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  2. NetBackup™ for OpenStack Administrator's Guide
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  5. Everything on the Backup Target happens as user nova
NetBackup™ for OpenStack Administrator's Guide

Everything on the Backup Target happens as user nova

NetBackup for OpenStack is reads and writes on the Backup Target as nova:nova.

The POSIX user-id and group-id of nova:nova need to be aligned between the NetBackup for OpenStack Cluster and all compute nodes. Otherwise backup or restores may fail with permission or file not found issues.

Alternative ways to achieve the goal are possible, as long as all required nodes can fully write, and read as nova:nova on the Backup Target.

It is recommended to verify the required permissions on the Backup Target in case of any errors during the data transfer phase or in case of any file permission errors.

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