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.  
        OCI - iptables rules for backup from snapshot jobs
    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 and Service Account option
          1.  
            Additional prerequisites for configuring the GCP plug-in using Service Account option
        2.  
          Google Cloud Platform permissions required by NetBackup Snapshot Manager
        3.  
          Preparing the GCP service account for plug-in configuration
        4.  
          Configuring a GCP service account for NetBackup Snapshot Manager
        5.  
          GCP cross-project configuration
        6.  
          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
      7.  
        Cloud Service Provider endpoints for DBPaaS
    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
    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.  
        Agentless logs
      5.  
        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.x and 9.x
      9.  
        GCP configuration for migration from zone to region
      10. Post-upgrade tasks
        1.  
          Upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager extensions
        2.  
          Post upgrade limitations
      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.  
        Google Cloud Platform does display the Snapshot ID of the disk
      10.  
        Application state of the connected/configured cloud VM(s) displays an error after upgrading to NetBackup Snapshot Manager version 11.x
      11.  
        Backup and restore jobs fail with timeout error
      12.  
        GCP restore with encryption key failed with an error message
      13.  
        Amazon Redshift clusters and databases not available after discovery
      14.  
        Shared VPC subnet not visible
      15.  
        Container manager may not spawn the ephemeral registration container timely
      16.  
        GCP restore from VM fails to obtain firewall rules
      17.  
        Parameterised VM restore fails to retrieve encryption keys
      18.  
        Restore from snapshot of a VM with security type Trusted Launch fails
      19.  
        Snapshot Manager failed to retrieve the specified cloud domain(s), against the specified plugin instance
      20.  
        Issues with SELinux configuration
      21.  
        Performance issues with OCI backup from snapshot and restore from backup copy
      22.  
        Connection to Amazon Linux 2023 or Alma Linux machines fail
      23.  
        Single file restore from snapshot copy fails with an error
      24.  
        MS SQL application backup, restore, or SFR job on Windows cloud VM fails with an error
      25.  
        Status 49 error appears
      26.  
        Restore from backup fails with an error
      27.  
        (For AWS) If the specified AMI is not subscribed in the given region an error message appears
      28.  
        Restore of Azure Disk Encrypted VM fails with an error

Upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager

The following procedures describe how to upgrade your NetBackup Snapshot Manager deployment. During the upgrade, you replace the container that runs your current version of NetBackup Snapshot Manager with a newer container.

To upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager server in Podman/Docker environment

  1. Download the NetBackup Snapshot Manager upgrade installer.

    On the NetBackup Snapshot Manager download page, click Download Now to download the NetBackup Snapshot Manager installer.

    The NetBackup Snapshot Manager software components are available in a package form. The file name has the following format:

    NetBackup_SnapshotManager_<version>.tar.gz

    Note:

    The actual file name may vary depending on the release version.

  2. Copy the downloaded compressed image file to the computer on which you want to deploy NetBackup Snapshot Manager.
  3. Un-tar the image file and list the contents:
    # ls
    NetBackup_SnapshotManager_11.0.x.x-xxxx.tar.gz
    netbackup-flexsnap-11.0.x.x-xxxx.tar.gz
    flexsnap_preinstall.sh
    
  4. Run the following command to prepare the NetBackup Snapshot Manager host for installation:

    # sudo ./flexsnap_preinstall.sh

    The output resembles the following:

    For Podman

    Checking for disk space                  ...  done
    Checking for swap space                  ...  done
    Validate host resources                  ...  done
    Validate SELINUX                         ...  done
    Check for podman installation            ...  done
    Validate podman version support          ...  done
    Check for podman socket file             ...  done
    Checking for required packages           ...  done
    Validate required services health        ...  done
    Removing deprecated services             ...  done
    Loading Snapshot Manager service images  ...  done
    Creating nbsvcusr user and group         ...  done
    Loading CIL policy for containers        ...  done
    Copying flexsnap_configure script        ...  done

    For Docker

    Checking for disk space                  ...  done
    Checking for swap space                  ...  done
    Validate host resources                  ...  done
    Check for docker installation            ...  done
    Validate docker version support          ...  done
    Check for docker socket file             ...  done
    Checking for required packages           ...  done
    Validate required services health        ...  done
    Loading Snapshot Manager service images  ...  done
    Copying flexsnap_configure script        ...  done
  5. Verify that there are no protection policy snapshots or other operations in progress and then stop NetBackup Snapshot Manager by running the following command:

    # flexsnap_configure stop

    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 8/9 and dropped for RHEL 8/9.

    Or

    Use the following equivalent docker/podman command to stop NetBackup Snapshot Manager:

    • For Podman

      # sudo podman run -it --rm -u 0 -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint 
      -v /run/podman/podman.sock:/run/podman/podman.sock 
      veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<current_version> stop
    • For Docker

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

    Here, current_version represents the currently installed NetBackup Snapshot Manager version.

    Note:

    Ensure that you enter the command without any line breaks.

    The NetBackup Snapshot Manager containers are stopped one by one. Messages similar to the following appear on the command line:

    Stopping the services
    Stopping services at time: Mon Jul 31 12:49:01 UTC 2023
    Stopping container: flexsnap-workflow-system-0-min ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-workflow-general-0-min ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-listener ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-nginx ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-notification ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-policy ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-scheduler ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-onhostagent ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-agent ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-coordinator ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-api-gateway ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-certauth ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-rabbitmq ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-postgresql ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-fluentd ...done
    Stopping services completed at time: Mon Jul 31 12:49:21 UTC 2023
    

    Wait for all the NetBackup Snapshot Manager containers to be stopped and then proceed to the next step.

  6. Upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager by running the following command:

    flexsnap_configure install

    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 8/9 and dropped for RHEL 8/9.

    Or

    Use the following equivalent docker/podman command to upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager:

    • For Podman

      # podman run -it --rm -u 0 -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint
      -v /run/podman/podman.sock:/run/podman/podman.sock
      veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<new_version> install

      For an unattended installation, use the following command:

      # podman run -it --rm -u 0 -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint
      -v /run/podman/podman.sock:/run/podman/podman.sock 
      veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<new_version> install -y
    • For Docker

      # sudo docker run -it --rm -u 0 -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint 
      -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
      veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<new_version> install

      For an unattended installation, use the following command:

      # sudo docker run -it --rm --privileged -u 0 -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint 
      -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
      veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<new_version> install -y

    Here, new_version represents the NetBackup Snapshot Manager version you are upgrading to, for example '11.0.x.x-xxxx'

    The -y option passes an approval for all the subsequent installation prompts and allows the installer to proceed in a non-interactive mode.

    Note:

    Ensure that you enter the command without any line breaks.

    The installer first loads the individual service images and then launches them in their respective containers.

    The output resembles the following (Below is an example of the Podman environment output:

    Stopping the services
    Stopping services at time: Wed Jan  3 06:12:52 UTC 2024
    Stopping container: flexsnap-workflow-system-0-min ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-workflow-general-0-min ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-listener ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-nginx ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-notification ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-policy ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-scheduler ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-onhostagent ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-agent ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-coordinator ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-api-gateway ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-certauth ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-rabbitmq ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-postgresql ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-fluentd ...done
    Stopping services completed at time: Wed Jan  3 06:13:24 UTC 2024
    Configuration started at time: Wed Jan  3 06:13:31 UTC 2024
    Podman server version: 4.2.0
    This is an upgrade to NetBackup Snapshot Manager 11.0.x.x-xxxx
    Previous Snapshot Manager version: 10.4.x.x.xxxx
    Removing exited container flexsnap-nginx ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-scheduler ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-listener ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-api-gateway ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-agent ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-onhostagent ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-notification ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-postgresql ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-certauth ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-fluentd ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-policy ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-coordinator ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-rabbitmq ...done
    Deleting network : flexsnap-network ...done
    Taking backup of Snapshot Manager metadata...done
    Backup completed successfully.
    Backup file located at /cloudpoint/backup/cloudpoint_10.4.x.x.xxxx.tar.gz.
    Creating network: flexsnap-network ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-fluentd ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-postgresql ...done
    Waiting for flexsnap-postgresql container to move to healthy state...Starting container: flexsnap-rabbitmq ...done
    Waiting for flexsnap-rabbitmq container to move to healthy state...Starting container: flexsnap-certauth ...done
    Waiting for flexsnap-certauth container to move to healthy state...Starting container: flexsnap-api-gateway ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-coordinator ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-listener ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-agent ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-onhostagent ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-scheduler ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-policy ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-notification ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-nginx ...done
    Upgrade finished at time: Wed Jan  3 06:16:56 UTC 2024

    Example 2:

    Stopping the services
    Stopping services at time: Fri Aug  4 10:38:37 UTC 2023
    Stopping container: flexsnap-workflow-system-0-min ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-workflow-general-0-min ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-listener ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-nginx ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-notification ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-policy ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-scheduler ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-onhostagent ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-agent ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-coordinator ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-api-gateway ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-certauth ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-rabbitmq ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-mongodb ...done
    Stopping container: flexsnap-fluentd ...done
    Stopping services completed at time: Fri Aug  4 10:38:55 UTC 2023
    Configuration started at time: Fri Aug  4 10:38:57 UTC 2023
    Docker server version: 20.10.7
    
    IPv6 configuration is temporarily disabled on system. Snapshot Manager will be configured without IPv6 support.
    For Snapshot Manager with IPv6 support, enable IPv6 configuration on the system.
    
    This is an upgrade to NetBackup Snapshot Manager 11.0.x.x-xxxx
    Previous Snapshot Manager version: 10.4.0.0.xxxx
    Removing exited container flexsnap-nginx ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-notification ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-policy ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-scheduler ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-onhostagent ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-agent ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-listener ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-coordinator ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-api-gateway ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-certauth ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-rabbitmq ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-mongodb ...done
    Removing exited container flexsnap-fluentd ...done
    Deleting network : flexsnap-network ...done
    
    Taking backup of Snapshot Manager metadata...done
    Backup completed successfully.
    Backup file located at /cloudpoint/backup/cloudpoint_10.4.0.0.xxxx.tar.gz.
    Creating network: flexsnap-network ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-fluentd ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-postgresql ...done
    Waiting for flexsnap-postgresql container to move to healthy state...Starting container: flexsnap-mongodb ...done
    Waiting for flexsnap-mongodb container to move to healthy state...Data migration required from mongo database to postgresql database
    Data migration is successful.
    Starting container: flexsnap-rabbitmq ...done
    Waiting for flexsnap-rabbitmq container to move to healthy state...Starting container: flexsnap-certauth ...done
    Waiting for flexsnap-certauth container to move to healthy state...Starting container: flexsnap-api-gateway ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-coordinator ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-listener ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-agent ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-onhostagent ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-scheduler ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-policy ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-notification ...done
    Starting container: flexsnap-nginx ...done
    Deleteing mongo resources
    flexsnap-mongodb
  7. Interactive and non interactive upgrade of NetBackup Snapshot Manager:
    • Interactive upgrade of NetBackup Snapshot Manager:

      # flexsnap_configure install -i

      The output resembles the following:

      Do you want to take a backup of the Snapshot Manager metadata prior to upgrade? (y/n): n
      Stopping the services
      Stopping services at time: Wed Jan  3 06:12:52 UTC 2024
      Stopping container: flexsnap-workflow-system-0-min ...done
      Stopping container: flexsnap-workflow-general-0-min ...done
      Stopping container: flexsnap-listener ...done
      Stopping container: flexsnap-nginx ...done
      Stopping container: flexsnap-notification ...done
      Stopping container: flexsnap-policy ...done
      Stopping container: flexsnap-scheduler ...done
      Stopping container: flexsnap-onhostagent ...done
      Stopping container: flexsnap-agent ...done
      Stopping container: flexsnap-coordinator ...done
      Stopping container: flexsnap-api-gateway ...done
      Stopping container: flexsnap-certauth ...done
      Stopping container: flexsnap-rabbitmq ...done
      Stopping container: flexsnap-postgresql ...done
      Stopping container: flexsnap-fluentd ...done
      Stopping services completed at time: Wed Jan  3 06:13:24 UTC 2024
      Configuration started at time: Wed Jan  3 06:13:31 UTC 2024
      Podman server version: 4.2.0
      This is an upgrade to NetBackup Snapshot Manager 11.0.x.x-xxxx
      Previous Snapshot Manager version: 10.4.x.x.xxxx
      Removing exited container flexsnap-nginx ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-scheduler ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-listener ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-api-gateway ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-agent ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-onhostagent ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-notification ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-postgresql ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-certauth ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-fluentd ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-policy ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-coordinator ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-rabbitmq ...done
      Deleting network : flexsnap-network ...done
      Creating network: flexsnap-network ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-fluentd ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-postgresql ...done
      Waiting for flexsnap-postgresql container to move to healthy state...Starting container: flexsnap-rabbitmq ...done
      Waiting for flexsnap-rabbitmq container to move to healthy state...Starting container: flexsnap-certauth ...done
      Waiting for flexsnap-certauth container to move to healthy state...Starting container: flexsnap-api-gateway ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-coordinator ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-listener ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-agent ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-onhostagent ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-scheduler ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-policy ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-notification ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-nginx ...done
      Upgrade finished at time: Wed Jan  3 06:16:56 UTC 2024
    • Non-interactive upgrade of NetBackup Snapshot Manager:

      # flexsnap_configure install

      The output resembles the following:

      Configuration started at time: Thu Jul 13 09:23:27 UTC 2023
      Docker server version: 1.13.1
      This is an upgrade to NetBackup Snapshot Manager 11.0.x.x-xxxx
      Previous Snapshot Manager version: 10.4.0.0.1188
      Taking backup of Snapshot Manager metadata...done
      Backup completed successfully.
      Backup file located at /cloudpoint/backup/cloudpoint_10.2.0.0.1188.tar.gz.
      Removing exited container flexsnap-agent.837b51be82f5451e8eca27761d2f5b0c ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-nginx ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-notification ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-policy ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-scheduler ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-onhostagent ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-agent ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-listener ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-coordinator ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-api-gateway ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-certauth ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-rabbitmq ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-postgresql ...done
      Removing exited container flexsnap-fluentd ...done
      Deleting network : flexsnap-network ...done
      Creating network: flexsnap-network ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-fluentd ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-postgresql ...done
      Waiting for flexsnap-postgresql container to move to healthy state...
      Starting container: flexsnap-rabbitmq ...done
      Waiting for flexsnap-rabbitmq container to move to healthy state...
      Starting container: flexsnap-certauth ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-api-gateway ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-coordinator ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-listener ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-agent ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-onhostagent ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-scheduler ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-policy ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-notification ...done
      Starting container: flexsnap-nginx ...done
      Upgrade finished at time: Thu Jul 13 09:27:18 UTC 2023
  8. NetBackup Snapshot Manager can be upgraded to a higher version without upgrading Primary/Media server for cloud VM workloads.
  9. (Optional) Run the following command to remove the previous version images.

    (For Podman) # podman rmi -f <imagename>:<oldimage_tagid>

    (For Docker) # docker rmi -f <imagename>:<oldimage_tagid>

  10. To verify that the new NetBackup Snapshot Manager version is installed successfully:

    See Verifying that NetBackup Snapshot Manager is installed successfully.

  11. This concludes the upgrade process. Verify that your NetBackup Snapshot Manager configuration settings and data are preserved as is.

    The next step is to register the NetBackup Snapshot Manager with the Veritas NetBackup primary server (10.2 or earlier) with credentials.