NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager for Cloud Install and Upgrade Guide

To recover NetBackup Snapshot Manager using a snapshot you have in the cloud

1. Using your cloud provider's dashboard or console, create a volume from the existing snapshot.
2. Create a new virtual machine with specifics equal to or better than your previous NetBackup Snapshot Manager server.
3. Install Docker/Podman on the new server.

4. Attach the newly-created volume to this NetBackup Snapshot Manager server instance.
5. Create the NetBackup Snapshot Manager installation directory on this server.

   Use the following command:

   # mkdir /full_path_to_cloudpoint_installation_directory

   For example:

   # mkdir /cloudpoint

6. Mount the attached volume to the installation directory you just created.

   Use the following command:

   # mount /dev/device-name /full_path_to_cloudpoint_installation_directory

   For example:

   # mount /dev/xvdb /cloudpoint

7. Verify that all NetBackup Snapshot Manager related configuration data and files are in the directory.

   Enter the following command:

   # ls -l /cloudpoint

8. Download or copy the NetBackup Snapshot Manager installer binary to the new server.
9. Install NetBackup Snapshot Manager.

   Use the following command:

   (For Docker/Podman)

   flexsnap_configure install

   The installation program detects an existing version of NetBackup Snapshot Manager and re-installs all NetBackup Snapshot Manager services without overwriting existing content.

   Messages similar to the following are displayed on the command prompt:

   Configuration started at time Wed May 13 22:20:47 UTC 2020
   This is a re-install.
   Checking if a 1.0 release container exists ...

   Note the line that indicates that the operation is a re-install.

10. When the installation completes, you can resume working with NetBackup Snapshot Manager using your existing credentials.