To install the extension

1. The extension file nbu_flexsnap_extension.tar must be downloaded beforehand.

   See Downloading the NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension.

   Note:

   Do not create the authentication token yet, as it is valid only for 180 seconds.

2. If the host from which you want to install the extension is not the same host where your NetBackup Snapshot Manager is installed, load the NetBackup Snapshot Manager container images on the extension host (flexsnap-deploy, flexsnap-core, flexsnap-fluentd, flexsnap-datamover)

   The image names are in the following format:

   Example: veritas/flexsnap-deploy

3. Create image tags to map the source image with the target image, so that you can push the images to the AWS container registry.

   See Prerequisites to install the extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster in AWS.

   Gather the following parameters beforehand:

   Parameter	Description
   container_registry_path	To obtain the container registry path, go to your Amazon ECR and copy the URI of each repo. Example: <accoint_id>.dkr.ecr.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/veritas/flexsnap-datamover
   tag	NetBackup Snapshot Manager image version. Example: 10.4.x.xxxx

   • To tag the images, run the following command for each image, depending on the container platform running on your host:

     For Docker: # docker tag source_image:tag target_image:tag

     For Podman: # podman tag source_image:tag target_image:tag

     Where,

     • the source image tag is: veritas/flexsnap-deploy:tag>

     • the target image tag is: <container_registry_path>/<source_image_name>:<SnapshotManager_version_tag>

       Example:

       docker tag veritas/flexsnap-deploy:10.4.x.xxxx
       <account_id>.dkr.ecr.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/veritas/flexsnap-deploy:10.4.x.xxxx
       docker tag veritas/flexsnap-core:10.4.x.xxxx
       <account_id>.dkr.ecr.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/veritas/flexsnap-core:10.4.x.xxxx
       docker tag veritas/flexsnap-fluentd:10.4.x.xxxx 
       <account_id>.dkr.ecr.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/veritas/flexsnap-fluentd:10.4.x.xxxx
       docker tag veritas/flexsnap-datamover:10.4.x.xxxx
       <account_id>.dkr.ecr.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/veritas/flexsnap-datamover:10.4.x.xxxx

4. Then to push the images to the container registry, run the following command for each image, depending on the container platform running on your host:

   For Docker: # docker push target_image:tag

   For Podman: # podman push target_image:tag

   Example:

   docker push <account-id>.dkr.ecr.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/veritas/
   flexsnap-datamover:10.4.x.xxxx
   docker push <account-id>.dkr.ecr.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/veritas/
   flexsnap-deploy:10.4.x.xxxx
   docker push <account-id>.dkr.ecr.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/veritas/
   flexsnap-fluentd:10.4.x.xxxx
   docker push <account-id>.dkr.ecr.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/veritas/
   flexsnap-core:10.4.x.xxxx
   

   Note:

   The command/output examples may be formatted or truncated to fit the screen.

5. Once the images are pushed to the container registry, you can install the extension using one of the following methods:

   • Kustomization and custom resource YAML files: Create and apply the kustomization.yaml and cloudpoint_crd.yaml files based on the samples provided.

     See Install extension using the Kustomize and CR YAMLs.

   • Extension script: Execute the extension script cp_extension.sh that is packaged within the 'tar' file that was downloaded earlier. The script can be executed either by providing all the required input parameters in one command, or in an interactive way where you will be prompted for input.

     See Install extension using the extension script.