NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager for Cloud Install and Upgrade Guide

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  1. Introduction
    1.  
      About the deployment approach
    2.  
      Deciding where to run NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud
    3.  
      About deploying NetBackup Snapshot Manager in the cloud
  2. Section I. NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud installation and configuration
    1. Preparing for NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud installation
      1.  
        Meeting system requirements
      2.  
        NetBackup Snapshot Manager host sizing recommendations
      3.  
        NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension sizing recommendations
      4.  
        Creating an instance or preparing the host to install NetBackup Snapshot Manager
      5.  
        Installing container platform (Docker, Podman)
      6.  
        Creating and mounting a volume to store NetBackup Snapshot Manager data
      7.  
        Verifying that specific ports are open on the instance or physical host
      8.  
        Preparing NetBackup Snapshot Manager for backup from snapshot jobs
      9.  
        Iptable rules for backup from snapshot jobs in OCI
    2. Deploying NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud using container images
      1.  
        Before you begin installing NetBackup Snapshot Manager
      2.  
        Installing NetBackup Snapshot Manager in the Docker/Podman environment
      3.  
        Installing NetBackup Snapshot Manager on CIS Level 2 v2 configured host
      4.  
        Securing the connection to NetBackup Snapshot Manager
      5.  
        Verifying that NetBackup Snapshot Manager is installed successfully
      6.  
        Restarting NetBackup Snapshot Manager
    3. Deploying NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud extensions
      1.  
        Before you begin installing NetBackup Snapshot Manager extensions
      2.  
        Downloading the NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension
      3. Installing the NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension on a VM
        1.  
          Prerequisites to install the extension on VM
        2.  
          Installing the extension on a VM
      4. Installing the NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster (AKS) in Azure
        1.  
          Prerequisites to install the extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster in Azure
        2.  
          Installing the extension on Azure (AKS)
      5. Installing the NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster (EKS) in AWS
        1.  
          Prerequisites to install the extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster in AWS
        2. Installing the extension on AWS (EKS)
          1.  
            Install extension using the extension script
      6. Installing the NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster (GKE) in GCP
        1.  
          Prerequisites to install the extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster in GCP
        2.  
          Installing the extension on GCP (GKE)
      7.  
        Install extension using the Kustomize and CR YAMLs
      8.  
        Managing the extensions
    4. NetBackup Snapshot Manager for cloud providers
      1.  
        Why to configure the NetBackup Snapshot Manager cloud providers?
      2. AWS plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Prerequisites for configuring the AWS plug-in
        2.  
          Before you create a cross account configuration
        3.  
          Prerequisites for application consistent snapshots using AWS Systems Service Manager
        4.  
          Prerequisites for configuring AWS plug-in using VPC endpoint
        5.  
          AWS permissions required by NetBackup Snapshot Manager
        6.  
          Configuring AWS permissions for NetBackup Snapshot Manager
      3. Google Cloud Platform plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Prerequisites for configuring the GCP plug-in using Credential option
        2.  
          Prerequisites for configuring the GCP plug-in using Service Account option
        3.  
          Google Cloud Platform permissions required by NetBackup Snapshot Manager
        4.  
          Preparing the GCP service account for plug-in configuration
        5.  
          Configuring a GCP service account for NetBackup Snapshot Manager
        6.  
          GCP cross-project configuration
        7.  
          GCP shared VPC configuration
      4. Microsoft Azure plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Configuring permissions on Microsoft Azure
        2.  
          About Azure snapshots
      5. Microsoft Azure Stack Hub plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Configuring permissions on Microsoft Azure Stack Hub
        2.  
          Configuring staging location for Azure Stack Hub VMs to restore from backup
        3.  
          About Azure Stack Hub snapshots
      6. OCI plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Limitation of NetBackup OCI support
        2.  
          Prerequisite for configuring the OCI plug-in
        3.  
          OCI configuration parameters
        4.  
          Configuring host support for OCI
        5.  
          OCI permissions required by NetBackup Snapshot Manager
    5. Configuration for protecting assets on cloud hosts/VM
      1.  
        Deciding which feature (on-host agent or agentless) of NetBackup Snapshot Manager is to be used for protecting the assets
      2. Protecting assets with NetBackup Snapshot Manager's on-host agent feature
        1. Installing and configuring NetBackup Snapshot Manager agent
          1.  
            Downloading and installing the NetBackup Snapshot Manager agent
          2. Linux-based agent
            1.  
              Preparing to install the Linux-based agent
            2.  
              Registering the Linux-based agent
          3. Windows-based agent
            1.  
              Preparing to install the Windows-based agent
            2.  
              Registering the Windows-based agent
        2. Configuring the NetBackup Snapshot Manager application plug-in
          1.  
            Configuring an application plug-in
          2. Microsoft SQL plug-in
            1.  
              Microsoft SQL plug-in configuration requirements
            2.  
              Restore requirements and limitations for Microsoft SQL Server
            3.  
              Steps required before restoring SQL AG databases
            4.  
              Additional steps required after restoring SQL AG databases
            5. Additional steps required after a SQL Server instance snapshot restore
              1.  
                Steps required after a SQL Server host-level restore
              2.  
                Steps required after a SQL Server instance disk-level snapshot restore to new location
          3. Oracle plug-in
            1. Oracle plug-in configuration requirements
              1.  
                Optimizing your Oracle database data and metadata files
            2.  
              Restore requirements and limitations for Oracle
            3.  
              Additional steps required after an Oracle snapshot restore
      3. Protecting assets with NetBackup Snapshot Manager's agentless feature
        1.  
          Prerequisites for the agentless configuration
        2.  
          Configuring the agentless feature
        3.  
          Configuring the agentless feature after upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager
    6. Snapshot Manager for cloud catalog backup and recovery
      1.  
        About using script
      2.  
        NetBackup Snapshot Manager data backup
      3.  
        NetBackup Snapshot Manager data recovery
    7. NetBackup Snapshot Manager for cloud assets protection
      1. NetBackup protection plan
        1.  
          Creating a NetBackup protection plan for cloud assets
        2.  
          Subscribing cloud assets to a NetBackup protection plan
      2.  
        Assigning tags on snapshots and Restore Point Collection
      3.  
        Configuring VSS to store shadow copies on the originating drive
      4.  
        Additional steps required after restoring an AWS RDS database instance
    8. Volume encryption in NetBackup Snapshot Manager for cloud
      1.  
        About volume encryption support in NetBackup Snapshot Manager
      2.  
        Volume encryption for Azure
      3.  
        Volume encryption for GCP
      4.  
        Volume encryption for AWS
      5.  
        Volume encryption for OCI
    9. NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud security
      1.  
        Configuring security for Azure Stack
      2.  
        Configuring the cloud connector for Azure Stack
      3.  
        CA configuration for Azure Stack
  3. Section II. NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud maintenance
    1. NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud logging
      1.  
        About NetBackup Snapshot Manager logging mechanism
      2. How Fluentd-based NetBackup Snapshot Manager logging works
        1.  
          About the NetBackup Snapshot Manager fluentd configuration file
        2.  
          Modifying the fluentd configuration file
      3.  
        NetBackup Snapshot Manager logs
      4.  
        Troubleshooting NetBackup Snapshot Manager logging
    2. Upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud
      1.  
        About NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud upgrades
      2.  
        Supported upgrade path
      3.  
        Upgrade scenarios
      4.  
        Preparing to upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager
      5.  
        Upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager
      6.  
        Upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager using patch or hotfix
      7.  
        Applying operating system patches on NetBackup Snapshot Manager host
      8. Migrating and upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager
        1.  
          Before you begin migrating NetBackup Snapshot Manager
        2.  
          Migrate and upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager on RHEL 8.8
      9.  
        GCP configuration for migration from zone to region
      10. Post-upgrade tasks
        1.  
          Upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager extensions
      11.  
        Post-migration tasks
    3. Uninstalling NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud
      1.  
        Preparing to uninstall NetBackup Snapshot Manager
      2.  
        Backing up NetBackup Snapshot Manager
      3.  
        Unconfiguring NetBackup Snapshot Manager plug-ins
      4.  
        Unconfiguring NetBackup Snapshot Manager agents
      5.  
        Removing the NetBackup Snapshot Manager agents
      6.  
        Removing NetBackup Snapshot Manager from a standalone Docker host environment
      7.  
        Removing NetBackup Snapshot Manager extensions - VM-based or managed Kubernetes cluster-based
      8.  
        Restoring NetBackup Snapshot Manager
    4. Troubleshooting NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud
      1.  
        Troubleshooting NetBackup Snapshot Manager
      2.  
        SQL snapshot or restore and granular restore operations fail if the Windows instance loses connectivity with the NetBackup Snapshot Manager host
      3.  
        Disk-level snapshot restore fails if the original disk is detached from the instance
      4.  
        Discovery is not working even after assigning system managed identity to the control node pool
      5.  
        Performance issue with GCP backup from snapshot
      6.  
        Post migration on host agents fail with an error message
      7.  
        File restore job fails with an error message
      8.  
        Acknowledgment not received for datamover
      9.  
        Upgrade of extension on AWS (EKS) fails when upgrading through script
      10.  
        Backup and restore jobs fail with timeout error
      11.  
        GCP restore with encryption key failed with an error message
      12.  
        Amazon Redshift databases not available after discovery
      13.  
        Shared VPC subnet not visible
      14.  
        Container manager may not spawn the ephemeral registration container timely
      15.  
        GCP restore from VM fails to obtain firewall rules
      16.  
        Parameterised VM restore fails to retrieve encryption keys
      17.  
        Restore from snapshot of a VM with security type Trusted Launch fails
      18.  
        Snapshot Manager failed to retrieve the specified cloud domain(s), against the specified plugin instance
      19.  
        Issues with SELinux configuration
      20.  
        Performance issues with OCI backup from snapshot and restore from backup copy
      21.  
        Connection to Amazon Linux 2023 machines fail
      22.  
        Single file restore from snapshot copy fails with an error
      23.  
        MS SQL application backup, restore, or SFR job on Windows cloud VM fails with an error
      24.  
        Status 49 error appears
      25.  
        Restore from backup fails with an error

Managing the extensions

After you have installed the VM-based or the managed Kubernetes cluster-based extensions, you may need to disable or enable them, stop, start, or restart them, or renew their certificates.

Refer to the following table that describes how to use these options to manage the extensions.

Note:

Veritas recommends the use of flexsnap_configure CLI for Snapshot Manager installation. Snapshot Manager installation through docker/podman CLI is deprecated for non RHEL 8 and 9 and dropped for RHEL 8 and 9.

Table: Post-installation options for the extensions

Option

Procedure

Disable or enable the extension:

  • VM-based extension

  • Managed Kubernetes cluster-based extension

You can disable or enable the extensions from the NetBackup Web UI

Go to Cloud > NetBackup Snapshot Managers tab > click Advanced settings > go to NetBackup Snapshot Manager extensions tab > then disable or enable the extension as required, and click Save.

No jobs will be scheduled on the extension that is disabled.

Note:

When NetBackup Snapshot Manager is upgraded, all the extensions are automatically disabled.

Stop, start, or restart the VM-based extension (Docker/Podman) using the flexsnap_configure CLI

  • To stop the extension: # flexsnap_configure stop

  • To start the extension: # flexsnap_configure start

  • To restart the extension: # flexsnap_configure restart

  • To renew certificate for a VM-based extension (Interactive): # flexsnap_configure renew --extension -i

  • To renew certificate for a VM-based extension (Non interactive): # flexsnap_configure renew --extension --primary <nbsm_fqdn>

Stop, start, or restart the VM-based extension

To stop the extension:

Execute the following commands on the extension host VM to stop/start/restart the extension:

For Docker:

# sudo docker run -it --rm -u 0
-v /<absolute_path_of_cloudpoint_directory>:/cloudpoint 
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock 
veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<version> stop install_extension

For Podman

# sudo podman run -it --rm -u 0 
-v /<absolute_path_of_cloudpoint_directory>:/cloudpoint 
-v /run/podman/podman.sock:/run/podman/podman.sock 
veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<version> stop install_extension

To start the extension:

For Docker:

# sudo docker run -it --rm -u 0
-v /<absolute_path_of_cloudpoint_directory>:/<full_path_to_volume_name>
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock 
veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<version> start start

For Podman

# sudo podman run -it --rm -u 0 
-v /<absolute_path_of_cloudpoint_directory>:/cloudpoint 
-v /run/podman/podman.sock:/run/podman/podman.sock 
veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<version> start install_extension

To restart the extension:

For Docker:

# sudo docker run -it --rm -u 0
-v /<absolute_path_of_cloudpoint_directory>:/<full_path_to_volume_name>
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<version> restart restart

For Podman

# sudo podman run -it --rm -u 0  
-v /<absolute_path_of_cloudpoint_directory>:/cloudpoint 
-v /run/podman/podman.sock:/run/podman/podman.sock  
veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<version> restart restart

Renew certificate for a VM-based extension

  1. Run the following command on the extension host:

    # sudo docker run -it --rm -u 0
-v /<absolute_path_of_cloudpoint_directory>:/<full_path_to_volume_name>
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock 
veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<version> renew_extension

  2. Then provide the NetBackup Snapshot Manager IP/FQDN, and the extension token which can be generated from NetBackup Web UI to begin renewal of the certificates.

    See Installing the extension on a VM.

Renew certificate for a managed Kubernetes cluster-based extension

  1. Download the extension installation script cp_extension.sh from the NetBackup Web UI .

  2. Execute the script from the host where kubectl is installed. Run the following commands:

    # chmod +x cp_extension.sh

    # ./cp_extension.sh renew

  3. Then provide the NetBackup Snapshot Manager IP/FQDN, extension token (which can be generated from NetBackup Web UI ), and the extension namespace to begin renewal of the certificates.

    See Installing the extension on Azure (AKS).