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  4. NetBackup installation parameters for Cloud Recovery server
NetBackup™ Marketplace Deployment on AWS

NetBackup installation parameters for Cloud Recovery server

Below table states the details of NetBackup installation parameters for Cloud Recovery server:

Table: NetBackup installation parameters for Cloud Recovery server

Parameters

Description

Instance Configuration Parameters

NetBackup Server Configuration

Select the configuration type for the Netbackup Server. Choose CRS server to deploy CRS server.

NetBackup server Instance Type

Select the instance type for the NetBackup server from the dropdown list.

SSH Key Pair

Select an existing EC2 Key Pair in the region, to enable SSH access to the instance.

NetBackup Installation Volume Size

Specify the storage space that should be assigned to NetBackup, based on the size of your deployment. For the Cloud Recovery server the volume size must be minimum 200 GB

Use an Existing VPC?

Select True if you want to deploy the Cloud Recovery server into an existing VPC. Select False to deploy the Cloud Recovery server in a new VPC that will be created during the deployment.

VPC and Subnet details for deployment in existing VPC

See VPC and Subnet details for deployment in existing VPC.

VPC and Subnet configuration for deployment in new VPC (Required only if new VPC has been selected above)

See VPC and Subnet configuration for deployment in new VPC.

Note:

If you have selected a new VPC and subnet configuration to be created, you still need to provide a VPC ID and Subnet ID in the section 'VPC and Subnet details for deployment in existing VPC' above. This is because, AWS does not permit these fields to be blank. Any values you provide in these fields will be ignored if you have selected to create a new VPC and subnet.

NetBackup Installation Parameters

IAM Role Name

Name of existing IAM role for Cloud Recovery server. The role must have all required permissions.See IAM role required for Cloud Recovery Server.

NetBackup Server Name

Provide a name for the Primary server. Must be a valid name with a minimum length of 8 characters and it should not start with minus sign (-), dot (.) and a number.

User for Services on NetBackup Server

Provide a non-root Service Username. It is used to run NetBackup services and is set as database user as well. It will not be accessible via SSH. Most services on the server is run as this user. User gets created and is associated with the 'nbwebgrp' user group as the secondary group.

For more details, refer to the Running NetBackup services with non-privileged user (service user) account chapter in the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide..

S3 Bucket Name

Name of the bucket where MSDP images are stored.

Bucket Subfolder

Enter the path of the subfolder in the S3 bucket above where the MSDP images are stored.

Service Host

Service host is required for NetBackup MSDP Disk pool configuration.

Note:

Ensure that you select the service host for the same region where Cloud Recovery Server deployment is being performed.

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