started
    1.  
      Initial configuration guidelines and checklist
    2.  
      Performing the initial configuration
    3.  
      Adding a node
    4.  
      Accessing and using the Flex Appliance Shell
    5.  
      Accessing and using the Flex Appliance Console
    6.  
      Installing the NetBackup Administration Console and client packages
    7.  
      Common tasks in Flex Appliance
  3. Modifying settings
    1.  
      Creating a network bond
    2.  
      Deleting a network bond
    3.  
      Configuring a network interface
    4.  
      Setting the date and time for appliance nodes
    5.  
      Changing DNS or Hosts file settings
  4. Managing users
    1.  
      Overview of the Flex Appliance default users
    2. Managing Flex Appliance Console users and tenants
      1.  
        Adding a tenant
      2.  
        Editing a tenant
      3.  
        Removing a tenant
      4.  
        Adding a local user to the Flex Appliance Console
      5.  
        Connecting an Active Directory domain to the Flex Appliance Console
      6.  
        Importing an Active Directory user or user group to the Flex Appliance Console
      7.  
        Editing an Active Directory domain in the Flex Appliance Console
      8.  
        Changing a user password in the Flex Appliance Console
      9.  
        Removing a user from the Flex Appliance Console
    3.  
      Changing the hostadmin user password in the Flex Appliance Shell
    4. Managing NetBackup application instance users
      1.  
        Adding and removing local NetBackup instance users
      2.  
        Connecting a remote user domain to a NetBackup instance
      3.  
        Changing a user password on a NetBackup instance
  5. Using Flex Appliance
    1. Managing the repository
      1.  
        Adding files to the repository
      2.  
        Removing the current appliance upgrade or update package from the repository
    2. Creating application instances
      1.  
        Creating a NetBackup master server instance
      2.  
        Creating a NetBackup media server instance
    3. Managing application instances
      1.  
        Resizing instance storage
      2.  
        Editing instance network settings
      3. Managing application add-ons on instances
        1.  
          Installing application add-ons
        2.  
          Uninstalling application add-ons
        3.  
          Changing the application add-on installation order
      4.  
        Viewing instance performance metrics
      5. Running NetBackup commands on an application instance
        1.  
          Creating a NetBackup touch file on an application instance
      6.  
        Setting environment variables on NetBackup instances
      7.  
        Storing custom data on a NetBackup instance
      8.  
        Establishing trust with a NetBackup 7.7.3 master server instance
    4. Upgrading application instances
      1.  
        Warnings and considerations for instance rollbacks
    5. About Flex Appliance upgrades and updates
      1.  
        Upgrading Flex Appliance
      2.  
        Updating Flex Appliance
  6. Monitoring the appliance
    1. About AutoSupport and Call Home
      1.  
        Registering an appliance
      2.  
        Viewing Call Home information
      3.  
        Configuring Call Home settings
      4.  
        Deleting and disabling Call Home settings
    2. Monitoring the hardware from the Flex Appliance Shell
      1.  
        Viewing node information
      2.  
        Viewing Primary Storage Shelf information on a Veritas 5340 Appliance
      3.  
        Viewing Expansion Storage Shelf information on a Veritas 5340 Appliance
    3.  
      Viewing hardware faults
    4.  
      Viewing system data
  7. Reconfiguring the appliance
    1.  
      Performing a factory reset
    2.  
      Recovering storage data after a factory reset
    3.  
      Performing a storage reset
    4.  
      Removing a node
  8. Troubleshooting guidelines
    1.  
      General troubleshooting steps
    2.  
      Gathering device logs on a Flex appliance

Accessing and using the Flex Appliance Console

After you have configured Flex Appliance, you can sign in to the Flex Appliance Console to use and manage the appliance software.

Accessing the Flex Appliance Console

To access the Flex Appliance Console

  1. Open a web browser on a system that has a network connection to the appliance. Flex Appliance supports the following browsers:

    • Google Chrome version 57 or higher

    • Mozilla Firefox version 52 or higher

    Note:

    These browsers may display a Privacy error or Insecure Connection page when you access the Flex Appliance Console. Use the Advanced option on the page to proceed.

  2. Navigate to https://console.domain, where console.domain is one of the following:

    • If you have a Veritas 5150 Appliance, console.domain is the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or the IP address that you entered during initial configuration.

    • If you have a Veritas 5340 Appliance, console.domain is the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or the IP address that you entered for the Flex Appliance Console during initial configuration.

  3. When you sign in for the first time, use the following default credentials:

    • Username: admin

    • Password: P@ssw0rd

    Warning:

    The default password is well documented and available online. For security purposes, Veritas recommends that you change the admin user password the first time you sign in. See Changing a user password in the Flex Appliance Console.

    After you have signed in, you can create other users from the User management page. See Managing Flex Appliance Console users and tenants.

Note:

All users are signed out after one hour for security reasons, even if they are active. Sign back in if you need to continue using the console.

Navigating the Flex Appliance Console

Use the left-side navigation bar to navigate the Flex Appliance Console. The navigation bar uses icons to indicate the various pages. To see the page names, hover over the icons or use the >> icon at the top to expand the entire bar.

The Flex Appliance Console includes the following pages:

Home

Home icon

The home page shows a small overview of the system topology and a getting-started flow for first-time users. To return to the home page at any time, click the Home icon in the left-side navigation bar.

System topology

System topology icon

The System topology page shows a complete overview of the appliance nodes, storage, and instances. To access this page, click the System topology box on the home page or click the System topology icon in the left-side navigation bar.

Note:

The System topology page shows the full capacity of the appliance storage. However, not all of the storage is available for use. You can see the usable storage capacity when you create or resize an instance.

Activity Monitor

Activity Monitor icon

The Activity Monitor page shows the tasks that have been performed on the Flex Appliance Console and their current status. To access this page, click the Activity Monitor icon in the left-side navigation bar.

Repository

Repository icon

The Repository page lets you manage the applications and upgrade packages for Flex Appliance. To access this page, click the Repository icon in the left-side navigation bar.

Tenants

Tenants icon

The Tenants page lets you manage tenants. To access this page, click the Tenants icon in the left-side navigation bar.

User management

User management icon

The User management page lets you manage users for the Flex Appliance Console. To access this page, click the User management icon in the left-side navigation bar.

Network interfaces

Network interfaces icon

The Network interfaces page lets you view and configure the appliance's network interfaces. To access this page, click the Network interfaces icon in the left-side navigation bar.

More Information

Common tasks in Flex Appliance