NetBackup™ Marketplace Deployment Guide on Azure Kubernetes Services

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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.1)

Cluster Configuration

On the Cluster Configuration tab, provide the following details as required:

Table: Cluster configuration tab parameters

Parameters

Description

Create a new AKS cluster?

Yes / No

You can select Yes to create new AKS cluster or select No if you want to use the existing AKS cluster.

For the pre-existing cluster, ensure the following:

  1. Cluster has Contributor role on the container registry.

  2. While using a dedicated subnet for the application Load balancer, ensure that the cluster has the required role assigned for the dedicated subnet..

Kubernetes cluster name

Provide the name of the Azure Kubernetes Service cluster.

Network configuration

This is the network plugin used for building the Kubernetes network. Only AzureCNI networking is supported for Netbackup cluster configuration.

Use a dedicated subnet for application load balancer?

You need to select this checkbox if you want to use a dedicated subnet for your application load balancer.

Select aks cluster

You need to select the existing cluster in case if was selected as No while creating new cluster.

Configure virtual networks

Virtual Network

Select a virtual network for the AKS cluster subnet and the application Load Balancer subnet. Ensure to select the same network for the application load balancer subnet as that of the cluster vNet.

Subnet for AKS cluster

Select a subnet from the virtual network for AKS cluster creation.

Subnet for Load Balancer

Select a subnet from the virtual network for Application Load Balancer.

Kubernetes service address range

A CIDR notation IP address.

Kubernetes DNS service IP address

An IP address assigned to Kubernetes DNS service.

Docker Bridge address

An IP address and netmask assigned to Docker Bridge.

DNS name prefix

DNS name prefix to use with the hosted Kubernetes API server FQDN.

Primary Server Node pool Configuration

Node pool name

Enter the name for the node pool.

Node size

Node size should have minimum 16vCPUs and 64 GB RAM.

Scale Method

Scale method to be used for your node pool. "Autoscale" is the default method used for your node pool.

Max node count

The number of nodes that will be created along with the cluster.

Media Server Node pool Configuration

Node pool name

Enter the name of the node pool.

Node size

Node size should have minimum 8vCPUs and 32 GB RAM.

Scale Method

Scale method to be used for your node pool. "Autoscale" is the default method used for your node pool.

Max node count

The number of nodes that will be created along with the cluster.

Storage Server Node pool Configuration

Node pool name

Enter the name of the node pool.

Node size

Node size should have minimum 8vCPUs and 64 GB RAM.

Scale Method

Scale method to be used for your node pool. "Autoscale" is the default method used for your node pool.

Max node count

The number of nodes that will be created along with the cluster.

Snapshot Manager Node pool Configuration

Node pool name

Enter the name of the node pool.

Node Size

Node size should have minimum 4vCPUs and 16 GB RAM.

Scale Method

Scale method to be used for your node pool. "Autoscale" is the default method used for your node pool.

Max node count

The number of nodes that will be created along with the cluster.

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