Configuration overview: NetApp 7-Mode with Replication Director
The following tables list the general configuration steps necessary to set up NetApp 7-Mode with Replication Director. NetApp configuration is also described in the NetApp Plug-in for Veritas NetBackup Installation and Administration Guide, found at the following NetApp website:
http://support.netapp.com/documentation/docweb/index.html?productID=61512
Table: NetApp configuration tasks overview
Description | Reference topics |
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Install the NetApp Management Console. | See NetApp documentation. |
Enable and turn on NetApp licenses, which can include the following:
| See NetApp documentation. Not all licenses may be necessary. |
Install necessary licenses on NAS systems:
| See NetApp documentation. See Enabling Unicode and language settings on NetApp disk arrays. |
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Install necessary licenses on SAN devices:
| See NetApp documentation. See About using NetApp SAN-connected storage with Replication Director. The following technote contains additional information: Configuring the primary NetApp device to use VSS with Replication Director. |
Install the NetApp Plug-in for Cohesity NetBackup (NBUPlugin). | After the NBUPlugin is installed, the NetBackup resource group is automatically added in the OnCommand Unified Manager. The primary volumes that are configured on NetApp storage are exposed as primary snapshot logical storage units to the NBUPlugin. This lets NetBackup initiate and manage snapshots of the primary volumes. The plug-in uses port 8086 by default. See NetApp documentation. |
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Configure IPv6 if necessary. By default, the NBUPlugin is configured for IPv4. | See NetApp documentation. |
Consider using the NetApp import tool. | Consider importing existing data sets and Data ONTAP relationships into Replication Director using the NetApp import tool. After the snapshot data is imported, it can be managed using NetBackup. See NetApp documentation. See Importing existing NetApp relationships for NetBackup control. |
Add resource pools. |
See NetApp documentation. The following technote contains additional information: See https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/article.100038016. |
Run the Storage Server Configuration Wizard to configure the OpenStorage partner as a NetBackup storage server. For example, configure the OnCommand Unified Manager as a storage server. This wizard also configures the necessary:
| See Creating a NetBackup storage server for snapshot replication. The following video demonstrates NetBackup configuration: http://www.veritas.com/community/videos/netbackup-75-replication-director-configuration-demo |
One NetBackup domain can support multiple OnCommand Unified Manager servers.
Five primary servers can communicate efficiently with one NBUPlugin on an OnCommand Unified Manager. The OnCommand Unified Manager determines the number of concurrent jobs that it can run from any number of media servers.
Additional documents and demonstrations provide supporting information:
Replication Director tools for use with NetApp storage systems:
A video demonstration:
http://www.veritas.com/community/videos/configuring-netapp-replication-director
A step-by-step description of configuring NetApp storage using the NetApp Management Console:
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/article.100038016