NetBackup IT Analytics Foundation License Inclusions and Implementation Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.2)
  1. Section I. Foundation License - Inclusion and Installation
    1. Foundation license overview, inclusion, and installation
      1.  
        Overview
      2.  
        Supported third-party and open source products
      3. Get the NetBackup IT Analytics license key file
        1.  
          Install a license on Microsoft Windows Portal platform
        2.  
          Install a license on Linux Portal platform
  2. Section II. Install NetBackup IT Analytics Portal for Foundation License
    1. Install NetBackup IT Analytics on a Windows server
      1.  
        Introduction
      2.  
        Multi-language support and locale considerations (Windows)
      3.  
        Task 1: Portal and database deployment strategies (Windows)
      4.  
        Task 2: Pre-installation configuration (Windows)
      5. Task 3: Installing Oracle application binaries (Windows)
        1.  
          Troubleshoot the Oracle installation
      6.  
        Task 4: Installing Portal application binaries (Windows)
      7.  
        Task 5: Request the license key file (Windows)
      8.  
        Task 6: Log into the Portal (Windows)
      9.  
        Task 7: Install the license key file (Windows)
      10.  
        Task 8: Performing a cold backup (Windows)
      11.  
        Uninstall the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal
    2. Install NetBackup IT Analytics on a Linux server
      1.  
        Introduction
      2.  
        Multi-language support and locale considerations (Linux)
      3.  
        OVA-based deployment on VMware ESXi
      4. Installer-based deployment
        1.  
          Task 1: Portal and database deployment strategies (Linux)
        2.  
          Task 2: Pre-installation configuration (Linux)
        3.  
          Task 3: Install Oracle database application binaries (Linux)
        4.  
          Task 4: Install the Portal application binaries (Linux)
        5.  
          Task 5: Installing the database schema (Linux)
        6.  
          Task 6: Start the Portal services (Linux)
        7.  
          Task 7: Request the license key file (Linux)
        8.  
          Task 8: Log into the Portal
        9.  
          Task 9: Install the license key file (Linux)
        10.  
          Task 10: Performing a cold backup of the database (Linux)
        11.  
          Recommended database backup process
      5.  
        Uninstall the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal
  3. Section III. NetBackup Data Collector Policy Configuration and Reports
    1. Configure NetBackup Data Collector policy
      1.  
        Introduction
      2.  
        General prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Veritas NetBackup)
      3.  
        Add a Veritas NetBackup Data Collector policy
    2. Appendix A. Foundation v11.0 OOTB Reports
      1.  
        NetBackup IT Analytics reports and alerts supported in Foundation license

OVA-based deployment on VMware ESXi

Prerequisites

You must download the Oracle database for 19c zip file LINUX.X64_193000_db_home.zip from the Oracle Download Center. This zip file must be made available to the OVA-based deployment through a URL path accessible via http, https or ftp. The virtual machine created from the OVA will download this zip file from the URL while booting for the first time using the wget command.

Note:

This OVA is supported with VMware ESXi 6.7 and above only. The OVA comes with RHEL 8 operating System with 800 GB storage and 32 GB RAM.

Steps to deploy

  1. Download the OVA from Download Centre : https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/downloads.
  2. Deploy OVA on vCenter using Deploy OVF Template option.
  3. Login to VMware vCenter and select Deploy OVF Template.
  4. Select a name and the Folder. Click NEXT to navigate to the next page.
  5. Review the details and click NEXT.
  6. Select storage. To avoid getting any error, ensure that you select a Datastore that Host has access to. Click NEXT to navigate to the next page.
  7. Select the network and click NEXT.
  8. Click FINISH to complete the process.

    Note:

    Allow approximately 10 minutes for Oracle to configure before you access the portal.

  9. Click LAUNCH WEB CONSOLE to launch NetBackup IT Analytics Portal. Having deployed the OVA on vCenter, you must provide the following details to start the application:

    • Host name

    • DNS Domain Name

    • IP Address

    • Netmask

    • Gateway

    • DNS Server 1

    • DNS Server 2 (Optional)

    • Oracle Binary Location - Provide the URL of Oracle 19c zip file LINUX.X64_193000_db_home.zip hosted on a local http/https/ftp site which is reachable from portal virtual machine without any authentication once powered on.

      For example, vah_oracle_zip_url value can be one of the following:

      • https://10.10.10.10/LINUX.X64_193000_db_home.zip

      • http://10.10.10.10/LINUX.X64_193000_db_home.zip

      • ftp://10.10.10.10/LINUX.X64_193000_db_home.zip

Portal will be accessible with URL http://itanalyticsportal.<domainname> with default login credentials as follows:

Username: admin@<domainname>

Password: P@ssw0rd

You can login to the Virtual machine created from OVA with the following credentials:

Username: admin

Password: P@ssw0_rd

To get root privileges type # sudo bash and use P@ssw0_rd as password.

It is strongly recommended that you change default password for admin and root users.

After VM bootup, the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal will be re-configured with the user provided parameters for hostname, domainname and network parameters. In case of any issues while logging in to the portal, check the log file /opt/aptare/logs/boot-time-reconfig.log and the status of systemctl service aptare-init.service. The log file will have an error statement and steps to resolve the issue.