Veritas NetBackup™ for HBase Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.2, 8.1.2)
Platform: Linux,UNIX,Windows
  1. Introduction
    1.  
      Protecting HBase data using NetBackup
    2.  
      Backing up HBase data
    3.  
      Restoring HBase data
    4.  
      NetBackup for HBase terminologies
    5.  
      Limitations
  2. Deploying HBase plug-in for NetBackup
    1.  
      About the HBase plug-in deployment
    2.  
      Pre-requisites for installing the HBase plug-in
    3.  
      Operating system and platform compatibility
    4.  
      License for HBase plug-in for NetBackup
    5.  
      Preparing the HBase cluster
    6.  
      Best practices for deploying the HBase plug-in
    7.  
      Post installation procedures
    8.  
      Verifying the deployment of the HBase plug-in
  3. Configuring NetBackup for HBase
    1.  
      About configuring NetBackup for HBase
    2. Managing backup hosts
      1.  
        Whitelisting a NetBackup client on NetBackup master server
      2.  
        Configure a NetBackup Appliance as a backup host
    3.  
      Adding HBase credentials in NetBackup
    4. Configuring the HBase plug-in using the HBase configuration file
      1.  
        Configuring NetBackup for a highly-available HBase cluster
    5.  
      Configuration for a HBase cluster that uses Kerberos
    6. Configuring NetBackup policies for HBase plug-in
      1. Creating a BigData backup policy
        1. Creating BigData policy using the NetBackup Administration Console
          1.  
            Using the Policy Configuration Wizard to create a BigData policy for HBase clusters
          2.  
            Using the NetBackup Policies utility to create a BigData policy for HBase clusters
        2.  
          Using NetBackup Command Line Interface (CLI) to create a BigData policy for HBase clusters
    7.  
      Disaster recovery of a HBase cluster
  4. Performing backups and restores of HBase
    1. About backing up a HBase cluster
      1.  
        Pre-requisite for running backup and restore operations for a HBase cluster with Kerberos authentication
      2.  
        Backing up a HBase cluster
      3.  
        Best practices for backing up a HBase cluster
    2. About restoring a HBase cluster
      1. Restoring HBase data on the same HBase cluster
        1.  
          Using the Restore Wizard to restore HBase data on the same cluster
        2.  
          Using the bprestore command to restore HBase data on the same HBase cluster
    3.  
      Restoring HBase data on an alternate HBase cluster
    4.  
      Restoring truncated tables
    5.  
      Best practices for restoring a HBase cluster
  5. Troubleshooting
    1.  
      About NetBackup for HBase debug logging
    2.  
      Backup fails with error 6609
    3.  
      Backup fails with error 6601
    4.  
      Backup fails with error 6623
    5.  
      Restore fails with error 2850
    6.  
      Backup fails with error 20
    7.  
      Backup fails with error 112

Restoring truncated tables

HBase has a limitation to restore truncated tables. As a workaround, follow the procedure.

To restore truncated tables

  1. Open the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface.
  2. Select the appropriate date range to restore the complete data set.
  3. In the Browse directory, specify the root directory ( "/") as the path to browse.
  4. From the File menu (Windows) or Actions menu (UNIX), choose Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type.
  5. On the Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type wizard, enter the source and destination details for restore.

    • Specify the HBase HMaster as the source for which you want to perform the restore operation.

      From the Source client for restores list, select the required HMaster.

    • Specify the backup host as the destination client.

      From the Destination client for restores list, select the required backup host.

    • On the Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type wizard, enter the policy type details for restore.

      From the Policy type for restores list, choose BigData as the policy type for restore.

      Click Ok.

  6. Go to the Backup History and select the backup images that you want to restore.
  7. In the Directory Structure pane, expand the Directory.

    All the subsequent files and folders under the directory are displayed in the Contents of Selected Directory pane.

  8. In the Contents of Selected Directory pane, select the check box for the HBase files that you want to restore.
  9. Click Restore.
  10. In the Restore Marked Files dialog box, select Restore individual directories and files to different locations.
  11. Select the source HBase directory.
  12. Click Change Selected Destination(s)....

    The Change Selected Destinations dialog box is displayed.

  13. In the Destinations field, add archive at the end of the destination directory.
  14. Click OK.
  15. Click Start Restore.
  16. Verify the restored files.