Cohesity Cloud Scale Technology Manual Deployment Guide for Kubernetes Clusters

To deploy Cloud Scale using kubectl plugin

1. Download the NetBackup TAR package from Cohesity Download Center which contains the kubectl plugin.
2. Extract the contents of the TAR file.
3. Execute the following command:

   ./kubectl-cloudscale install

   /xxx/xx/VRTSk8s-netbackup-11.1-xxxx/bin
   kubectl-cloudscale  kubectl-msdp
   [root@user bin]# ./kubectl-cloudscale -h
   A kubectl plugin to manage cloudscale installation, upgrade and uninstallation
   
   Usage:
     kubectl-cloudscale [flags]
     kubectl-cloudscale [command]
   
   Available Commands:
     help        Help about any command
     install     Install's the CloudScale setup
     uninstall   Uninstall the CloudScale setup.
     upgrade     Upgrades the CloudScale setup
   
   Flags:
     -h, --help   help for kubectl-cloudscale
   
   Use "kubectl-cloudscale [command] --help" for more information about a command.
   [root@user bin]#

4. Provide inputs for the installation that follow.

   Note:

   The following CLI example is for AKS.

   For AWS, eks-specific inputs would be required (such as file-system and so on).

   Provide the file path of the extracted Cloud Scale folder: /new-disk/VRTSk8s-netbackup-11.1-0004
   
   Provide a namespace for the Environment: nb registry? (y/n): n
   
   Provide the container registry where the Cloud Scale images are stored (for example, example.azurecr.io or 123456789012.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com): nbuk8sreg.azurecr.io
   
   Provide the image tag for NetBackup images: 11.1-0004-ar1
   
   Provide the image tag for MSDP images: 21.1-0002-ar1
   
   Provide the image tag for NetBackup Snapshot Manager images: 11.1.0.0-1001-ar1
   
   Provide a name for the Environment: anuj
   
   Provide the timezone (for example, /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Kolkata) or press enter to use the default timezone:
   
   Provide the node selector key value pair in the key=value format: agentpool=nbuxpool
   
   Provide the node selector key value pair for the Media server in the key=value format: agentpool=mediapool
   
   Provide the node selector key value pair for the MSDP server in the key=value format: agenntpoool=msdpxpool
   
   Provide the node selector key value pair for the data plane of the NetBackup Snapshot Manager server in the key=value format: agentpool = cppool
   
   Provide the image tag for PostgreSQL images: 16.10.1.0-0001-ar1
   
   Provide the prefix for the media server name: media
   
   Specify the maximum number of replicas for the Media server: 1
   
   Specify the scale-out size or replica for the MSDP server: 1
   
   Provide the IP address for the primary server loadbalancer: xx.xxx.xx.xx
   
   Provide the FQDN for the Primary server loadbalancer: nbux-xx-xxx-xx-xx.vxindia.veritas.com
   
   Provide the IP address for the MSDP server loadbalancer: xx.xxx.xx.xx
   
   Provide the FQDN for the MSDP server loadbalancer: nbux-xx-xxx-xx-xx.vxindia.veritas.com
   
   Provide the IP address for NetBackup Snapshot Manager server loadbalancer: xx.xxx.xx.xx
   
   Provide the FQDN for NetBackup Snapshot Manager loadbalancer: nbux-xx-xxx-xx-xx.vxindia.veritas.com
   
   Provide the username for the Primary server credentials: root
   
   Provide the password for the Primary server credentials:
   
   Confirm password:
   
   Provide the HMK ID for the Primary server KMS database secret: hmkid
   
   Provide the HMK passphrase for the Primary server KMS database secret:
   
   Confirm password:
   
   Provide the KPK ID for the Primary server KMS database secret: kpkid
   
   Provide the KPK passphrase for the Primary server KMS database secret:
   
   Confirm password:
   
   Provide the username for the KMS database secret: devuser
   
   Provide the passphrase for the KMS database secret:
   
   Confirm password:
   
   Provide the username for the MSDP server credentials: devuser
   
   Provide the password for the MSDP server credentials:
   
   Confirm password:
   
   Specify the subnet name that will be used for the loadbalancer: LB-RESERVED
   
   Would you like to set up the proxy for CloudPoint? (y/n): n
   
   Do you want to provide the information for the Disaster Recovery secret? (y/n): n
   
   Do you want to set the email server configuration? (y/n): n