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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

Downloading the firmware package

The firmware package is available for download from the Download Center on the Veritas Support site. Download the firmware package to a Windows system that can access the Download Center and the cluster nodes. Installing the firmware packages that are downloaded from the Veritas website ensures that you only install the firmware packages that are verified and tested by Veritas. Veritas recommends that you install the firmware packages that are downloaded from the Veritas website.

NetBackup Flex Scale appliances currently have two models: 5551 and 5561. The firmware package must be downloaded from the Download Center for the corresponding model. To identify the model of the appliance, go to the NetBackup Flex Scale web UI, navigate to Cluster Management > Infrastructure > Nodes, and check the Model field.

To download the firmware package from the Veritas Download Center:

  1. Go to the Veritas Support website (https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US).

    Click Downloads, which redirects you to the Download Center.

  2. In the Veritas Download Center, in the Products list, select Appliances, in the Sub product list select NetBackup Flex Scale. Select the version and click Explore.
  3. Expand Updates. Sign in with your Veritas account credentials to download the firmware package.

See About the firmware upgrade options.