Veritas NetBackup™ Flex Scale Installation and Configuration Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (1.3.1)
Platform: NetBackup Flex Scale OS
  1. Preparing for NetBackup Flex Scale deployment
    1.  
      Deployment overview
    2.  
      NetBackup Flex Scale configuration requirements
    3.  
      Firewall and network ports requirements
    4.  
      Considerations for using IPv6 addresses
  2. Configuring NetBackup Flex Scale
    1.  
      Assigning a public IP address to network adapter eth1 of a node
    2.  
      NetBackup Flex Scale configuration methods
    3.  
      Configuring NetBackup Flex Scale using the setup wizard
    4. Configuring NetBackup Flex Scale using a configuration file
      1.  
        YML configuration file
  3. Troubleshooting NetBackup Flex Scale deployment
    1.  
      NetBackup Flex Scale logs
    2.  
      Connection timeout errors during patch installs, upgrades, and rollback operations
    3.  
      Initial configuration wizard displays a driver node not selected error
    4.  
      Initial configuration wizard displays a license error after successfully configuring the cluster
  4. NetBackup Flex Scale upgrades and patch management
    1. About NetBackup Flex Scale upgrades and EEB
      1.  
        Pre-upgrade steps
    2.  
      Performing a patch upgrade using GUI
    3.  
      Installing EEBs using GUI
    4.  
      Performing a patch upgrade using REST APIs
    5.  
      Installing EEBs using REST APIs
  5. Removing NetBackup Flex Scale
    1. About disk erasure
      1.  
        Configuring data erasure
      2.  
        Viewing the data erasure status
      3.  
        Aborting data erasure
    2.  
      About NetBackup Flex Scale node factory reset
    3.  
      Performing a factory reset on a node
  6. Appendix A. Installing NetBackup Flex Scale
    1.  
      About NetBackup Flex Scale software installation
    2.  
      Enabling remote IPMI connections
    3.  
      Setting up the RAID configuration on the nodes
    4.  
      Configuring the BIOS settings on the nodes
    5.  
      Downloading the product installer ISO
    6.  
      Mounting the ISO file on the nodes
    7.  
      Installing NetBackup Flex Scale using the ISO

Performing a factory reset on a node

The following steps describe how to run a factory reset on a node that has either been removed from a cluster or a node that has not yet been added to a cluster.

Note:

Veritas recommends that you erase the disks before you perform a factory reset.

To perform a factory reset on a node

  1. Log on to the node on which you want to perform a factory reset.

    Use the following user account:

    User name: admin

    Password: P@ssw0rd

  2. From the main menu, navigate to the Support section.
    • Type the following on the command prompt:

      > Support

    • Press Enter.

  3. From the Support view, run the factory reset command to initiate the factory reset process on the node.
    • Type the following on the command prompt:

      > FactoryReset

    • Press Enter.

  4. Specify whether you want to reset the network configuration on the node.

    The Factory Reset command displays the following prompt on the command line:

    >> Do you want to reset the network configuration as part of 
    the factory reset? [yes, no](yes)

    Type Yes to include the network configuration in the factory reset process or type No to retain the network settings on the node.

    The default setting is yes, which means the network settings are included in the factory reset.

    Note:

    If you choose to reset the network configuration, you cannot access the node using its management IP. After the factory reset is complete, you can access the node either by physically accessing the node console directly or using the IPMI network.

  5. Specify whether you want to automatically restart the node after the factory reset is complete.

    The Factory Reset command displays the following prompt on the command line:

    >> A system restart is required to complete the factory reset. 
    Do you want to automatically restart the node at the end of the 
    factory reset process? [yes, no](no)

    Type Yes to automatically restart the node after the factory reset is complete, or type No if you want to restart the node at a later time.

    The default setting is no, which means the node is not restarted after the factory reset.

    Note:

    Veritas recommends that you restart the node at the end of the factory reset process. A system restart is required for completing the factory reset process related changes to take effect.

  6. Confirm whether you want to proceed with the factory reset process.

    The Factory Reset command displays a summary of the configuration settings and the following prompt:

    >> - [CAUTION]: The node is ready for factory reset. This process 
    cannot be reversed. Do you want to proceed? [yes, no] (no)

    Type Yes if you want to proceed with the factory reset, or type No if you cancel the process or go back and change the factory reset options for the node.

    The factory reset process starts and can take up to 20 minutes to complete. The command line displays several messages that indicate the progress.

Note:

Once the factory reset is complete, you may have to install software release updates or EEB packages on the node before you add the node back into the cluster.