Veritas NetBackup™ CloudPoint Install and Upgrade Guide

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  1. Section I. CloudPoint installation and configuration
    1. Preparing for CloudPoint installation
      1.  
        About the deployment approach
      2.  
        Deciding where to run CloudPoint
      3.  
        About deploying CloudPoint in the cloud
      4.  
        Meeting system requirements
      5. CloudPoint host sizing recommendations
        1.  
          CloudPoint sizing recommendations for cloud platforms
      6.  
        CloudPoint extension sizing recommendations
      7.  
        Creating an instance or preparing the host to install CloudPoint
      8.  
        Installing container platform (Docker, Podman)
      9.  
        Creating and mounting a volume to store CloudPoint data
      10.  
        Verifying that specific ports are open on the instance or physical host
      11.  
        Preparing CloudPoint for backup from snapshot jobs
    2. Deploying CloudPoint using container images
      1.  
        Before you begin installing CloudPoint
      2.  
        Installing CloudPoint in the Docker environment
      3.  
        Installing CloudPoint in the Podman environment
      4.  
        Verifying that CloudPoint is installed successfully
      5.  
        Restarting CloudPoint
    3. Deploying CloudPoint extensions
      1.  
        Before you begin installing CloudPoint extensions
      2.  
        Downloading the CloudPoint extension
      3.  
        Preparing to install the extension on a VM
      4.  
        Installing the CloudPoint extension on a VM
      5.  
        Preparing to install the extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster (AKS) in Azure
      6.  
        Preparing to install the extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster (EKS) in AWS
      7.  
        Install extension using the Kustomize and CR YAMLs
      8.  
        Installing the CloudPoint extension on Azure (AKS)
      9. Installing the CloudPoint extension on AWS (EKS)
        1.  
          Install extension using the extension script
      10.  
        Managing the extensions
    4. CloudPoint cloud plug-ins
      1.  
        How to configure the CloudPoint cloud plug-ins?
      2. AWS plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Prerequisites for configuring the AWS plug-in
        2.  
          Configuring AWS permissions for CloudPoint
        3.  
          AWS permissions required by CloudPoint
        4.  
          Before you create a cross account configuration
      3. Google Cloud Platform plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Google Cloud Platform permissions required by CloudPoint
        2.  
          Configuring a GCP service account for CloudPoint
        3.  
          Preparing the GCP service account for plug-in configuration
      4. Microsoft Azure plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Configuring permissions on Microsoft Azure
        2.  
          About Azure snapshots
      5. Microsoft Azure Stack Hub plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Configuring permissions on Microsoft Azure Stack Hub
        2.  
          Configuring staging location for Azure Stack Hub VMs to restore from backup
    5. CloudPoint storage array plug-ins
      1.  
        How to configure the CloudPoint storage array plug-ins?
      2. NetApp plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          NetApp plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Configuring a dedicated LIF for NetBackup access
        3.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on NetApp storage
      3.  
        ACL configuration on NetApp array
      4. Nutanix Files plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Nutanix Files plug-in configuration prerequisites
        2.  
          Nutanix Files plug-in considerations and limitations
        3.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Nutanix Files File Server
        4. Troubleshooting NetBackup issues for Nutanix Files
          1.  
            Backup jobs for Nutanix Files fail due to snapshot import and export operations failures
          2.  
            Plug-in configuration may fail if the Nutanix Files version is unsupported
      5.  
        Configuring ACL for Nutanix array
      6. Dell EMC Unity array plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Dell EMC Unity array plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported Dell EMC Unity arrays
        3.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Dell EMC Unity arrays
      7. FUJITSU AF/DX plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          FUJITSU AF/DX plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on FUJITSU AF/DX models
      8. NetApp NAS plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          NetApp NAS plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on NetApp NAS models
      9. Dell EMC PowerStore plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Dell EMC PowerStore plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Dell EMC PowerStore models
      10. Dell EMC PowerStore NAS plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Dell EMC PowerStore NAS plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Dell EMC PowerStore NAS models
      11. Dell EMC PowerFlex plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Dell EMC PowerFlex plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Dell EMC PowerFlex models
      12. Dell EMC XtremIO SAN plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Dell EMC XtremIO SAN plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Dell EMC XtremIO SAN models
      13. Pure Storage FlashArray plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Supported Pure Storage FlashArray models
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Pure Storage FlashArray models
      14. Pure Storage FlashBlade plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Pure Storage FlashBlade plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Pure Storage FlashBlade models
      15. IBM Storwize plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          IBM Storwize plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on IBM Storwize models
      16. HPE RMC plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          RMC plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported HPE storage systems
        3.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on HPE storage arrays
      17. HPE XP plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          HPE XP plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on HPE XP storage arrays
      18. Hitachi plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Hitachi plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported Hitachi storage arrays
        3.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Hitachi arrays
      19. Hitachi (HDS VSP 5000) plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Hitachi (HDS VSP 5000) plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Hitachi (HDS VSP 5000) array
      20. InfiniBox plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          InifiniBox plug-in configuration parameters
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on InfiniBox arrays
      21. Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in configuration prerequisites
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in
      22. Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax plug-in configuration prerequisites
        2.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax
      23. Qumulo plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Qumulo plug-in configuration prerequisites
        2.  
          Qumulo plug-in considerations and limitations
        3.  
          Supported CloudPoint operations on Qumulo plug-in
    6. CloudPoint application agents and plug-ins
      1.  
        Microsoft SQL plug-in configuration notes
      2. Oracle plug-in configuration notes
        1.  
          Optimizing your Oracle database data and metadata files
      3.  
        About the installation and configuration process
      4.  
        Preparing to install the Linux-based agent
      5.  
        Preparing to install the Windows-based agent
      6.  
        Downloading and installing the CloudPoint agent
      7.  
        Registering the Linux-based agent
      8.  
        Registering the Windows-based agent
      9.  
        Configuring the CloudPoint application plug-in
      10.  
        Configuring VSS to store shadow copies on the originating drive
      11.  
        Creating a NetBackup protection plan for cloud assets
      12.  
        Subscribing cloud assets to a NetBackup protection plan
      13.  
        Restore requirements and limitations for Microsoft SQL Server
      14.  
        Restore requirements and limitations for Oracle
      15.  
        Additional steps required after an Oracle snapshot restore
      16.  
        Steps required before restoring SQL AG databases
      17.  
        Recovering a SQL database to the same location
      18.  
        Recovering a SQL database to an alternate location
      19. Additional steps required after a SQL Server snapshot restore
        1.  
          Steps required after a SQL Server disk-level snapshot restore to new location
      20.  
        Additional steps required after restoring SQL AG databases
      21.  
        SQL snapshot or restore and granular restore operations fail if the Windows instance loses connectivity with the CloudPoint host
      22.  
        Disk-level snapshot restore fails if the original disk is detached from the instance
      23.  
        Additional steps required after restoring an AWS RDS database instance
    7. Protecting assets with CloudPoint's agentless feature
      1.  
        About the agentless feature
      2. Prerequisites for the agentless configuration
        1.  
          Configuring SMB for Windows (Optional)
        2.  
          Configuring WMI security for Windows (optional)
      3.  
        Configuring the agentless feature
      4.  
        Configuring the agentless feature after upgrading CloudPoint
    8. Volume Encryption in NetBackup CloudPoint
      1.  
        About volume encryption support in CloudPoint
      2.  
        Volume encryption for Azure
      3.  
        Volume encryption for GCP
      4.  
        Volume encryption for AWS
    9. CloudPoint security
      1.  
        Configuring security for Azure and Azure Stack
      2.  
        Configuring the cloud connector for Azure and Azure Stack
      3.  
        CA configuration for Azure Stack
      4.  
        Securing the connection to CloudPoint
  2. Section II. CloudPoint maintenance
    1. CloudPoint logging
      1.  
        About CloudPoint logging mechanism
      2. How Fluentd-based CloudPoint logging works
        1.  
          About the CloudPoint fluentd configuration file
        2.  
          Modifying the fluentd configuration file
      3.  
        CloudPoint logs
      4.  
        Agentless logs
      5.  
        Troubleshooting CloudPoint logging
    2. Upgrading CloudPoint
      1.  
        About CloudPoint upgrades
      2.  
        Supported upgrade path
      3.  
        Upgrade scenarios
      4.  
        Preparing to upgrade CloudPoint
      5. Upgrading CloudPoint
        1.  
          Upgrade in Docker environment
        2.  
          Upgrade in Podman environment
      6.  
        Upgrading CloudPoint using patch or hotfix
      7. Migrating and upgrading CloudPoint
        1.  
          Before you begin migrating CloudPoint
        2.  
          Migrate and upgrade CloudPoint on RHEL 8.5 or 8.4
      8.  
        Post-upgrade tasks
    3. Uninstalling CloudPoint
      1.  
        Preparing to uninstall CloudPoint
      2.  
        Backing up CloudPoint
      3.  
        Unconfiguring CloudPoint plug-ins
      4.  
        Unconfiguring CloudPoint agents
      5.  
        Removing the CloudPoint agents
      6.  
        Removing CloudPoint from a standalone Docker host environment
      7.  
        Removing CloudPoint extensions - VM-based or managed Kubernetes cluster-based
      8.  
        Restoring CloudPoint
    4. Troubleshooting CloudPoint
      1.  
        Troubleshooting CloudPoint

CloudPoint host sizing recommendations

The CloudPoint host configuration depends primarily on the number of workloads and also the type of workloads that you wish to protect. It is also dependent on the maximum number of simultaneous operations running on the CloudPoint server at its peak performance capacity.

Another factor that affects performance is how you use CloudPoint for protecting your assets. If you use the CloudPoint agentless option to discover and protect your assets, then the performance will differ depending on the type of workload.

With agentless, CloudPoint transfers the plug-in data to the application host, performs the discovery and configuration tasks, and then removes the plug-in package from the application host.

Veritas recommends the following configurations for the CloudPoint host:

Table: Typical CloudPoint host configuration based on the number of concurrent tasks

Workload metric

CloudPoint host configuration

Up to 16 concurrent operational tasks

CPU: 2 CPUs

Memory: 16 GB

For example, in the AWS cloud, the CloudPoint host specifications should be an equivalent of a t3.xlarge instance.

Up to 32 concurrent operational tasks

CPU: 4 - 8 CPUs

Memory: 32 GB or more

For example, in the AWS cloud, the CloudPoint host specifications should be an equivalent of a t3.2xlarge or a higher type of instance.

General considerations and guidelines:

Consider the following points while choosing a configuration for the CloudPoint host:

  • To achieve better performance in a high workload environment, Veritas recommends that you deploy the CloudPoint host in the same location as that of the application hosts.

  • If you are using the agentless option, Veritas recommends that you allocate enough space to the /tmp directory on the application host. CloudPoint uses this directory for extracting the plug-in configuration files.

  • Depending on the number of workloads, the amount of plug-in data that is transmitted from the CloudPoint host can get really large in size. The network latency also plays a key role in such a case. You might see a difference in the overall performance depending on these factors.

  • If you wish to configure multiple workloads using the agentless option, then the performance will be dependent on factors such as the network bandwidth and the location of the CloudPoint host with respect to the application workload instances. You can, if desired, bump up the CloudPoint host's CPU, memory, and network configuration to achieve a performance improvement in parallel configurations of agentless application hosts.

  • In cases where the number of concurrent operations is higher than what the CloudPoint host configuration capacity can handle, CloudPoint automatically puts the operations in a job queue. The queued jobs are picked up only after the running operations are completed.