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NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager for Data Center Administrator's Guide
Last Published:
2024-09-30
Product(s):
NetBackup (10.5)
- 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
- 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
- Required ports for different arrays
- Azure NetApp Files plug-in
- Azure Files plug-in
- 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 for Data Center
- 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
- Fujitsu AX/HX Series plug-in
- Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center Operation on Fujitsu AX/HX array
- Fujitsu AX/HX plug-in Configuration prerequisites
- Fujitsu AX/HX plug-in configuration parameters
- Fujitsu AX/HX SnapDiff configuration prerequisites
- ACL configuration on Fujitsu AX/HX array
- Fujitsu AX/HX plug-in considerations and limitations
- HPE RMC plug-in
- HPE XP plug-in
- HPE Alletra 9000 SAN array
- HPE Alletra 6000 SAN array
- HPE GreenLake for Block Storage array
- Hitachi NAS array
- Hitachi SAN array
- IBM Storwize SAN V7000 plug-in
- IBM FlashSystem plug-in
- IBM SAN Volume Controller plug-in
- Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center Operation on IBM SAN Volume Controller array
- IBM SAN Volume Controller plug-in configuration prerequisites
- IBM SAN Volume Controller plug-in configuration parameters
- Roles and privileges on IBM SAN Volume Controller
- IBM SAN Volume Controller plug-in considerations and limitations
- 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
- Snapshot Replication
- Supported NetApp replication topologies
- Considerations for NetApp plug-in
- NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO)
- Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP 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 the Qumulo cluster
- Domain user permissions on the Qumulo cluster
- Configuring a dedicated VLAN for NetBackup access
- Qumulo plug-in considerations and limitations
- VMware vSAN File Services plug-in
- Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center Operation on VMware vSAN cluster
- VMware vSAN File Services plug-in configuration prerequisites
- VMware vSAN File Services plug-in configuration parameters
- Domain user permissions on the VMware vSAN Cluster
- VMware vSAN File Services 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 logging mechanism
- How Fluentd-based NetBackup Snapshot Manager logging works
- About the NetBackup Snapshot Manager fluentd configuration file
- Modifying the fluentd configuration file
- Viewing NetBackup Snapshot Manager logs
- Fluentd-based logging requirements and considerations
- NetBackup Snapshot Manager logs
- Agentless logs
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Backup from snapshot job fails with time out error
- (SELinux) Storage array plug-in configuration failure for custom port
- Execution fails for the flexsnap_preinstall.sh command.
- For NetApp SAN volumes, failure to create snapshot of a volume
- D-NAS backup fails with the error: The file system crawler process timed-out waiting for streams to attach with shared memory. (3003)
- Isilon backup from snapshot failed with the Snapshot cannot be mounted error.
Verifying that NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center is installed successfully
Verify that NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center is installed successfully by doing one of the following on the physical computer or the instance command line:
Verify that a similar success message is displayed at the command prompt.
Configuration complete at time Fri Mar 13 06:15:43 UTC 2020!
Note:
If the installation of NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center fails, then you must remove the stale containers and flexsnap-network by performing the uninstall steps and attempt the installation again.
Run the following command and verify that the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center services are running and the status is displayed as UP:
For Docker environment: # sudo docker ps -a
For Podman environment: # sudo podman ps -a
The command output resembles the following:
CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES b13a96fbefa1 veritas/flexsnap-core:10.4.x.x-xxxxx "/usr/bin/flexsnap-w…" 4 hours ago Up 4 hours flexsnap-workflow-system-0-min a3a6c801d7aa veritas/flexsnap-core:10.4.x.x-xxxxx "/usr/bin/flexsnap-w…" 4 hours ago Up 4 hours flexsnap-workflow-general-0-min b9cd09ab7797 veritas/flexsnap-nginx:10.4.x.x-xxxxx "/usr/sbin/nginx" 4 hours ago Up 4 hours 0.0.0.0:443->443/tcp, :::443->443/tcp, 0.0.0.0:5671->5671/tcp, :::5671->5671/tcp flexsnap-nginx 7fd258cb575a veritas/flexsnap-core:10.4.x.x-xxxxx "/usr/bin/flexsnap-n…" 4 hours ago Up 4 hours flexsnap-notification 9c06318b001a veritas/flexsnap-core:10.4.x.x-xxxxx "/usr/bin/flexsnap-p…" 4 hours ago Up 4 hours flexsnap-policy 031f853377a5 veritas/flexsnap-core:10.4.x.x-xxxxx "/usr/bin/flexsnap-s…" 4 hours ago Up 4 hours flexsnap-scheduler dfbcaeda1463 veritas/flexsnap-core:10.4.x.x-xxxxx "/usr/bin/flexsnap-a…" 4 hours ago Up 4 hours flexsnap-onhostagent 253e7284a945 veritas/flexsnap-core:10.4.x.x-xxxxx "/usr/bin/flexsnap-a…" 4 hours ago Up 4 hours flexsnap-agent d54eed8434fe veritas/flexsnap-core:10.4.x.x-xxxxx "/usr/bin/flexsnap-l…" 4 hours ago Up 4 hours flexsnap-listener 759e4ee9653b veritas/flexsnap-core:10.4.x.x-xxxxx "/usr/bin/flexsnap-c…" 4 hours ago Up 4 hours flexsnap-coordinator 28c88bdc1ca2 veritas/flexsnap-core:10.4.x.x-xxxxx "/usr/bin/flexsnap-g…" 4 hours ago Up 4 hours 8472/tcp flexsnap-api-gateway dd5018d5e9f9 veritas/flexsnap-core:10.4.x.x-xxxxx "/usr/bin/flexsnap-c…" 4 hours ago Up 4 hours 9000/tcp flexsnap-certauth 0e7555e38bb9 veritas/flexsnap-rabbitmq:10.4.x.x-xxxxx "/opt/VRTScloudpoint…" 4 hours ago Up 4 hours (healthy) 5671/tcp flexsnap-rabbitmq b4953f328e8d veritas/flexsnap-postgresql:10.4.x.x-xxxxx "/opt/VRTScloudpoint…" 4 hours ago Up 4 hours (healthy) 13787/tcp flexsnap-postgresql cf4a731c07a6 veritas/flexsnap-deploy:10.4.x.x-xxxxx "/opt/VRTScloudpoint…" 4 hours ago Up 4 hours flexsnap-ipv6config 9407ea65a337 veritas/flexsnap-fluentd:10.4.x.x-xxxxx "/opt/VRTScloudpoint…" 4 hours ago Up 4 hours 0.0.0.0:24224->24224/tcp, :::24224->24224/tcp flexsnap-fluentd
Note:
The number (
10.4.x.x-xxxxx) displayed in the image name column represents the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center version. The version may vary depending on the actual product version being installed.The command output displayed here may be truncated to fit the view. The actual output may include additional details such as container names and ports used.
To verify the configuration status using the flexsnap_configure CLI, run the following command:
# flexsnap_configure status
The command output resembles the following:
{ "healthy": "true", "start_time": "3 minutes ago", "uptime": "Up 3 minutes ago", "status": "ok", "host": "localhost" }