NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager for Data Center Administrator's Guide
- Introduction
- Preparing for NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center installation
- About the deployment approach
- Hosting NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Meeting system requirements
- Host sizing recommendations
- Creating an instance or preparing the host to install NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Installing container platform (Docker, Podman)
- Creating and mounting a volume to store data
- Verifying that specific ports are open on the instance or physical host
- Deploying NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center using container images
- Before you begin installing NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Installing NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center in the Docker/Podman environment
- Securing the connection to NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Verifying that NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center is installed successfully
- Restarting NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Associating NetBackup media server(s) with Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- About NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center upgrades
- Supported upgrade path
- Upgrade scenarios
- Preparing to upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center using patch or hotfix
- Migrating and upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Before you begin migrating NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Migrate and upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center on RHEL 8.6 or 8.4
- Uninstalling NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Snapshot Manager for Data Center catalog backup and recovery
- Configure NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Storage array replication
- Storage array plug-ins for Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Configure the storage array plug-ins for Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax array
- Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax plug-in configuration prerequisites
- Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax
- DELL EMC PowerMax and VMax Plug-in configuration parameters
- Roles and privileges on Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax and VMax
- Dell EMC XtremIO plug-in considerations and limitations
- Dell EMC PowerFlex array
- Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)
- Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center Operation on DELL EMC PowerScale (Isilon)
- DELL EMC PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in configuration prerequisites
- Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in configuration parameters
- Using SmartConnect with Snapshot Manager
- Roles and privileges on Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)
- Snapshot replication for Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)
- Supported Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) replication topologies
- Consideration for Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)
- Dell EMC PowerStore SAN and NAS plug-in
- Dell EMC XtremIO SAN array
- Dell EMC Unity Array
- Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX SAN array
- Fujitsu Eternus AB/HB SAN array
- HPE RMC plug-in
- HPE XP plug-in
- HPE Alletra 9000 SAN array
- HPE Alletra 6000 SAN array
- Hitachi NAS array
- Hitachi SAN array
- IBM Storwize SAN V7000 plug-in
- InfiniBox SAN array
- InfiniBox NAS array
- Lenovo DM 5000 series array
- NetApp Storage array
- Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on NetApp storage
- NetApp plug-in configuration prerequisites
- NetApp plug-in configuration parameters
- Roles and privileges on NetApp storage array for the ZAPI interface
- Roles and privileges on NetApp storage array for REST interface
- Domain user permissions on the NetApp array
- Configuring a dedicated LIF for NetBackup operation
- NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO)
- Snapshot Replication
- Supported NetApp replication topologies
- Considerations for NetApp plug-in
- NetApp E-Series array
- Nutanix Files array
- Pure Storage FlashArray SAN
- Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Pure Storage SAN array models
- Pure Storage SAN plug-in configuration pre-requisites
- Pure Storage SAN plug-in configuration parameters
- Roles and privileges on Pure Storage FlashArray
- Pure Storage FlashArray plug-in considerations and limitations
- Pure Storage FlashBlade plug-in configuration notes
- PowerMax eNAS array
- Qumulo NAS array
- Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Qumulo plug-in
- Qumulo plug-in configuration prerequisites
- Qumulo plug-in configuration parameters
- Permissions and privileges on Qumulo cluster
- Domain user permissions on the Qumulo cluster
- Configuring a dedicated VLAN for NetBackup access
- Qumulo plug-in considerations and limitations
- Configuring storage lifecycle policies for snapshots and snapshot replication
- About configuring storage lifecycle policies for snapshots and snapshot replication
- Creating a storage lifecycle policy for snapshots and snapshot replication
- Operation types in a storage lifecycle policy
- Retention types for storage lifecycle policy operations
- NetBackup Snapshot Manager logging
- About NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center logging mechanism
- How Fluentd-based NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center logging works
- About the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center fluentd configuration file
- Modifying the fluentd configuration file
- Viewing NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center logs
- Fluentd-based logging requirements and considerations
- NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center logs
- Troubleshooting
About configuring storage lifecycle policies for snapshots and snapshot replication
A storage lifecycle policy (SLP) contains instructions in the form of storage operations to store data. Operations are added to the SLP that determine how the data is stored and copied or replicated. For example, the NetBackup administrator creates an operation that determines where the data exists as a snapshot, as a replication, or as a duplication. The administrator also determines the retention of the data at each storage unit or storage unit group.
An SLP that is configured for snapshots or snapshot replication must contain a specific, hierarchical combination of operations.
See Figure: Four types of operations in this example replication scenario.. It represents an SLP for a replication scenario. In the example, the following operations are used:
A Snapshot operation creates a snapshot.
A Replication operation replicates the snapshot to another volume.
A Backup from Snapshot operation creates a tar-formatted backup from the snapshot.
A Duplication operation copies the backup to tape.
Table: Example of a storage lifecycle policy configured for snapshots and snapshot replication describes the four types of operations that are required in this example replication scenario.
Table: Example of a storage lifecycle policy configured for snapshots and snapshot replication
Operation order in SLP | Operation | Description |
|---|---|---|
1 |
| Operation 1 creates a snapshot in the primary storage. The snapshot serves as the source for the other operations in the SLP.
|
2 (Child to Operation 1) |
| Operation 2 replicates the snapshot that the first operation created.
Note: <Vendor>_<ReplicationType> is the replication type supported by the storage array vendor. |
3 (Child to Operation 2) |
| Operation 3 creates a tar-formatted backup copy of the snapshot.
|
4 (Child to Operation 3) | Duplication | Operation 4 makes a duplicate copy from the tar-formatted backup copy. In this example, the copy is duplicated to tape media.
|
After the SLP is configured for different operations, the NetBackup administrator configures a backup policy that points to the snapshot SLP.
The SLP Parameters host properties in the NetBackup Web UI allow administrators to customize how SLPs are maintained and how SLP jobs run.