Veritas Flex Appliance Getting Started and Administration Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (2.0.1)
Platform: Flex Appliance OS
  1. Product overview
    1.  
      Introduction to Veritas Flex Appliance
    2.  
      Flex Appliance terminology
    3.  
      About the Flex Appliance documentation
  2. Release notes
    1.  
      Flex Appliance 2.0.1 new features, enhancements, and changes
    2.  
      Supported update paths to this release
    3.  
      Operational notes
    4.  
      Flex Appliance 2.0.1 release content
  3. 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.  
      Setting the date and time for appliance nodes
    7.  
      Common tasks in Flex Appliance
  4. Managing network settings
    1.  
      Creating a network bond
    2.  
      Deleting a network bond
    3.  
      Configuring a network interface
    4. Managing the appliance Fibre Channel ports
      1.  
        Viewing the devices that are connected to the Fibre Channel ports
    5.  
      Changing DNS or Hosts file settings
  5. Managing users
    1.  
      Overview of the Flex Appliance default users
    2.  
      Changing the password policy
    3. 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.  
        Expiring a user password in the Flex Appliance Console
      10.  
        Removing a user from the Flex Appliance Console
    4.  
      Changing the hostadmin user password in the Flex Appliance Shell
    5.  
      Changing the sysadmin user password in the Veritas Remote Management Interface
  6. 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
    3.  
      Managing application instances from Flex Appliance and NetBackup
    4. Managing application instances from Flex Appliance
      1.  
        Resizing instance storage
      2.  
        Editing instance network settings
      3.  
        Assigning Fibre Channel ports to an instance
      4.  
        Unassigning Fibre Channel ports from an instance
      5. Managing application add-ons on instances
        1.  
          Installing application add-ons
        2.  
          Uninstalling application add-ons
        3.  
          Changing the application add-on installation order
      6.  
        Viewing instance performance metrics
      7.  
        Clearing a configuration error status on an application instance
    5. Upgrading application instances
      1.  
        Warnings and considerations for instance rollbacks
    6. About Flex Appliance upgrades and updates
      1.  
        Upgrading Flex Appliance
      2.  
        Updating Flex Appliance
  7. Appliance security
    1.  
      Security overview
    2. About lockdown mode
      1.  
        Changing the lockdown mode
  8. 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 53xx Appliance
      3.  
        Viewing Expansion Storage Shelf information on a Veritas 53xx Appliance
      4.  
        Viewing Storage Shelf information on a Veritas 5250 Appliance
    3.  
      Viewing hardware faults
    4.  
      Viewing system data
  9. Reconfiguring the appliance
    1.  
      Performing a factory reset
    2.  
      Performing a reimage
    3.  
      Recovering storage data after a factory reset or a reimage
    4.  
      Performing a storage reset
    5.  
      Removing a node
    6.  
      Viewing or resetting the storage shelf order on a Veritas 5250 Appliance
  10. Troubleshooting guidelines
    1.  
      General troubleshooting steps
    2.  
      Generating a One-Time Password and unlocking access in lockdown mode
    3.  
      Gathering logs

Upgrading application instances

Use the following procedure to upgrade an existing instance in Flex Appliance.

To upgrade an instance

  1. Make sure that the new version of the application is located in the repository. See Managing the repository.
  2. From the System topology page of the Flex Appliance Console, navigate to the Application instances section.
  3. Locate the instance that you want to upgrade. If it is stopped, select it and click Start before you begin the upgrade so that the upgrade precheck can run.
  4. Stop all current backup operations on the instance.
  5. From the Application instances section, select the instance, then click Manage > Upgrade instance.
  6. Select the version that you want to upgrade to and click Precheck.
  7. If the precheck passes, click Next to continue. If the application needs any additional configuration parameters, you are prompted to enter them. Enter the parameters and click Next. Then verify the selection summary and click Upgrade to begin the upgrade process.

    If the precheck returns with any error messages, resolve the issues before continuing with the upgrade.

    If the upgrade fails for any reason, the instance automatically rolls back to the previous version. You can find more detailed information on the failure in the Activity Monitor. Resolve any issues before restarting the upgrade procedure.

  8. If your application does not support rollback, the upgrade is now complete.

    If your application does support rollback, the instance version remains in a pending state for the next 24 hours. You must decide within that time period whether you want to commit to the new version or roll back to the previous version. Note that some operations are restricted until you commit or roll back. Complete the rest of this procedure to restore full functionality.

    Warning:

    Performing a rollback may lead to inconsistencies between the NetBackup catalog and the media servers for all jobs that ran after the upgrade. These inconsistencies can affect future backups.

    See Warnings and considerations for instance rollbacks.

    To commit or roll back the instance version, navigate to the System topology > Application instances section and do one of the following:

    • To commit to the new version, select the instance name and click Manage > Upgrade instance > Commit. You can also click on the instance name to open the instance details page, then click Commit at the top of the screen.

    • To roll back to the previous version, stop all current backup operations on the instance. Then select the instance name and click Manage > Upgrade instance > Roll back. You can also click on the instance name to open the instance details page, then click Roll back at the top of the screen.

      Warning:

      Before you roll back the version of a master server instance, check the versions of all media servers and clients that are used with it. The version of the master server after rollback must be equal to or later than the versions of the connected hosts, including media server instances.

    Caution:

    If you do not commit or roll back within 24 hours of the upgrade, the new instance version is committed automatically.

More Information

Upgrading Flex Appliance