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

ECA_CRL_PATH for NetBackup servers and clients

The ECA_CRL_PATH option specifies the path to the directory where the Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL) of the external certificate authority (CA) are located.

These CRLs are copied to NetBackup CRL cache. Revocation status of the external certificate is validated against the CRLs from the CRL cache.

CRLs in the CRL cache are periodically updated with the CRLs in the directory that is specified for ECA_CRL_PATH based on the ECA_CRL_PATH_SYNC_HOURS option.

If the ECA_CRL_CHECK or HADOOP_CRL_CHECK option is not set to DISABLE (or 0) and the ECA_CRL_PATH option is not specified, NetBackup downloads the CRLs from the URLs that are specified in the CRL distribution point (CDP) and uses them to verify revocation status of the peer host's certificate.

Note:

For validating the revocation status of a virtualization server certificate, the VIRTUALIZATION_CRL_CHECK option is used.

For validating the revocation status of a Hadoop server certificate, the HADOOP_CRL_CHECK option is used.

Table: ECA_CRL_PATH information

Usage

Description

Where to use

On NetBackup servers or clients.

If certificate validation is required for VMware, RHV servers, Nutanix AHV, or Hadoop, this option must be set on the NetBackup primary server and respective access or backup hosts, irrespective of the certificate authority that NetBackup uses for host communication (NetBackup CA or external CA).

If certificate validation is required for VMware, RHV servers, or Hadoop, this option must be set on the NetBackup primary server and respective access or backup hosts, irrespective of the certificate authority that NetBackup uses for host communication (NetBackup CA or external CA).

How to use

Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

Use the following format to specify a path to the CRL directory:

ECA_CRL_PATH = Path to the CRL directory

Equivalent Administration Console property

No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.