Veritas NetBackup™ Flex Scale Installation and Configuration Guide

To configure the NetBackup Flex Scale cluster using the YML configuration file:

1. Open a web browser and connect to the NetBackup Flex Scale node to which you had assigned a public IP address earlier.

   Enter the following URL in the address bar:

   https://nodepublicIP:8443

   If you are using IPv6 addresses, use the following URL syntax:

   https://[nodepublicIP]:8443

   Here, nodepublicIP is the public IP address that you assigned to the node earlier.

   Note:

   You can use this URL to connect to the node and launch the cluster configuration wizard only until the time the node is not part of the cluster. After the cluster is configured, the node is no longer accessible using this URL.

2. Sign in to the node using the root user account.

   Do the following on the sign in page:

   • Enter the following user credentials:

     User: root

     Password: P@ssw0rd

     Note:

     The root user account is used only during the cluster configuration. This account is blocked after the cluster is configured successfully.

   • Click Sign in.

3. On the Welcome screen, select the deployment option. To configure both a NetBackup primary server and media servers in the cluster, select the Configure as a new domain with primary and media services option. To configure only media servers in the cluster, select the Configure as a scale-out media server for an existing NetBackup domain option. Review the information displayed on the Welcome screen, select I agree to the terms and conditions of End User License Agreement, and then click Get started.

   On the Cluster Setup panel, you are presented with a set of configuration options.

4. In the Select nodes area, click Start.

   On the Select Nodes panel, the available nodes are discovered automatically. To rediscover the nodes click Rescan.

5. On the Select Nodes panel, click Generate configuration template to download the config.yml file, which provides a template for specifying the configuration information.
6. Open the config.yml file in a text editor of your choice, update the configuration information, and then click Import YML.

   The YML configuration file is validated for syntax and incorrect attribute values. For example, errors are displayed for a duplicate IP address or if a cluster name includes illegal characters. At this point, no validations are made to check the network connectivity. For example, no validations are performed to check if the specified IP addresses are reachable or are free. Click Save.

   The Cluster setup panel is displayed and a green check mark is displayed for all the options if all the specified parameters are correct. The green check mark indicates that all the required parameters are specified for the configuration options.

   

   The configuration settings that you specified in the configuration file as name-value pairs are displayed in the corresponding parameters in the setup wizard.

7. If you edited any of the configuration settings in the UI, click Download Configuration to download the configuration file. The downloaded configuration file contains the updated settings. This file serves as a reference and can be used to import the settings if you want to reconfigure the cluster.
8. Click Review and configure. A summary page is displayed, which shows a summary of the all specified details for all the options. Review the details and click Configure to start the NetBackup Flex Scale cluster configuration process.

   The setup wizard performs the following tasks:

   • Prepares all the cluster nodes and configures the cluster services

   • Configures the data, management, and IPMI networks and sets up the infrastructure management console

   • Configures all the components and services including the NetBackup primary server, media server, and storage server services if both the NetBackup primary and media servers are deployed.

     Configures all the components and services including the media server and storage server services if only media servers are deployed.

   • Changes the known default passwords for maintenance and sysadmin user accounts.

   • Configures AutoSupport services and performs basic validation tests.

   • Starts all the cluster and NetBackup services

   Click View Details if you want to see the detailed list of tasks performed and their status.

9. Wait for the Configuration Status page to confirm that the cluster is configured successfully. A confirmation message indicates that the cluster configuration process is complete.
   
10. If both primary and media servers are configured in the cluster, you can now proceed to the NetBackup Flex Scale web UI to configure protection plans and start protecting workloads. You can use the NetBackup Flex Scale web UI to manage both NetBackup and NetBackup Flex Scale infrastructure. On the Configuration Status page, click Continue to login to launch the NetBackup Flex Scale in a new browser window. On the sign in page, specify the user account that has both the Appliance administrator and the NetBackup Administrator role, which you created during the cluster configuration (refer to step 8 earlier), enter the password for the user account, and then click Sign in. Note that the URL to access the NetBackup Flex Scale is the IP address or the FQDN of the NetBackup Flex Scale management server that you specified during the cluster configuration (refer to step 7 earlier).

    https://ManagementServerIPorFQDN/webui

    

    To view the cluster infrastructure, click Cluster Management > Infrastructure. To open the NetBackup Flex Scale infrastructure management UI in a new browser tab, click Cluster dashboard in the upper-right corner of the UI.

    

    At this stage, you can also sign in to the NetBackup Flex Scale infrastructure management UI to view all the details about the cluster, nodes, storage, and services.

    Open a web browser and type the following URL in the address bar:

    https://ManagementServerIPorFQDN:14161

    If you are using IPv6 addresses, use the following URL syntax:

    https://[ManagementServerIP]:14161

    Here, ManagementServerIPorFQDN is the public IP address or FQDN that you specified for the NetBackup Flex Scale management server and API gateway during the cluster configuration.

    On the sign in page, specify the NetBackup Flex Scale administrator user account with the Appliance administrator role that you created during the cluster configuration, enter the password for the user account, and then click Sign in.

    

    For more information on the NetBackup Flex Scale web UI and how to use it to manage your NetBackup Flex Scale cluster, refer to the Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale Administrator's Guide .

11. If only media servers are configured in the cluster, you can sign in to the NetBackup Flex Scale infrastructure management UI to view all the details about the cluster, nodes, storage, and services. On the Configuration Status page, click Continue to login to launch the NetBackup Flex Scale infrastructure management UI using https://consoleIP:14161where consoleIP is the public IP address that you specified for the infrastructure management UI during the cluster configuration.

    On the sign in page, specify the NetBackup Flex Scale administrator user account and password that you created during the cluster configuration (refer to step 8 earlier) and then click Sign in.

    

    For more information on the NetBackup Flex Scale infrastructure management UI and how to use it to manage your NetBackup Flex Scale cluster, refer to the Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale Administrator's Guide .