Configuring disaster recovery using GUI
You can set up and configure disaster recovery using the NetBackup Flex Scale GUI.
To configure disaster recovery using GUI
- Log on to the NetBackup Flex Scale GUI of the cluster from which you want to configure disaster recovery. After the disaster recovery configuration is complete, this cluster acts as the primary site.
- Go to Settings > Primary service replication. Click Configure.
- Enter the configuration details for the primary and secondary site.
Replication and heartbeat IP address for the primary and secondary sites. Provide IPv4 or IPv6 address according to the network configuration.
Management server IPv4/IPv6 address or FQDN.
Note:
If you want to configure disaster recovery in a non-DNS environment, provide IPv4/IPv6 address for the management server.
Appliance administrator username and password of the secondary site.
Secondary storage credentials which are used to create a new storage user for the secondary site.
Read the details provided for configuring NetBackup primary service virtual IP(s) and select or clear the check box as per your requirement.
If this option is selected, the NetBackup primary service uses the same virtual IP(s) on both clusters. Use this option if the same network or VLAN is available and the same virtual IP(s) can be used on both the clusters.
If this option is not selected, the secondary cluster uses the previously configured virtual IP for NetBackup primary service and DNS server(s) may have to be updated while migrating or failing over the NetBackup primary service between the two clusters.
If this option is selected during disaster recovery configuration and the clusters are in different networks (different subnet and gateway) then the configuration fails as the clusters cannot use the same virtual IP.
If this option is selected, automatic DNS update is not required and will not be available in Settings -> Primary service replication.
This selection cannot be changed after disaster recovery configuration.
Click Configure.
- Verify the security certificate information of the secondary site that is displayed. Click Trust.
- A warning pop-up appears that existing images, if any, on secondary site will be erased. Click Erase images to continue with disaster recovery configuration.
- Disaster recovery configuration is initiated.
Cluster certificates are installed on both the clusters and the web server is restarted.
You can monitor the configuration from Settings > Primary service replication for both the clusters. On the primary site, all the sub-tasks can be seen in progress.
You can also monitor the configuration from the GUI of the primary site by navigating to Cluster Management > Cluster settings > Primary service replication.
On the second cluster only 'Configure replication' task appears.
- After the configuration is complete, you can also check the status by navigating to Settings > Primary service replication for both the clusters. This shows the information specific to primary and secondary site with some common information. You can also check the replication status in the Services section of the dashboard.
