NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager Install and Upgrade Guide

To upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager server in Podman/Docker environment

1. Download the NetBackup Snapshot Manager upgrade installer.

   On the NetBackup Snapshot Manager download page, click Download Now to download the NetBackup Snapshot Manager installer.

   The NetBackup Snapshot Manager software components are available in a package form. The file name has the following format:

   NetBackup_SnapshotManager_<version>.tar.gz

   Note:

   The actual file name may vary depending on the release version.

2. Copy the downloaded compressed image file to the computer on which you want to deploy NetBackup Snapshot Manager.
3. Un-tar the image file and list the contents:

   # ls
   NetBackup_SnapshotManager_10.2.x.x.xxxx.tar.gz
   netbackup-flexsnap-10.2.x.x.xxxx.tar.gz
   flexsnap_preinstall.sh
   

4. Run the following command to prepare the NetBackup Snapshot Manager host for installation:

   # sudo ./flexsnap_preinstall.sh

   The output resembles the following:

   Executing the following changes on this node to prepare the 

   NetBackup Snapshot Manager for installation:
       1) Validate SELINUX
       2) Loading Snapshot Manager service images.
   
   

5. Verify that there are no protection policy snapshots or other operations in progress and then stop NetBackup Snapshot Manager by running the following command:

   For Podman

   # podman run -it --rm --privileged 
   -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint 
   -v /run/podman/podman.sock:/run/podman/podman.sock 
   veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<current_version> stop

   For Docker

   # docker run -it --rm --privileged 
   -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint 
   -v /run/docker/docker.sock:/run/docker/docker.sock 
   veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<current_version> stop

   Here, current_version represents the currently installed NetBackup Snapshot Manager version.

   Note:

   Ensure that you enter the command without any line breaks.

   The NetBackup Snapshot Manager containers are stopped one by one. Messages similar to the following appear on the command line:

   Stopping the services
   Stopping container: flexsnap-core-system-0-0 ...done
   Stopping container: flexsnap-core-indexing-0-0 ...done
   Stopping container: flexsnap-core-general-0-0 ...done
   Stopping container: flexsnap-core ...done
   Stopping container: flexsnap-nginx ...done
   Stopping container: flexsnap-core ...done
   Stopping container: flexsnap-core ...done
   Stopping container: flexsnap-scheduler ...done
   Stopping container: flexsnap-idm ...done
   Stopping container: flexsnap-core ...done
   Stopping container: flexsnap-core ...done
   Stopping container: flexsnap-core ...done
   Stopping container: flexsnap-api-gateway ...done
   Stopping container: flexsnap-certauth ...done
   Stopping container: flexsnap-rabbitmq ...done
   Stopping container: flexsnap-mongodb ...done
   Stopping container: flexsnap-fluentd ...done
   

   Wait for all the NetBackup Snapshot Manager containers to be stopped and then proceed to the next step.

6. Depending on the environment, upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager by running the following command:

   • For Podman

     # podman run -it --rm -u 0
     -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint
     -v /run/podman/podman.sock:/run/podman/podman.sock
     veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<new_version> install

     For an unattended installation, use the following command:

     # podman run -it --rm -u 0
     -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint
     -v /run/podman/podman.sock:/run/podman/podman.sock 
     veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<new_version> install -y

   • For Docker

     # sudo docker run -it --rm -u 0 -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint 
     -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
     veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<new_version> install

     For an unattended installation, use the following command:

     # sudo docker run -it --rm --privileged -u 0 -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint 
     -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
     veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<new_version> install -y

   Here, new_version represents the NetBackup Snapshot Manager version you are upgrading to, for example '10.2.x.x.xxxxx'

   The -y option passes an approval for all the subsequent installation prompts and allows the installer to proceed in a non-interactive mode.

   Note:

   Ensure that you enter the command without any line breaks.

7. The installer first loads the individual service images and then launches them in their respective containers.

   The output resembles the following (Below is an example of the Podman environment output:

   Installing the services
   Configuration started at time: Mon May  3 11:57:33 UTC 2021
   podman server version: 2.0.5 Supported: true
   This is an upgrade to NetBackup Snapshot Manager 10.2.x.x.xxxxx
   Previous CloudPoint version: 10.2.x.x.xxxx
   Do you want to take a backup of the Snapshot Manager metadata prior to upgrade?
   (y/n): y
   Taking backup of Snapshot Manager metadata...done
   Backup completed successfully.
   Backup file located at /cloudpoint/backup/cloudpoint_10.2.x.x.xxxxx.tar.gz.
   [Storing /cloudpoint/keys/idm_store]
   [Storing /cloudpoint/keys/flexsnap-idm_store]
   Creating network: flexsnap-network ...done
   Starting container: flexsnap-fluentd ...done
   Starting container: flexsnap-mongodb ...done
   Starting container: flexsnap-rabbitmq ...done
   Starting container: flexsnap-certauth ...done
   Starting container: flexsnap-api-gateway ...done
   Starting container: flexsnap-core ...done
   Starting container: flexsnap-core ...done
   Starting container: flexsnap-core ...done
   Starting container: flexsnap-core ...done
   Starting container: flexsnap-scheduler ...done
   Starting container: flexsnap-core ...done
   Starting container: flexsnap-core ...done
   Starting container: flexsnap-idm ...done
   Starting container: flexsnap-deploy ...done
   Starting container: flexsnap-nginx ...done
   Upgrade finished at time: Mon May  3 11:58:51 UTC 2021
   Before using backups from cloud snapshots, re-register Snapshot Manager with the NetBackup primary server

8. (Optional) Run the following command to remove the previous version images.

   (For Podman) # podman rmi -f <imagename>:<oldimage_tagid>

   (For Docker) # docker rmi -f <imagename>:<oldimage_tagid>

9. To verify that the new NetBackup Snapshot Manager version is installed successfully:

   See Verifying that NetBackup Snapshot Manager is installed successfully.

10. This concludes the upgrade process. Verify that your NetBackup Snapshot Manager configuration settings and data are preserved as is.