Veritas Flex Appliance Getting Started and Administration Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (1.3)
Platform: Flex Appliance OS
  1. Product overview
    1.  
      Introduction to Veritas Flex Appliance
    2.  
      About the Flex Appliance documentation
    3.  
      Flex Appliance 1.3 new features, enhancements, and changes
    4.  
      Supported upgrade paths to this release
    5.  
      Operational notes
    6.  
      Flex Appliance 1.3 release content
  2. Getting started
    1.  
      Initial configuration guidelines and checklist
    2.  
      Performing the initial configuration
    3.  
      Adding a node
    4.  
      Accessing and using the Flex Appliance Shell
    5.  
      Accessing and using the Flex Appliance Console
    6.  
      Installing the NetBackup Administration Console and client packages
    7.  
      Common tasks in Flex Appliance
  3. Modifying settings
    1.  
      Creating a network bond
    2.  
      Deleting a network bond
    3.  
      Configuring a network interface
    4.  
      Setting the date and time for appliance nodes
    5.  
      Changing DNS or Hosts file settings
  4. Managing users
    1.  
      Overview of the Flex Appliance default users
    2. Managing Flex Appliance Console users and tenants
      1.  
        Adding a tenant
      2.  
        Editing a tenant
      3.  
        Removing a tenant
      4.  
        Adding a local user to the Flex Appliance Console
      5.  
        Connecting an Active Directory domain to the Flex Appliance Console
      6.  
        Importing an Active Directory user or user group to the Flex Appliance Console
      7.  
        Editing an Active Directory domain in the Flex Appliance Console
      8.  
        Changing a user password in the Flex Appliance Console
      9.  
        Removing a user from the Flex Appliance Console
    3.  
      Changing the hostadmin user password in the Flex Appliance Shell
    4. Managing NetBackup application instance users
      1.  
        Adding and removing local NetBackup instance users
      2.  
        Connecting a remote user domain to a NetBackup instance
      3.  
        Changing a user password on a NetBackup instance
  5. Using Flex Appliance
    1. Managing the repository
      1.  
        Adding files to the repository
      2.  
        Removing the current appliance upgrade or update package from the repository
    2. Creating application instances
      1.  
        Creating a NetBackup master server instance
      2.  
        Creating a NetBackup media server instance
    3. Managing application instances
      1.  
        Resizing instance storage
      2.  
        Editing instance network settings
      3. Managing application add-ons on instances
        1.  
          Installing application add-ons
        2.  
          Uninstalling application add-ons
        3.  
          Changing the application add-on installation order
      4.  
        Viewing instance performance metrics
      5. Running NetBackup commands on an application instance
        1.  
          Creating a NetBackup touch file on an application instance
      6.  
        Setting environment variables on NetBackup instances
      7.  
        Storing custom data on a NetBackup instance
      8.  
        Establishing trust with a NetBackup 7.7.3 master server instance
    4. Upgrading application instances
      1.  
        Warnings and considerations for instance rollbacks
    5. About Flex Appliance upgrades and updates
      1.  
        Upgrading Flex Appliance
      2.  
        Updating Flex Appliance
  6. Monitoring the appliance
    1. About AutoSupport and Call Home
      1.  
        Registering an appliance
      2.  
        Viewing Call Home information
      3.  
        Configuring Call Home settings
      4.  
        Deleting and disabling Call Home settings
    2. Monitoring the hardware from the Flex Appliance Shell
      1.  
        Viewing node information
      2.  
        Viewing Primary Storage Shelf information on a Veritas 5340 Appliance
      3.  
        Viewing Expansion Storage Shelf information on a Veritas 5340 Appliance
    3.  
      Viewing hardware faults
    4.  
      Viewing system data
  7. Reconfiguring the appliance
    1.  
      Performing a factory reset
    2.  
      Recovering storage data after a factory reset
    3.  
      Performing a storage reset
    4.  
      Removing a node
  8. Troubleshooting guidelines
    1.  
      General troubleshooting steps
    2.  
      Gathering device logs on a Flex appliance

Configuring Call Home settings

Call Home is enabled by default. This section provides the specific information for the settings and configuration for the Call Home feature.

The available options are provided in the following table.

Table: Call Home options

Command

Description

callhome

Enable the Call Home feature

callhome-proxy

Enable the Call Home proxy server

callhome-proxy-server

Enter the Call Home proxy server settings

callhome-proxy-tunnel

Enable the Call Home proxy tunneling

email-smtp smtp_account=<smtp_account>

(Optional) Enter the name of the account that is used for authentication to the SMTP server

email-smtp smtp_password=<smtp_password>

(Optional) Enter the password for authentication to the SMTP server

email-smtp smtp_server=<smtp_server>

Enter the SMTP server that is used to send email

email-notification-interval interval=<interval>

Enter the time (in minutes from 1 to 44640) between alert emails that are sent to the administrator. The default value is 1440 minutes.

email-sender-id email_address=<email_address>

Enter an email ID or account for emails that are received from the appliance

email-hardware email_address=<email_address>

Add hardware administrator email accounts

To configure Call Home settings

  1. Log in to the Flex Appliance Shell, and type the following as needed. Press Enter after each string to display the information.
  2. Enable Call Home.

    set alerts callhome

  3. Set the Call Home proxy, proxy server, and proxy tunnel.

    set alerts callhome-proxy

    set alerts callhome-proxy-server

    set alerts callhome-proxy-tunnel

  4. Set the SMTP server.

    set alerts email-smtp smtp_server=<smtp_server>

  5. (Optional) Set the SMTP account and password.

    set alerts email-smtp smtp_account=<smtp_account>

    set alerts email-smtp smtp_password=<smtp_password>

  6. Set the interval in minutes between email notifications.

    set alerts email-notification-interval interval=<interval>

  7. Set the sender and hardware administrator email addresses.

    set alerts email-sender-id email_address=<email_address>

    set alerts email-hardware email_address=<email_address>

    You can enter multiple hardware administrator email addresses using a comma-separated list or by running the command once for each email address.