Symantec NetBackup Appliances Hands-On Lab

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1 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 Backup a VMware virtual machine using NetBackup Explore monitoring and management features on NetBackup Appliances o o o o o Configure Link Aggregation Resize storage allocation Recycle processes Check alerts 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.

2 LAB ENVIRONMENT DETAILS Figure: Environment Setup The lab environment consists of 4 VMs. All the VMs are connected on two virtual networks vmnet4 ( x) for backup data flow, and "vmnet9 ( 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. 2 of 13

3 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. nbclient HOSTNAME (.nbappliace.lab) Username Password Interfaces/When Required root Login to the desktop. This is however not required as the OS is set to auto login as root. nb5020dc root Web Console sysadmin CLISH nb5220dc admin Web Console, CLISH and NBU Admin Console nbesxi root To set credentials in master server vm-linux root Not required Table above shows all the username and password listing for the VMs with various access methods. 3 of 13

4 VM DETAILS Image Name Hostname (.nbappliance.lab) IP (Config) IP (Production) Software And Configuration NBCLIENT nbclient NetBackup 7.5 client DNS and Mail Server NBU Admin Console FireFox Browser NB5020DC nb5020dc DISCONNECTED Appliance D Network configuration done. NB5220DC nb5220dc Appliance N-2.5 nbesxi NOT APPLICABLE ESXi Server NBESXI vm-linux NOT APPLICABLE Linux VM inside nbesxi 4 of 13

5 EXERCISE 1 : SETUP NETBACKUP 5220 AS A MASTER + MEDIA SERVER (15 min) Figure 1.1 Setup NB5220DC 1. Login to the URL 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 for IP Address for Subnet Mask eth1 for NIC click Add Under Configure Routing 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 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 address. 5. Click Next to move on to the Time Zone Configuration section. 5 of 13

6 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. 6 of 13

7 EXERCISE 2: SETUP NETBACKUP 5020 AND CREATE A PDDO STORAGE UNIT ON 5220 (15 min) SETUP NB5020DC Figure 2.1 Setup NB5020DC To avoid IP clash for , 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 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 ID. 7 of 13

8 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 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. 8 of 13

9 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 9 of 13

10 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. 10 of 13

11 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 11 of 13

12 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 12 of 13

13 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 s 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 E N D O F L A B S E S S I O N of 13