Veritas NetBackup™ Virtual Appliance Documentation
- Getting to know the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- NetBackup Virtual Appliance product description
- NetBackup Virtual Appliance supported features
- About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance documentation
- NetBackup Virtual Appliance 3.1.2 new features, enhancements, and changes
- Known limitations of the NetBackup Virtual Appliance 3.1.2 release
- Operational Notes for the NetBackup Virtual Appliance 3.1.2 release
- Preparing to deploy the appliance
- Deploying and configuring the appliance
- How to deploy and configure a NetBackup Virtual Appliance combined master and media server
- Using the vSphere Client to deploy a combined master and media server appliance
- Using the OVF Tool to deploy a combined master and media server appliance
- Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup Virtual Appliance combined master and media server
- Completing the initial configuration of the NetBackup Virtual Appliance combined master and media server
- How to deploy and configure a NetBackup Virtual Appliance media server
- How to deploy and configure a NetBackup Virtual Appliance master server
- How to deploy and configure a NetBackup Virtual Appliance CloudCatalyst
- How to deploy and configure a NetBackup Virtual Appliance combined master and media server
- Post initial configuration procedures
- Appliance common tasks
- Storage management
- About NetBackup Virtual Appliance storage configuration
- About viewing storage space information using the Show command
- Resizing a partition
- Troubleshooting resize-related issues
- Moving a partition
- Monitoring the progress of storage manipulation tasks
- Scanning storage devices using the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
- Adding storage space for the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Removing an existing storage disk
- About NetBackup Virtual Appliance storage configuration
- Network connection management
- About IPv4-IPv6-based network support
- Network settings for the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Configuring DNS and host name mapping for the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Setting the date and time on a NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Configuring static routes on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Expanding the bandwidth on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Managing users
- About managing NetBackup Virtual Appliance users
- About NetBackup Virtual Appliance account types
- Adding NetBackup Virtual Appliance users
- Deleting NetBackup Virtual Appliance users
- Adding NetBackup Virtual Appliance user groups
- Deleting NetBackup Virtual Appliance user groups
- Granting roles to NetBackup Virtual Appliance users and user groups
- Revoking roles from NetBackup Virtual Appliance users and user groups
- About user name and password specifications
- Changing NetBackup Virtual Appliance user passwords
- About password management and recovery
- About authenticating LDAP users
- Adding or modifying an LDAP server configuration on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Importing an LDAP server configuration for the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Setting the SSL certification for LDAP on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Exporting an LDAP server configuration from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Unconfiguring LDAP user authentication on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Disabling LDAP user authentication on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Enabling LDAP user authentication on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Adding an LDAP attribute mapping on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Deleting an LDAP attribute mapping on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- About authenticating Active Directory users
- About authenticating Kerberos-NIS users
- Generic user authentication guidelines
- About user authorization on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Creating NetBackup administrator user accounts
- Deleting NetBackup administrator user accounts
- Using the appliance
- About configuring Host parameters for your appliance on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- About Copilot functionality and Share management
- About NetBackup Virtual Appliance as a VMware backup host
- About running NetBackup commands from the appliance
- Running NetBackup commands from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Creating a NetBackup touch file from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Best practices for running NetBackup commands from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- About NetBackup operating system commands
- Known limitations of running NetBackup commands from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- About mounting a remote NFS
- About Auto Image Replication from a NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Generating certificates
- Monitoring the appliance
- About NetBackup Virtual Appliance alerts
- Setting up email notifications for a NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Setting up SNMP notifications for a NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Enabling and disabling Call Home from the appliance shell menu
- Configuring a Call Home proxy server from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
- About SNMP
- About Call Home
- About AutoSupport
- About storage email alerts
- Appliance security
- About Symantec Data Center Security on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- About data security
- About data integrity
- About data classification
- About data encryption
- About SSL usage
- About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance intrusion detection system
- About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance intrusion prevention system
- Major components of the NetBackup Virtual Appliance OS
- Vulnerability scanning of the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- About the appliance login banner
- Setting the appliance login banner
- Log Forwarding feature overview
- Upgrading the appliance
- About upgrading to NetBackup Virtual Appliance software version 3.1.2
- Requirements and best practices for upgrading NetBackup appliances
- Pre-upgrade tasks for appliance upgrades
- Methods for downloading appliance software release updates
- Installing a NetBackup Virtual Appliance software update using the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
- Troubleshooting upgrade issues
- Appliance restore
- Decommissioning and Reconfiguring
- Troubleshooting
- About troubleshooting the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- About contacting Technical Support
- Determining the NetBackup Virtual Appliance serial number
- About disaster recovery
- About NetBackup support utilities
- Troubleshooting NetBackup Virtual Appliance initial deployment issues
- Error messages displayed on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
- NetBackup status codes applicable for NetBackup Virtual Appliance
- Installing an EEB
- Rolling back an EEB using the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
- Appliance logging
- Commands overview
- Appendix A. Appliance commands
- Appendix B. Manage commands
- Manage > Software > Delete
- Manage > Software > Download
- Manage > Software > List
- Manage > Software > Install
- Manage > Software > Share
- Manage > Software > Readme
- Manage > Software > Rollback
- Manage > Software > Cancel
- Manage > Software > DownloadProgress
- Manage > Software > UpgradeStatus
- Manage > Storage > Show
- Manage > Storage > Add
- Manage > Storage > Create
- Manage > Storage > Delete
- Manage > Storage > Edit
- Manage > Storage > Monitor
- Manage > Storage > Move
- Manage > Storage > Remove
- Manage > Storage > Resize
- Manage > Storage > Scan
- Manage > MountPoints > List
- Manage > MountPoints > Mount
- Manage > MountPoints > Unmount
- Manage > License > Add
- Manage > License > List
- Manage > License > ListInfo
- Manage > License > Remove
- Manage > Certificates > Generate
- Manage > Certificates > Delete
- Manage > NetBackupCLI > Create
- Manage > NetBackupCLI > Delete
- Manage > NetBackupCLI > List
- Manage > NetBackupCLI > PasswordExpiry
- Appendix C. Monitor commands
- Appendix D. Network commands
- Network > Configure
- Network > Date
- Network > DNS
- Network > Gateway
- Network > Hostname
- Network > Hosts
- Network > IPv4
- Network > IPv6
- Network > LinkAggregation
- Network > NetStat
- Network > NTPServer
- Network > Ping
- Network > SetProperty
- Network > Show
- Network > TimeZone
- Network > TraceRoute
- Network > Unconfigure
- Network > WANOptimization
- Appendix E. Reports commands
- Appendix F. Settings commands
- Settings > Deduplication
- Settings > LifeCycle
- Settings > LogForwarding
- Settings > NetBackup
- Settings > Password
- Settings > SystemLocale
- Settings > Share
- Settings > Sysctl
- Settings > Notifications > LoginBanner
- Settings > Security > Authentication > LDAP
- Settings > Security > Authentication > ActiveDirectory
- Settings > Security > Authentication > Kerberos
- Settings > Security > Authentication > LocalUser
- Settings > Security > Authorization
- Settings > Alerts > CallHome
- Settings > Alerts > SNMP
- Settings > Alerts > Email
- Settings > Alerts > Hardware
- Appendix G. Support commands
- Support > Checkpoint
- Support > DataCollect
- Support > Disk
- Support > Errors
- Support > FactoryReset
- Support > InfraServices
- Support > iostat
- Support > Logs
- Support > Maintenance
- Support > Messages
- Support > NBDNA
- Support > nbperfchk
- Support > NBSU
- Support > Processes
- Support > Reboot
- Support > Service
- Support > Shutdown
- Support > Storage SanityCheck
- Support > Storage Reset
- Support > Test
Name
Main > Settings > LifeCycle — Change the backup image life cycle parameter settings.
SYNOPSIS
Lifecycle Defaults
LifeCycle Show
LifeCycle Tune CLEANUP_SESSION_INTERVAL Interval Unit
LifeCycle Tune DUPLICATION_GROUP_CRITERIA Criteria
LifeCycle Tune IMAGE_EXTENDED_RETRY_PERIOD Interval Unit
LifeCycle Tune JOB_SUBMISSION_INTERVAL Interval Unit
LifeCycle Tune MAX_SIZE_PER_DUPLICATION_JOB Size Unit
LifeCycle Tune MAX_TIME_TIL_FORCE_SMALL_DUPLICATION_JOB Time
LifeCycle Tune MIN_SIZE_PER_DUPLICATION_JOB Size Unit
LifeCycle Tune REPLICA_METADATA_CLEANUP_TIMER Time
LifeCycle Tune TAPE_RESOURCE_MULTIPLIER Value
LifeCycle Tune VERSION_CLEANUP_DELAY Time Unit
DESCRIPTION
You can use the LifeCycle command with the Default and Show options to display the default values for each of the LifeCycle parameters and the current parameter values, respectively.
You can use the LifeCycle Tune command to adjust the following parameters:
CLEANUP_SESSION_INTERVAL - To define how often the deleted life cycle policies should be cleaned up.
DUPLICATION_GROUP_CRITERIA - To define how batches are created.
IMAGE_EXTENDED_RETRY_PERIOD - To define how long NetBackup waits before an image copy is added to the next duplication job.
JOB_SUBMISSION_INTERVAL - Set the frequency of job submission for all operations.
MAX_SIZE_PER_DUPLICATION_JOB - To define how large the batch of images is allowed to grow.
MAX_TIME_TIL_FORCE_SMALL_DUPLICATION_JOB - To define how old any image in the group can become before the batch is submitted as a duplication job.
MIN_SIZE_PER_DUPLICATION_JOB - To define the size that the batch of images should reach before one duplication job is run for the entire batch.
REPLICA_METADATA_CLEANUP_TIMER - To set the number of days after which the Import Manager stops trying to import the image.
TAPE_RESOURCE_MULTIPLIER - To set the multiplier for the number of concurrently active duplication jobs that can access a single storage unit.
VERSION_CLEANUP_DELAY - To define how much time must pass since an inactive version was the active version.
OPTIONS
- LifeCycle Defaults
Show the default values of each of the parameters.
- LifeCycle Show
Show the current values of each of the parameters.
- LifeCycle Tune CLEANUP_SESSION_INTERVAL Interval Unit
How often the deleted life cycle policies should be cleaned up. The Interval variable denotes the time interval after which the policies are to be cleaned. The Unit variable is used to provide the unit for the time interval in Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, or Years. The default value is 24 hours. You must enter a value that is greater than 10 Seconds when the unit is set to Seconds.
- DUPLICATION_GROUP_CRITERIA Criteria
Define how batches are created. Batches are created based on the life cycle policy name or the duplication job priority. You enter either PolicyName or JobPriority
- LifeCycle Tune IMAGE_EXTENDED_RETRY_PERIOD Interval Unit
How long NetBackup waits before an image copy is added to the next duplication job. The Unit variable is used to provide the unit for the time interval in Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, or Years. The default value is 2 hours. You must enter a value that is greater than 10 Seconds when the unit is set to Seconds.
- LifeCycle Tune JOB_SUBMISSION_INTERVAL Interval Unit
Use this command to set the frequency of job submission for all operations. The Interval variable is defined in minutes. The Unit variable is used to provide the unit for the time interval in Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, or Years. The default value is 5 minutes. You must enter a value that is greater than 10 Seconds when the unit is set to Seconds. The maximum interval for this variable is not identified.
- LifeCycle Tune MAX_SIZE_PER_DUPLICATION_JOB Size Unit
How large the batch of images is allowed to grow. The Size variable is the size of the duplication job. The Unit variable is used to provide the unit for the time interval in Bytes, KB, MB, GB, TB, or PB. If you select the unit as Bytes, you cannot enter a size that is less than 1024 Bytes. The maximum value is 2147483647. The default value is 100 GB.
- LifeCycle Tune MAX_TIME_TIL_FORCE_SMALL_DUPLICATION_JOB Time Unit
How old any image in the group can become before the batch is submitted as a duplication job. The Time variable is the time of the image. The Unit variable is used to provide the unit for the time interval in Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, or Years. The default value is 30 minutes. You must enter a value that is greater than 10 Seconds when the unit is set to Seconds. The maximum seconds number is 2147483647.
The logical maximum number for the other unit options is as follows:
Minutes: 35,791,394
Hours: 396,523
Days: 24,855
Weeks: 3,550
Months: 828
Years: 68
If a user enters a higher number than the maximum, it automatically uses the allowed maximum number.
- LifeCycle Tune MIN_SIZE_PER_DUPLICATION_JOB Size Unit
The size that the batch of images should reach before one duplication job is run for the entire batch. The Size variable denotes the size of the duplication job. The Unit variable denotes unit of size in Bytes, KB, MB, GB, TB, or PB. The default value is 8 GB. You must enter a value that is greater than 1024 Bytes.
- LifeCycle Tune REPLICA_METADATA_CLEANUP_TIMER Time
Set the number of days after which the Import Manager stops trying to import the image. The Time variable is defined in the number of days. You turn this parameter off if you enter a value of zero.
- LifeCycle Tune TAPE_RESOURCE_MULTIPLIER Value
Set the multiplier for the number of concurrently active duplication jobs that can access a single storage unit. The Value variable contains the multiplier value that is between 1 to 2147483647. The default value is 2.
- LifeCycle Tune VERSION_CLEANUP_DELAY Time Unit
How much time must pass since an inactive version was the active version. The Time variable denotes the time that must pass since an inactive version was the active version. The Unit variable is used to provide the unit for the time interval in Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, or Years. The default value is 14 hours. You must enter a value that is greater than 10 Seconds when the unit is set to Seconds.
EXAMPLES
The Defaults command shows the values of each of the LifeCycle parameters:
LifeCycle > Defaults CLEANUP_SESSION_INTERVAL : 24 hours DUPLICATION_GROUP_CRITERIA : 1 IMAGE_EXTENDED_RETRY_PERIOD : 2 hours JOB_SUBMISSION_INTERVAL : 5 minutes MAX_SIZE_PER_DUPLICATION_JOB : 100 GB MAX_TIME_TIL_FORCE_SMALL_DUPLICATION_JOB : 30 minutes MIN_SIZE_PER_DUPLICATION_JOB : 8 GB REPLICA_METADATA_CLEANUP_TIMER : 0 hours TAPE_RESOURCE_MULTIPLIER : 2 VERSION_CLEANUP_DELAY : 14 days