Installing the extension on a VM
Before you install the NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension on a VM, see Prerequisites to install the extension on VM.
To install the extension
- Run the following respective command:
Interactive installation of NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension:
# flexsnap_configure install --extension -i
Non interactive installation of NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension:
# flexsnap_configure install --extension --snapshot-manager <IP/FQDN> --token <extension_token> --extname <Extension_Name>
Note:
Veritas recommends the use of flexsnap_configure CLI for Snapshot Manager installation. Snapshot Manager installation through docker/podman CLI is deprecated for non RHEL 8/9 and dropped for RHEL 8/ 9.
Or
Use the following equivalent docker/podman command to install Snapshot Manager extension:
For docker environment:
# sudo docker run -it --rm -u 0 -v /<absolute_path_of_cloudpoint_directory>:/cloudpoint -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<version> install_extension
For podman environment:
# sudo podman run -it --rm -u 0 -v /<absolute_path_of_cloudpoint_directory>:/cloudpoint -v /run/podman/podman.sock:/run/podman/podman.sock veritas/flexsnap-deploy:<version> install_extension
Note:
This is a single command without any line breaks.
In this step, NetBackup Snapshot Manager does the following:
Creates and runs the containers for each of the NetBackup Snapshot Manager services.
Creates self-signed keys and certificates for nginx.
- Navigate to the NetBackup Web UI and follow the steps 7 and 8 described in the section Downloading NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension to generate and copy the validation token and Fingerprint.
See Downloading the NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension.
Note:
For the VM-based extension you do not need to download the extension. Proceed directly to steps 7 and 8 to copy the token.
- Provide the following configuration parameters when prompted:
Parameter
Description
IP address / FQDN
Provide IP address or FQDN of the main NetBackup Snapshot Manager host.
Token
Paste the token obtained in the previous step.
Extension Name Identifier
Name of the extension identifier to be visible on the NetBackup UI.
Fingerprint
Paste the fingerprint obtained in the previous step.
The installer then displays messages similar to the following:
Starting docker container: flexsnap-fluentd ...done Starting docker container: flexsnap-ipv6config ...done Starting docker container: flexsnap-listener ...done
This concludes the NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension installation on a VM.
To verify that the extension is installed successfully:
Verify that the success message is displayed at the command prompt.
Verify that the extension is listed on the NetBackup Web UI.
Navigate to Cloud > NetBackup Snapshot Manager tab > click Advanced settings > go to NetBackup Snapshot Manager extensions tab and verify.
Run the following command and verify that the NetBackup Snapshot Manager containers are running and the status is displayed as UP:
# sudo docker ps -a
The command output resembles the following:
CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES e67550304195 veritas/flexsnap-core:11.1.x.x-xxxx "/usr/bin/flexsnap-w…" 13 minutes ago Up 13 minutes flexsnap-core-system-b17e4dd9f6b04d41a08e3a638cd91f61-0 26472ebc6d39 veritas/flexsnap-core:11.1.x.x-xxxx "/usr/bin/flexsnap-w…" 13 minutes ago Up 13 minutes flexsnap-core-general-b17e4dd9f6b04d41a08e3a638cd91f61-0 4f24f6acd290 veritas/flexsnap-core:11.1.x.x-xxxx "/usr/bin/flexsnap-l…" 13 minutes ago Up 13 minutes flexsnap-core 4d000f2d117d veritas/flexsnap-:11.1.x.x-xxxx "/root/ipv6_configur…" 13 minutes ago Exited (137) 13 minutes ago flexsnap-deploy 92b5bdf3211c veritas/flexsnap-fluentd:11.1.x.x-xxxx "/root/flexsnap-flue…" 13 minutes ago Up 13 minutes 5140/tcp, 0.0.0.0:24224->24224/tcp flexsnap-fluentd db1f0bff1797 veritas/flexsnap-datamover:11.1.x.x-xxxx "/entrypoint.sh -c d…" 13 minutes ago Up 13 minutes flexsnap-datamover.134b6158ea5a443dba3c489d553098c5 c4ae0eb61fb0 veritas/flexsnap-datamover:11.1.x.x-xxxx "/entrypoint.sh -c d…" 13 minutes ago Up 13 minutes flexsnap-datamover.8e25f89f04e74b01b4fe04e7e5bf8644 1bcaa2b646fb veritas/flexsnap-datamover:11.1.x.x-xxxx "/entrypoint.sh -c d…" 13 minutes ago Up 13 minutes flexsnap-datamover.b08591bdde0f445f83f4ada479e6ddfd