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NavGee's avatar
NavGee
Level 5
10 years ago

Netbackup installation steps for linux vcs cluster

Hi Can anybody help me validate steps to install Netbackup 7.6 server, client  and the latest patch on a newly build linux VCS cluster. I have read the HA guide and Netbackup clustered Admin Guide ho...
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  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    10 years ago

    You need to download and read through the relevant sections of these 2 manuals:

    NetBackup Installation Guide 

    NetBackup Clustered Master Server Administrator's Guide 

    Basic Cluster installation and configuration should be done. 
    gabconfig -a 
    should show both nodes port a and h configured.

    Read through the preparation checklist and requirements in the Clustered master server guide, 
    such as having the virtual IP and hostname in /etc/hosts on both nodes, catalog volume, rsh/ssh comms without password, etc... etc...

    No need to create symbolic links - the installation process will do everything for you.
    Installation on 1st node will create service group with this node only. Do not install NBU patch at this point.

    Client software is installed along with Server software. If you want to install additional Client software for other Unixes, you can do so at this point in time. You can freeze the service group before installing client software. Just remember to unfreeze before installing node 2.
    Installation on 2nd node will join this service group and add node to EMM.
    Do same for additional Client software.

    EMM entries will only show up correctly once you have successfully switched to node 2.

    Patch installation steps are listed in the patch download page (Find download for your Linux server version here: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH217819 . Ensure you have Server and Client patch extracted in same folder.
    Offline NBU resource (NOT the Service Group) and freeze the SG.
    Start patch installation on the inactive node as per the installation instructions.
    (Detailed, step-by-step instructions in the download link).

     

     

     

NavGee's avatar
NavGee
Level 5
10 years ago

Considerations for Netbackup Global VCS cluster taken from HA guide:

 

Specify following while installing NetBackup master server cluster on primary

node:

■ Replicated storage as the mount point for the cluster common storage.

■ All servers that are part of the domain.

■ Servers that form the secondary site cluster.

2 After the NetBackup cluster group is created, reconfigure the storage resources

to include the replication control components.

3 For some replications layers, for example for Veritas Volume Replicator (VVR),

the replication agent must be in a separate service group. You must link the

agent with the NetBackup application service group.

 

Installing and configuring secondary NetBackup master server

cluster

To install and configure the secondary NetBackup master server cluster, it is not

necessary to have the same number of nodes as the primary NetBackup master

server cluster. The secondary NetBackup master server cluster can be a single

node cluster but should be clustered. Refer follwoing guidelines to install the

secondary NetBackup master server cluster with catalog replication.

Installing the secondary NetBackup master server cluster with catalog replication

1 Before starting the installation determine the mount point that would be used

to mount the replicated volume from the primary 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 will be created on this volume, which can later be discarded.

2 Install NetBackup on the secondary master server cluster using the same virtual

host name as the primary master server cluster. During the installation make

sure to specify all media servers configured on the primary master server

cluster as additional servers. This ensures that the server list is consistent for

both clusters.

Deploying NetBackup master servers with full catalog replication 62

About globally clustered NetBackup master servers with catalog replication

3 Once the installation is complete, shutdown NetBackup and take the cluster

common catalog volume off line.

4 Update the cluster configuration to mount the replicated volume from the primary

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 (Populating

the server tables in EMM) The volume used during the installation is no longer

required and can be re-used for another purpose.