Configuring Veritas Alta Recovery Vault Azure and Azure Government using the CLI
Use the following procedure to configure Veritas Alta Recovery Vault for Azure and Azure Government using the CLI.
Table: Steps for configuring Alta Recovery Vault for Azure and Azure Government with the CLI
Steps | Task | Instructions |
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Step 1 | Retrieve credentials. | Retrieve Veritas Alta Recovery Vault credentials from your Cohesity NetBackup account manager. |
Step 2 | Add credentials using the option. | Log into NetBackup web UI and perform the following:
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Step 3 | Create an MSDP storage server. | |
Step 4 | Create a cloud instance alias. | Use the following examples depending on your environment:
The cloud alias name is <storage server>_<lsu name>, and is used to create a bucket. |
Step 5 | (Optional) Create a new bucket. | Create a new bucket if needed. /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/nbcldutil -createbucket -storage_server <storage server>_<lsu name> -username <cloud user> -bucket_name <bucket name> |
Step 6 | Create a configuration file, then run nbdevconfig command. | Configuration file content for adding a new cloud LSU (configuration setting and description):
Example of a configuration file with encryption disabled: V7.5 "operation" "add-lsu-cloud" string V7.5 "lsuName" "nbrvltazure1" string V7.5 "cmsCredName" "RVLT-creds" string V7.5 "lsuCloudBucketName" "bucket1" string V7.5 "lsuCloudBucketSubName" "sub1" string Example of a configuration file with encryption enabled: V7.5 "operation" "add-lsu-cloud" string V7.5 "lsuName" "nbrvltazure2" string V7.5 "cmsCredName" "RVLT-creds" string V7.5 "lsuCloudBucketName" "bucket1" string V7.5 "lsuCloudBucketSubName" "sub2" string V7.5 "lsuEncryption" "YES" string V7.5 "lsuKmsEnable" "YES" string V7.5 "lsuKmsKeyGroupName" "test" string V7.5 "lsuKmsServerName" "test" string Note: All encrypted LSUs in one storage server must use the same After you create the configuration file, run the nbdevconfig command: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbdevconfig -setconfig -storage_server <storage server> -stype PureDisk -configlist <configuration file path> Note: The parameter <storage server> must be the same as the parameter <storage server> in Step 4. |
Step 7 | Create disk pool. | Create disk pool by running the nbdevconfig command. The following are examples of using the nbdevconfig command: Example 1: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbdevconfig -previewdv -storage_servers <storage server name> -stype PureDisk | grep <LSU name> > /tmp/dvlist Example 2: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbdevconfig -createdp -dp <disk pool name> -stype PureDisk -dvlist /tmp/dvlist -storage_servers <storage server name> Note: You can also create the disk pool from the NetBackup web UI or NetBackup Administration Console. |
Step 8 | Create storage unit. | Create storage unit by using bpstuadd command. The following are examples of using the bpstuadd command: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpstuadd -label <storage unit name> -odo 0 -dt 6 -dp <disk pool name> -nodevhost Note: You can also create the storage server from the NetBackup web UI or NetBackup Administration Console. |
Note:
If an update to the refresh token for an existing storage account is needed, you must edit the credentials that are associated with the storage account. Use the web UI and update the refresh token within Credential management.
You cannot have multiple credentials for the same storage account. Credentials must be unique to the storage account. If you do not have unique credentials, you can encounter issues such as the disk volume going down or backup and restore failures to that disk volume.
The csconfig cldinstance command displays the Need Token Renew flag that retrieves alias information (Yes/No). When Yes, the Recovery Vault expects the storage account and refresh token credentials instead of storage account and access key.
The cloud instance has an option to disable (0) or enable (1) the need token renew (-ntr) option which has a default value of yes (1) for Veritas-Alta-Recovery-Vault-Azure and Veritas-Alta-Recovery-Vault-Azure-Gov.
Example usage of csconfig cldinstance with -ntr:
csconfig cldinstance -us -in <instance name> -sts <alias name> -ntr <0,1>
Note:
When you add the cloud LSU on a back-level media server using the CLI, the -ntr option must be set to No (0). You must set the option to No because older versions of the media server don't have support for token based credentials. When you use a NetBackup storage server version 10.2 or newer, the cloud alias instance must have the -ntr option set to Yes. The setting cannot be set to No.
The nbcldutil command has new inputs for the -createbucket and -validatecreds options when you configure Veritas Alta Recovery Vault for Azure and Azure Government.
Example usage:
nbcldutil -createbucket storage_server storage-server-name_lsu-name -username rvlt-creds -bucket_name sl-bucket-cli
Instead of putting the storage account name for -username, use the name of the credentials created using Credential Management. Also, when prompted for a password, provide a dummy input because no password is needed.
To use this utility, you must create a credential name using the NetBackup web UI and also create a cloud alias using the csconfig command similar to the following example:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/csconfig cldinstance -as -in Veritas-Alta-Recovery-Vault-Azure -sts <storage_server_name> -stype PureDisk -lsu_name test1 Successfully added storage server(s): <storage_server_name>_test1
Added the --enable_sas option to use for Cohesity Alta Recovery Vault Azure. Additionally, if the --enable _sas option is used you must export the following environment variables:
MSDPC_MASTER_SERVER - This option is name of the NetBackup primary server.
MSDPC_ALIAS - This option is the cloud alias created using csconfig.
MSDPC_ACCESS_KEY - A credential name and MSDPC_SECRET_KEY is a dummy string.
Example output:
export MSDPC_PROVIDER=vazure export MSDPC_REGION="East US" export MSDPC_ENDPOINT="https://<storage-account>.blob.core.windows.net/" export MSDPC_ACCESS_KEY=<credential name> export MSDPC_SECRET_KEY="dummy<any non-null string> export MSDPC_MASTER_SERVER=<primary server> export MSDPC_ALIAS=<storage_server_name>_test1 /usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/msdpcldutil create -b rv-worm1 -v dv-worm --mode ENTERPRISE --min 1D --max 3D --enable_sas
Alternatively, you can provide an access token that you receive from Cohesity to create the WORM bucket or volume. This option is not recommended because the media server must connect to the Recovery Vault web server and Cohesity has to provide the Recovery Vault web server URI.
MSDPC_RVLT_API_URI - A new environment parameter for use when Cohesity provides a different endpoint.
MSDPC_ACCESS_TOKEN - An access token which is part of the credentials that Cohesity provides.
MSDPC_CMS_CRED_NAME - The credential name provided for storing the credentials.
Example output
export MSDPC_CMS_CRED_NAME=your_cms_credential_name export MSDPC_ALIAS=your_alias_name export MSDPC_REGION=your_region export MSDPC_PROVIDER=vazure export MSDPC_ENDPOINT="https://your_storage_account.blob.core.windows.net/" export MSDPC_MASTER_SERVER=<primary server>