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  3. Veritas NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide
  5. Configuring deduplication to the cloud with NetBackup Cloud Catalyst
  7. Configuring a Cloud Catalyst storage server for deduplication to the cloud
  9. How to configure a Linux media server as a Cloud Catalyst storage server
Veritas NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide

How to configure a Linux media server as a Cloud Catalyst storage server

Use the following procedure if you use a Linux media server (non-appliance) as a Cloud Catalyst storage server.

This procedure assumes that the preferred use case is configured. The preferred use case is described in the following topic:

See Optimized duplication is used to copy data from an MSDP storage server to a Cloud Catalyst storage server (preferred use case).

Table: Configuration steps for a media server (non-appliance)

Step

Task

Where to configure

Procedure

Step 1

Configure an MSDP storage server (source)

One or more media servers

A NetBackup environment may contain one or more media servers that serve as source MSDP storage servers for Cloud Catalyst storage servers.

See About MSDP optimized duplication within the same domain.

See About the media servers for MSDP optimized duplication within the same domain.

Step 2

Create an account with a cloud service provider

Cloud service provider

Make sure that you have an account with a cloud service provider and that you know the user name and password.

Step 3 (Conditional)

Deploy host name-based certificates

Master server

This step is applicable and required for media server versions 8.0 to 8.1.2 only.

Deploy a host name-based security certificate for the media server that is configured as the Cloud Catalyst storage server.

  1. /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpnbaz - ProvisionCert host_name

  2. Restart the services on the media server after generating a certificate.

Step 4

Configure a Cloud Catalyst storage server (target)

Media server

A Cloud Catalyst storage server is the target for the optimized duplication. It is a dedicated media server for cloud storage.

  • Run the Cloud Storage Server Configuration Wizard in the Java GUI selecting the Enable NetBackup Cloud Catalyst check box and entering a path for the local cache directory.

  • The administrator configures a local cache directory as part of configuring a Cloud Catalyst storage server. The minimum size for this directory is 4 TB, however, an environment may see benefits from a larger local cache directory.

    See About the Cloud Catalyst cache.

  • If desired, select the Encrypt data using MSDP KMS encryption in the wizard to configure encryption.

    If the Encrypt data using MSDP KMS encryption option is selected, one of following operations is carried out:

    • If none of the KMS servers is configured, by default NetBackup KMS is configured.

    • If NetBackup KMS server is configured, you need to provide key name and key passphrase.

    • If external KMS server is configured on the master server, you must enter key group name. You need to ensure that a key with a custom attribute set with value of key group name already exists in the external KMS server.

    For more information about KMS configuration, see the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

  • A NetBackup environment may contain one or more media servers that serve as Cloud Catalyst storage servers. There should be one Cloud Catalyst storage server for each different cloud service provider that is used in the environment.

Step 5

Ensure that a common media server is configured to allow optimized duplication

Media server

If the Cloud Catalyst media server was added as a load balancing media server during the MSDP storage server wizard (Step 1), pull optimized duplication is configured.

See the following topic for configuration considerations:

See Configuring source control or target control optimized duplication for Cloud Catalyst.

Step 6

Protect the MSDP data and catalog

Media server

  • Create an MSDP catalog backup policy for every MSDP storage server and Cloud Catalyst storage server in the environment.

    See About protecting the MSDP catalog.

    See Configuring an MSDP catalog backup.

    Note:

    After the MSDP catalog backup policy is created, it is inactive. Assign a storage unit to it and then make it active by setting the Go into effect at option on the Attributes tab.

  • Save a configuration file for every MSDP storage server and Cloud Catalyst storage server in the environment.

    See About saving the MSDP storage server configuration.

Step 7

Configure a storage lifecycle policy

Master server

See Configuring a storage lifecycle policy for NetBackup Cloud Catalyst.

The backup and the duplication jobs can also be run manually from the NetBackup Administration Console or by using the bpduplicate command.

Step 8

Configure a backup policy

Master server

Create a backup policy that uses the SLP. In the Policy storage field of the policy Attributes tab, select the SLP.

See About MSDP backup policy configuration.

See Creating a backup policy.

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