Before you begin installing NetBackup Snapshot Manager extensions
The NetBackup Snapshot Manager extensions which can be installed on a VM or a managed Kubernetes cluster, can elastically scale out the compute infrastructure to service a large number of jobs, and then scale in as well when the jobs have completed.
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Ensure that you use the same tag as that of NetBackup Snapshot Manager image version. Custom tag cannot be used.
Refer to the following appropriate preparatory steps for installing NetBackup Snapshot Manager that also apply for installing NetBackup Snapshot Manager extensions.
For a VM based extension
Decide where to install NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension.
See Deciding where to run NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud.
Ensure that your environment meets system requirements.
Create the instance or prepare the VM on which you want to install the NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension.
See Creating an instance or preparing the host to install NetBackup Snapshot Manager.
Install Docker on the VM or the instance on which you want to deploy the extension.
Create and mount a volume to store NetBackup Snapshot Manager data. For a VM based extension, the volume size can be 30 GB.
See Creating and mounting a volume to store NetBackup Snapshot Manager data.
Verify that specific ports are open on the instance or the main NetBackup Snapshot Manager host and ensure that the hosts being protected are reachable from the extensions on required ports. Port 5671 and 443 needs to be opened for RabbitMQ communication on the NetBackup Snapshot Manager host.
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If custom port is used instead of port 443, then ensure that the custom port is opened on firewall to allow communication between NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension and NetBackup Snapshot Manager.
For a Kubernetes based extension
For Azure: The NetBackup Snapshot Manager cloud-based extension can be deployed on a managed Kubernetes cluster in Azure for scaling the capacity of the NetBackup Snapshot Manager host to service a large number of requests concurrently. For more information on preparing the host and the managed Kubernetes cluster in Azure:
See Prerequisites to install the extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster in Azure.
For AWS: The NetBackup Snapshot Manager cloud-based extension can be deployed on a managed Kubernetes cluster in AWS for scaling the capacity of the NetBackup Snapshot Manager host to service a large number of requests concurrently. For more information on preparing the host and the managed Kubernetes cluster in AWS:
See Prerequisites to install the extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster in AWS.
For GCP: The NetBackup Snapshot Manager cloud-based extension can be deployed on a managed Kubernetes cluster in GCP (GKE) for scaling the capacity of the NetBackup Snapshot Manager host to service a large number of requests concurrently. For more information on preparing the host and the managed Kubernetes cluster in GCP:
See Prerequisites to install the extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster in GCP.
To install and configure the NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension, perform tasks from the NetBackup user interface in your browser and on the command line interface of your local computer or the application host.
See Installing the extension on a VM.
See Installing the NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster (AKS) in Azure.
See Installing the NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension on a managed Kubernetes cluster (EKS) in AWS.