Veritas Access Solutions Guide for NetBackup

To configure the Veritas Access cluster as a cloud storage server and create an OpenStorage Technology (OST) disk pool and storage unit (STU) from the NetBackup console

1. Log on to the NetBackup master server from the Java console.
2. Select Configure Cloud Storage Servers.
   
3. The Welcome to cloud storage server configuration wizard appears. Click Next.
   
4. Select Veritas Access in the cloud provider list. Click Next.
   
5. On the Add storage server form, click on Add Cloud Storage.
   
6. In the Add cloud storage wizard, enter the required information.

   • Service host: s3.<veritas_access_cluster_name>

   • HTTP port: 8143

   • HTTPS port: 8143

   • Storage server Name: Any string or any auto-generated name.

     For example, my-s3.<veritas_access_cluster_name>

   Click Ok.

   Note:

   If DNS is not configured, you have to add an entry in the /etc/hosts file on the NetBackup master server and the CloudCatalyst media server.

   
7. Select Media server from the Media server name drop-down box. Select the Enable NetBackup CloudCatalyst check box if you want to store the deduplicated MSDP backup data on Veritas Access's ObjectAccess bucket. Specify the path of the local cache directory for CloudCatalyst. Enter the access key and secret key using which you created the bucket is on Veritas Access. For SSL-related settings, click on Advance Settings.
   
8. If the Veritas Access ObjectAccess server is configured with No SSL, then clear the Use SSL check box and click Ok.

   To enable SSL, See Enabling SSL on Veritas Access.

   
9. Click Next.
   
10. On the Specify Deduplication setting form, click Next
    
11. Messages related to setting the encryption appear. Click Yes.
12. Review the Cloud storage server summary and click Next.
    
13. Check the status of the tasks in the storage server creation process. Click Next.
    
14. Verify that the storage server is successfully created and click Next.
15. The Volume selection to use in disk pool form lists all the buckets that are created by a user on the Veritas Access cluster as a volume. If the bucket is not created from Veritas Access, then click on Add volume and specify the bucket name. After bucket creation, the bucket is listed as a volume. Select a bucket and click Next.
    
16. In the Additional disk pool information form, enter the disk pool name and click Next.
    
17. Review the disk pool configuration summary and click Next.
    
18. In the Disk pool creation status form, verify that the disk pool is created successfully. Make sure that the Create a storage unit using the disk pool that you have just created check box is selected.
    
19. In the Storage unit creation wizard, enter the storage unit name. Click Only use the selected media servers. Select the media server in the list and click Next.
    
20. Verify that the disk pool creation wizard completes successfully. Click Finish.