Symantec NetBackup Appliances Hands-On Lab

Description NetBackup Appliances Hands On Lab

This lab assumes a prerequisite knowledge of NetBackup, specifically configuring storage units, creating backup policies etc. using the NetBackup Admin Console.

At the end of this lab, you should be able to

Setup NetBackup 5220 as a master + media server

Setup NetBackup 5020 and create PDDO storage unit on NetBackup 5220.

Backup a VMware virtual machine using NetBackup 5220.

Explore monitoring and management features on NetBackup Appliances

o Configure Link Aggregation

o Resize storage allocation

o Recycle processes

o Check e-mail alerts

o Reset Appliances to factory default.

Notes A brief presentation will introduce this lab session.

Please follow the lab using the instructions given in this lab guide.

Please pay attention to IP addresses and hostnames when entering them for configuration. Typos, can render a configuration unstable.

For any exercise, the VMs shown in the diagram at the beginning of the exercise should be booted up.

Please refer back to the Lab Environment Details section if required.

Be sure to ask your instructor any questions you may have.

Thank you for coming to our lab session.

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LAB ENVIRONMENT DETAILS

Figure: Environment Setup

The lab environment consists of 4 VMs. All the VMs are connected on two virtual networks “vmnet4 (200.200.200.x)” for backup data flow, and "vmnet9 (192.168.1.x)" for initial configuration tasks. The above figure shows all the VMs, their connectivity on the two networks, roles, configuration states, hostnames, and software versions.

NBCLIENT is the only VM you will have to directly interact with. The VM NBESXI contains VM VM-LINUX.The nested VM is set for auto boot and auto shutdown along with the NBESXI VM.

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INTERFACES AND CREDENTIALS

Figure: Desktop Interface on NBCLIENT

Figure above shows the desktop interface of the VM NBCLIENT. The “Symantec” icon launches the java based NetBackup Administration Console. The shortcuts to CLISH will not prompt for username, but would only ask for the password.

HOSTNAME

(.nbappliace.lab)

Username

Password

Interfaces/When Required

nbclient root P@ssw0rd Login to the desktop. This is however not

required as the OS is set to auto login as root.

nb5020dc root P@ssw0rd Web Console

sysadmin P@ssw0rd CLISH

nb5220dc admin P@ssw0rd Web Console, CLISH and NBU Admin Console

nbesxi root P@ssw0rd “To set credentials in master server”

vm-linux root P@ssw0rd Not required

Table above shows all the username and password listing for the VMs with various access methods.

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VM DETAILS

Image Name Hostname

(.nbappliance.lab)

IP (Config)

IP (Production)

Software And Configuration

NBCLIENT nbclient 192.168.1.100 200.200.200.100 NetBackup 7.5 client

DNS and Mail Server

NBU Admin Console

FireFox Browser

NB5020DC nb5020dc DISCONNECTED 200.200.200.101 Appliance D-1.4.2

Network configuration done.

NB5220DC nb5220dc 192.168.1.2 200.200.200.102 Appliance N-2.5

NBESXI

nbesxi NOT APPLICABLE 200.200.200.105 ESXi Server

vm-linux NOT APPLICABLE 200.200.200.106 Linux VM inside nbesxi

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EXERCISE 1 : SETUP NETBACKUP 5220 AS A MASTER + MEDIA SERVER

(15 min)

Figure 1.1 Setup NB5220DC

1. Login to the URL http://192.168.1.2 as admin.

2. Take a look at the setup summary, and click on “Setup Appliance” button.

3. In the Network Configuration screen provide the following values for Configure Network and click Add

200.200.200.102 for IP Address

255.255.255.0 for Subnet Mask

eth1 for NIC

click Add

Under Configure Routing

200.200.200.100 for default gateway and click Add.

4. Click Next to move on to the Host & System Configuration section.

Provide nb5220dc.nbappliance.lab as HostName for the

appliance.

Provide 200.200.200.100 for DNS Name Server(s) IP Address and

nbappliance.lab for Domain Name Suffix and Search Domain.

Provide nbclient.nbappliance.lab for SMTP server, and

demo@nbappliance.lab for e-mail address.

5. Click Next to move on to the Time Zone Configuration section.

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We are not using any NTP server, so keep the selected time and timezone as it is and click Next .

6. At this point the default password for admin user can be changed. However for the purpose of demo and to avoid confusion later, it is recommended to keep the defaults. Leave all the fields blank and click Next to move on to the role configuration section.

7. At this point we define the role for this appliance. Select “Master".

8. Click OK on “Verify the Appliance Role” pop up.

9. Click Next and observe the logs on screen till successful completion of the setup.

10. Close browser window upon successful completion of setup.

11. Login to nb5220dc using NetBackup Admin Console as admin and observe activity monitor for test jobs, storage units created etc.

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EXERCISE 2: SETUP NETBACKUP 5020 AND CREATE A PDDO STORAGE UNIT ON 5220

(15 min)

Figure 2.1 Setup NB5020DC

SETUP NB5020DC

To avoid IP clash for 192.168.1.1, the network configuration part for NB5020DC is already done, and the eth0 interface is disconnected.

For NB5020DC only the Storage Pool Configure Wizard needs to be run.

1. Login to the URL http://nb5020dc.nbappliance.lab/Installer as root

2. Start the Storage Pool Configuration Wizard

3. In the Topology Discovery Section,

Select the node shown in storage pool, and provide

nb5020dc.nbappliance.lab for FQDN.

Select the box Activate added CR node automatically, and click Next.

4. After the Network Reconfiguration completes, click Next.

5. Click Next, in the "PureDisk Licenses" section.

6. In the "Storage Pool Details" section provide values as follows:

DC for name, description, location and department

Select the box " This is the Central Storage Pool Authority (SPA)"

Leave External NTP server blank, and default password as they are.

UTC for Time Zone.

nbclient.nbappliance.lab for SMTP Server

demo@nbappliance.lab for e-mail ID.

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Click Next to start the configuration, and Finish once the configuration completes.

Click OK for External NTP server warning.

7. Close the browser and start another instance and check the configuration by logging in to the appliance using http://nb5020dc.nbappliance.lab as root.

CONFIGURE PDDO STORAGE IN NETBACKUP

**Before you begin this part, please ensure that the master server configuration in exercise1 has successfully completed**

1. Login to nb5220dc using NetBackup admin console as admin.

2. Using the Disk Storage Servers configuration wizard, create a storage server, disk pool, and storage unit using the following details

Storage type: PureDisk Deduplication Pool

Storage server name: nb5020dc

Media server name: nb5220dc

SPA Credentials:

o User Name: root

o Password: P@ssw0rd

o Confirm Password: P@ssw0rd

3. Once the wizard completes, continue with the disk pool, and storage unit creation wizard, and provide suitable names for the disk pool and storage unit. While creating storage unit, ensure that "Max Concurrent Jobs" is changed to more than 2.

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EXERCISE 3: BACKUP A VMWARE VIRTUAL MACHINE (15 min)

Figure 3.1 Setup NB5020DC

In this exercise, we look at a feature unique to NetBackup Appliances. This feature is about setting up a 5200 series appliance as a VMware access host. As the appliance itself can be setup as a VMware access host, there is no need for a separate physical or virtual Windows based VMware access host, to backup a VMware virtual machie.

1. Ensure that the nested VMs (vm-linux) have booted, by pinging the hostname vm-linux.

2. Login to nb5220dc admin console as admin.

3. Go to NetBackup Management >Host Properties>Master Servers.

4. Double click on nb5220dc to open the master server properties.

5. Add nb5220dc as VMware Access Host.

6. Click OK to close the master server properties.

7. Now go to Media and Device Management >Credentials>Virtual Machine Servers.

8. Add nbesxi as a virtual machine server with following details:

Type : VMware ESX Server

Username: root

Password: P@ssw0rd

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Check Validate Credentials and select "nb5220dc" and click OK.

9. Now create a VMware backup policy using the “Create a policy” wizard, using the following information:

Transport method: "nbd".

Browse for clients to be backed up, and select "vm-linux".

Once the policy is successfully created take a test backup to a suitable storage unit on the appliance.

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EXERCISE 4: MONITORING AND MANAGING NETBACKUP APPLIANCES

(15 min)

Figure 4.1: Monitoring and Managing NetBackup Appliances

This exercise is a brief walk through of some of the key monitoring and management features on NetBackup Appliances. All tasks are to be performed using the command line interface CLISH.

Double click the “NB5220DC CLISH” link on NBCLIENT desktop, and provide the default admin password “P@ssw0rd” to login to CLISH.

CONFIGURE LINK AGGREGATION ON 5220

Type the commands as given below to create a bond between eth1 and eth2 on NB5220DC

nb5220dc.Main_Menu> Network

nb5220dc.Network> LinkAggregation status

(to see the current status)

nb5220dc.Network> LinkAggregation enable

(to enable link aggregation)

nb5220dc.Network> LinkAggregation status

(to see the new status)

nb5220dc.Network> ping nbclient

(basic ping check after setting up link aggregation)

nb5220dc.Network> Return

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RESIZE ALLOCATED STORAGE ON 5220

Type the commands as given below to change the storage allocation between catalog, advanced disk and deduplication volumes. The corresponding changes in the disk pool sizes can later be verified from admin console.

nb5220dc.Main_Menu> manage

nb5220dc.Manage> storage

nb5220dc.Storage> show

(to check the current allocation)

nb5220dc.Storage> Resize Deduplication 2 GB

(to reduce dedupe volume to 2GB, answer yes to NetBackup,

process restart)

nb5220dc.Storage> show

(to check the new allocation)

nb5220dc.Storage> Resize AdvancedDisk 1 GB

(to increase AdvancedDisk volume to 1GB and create a

storage server, disk pool and storage unit)

nb5220dc.Storage> show

(to check the new allocation)

nb5220dc.Storage> Return

nb5220dc.Manage> Return

RECYCLE PROCESSES ON 5220

Type the commands as given below to stop and then start the admin console, and NetBackup processes on

nb5220dc.Main_Menu> Support

nb5220dc.Support> Processes

nb5220dc.Processes> AdminConsole stop

nb5220dc.Processes> AdminConsole start

nb5220dc.Processes> NetBackup stop

nb5220dc.Processes> NetBackup start

nb5220dc.Processes> Return

nb5220dc.Support> Return

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E-MAIL ALERTS

At this stage, it is a good idea to check messages sent by the appliance for the various activities done till now.

On NBCLIENT desktop, double click the “MAIL” icon, and read through the e-mails generated for setup, and storage resize.

RESET 5220 TO FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS

Type the commands as shown below to reset NB5220DC to factory default settings.

nb5220dc.Main_Menu> Support

nb5220dc.Support> FactoryReset

Answer Yes to all questions, and keep the default value for the admin port „eth0‟ as prompted.

RESET 5020 TO FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS

Access the VM console for the VM NB5020DC, and login to CLISH as sysadmin/P@ssw0rd.

Type the commands as shown below to reset NB5020DC to factory default settings.

nb5020dc> system

nb5020dc.system> reset soft

Answer yes to all subsequent questions. The reset takes about 8 minutes to complete, and the appliance will automatically reboot after a successful reset.

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