Veritas NetBackup™ Flex Scale Installation and Configuration Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (3.2)
Platform: NetBackup Flex Scale OS
  1. Preparing for NetBackup Flex Scale deployment
    1.  
      Deployment overview
    2.  
      Deployment options
  2. Configuring NetBackup Flex Scale
    1. Assigning public IP address to a management network interface
      1.  
        Assigning a public IP address to network adapter eth1 or to a VLAN on eth1 of a node
      2.  
        Configuring a bond device and assigning an IP address to the bonded device or to a VLAN on the bonded device
    2.  
      NetBackup Flex Scale configuration methods
    3.  
      Configuring NetBackup Flex Scale using the setup wizard
    4.  
      YML configuration file
  3. Upgrading NetBackup Flex Scale to 3.2
    1.  
      About NetBackup Flex Scale upgrades and EEBs
    2.  
      NetBackup Flex Scale upgrade overview
    3.  
      About parallel upgrade and supported upgrade paths
    4.  
      Downloading the upgrade file
    5.  
      Uploading the upgrade file and performing an upgrade precheck
    6. Performing pre-upgrade tasks
      1.  
        Considerations for upgrade when disaster recovery is configured
    7.  
      Performing an upgrade using GUI
    8. Performing post-upgrade tasks
      1.  
        Downloading and installing the required EEBs
      2.  
        Verifying appliance firmware compatibility
      3.  
        Adding NetBackup license file
      4.  
        Saving the default password of the HPE iLO Administrator user
      5.  
        Collecting logs post upgrade
    9.  
      Collecting logs for an upgrade precheck failure
  4. Upgrading NetBackup Flex Scale to 3.2.100
    1.  
      About NetBackup Flex Scale upgrades and EEBs
    2.  
      NetBackup Flex Scale upgrade overview
    3.  
      Supported upgrade paths
    4.  
      Downloading the upgrade file
    5.  
      Uploading the upgrade file and performing an upgrade precheck
    6. Performing pre-upgrade tasks
      1.  
        Considerations for upgrade when disaster recovery is configured
    7.  
      Performing an upgrade using GUI
    8. Performing post-upgrade tasks
      1.  
        Downloading and installing the required EEBs
      2.  
        Rolling back NetBackup EEBs
      3.  
        Verifying appliance firmware compatibility
      4.  
        Adding NetBackup license file
      5.  
        Saving the default password of the HPE iLO Administrator user
      6.  
        Collecting logs post upgrade
    9.  
      Collecting logs for an upgrade precheck failure
  5. Upgrading the firmware in NetBackup Flex Scale cluster
    1.  
      About firmware upgrades
    2.  
      Determining if a firmware upgrade is required
    3.  
      Downloading the firmware package
    4.  
      About the firmware upgrade options
    5. Upgrading the firmware
      1. Updating the firmware in NetBackup Flex Scale clusters using HPE iLO
        1.  
          Upgrading the firmware using the rolling method
        2.  
          Upgrading the firmware using the parallel method
        3.  
          Updating the ACL file on the cluster nodes
  6. Managing EEBs
    1.  
      Downloading EEBs
    2.  
      Installing EEBs using GUI
    3.  
      Installing EEBs using REST APIs
  7. Removing NetBackup Flex Scale
    1. About disk erasure
      1.  
        Configuring data erasure
      2.  
        Viewing the data erasure status
      3.  
        Aborting data erasure
    2.  
      About NetBackup Flex Scale node factory reset
    3.  
      Performing a factory reset on a node
  8. Appendix A. Installing NetBackup Flex Scale 3.2 from a USB drive
    1.  
      Installing NetBackup Flex Scale on HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 servers using a USB drive
    2.  
      Installing NetBackup Flex Scale on HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 servers using a USB drive
  9. Appendix B. Installing NetBackup Flex Scale using a downloaded ISO file
    1.  
      About NetBackup Flex Scale software installation
    2.  
      Enabling remote IPMI connections
    3.  
      Setting up the RAID configuration on the nodes
    4.  
      Configuring the BIOS settings on the nodes
    5.  
      Downloading the product installer ISO
    6.  
      Mounting the ISO file on the nodes
    7.  
      Installing NetBackup Flex Scale using the ISO
  10. Appendix C. Upgrading a NetBackup Flex Scale node
    1.  
      Upgrading a node that is not in a cluster

Installing EEBs using GUI

You can install Emergency Engineering Binaries (EEBs) from the GUI using the rolling or the parallel method. In the rolling method, EEBs are installed on each node successively. In the parallel method, EEBs are installed on all the nodes in parallel. Depending on the type of EEB that you choose to install, you have the following installation options:

  • Data EEBs (including NetBackup EEBs): You can use only the rolling method to install the EEBs. In the rolling method, EEBs are installed on each node successively.

  • Non-data EEBs (including non-data NetBackup EEBs and appliance EEBs): You can use the rolling or the parallel method to install the EEBs. In the rolling method, EEBs are installed on each node successively. In the parallel method, EEBs are installed on all the nodes in parallel.

  • Both data and non-data EEBs: You can use only the rolling method to install the EEBs. In the rolling method, EEBs are installed on each node successively.

Note:

The same restrictions apply when you roll back the installed EEBs.

In the GUI, the installed EEBs are listed in ascending order of the dates on which they are installed.

Note:

If disaster recovery is configured, you must upload and install the EEBs separately on both the sites.

See About NetBackup Flex Scale upgrades and EEBs.

To install an EEB using the GUI:

  1. Download the EEB on the local system.
  2. Go to Settings > Software management > Add-ons.

    If you already have EEBs on your system, all the EEBs (available and installed) are displayed.

  3. To upload EEBs:

    • If there are no EEBs on your system, click Choose add-ons, select the EEBs, and click Upload file.

    • If the EEB that you want to install is not in the displayed EEB list, click Add. In the Upload EEBs screen, click Choose add-ons, select the EEBs, and click Add.

      You can upload multiple EEBs simultaneously.

  4. On the Add-ons tab, select the EEBs that you want to install and click Install.

    If only data EEBs are selected, you can perform only the rolling installation. If non-data EEBs are selected, when prompted, choose whether you want to use the rolling or the parallel option. Click Install.

    EEB installation progress information is displayed on top of the page. To monitor the progress, click View details.

    After the EEBs are installed, the status of the EEBs changes from Available to Installed.