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  • Page 1 Veritas NetBackup™ 5330 Appliance Initial Configuration Guide Release 3.0...

  • Page 2: Legal Notice

    Copyright © 2017 Veritas Technologies LLC. All rights reserved. Veritas, the Veritas Logo, Copilot, and NetBackup are trademarks or registered trademarks of Veritas Technologies LLC or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Technical Support

    Japan CustomerCare_Japan@veritas.com Documentation Make sure that you have the current version of the documentation. Each document displays the date of the last update on page 2. The latest documentation is available on the Veritas website: https://sort.veritas.com/documents Documentation feedback Your feedback is important to us. Suggest improvements or report errors or omissions to the documentation.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    ........26 Configuring a master server to communicate with an appliance media server .................. 26 Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console ....... 27 Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu ........

  • Page 5: Preparing For Initial Configuration

    Chapter Preparing for initial configuration This chapter includes the following topics: Guidelines for NetBackup 5330 initial configuration ■ About IPv4-IPv6-based network support ■ Overview of the initial configuration pages in the NetBackup Appliance Web ■ Console NetBackup appliance initial configuration checklist ■...
  • Page 6 Preparing for initial configuration Guidelines for NetBackup 5330 initial configuration NetBackup 5330 appliance configuration guidelines Table 1-1 Parameter Description Connectivity during When you perform the appliance initial configuration, you must take precautions to avoid loss of initial configuration connectivity. Any loss of connectivity during initial configuration results in failure.
  • Page 7 Note that you must provide the Maintenance user password to Veritas Technical Support in the event that the appliance requires troubleshooting services. Each initial configuration procedure includes a step that describes how to change the default maintenance user password.
  • Page 8 The appliance does not provide a warning message that this license key is about to expire. Therefore, Veritas recommends that you change this key to a permanent key after you install and configure the appliance. See the NetBackup Appliance Administrator's Guide for information and instructions on how to view and change a license key.

  • Page 9: Command Limitations On Appliances That Are Not Configured

    Commands other than those used for the initial configuration can exhibit unexpected or undesired behavior. To prevent this situation, Veritas recommends that you avoid using any management commands until after the appliance initial configuration has been completed.

  • Page 10: Overview Of The Initial Configuration Pages In The Netbackup Appliance Web Console

    Preparing for initial configuration Overview of the initial configuration pages in the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Embedding the IPv4 address within an IPv6 address is not supported. For ■ example, you cannot use an address like 9ffe::10.23.1.5. You can add an appliance media server to the master server if the IPv6 address ■...
  • Page 11 Before you begin the initial configuration, Veritas recommends that you click on the download a checklist link, print the file, and record all of the necessary information.

  • Page 12: Network Configuration

    Preparing for initial configuration Overview of the initial configuration pages in the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Storage Overview page Figure 1-2 Network Configuration This page is used to enter your corporate network information. The upper table contains tabs for entering the Interface Properties and the Routing Properties information.

  • Page 13: Host Configuration

    Preparing for initial configuration Overview of the initial configuration pages in the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Network Configuration page Figure 1-3 Host Configuration This page is used to enter the host identification information for this appliance. The appliance host name (FQDN and short name), the IP address, and the domain name are all required.
  • Page 14 Overview of the initial configuration pages in the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Host Configuration page Figure 1-4 Password change This page is used to change the password for this appliance server. Veritas recommends that you change the factory default password to a high security password when you perform the initial configuration.
  • Page 15 Preparing for initial configuration Overview of the initial configuration pages in the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Password change page Figure 1-5 Date & Time This page is used to set the date, the time, and the time zone for the appliance location.
  • Page 16 Preparing for initial configuration Overview of the initial configuration pages in the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Date & Time page Figure 1-6 Alerting and Call Home This page is used to configure system alerts and the Call Home feature for reporting problems.
  • Page 17 Preparing for initial configuration Overview of the initial configuration pages in the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Alerting and Call Home page Figure 1-7 Registration This page provides a link to the MyAppliance portal. Register your appliance on the portal to make sure that you are alerted to product updates and other important updates about your appliance.
  • Page 18 Preparing for initial configuration Overview of the initial configuration pages in the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Registration page Figure 1-8 Specify Master Server This page is used to identify the master server that you want to use with this media server.
  • Page 19 Preparing for initial configuration Overview of the initial configuration pages in the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Specify Master Server page Figure 1-9 Storage Configuration - AdvancedDisk The AdvancedDisk tab on this page is used to allocate storage space for the AdvancedDisk partition and to name the storage unit and the disk pool.
  • Page 20 Preparing for initial configuration Overview of the initial configuration pages in the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Storage Configuration page - AdvancedDisk Figure 1-10 Storage Configuration - MSDP The MSDP tab on this page is used to allocate storage space for the Media Server Deduplication Pool partition and to name the storage unit and the disk pool.

  • Page 21: Netbackup Appliance Initial Configuration Checklist

    You can also obtain a PDF version of the checklist to download and save to a location of your choice. To access the latest version of this checklist, see the following link: https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000100480...
  • Page 22 Preparing for initial configuration NetBackup appliance initial configuration checklist IPMI port configuration IPMI port configuration is separate from the initial configuration. To use this port for remote access to the appliance, you must first configure it for connectivity to your network. Use the following table to record the required parameter settings. IPMI port configuration Table 1-2 Parameter...
  • Page 23 Preparing for initial configuration NetBackup appliance initial configuration checklist Network Configuration - Add Static Route Table 1-5 Field Setting Destination IP Destination Subnet Mask Gateway Network Interface Host Configuration Table 1-6 Field Setting Host Name Domain Name System (DNS) DNS: Domain Name Suffix ________________________________ ■...
  • Page 24 Preparing for initial configuration NetBackup appliance initial configuration checklist Alerting Configuration Table 1-9 Field Setting Notification Interval (in 15-minute intervals) Enable SNMP Alert SNMP server (required only if you check Enable SNMP Alert) SNMP port SNMP community SMTP server Software administrator email address Hardware administrator email address Sender email address SMTP account...

  • Page 25: About Configuring The Maximum Transmission Unit Size

    Preparing for initial configuration About configuring the maximum transmission unit size AdvancedDisk storage configuration Table 1-11 Field Setting Storage Unit name Disk Pool Name Size Deduplication (MSDP) Disk Configuration Table 1-12 Field Setting Storage Unit name Disk Pool Name Size About configuring the maximum transmission unit size The MTU property controls the maximum transmission unit size for an Ethernet...

  • Page 26: Initial Configuration Procedures

    This chapter includes the following topics: Configuring a master server to communicate with an appliance media server ■ Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the ■ NetBackup Appliance Web Console Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the ■...

  • Page 27: Performing The Initial Configuration On A Netbackup 5330 Appliance From The Netbackup Appliance Web Console

    Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console This topic describes how to configure a NetBackup 5330 appliance that is new or has been reset to the factory defaults (factory reset).
  • Page 28 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console On the Alternate Configuration tab, perform the following tasks: Click User Configured. ■...
  • Page 29 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console For the IP address, enter , where is any number ■ 192.168.229.nnn from 2 through 254 except for 233. For the Subnet mask, enter 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 30 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Warning Indicates a problem that can be fixed later and lets you proceed with the initial configuration. However, such problems can prevent access to the affected devices.
  • Page 31 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Create Bond - Use to create a bond between two or more network ■ interfaces. Tag VLAN - Use to configure VLANs in your existing network environments.
  • Page 32 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Create Bond data entry fields Network Interface ■ Click on the drop-down box and select the ethernet NIC port to use for a network connection.
  • Page 33 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Tag VLAN data entry fields Select Interface ■ Select the network interface or the device name to which you want to tag the VLAN.
  • Page 34 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Add the IP address, the fully qualified host name, and the short host name directly into the file. Click here to open and edit the...
  • Page 35 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console For DNS systems: Enter the following Domain Name System information: Domain Name Suffix ■ Enter the suffix name of the DNS server.
  • Page 36 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Note: To continue with the initial configuration, you are not required to change the default password. However, to increase the security of your environment Veritas recommends that you change the password periodically.
  • Page 37 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Specify date & To enter the date and the time manually, select this option and time enter the following information: In the first field, enter the date by using the mm/dd/yyyy ■...
  • Page 38 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Alerting Configuration data entry fields Notification interval (in minutes) ■ Enter the interval for the appliance to upload alerts to the Veritas Call Home server.
  • Page 39 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Squid ■ Apache ■ ■ Note: NTLM authentication in the proxy configuration is also supported. For Call Home, enter the appropriate Call Home Configuration information...
  • Page 40 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console On the Specify Master Server page, enter the name of the master server that you plan to use with this media server as follows: For master servers with only one name and IP address: ■...
  • Page 41 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console AdvancedDisk Enter the following information: Storage Unit Name ■ Enter the name that you want to use to identify this storage unit. The name can contain any letters, numbers, or special characters.
  • Page 42 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console Deduplication Disk (MSDP) Enter the following information: Storage Unit Name ■ Enter the name that you want to use to identify this storage unit.

  • Page 43: Performing The Initial Configuration On A Netbackup 5330 Appliance From The Netbackup Appliance Shell Menu

    Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu Log on to the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu and enter the ■ Main_Menu command. > Support > Maintenance At the password prompt, enter the default user password ■...
  • Page 44 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu “Configuring a master server to communicate with an appliance media server” on page 26. Completed the initial configuration checklist. ■ Caution: The appliance comes configured with a known default password for the user account.
  • Page 45 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu Click User Configured. ■ For the IP address, enter , where is any number ■ 192.168.229.nnn from 2 through 254 except for 233.
  • Page 46 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu Before you begin the initial configuration, check and verify the status of the connected hardware components by entering the following command: Support > Test Hardware A Warning indicates a problem that can be fixed later and lets you proceed with the initial configuration.
  • Page 47 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu From the Main_Menu > Network view, enter the following command to configure the IP address of a single network that you want your appliance to connect to.
  • Page 48 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu Configure the gateway Gateway Add GatewayIPAddress address for each network that [TargetNetworkIPAddress] [Netmask] you added [InterfaceName] Where GatewayIPAddress is the gateway for the interface and TargetNetworkIPAddress, Netmask, and InterfaceName are optional.
  • Page 49 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu This step is optional. It lets you add the IP addresses of other hosts in the appliance hosts file. From the Main_Menu > Network view, use the following command to add host entries to the hosts file on your appliance.
  • Page 50 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu With this step, NetBackup is re-configured to operate with the new host name. This process may take a while to complete. For the command to work, at least one IPv4 address is required.
  • Page 51 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu From the Main_Menu > Settings view, use the following commands to enter the SMTP server name and the email addresses for appliance failure alerts.
  • Page 52 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu Identify the master server that you want to use with this media server. Note: Before you continue, make sure that you have added this media server name to the master server.
  • Page 53 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu Multihomed clustered master In this scenario, the master server is in a cluster and server has more than one host name that is associated with it.
  • Page 54 Initial configuration procedures Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 5330 appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu AdvancedDisk storage pool size in GB/TB [default size]: AdvancedDisk diskpool name: AdvancedDisk storage unit name: MSDP storage pool size in GB/TB [default size]:...

  • Page 55: Post Configuration Procedures

    Chapter Post configuration procedures This chapter includes the following topics: About NIC1 (eth0) port usage on NetBackup appliances ■ Downloading NetBackup client packages to a client from a NetBackup Appliance ■ Downloading the NetBackup Administration Console to a Windows computer ■...

  • Page 56: Downloading Netbackup Client Packages To A Client From A Netbackup Appliance

    Post configuration procedures Downloading NetBackup client packages to a client from a NetBackup Appliance To change the IP address for NIC1 (eth0) after the initial configuration has been completed, do one of the following: From the NetBackup Appliance Web Console ■...
  • Page 57 VMware vCenter Plug-in ■ Note: If you download Linux, UNIX, Solaris, AIX, or BSD packages, Veritas recommends GNU tar version 1.16 or higher to extract the .tar packages. For more information, see the following Technote on the Veritas Support website: https://www.veritas.com/docs/TECH154080...
  • Page 58 ■ ■ the client, open the Backup, Archive, location: and Restore interface. cd /usr/openv/netbackup Start > All Programs > Veritas Enter ls to see the contents of the ■ NetBackup > Backup, Archive, and directory. Restore Open the bp.conf file in a text editor.

  • Page 59: Downloading The Netbackup Administration Console To A Windows Computer From A Netbackup Appliance

    Post configuration procedures Downloading the NetBackup Administration Console to a Windows computer from a NetBackup Appliance Downloading the NetBackup Administration Console to a Windows computer from a NetBackup Appliance You can download the NetBackup Administration Console software from a NetBackup Appliance to a Windows computer that you want to use to access the appliance.

  • Page 60: Installing Netbackup Client Software Through Cifs And Nfs Shares

    Post configuration procedures Installing NetBackup client software through CIFS and NFS shares Installing NetBackup client software through CIFS and NFS shares After all appliance configuration has been completed, you can use the following procedures to install NetBackup client software on the Windows and UNIX clients that are used with your NetBackup Appliance.
  • Page 61 Post configuration procedures Installing NetBackup client software through CIFS and NFS shares NetBackup UNIX client software installation through an NFS share To install NetBackup client software on a UNIX client through an NFS share On the appliance where the client software resides, log on to the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu with your administrator credentials.

  • Page 62: Index

    51 configure gateway IP address 48 configure IPv4 or IPv6 IP address 47 guidelines create bond 50 NetBackup 5330 initial configuration 5 enter disk pool name 53 enter email for alerts 51 enter SMTP server name 51 initial configuration checklist...
  • Page 63 Index NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu (continued) network configuration 47 user name set appliance host name 49 default 7, 29, 45 set date and time 50 set DNS domain name 48 set time zone 50 tag VLAN 50 test hardware - server and storage status 46 NetBackup Appliance Web Console change password 35 configuration progress 42...

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