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Veritas NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide

Last Published: 2018-01-31

Product(s): NetBackup (8.1)

How to configure a NetBackup CloudCatalyst Appliance

Use the following procedure to configure a NetBackup CloudCatalyst Appliance as a CloudCatalyst storage server.

This procedure assumes that the preferred use case is being configured. The preferred use case is described in the following topic:

See Optimized duplication is used to copy data from an MSDP storage server to a CloudCatalyst storage server (preferred use case).

Table: Configuration steps for a NetBackup CloudCatalyst Appliance

Step	Task	Where to configure	Procedure
Step 1	Configure an MSDP storage server (source)	One or more media servers	A NetBackup environment may contain one or more media servers that serve as source MSDP storage servers for one or more CloudCatalyst appliances. See About MSDP optimized duplication within the same domain. See About the media servers for MSDP optimized duplication within the same domain.
Step 2	Create an account with a cloud service provider	Cloud service provider	Make sure that you have an account with a cloud service provider and that you know the user name and password.
Step 3	Configure KMS (optional)	Master server	NetBackup CloudCatalyst supports NetBackup Key Management Service (KMS) encryption. To encrypt backups, configure and start the Key Management Service (KMS). Run the following command on the master server to configure KMS: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbkms -createemptydb As part of the setup, enter: A passphrase and an ID for the host master key (HMK). A passphrase and ID for the key protection key (KPK). Run the following command on the master server to start KMS: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbkms Note: MSDP encryption may be used instead of KMS. (Do not use KMS and MSDP encryption together.) See Configuring encryption for MSDP backups.
Step 4	Add the appliance name to the master server	Master server	Generate a set of credentials for the appliance. You must know the proposed host name of the appliance. The same name is used in the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu during the initial configuration wizard. /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpnbat -addmachine appliance_name admin_password See the NetBackup 52xx Appliance Initial Configuration Guide for appliance setup information.
Step 5	Configure the appliance	Appliance	Perform the initial configuration on the appliance. When the script calls for a host name, use the host name for which credentials were generated.
Step 6	Configure an appliance as a CloudCatalyst storage server (target)	Appliance	A CloudCatalyst Appliance is the target for the optimized duplication. It is a dedicated appliance for cloud storage. A NetBackup environment may contain one or more CloudCatalyst appliances that serve as MSDP cloud storage servers. There should be one appliance for each different cloud service provider that is used in the environment. From the main shell menu, launch the Appliance Cloud Storage Server Configuration Wizard. In this wizard, select whether KMS is used to encrypt backups. As part of this wizard, a disk pool and a storage unit are configured. Documentation for the CloudCatalyst Appliance can be found at the following website: https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/Appliances.html
Step 7	Configure the target to allow load balancing for push optimized duplications (optional)	Appliance	To configure load balancing for push optimized duplications, the CloudCatalyst Appliance must allow access from the source media server. Note: The push configuration is recommended if using load balancing for CloudCatalyst. See the following topic for configuration considerations. See Configuring push or pull optimized duplication for CloudCatalyst.
Step 8	Configure a storage lifecycle policy	Master server	See Configuring a storage lifecycle policy for NetBackup CloudCatalyst. Note: The backup and duplication jobs can also be run manually from the NetBackup Administration Console or by using the bpduplicate command.
Step 9	Configure a backup policy	Master server	Create a backup policy that uses the SLP. In the Policy storage field of the policy Attributes tab, select the SLP. See About MSDP backup policy configuration. See Creating a backup policy.
Step 10	Protect the MSDP data and catalog	Media server	Create an MSDP catalog backup policy for every MSDP storage server and CloudCatalyst storage server in the environment. See About protecting the MSDP catalog. See Configuring an MSDP catalog backup. Note: After the MSDP catalog backup policy is created, it is inactive. Assign a storage unit to it and then make it active by setting the Go into effect at option on the Attributes tab. Save a configuration file for every MSDP storage server and CloudCatalyst storage server in the environment. See About saving the MSDP storage server configuration.