Before you begin installing Snapshot Manager extensions
The Snapshot Manager extensions which can be installed on a VM or a managed Kubernetes cluster, can elastically scale out the compute infrastructure to service a large number of jobs, and then scale in as well when the jobs have completed.
Refer to the following appropriate preparatory steps for installing Snapshot Manager that also apply for installing Snapshot Manager extensions.
For a VM based extension
Decide where to install Snapshot Manager extension.
Ensure that your environment meets system requirements.
Create the instance or prepare the VM on which you want to install the Snapshot Manager extension.
See Creating an instance or preparing the host to install Snapshot Manager.
Install Docker on the VM or the instance on which you want to deploy the extension.
Create and mount a volume to store Snapshot Manager data. For a VM based extension, the volume size can be 30 GB.
See Creating and mounting a volume to store Snapshot Manager data.
Verify that specific ports are open on the instance or the main Snapshot Manager host and ensure that the hosts being protected are reachable from the extensions on required ports. Port 5671 and 443 needs to be opened for RabbitMQ communication on the Snapshot Manager host.
For a Kubernetes based extension
For Azure: The Snapshot Manager cloud-based extension can be deployed on a managed Kubernetes cluster in Azure for scaling the capacity of the Snapshot Manager host to service a large number of requests concurrently. For more information on preparing the host and the managed Kubernetes cluster in Azure:
See Prerequisites to install the extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster in Azure.
For AWS: The Snapshot Manager cloud-based extension can be deployed on a managed Kubernetes cluster in AWS for scaling the capacity of the Snapshot Manager host to service a large number of requests concurrently. For more information on preparing the host and the managed Kubernetes cluster in AWS:
See Prerequisites to install the extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster in AWS.
For GCP: The Snapshot Manager cloud-based extension can be deployed on a managed Kubernetes cluster in GCP (GKE) for scaling the capacity of the Snapshot Manager host to service a large number of requests concurrently. For more information on preparing the host and the managed Kubernetes cluster in GCP:
See Prerequisites to install the extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster in GCP.
To install and configure the Snapshot Manager extension, perform tasks from the NetBackup user interface in your browser and on the command line interface of your local computer or the application host.
See Installing the extension on a VM.
See Installing the Snapshot Manager extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster (AKS) in Azure.
See Installing the Snapshot Manager extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster (EKS) in AWS.