NetBackup™ 10.3.0.1 Application Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (4.2, 4.1, 4.0)
Platform: Flex Appliance OS
  1. Product overview
    1.  
      Introduction to NetBackup applications for Flex Appliance
    2.  
      About the Flex Appliance documentation
  2. Release notes
    1.  
      NetBackup 10.3.0.1 application new features, enhancements, and changes
    2.  
      Supported upgrade paths to this release
    3.  
      Operational notes
  3. Geting started
    1.  
      Prerequisites before you can create NetBackup application instances
    2.  
      Installing the NetBackup Administration Console and client packages
  4. Creating NetBackup application instances
    1. Creating application instances
      1.  
        Creating a NetBackup primary server instance
      2.  
        Creating a NetBackup media server instance
      3.  
        Creating a NetBackup WORM storage server instance
  5. Managing NetBackup application instances
    1.  
      Managing application instances from Flex Appliance and NetBackup
    2. Accessing NetBackup primary and media server instances for management tasks
      1. Managing users on a primary or a media server instance
        1.  
          Adding and removing local users on a primary or a media server instance
        2.  
          Connecting an Active Directory user domain to a primary or a media server instance
        3.  
          Connecting an LDAP user domain to a primary or a media server instance
        4.  
          Changing a user password on a primary or a media server instance
        5.  
          Using SSH keys for authentication on a primary or a media server instance
      2.  
        Configuring the multi-factor authentication on NetBackup primary and media server instance
      3. Running NetBackup commands on a primary or a media server application instance
        1.  
          Creating a NetBackup touch file on a primary or a media server application instance
        2.  
          Installing NetBackup notify scripts on a primary or a media server application instance
      4.  
        Monitoring NetBackup services on a NetBackup primary server instance
      5.  
        Mounting an NFS share on a NetBackup primary server instance
      6.  
        Setting environment variables on primary and media server instances
      7.  
        Storing custom data on a primary or a media server instance
      8.  
        Modifying or disabling the nbdeployutil utility on a primary server instance
      9.  
        Disabling SMB server signing on a media server instance
      10.  
        Enabling extra OS STIG hardening on a primary or a media server instance
      11.  
        Using a login banner on a primary or a media server instance
      12.  
        Using a primary server instance for disaster recovery
      13.  
        Authorizing a primary or a media server instance for deletion
    3. Accessing NetBackup WORM storage server instances for management tasks
      1. Managing users from the deduplication shell
        1.  
          Adding and removing local users from the deduplication shell
        2.  
          Adding MSDP users from the deduplication shell
        3.  
          Connecting an Active Directory domain to a WORM storage server for Universal Shares and Instant Access
        4.  
          Disconnecting an Active Directory domain from the deduplication shell
        5.  
          Changing a user password from the deduplication shell
      2.  
        Configuring the multi-factor authentication on NetBackup WORM storage server instance
      3.  
        Managing VLAN interfaces from the deduplication shell
      4.  
        Viewing the lockdown mode on a WORM storage server
      5.  
        Managing the retention policy on a WORM storage server
      6.  
        Managing images with a retention lock on a WORM storage server
      7.  
        Auditing WORM retention changes
      8.  
        Protecting the NetBackup catalog on a WORM storage server
      9. Managing certificates from the deduplication shell
        1.  
          Viewing the certificate details from the deduplication shell
        2.  
          Importing certificates from the deduplication shell
        3.  
          Removing certificates from the deduplication shell
      10.  
        Managing FIPS mode from the deduplication shell
      11.  
        Encrypting backups from the deduplication shell
      12. Configuring an isolated recovery environment using the web UI
        1.  
          Configuring the allowed subnets
        2.  
          Configuring the reverse connections
        3.  
          Configuring the reverse replication schedule
        4.  
          Adding a replication operation to SLP at the production primary server
      13.  
        Tuning the MSDP configuration from the deduplication shell
      14.  
        Setting the MSDP log level from the deduplication shell
      15. Managing NetBackup services from the deduplication shell
        1.  
          Managing the cyclic redundancy checking (CRC) service
        2.  
          Managing the content router queue processing (CRQP) service
        3.  
          Managing the online checking service
        4.  
          Managing the compaction service
        5.  
          Managing the deduplication (MSDP) services
        6.  
          Managing the Storage Platform Web Service (SPWS)
        7.  
          Managing the Veritas provisioning file system (VPFS) configuration parameters
        8.  
          Managing the Veritas provisioning file system (VPFS) mounts
        9.  
          Managing the NGINX service
        10.  
          Managing the SMB service
      16. Monitoring and troubleshooting NetBackup services from the deduplication shell
        1.  
          Managing the health monitor
        2.  
          Viewing information about the system
        3.  
          Viewing the deduplication (MSDP) history or configuration files
        4.  
          Viewing the log files
        5.  
          Collecting and transferring troubleshooting files
      17. Managing S3 service from the deduplication shell
        1.  
          Configuring the S3 service
        2.  
          Creating or resetting root credentials
        3.  
          Changing the S3 service certificates
        4.  
          Managing the S3 service
      18.  
        Authorizing a WORM storage server for deletion

Tuning the MSDP configuration from the deduplication shell

The default MSDP configuration should work for most installations. However, if you need to make adjustments, use the following commands to set or view the parameters.

Parameter

Description

Commands

AllocationUnitSize

The allocation unit size for the data on the server

To set the parameter: setting set-MSDP-param allocation-unit-size value=<number of MiB>

To view the parameter: setting get-MSDP-param allocation-unit-size

DataCheckDays

The number of days to check the data for consistency

To set the parameter: setting set-MSDP-param data-check-days value=<number of days>

To view the parameter: setting get-MSDP-param data-check-days

LogRetention

The length of time to keep logs

To set the parameter: setting set-MSDP-param log-retention value=<number of days>

To view the parameter: setting get-MSDP-param log-retention

MaxCacheSize

The maximum size of the NetBackup Deduplication Engine (spoold) fingerprint cache

To set the parameter: setting set-MSDP-param max-cache-size value=<number of GB>

To view the parameter: setting get-MSDP-param max-cache-size

MaxRetryCount

The maximum number of times to retry a failed transmission

To set the parameter: setting set-MSDP-param max-retry-count value=<number of retry times>

To view the parameter: setting get-MSDP-param max-retry-count

SpadLogging

The log level for the NetBackup Deduplication Manager (spad)

To set the parameter: setting set-MSDP-param spad-logging log_level=<value>

See Setting the MSDP log level from the deduplication shell.

To view the parameter: setting get-MSDP-param spad-logging

SpooldLogging

The log level for the NetBackup Deduplication Engine (spoold)

To set the parameter: setting set-MSDP-param spoold-logging log_level=<value>

See Setting the MSDP log level from the deduplication shell.

To view the parameter: setting get-MSDP-param spoold-logging

WriteThreadNum

The number of threads for writing data to the data container in parallel

To set the parameter: setting set-MSDP-param write-thread-num value=<number of threads>

To view the parameter: setting get-MSDP-param write-thread-num

CloudDataCacheSize

The default data cache size when the cloud LSU is added. Decrease this value if sufficient free space is not available.

To set the parameter:

setting set-MSDP-param cloud-data-cache-size value=<number>

To view the parameter:

setting get-MSDP-param cloud-data-cache-size

CloudMapCacheSize

The default map cache size when the cloud LSU is added. Decrease this value if sufficient free space is not available.

To set the parameter:

setting set-MSDP-param cloud-map-cache-size value=<number>

To view the parameter:

setting get-MSDP-param cloud-map-cache-size

CloudMetaCacheSize

The default meta cache size when the cloud LSU is added. Decrease this value if sufficient free space is not available.

To set the parameter:

setting set-MSDP-param cloud-meta-cache-size value=<number>

To view the parameter:

setting get-MSDP-param cloud-meta-cache-size

CloudUploadCacheSize

The default upload cache size when the cloud LSU is added. The minimum value is 12 GiB.

To set the parameter:

setting set-MSDP-param cloud-upload-cache-size value=<number>

To view the parameter:

setting get-MSDP-param cloud-upload-cache-size

EnableLocalPredictiveSamplingCache

The parameter to enable or disable the local predictive sampling cache. Both spoold and spad have this parameter, and it should be synced between them.

To set the parameter:

setting set-MSDP-param enable-local-predictive-sampling-cache value=<true/false>

To view the parameter:

setting get-MSDP-param enable-local-predictive-sampling-cache

MaxPredictiveCacheSize

The maximum size of the spoold predictive cache.

To set the parameter:

setting set-MSDP-param max-predictive-cache-size value=<number of bytes/%>

To view the parameter:

setting get-MSDP-param max-predictive-cache-size

MaxSamplingCacheSize

The maximum size of the spoold sampling cache.

To set the parameter:

setting set-MSDP-param max-sampling-cache-size value=<number of bytes/%>

To view the parameter:

setting get-MSDP-param max-sampling-cache-size

UsableMemoryLimit

The maximum usable memory size in spoold.

To set the parameter:

setting set-MSDP-param usable-memory-limit value=<number of bytes/%>

To view the parameter:

setting get-MSDP-param usable-memory-limit