Veritas Access Installation Guide

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Product(s): Access (7.3.1)
Platform: Linux
  1. Introducing Veritas Access
    1.  
      About Veritas Access
  2. Licensing in Veritas Access
    1.  
      About Veritas Access product licensing
  3. System requirements
    1.  
      Important release information
    2. System requirements
      1. Linux requirements
        1.  
          Operating system RPM installation requirements and operating system patching
        2.  
          Kernel RPMs that are required to be installed with exact predefined RPM versions
        3.  
          OL kernel RPMs that are required to be installed with exact predefined RPM versions
        4.  
          Required operating system RPMs for OL 6.8
        5.  
          Required operating system RPMs for OL 7.3
        6.  
          Required operating system RPMs for OL 7.4
        7.  
          Required operating system RPMs for RHEL 6.6
        8.  
          Required operating system RPMs for RHEL 6.7
        9.  
          Required operating system RPMs for RHEL 6.8
        10.  
          Required operating system RPMs for RHEL 7.3
        11.  
          Required operating system RPMs for RHEL 7.4
      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.  
        Supported NetBackup versions
      6.  
        Supported OpenStack versions
      7.  
        Supported Oracle versions and host operating systems
      8.  
        Supported 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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 operating system on the target Veritas Access cluster
      3.  
        Installing the Oracle Linux operating system on the target Veritas Access cluster
      4.  
        Obtaining the Red Hat Enterprise Linux compatible kernels
    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 NIC bonding and NIC exclusion
      1.  
        Excluding a NIC
      2.  
        Including a NIC
      3.  
        Creating a new NIC bond
      4.  
        Removing a NIC bond
      5.  
        Removing a NIC from the bond list
    7. About VLAN Tagging
      1.  
        Adding a VLAN device on a particular NIC
      2.  
        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
  7. 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
  8. 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.  
      Deleting a node from the cluster
    6.  
      Shutting down the cluster nodes
  9. Upgrading Veritas Access and operating system
    1.  
      Upgrading the operating system and Veritas Access
  10. Upgrading Veritas Access using a rolling upgrade
    1.  
      About rolling upgrades
    2.  
      Supported rolling upgrade paths for upgrades on RHEL
    3.  
      Performing a rolling upgrade using the installer
  11. Uninstalling Veritas Access
    1.  
      Before you uninstall Veritas Access
    2. Uninstalling Veritas Access using the installer
      1.  
        Removing Veritas Access 7.3.1 RPMs
      2.  
        Running uninstall from the Veritas Access 7.3.1 disc
  12. Appendix A. Installation reference
    1.  
      Installation script options
  13. Appendix B. Troubleshooting the LTR upgrade
    1.  
      Locating the log files for troubleshooting the LTR upgrade
    2.  
      Troubleshooting pre-upgrade issues for LTR
    3.  
      Troubleshooting post-upgrade issues for LTR
  14. Appendix C. 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

Installing the Oracle Linux operating system on the target Veritas Access cluster

This first task in the installation process is to install the Oracle Linux (OL) operating system on each node of the cluster.

To install the OL operating system

  1. Insert the OL operating system installation DVD, and start the server from the DVD, and press the Enter key.

    See Linux requirements.

    You can also use an external USB DVD-ROM.

  2. Press the Tab key to move focus to the Skip key, then press the Enter key to continue.
  3. On the Welcome screen, click the Next option.
  4. Select English as the language, and then click the Next option.
  5. Select U.S. English as the keyboard setting, and then click the Next option.
  6. Select the Basic Storage Devices option, and then click the Next option.
  7. Enter a fully qualified host name, then click the Configure Network option.
  8. Highlight the relevant connection and click the Edit option.
  9. Select the Connect automatically check box. If you are not using DHCP, click on the IPv4 Settings tab, set the method to Manual, click the Add option, and enter the appropriate network details. When you are satisfied with the details, click the Apply and Close options to return to the host name screen, and then click the Forward option.
  10. Select the appropriate time zone by clicking on your nearest city on the map. Click the Next option.
  11. Enter a root password for the server and click on Next.
  12. Select the partitioning type you require. If you want to amend the default partitioning layout, select the Review and modify partitioning layout option. Click the Next option.
  13. The OEL installer lists the default partitioning scheme for your size disk. Amend them as required and click the Next option. Click the Format and Write changes to disk options.
  14. Accept the boot loader settings by clicking the Next option.
  15. Select the Basic Server and the Oracle Linux Server options, and then click the Next option.
  16. Wait for the installation to complete.
  17. Click the Reboot option to complete the installation.
  18. Veritas Access supports only Red Hat Enterprise Linux compatible kernels. Obtain the Red Hat Enterprise Linux compatible kernels directly after the OEL installation.

    See Obtaining the Red Hat Enterprise Linux compatible kernels.