NetBackup IT Analytics Installation and Upgrade Guide for Linux

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Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.2)
  1. Install the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal on a Linux server
    1.  
      Introduction
    2.  
      Multi-language support and locale considerations (Linux)
    3.  
      OVA-based deployment on VMware ESXi
    4. Installer-based deployment
      1.  
        Task 1: Portal and database deployment strategies (Linux)
      2.  
        Task 2: Pre-installation configuration (Linux)
      3.  
        Task 3: Install Oracle database application binaries (Linux)
      4.  
        Task 4: Install the Portal application binaries (Linux)
      5.  
        Task 5: Installing the database schema (Linux)
      6.  
        Task 6: Start the Portal services (Linux)
      7.  
        Task 7: Request the license key file (Linux)
      8.  
        Task 8: Log into the Portal
      9.  
        Task 9: Install the license key file (Linux)
      10.  
        Task 10: Performing a cold backup of the database (Linux)
      11.  
        Recommended database backup process
      12.  
        Uninstall the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal
    5.  
      Supported third-party and open source products
  2. Upgrade NetBackup IT Analytics Portal on Linux
    1.  
      Overview
    2.  
      Upgrade path
    3.  
      Before upgrading
    4. Upgrade NetBackup IT Analytics Portal
      1.  
        Upgrade a shared services environment
      2.  
        Run the upgrade utility installer (Linux)
      3.  
        Known issues
      4.  
        Run the upgrade utility
      5.  
        After the upgrade
      6.  
        Upgrade methods to incorporate enterprise objects
      7. Attribute merging during the Portal upgrade
        1.  
          Attribute Management During the Portal Upgrade
        2.  
          Example of a Merge of Attribute Values
        3.  
          Steps to Rename Duplicate Attributes
        4.  
          Best Practice for Attributes in Multi-Tenancy Environments
    5. Data Collector upgrades
      1.  
        Mandatory prerequisites
    6.  
      Troubleshoot - Manual Data Collector upgrades
    7.  
      Collector updates from the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal
  3. Upgrade and Migrate to a new server
    1. Upgrade and migrate to a new server
      1.  
        Install the latest release of NetBackup IT Analytics on the new server
      2.  
        Perform an export of the database on the existing server
      3.  
        Stop Portal and agent services on the new server
      4.  
        Drop and re-create the existing portal user on the new server
      5.  
        Import the database onto the new server
      6.  
        Start Portal and agent services on the new server
      7.  
        Download, install, and execute to upgrade the database schema
    2.  
      Testing
    3.  
      Update Data Collector binaries (if necessary)
  4. Appendix A. X Virtual Frame Buffer
    1.  
      Configure X Virtual Frame Buffer (Xvfb)
  5. Appendix B. Oracle patches for the database server
    1.  
      Apply Oracle-recommended patches
    2. Apply Oracle 19c October 2023 patch application on Linux
      1.  
        Pre-Install setup
      2.  
        OPatch installation steps
      3.  
        Installing the Oracle patch
      4.  
        Validate the database and OJVM patch
      5.  
        Validating JDK version update

OVA-based deployment on VMware ESXi

This OVA is supported with VMware ESXi 6.7 and above only. The OVA comes with Oracle Linux operating System with 800 GB storage and 32 GB RAM.

Steps to deploy

  1. Download the OVA from Download Centre : https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/downloads.
  2. Deploy OVA on vCenter using Deploy OVF Template option.
  3. Login to VMware vCenter and select Deploy OVF Template.
  4. Select a name and the Folder. Click NEXT to navigate to the next page.
  5. Review the details and click NEXT.

  6. Select storage. To avoid getting any error, ensure that you select a Datastore that Host has access to. Click NEXT to navigate to the next page.
  7. Select the network and click NEXT.
  8. Click FINISH to complete the process.

    Note:

    Allow approximately 10 minutes for Oracle to configure before you access the portal.

  9. Click LAUNCH WEB CONSOLE to launch NetBackup IT Analytics Portal.

    Having deployed the OVA on vCenter, you must provide the following details to start the application:

    • Host name

    • DNS Domain Name

    • IP Address

    • Netmask

    • Gateway

    • DNS Server 1

    • DNS Server 2 (Optional)

Portal will be accessible with URL http://itanalyticsportal.<domainname> with default login credentials as follows:

Username: admin@<domainname>

Password: P@ssw0rd

You can login to the Virtual machine created from OVA with the following credentials:

Username: admin

Password: P@ssw0_rd

To get root privileges type # sudo bash and use P@ssw0_rd as password.

It is strongly recommended that you change default password for admin and root users.

After VM bootup, the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal will be re-configured with the user provided parameters for hostname, domainname and network parameters. In case of any issues while logging in to the portal, check the log file /opt/aptare/logs/boot-time-reconfig.log and the status of systemctl service aptare-init.service. The log file will have an error statement and steps to resolve the issue.