Using media server as NetBackup Cloud primary host
These steps are applicable to media server versions up to 8.1.2 only.
You must perform this procedure for all the operating systems those are not supported by NetBackup cloud.
See the NetBackup hardware compatibility list for your release available through the following URL:
https://support.cohesity.com/s/article/article-100040093
For disaster recovery, you must take a manual backup of the following files from the media server that you have configured as NetBackup cloud primary host:
CloudProvider.xmlCloudInstance.xml
To use media server as NetBackup cloud primary host
- Identify one of the NetBackup cloud media servers as a cloud primary host.
Choose a media server that has same NetBackup primary server version. Do not use a media server with different version.
Note:
The media server does not hold the primary copy of the
CloudProvider.xmlfile which all the media servers require while configuring the cloud storage and for running operations such as backup, restore, and so on. - Run the following commands on all the NetBackup cloud media servers including the one that is selected as the cloud primary host:
nbcssc -t -a Netbackup
nbcssc -s -a Netbackup -m cloud_master_host -f
For information on the command, see NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.
- Ensure that the values of CSSC_PORT and CSSC_IS_SECURE as mentioned in
cloudstore.conffile from cloud primary host are copied as CSSC_MASTER_PORT and CSSC_MASTER_IS_SECURE incloudstore.conffile on all other NetBackup cloud media servers.
After you select a cloud primary host, do not change the name again to point to another media server. If you need to do so, contact Cohesity Technical Support.
For a cloud storage server that uses proxy server, you must update the proxy credentials.
To perform the task using the NetBackup Administrators Console, see See Changing cloud storage host properties.
To perform the task using the commands, run the following:
csconfig cldinstance -us -in instance_name -sts storage_server_name -pxtype proxy_type -pxhost proxy_host -pxport proxy_port -pxautth_type proxy_auth_type -pxtunnel proxytunnel_usage
For information on the command, see NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.
This is applicable for a NetBackup environment where a primary server is running on an unsupported operating system such as Solaris x86 or Windows Server 2008, and the media server is promoted as a Cloud Primary host.
After upgrading the primary server, if you plan to perform a rolling upgrade on the media server, then there are some additional post-upgrade steps that must be performed to ensure that the cloud storage server works seamlessly after the media server upgrade is completed.
Refer to the following technote for more details: