MSDP build-your-own (BYO) server prerequisites and hardware requirements to configure Universal Shares
The following are prerequisites for using the Universal Share MSDP build-your-own (BYO) server feature:
The Universal Share is supported on an MSDP BYO storage server with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3.
You must set up user authentication for the universal share.
NFS services must be installed and running if you want to use the share over NFS.
Samba services must be installed and running if you want to use share over CIFS/SMB.
You must configure Samba users on the corresponding storage server and enter the credentials on the client.
NGINX is installed and running.
Installing NGINX from Red Hat Software Collections:
Refer to https://www.softwarecollections.org/en/scls/rhscl/rh-nginx114/ for instructions.
Because the package name depends on the NGINX version, run yum search rh-nginx to check if a new version is available. (For NetBackup 8.3, an EEB is required if NGINX is installed from Red Hat Software Collections.)
Installing NGINX from the EPEL repository:
Refer to https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL for installation instructions of the repository and further information.
The EPEL repository is a volunteer-based community effort and not commercially supported by Red Hat.
Before you start the storage configuration, ensure that the new BYO NGINX configuration entry
/etc/nginx/conf.d/byo.confis included as part of the HTTP section of the original/etc/nginx/nginx.conffile.If SE Linux has been configured, ensure that the
policycoreutilsandpolicycoreutils-pythonpackages are installed from the same RHEL yum source (RHEL server), and then run the following commands:semanage port -a -t http_port_t -p tcp 10087
setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect 1
Enable the logrotate permission in SE Linux using the following command:
semanage permissive -a logrotate_t
Ensure that the
/mntfolder on the storage server is not mounted by any mount points directly. Mount points should be mounted to its subfolders.
If you configure the universal share feature on BYO after storage is configured or upgraded without the NGINX service installed, run the command:
/usr/openv/pdde/vpfs/bin/vpfs_config.sh --configure_byo
Table: Hardware configuration requirements for Universal Shares on a Build Your Own (BYO) server
CPU | Memory | Disk |
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| Disk size depends on the size of your backup. Refer to the hardware requirements for NetBackup and Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP). |