NetBackup™ for Hadoop Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (10.1)
  1. Introduction
    1.  
      Protecting Hadoop data using NetBackup
    2.  
      Backing up Hadoop data
    3.  
      Restoring Hadoop data
    4.  
      NetBackup for Hadoop terminologies
    5.  
      Limitations
  2. Verifying the pre-requisites and best practices for the Hadoop plug-in for NetBackup
    1.  
      About deploying the Hadoop plug-in
    2. Pre-requisites for the Hadoop plug-in
      1.  
        Operating system and platform compatibility
      2.  
        NetBackup server and client requirements
      3.  
        License for Hadoop plug-in for NetBackup
    3.  
      Preparing the Hadoop cluster
    4.  
      Best practices for deploying the Hadoop plug-in
  3. Configuring NetBackup for Hadoop
    1.  
      About configuring NetBackup for Hadoop
    2. Managing backup hosts
      1.  
        Including a NetBackup client on NetBackup master server allowed list
      2.  
        Configure a NetBackup Appliance as a backup host
    3.  
      Adding Hadoop credentials in NetBackup
    4. Configuring the Hadoop plug-in using the Hadoop configuration file
      1.  
        Configuring NetBackup for a highly-available Hadoop cluster
      2.  
        Configuring a custom port for the Hadoop cluster
      3.  
        Configuring number of threads for backup hosts
      4. Configuring communication between NetBackup and Hadoop clusters that are SSL-enabled (HTTPS)
        1.  
          ECA_TRUST_STORE_PATH for NetBackup servers and clients
        2.  
          ECA_CRL_PATH for NetBackup servers and clients
        3.  
          HADOOP_SECURE_CONNECT_ENABLED for servers and clients
        4.  
          HADOOP_CRL_CHECK for NetBackup servers and clients
        5.  
          Example values for the parameters in the bp.conf file
    5.  
      Configuration for a Hadoop cluster that uses Kerberos
    6. Configuring NetBackup policies for Hadoop plug-in
      1. Creating a BigData backup policy
        1. Creating BigData policy using the NetBackup Administration Console
          1.  
            Using the Policy Configuration Wizard to create a BigData policy for Hadoop clusters
          2.  
            Using the NetBackup Policies utility to create a BigData policy for Hadoop clusters
        2.  
          Using NetBackup Command Line Interface (CLI) to create a BigData policy for Hadoop clusters
    7.  
      Disaster recovery of a Hadoop cluster
  4. Performing backups and restores of Hadoop
    1. About backing up a Hadoop cluster
      1.  
        Pre-requisite for running backup and restore operations for a Hadoop cluster with Kerberos authentication
      2.  
        Best practices for backing up a Hadoop cluster
      3.  
        Backing up a Hadoop cluster
    2. About restoring a Hadoop cluster
      1.  
        Best practices for restoring a Hadoop cluster
      2. Restoring Hadoop data on the same Hadoop cluster
        1.  
          Using the Restore Wizard to restore Hadoop data on the same Hadoop cluster
        2.  
          Using the bprestore command to restore Hadoop data on the same Hadoop cluster
      3.  
        Restoring Hadoop data on an alternate Hadoop cluster
    3.  
      Best practice for improving performance during backup and restore
  5. Troubleshooting
    1.  
      About troubleshooting NetBackup for Hadoop issues
    2.  
      About NetBackup for Hadoop debug logging
    3. Troubleshooting backup issues for Hadoop data
      1.  
        Backup operation fails with error 6609
      2.  
        Backup operation failed with error 6618
      3.  
        Backup operation fails with error 6647
      4.  
        Extended attributes (xattrs) and Access Control Lists (ACLs) are not backed up or restored for Hadoop
      5.  
        Backup operation fails with error 6654
      6.  
        Backup operation fails with bpbrm error 8857
      7.  
        Backup operation fails with error 6617
      8.  
        Backup operation fails with error 6616
      9.  
        Backup operation fails with error 84
      10.  
        NetBackup configuration and certificate files do not persist after the container-based NetBackup appliance restarts
      11.  
        Unable to see incremental backup images during restore even though the images are seen in the backup image selection
      12.  
        One of the child backup jobs goes in a queued state
    4. Troubleshooting restore issues for Hadoop data
      1.  
        Restore fails with error code 2850
      2.  
        NetBackup restore job for Hadoop completes partially
      3.  
        Extended attributes (xattrs) and Access Control Lists (ACLs) are not backed up or restored for Hadoop
      4.  
        Restore operation fails when Hadoop plug-in files are missing on the backup host
      5.  
        Restore fails with bpbrm error 54932
      6.  
        Restore operation fails with bpbrm error 21296
      7.  
        Configuration file is not recovered after a disaster recovery
  6.  
    Index

A

Adding
backup host, Managing backup hosts
allowlisting
backuphost, Including a NetBackup client on NetBackup master server allowed list

B

backup, Backing up Hadoop data
Backup, Backing up a Hadoop cluster
Hadoop, About backing up a Hadoop cluster
BigData policy
Command Line Interface, Using NetBackup Command Line Interface (CLI) to create a BigData policy for Hadoop clusters
NetBackup Administration Console, Creating BigData policy using the NetBackup Administration Console
Policies utility, Using the NetBackup Policies utility to create a BigData policy for Hadoop clusters
Policy Configuration Wizard, Using the Policy Configuration Wizard to create a BigData policy for Hadoop clusters

C

compatibility
supported operating system, Operating system and platform compatibility
Creating
BigData backup policy, Creating a BigData backup policy

D

disaster recovery, Disaster recovery of a Hadoop cluster

H

Hadoop credentials
adding, Adding Hadoop credentials in NetBackup

K

Kerberos
post installation, Configuration for a Hadoop cluster that uses Kerberos
kerberos
backup, Pre-requisite for running backup and restore operations for a Hadoop cluster with Kerberos authentication
restore, Pre-requisite for running backup and restore operations for a Hadoop cluster with Kerberos authentication

L

License
Hadoop, License for Hadoop plug-in for NetBackup
Limitations, Limitations

N

NetBackup
debug logging, About NetBackup for Hadoop debug logging
server and client requirements, NetBackup server and client requirements
NetBackup Appliance
backup host, Configure a NetBackup Appliance as a backup host

O

overview
backup, Protecting Hadoop data using NetBackup
configuration, Protecting Hadoop data using NetBackup
deployment, Protecting Hadoop data using NetBackup
installation, Protecting Hadoop data using NetBackup
restore, Protecting Hadoop data using NetBackup

P

parallel streaming framework, Protecting Hadoop data using NetBackup
policies
configuring, Configuring NetBackup policies for Hadoop plug-in
Preparing
Hadoop, Preparing the Hadoop cluster

R

Removing
backup host, Managing backup hosts
restore, Restoring Hadoop data
Restore
bprestore command, Using the bprestore command to restore Hadoop data on the same Hadoop cluster
Hadoop, About restoring a Hadoop cluster
Restoring
alternate NameNode, Restoring Hadoop data on an alternate Hadoop cluster
Hadoop cluster, Restoring Hadoop data on the same Hadoop cluster

T

terms, NetBackup for Hadoop terminologies
Troubleshoot
backup, Troubleshooting backup issues for Hadoop data
troubleshooting
restore, NetBackup restore job for Hadoop completes partially