Veritas Access Installation Guide

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Product(s): Access (7.4.2)
Platform: Linux
  1. Licensing in Veritas Access
    1.  
      About Veritas Access product licensing
    2.  
      Per-TB licensing model
    3.  
      TB-Per-Core licensing model
    4.  
      Per-Core licensing model
    5.  
      Add-on license for using Veritas Data Deduplication
    6.  
      Notes and functional enforcements for licensing
  2. System requirements
    1.  
      Important release information
    2. System requirements
      1. Linux requirements
        1.  
          Required operating system RPMs and patches
        2.  
          Required kernel RPMs
        3.  
          Required Oracle Linux kernel RPMs
        4.  
          Required operating system RPMs for OL 7.4
        5.  
          Required operating system RPMs for OL 7.5
        6.  
          Required operating system RPMs for RHEL 7.4
        7.  
          Required operating system RPMs for RHEL 7.5
      2.  
        Software requirements for installing Veritas Access in a VMware ESXi environment
      3.  
        Hardware requirements for installing Veritas Access virtual machines
      4.  
        Management Server Web browser support
      5.  
        Required NetBackup versions
      6.  
        Required OpenStack versions
      7.  
        Required Oracle versions and host operating systems
      8.  
        Required IP version 6 Internet standard protocol
    3. Network and firewall requirements
      1.  
        NetBackup ports
      2.  
        OpenDedup ports and disabling the iptable rules
      3.  
        CIFS protocols and firewall ports
    4.  
      Maximum configuration limits
  3. Preparing to install Veritas Access
    1.  
      Overview of the installation process
    2.  
      Hardware requirements for the nodes
    3. About using LLT over the RDMA network for Veritas Access
      1.  
        RDMA over InfiniBand networks in the Veritas Access clustering environment
      2.  
        How LLT supports RDMA for faster interconnections between applications
      3.  
        Configuring LLT over RDMA for Veritas Access
      4.  
        How the Veritas Access installer configures LLT over RDMA
      5.  
        LLT over RDMA sample /etc/llttab
    4.  
      Connecting the network hardware
    5. About obtaining IP addresses
      1.  
        About calculating IP address requirements
      2.  
        Reducing the number of IP addresses required at installation time
    6.  
      About checking the storage configuration
  4. Deploying virtual machines in VMware ESXi for Veritas Access installation
    1.  
      Setting up networking in VMware ESXi
    2.  
      Creating a datastore for the boot disk and LUNs
    3.  
      Creating a virtual machine for Veritas Access installation
  5. Installing and configuring a cluster
    1.  
      Installation overview
    2.  
      Summary of the installation steps
    3.  
      Before you install
    4. Installing the operating system on each node of the cluster
      1.  
        About the driver node
      2.  
        Installing the RHEL operating system on the target Veritas Access cluster
      3. Installing the Oracle Linux operating system on the target Veritas Access cluster
        1.  
          Setting up the Oracle Linux yum server repository
    5. Installing Veritas Access on the target cluster nodes
      1.  
        Installing and configuring the Veritas Access software on the cluster
      2.  
        Veritas Access Graphical User Interface
    6. About managing the NICs, bonds, and VLAN devices
      1.  
        Selecting the public NICs
      2.  
        Selecting the private NICs
      3.  
        Excluding a NIC
      4.  
        Including a NIC
      5.  
        Creating a NIC bond
      6.  
        Removing a NIC bond
      7.  
        Removing a NIC from the bond list
    7. About VLAN tagging
      1.  
        Creating a VLAN device
      2.  
        Removing a VLAN device
      3.  
        Limitations of VLAN Tagging
    8.  
      Replacing an Ethernet interface card
    9.  
      Configuring I/O fencing
    10.  
      About configuring Veritas NetBackup
    11.  
      About enabling kdump during an Veritas Access configuration
    12.  
      Reconfiguring the Veritas Access cluster name and network
    13.  
      Configuring a KMS server on the Veritas Access cluster
  6. Automating Veritas Access installation and configuration using response files
    1.  
      About response files
    2.  
      Performing a silent Veritas Access installation
    3.  
      Response file variables to install and configure Veritas Access
    4.  
      Sample response file for Veritas Access installation and configuration
  7. Displaying and adding nodes to a cluster
    1.  
      About the Veritas Access installation states and conditions
    2.  
      Displaying the nodes in the cluster
    3.  
      Before adding new nodes in the cluster
    4.  
      Adding a node to the cluster
    5.  
      Adding a node in mixed mode environment
    6.  
      Deleting a node from the cluster
    7.  
      Shutting down the cluster nodes
  8. Upgrading the operating system and Veritas Access
    1.  
      Supported upgrade paths for upgrades on RHEL
    2.  
      Upgrading the operating system and Veritas Access
  9. Performing a rolling upgrade
    1.  
      About rolling upgrade
    2.  
      Performing a rolling upgrade using the installer
  10. Uninstalling Veritas Access
    1.  
      Before you uninstall Veritas Access
    2. Uninstalling Veritas Access using the installer
      1.  
        Removing Veritas Access 7.4.2 RPMs
      2.  
        Running uninstall from the Veritas Access 7.4.2 disc
  11. Appendix A. Installation reference
    1.  
      Installation script options
  12. Appendix B. Configuring the secure shell for communications
    1.  
      Manually configuring passwordless secure shell (ssh)
    2.  
      Setting up ssh and rsh connections using the pwdutil.pl utility
  13. Appendix C. Manual deployment of Veritas Access
    1.  
      Deploying Veritas Access manually on a two-node cluster in a non-SSH environment
    2.  
      Enabling internal sudo user communication in Veritas Access

Per-TB licensing model

In this release, Veritas introduces the Per-TB licensing model. The license model is based on both capacity and time-period. You can use the license model for Veritas Access as per your requirement for the raw capacity.

You can use the Veritas Access software to manage the license model. The licensing model uses the Per-TB license meter. Veritas provides support of 12 months, 24 months, and 36 months for the licensing model.

The Per-TB license model supports the following licensing methods:

  • Perpetual license: You can procure a perpetual license to use the Veritas Access software for an unlimited period.

  • Subscription license: You can procure a subscription license to use the Veritas Access software for a specified period. After the subscription period is over, you need to renew the subscription license. The subscription period can be of 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, and so on.

    Two types of maintenance support are available based on pricing for the subscription license method:

    • Basic

    • Essential

  • Trialware license: You can download a trial version of the Veritas Access software from the Veritas website to evaluate it for 60 days.

If you exceed the licensed storage capacity, the product usage is not affected. However, Veritas recommends that you procure a new license or renew your license to a higher storage capacity.

Table: Licensing for new and existing customers

Customer type

Purchase options

Existing licensing model

New licensing model

Existing meter

New meter

New

New Licenses

N/A

Perpetual

N/A

Per-TB

Subscription

Existing

New Licenses

Perpetual

Perpetual

Per-Core

Per-TB

Subscription

Perpetual or Subscription

Renewal

Perpetual

Perpetual

Per-Core

Per-Core

Subscription

Subscription

Note:

The Per-Core and TB-Per-Core licensing models of the earlier releases are supported in this release only if you upgrade to Veritas Access 7.4.2 from an earlier version of Veritas Access that uses any one of the two license models. However, Veritas recommends that you use the Per-TB licensing model instead of the Per-Core and TB-Per-Core licensing models.

For more information about the Per-Core and TB-Per-Core licensing models, see the following sections:

See Per-Core licensing model.

See TB-Per-Core licensing model.

See Notes and functional enforcements for licensing. for more information about functional enforcements and notes related to licensing.

You can use the vxlicrep command to see the details of the installed licenses. The Count field displays the licensed capacity.