Veritas NetBackup™ Flex Scale Best Practices and Troubleshooting Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (3.2)
Platform: NetBackup Flex Scale OS
  1. Introduction
    1.  
      Scope and intended audience
    2.  
      About NetBackup Flex Scale
    3.  
      About NetBackup Flex Scale nodes
  2. Configuration requirements
    1.  
      Physical environment
    2.  
      NetBackup Flex Scale configuration requirements
    3.  
      Firewall and network port requirements
    4.  
      Considerations for using IPv6 addresses
    5.  
      Considerations for configuring disaster recovery
  3. Best practices
    1.  
      Management network connectivity
    2.  
      Private network connectivity
    3.  
      Configuring AutoSupport for the appliance
    4.  
      Necessary software
  4. NetBackup Flex Scale tuning and sizing
    1.  
      Assigning media servers to a storage server
    2.  
      NetBackup Flex Scale tuning
  5. Troubleshooting NetBackup Flex Scale
    1.  
      NetBackup Flex Scale logs
    2.  
      Services management
    3.  
      Audit logs
    4. Collecting logs for cluster nodes
      1.  
        Uploading logs to Veritas Support
      2.  
        Downloading logs
    5. Forwarding logs to an external server
      1.  
        Configuring log forwarding
      2.  
        Modifying log forwarding settings using the UI
      3.  
        Removing log forwarding
    6.  
      Error messages displayed during the pre-upgrade check
    7. Troubleshooting NetBackup Flex Scale issues
      1.  
        If cluster configuration fails (for example because an IP address that was already in use is specified) and you try to reconfigure the cluster, the UI displays an error but the configuration process continues to run
      2.  
        Validation error while adding VMware credentials to NetBackup
      3.  
        NetBackup Web UI incorrectly displays some NetBackup Flex Scale processes as failed
      4.  
        Unable to create BMR Shared Resource Tree (SRT) on NetBackup Flex Scale Appliance
      5.  
        NetBackup configuration files are not persistent across operations that require restarting the system
      6.  
        Connection timeout errors during patch installs, upgrades, and rollback operations
      7.  
        Initial configuration wizard displays a license error after successfully configuring the cluster
      8.  
        Resource monitoring and remediation

Physical environment

NetBackup Flex Scale nodes must remain unopened and stored in the same location, preferably the datacenter. If cardboard is not allowed in the datacenter, specify where the equipment will be located on the day of installation.

Temperature and cooling requirements

  • American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) A3 and A4 Standards.

  • Operating temperature: (+10°C to +35°C) (+50°F to +95°F)

  • Non-operating temperature: (-30°C to +60°C) (-22°F to +140°F)

  • Operating humidity of Appliance: (8% RH to 90% RH)

  • Non-operating humidity: (5% RH to 95% RH)

Power requirements and consumption

  • Power Cable Specifications: IEC-60320-C14 to IEC-60320-C13, 15A/250V, Black, 4 feet. (For 5551 HPE nodes)

    Power Cable Specifications: IEC 60320 C14 To IEC 60320 C13 - AC 250 V - 10 A - 6.6 Ft - Black (For 5561 HPE nodes)

  • AC power requirements:

    • 100 VAC - 127 VAC at 5.7A

    • 200 VAC - 240 VAC at 2.8A

  • Typical power consumption: 361 watts

  • Maximum power consumption: 500 watts

Rack mounting equipment

NetBackup Flex Scale requires at least four Flex Scale Appliance nodes to form a cluster. Install all the Flex Scale Appliance nodes in an EIA standard rack that is 19 inch (48.26 cm) wide and at least 39.37 inches (100 cm) deep.

Note:

1 inch = 2.54 cm

NetBackup Flex Scale nodes

  • Each node is two rack units (2RU) high.

  • The compute node rails are extensible to 81.28mm (32in). This distance is the maximum depth that is allowed between rack posts.

  • Each 5551 HPE node dimensions are as follows:

    • Height 73.25 cm (28.84 in.)

    • Width 44.8 cm (17.64 in.)

    • Depth 8.75 cm (3.44 in.)

    • Weight 37 kg (81.57 lbs)

  • Each 5561 HPE node dimensions are as follows:

    • Height: 73.25 cm (28.84 in.)

    • Width: 44.8 cm (17.64 in.)

    • Depth: 8.75 cm (3.44 in.)

    • Weight: 37 kg (81.57 lbs)