NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide

To add an MSDP storage server

1. Sign in to the NetBackup web UI.
2. On the left, click Storage > Storage units. Click the Storage units tab, then click Add.

3. In the Storage type drop-down, select the option you want to use.
4. Select Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP, MSDP Cloud) from the list.
5. In Basic properties, enter all required information and click Next.

   You must select your media server by clicking on the field. If you do not see the media server you want to use, you can use Search to find it.

6. In Storage server options, enter all required information and click Next.

   If you use Key Management Service (KMS), it must be configured before you can select the KMS option.

7. (Optional) In Media servers, click Add to add any additional media servers you want to use.

   Click Next after selecting additional media servers or if you want to continue without selecting additional media servers.

8. On the Review page, confirm that all options are correct and click Save.

   If the MSDP storage server creation is unsuccessful, follow the prompts on the screen to correct the issue.

   To configure MSDP to use cloud storage, use the following procedure (drop-down in Volumes step) to select an existing disk pool volume or create a new one.

9. (Optional) At the top, click on Create disk pool.
10. (Optional) To create a cloud logical storage unit and disk pool with replication, click on Create disk pool.

    Enter the required information to create a disk pool.

    In the next tab, select and add the required cloud volume. Select the cloud storage provider and the required details of the storage provider. Enter the credentials to access the cloud storage provider and then define the advanced settings.

    Note:

    Currently, AWS S3 and Azure storage API types are supported.

    For more information about the storage API types that NetBackup supports, refer to the About the cloud storage vendors for NetBackup section in the NetBackup Cloud Administrator's Guide.

    Note:

    When you enable Server-Side Encryption, you can configure AWS Customer-Managed keys. These keys cannot be deleted once they are in use by NetBackup. Each object is encrypted with the key during upload and deleting the key from AWS causes NetBackup restore failures.

    Note:

    For more information on environments and deployment of Veritas Alta Recovery Vault for NetBackup, refer to the following article:

    https://www.veritas.com/docs/100051821

    Before you enable the Veritas Alta Recovery Vault Azure and Azure Government options, review the steps from the Configuring Veritas Alta Recovery Vault Azure and Azure Government section in the NetBackup Deduplication Guide.

    Veritas Alta Recovery Vault supports multiple options. For Veritas Alta Recovery Vault Azure and Azure Government options in the web UI, you must contact your Veritas NetBackup account manager for credentials or with any questions.

    For the cloud logical storage unit, click Edit to update the Cloud cache properties setting in the corresponding disk pool properties page. You must restart the pdde services for the updated setting to work.