To configure Auto Image Replication (AIR) and duplication for Kubernetes backups

1. Configure an Auto Image Replication between two NetBackup primary servers.

   • Establish the trust relationship between two primary servers for interdomain operations.

     • Log onto the source primary server, on the left, click Hosts > Host properties to build a connection between a source and target primary server.

     • Select a source primary server from the Hosts tab, and then click Connect.

     • Click Edit primary server > Servers > Trusted primary servers > Add to add a source server.

       • Click Validate Certificate Authority button, and then click Next to proceed with the certificate authority validation.

       • There are two options to create trusted primary servers, do any of the following:

         • Select Specify authentication token of the trusted primary server to add an existing token or create a new token for the source primary server.

         • Select Specify credentials of the trusted primary server to add user credentials for the source primary server.

       • Click Create trust.

     The database for the host properties is updated successfully.

     • Click Save.

2. Configure a Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP) storage in the source primary server and add a replication target in MSDP disk pool.

   • On the left, click Storage > Storage configuration

   • Add a MSDP storage and disk pool.

   • Click Disk pool > Add to add a replication target.

     • Select a trusted primary server and a target storage server.

     • Add user credentials for the replication target server in the Username and Password fields.

   • Click Add.

3. Create SLP with Import operation in the target primary server.

   • On the left, click Storage > Storage lifecycle policies > + Add.

   • In the Storage lifecyle policy name field, enter the policy name and then, click Add.

   • In the New operations > Properties > Operation, select the Import option from the list.

   • In the Destination storage attributes > Destination storage select a MSDP storage unit from the list.

   • Click Create.

4. Create Kubernetes protection plan with Create backup from snapshot option to enable the replicate copy option.

   On the left, click Kubernetes workloads > Protection plan > Schedules > Add backup schedule

5. In the Snapshot and backup copy optionssection, select Create backup from snapshot option to enable the replicate and duplicate copy options.
6. Select Create a replica copy (Auto Image Replication) of the backup from snapshot option, and set a time duration to retain the replica copy.

   Note:

   Auto Image Replication can only be created on the trusted NetBackup primary servers.

7. Select Create a duplicate copy of the backup from snapshot option and set a time duration to retain the duplicate copy.
8. Click Add.
9. Continue creating the schedule in the Start window tab, as described in theManaging protection plans section of the NetBackup Web UI Administrator's Guide.
10. Click Next.
11. In the Storage options tab, select the storage units to backup from snapshot, replicate or duplicate copy.

    Note:

    For Backup from snapshot and duplication, you can add simple storage units. But for replication, you must add a trusted storage unit with a import storage lifecycle policies (SLPs).

12. On the right of the selected backup options, click Edit to modify selected the storage units for backup.

    • For replica copy option, select replication target dialog, select the primary server for replication copy, click Next.

    • In the Select storage lifecycle policy dialog, select an import storage lifecycle policy defined in the trusted server and then click Use selected replication target.

13. Click Finish to create a protection plan with a replicate or duplicate copy.

    Review the replicate and duplicate copy details.