Veritas NetBackup 8.0 Clustered Master Server Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.0)
  1. Introduction to NetBackup Master 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.  
      Accessing NetBackup cluster compatibility lists
    6.  
      About configuring LiveUpdate with clustered NetBackup
    7.  
      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 UNIX/Linux
    1.  
      About NetBackup on a Veritas Cluster Server on UNIX/Linux
    2.  
      Installation prerequisites for NetBackup on VCS on UNIX/Linux
    3. About preinstallation checklist for a NetBackup failover server installation on VCS on Unix\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 UNIX/Linux
    5.  
      Configuring a failover NetBackup server on VCS on UNIX/Linux
    6.  
      About adding a node to existing cluster
    7.  
      Installing or upgrading NetBackup options on VCS on UNIX/Linux
    8.  
      Upgrading a NetBackup failover server on VCS on Unix/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.  
      About detailed monitoring for the NetBackup server
    8.  
      Setting up a detailed monitoring script for the NetBackup server on VCS on Windows
    9.  
      Enabling detailed monitoring in VCS Cluster Manager for the NetBackup server
    10.  
      Disabling detailed monitoring in VCS Cluster Manager for the NetBackup server
  5. NetBackup in a Solaris Cluster
    1.  
      About NetBackup on Solaris Cluster
    2.  
      Installation prerequisites for NetBackup on Solaris Cluster
    3.  
      Preinstallation checklist for a NetBackup failover server installation on Solaris Cluster
    4.  
      Installing NetBackup on Solaris Cluster
    5.  
      Configuring NetBackup on Solaris Cluster
    6.  
      Installing or upgrading NetBackup options on Solaris Cluster
    7.  
      Upgrading a NetBackup failover server on Solaris Cluster
    8.  
      Solaris Cluster commands for bringing the resource group online or offline
  6. NetBackup on HP Service Guard cluster
    1.  
      About NetBackup on HP Service Guard cluster
    2.  
      Installation prerequisites for NetBackup on HP Service Guard cluster
    3.  
      Preinstallation checklist for a NetBackup failover server installation on HP Service Guard cluster
    4.  
      Installing NetBackup on HP Service Guard cluster
    5.  
      Configuring NetBackup on HP Service Guard cluster
    6.  
      Installing or upgrading NetBackup options on HP Service Guard Cluster
    7.  
      Upgrading a NetBackup failover server on HP Service Guard Cluster
    8.  
      Service Guard commands for bringing the resource group online or offline
  7. NetBackup on PowerHA cluster for AIX
    1.  
      About NetBackup on PowerHA cluster for AIX
    2.  
      Installation prerequisites for NetBackup on PowerHA cluster for AIX
    3.  
      Pre-installation checklist for a NetBackup failover server installation on PowerHA cluster for AIX
    4.  
      Installing NetBackup on PowerHA cluster for AIX
    5.  
      Configuring NetBackup on PowerHA cluster for AIX
    6.  
      Installing NetBackup options on PowerHA cluster for AIX
    7.  
      Upgrading a NetBackup failover server on PowerHA cluster for AIX
    8.  
      Bringing the NetBackup resource group online or offline
  8. 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.  
      Making nbcssc highly available
    7.  
      About configuring backup policies for a NetBackup clustered server
    8.  
      What to back up
    9.  
      Guidelines for backing up local disks in a cluster
    10.  
      Guidelines for backing up the shared disks
    11.  
      Verifying NetBackup configuration
    12.  
      Configuring robotic daemons for monitoring (UNIX/Linux clusters)
    13.  
      Configuring additional services (UNIX/Linux clusters)
    14.  
      Configuring add-ons for monitoring (UNIX/Linux clusters)
    15.  
      Configuring additional services (Windows)
    16.  
      Configuring add-ons for monitoring (Windows)
    17.  
      About adding license keys
  9. Operational notes
    1.  
      General notes on clustered master server administration
    2.  
      About delay in detecting of loss of connection (WSFC and VCS on Windows)
    3.  
      About WSFC clusters
    4.  
      About NetBackup cluster application management
    5.  
      Logging information
    6.  
      About NetBackup's IPv6 support
    7.  
      A virtual name cannot resolve to both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses in clustered environments
    8.  
      Log on to server using virtual name
    9.  
      Increase resource offline timeout after installing or upgrading on non-Solaris UNIX clusters
    10.  
      Normal error messages when upgrading clustered servers to 8.0
    11.  
      NetBackup resource group tuning parameters for Solaris Cluster
  10. Appendix A. NetBackup master server in a cluster using multiple interfaces
    1.  
      About NetBackup master server in a cluster using multiple interfaces
    2.  
      Requirements for use of a NetBackup master server in a cluster with multiple interfaces
    3.  
      Configuring the NetBackup master server in a cluster using multiple interfaces

Restoring the cluster quorum

The cluster quorum is backed up as part of System State or Shadow Copy Components for each node. To restore the cluster quorum, other nodes in the cluster must be offline. If you cannot take the other nodes in the cluster offline before you restore the cluster quorum, follow the instructions in the next procedure.

To force the restore of the cluster quorum when other nodes are online

  1. Create the following registry entry:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VERITAS\NetBackup\CurrentVersion\
    Config\Cluster_Database_Force_Restore

    The actual registry entry must be on a single line. If required, create this registry value as data type REG_SZ with a value of YES. When this value is set, the cluster service is stopped for any nodes that are online.

  2. If Active Directory is running on the target server or the target server is currently a domain controller, the restore procedure is different.

To restore the cluster quorum

  1. If the other nodes in the cluster are online, create the registry entry as described in the previous procedure.
  2. In the NetBackup Backup, Archive, and Restore interface, open a Restore window.
  3. Select the backup image (or range of images) that contains the backup of the System State or Shadow Copy Components for this node of the cluster.
  4. In the All Folders pane, select System_State or Shadow Copy Components.
  5. If the disk where the cluster quorum previously resided is changed, set the registry entry. This action forces the restore to continue.

    The disk may have been replaced with a new one. Or the disk configuration may have been changed so that the cluster quorum now resides on a different disk. In the latter case, the drive letter can remain the same for the disk that contained the cluster quorum. The drive letter can remain the same even if the configuration has changed. It can also remain the same if the disk signatures in the restore media do not match the signatures in the cluster quorum.

  6. Continue the restore.
  7. When the restore operation is complete, restart the cluster node. Or use the Failover Cluster Manager to restart the cluster service on any nodes where it was stopped.