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  3. NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager Install and Upgrade Guide
  5. Section I. NetBackup Snapshot Manager installation and configuration
  7. Deploying NetBackup Snapshot Manager extensions
  9. Managing the extensions
NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager Install and Upgrade Guide

Managing the extensions

After you have installed the VM-based or the managed Kubernetes cluster-based extensions, you may need to disable or enable them, stop, start, or restart them, or renew their certificates.

Refer to the following table that describes how to use these options to manage the extensions.

Table: Post-installation options for the extensions

Option

Procedure

Disable or enable the extension:

  • VM-based extension

  • Managed Kubernetes cluster-based extension

You can disable or enable the extensions from the NetBackup Web UI

Go to Cloud > NetBackup Snapshot Managers tab > click Advanced settings > go to NetBackup Snapshot Manager extensions tab > then disable or enable the extension as required, and click Save.

No jobs will be scheduled on the extension that is disabled.

Note:

When NetBackup Snapshot Manager is upgraded, all the extensions are automatically enabled.

Stop, start, or restart the VM-based extension

To stop the extension:

Execute the following commands on the extension host VM to stop/start/restart the extension:

For Docker:

# sudo docker run -it --rm -u 0
-v /<full_path_to_volume_name>:/<full_path_to_volume_name> 
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock 
veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<version> stop

For Podman

# podman run -it --rm -u 0
 -v /<full_path_to_volume_name>:/<full_path_to_volume_name>
-v /run/podman/podman.sock:/run/podman/podman.sock 
veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<version> stop

To start the extension:

For Docker:

# sudo docker run -it --rm -u 0
-v /<full_path_to_volume_name>:/<full_path_to_volume_name>
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock 
veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<version> start

For Podman

# podman run -it --rm -u 0 
-v /<full_path_to_volume_name>:/<full_path_to_volume_name>
-v /run/podman/podman.sock:/run/podman/podman.sock 
veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<version> start

To restart the extension:

For Docker:

# sudo docker run -it --rm -u 0
-v /<full_path_to_volume_name>:/<full_path_to_volume_name> 
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock 
veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<version> restart

For Podman

# podman run -it --rm -u 0  
-v /<full_path_to_volume_name>:/<full_path_to_volume_name> 
-v /run/podman/podman.sock:/run/podman/podman.sock 
veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<version> restart

Renew certificate for a VM-based extension

  1. Run the following command on the extension host:

    # sudo docker run -it --rm -u 0
-v /<full_path_to_volume_name>:/<full_path_to_volume_name> 
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock 
veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<version> renew_extension

  2. Then provide the NetBackup Snapshot Manager IP/FQDN, and the extension token which can be generated from NetBackup Web UI to begin renewal of the certificates.

    See Installing the extension on a VM.

Renew certificate for a managed Kubernetes cluster-based extension

  1. Download the extension installation script cp_extension.sh from the NetBackup Web UI .

  2. Execute the script from the host where kubectl is installed. Run the following commands:

    # chmod +x cp_extension.sh

    # ./cp_extension.sh renew

  3. Then provide the NetBackup Snapshot Manager IP/FQDN, extension token (which can be generated from NetBackup Web UI ), and the extension namespace to begin renewal of the certificates.

    See Installing the extension on Azure (AKS).

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