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  1. Home
  2. NetBackup™ for OpenStack Administrator's Guide
  3. Deploying NetBackup for OpenStack
  4. Installing NetBackup for OpenStack Components
  5. Installing on Kolla Ussuri
  6. Editing globals.yml to set NetBackup for OpenStack parameters
NetBackup™ for OpenStack Administrator's Guide

Editing globals.yml to set NetBackup for OpenStack parameters

Edit /etc/kolla/globals.yml file to configure NetBackup for OpenStack backup target and build details. You can find the NetBackup for OpenStack related parameters at the end of globals.yml file. You must configure the information such as NetBackupOpenStack tag, backup target type, and backup target details.

Following is the list of parameters that you can edit.

Table: globals.yml parameters

Parameter

Description

NetBackupOpenStack_tag

Container tags.

horizon_image_full

By default, the NetBackup for OpenStack Horizon container does not get deployed. Uncomment this parameter to deploy NetBackup for OpenStack Horizon container instead of Openstack Horizon container.

NetBackupOpenStack_docker_username

Default docker user of NetBackup for OpenStack. (read permission only)

NetBackupOpenStack_docker_password

Password for default docker user of NetBackup for OpenStack.

NetBackupOpenStack_docker_registry

Local registry name, which contains NetBackup for OpenStack component images.

NetBackupOpenStack_backup_target

  • nfs

    nfs if the backup target is NFS.

  • amazon_s3

    amazon_s3 if the backup target is Amazon S3.

  • ceph_s3

    ceph_s3 if the backup target type is S3 but not Amazon S3.

NetBackupOpenStack_nfs_shares

NFS share path.

For example: 192.168.145.110:/nfs/nbos

NetBackupOpenStack_nfs_options

Configure NFS mount options.

NetBackupOpenStack_s3_access_key

Valid for amazon_s3 and ceph_s3.

NetBackupOpenStack_s3_secret_key

Valid for amazon_s3 and ceph_s3.

NetBackupOpenStack_s3_region_name

Valid for amazon_s3 and ceph_s3. If s3 storage does not have region parameter, keep the default value.

NetBackupOpenStack_s3_bucket_name

A name of the s3 bucket.

Valid for amazon_s3 and ceph_s3

NetBackupOpenStack_s3_endpoint_url

s3 endpoint URL.

Valid for ceph_s3 only.

NetBackupOpenStack_s3_ssl_enabled

Valid for ceph_s3 only. Set to true for SSL enabled S3 endpoint URL.

NetBackupOpenStack_s3_ssl_cert_file_name

Valid for ceph_s3 only with SSL enabled and self-signed certificates OR issued by a private authority. In this case, copy the ceph s3 CA chain file to /etc/kolla/config/nbos/ directory on ansible server. Create this directory if it does not exist already.

NetBackupOpenStack_copy_ceph_s3_ssl_cert

Valid for ceph_s3 only Set to True when: SSL enabled with self-signed certificates or issued by a private authority.

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