NetBackup™ Clustered Primary Server Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (10.2)
  1. Introduction to NetBackup primary server clustering
    1. About NetBackup clustering
      1.  
        About security certificates in NetBackup
      2.  
        NetBackup clustering in virtual environment
    2.  
      About NetBackup failover server data protection in a cluster
    3.  
      About NetBackup failover server support
    4.  
      NetBackup supported cluster solutions
    5.  
      Accessing NetBackup cluster compatibility lists
    6.  
      About NetBackup limitations with clustering solutions
  2. NetBackup in a Windows Server Failover Clustering
    1.  
      About NetBackup on Windows Server Failover Clustering
    2.  
      Installation prerequisites for NetBackup on WSFC cluster
    3.  
      Installing a NetBackup failover server on WSFC cluster
    4.  
      Configuring a NetBackup server on WSFC cluster
    5.  
      Upgrading a NetBackup failover server on WSFC cluster
    6.  
      Restoring the cluster quorum
    7.  
      Restoring the cluster quorum to a node with directory services
    8.  
      Preparation for disaster recovery of WSFC
    9.  
      Disaster recovery of WSFC
    10.  
      Recovering the entire WSFC cluster
    11.  
      Recovering all shared disks
    12.  
      About recovering NetBackup data on a shared disk
  3. NetBackup in a Veritas Cluster Server on UNIX/Linux
    1.  
      About NetBackup on a Veritas Cluster Server on UNIX/Linux
    2.  
      Installation prerequisites for NetBackup on VCS on UNIX/Linux
    3. About preinstallation checklist for a NetBackup failover server installation on VCS on Unix\Linux
      1.  
        NetBackup installation information for all VCS configurations
      2.  
        NetBackup installation information for specific VCS configurations
    4.  
      Installing a failover NetBackup server on VCS on UNIX/Linux
    5.  
      Configuring a failover NetBackup server on VCS on UNIX/Linux
    6.  
      About adding a node to existing cluster
    7.  
      Installing or upgrading NetBackup options on VCS on UNIX/Linux
    8.  
      Upgrading a NetBackup failover server on VCS on Unix/Linux
  4. NetBackup in a Veritas Cluster Server on Windows
    1.  
      About NetBackup in a Veritas Cluster Server on Windows
    2.  
      About NetBackup agent for VCS on Windows
    3.  
      Installation prerequisites for NetBackup on VCS on Windows
    4.  
      Installing a NetBackup failover server on VCS on Windows
    5.  
      Configuring a NetBackup server on VCS on Windows
    6.  
      Upgrading a NetBackup failover server on VCS on Windows
    7.  
      Setting up a detailed monitoring script for the NetBackup server on VCS on Windows
    8.  
      Enabling detailed monitoring in VCS Cluster Manager for the NetBackup server
    9.  
      Disabling detailed monitoring in VCS Cluster Manager for the NetBackup server
  5. Configuring NetBackup
    1.  
      NetBackup configuration overview
    2.  
      NetBackup configuration guidelines
    3.  
      Device configuration guidelines
    4.  
      Configuring devices
    5.  
      Configuring NetBackup catalog backups in a cluster
    6.  
      About configuring backup policies for a NetBackup clustered server
    7.  
      What to back up
    8.  
      Guidelines for backing up local disks in a cluster
    9.  
      Guidelines for backing up the shared disks
    10.  
      Verifying NetBackup configuration
    11.  
      Configuring robotic daemons for monitoring (UNIX/Linux clusters)
    12.  
      Configuring additional services (UNIX/Linux clusters)
    13.  
      Configuring add-ons for monitoring (UNIX/Linux clusters)
    14.  
      Configuring additional services (Windows)
    15.  
      Configuring add-ons for monitoring (Windows)
    16.  
      About adding license keys
  6. Operational notes
    1.  
      General notes on clustered primary server administration
    2.  
      About WSFC clusters
    3.  
      About NetBackup cluster application management
    4.  
      Logging information
    5.  
      About the support for multiple IP addresses in NetBackup
    6.  
      Log on to server using virtual name
    7.  
      Normal error messages when upgrading clustered servers
  7. Appendix A. NetBackup primary server in a cluster using multiple interfaces
    1.  
      About NetBackup primary server in a cluster using multiple interfaces
    2.  
      Requirements for use of a NetBackup primary server in a cluster with multiple interfaces
    3.  
      Configuring the NetBackup primary server in a cluster using multiple interfaces

Recovering the entire WSFC cluster

The following procedure describes how to recover the nodes in a cluster to their pre-disaster state.

To recover the entire WSFC cluster

  1. On the first node you want to recover, reinstall the Windows operating system, including the last service pack that was applied before the failure.
  2. Install any other drivers or applications to make the node operational.
  3. After you start the nodes in a cluster, ensure that the drive letters match the original cluster configuration. If the original configuration does not match, you can use the Disk Administrator to control the hard drive numbering scheme of the Windows devices.
  4. On all remaining nodes you need to recover, reinstall Windows, including the last service pack that was applied before the failure.
  5. Reinstall the cluster services and bring the cluster online.
  6. Reinstall the same NetBackup software on the cluster that was installed before the failure.
  7. Use the appropriate NetBackup catalog recovery procedure to restore the NetBackup catalog information before continuing.

    See the NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide for more information on recovering the NetBackup catalog database.

    https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.DOC5332

  8. Restore the data files through the virtual server.
  9. If you must restore a database to the shared drives, see the NetBackup Administrator's Guides for your NetBackup agent to continue the restore.

    https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.DOC5332