Veritas NetBackup™ 52xx Appliance Initial Configuration Guide

The computer that you use to configure the appliance should be set up to avoid the following events:

• Conditions that cause the computer to go to sleep

• Conditions that cause the computer to shut down or to lose power

• Conditions that cause the computer to lose its network connection

Before the configuration, gather the following information:

• Network IP addresses, netmask, and gateway IP addresses for the appliance

• Network names for all appliances

• DNS or host information

  If DNS is used, make sure that the network names of all appliances and the master server are DNS resolvable (FQHN and short name).

  If DNS is not used, make sure that you enter the proper host entries for the appliance during the initial configuration.

  Note:

  The Domain Name Suffix is appended to the host name and cannot be changed after the initial configuration is completed. If you need to change the suffix or move the appliance to a different domain at a later time, you must perform a factory reset first, and then perform the initial configuration again.

• Password for appliance access

  The default password for appliance access is P@ssw0rd.

• Names for NetBackup storage units

  The Storage Name fields appear when you configure the appliance role. You can change the default names or leave them.

  The default values that appear in the NetBackup Administration Console for the storage units and disk pools are as follows:

  • For the AdvancedDisk:

    Default storage unit name: stu_adv_<hostname>

    Default disk pool name: dp_adv_<hostname>

  • For the NetBackup Deduplication:

    Default storage unit name: stu_disk_<hostname>

    Default disk pool name: dp_disk_<hostname>

New NetBackup appliances are shipped with the following default log-in credentials:

• User name: admin

• Password: P@ssw0rd

Make sure that the following ports are open on any firewall that exists between a master server and a media server:

• 13724 (vnetd)

• 13720 (bprd)

• 1556 (PBX)

Adding the new appliance media server name to the master server before the new appliance is configured provides the following benefits when performing the initial configuration on the new appliance:

• Provides the appropriate network communication that allows the media server to become part of the NetBackup domain.

• Allows the media server to create the storage server and the disk pool entries.

If you plan to configure this appliance as a media server, use the following guidelines for the associated master server and clients:

• Appliance master server

  The appliance master server that you plan to use with this appliance media server must use appliance software version 3.0 or later. If the appliance master server currently uses appliance software version 2.7.3 or earlier, it must be upgraded to version 3.0 before you configure this appliance.

• Traditional NetBackup master server

  To use an appliance media server with a traditional NetBackup master server, the master server must use NetBackup version 8.0 or later. If the NetBackup master server currently uses NetBackup version 7.7.3 or earlier, it must first be upgraded to version 8.0 before you configure this appliance.

• Clients and client add-ons

  NetBackup clients must use the same or an earlier software version as the appliance. Clients cannot run at a later version than the appliance. For example, a client with NetBackup version 2.7.1 can only be used with an appliance server with version 2.7.1 or later. Client add-ons must also be the same version as the client version.