Deployment overview
At a high level, deploying Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale involves the following stages:
Stage 1 - Verify the deployment requirements
Carefully evaluate all the software and hardware requirements for NetBackup Flex Scale. The requirements cover high level areas such as power and cooling needs, networking infrastructure, and rack sizing, to more specific needs such as system requirements, IP addresses, storage, and security.
It is critical that your IT environment meets all the required infrastructure needs so as to ensure a smoother deployment and operational experience.
For HPE 5551 model, use the https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/article.100053580 link to refer to the NetBackup Flex Scale Hardware Cabling poster.
For HPE 5561 model, use the https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100065998 link to refer to the NetBackup Flex Scale Hardware Cabling poster.
Stage 2 - Assemble the nodes and install the software
Assemble the supported hardware and mount the nodes on to a rack in your datacenter. Connect all the power and network cables as per the instructions provided.
After setting up the target systems, procure the installation media and install the Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale software on all the nodes.
Note:
Your appliance by default comes pre-installed with the NetBackup Flex Scale software. You do not need to install anything on the appliance out of the box. The installation instructions are provided only as a reference, in case you wish to wipe the appliance clean and start a fresh deployment.
Stage 3 - Ensure that the required Emergency Engineering Binaries (EEBs) are installed on the nodes
The required EEBs are available on the Download Center on the Veritas Support site (https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US). You must download and install these EEBs before you begin the configuration.
See Downloading EEBs.
Verifying the firmware version
Hardware vendors periodically release new firmware version for the appliance node components. Ensure that you install the firmware packages that are released by the vendors so the appliance nodes have the latest firmware version installed on them.
Stage 4 - Configure the cluster
From a web browser, connect to one of the nodes using a public IP address and run the cluster configuration workflow to configure all the nodes into a cluster.
During the cluster configuration, you will configure the infrastructure components as well as the core NetBackup services.
Stage 5 - Sign in and start protecting workloads
Once the configuration is successful, you simply sign in to the NetBackup Flex Scale web UI and create protection plans and start protecting desired workloads.
You can also sign in to the Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale infrastructure management UI to monitor the infrastructure components and the general health of all the configured services.
Refer to the NetBackup Flex Scale Administrator's Guide for more information.