NetBackup IT Analytics Installation and Upgrade Guide for Linux

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Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.0)
  1. Install the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal on a Linux server
    1.  
      Introduction
    2.  
      Portal installation memory requirements
    3.  
      Multi-language support and locale considerations (Linux)
    4.  
      OVA-based deployment on VMware ESXi
    5. Installer-based deployment
      1.  
        Task 1: Portal and database deployment strategies (Linux)
      2.  
        Task 2: Pre-installation configuration (Linux)
      3.  
        Task 3: Install Oracle database application binaries (Linux)
      4.  
        Task 4: Install the Portal application binaries (Linux)
      5.  
        Task 5: Installing the database schema (Linux)
      6.  
        Task 6: Start the Portal services (Linux)
      7.  
        Task 7: Request the license key file (Linux)
      8.  
        Task 8: Log into the Portal
      9.  
        Task 9: Install the license key file (Linux)
      10.  
        Task 10: Performing a cold backup of the database (Linux)
      11.  
        Recommended database backup process
    6.  
      Supported third-party and open source products
    7.  
      Uninstall the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal
  2. Upgrade NetBackup IT Analytics Portal on Linux
    1.  
      Overview
    2.  
      Upgrade path
    3.  
      Before upgrading
    4. Upgrade NetBackup IT Analytics Portal
      1.  
        Upgrade a shared services environment
      2.  
        Run the upgrade utility installer (Linux)
      3.  
        Known issues
      4.  
        Run the upgrade utility
      5.  
        After the upgrade
      6.  
        Upgrade methods to incorporate enterprise objects
      7. Attribute merging during the Portal upgrade
        1.  
          Attribute Management During the Portal Upgrade
        2.  
          Example of a Merge of Attribute Values
        3.  
          Steps to Rename Duplicate Attributes
        4.  
          Best Practice for Attributes in Multi-Tenancy Environments
    5. Data Collector upgrades
      1.  
        Mandatory prerequisites
    6.  
      Troubleshoot - Manual Data Collector upgrades
    7.  
      Collector updates from the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal
  3. Oracle patches for the database server
    1.  
      Apply Oracle-recommended patches
    2. Apply Oracle 19c January 2023 patch application on Linux
      1.  
        Pre-Install setup
      2.  
        OPatch installation steps
      3.  
        Install the Oracle patch
      4.  
        Validate the patch
      5.  
        Validate the JDK version update
  4. Upgrade and Migrate to a new server
    1. Upgrade and migrate to a new server
      1.  
        Install the latest release of NetBackup IT Analytics on the new server
      2.  
        Perform an export of the database on the existing server
      3.  
        Stop Portal and agent services on the new server
      4.  
        Drop and re-create the existing portal user on the new server
      5.  
        Import the database onto the new server
      6.  
        Start Portal and agent services on the new server
      7.  
        Download, install, and execute to upgrade the database schema
    2.  
      Testing
    3.  
      Update Data Collector binaries (if necessary)
  5. Appendix A. X Virtual Frame Buffer
    1.  
      Configure X Virtual Frame Buffer (Xvfb)

Upgrade and migrate to a new server

If you are upgrading from an 8.4.02 Portal to a 9.x Portal and then to 10.x.xx, you may need to migrate your Linux server. This section covers migrating to a Linux Portal server and then migrating the NetBackup IT Analytics database to this new server.

Users must be running a minimum of version 10.3.00 to upgrade to 10.5.xx.

Note:

From version 10.5 onwards, if you migrate a portal from one machine to another, apart from copying over the database, you also need to copy the /opt/aptare/datarcvrconf/aptare.ks file and ensure the file permissions allow writing by the 'tomcat' user. If this file is not copied to new machine, you will not be able to edit existing collector policies and data collection will stop working.