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

Assigning a public IP address to network adapter eth1 of a node

Before you start configuring the NetBackup Flex Scale cluster, you must first assign a public IP address to network adapter eth1 on one of the nodes. eth1 is one of the network adapters on the nodes and is the designated interface for public network connections. Pick any of the nodes where you installed NetBackup Flex Scale earlier. You need to assign an IP to the node so that it is accessible on the network. You can then connect to that node using the assigned IP address and start the NetBackup Flex Scale cluster configuration.

Note:

Perform these steps on one of the nodes only. You do not have to do this on all the nodes. You will require physical access to the system console.

Note:

The fd00:200/120 network is reserved and used internally by NetBackup Flex Scale, and it should not be used anywhere.

To assign a public IP to eth1 adapter on a node

  1. From the system console, log on to one of the nodes using the default admin user account.

    Enter the following user credentials at the command prompt:

    • User: admin

    • Password: P@ssw0rd

    Note:

    The admin user account is used prior to the cluster configuration only. This account is blocked after the cluster is configured successfully.

    The following system menu is displayed:

  2. Navigate to the Network administration section.

    • Type the following on the command prompt:

      > Network

    • Press Enter.

  3. Run the configure command to assign a public IP address to network adapter eth1 on the node.

    • Use the following syntax on the command prompt:

      > Configure IPaddress Netmask GatewayIP InterfaceName

      Specify the following parameters:

      Parameter

      Description

      IPaddress

      A public IP address that is to be assigned to the node.

      Netmask

      The subnet mask of the network to which the public IP address belongs.

      GatewayIP

      The IP address of the gateway server in your network.

      InterfaceName

      The name of the network interface to which the IP is to be assigned.

      Specify this parameter value as eth1.

        

      Example:

      > Configure 10.100.10.100 255.255.255.0 10.100.10.1 eth1

    • Press Enter.

      The system starts making the required network changes based on the provided inputs. Messages similar to the following appear on the command prompt:

      INFO: Validating Inputs
INFO: Setting the IP/Netmask
INFO: Persisting the changes
INFO: Applying the changes
  4. Ensure that the following confirmation message is displayed on the command prompt:

    SUCCESS: Device configured successfully!

    When you see this message, it indicates that the IP has been assigned to the node successfully.

    You can now log out of the node.

  5. Verify that the node is reachable and that you are able to access the node using the assigned IP address.

    You can now proceed to the cluster configuration workflow.

    See Configuring NetBackup Flex Scale using the setup wizard.