Veritas Flex Appliance Getting Started and Administration Guide

To create a NetBackup master server instance

1. Make sure that the NetBackup master server application you want to use is located in the repository. See Managing the repository.
2. Perform the following tasks if you have not already:

   • Configure at least one network interface. You can configure a physical interface, add a VLAN tag, or create a bond.

     See Configuring a network interface.

     See Creating a network bond.

   • Add at least one tenant.

     See Adding a tenant.

3. Gather the following information for the new instance:

   Note:

   The hostname and IP address must not be in use anywhere else in your domain.

   • Tenant that you want to assign it to

   • Hostname (maximum of 63 characters including the domain name)

   • IP address

   • Network interface

   • Domain name

   • Name servers

   • Search domains

   • Smart Meter customer registration key (NetBackup 8.1.2 and later)

     Veritas Smart Meter helps you manage your NetBackup deployment more efficiently, spot trends, and plan for the future. To obtain a key, log in to the Veritas Smart Meter site with your VEMS credentials and go to the Registration Keys page to download the key.

   • (Optional) NetBackup license key

     NetBackup applications come with an evaluation license key. You must add a permanent NetBackup license key before the evaluation key expires. You can add your permanent key when you create the instance to avoid future issues.

     Note:

     If the evaluation key expires before you create the instance, the instance creation fails. Make sure that you have a valid license key before you create an instance.

   • (Optional) External Certificate Authority (CA) information:

     • External certificate, in PEM format

     • Custom CRL files, if needed

4. From the System topology page of the Flex Appliance Console, navigate to the Application instances section.
   
5. Click Create instance.
6. Select the appropriate master server application from the repository list that appears, making sure to verify the version number. Click Next.
7. Follow the prompts to create the instance. When you are done, you can view the progress in the Activity Monitor, which is accessible from the left pane of the Flex Appliance Console.

   Note:

   If you do not want to use DNS or want to bypass DNS for certain hosts, verify that the hostname resolution information is included in the Hosts file entries field. You must include entries for the media servers and any other NetBackup hosts that you want to communicate with the instance.

8. Once the instance has been created successfully, you must change the password from the known default password.

   Warning:

   You cannot access the NetBackup web UI to manage the instance until you have changed the password.

   To change the password, open an SSH session to the instance and log in with the following credentials:

   • Username: appadmin

   • Password: P@ssw0rd

   Follow the prompt to enter a new password.

9. (Optional) If you want to configure this instance to use an external CA-signed certificate, you can do so now or at a later time. Use an SCP tool to copy the files to the following locations:

   • Copy the external certificate to the /mnt/nbdata/hostcert/ directory on the instance.

   • If needed, copy the certificate revocation lists (CRLs) to the /mnt/nbdata/hostcert/crl directory on the instance.

   Complete the external CA configuration from NetBackup. See the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide for details.