Veritas NetBackup™ Cloud Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (9.1)
  1. About NetBackup cloud storage
    1.  
      About cloud storage features and functionality
    2.  
      About the catalog backup of cloud configuration files
    3.  
      About support limitations for NetBackup cloud storage
  2. About the cloud storage
    1.  
      About the cloud storage vendors for NetBackup
    2. About the Amazon S3 cloud storage API type
      1.  
        Amazon S3 cloud storage vendors certified for NetBackup
      2.  
        Amazon S3 storage type requirements
      3.  
        Permissions required for Amazon S3 cloud provider user
      4.  
        Amazon S3 cloud storage provider options
      5.  
        Amazon S3 cloud storage options
      6.  
        Amazon S3 advanced server configuration options
      7.  
        Amazon S3 credentials broker details
      8.  
        About private clouds from Amazon S3-compatible cloud providers
      9.  
        About Amazon S3 storage classes
      10.  
        Amazon virtual private cloud support with NetBackup
      11. About protecting data in Amazon for long-term retention
        1. About protecting data in Amazon Glacier
          1.  
            About restoring data from Amazon Glacier
        2. About protecting data in Amazon Glacier vault
          1.  
            About backing up data to Amazon Glacier vault
          2.  
            About restoring data from Amazon Glacier vault
      12. Protecting data using Amazon's cloud tiering
        1.  
          About backing up data using LIFECYCLE storage class
        2.  
          About restoring data from LIFECYCLE storage class
      13. About using Amazon IAM roles with NetBackup
        1.  
          Configuring AWS IAM Role with NetBackup
      14.  
        About NetBackup character restrictions for Amazon S3 cloud connector
      15. Protecting data with Amazon Snowball and Amazon Snowball Edge
        1.  
          Configuring NetBackup for Amazon Snowball with Amazon Snowball client
        2.  
          Configuring NetBackup for Amazon Snowball with Amazon S3 API interface
        3.  
          Using multiple Amazon S3 adapters
        4.  
          Configuring NetBackup with Amazon Snowball Edge with file interface
        5.  
          Configuring NetBackup for Amazon Snowball Edge with S3 API interface
        6.  
          Configuring SSL for Amazon Snowball and Amazon Snowball Edge
        7.  
          Post backup procedures if you have used S3 API interface
    3. About Microsoft Azure cloud storage API type
      1.  
        Microsoft Azure cloud storage vendors certified for NetBackup
      2.  
        Microsoft Azure storage type requirements
      3.  
        Microsoft Azure cloud storage provider options
      4.  
        Microsoft Azure advanced server configuration options
      5.  
        Protecting data in Microsoft Azure Archive for long-term retention
    4. About OpenStack Swift cloud storage API type
      1.  
        OpenStack Swift cloud storage vendors certified for NetBackup
      2.  
        OpenStack Swift storage type requirements
      3.  
        OpenStack Swift cloud storage provider options
      4.  
        OpenStack Swift storage region options
      5.  
        OpenStack Swift add cloud storage configuration options
      6.  
        OpenStack Swift proxy settings
  3. Configuring cloud storage in NetBackup
    1.  
      Before you begin to configure cloud storage in NetBackup
    2.  
      Configuring cloud storage in NetBackup
    3.  
      Cloud installation requirements
    4. Scalable Storage properties
      1.  
        Configuring advanced bandwidth throttling settings
      2.  
        Advanced bandwidth throttling settings
    5. Cloud Storage properties
      1.  
        Adding a cloud storage instance
      2.  
        Changing cloud storage host properties
      3.  
        Deleting a cloud storage host instance
    6. About the NetBackup CloudStore Service Container
      1.  
        NetBackup CloudStore Service Container security certificates
      2.  
        NetBackup CloudStore Service Container security modes
      3.  
        NetBackup cloudstore.conf configuration file
    7.  
      Deploying host name-based certificates
    8.  
      Deploying host ID-based certificates
    9.  
      About data compression for cloud backups
    10.  
      About data encryption for cloud storage
    11.  
      About NetBackup KMS for encryption of NetBackup cloud storage
    12.  
      About external KMS for encryption of NetBackup cloud storage
    13.  
      About cloud storage servers
    14.  
      About object size for cloud storage
    15. About the NetBackup media servers for cloud storage
      1.  
        Using media server as NetBackup Cloud master host
    16. Configuring a storage server for cloud storage
      1.  
        KMS database encryption settings
      2.  
        Assigning a storage class to Amazon cloud storage
    17.  
      Changing cloud storage server properties
    18. NetBackup cloud storage server properties
      1.  
        NetBackup cloud storage server bandwidth throttling properties
      2.  
        NetBackup cloud storage server connection properties
      3.  
        NetBackup cloud storage server encryption properties
    19.  
      About cloud storage disk pools
    20.  
      Configuring a disk pool for cloud storage
    21.  
      Saving a record of the KMS key names for NetBackup cloud storage encryption
    22.  
      Adding backup media servers to your cloud environment
    23. Configuring a storage unit for cloud storage
      1.  
        Cloud storage unit properties
      2.  
        Configure a favorable client-to-server ratio
      3.  
        Control backup traffic to the media servers
    24.  
      About NetBackup Accelerator and NetBackup Optimized Synthetic backups
    25.  
      Enabling NetBackup Accelerator with cloud storage
    26.  
      Enabling optimized synthetic backups with cloud storage
    27.  
      Creating a backup policy
    28. Changing cloud storage disk pool properties
      1.  
        Cloud storage disk pool properties
    29.  
      Certificate validation against Certificate Revocation List (CRL)
    30.  
      Managing Certification Authorities (CA) for NetBackup Cloud
  4. Monitoring and Reporting
    1.  
      About monitoring and reporting for cloud backups
    2.  
      Viewing cloud storage job details
    3.  
      Viewing the compression ratio
    4.  
      Viewing NetBackup cloud storage disk reports
    5.  
      Displaying KMS key information for cloud storage encryption
  5. Operational notes
    1.  
      NetBackup bpstsinfo command operational notes
    2.  
      Unable to configure additional media servers
    3.  
      Cloud configuration may fail if NetBackup Access Control is enabled
    4.  
      Deleting cloud storage server artifacts
    5.  
      Using csconfig reinitialize to load updated cloud configuration settings
    6.  
      Enabling or disabling communication between master server and legacy cloud storage media servers
  6. Troubleshooting
    1. About unified logging
      1.  
        About using the vxlogview command to view unified logs
      2.  
        Examples of using vxlogview to view unified logs
    2. About legacy logging
      1.  
        Creating NetBackup log file directories for cloud storage
    3.  
      NetBackup cloud storage log files
    4.  
      Enable libcurl logging
    5.  
      NetBackup Administration Console fails to open
    6. Troubleshooting cloud storage configuration issues
      1.  
        NetBackup Scalable Storage host properties unavailable
      2.  
        Connection to the NetBackup CloudStore Service Container fails
      3.  
        Cannot create a cloud storage disk pool
      4.  
        Cannot create a cloud storage
      5.  
        Data transfer to cloud storage server fails in the SSL mode
      6.  
        Amazon GovCloud cloud storage configuration fails in non-SSL mode
      7.  
        Data restore from the Google Nearline storage class may fail
      8.  
        Backups may fail for cloud storage configurations with Frankfurt region
      9.  
        Backups may fail for cloud storage configurations with the cloud compression option
      10.  
        Fetching storage regions fails with authentication version V2
    7. Troubleshooting cloud storage operational issues
      1.  
        Cloud storage backups fail
      2.  
        Stopping and starting the NetBackup CloudStore Service Container
      3.  
        A restart of the nbcssc (on legacy media servers), nbwmc, and nbsl processes reverts all cloudstore.conf settings
      4.  
        NetBackup CloudStore Service Container startup and shutdown troubleshooting
      5.  
        bptm process takes time to terminate after cancelling GLACIER restore job
      6.  
        Handling image cleanup failures for Amazon Glacier vault
      7.  
        Cleaning up orphaned archives manually
      8.  
        Restoring from Amazon Glacier vault spans more than 24 hours for single fragment
      9.  
        Restoring from GLACIER_VAULT takes more than 24 hours for Oracle databases
      10.  
        Troubleshooting failures due to missing Amazon IAM permissions
      11.  
        Restore job fails if the restore job start time overlaps with the backup job end time
      12.  
        Post processing fails for restore from Azure archive
    8.  
      Troubleshooting Amazon Snowball and Amazon Snowball Edge issues
  7.  
    Index

A

Add at least one index marker, Before you begin to configure cloud storage in NetBackup
amazon
virtual private cloud, Amazon virtual private cloud support with NetBackup
Amazon
glacier vault, About backing up data to Amazon Glacier vault, About restoring data from Amazon Glacier vault
amazon (S3)
permissions, Permissions required for Amazon S3 cloud provider user
Amazon Glacier, About protecting data in Amazon for long-term retention
Amazon GLACIER
long-term retention, About protecting data in Amazon Glacier
Amazon Glacier Deep Archive, About protecting data in Amazon for long-term retention
Amazon Glacier Vault, About protecting data in Amazon for long-term retention
Amazon IAM roles, About using Amazon IAM roles with NetBackup
Amazon lifecycle
restore, About restoring data from LIFECYCLE storage class
Amazon S3
about, About the Amazon S3 cloud storage API type
configuration options, Amazon S3 cloud storage provider options
configuration options (advanced), Amazon S3 advanced server configuration options
credential broker details, Amazon S3 credentials broker details
requirements, Amazon S3 storage type requirements
Amazon Snowball, Protecting data with Amazon Snowball and Amazon Snowball Edge
configuring with Amazon S3 API interface, Configuring NetBackup for Amazon Snowball with Amazon S3 API interface
configuring with Amazon Snowball client, Configuring NetBackup for Amazon Snowball with Amazon Snowball client
Amazon Snowball Edge, Protecting data with Amazon Snowball and Amazon Snowball Edge
configuring with file interface, Configuring NetBackup with Amazon Snowball Edge with file interface
configuring with S3 API interface, Configuring NetBackup for Amazon Snowball Edge with S3 API interface

B

backups fail
Accelerator backups fail, Cloud storage backups fail
after the WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE is increased, Cloud storage backups fail
storage volume was created by the cloud vendor interface, Cloud storage backups fail
The NetBackup CloudStore Service Container is not active, Cloud storage backups fail
Use any available media server option, Cloud storage backups fail
bandwidth
throttling, NetBackup cloud storage server bandwidth throttling properties
bpstsinfo command
operational notes, NetBackup bpstsinfo command operational notes

C

catalog
cloud configuration files, About the catalog backup of cloud configuration files
Certificate Authority (CA), Deploying host ID-based certificates
cloud
storage unit properties, Cloud storage unit properties
cloud configuration files, About the catalog backup of cloud configuration files
cloud disk pool
changing properties, Changing cloud storage disk pool properties
cloud master host, Using media server as NetBackup Cloud master host
Cloud Settings tab, Scalable Storage properties
cloud storage
Amazon S3 API type, About the Amazon S3 cloud storage API type
configuring, Configuring cloud storage in NetBackup
Microsoft Azure API type, About Microsoft Azure cloud storage API type
OpenStack Swift API type, About OpenStack Swift cloud storage API type
Cloud Storage host properties, Cloud Storage properties
cloud storage instance
add, Adding a cloud storage instance
change, Changing cloud storage host properties
delete, Deleting a cloud storage host instance
manage, Changing cloud storage host properties
remove, Changing cloud storage host properties
cloud storage properties
change, Changing cloud storage host properties
manage, Changing cloud storage host properties
remove, Changing cloud storage host properties
cloud storage server
about, About cloud storage servers
bandwidth properties, NetBackup cloud storage server bandwidth throttling properties
changing properties, Changing cloud storage server properties
connection properties, NetBackup cloud storage server connection properties
encryption properties, NetBackup cloud storage server encryption properties
properties, NetBackup cloud storage server properties
CloudStore Service Container
about, About the NetBackup CloudStore Service Container
configuring port number, NetBackup cloudstore.conf configuration file
port number, About the NetBackup CloudStore Service Container
security certificate for, NetBackup CloudStore Service Container security certificates
security mode changed while service is active, NetBackup CloudStore Service Container startup and shutdown troubleshooting
security modes, NetBackup CloudStore Service Container security modes
startup and shutdown troubleshooting, NetBackup CloudStore Service Container startup and shutdown troubleshooting
cloudstore.conf configuration file, NetBackup cloudstore.conf configuration file
configuration
disk pool configuration wizard, Configuring a disk pool for cloud storage
optimized synthetic backups for cloud storage, Enabling optimized synthetic backups with cloud storage
Configuration
Accelerator, Enabling NetBackup Accelerator with cloud storage
configuring a deduplication storage unit, Configuring a storage unit for cloud storage
configuring cloud storage, Configuring cloud storage in NetBackup

D

Deduplication storage unit
Only use the following media servers, Cloud storage unit properties
Use any available media server, Cloud storage unit properties
Disk type, Cloud storage unit properties
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Deploying host name-based certificates

E

encryption
properties, NetBackup cloud storage server encryption properties
external KMS, About external KMS for encryption of NetBackup cloud storage

F

Features and functionality, About cloud storage features and functionality
FlashBackup policy
Maximum fragment size (storage unit setting), Cloud storage unit properties

G

glacier vault
back up, About backing up data to Amazon Glacier vault
restore, About restoring data from Amazon Glacier vault

H

host ID-based certificates
deploying with a token, Deploying host ID-based certificates
deploying without a token, Deploying host ID-based certificates
host name-based certificates
deploying, Deploying host name-based certificates
hotfix, Deploying host name-based certificates

I

IAM Role, Configuring AWS IAM Role with NetBackup

J

job ID search in unified logs, Examples of using vxlogview to view unified logs

L

legacy logging, About legacy logging
LIFECYCLE
backup, About backing up data using LIFECYCLE storage class
cloud tiering, Protecting data using Amazon's cloud tiering
logging
legacy, About legacy logging

M

Maximum concurrent jobs, Cloud storage unit properties
Maximum fragment size, Cloud storage unit properties
Microsoft Azure
about, About Microsoft Azure cloud storage API type
configuration options, Microsoft Azure cloud storage provider options
configuration options (advanced), Microsoft Azure advanced server configuration options
requirements, Microsoft Azure storage type requirements
mklogdir.bat, About legacy logging
Monitoring, About monitoring and reporting for cloud backups

N

NetBackup
hotfix, Deploying host name-based certificates
NetBackup Accelerator
about, About NetBackup Accelerator and NetBackup Optimized Synthetic backups
NetBackup CloudStore Service Container (see CloudStore Service Container)
NetBackup Scalable Storage, Configuring advanced bandwidth throttling settings, Advanced bandwidth throttling settings
NetBackup Scalable Storage host properties unavailable, NetBackup Scalable Storage host properties unavailable
NetBackup Service Layer (NBSL), Deploying host name-based certificates

O

OpenStack Swift
about, About OpenStack Swift cloud storage API type
configuration options (cloud storage instance), Amazon S3 cloud storage options, OpenStack Swift add cloud storage configuration options
provider configuration options, OpenStack Swift cloud storage provider options, OpenStack Swift storage region options
proxy settings, OpenStack Swift proxy settings
requirements, OpenStack Swift storage type requirements
Optimized Synthetic backups
about, About NetBackup Accelerator and NetBackup Optimized Synthetic backups

P

port number
CloudStore Service Container, About the NetBackup CloudStore Service Container
configuring for the CloudStore Service Container, NetBackup cloudstore.conf configuration file
Preferences
common, NetBackup cloud storage server connection properties
encryption, NetBackup cloud storage server encryption properties
throttling, NetBackup cloud storage server encryption properties
private clouds
Amazon S3-compatible cloud providers, About private clouds from Amazon S3-compatible cloud providers
properties
bandwidth, NetBackup cloud storage server bandwidth throttling properties
cloud storage server, NetBackup cloud storage server properties
connection, NetBackup cloud storage server connection properties
encryption, NetBackup cloud storage server encryption properties

R

Reporting, About monitoring and reporting for cloud backups
requirements, Cloud installation requirements

S

Scalable Storage host properties, Scalable Storage properties, Configuring advanced bandwidth throttling settings, Advanced bandwidth throttling settings
Scalable Storage host properties unavailable, NetBackup Scalable Storage host properties unavailable
Scalable Storage, NetBackup, Configuring advanced bandwidth throttling settings, Advanced bandwidth throttling settings
security certificates
for cloud storage, NetBackup CloudStore Service Container security certificates
storage server (see cloud storage server)
changing properties for cloud, Changing cloud storage server properties
storage unit
configuring for deduplication, Configuring a storage unit for cloud storage
properties for cloud, Cloud storage unit properties
Storage unit name, Cloud storage unit properties
Storage unit type, Cloud storage unit properties

T

throttling data transfer rate, Scalable Storage properties

U

unified logging, About unified logging
format of files, About using the vxlogview command to view unified logs

V

virtual private cloud, Amazon virtual private cloud support with NetBackup
VPC, Amazon virtual private cloud support with NetBackup
vxlogview command, About using the vxlogview command to view unified logs
with job ID option, Examples of using vxlogview to view unified logs