To install the extension

1. Run the following respective command:

   • Interactive installation of NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension:

     # flexsnap_configure install --extension -i

   • Non interactive installation of NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension:

     # flexsnap_configure install --extension --extname <Extension_Name> --primary <nbsm_fqdn> --token <extension_token>

   Note:

   Veritas recommends the use of flexsnap_configure CLI for Snapshot Manager installation. Snapshot Manager installation through docker/podman CLI is deprecated for non RHEL 8/9 and dropped for RHEL 8/ 9.

   Or

   Use the following equivalent docker/podman command to install Snapshot Manager extension:

   • For docker environment:

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

   • For podman environment:

     # sudo podman run -it --rm -u 0 
     -v /<absolute_path_of_cloudpoint_directory>:/cloudpoint 
     -v /run/podman/podman.sock:/run/podman/podman.sock 
     veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<version> install_extension

   Note:

   This is a single command without any line breaks.

   In this step, NetBackup Snapshot Manager does the following:

   • Creates and runs the containers for each of the NetBackup Snapshot Manager services.

   • Creates self-signed keys and certificates for nginx.

2. Navigate to the NetBackup Web UI and follow the steps 7 and 8 described in the section Downloading NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension to generate and copy the validation token.

   See Downloading the NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension.

   Note:

   For the VM-based extension you do not need to download the extension. Proceed directly to steps 7 and 8 to copy the token.

3. Provide the following configuration parameters when prompted:

   Parameter	Description
   IP address / FQDN	Provide IP address or FQDN of the main NetBackup Snapshot Manager host.
   Token	Paste the token obtained in the previous step.
   Extension Name Identifier	Name of the extension identifier to be visible on the NetBackup UI.

   The installer then displays messages similar to the following:

   Starting docker container: flexsnap-fluentd ...done
   Starting docker container: flexsnap-ipv6config ...done
   Starting docker container: flexsnap-listener ...done