Veritas NetBackup™ Virtual Appliance Documentation

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Product(s): Appliances (3.3.0.1)
Platform: NetBackup Virtual Appliance
  1. Getting to know the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    1. NetBackup Virtual Appliance product description
      1.  
        About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance master server role
      2.  
        About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance combined master and media server role
      3.  
        About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance media server role
    2.  
      NetBackup Virtual Appliance supported features
    3.  
      About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance documentation
    4.  
      NetBackup Virtual Appliance 3.3.0.1 new features, enhancements, and changes
    5.  
      Known limitations of the NetBackup Virtual Appliance 3.3.0.1 release
    6.  
      Operational Notes for the NetBackup Virtual Appliance 3.3.0.1 release
  2. Preparing to deploy the appliance
    1.  
      NetBackup Virtual Appliance product files (OVF templates)
    2.  
      NetBackup Virtual Appliance deployment methods
    3. NetBackup Virtual Appliance deployment guidelines
      1.  
        Configuration overview for NetBackup Virtual Appliance MSDP cloud applications
      2.  
        NetBackup Virtual Appliance initial deployment checklist
  3. Deploying and configuring the appliance
    1. How to deploy and configure a NetBackup Virtual Appliance combined master and media server
      1.  
        Using the vSphere Client to deploy a combined master and media server appliance
      2.  
        Using the OVF Tool to deploy a combined master and media server appliance
      3.  
        Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup Virtual Appliance combined master and media server
      4.  
        Completing the initial configuration of the NetBackup Virtual Appliance combined master and media server
    2. How to deploy and configure a NetBackup Virtual Appliance media server
      1.  
        Using the vSphere Client to deploy a media server appliance
      2.  
        Using the OVF Tool to deploy a media server appliance
      3.  
        Configuring a master server to communicate with an appliance media server
      4.  
        Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup Virtual Appliance media server
    3. How to deploy and configure a NetBackup Virtual Appliance master server
      1.  
        Using the vSphere Client to deploy a NetBackup Virtual Appliance master server
      2.  
        Using the OVF Tool to deploy a master server
      3.  
        Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup Virtual Appliance master server
  4. Post initial configuration procedures
    1.  
      About modifying the NetBackup Virtual Appliance settings
    2.  
      Adding a permanent license key if an evaluation license key expires
    3.  
      Managing license keys on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
  5. Appliance common tasks
    1.  
      Common tasks in NetBackup Virtual Appliance
  6. Storage management
    1. About NetBackup Virtual Appliance storage configuration
      1. About viewing storage space information using the Show command
        1.  
          Viewing all storage information
        2.  
          Viewing disk information
        3.  
          Viewing partition information
        4.  
          Viewing the partition distribution on disks
      2.  
        Resizing a partition
      3.  
        Troubleshooting resize-related issues
      4.  
        Moving a partition
      5.  
        Monitoring the progress of storage manipulation tasks
      6.  
        Scanning storage devices using the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
      7.  
        Adding storage space for the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      8.  
        Removing an existing storage disk
    2. About OpenStorage plugin installation
      1.  
        Installing the OpenStorage plugin
      2.  
        Uninstalling the OpenStorage plugin
  7. Deduplication pool catalog backup and recovery
    1.  
      About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance deduplication pool catalog backup policy
    2.  
      Automatic configuration of the NetBackup Virtual Appliance deduplication pool catalog backup policy
    3.  
      Manually configuring the NetBackup Virtual Appliance deduplication pool catalog backup policy
    4.  
      Manually updating the NetBackup Virtual Appliance deduplication pool catalog backup policy
    5.  
      Recovering the NetBackup Virtual Appliance deduplication pool catalog
  8. Network connection management
    1.  
      About IPv4-IPv6-based network support
    2.  
      Network settings for the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    3.  
      Configuring DNS and host name mapping for the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    4.  
      Setting the date and time on a NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    5.  
      Configuring static routes on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    6.  
      Expanding the bandwidth on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
  9. Managing users
    1.  
      About managing NetBackup Virtual Appliance users
    2.  
      About NetBackup Virtual Appliance account types
    3.  
      Adding NetBackup Virtual Appliance users
    4.  
      Deleting NetBackup Virtual Appliance users
    5.  
      Adding NetBackup Virtual Appliance user groups
    6.  
      Deleting NetBackup Virtual Appliance user groups
    7.  
      Granting roles to NetBackup Virtual Appliance users and user groups
    8.  
      Revoking roles from NetBackup Virtual Appliance users and user groups
    9. About user name and password specifications
      1.  
        About STIG-compliant password policy rules
    10.  
      Changing NetBackup Virtual Appliance user passwords
    11.  
      About password management and recovery
    12. About authenticating LDAP users
      1.  
        Adding or modifying an LDAP server configuration on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      2.  
        Importing an LDAP server configuration for the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      3.  
        Setting the SSL certification for LDAP on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      4.  
        Exporting an LDAP server configuration from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      5.  
        Unconfiguring LDAP user authentication on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      6.  
        Disabling LDAP user authentication on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      7.  
        Enabling LDAP user authentication on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      8.  
        Adding an LDAP attribute mapping on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      9.  
        Deleting an LDAP attribute mapping on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    13. About authenticating Active Directory users
      1.  
        Adding an Active Directory server configuration
      2.  
        Unconfiguring Active Directory user authentication on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    14.  
      About authentication using smart cards and digital certificates
    15. About authenticating Kerberos-NIS users
      1.  
        Adding a Kerberos-NIS authentication configuration on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      2.  
        Unconfiguring Kerberos-NIS user authentication on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    16.  
      Generic user authentication guidelines
    17. About user authorization on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      1.  
        NetBackup Virtual Appliance user role privileges
      2.  
        About the Administrator user role
      3.  
        About the NetBackupCLI user role
    18. Creating NetBackup administrator user accounts
      1.  
        Logging on as a NetBackup administrator
      2.  
        Managing NetBackup administrator user account passwords
      3.  
        Viewing NetBackup administrator user accounts
      4.  
        Auditing NetBackup administrator accounts
    19.  
      Deleting NetBackup administrator user accounts
  10. Using the appliance
    1. About configuring Host parameters for your appliance on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      1.  
        Configuring data buffer options on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      2.  
        Configuring lifecycle parameters on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      3.  
        Managing NetBackup Virtual Appliance deduplication
      4. About BMR integration
        1.  
          Enabling BMR from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
    2. About Copilot functionality and Share management
      1.  
        Creating a Share
      2.  
        Editing a Share
      3.  
        Deleting a Share
      4.  
        Moving a Share
      5.  
        Viewing Share information from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
      6.  
        NFS export options
    3. About NetBackup Virtual Appliance as a VMware backup host
      1.  
        NetBackup Virtual Appliance as backup host: component overview
      2.  
        Notes on NetBackup Virtual Appliance as a VMware backup host
    4. About running NetBackup commands from the appliance
      1.  
        Running NetBackup commands from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      2.  
        Creating a NetBackup touch file from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      3.  
        Best practices for running NetBackup commands from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      4.  
        About NetBackup operating system commands
      5.  
        Known limitations of running NetBackup commands from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    5. About mounting a remote NFS
      1.  
        Mounting a remote NFS drive
      2.  
        Unmounting an NFS drive
    6. About Auto Image Replication from a NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      1.  
        Prerequisites for Auto Image Replication
      2.  
        Configuring a replication target
      3.  
        Determining the appliance deduplication password
    7.  
      Generating certificates
  11. Monitoring the appliance
    1.  
      About NetBackup Virtual Appliance alerts
    2.  
      Setting up email notifications for a NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    3.  
      Setting up SNMP notifications for a NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    4.  
      Enabling and disabling Call Home from the appliance shell menu
    5.  
      Configuring a Call Home proxy server from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
    6. About SNMP
      1.  
        About the Management Information Base (MIB)
    7. About Call Home
      1.  
        Understanding the Call Home workflow
      2.  
        About the Product Improvement Program
    8.  
      About AutoSupport
    9.  
      About storage email alerts
  12. Appliance security
    1. About Symantec Data Center Security on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      1.  
        Auditing the SDCS logs on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      2.  
        Viewing SDCS audit log details
      3.  
        Changing the SDCS log retention settings on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
      4.  
        About SDCS event type codes and severity codes on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    2.  
      About data security
    3.  
      About data integrity
    4.  
      About data classification
    5.  
      About data encryption
    6.  
      About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance intrusion detection system
    7.  
      About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance intrusion prevention system
    8.  
      Major components of the NetBackup Virtual Appliance OS
    9.  
      OS STIG hardening for NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    10.  
      Unenforced STIG hardening rules
    11.  
      FIPS 140-2 conformance for NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    12.  
      Vulnerability scanning of the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    13.  
      About the appliance login banner
    14. Setting the appliance login banner
      1.  
        Creating the appliance login banner
      2.  
        Removing the appliance login banner
    15.  
      Log Forwarding feature overview
  13. Upgrading the appliance
    1. About upgrading to NetBackup Virtual Appliance software version 3.3.0.1
      1.  
        Supported upgrade paths
      2.  
        Preflight check before the upgrade
      3.  
        Appliance behavior during upgrades
      4.  
        About corresponding NetBackup software versions
      5.  
        About the Appliance Install Manager
    2. Requirements and best practices for upgrading NetBackup appliances
      1.  
        Upgrade time estimation
    3.  
      Pre-upgrade tasks for appliance upgrades
    4. Methods for downloading appliance software release updates
      1.  
        Downloading software updates directly to a NetBackup appliance
      2.  
        Downloading software updates to a NetBackup appliance using a client share
    5.  
      Installing a NetBackup Virtual Appliance software update using the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
    6.  
      Troubleshooting upgrade issues
  14. NetBackup client upgrades with VxUpdate
    1.  
      About VxUpdate
    2.  
      VxUpdate repository management
    3.  
      Deployment policy management
    4.  
      Manually initiating upgrades from the master server using VxUpdate
    5.  
      Manually initiating upgrades from the client using VxUpdate
    6.  
      Deployment job status
  15. Appliance restore
    1.  
      About appliance restore
    2.  
      Creating an appliance checkpoint from the appliance shell menu
    3.  
      Rollback to an appliance checkpoint from the appliance shell menu
    4.  
      About NetBackup Virtual Appliance factory reset
    5.  
      Factory reset best practices
    6.  
      How to factory reset the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
  16. Decommissioning and Reconfiguring
    1.  
      About decommissioning a NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    2.  
      Decommissioning a NetBackup Virtual Appliance with the media server role
  17. Troubleshooting
    1.  
      About troubleshooting the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    2.  
      About contacting Technical Support
    3.  
      Determining the NetBackup Virtual Appliance serial number
    4. About disaster recovery
      1.  
        Recovering a NetBackup appliance master server using NetBackup catalog restore
    5. About NetBackup support utilities
      1.  
        NetBackup Domain Network Analyzer (NBDNA)
      2.  
        NetBackup Support Utility (NBSU)
    6.  
      Troubleshooting NetBackup Virtual Appliance initial deployment issues
    7.  
      Error messages displayed on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
    8.  
      NetBackup status codes applicable for NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    9.  
      Installing an EEB
    10.  
      Rolling back an EEB using the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
  18. Appliance logging
    1.  
      About NetBackup Virtual Appliance log files
    2.  
      Viewing log files using the Support command
    3.  
      Where to find NetBackup Virtual Appliance log files using the Browse command
    4.  
      Enabling and disabling VxMS logging
    5.  
      Gathering device logs on a NetBackup virtual appliance
    6. About forwarding logs to an external server
      1.  
        Uploading certificates for TLS
      2.  
        Enabling log forwarding
      3.  
        Changing the log forwarding interval
      4.  
        Viewing the log forwarding configuration
      5.  
        Disabling log forwarding
  19. Commands overview
    1.  
      About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
    2.  
      Logging in to the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
    3.  
      Using the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
    4.  
      About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu command views
  20. Appendix A. Appliance commands
    1.  
      Appliance > Master
    2.  
      Appliance > Media
    3.  
      Appliance > ShowDedupPassword
    4.  
      Appliance > Status
    5.  
      Appliance > Configure
  21. Appendix B. Manage commands
    1.  
      Manage > Software > Delete
    2.  
      Manage > Software > Download
    3.  
      Manage > Software > List
    4.  
      Manage > Software > Install
    5.  
      Manage > Software > Share
    6.  
      Manage > Software > Readme
    7.  
      Manage > Software > Rollback
    8.  
      Manage > Software > Cancel
    9.  
      Manage > Software > DownloadProgress
    10.  
      Manage > Software > UpgradeStatus
    11.  
      Manage > Software > VxUpdate
    12.  
      Manage > Storage > Show
    13.  
      Manage > Storage > Add
    14.  
      Manage > Storage > Create
    15.  
      Manage > Storage > Delete
    16.  
      Manage > Storage > Edit
    17.  
      Manage > Storage > Monitor
    18.  
      Manage > Storage > Move
    19.  
      Manage > Storage > Remove
    20.  
      Manage > Storage > Resize
    21.  
      Manage > Storage > Scan
    22.  
      Manage > OpenStorage > Install
    23.  
      Manage > OpenStorage > List
    24.  
      Manage > OpenStorage > Readme
    25.  
      Manage > OpenStorage > Share
    26.  
      Manage > OpenStorage > Uninstall
    27.  
      Manage > MountPoints > List
    28.  
      Manage > MountPoints > Mount
    29.  
      Manage > MountPoints > Unmount
    30.  
      Manage > License > Add
    31.  
      Manage > License > List
    32.  
      Manage > License > ListInfo
    33.  
      Manage > License > Remove
    34.  
      Manage > Certificates > Generate
    35.  
      Manage > Certificates > Delete
    36.  
      Manage > NetBackupCLI > Create
    37.  
      Manage > NetBackupCLI > Delete
    38.  
      Manage > NetBackupCLI > List
  22. Appendix C. Monitor commands
    1.  
      Monitor > Uptime
    2.  
      Monitor > Who
    3.  
      Monitor > NetworkStatus
    4.  
      Monitor > Top
    5.  
      Monitor > MemoryStatus
    6.  
      Monitor > SDCS
    7.  
      Monitor > NetBackup
    8.  
      Monitor > Hardware
  23. Appendix D. Network commands
    1.  
      Network > Configure
    2.  
      Network > Date
    3.  
      Network > DNS
    4.  
      Network > Gateway
    5.  
      Network > Hostname
    6.  
      Network > Hosts
    7.  
      Network > IPv4
    8.  
      Network > IPv6
    9.  
      Network > LinkAggregation
    10.  
      Network > NetStat
    11.  
      Network > NTPServer
    12.  
      Network > Ping
    13.  
      Network > SetProperty
    14.  
      Network > Show
    15.  
      Network > TimeZone
    16.  
      Network > TraceRoute
    17.  
      Network > Unconfigure
    18.  
      Network > WANOptimization
  24. Appendix E. Reports commands
    1.  
      Reports > Deduplication
    2.  
      Reports > Process
  25. Appendix F. Settings commands
    1.  
      Settings > Deduplication
    2.  
      Settings > LifeCycle
    3.  
      Settings > LogForwarding
    4.  
      Settings > NetBackup
    5.  
      Settings > Password
    6.  
      Settings > SystemLocale
    7.  
      Settings > Share
    8.  
      Settings > Sysctl
    9.  
      Settings > NetBackup DNAT
    10.  
      Settings > NetBackup NATServers
    11.  
      Settings > Notifications > LoginBanner
    12.  
      Settings > Security > Authentication > LDAP
    13.  
      Settings > Security > Authentication > ActiveDirectory
    14.  
      Settings > Security > Authentication > Kerberos
    15.  
      Settings > Security > Authentication > LocalUser
    16.  
      Settings > Security > Authorization
    17.  
      Main > Settings > Security > Certificate
    18.  
      Main > Settings > Security > STIG
    19.  
      Main > Settings > Security > FIPS
    20.  
      Settings > Alerts > CallHome
    21.  
      Settings > Alerts > SNMP
    22.  
      Settings > Alerts > Email
    23.  
      Settings > Alerts > Hardware
  26. Appendix G. Support commands
    1.  
      Support > Checkpoint
    2.  
      Support > DataCollect
    3.  
      Support > Disk
    4.  
      Support > Errors
    5.  
      Support > FactoryReset
    6.  
      Support > InfraServices
    7.  
      Support > iostat
    8.  
      Support > LogBrowser
    9.  
      Support > Logs
    10.  
      Support > Maintenance
    11.  
      Support > Messages
    12.  
      Support > NBDNA
    13.  
      Support > nbperfchk
    14.  
      Support > NBSU
    15.  
      Support > Processes
    16.  
      Support > Reboot
    17.  
      Support > Service
    18.  
      Support > Shutdown
    19.  
      Support > Storage SanityCheck
    20.  
      Support > Storage Reset
    21.  
      Support > Test

NetBackup Virtual Appliance 3.3.0.1 new features, enhancements, and changes

The following list describes the new features, enhancements, and changes in the NetBackup Virtual Appliance 3.3.0.1 release:

  • Pre-upgrade requirements for version 3.3.0.1

    If you did not upgrade to NetBackup Appliance software version 3.2 and you plan to upgrade to version 3.3.0.1, you must first install the MSDP fingerprinting conversion hotfix.

    All appliances currently on version 3.0 require installation of this hotfix. Once installed, the fingerprinting conversion can take some time to complete. You cannot upgrade the appliance until the fingerprinting conversion has completed.

    For a complete checklist of pre-upgrade requirements, refer to the following article:

    https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100046066

  • Upgrading systems with role-based access control (RBAC) users

    If you plan to upgrade appliances with versions 3.1.2 or 3.2 that have NetBackup RBAC users, after the upgrade has completed, you must download and run the NetBackup 8.3 RBAC Utility. For details, see the following articles:

    https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100047577

    https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100047660

  • MSDP cloud storage support with NetBackup 8.3.0.1 (included with appliance version 3.3.0.1)

    NetBackup 8.3 introduces MSDP cloud, a new cloud solution with deduplication technology. Data is stored directly to cloud targets with deduplication. One MSDP storage server can support both local storage and multiple cloud storage targets. After you configure the MSDP storage server, you can add a cloud storage target to that storage server and then the MSDP storage server can store data to the cloud target.

    This new cloud solution is available on new NetBackup appliances that are deployed on version 3.3.0.1 or on appliances that are upgraded to version 3.3.0.1.

    Note:

    The NetBackup Virtual Appliance Cloud Catalyst is no longer supported for new deployments. You can still upgrade these appliances to version 3.3.0.1, however you cannot configure them to use the MSDP cloud feature.

  • Manage Network Address Translation (NAT) server names

    Starting with this release, you can choose to configure a media server appliance behind a NAT network. This configuration allows the media server to communicate with NAT clients and a master server in the public network. As part of the configuration, new commands let you manage NAT server names in the NetBackup Servers list. The following describes the command view and the available options:

    Command view: Main > Settings > NetBackup NATServers

    Options: Add Delete Show

  • Automatic rollback when installing revised EEBs

    Starting with this release, an installed EEB can be updated with a newer revision of the same EEB without the need for a manual rollback of the currently installed version. EEB installation is supported through the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu and the Appliance Management Server (AMS). For EEB installation details, refer to the following documents:

    NetBackup Appliance Administrator's Guide

    Veritas Appliance Management Guide

  • LogBrowser command

    The Support > LogBrowser command allows you to start a log transfer web service to send logs through a web page to the Veritas AutoSupport server. You can set the amount of time to keep the feature active. When the set time expires, the log transfer web service stops automatically.

  • VMware vSphere 7.0 support

    VMware vSphere version 7.0 is now supported for deployment.

Appliance Management Server version 1.4
  • The Overview tab provides an option to reboot an appliance.

  • The new Capacity tab displays the capacity utilization trend of an appliance. You can specify the duration for which to view the trend and then select a date to view the corresponding consumption details. The data is automatically updated every 24 hours. This tab is available for physical appliances only and not for virtual appliances.

  • The following management actions are available from the Manage menu on the Home page of the Appliance Management Console:

    • The Stage packages action lets you to upload packages from the AMS repository to the agent appliances in the /inst/patches/incoming directory.

    • The Manage services action lets you start, stop, or restart certain services on multiple appliances simultaneously, provided that the agent versions of the selected appliances match.

  • The new Repository and Activity icons are available in the navigation menu on the left in the Appliance Management Console Monitor. They let you directly access the Repository page and the Activity Monitor page, respectively. Earlier, these views were accessible from the Settings page and the Monitor page.

  • The Repository page displays the details of a package when you click on a package name. In case of EEBs, the Readme is included in the details so that you can quickly review it.

  • Warning and information messages about your currently registered appliances are displayed as notifications at the top of the Home page. These notifications persist during the current signed-in session, unless you either click X in the right corner, or address the task that the notification mentions.

  • Starting with NetBackup Appliance 3.3.0.1, AMS logs can be collected by using the Main > Support > DataCollect command.

  • The following new command-line options are available from the appliance shell menu:

    • Management Server Status lets you verify whether an appliance is configured as an AMS or not.

    • Management Server Configure lets you configure an appliance as an AMS. Earlier, the Configure option was not required.

    • Management Agent Unregister lets you unregister an appliance from the AMS after it is removed from the Appliance Management Console.

  • Veritas recommends that you configure a NetBackup Virtual Appliance as a master or a media server before configuring it as an AMS. Without a role configured, Active Directory support in unavailable.

For details, refer to the Appliance Management Guide.