Installing and configuring an alternate NetBackup primary server cluster
To install and configure the alternate NetBackup primary server cluster, it is not necessary to have the same number of nodes as the main NetBackup primary server cluster. The alternate NetBackup primary server cluster must be clustered, but can be a single node cluster. Refer following guidelines to install the alternate NetBackup primary server cluster with catalog replication.
To install an alternate NetBackup primary server cluster with catalog replication
- Before starting the installation determine the mount point that will be used to mount the replicated volume from the main site.
Do not mount the replicated volume at this time. Instead mount another formatted volume against this mount point. During the installation an empty catalog is created on this volume, which can later be discarded.
- Install NetBackup on the alternate primary server cluster using the same virtual host name as the main primary server cluster. During the installation make sure to specify all media servers that are configured on the main primary server cluster as additional servers. This action ensures that the server list is consistent for both clusters.
- After the installation is complete, shutdown NetBackup and take the cluster common catalog volume off line.
- Update the cluster configuration to mount the replicated volume from the main site as the cluster common volume. This step may require adding the replication agent or enabling replication within the disk resource. Do not bring this resource online until you are instructed to do so in the next phase of the setup. The volume that is used during the installation is no longer required and can be re-used for another purpose.
Caution:
Do not configure the replication agent on the alternate site to automatically reverse the direction of replication. Do not reverse the replication until the main site is operational again.