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NetBackup™ Flex Scale Installation and Configuration Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (3.5)
Platform: NetBackup Flex Scale OS
  1. Preparing for NetBackup Flex Scale deployment
    1.  
      Deployment overview
    2.  
      Deployment options
  2. Configuring NetBackup Flex Scale
    1. Assigning public IP address to a management network interface
      1.  
        Assigning a public IP address to network adapter eth1 or to a VLAN on eth1 of a node
      2.  
        Configuring a bond device and assigning an IP address to the bonded device or to a VLAN on the bonded device
    2.  
      NetBackup Flex Scale configuration methods
    3.  
      Configuring NetBackup Flex Scale using the setup wizard
    4.  
      YML configuration file
  3. Upgrading NetBackup Flex Scale to 3.5
    1.  
      About NetBackup Flex Scale upgrades and EEBs
    2.  
      NetBackup Flex Scale upgrade overview
    3.  
      Supported upgrade paths
    4. Performing pre-upgrade tasks
      1.  
        Considerations for upgrade when disaster recovery is configured
    5.  
      Downloading the upgrade file
    6.  
      Uploading the upgrade file and performing an upgrade precheck
    7.  
      Performing an upgrade using GUI
    8. Performing post-upgrade tasks
      1.  
        Downloading and installing the required EEBs
      2.  
        Verifying appliance firmware compatibility
      3.  
        Adding NetBackup license file
      4.  
        Saving the default password of the HPE iLO Administrator user
      5.  
        Collecting logs post upgrade
    9.  
      Collecting logs for an upgrade precheck failure
  4. Upgrading the firmware in NetBackup Flex Scale cluster
    1.  
      About firmware upgrades
    2.  
      Determining if a firmware upgrade is required
    3.  
      Downloading the firmware package
    4.  
      About the firmware upgrade options
    5. Upgrading the firmware
      1. Updating the firmware in NetBackup Flex Scale clusters using HPE iLO
        1.  
          Upgrading the firmware using the rolling method
        2.  
          Upgrading the firmware using the parallel method
        3.  
          Updating the ACL file on the cluster nodes
  5. Managing EEBs
    1.  
      Downloading EEBs
    2.  
      Installing EEBs using GUI
    3.  
      Installing EEBs during upgrade
    4.  
      Removing EEBs using GUI
    5.  
      Uninstalling EEBs using GUI
    6.  
      Installing EEBs using REST APIs
  6. Removing NetBackup Flex Scale
    1. About disk erasure
      1.  
        Configuring data erasure
      2.  
        Viewing the data erasure status
      3.  
        Aborting data erasure
    2.  
      About NetBackup Flex Scale node factory reset
    3.  
      Performing a factory reset on a node
  7. Appendix A. Installing NetBackup Flex Scale using a downloaded ISO file
    1.  
      About NetBackup Flex Scale software installation
    2.  
      Enabling remote IPMI connections
    3.  
      Setting up the RAID configuration on the nodes
    4.  
      Configuring the BIOS settings on the nodes
    5.  
      Downloading the product installer ISO
    6.  
      Mounting the ISO file on the nodes
    7.  
      Installing NetBackup Flex Scale using the ISO
  8. Appendix B. Upgrading a NetBackup Flex Scale node
    1.  
      Upgrading a node that is not in a cluster

Performing pre-upgrade tasks

Before you begin the upgrade, ensure that you complete the following tasks:

Verify that the maintenance account password is not set to the default password

For increased security, password changes are enforced to ensure that known default passwords do not exist on the system. If the maintenance account password is set to the default password P@ssw0rd, you must change the password before you upgrade the cluster. To change the default password of the maintenance account:

To change the maintenance user account password

  • Sign in to the NetBackup Flex Scale infrastructure management UI.

    Open a web browser and type the following URL in the address bar:

    https://consoleIP:14161

    Here, consoleIP is the public IP address that you specified for the infrastructure management UI during the cluster configuration.

    Use the following user account to sign in:

    • User name: maintenance

    • Password: P@ssw0rd

    After login, an option is given to change the password. Select Change password to update the password.

    On the Change Password screen, enter the existing password (mentioned earlier), then set a new password for the user account, and then click Save.

    Refer to the Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale Administrator's Guide for more information about NetBackup Flex Scale user management.