NetBackup™ Clustered Primary Server Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.4)
  1. Introduction to NetBackup primary server clustering
    1. About NetBackup clustering
      1.  
        About security certificates in NetBackup
      2.  
        NetBackup clustering in virtual environment
    2.  
      About NetBackup failover server data protection in a cluster
    3.  
      About NetBackup failover server support
    4.  
      NetBackup supported cluster solutions
    5.  
      About NetBackup limitations with clustering solutions
  2. NetBackup in a Windows Server Failover Clustering
    1.  
      About NetBackup on Windows Server Failover Clustering
    2.  
      Installation prerequisites for NetBackup on WSFC cluster
    3.  
      Installing a NetBackup failover server on WSFC cluster
    4.  
      Configuring a NetBackup server on WSFC cluster
    5.  
      Upgrading a NetBackup failover server on WSFC cluster
    6.  
      Restoring the cluster quorum
    7.  
      Restoring the cluster quorum to a node with directory services
    8.  
      Preparation for disaster recovery of WSFC
    9.  
      Disaster recovery of WSFC
    10.  
      Recovering the entire WSFC cluster
    11.  
      Recovering all shared disks
    12.  
      About recovering NetBackup data on a shared disk
  3. NetBackup in a Veritas Cluster Server on Linux
    1.  
      About NetBackup on a Veritas Cluster Server on Linux
    2.  
      Installation prerequisites for NetBackup on VCS on Linux
    3. About preinstallation checklist for a NetBackup failover server installation on VCS on Linux
      1.  
        NetBackup installation information for all VCS configurations
      2.  
        NetBackup installation information for specific VCS configurations
    4.  
      Installing a failover NetBackup server on VCS on Linux
    5.  
      Configuring a failover NetBackup server on VCS on Linux
    6.  
      About adding a node to existing cluster
    7.  
      Installing or upgrading NetBackup options on VCS on Linux
    8.  
      Upgrading a NetBackup failover server on VCS on Linux
  4. NetBackup in a Veritas Cluster Server on Windows
    1.  
      About NetBackup in a Veritas Cluster Server on Windows
    2.  
      About NetBackup agent for VCS on Windows
    3.  
      Installation prerequisites for NetBackup on VCS on Windows
    4.  
      Installing a NetBackup failover server on VCS on Windows
    5.  
      Configuring a NetBackup server on VCS on Windows
    6.  
      Upgrading a NetBackup failover server on VCS on Windows
    7.  
      Setting up a detailed monitoring script for the NetBackup server on VCS on Windows
    8.  
      Enabling detailed monitoring in VCS Cluster Manager for the NetBackup server
    9.  
      Disabling detailed monitoring in VCS Cluster Manager for the NetBackup server
  5. NetBackup on RedHat Pacemaker (PCS) on Linux
    1.  
      About NetBackup on a Red Hat Pacemaker (PCS) on Linux
    2.  
      Installation prerequisites for NetBackup on PCS Linux
    3.  
      Preinstallation checklist for a NetBackup failover server installation on PCS on Linux
    4.  
      NetBackup installation on Red Hat Pacemaker Passive Node on Linux
  6. Configuring NetBackup
    1.  
      NetBackup configuration overview
    2.  
      NetBackup configuration guidelines
    3.  
      Device configuration guidelines
    4.  
      Configuring devices
    5.  
      Configuring NetBackup catalog backups in a cluster
    6.  
      About configuring backup policies for a NetBackup clustered server
    7.  
      What to back up
    8.  
      Guidelines for backing up local disks in a cluster
    9.  
      Guidelines for backing up the shared disks
    10.  
      Verifying NetBackup configuration
    11.  
      Configuring robotic daemons for monitoring (UNIX/Linux clusters)
    12.  
      Configuring additional services (UNIX/Linux clusters)
    13.  
      Configuring add-ons for monitoring (UNIX/Linux clusters)
    14.  
      Configuring additional services (Windows)
    15.  
      Configuring add-ons for monitoring (Windows)
    16.  
      About adding license keys
  7. Operational notes
    1.  
      General notes on clustered primary server administration
    2.  
      About WSFC clusters
    3.  
      About NetBackup cluster application management
    4.  
      Logging information
    5.  
      About the support for multiple IP addresses in NetBackup
    6.  
      Log on to server using virtual name
    7.  
      Normal error messages when upgrading clustered servers
  8. Appendix A. NetBackup primary server in a cluster using multiple interfaces
    1.  
      About NetBackup primary server in a cluster using multiple interfaces
    2.  
      Requirements for use of a NetBackup primary server in a cluster with multiple interfaces
    3.  
      Configuring the NetBackup primary server in a cluster using multiple interfaces

NetBackup installation information for all VCS configurations

The following information is required for all VCS cluster configurations:

  • Virtual name for NetBackup

  • IP address

  • Subnet mask or Prefix length

  • Node name

    Following information is required for each node:

    • IP address

    • Network device name (NIC)

You also need to configure the service user and database user the same way on each cluster node:

  • For the service user, the username, group name, and UID must be the same on all the cluster nodes.

  • For the database user, the username, group name, and UID must be the same on all the cluster nodes.