Veritas NetBackup™ Virtual Appliance Getting Started Guide

Pre-upgrade requirements for version 3.3.0.1

If you did not upgrade to NetBackup Appliance software version 3.2 and you plan to upgrade to version 3.3.0.1, you must first install the MSDP fingerprinting conversion hotfix.

All appliances currently on version 3.0 require installation of this hotfix. Once installed, the fingerprinting conversion can take some time to complete. You cannot upgrade the appliance until the fingerprinting conversion has completed.

For a complete checklist of pre-upgrade requirements, refer to the following article:

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100046066

Upgrading systems with role-based access control (RBAC) users

If you plan to upgrade appliances with versions 3.1.2 or 3.2 that have NetBackup RBAC users, after the upgrade has completed, you must download and run the NetBackup 8.3 RBAC Utility. For details, see the following articles:

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100047577

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100047660

MSDP cloud storage support with NetBackup 8.3.0.1 (included with appliance version 3.3.0.1)

NetBackup 8.3 introduces MSDP cloud, a new cloud solution with deduplication technology. Data is stored directly to cloud targets with deduplication. One MSDP storage server can support both local storage and multiple cloud storage targets. After you configure the MSDP storage server, you can add a cloud storage target to that storage server and then the MSDP storage server can store data to the cloud target.

This new cloud solution is available on new NetBackup appliances that are deployed on version 3.3.0.1 or on appliances that are upgraded to version 3.3.0.1.

Manage Network Address Translation (NAT) server names

Starting with this release, you can choose to configure a media server appliance behind a NAT network. This configuration allows the media server to communicate with NAT clients and a master server in the public network. As part of the configuration, new commands let you manage NAT server names in the NetBackup Servers list. The following describes the command view and the available options:

Command view: Main > Settings > NetBackup NATServers

Options: Add Delete Show

Automatic rollback when installing revised EEBs

Starting with this release, an installed EEB can be updated with a newer revision of the same EEB without the need for a manual rollback of the currently installed version. EEB installation is supported through the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu and the Appliance Management Server (AMS). For EEB installation details, refer to the following documents:

NetBackup Appliance Administrator's Guide

Veritas Appliance Management Guide

LogBrowser command

The Support > LogBrowser command allows you to start a log transfer web service to send logs through a web page to the Veritas AutoSupport server. You can set the amount of time to keep the feature active. When the set time expires, the log transfer web service stops automatically.

VMware vSphere 7.0 support

VMware vSphere version 7.0 is now supported for deployment.

The Overview tab provides an option to reboot an appliance.

The new Capacity tab displays the capacity utilization trend of an appliance. You can specify the duration for which to view the trend and then select a date to view the corresponding consumption details. The data is automatically updated every 24 hours. This tab is available for physical appliances only and not for virtual appliances.

The following management actions are available from the Manage menu on the Home page of the Appliance Management Console:

The new Repository and Activity icons are available in the navigation menu on the left in the Appliance Management Console Monitor. They let you directly access the Repository page and the Activity Monitor page, respectively. Earlier, these views were accessible from the Settings page and the Monitor page.

The Repository page displays the details of a package when you click on a package name. In case of EEBs, the Readme is included in the details so that you can quickly review it.

Warning and information messages about your currently registered appliances are displayed as notifications at the top of the Home page. These notifications persist during the current signed-in session, unless you either click X in the right corner, or address the task that the notification mentions.

Starting with NetBackup Appliance 3.3.0.1, AMS logs can be collected by using the Main > Support > DataCollect command.

The following new command-line options are available from the appliance shell menu:

Veritas recommends that you configure a NetBackup Virtual Appliance as a master or a media server before configuring it as an AMS. Without a role configured, Active Directory support in unavailable.