Restoring NetBackup Snapshot Manager
You can restore NetBackup Snapshot Manager using any of the following methods:
Recover NetBackup Snapshot Manager using a snapshot you have in the cloud
(Only for GCP cloud provider) Recover NetBackup Snapshot Manager using GCP cross-project restore
To recover NetBackup Snapshot Manager using a snapshot you have in the cloud
- Using your cloud provider's dashboard or console, create a volume from the existing snapshot.
- Create a new virtual machine with specifics equal to or better than your previous NetBackup Snapshot Manager server.
- Install Docker/Podman on the new server.
- Attach the newly-created volume to this NetBackup Snapshot Manager server instance.
- Create the NetBackup Snapshot Manager installation directory on this server.
Use the following command:
# mkdir /full_path_to_cloudpoint_installation_directory
For example:
# mkdir /cloudpoint
- Mount the attached volume to the installation directory you just created.
Use the following command:
# mount /dev/device-name /full_path_to_cloudpoint_installation_directory
For example:
# mount /dev/xvdb /cloudpoint
- Verify that all NetBackup Snapshot Manager related configuration data and files are in the directory.
Enter the following command:
# ls -l /cloudpoint
- Download or copy the NetBackup Snapshot Manager installer binary to the new server.
- Install NetBackup Snapshot Manager.
Use the following command:
(For Docker/Podman)
flexsnap_configure install
The installation program detects an existing version of NetBackup Snapshot Manager and re-installs all NetBackup Snapshot Manager services without overwriting existing content.
Messages similar to the following are displayed on the command prompt:
Configuration started at time Wed May 13 22:20:47 UTC 2020 This is a re-install. Checking if a 1.0 release container exists ...
Note the line that indicates that the operation is a re-install.
- When the installation completes, you can resume working with NetBackup Snapshot Manager using your existing credentials.
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