NetBackup™ Deployment Guide for Kubernetes Clusters

To configure NetBackup IT Analytics for NetBackup deployment

1. Create DNS server entry in such a way that single IP must be resolvable to two FQDNs.

   IP: 1.2.3.4 must be resolved to the following FQDNs:

   itanalyticsportal.<yourdomain>
   itanalyticsagent.<yourdomain>
   

   Note the following:

   • If the IT Analytics Portal URL is itanalyticsportal.<yourdomain>, then ensure to add the DNS entries for the following hostnames:

     itanalyticsportal.<yourdomain>
     itanalyticsagent.<yourdomain> 
     

   • If the IT Analytics Portal URL is aptareportal.<yourdomain>, then ensure to add the DNS entries for the following hostnames:

     aptareportal.<yourdomain>
     aptareagent.<yourdomain>
     

2. Collect the <your-collector-name>.key file for the new data collector by accessing the IT Analytics portal link and creating a collector and copy it to the host machine from where Kubernetes cluster is accessed.

   For more information, refer to the NetBackup IT Analytics User Guide.

3. Execute the following command in the primary server pod:

   kubectl exec -it -n <namespace> <primaryServer-pod-name> -- bash

4. In case if the data-receiver is configured with self-signed certificate (https). User must add the certificate in the data collector.

   For more information, refer to the Configure the Data Collector to trust the certificate.

5. Create a new folder analyticscollector at persisted location (for example, /mnt/nbdata/) using the following commands:

   cd "/mnt/nbdata/"
   mkdir analyticscollector
   

6. Exit from the container and copy the <your-collector-name>.key file to /mnt/nbdata/analyticscollector using the kubectl cp <keyfile-name> <namespace>/<primary-pod-name>:/mnt/nbdata/analyticscollector command.
7. Execute the following command to exec into the primary server pod:

   kubectl exec -it -n <namespace> <primaryServer-pod-name> -- bash

8. Navigate to /usr/openv/analyticscollector/installer/ location and perform the following:

   • Open the responsefile.sample and add the following parameters:

     Configuration for reference:
     NetBackup.docx COLLECTOR_NAME=<your-collector-name>
     COLLECTOR_PASSCODE=<your-password>
     DR_URL=<http>/<https>://itanalyticsagent.<yourdomain>
     COLLECTOR_KEY_PATH=/mnt/nbdata/analyticscollector/<your-collector-name>.key
     HTTP_PROXY_CONF=N
     HTTP_PROXY_ADDRESS=
     HTTP_PROXY_PORT=
     HTTPS_PROXY_ADDRESS=
     HTTPS_PROXY_PORT=
     PROXY_USERNAME=
     PROXY_PASSWORD=
     PROXY_EXCLUDE=
     

   • Run ./dc_installer.sh -c /usr/openv/analyticscollector/installer/responsefile.sample command to connect data collector with IT Analytics portal

9. Validate data collector integration with IT Analytics by performing the following:

   • Navigate to /usr/openv/analyticscollector/mbs/bin/ location.

   • Run the following command:

     ./checkinstall.sh

     If data collector is configured with portal, it will display as SUCCESSFUL.

10. Check the data collector services status by running the following command and ensure that the following data collector services are up and running:

    /usr/openv/analyticscollector/mbs/bin/aptare_agent status

    Output of the above command:

    IT Analytics WatchDog is running (pid: 13312).
    IT Analytics MetaDataCollector is stopped.
    IT Analytics EventDataCollector is stopped.
    IT Analytics DataCollector process is running (pid: 13461).
    IT Analytics On-demand process is running (pid: 13463).
    IT Analytics Message Relay Server process is running (pid: 13471)
    

To configure NetBackup IT Analytics for NetBackup deployment

1. Using the ssh-keygen command, generates public key and private key on NetBackup IT Analytics data collector.

   NetBackup IT Analytics data collector uses passwordless ssh login.

2. Update the primary server CR, copy public key generated in previous steps to "itAnalyticsPublicKey" section in spec.

   • Apply the primary server CR changes using kubectl apply -f environment.yaml -n <namespace>.

     On successfully deployment of primary server CR, describe the primary server CR using kubectl describe PrimaryServer <primary-server-name> -n <namespace>

   • In status section, verify It Analytics Configured is set to true.

     For more information, refer to the NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide.

3. Create and copy NetBackup API key from NetBackup web UI.

4. On NetBackup IT Analytics portal:

   • Navigate to Admin > Collector Administration > Select respective data collector > Add policy > Veritas NetBackup > Add.

   • Add required options, specify the NetBackup API in the API Key field, and then click OK.

   • Select newly added primary server from NetBackup Master Servers and provide nbitanalyticsadmin as Master Server User ID.

   • Provide privateKey=<path-of-private-key>|password=<passphrase> as Master Server Password and Repeat Password whereas <path-of-private-key> is the private key created using ssh-keygen in earlier steps and <passphrase> is the passphrase used while creating private key via ssh-keygen.

   • Provide appropriate data to data collector policy fields and select collection method as SSH or WMI protocol to NetBackup Master Server.

To change the already configured public key

1. Execute the following command in the primary server pod:

   kubectl exec -it -n <namespace> <primaryServer-pod-name> -- /bin/bash

2. Copy the new public keys in the /home/nbitanalyticsadmin/.ssh/authorized_keys and /mnt/nbdata/.ssh/nbitanalyticsadmin_keys files.
3. Restart the sshd service using the systemctl restart sshd command.