PureStorage Flash array NAS plug-in configuration pre-requisites
Before you configure the plug-in, ensure the following:
For the list of all the supported versions of PureStorage Flash NAS array, refer to the NetBackup Snapshot Manager section in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud Storage Compatibility List (HCL).
IP address: You can use the management IP/FQDN of the array to configure the array in NetBackup. For IP access, provide the management IP. For example, if the management IP is 10.221.xxx.xx; you can register the array with NetBackup using the IP 10.221.xxx.xx. For FQDN, if the management FQDN address is: https://purestorage-flasharray.com, then register NetBackup using the same.
A user account must exist with the permissions to access the PureStorage Flash array files services APIs.
For registration from NetBackup an Active Directory user having an API Token is required for the following:
Create a managed directory snapshot.
Delete a managed directory snapshot.
Update the managed directory exports policy with clients and access from a backup host.
Ensure that the Data_lifs associated with the Pure Flash array cluster is accessible from the clients for NFS mounts and SMB shares to perform backup from snapshots operations.
Data_lifs are identified using Pure Storage Network APIs:
self.pure_client.get_network_interfaces()