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  2. NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager for Cloud Install and Upgrade Guide
  3. Section II. NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud maintenance
  4. Uninstalling NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud
  5. Restoring NetBackup Snapshot Manager
NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager for Cloud Install and Upgrade Guide

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

Using NetBackup Snapshot Manager snapshot located in the cloud

To recover NetBackup Snapshot Manager using a snapshot you have in the cloud

  1. Using your cloud provider's dashboard or console, create a volume from the existing snapshot.
  2. Create a new virtual machine with specifics equal to or better than your previous NetBackup Snapshot Manager server.
  3. Install Docker/Podman on the new server.

  4. Attach the newly-created volume to this NetBackup Snapshot Manager server instance.
  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Verify that all NetBackup Snapshot Manager related configuration data and files are in the directory.

    Enter the following command:

    # ls -l /cloudpoint

  8. Download or copy the NetBackup Snapshot Manager installer binary to the new server.
  9. 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.

  10. When the installation completes, you can resume working with NetBackup Snapshot Manager using your existing credentials.

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