Veritas NetBackup™ Virtual Appliance Documentation

To perform the initial configuration on a NetBackup Virtual Appliance with the combined master and media server role

1. After you have deployed a new virtual appliance, log on to the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu.

   The logon is admin, and the default password is P@ssw0rd.

2. Use the following commands to change the admin and the maintenance account passwords from the known default password (P@ssw0rd):

   • Main > Settings > Password admin

   • Main > Settings > Password maintenance

   See Changing NetBackup Virtual Appliance user passwords.

3. Use the following command to start the initial configuration:

   Main > Appliance > Configure

   A message about the Virtual Appliance Initial Configuration Wizard appears. This wizard will walk you through a two-step process to configure this appliance.

   The wizard takes you to the first step for network configuration.

   Specify the following:

   • Hostname

     Enter a short host name or a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for this appliance. As a best practice, Veritas recommends that you use FQDN.

     Caution:

     After the initial deployment has completed successfully, the only way to change the host name is to redeploy the appliance.

     Note:

     If you plan to configure Active Directory (AD) authentication on this appliance, the host name must be 15 characters or less. Otherwise, AD configuration can fail.

   • DNS domain name

     Enter a DNS domain name for this appliance.

   • IPv4 address

     Enter the IPv4 address to be used for this appliance.

   • Netmask

     Enter the netmask that corresponds to the IP address.

   • Gateway IP address

     Enter the IPv4 address of the gateway (network point) that acts as an entrance to another network.

   • DNS server 1 IP address

     Enter the IPv4 address of the primary DNS server for this appliance.

   • DNS server 2 IP address(Optional)

     Enter the IPv4 address of the secondary DNS server for this appliance.

   When you are prompted with the following message, choose whether you want to add the host name and IP address to the HOSTS file.

   The host name must be resolvable with a DNS or a HOSTS file for the initial configuration to be successful. Do you want to write the host name resolution information to the HOSTS file? [yes, no](no)

   Note:

   The host name must be resolvable with a DNS server or a HOSTS file for the initial configuration to be successful. If DNS is not available, you can add the host name and IP address to the HOSTS file.

4. After the network configuration is completed, the wizard takes you to the second step for storage configuration.

   In the second step, specify the following:

   • AdvancedDisk disk pool name

     Enter a name for the AdvancedDisk disk pool on the appliance.

   • AdvancedDisk storage unit name

     Enter a name for the AdvancedDisk storage unit on the appliance.

   • MSDP storage unit name

     Enter a name for the MSDP storage unit on the appliance.

   • MSDP disk pool name

     Enter a name for the MSDP disk pool on the appliance.

   The storage configuration may take several minutes.

5. Use the following command to verify that the automatic configuration completed successfully:

   Main > Appliance > Status

   The command output should contain a message similar to the following:

   Appliance Version is 3.1.1.
   
   Appliance is configured as master appliance.
   

   If the output does not show that the appliance is configured as a master appliance, you need to redeploy the appliance or perform other troubleshooting steps to fix the issue before you proceed to the next step. See Troubleshooting NetBackup Virtual Appliance initial deployment issues.

6. Use the following command to set the time zone:

   Main > Network > TimeZone Set

   Select the appropriate time zone from the displayed list.

7. Use the following command to add a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server:

   Main > Network > NTPServer Add <Server>

   Where <Server> is the name of the NTPServer.

8. Add a permanent license key before the evaluation key expires with the following command:

   Main > Manage > License > Add

   You can locate your permanent license key from the Licensing Portal on the MyVeritas website.

   Warning:

   The NetBackup Virtual Appliance has a specific license key, and if the correct key is not installed, the appliance services stop functioning after the evaluation key expires. Make sure that the permanent license key that you add is correct for NetBackup Virtual Appliance.

   See Managing license keys on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance.

9. (Optional)

   If you want to configure an IPv6 address for the appliance, run the following command:

   Main > Network > IPv6 <IPAddress> <Prefix> InterfaceName

   Where <IPAddress> is the IPv6 address and <Prefix> is the prefix length.

   See About IPv4-IPv6-based network support.

10. (Optional)

    If you want to an IPv6 DNS server on the appliance, run the following command:

    Main > Network > DNS Add NameServer <IPAddress>

    Where <IPAddress> is the IPv6 address of the additional DNS server. Only global-scope and unique-local IPv6 addresses are allowed.

    See Configuring DNS and host name mapping for the NetBackup Virtual Appliance.

11. Log on to the appliance from the NetBackup Administration Console and activate the NetBackup catalog backup policy.

    By default, the appliance creates an inactive backup policy that uses a Storage Lifecycle Policy (SLP) to protect the NetBackup catalog. The SLP backs up the data to AdvancedDisk and then duplicates it to MSDP. You are then able to use Auto Image Replication to save your catalog backup off site. Veritas recommends that you use this replication-based strategy for disaster recovery (DR) due to the combined master and media server role of the appliance.

    To activate the policy, navigate to the NetBackup Management > Policies tab in the Administration Console, right-click on the nbu-catalog policy, and select Activate.

    Note:

    You must set a encryption passphrase for the disaster recovery package for the catalog to be successful. Catalog backups continue to fail until the passphrase is set.

    For more information about the security requirements for disaster recovery , see the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

    If you plan to use AdvancdDisk to back up your clients, note that the AdvancedDisk does not support Auto Image Replication. If you want to save the data off site, create an SLP to duplicate the backup data on AdvancedDisk to MSDP. You are then able to use Auto Image Replication to transfer the data off site.