NetBackup™ Marketplace Deployment on AWS

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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.2)
  1. NetBackup marketplace deployment on AWS
    1.  
      About Veritas NetBackup Marketplace Deployment on AWS
    2.  
      Before you begin the deployment
    3.  
      Network configuration
  2. Deploying NetBackup on AWS Cloud using the marketplace offer
    1.  
      Deploying NetBackup on AWS Cloud using the marketplace offer
  3. Deployment options (Delivery methods) for NetBackup on AWS cloud
    1.  
      Deployment options (Delivery methods) for NetBackup on AWS cloud
    2.  
      Option 1: Primary server only
    3.  
      Option 2: Media server only
    4.  
      Option 3: Primary and Media servers
    5. Option 4: Snapshot Manager server only
      1. Prerequisites for using the Snapshot Manager template
        1.  
          Configuring AWS permissions for Snapshot Manager
      2.  
        Resources created by the Snapshot Manager template
      3.  
        Snapshot Manager EC2 instance configuration details
      4.  
        Instance failures and Auto Scaling Group behavior
    6.  
      Option 5: Primary, Media, and Snapshot Manager servers
    7.  
      Option 6: Cloud Recovery server only
    8.  
      Option 7: Malware Scanner Only
  4. NetBackup configuration parameters
    1.  
      NetBackup configuration parameters
    2.  
      Instance configuration parameters
    3.  
      VPC and Subnet details for deployment in existing VPC
    4.  
      VPC and Subnet configuration for deployment in new VPC
    5. NetBackup installation parameters for the primary server
      1.  
        IAM role required for the primary server
    6.  
      NetBackup installation parameters for Media server
    7. NetBackup installation parameters for Snapshot Manager Server
      1.  
        IAM role required for Snapshot Manager instance
      2.  
        AWS endpoints used by Snapshot Manager
    8. NetBackup installation parameters for Cloud Recovery Server
      1.  
        IAM role required for Cloud Recovery Server
  5. Encryption enabled NetBackup primary server
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      Additional steps on CRS if encryption is enabled NetBackup primary server
  6. Accessing the NetBackup servers
    1.  
      How to access the NetBackup servers
  7. Upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager from AWS Marketplace
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      Upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager from AWS Marketplace
    2.  
      Perform the following steps to upgrade a Snapshot Manager deployment using a new AWS CloudFormation stack
  8. Troubleshooting section
    1.  
      Troubleshooting
    2.  
      Deployment Logs

About Veritas NetBackup Marketplace Deployment on AWS

Veritas NetBackup provides the integrated deployment solution on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace. The integrated offer facilitates an automated deployment of NetBackup, Snapshot Manager, and Cloud Recovery components on AWS using a CloudFormation template.

Supported platforms:

  • NetBackup deployment on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x

  • Snapshot Manager deployment on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x, 8.x and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • Cloud Recovery server supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x

The template lets you specify the following details for the NetBackup deployment:

  • Deployment options (Delivery Methods): You have the flexibility of configuring the NetBackup primary server, Media server, Snapshot Manager server, and Cloud Recovery server as independent components; or configuring a combination of two or more components in a single deployment.

  • NetBackup license key: To be used to validate your NetBackup entitlement.

  • NetBackup Usage Insights customer registration key: To be used to track your license usage and entitlement.

  • Proxy settings for Snapshot Manager server: You can configure the Snapshot Manager component to be accessible through a proxy server, if required.

  • Other mandatory specifications such as, the AWS instance, the virtual environment and network, and the server-specific configuration details.

This document provides the instructions for deploying Veritas NetBackup on AWS cloud by using a CloudFormation template. The intended audience for this document includes backup administrators, cloud administrators, architects, and system administrators.