NetBackup 9.0 Application Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (2.0)
Platform: Flex Appliance OS
  1. Product overview
    1.  
      Introduction to NetBackup applications for Flex Appliance
    2.  
      About the Flex Appliance documentation
    3.  
      NetBackup 9.0 application new features, enhancements, and changes
    4.  
      Supported upgrade paths to this release
    5.  
      Operational notes
  2. Geting started
    1.  
      Prerequisites before you can create NetBackup application instances
    2.  
      Installing the NetBackup Administration Console and client packages
  3. Creating NetBackup application instances
    1. Creating application instances
      1.  
        Creating a NetBackup master server instance
      2.  
        Creating a NetBackup media server instance
      3.  
        Creating a NetBackup WORM storage server instance
  4. Managing NetBackup application instances
    1.  
      Managing application instances from Flex Appliance and NetBackup
    2. Accessing NetBackup master and media server instances for management tasks
      1. Managing users on a master or media server instance
        1.  
          Adding and removing local users on a master or media server instance
        2.  
          Connecting a remote user domain to a master or media server instance
        3.  
          Changing a user password on a master or media server instance
      2. Running NetBackup commands on a master or media server application instance
        1.  
          Creating a NetBackup touch file on a master or media server application instance
      3.  
        Monitoring NetBackup services on a NetBackup master server instance
      4.  
        Mounting an NFS share on a NetBackup master server instance
      5.  
        Setting environment variables on master and media server instances
      6.  
        Storing custom data on a master or media server instance
      7.  
        Modifying or disabling the nbdeployutil utility on a master server instance
      8.  
        Establishing trust with a NetBackup 7.7.3 master server instance
    3. Accessing NetBackup WORM storage server instances for management tasks
      1. About the NetBackup WORM storage server shell
        1.  
          About the dedupe command
        2.  
          About the retention command
        3.  
          About the setting command
        4.  
          About the support command

About the Flex Appliance documentation

The following documents contain information about the Flex Appliance and application software:

  • The Flex Appliance Getting Started and Administration Guide

    Refer to this guide to configure and manage the Flex Appliance software, as well as for general information about creating and managing application instances.

  • The NetBackup Application Guides

    Refer to these guides for more specific information about the NetBackup applications, including detailed instructions on how to create application instances of each supported version.

The following documents contain information about the appliance hardware:

  • The Veritas 5340 Appliance Hardware Installation Guide

  • The Veritas 5340 Appliance Product Description

  • The Veritas 5150 Appliance Hardware Installation Guide

  • The Veritas 5150 Appliance Product Description

  • The Veritas Appliance Safety and Maintenance Guide

Flex Appliance also uses Veritas AutoSupport to monitor the appliance. You can find additional information about AutoSupport in the Veritas Appliance AutoSupport Reference Guide.

You can find the latest documentation on the Documentation page of the Veritas Support website. Navigate to the Documentation tab, then select Flex Appliance OS on the left-hand side.

API documentation is also available from the Knowledge Base page on Veritas SORT.