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  2. NetBackup™ Marketplace Deployment on Azure Cloud
  3. Deploying NetBackup on Azure Cloud using the marketplace offer
  4. NetBackup configuration parameters
  5. Basics tab
NetBackup™ Marketplace Deployment on Azure Cloud

Basics tab

On the Basics tab, provide the following details as required:

Table: Basics tab parameters

Parameter

Description

Project Details

Subscription

Select the subscription ID using which you want to deploy NetBackup.

Resource group

Select from the existing resource groups under that subscription or create a new resource group

Instance Details

Region

Select the region for the deployment.

Installation type

Select the type or a combination of NetBackup servers you want to deploy, based on the requirement.

Username

Provide the username that will be used for logging into the virtual instance. Same username will be used to log into the NetBackup primary server Web UI.

Authentication type

Either select Password or SSH public key as the type of authentication. While deploying the primary server, you should use password authentication.

If you have selected Authentication type as SSH while configuring the primary server, you need to access the primary server using SSH key and then set the password for the user to login to Web UI.

If Password is selected:

  • Password

  • Confirm password

Provide and confirm the password for the username previously provided.

SSH public key (if SSH public key is selected)

Provide a public SSH key to be used for authenticating the connection with the instance.

Learn more about creating and using SSH keys in Azure.

Use existing DNS zone

Select whether you want to use an existing DNS zone or create a new one to resolve hostnames of the deployment components.

Note:

This deployment uses/creates a private Azure DNS zone. So, to make the hostnames contained within the virtual networks inside a private DNS zone resolvable from the Internet, you must create a link between a private DNS zone and a virtual network. See About Virtual Network links

  • If Yes is selected above: Select existing private DNS zone

  • If No is selected above: Provide new DNS zone name

  • Select from the existing, private DNS zones.

  • Provide a name for the new DNS zone to be created.

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