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  2. NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager for Cloud Install and Upgrade Guide
  3. Section I. NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud installation and configuration
  4. Preparing for NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud installation
  5. Installing container platform (Docker, Podman)
NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager for Cloud Install and Upgrade Guide

Installing container platform (Docker, Podman)

Table: Installing container platform

Platform

Description

Docker on Ubuntu

Supported version: Docker 18.09 and later

For detailed instructions on installing the Docker on Ubuntu, see Install Docker Engine on Ubuntu.

Podman on RHEL 9, 8.x

Podman on OEL 9 and 8.8

Supported version: Podman 4.0.2 and later

If NetBackup Snapshot Manager is being deployed in the AWS cloud, ensure that you enable the extra repos:

# sudo yum-config-manager --enable rhui-REGION-rhel-server-extras

Ensure that the following services are enabled and running:

# systemctl enable podman-restart

# systemctl start podman-restart

# systemctl enable podman.socket

# systemctl start podman.socket

If NetBackup Snapshot Manager is being deployed in OCI cloud:

  • If SELinux is enabled, change the mode to permissive mode.

    Edit the /etc/selinux/config configuration file, and change the value of the SELINUX parameter to SELINUX=permissive.

  • Restart the system for the changes to take effect.

  • Verify the SELinux mode change using the following command:

    # sudo sestatus

    The Current Mode parameter value in the command output should appear as permissive.

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