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Technical Guide

Dell EMC PowerProtect DD Series Appliances with Veritas NetBackup - Configuration Guide

Abstract This guide explains how to configure Dell EMC™ PowerProtect DD series appliances with Veritas NetBackup™.

December 2020

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December 2020 Initial release

Acknowledgments Authors: Parimala Guruprasad and Vinod Kumaresan

The information in this publication is provided “as is.” Dell Inc. makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to the information in this publication, and specifically disclaims implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Use, copying, and distribution of any software described in this publication requires an applicable software license. Copyright © 2020 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved. Dell Technologies, Dell, EMC, Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners. [12/24/2020] [Technical Guide] [S2403]

Table of Contents


Table of Contents Revisions............................................................................................................................................................................. 2

Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................................................................... 2

Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................................................ 3

Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................................ 5

1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 6

1.1 Dell EMC PowerProtect DD series appliances ................................................................................................... 6

1.2 Veritas NetBackup .............................................................................................................................................. 6

1.3 Integrating DD series with NetBackup ................................................................................................................ 7

1.3.1 NetBackup integration with DD series appliance ............................................................................................... 7

1.3.2 NetBackup integration with DD Virtual Edition (DDVE) ...................................................................................... 7

2 Configuring DD series with NetBackup using DD Boost OST Plug-In ......................................................................... 8

2.1 DD Boost for Open Storage software ................................................................................................................. 8

2.1.1 DD Boost features overview ............................................................................................................................... 8

2.1.2 Reference Architecture – DD Boost for Open Storage with NetBackup ............................................................ 9

2.2 DD Boost OST Plug-In Deployment ................................................................................................................. 10

2.2.1 Pre-requisites .................................................................................................................................................... 10

2.2.2 Installing the OST Plug-In on Media Servers ................................................................................................... 10

2.2.3 Verifying the Plug-In installation ....................................................................................................................... 11

2.3 Configuring DD series appliance with NetBackup using CLI ........................................................................... 11

2.4 Configuring DD series appliance with NetBackup using NetBackup Administration Console (UI) .................. 12

2.5 Compatibility Matrix .......................................................................................................................................... 18

2.6 Best Practices ................................................................................................................................................... 18

3 Configuring DD series Storage Unit as BasicDisk Storage in NetBackup ................................................................. 19

3.1 Configuring NetBackup with DD series using CIFS protocol ........................................................................... 19

3.1.1 Pre-requisites .................................................................................................................................................... 19

3.1.2 Creating and configuring BasicDisk storage unit .............................................................................................. 20

3.2 Configuring NetBackup with DD series using NFS protocol ............................................................................ 23

3.2.1 Pre-requisites .................................................................................................................................................... 23

3.2.2 Creating and configuring BasicDisk storage unit .............................................................................................. 24

4 Configuring DD series Virtual Tape Library (VTL) Storage Unit with NetBackup ...................................................... 26

4.1 Establishing the FC Connection and Install Drivers ......................................................................................... 26

4.2 Creating a VTL Group on the DD series .......................................................................................................... 27

4.3 Configuring a VTL on the NetBackup Media Server ........................................................................................ 27

4.4 Verifying the VTL Storage Unit Configuration .................................................................................................. 28

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5 NDMP Storage Unit Configuration ............................................................................................................................. 29

5.1 Pre-requisite ..................................................................................................................................................... 29

5.2 Verifying NDMP Installation on the NetBackup Media Server ......................................................................... 29

5.3 Configuring an NDMP Storage Unit.................................................................................................................. 29

6 Configuring Replication in NetBackup using DD series ............................................................................................. 31

6.1 Pre-requisite ..................................................................................................................................................... 31

6.2 Configuring Duplication in NetBackup using DD series ................................................................................... 32

6.3 Configuring AIR in NetBackup using DD Series ............................................................................................... 35

6.4 MTree Replication............................................................................................................................................. 43

7 Configuring DD Cloud Tier ......................................................................................................................................... 45

7.1.1 Pre-requisite ..................................................................................................................................................... 45

7.2 Cloud Configuration on DD series .................................................................................................................... 46

A Technical support and resources ............................................................................................................................... 53

A.1 Related resources............................................................................................................................................. 53

Executive Summary


Executive Summary Dell EMC PowerProtect DD series appliances are designed to meet backup, archive, disaster and cyber recovery needs for organizations of all sizes. PowerProtect DD series appliance easily integrates with third-party backup software like Veritas NetBackup.

Veritas NetBackup is an enterprise-level heterogeneous backup and recovery suite. NetBackup can be configured to use DD series as a backup target using Basic Disk (NFS, CIFS), DD Boost OST Storage Unit configuration, VTL and NDMP protocols.

This configuration guide is targeted towards users who would like to integrate NetBackup with DD series appliances.

Introduction


1 Introduction

1.1 Dell EMC PowerProtect DD series appliances DD series are a Purpose-Built Backup Appliance (PBBA), specifically a target appliance. DD series consists of both DD series appliances and PowerProtect DD Virtual Edition (DDVE). DD series provides fast backups and recovery, protects data on-premises and in the cloud, and delivers a lower cost-to-protect with leading data deduplication and bandwidth utilization. The Data Domain Operating System (DDOS) is the intelligence that powers DD series appliances. DDOS provides the agility, security and reliability that enables the DD series appliance to deliver an efficient, comprehensive, scalable, high-speed, and cloud-enabled protection storage for backup, archive and disaster recovery.

1.2 Veritas NetBackup Veritas NetBackup software is a heterogeneous backup and recovery suite for large-scale enterprises. NetBackup provides backup, recovery, archive, retrieval, and disaster recovery for a wide range of enterprise applications, hypervisors and multicloud environments. The product backs up data to disk, tape and public clouds.

NetBackup Terminology:

Master Server: Manages backups, archives, and restores. The Master Server contains the NetBackup catalog which includes the internal databases that contain information about NetBackup configuration and backups.

Media Server: Installed either on the master server machine or on one or more separate machines. Provisions the storage devices and manages the backup target such as a disk storage unit or virtual tape drive.

Client: Installed on the client machine to be backed up. Sends backup data and receives data on restore operations.

Introduction


1.3 Integrating DD series with NetBackup

1.3.1 NetBackup integration with DD series appliance NetBackup can be configured to use DD series appliances as a backup target using Basic Disk (NFS, CIFS), DD Boost OST Storage Unit configuration, VTL and NDMP protocols.

Overview of Veritas NetBackup with DD series

1.3.2 NetBackup integration with DD Virtual Edition (DDVE) NetBackup can be configured with DDVE as a backup target using Basic Disk (NFS, CIFS) and DD Boost over IP protocols.

Overview of Veritas NetBackup with DDVE

Configuring DD series with NetBackup using DD Boost OST Plug-In


2 Configuring DD series with NetBackup using DD Boost OST Plug-In

2.1 DD Boost for Open Storage Dell EMC DD Boost (DD Boost) enables backup servers to communicate with storage systems without the need for DD series appliance to emulate tape. DD Boost increases backup performance by distributing the deduplication process between the client and the backup server.

DD Boost for Open Storage software is a licensed option that allows a DD series appliance to act as an Open Storage server for Veritas NetBackup. DD Boost for Open Storage software includes a plug-in (referred to as the Data Domain OST plug-in) that runs on the supported NetBackup media servers defined in the DD Boost Veritas NetBackup Support Matrix.

The OST plug-in version must be compatible with the software version of your protection system and with backup application configurations. DD Boost supports only combinations detailed in the DD Boost Compatibility Guide available at the Online Support site https://dellcom/support

2.1.1 DD Boost features overview

Overview of DD Boost features

https://elabnavigator.emc.com/vault/pdf/DD_Boost_Veritas_NetBackup.pdf

https://elabnavigator.emc.com/vault/pdf/DD_Boost_Veritas_NetBackup.pdf

https://dell.com/support



2.1.2 Reference Architecture – DD Boost for Open Storage with NetBackup

Reference architecture – DD Boost for open storage with NetBackup

NetBackup environments consist of media servers and a master server. The master server manages clients and media servers. Master server can also function as a media server. The OST plug-in must be installed on each media server. If a master server is configured as a media server, then the OST plug-in must be installed on the master server.

To integrate NetBackup with DD series appliances, the DD Boost OST plug-in is used. This plug-in includes the DD Boost libraries to integrate with the DD series appliances and enables NetBackup administrators to use all the features of DD Boost.

The DD series appliance exposes disk volumes called storage units to a DD Boost-enabled media server. Multiple media servers each with the DD Boost OST plug-in installed, can use the same storage unit on a DD series appliance as a storage server.



2.2 DD Boost OST Plug-In Deployment

2.2.1 Pre-requisites Preparing DD series appliance for DD Boost

- Verify file system is enabled and running - Enable DD Boost on the DD series appliance - Add the DD Boost license - Enable DD Boost deduplication - Create DD Boost user on the DD series appliance - Create one or more storage units on the DD series appliance - Ensure that the following ports are open in firewall for DD Boost backups and optimized duplication to

work: TCP 2049 (NFS), TCP 2051 (MFR), TCP/UDP 111 (NFS portmapper) Refer to section 2.5 for compatibility matrix.

2.2.2 Installing the OST Plug-In on Media Servers

Preparing for Installation - Unix

- Download the latest version of the OST plug-in from Online Support. Verify the SHA-256 digest of the download to assure its integrity

- Enter gunzip or an equivalent command to extract the tar file and save the file on the media server - Stop the Remote Manager and Monitor Service (nbrmms) - # nbrmms -terminate

Installing the Plug-In - Unix

- Using the tar command, extract the file - # tar -vxf f<ilename> - Using the installation script from the package install the Plug-In using the command # install.sh, The

shared library files that the script installs are libstspiDataDomain.so and libstspiDataDomainMT.so.

- After the plug-in is installed successfully, start the backup application service # nbrmms

Preparing for Installation - Windows

- Download the latest version of Windows OST plug-in from Dell Online Support. - Verify the SHA-256 digest of the download to assure its integrity. Extract the plug-in to extract

libstspiDataDomainSetup.exe. - Stop any NetBackup services. - Remove any previous plug-in version by using the Windows Control Panel or by running the OST plug-in

uninstall command in silent mode.

Installing the Plug-In - Windows

- Run libstspiDataDomainSetup.exe to install the Plug-In. - Start the NetBackup services.

https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-in/product-support/product/data-domain-boost-open-storage/docs#sort=relevancy&f:versionFacet=%5B46869%5D&f:lang=%5Ben%5D



2.2.3 Verifying the Plug-In installation Use command # bpstsinfo -pi -stype DataDomain to verify the Plug-In installation and confirm that the output is like:

2.3 Configuring DD series appliance with NetBackup using CLI

1. Registering DD series appliance

On the media server, register the DD series appliance using the below command.

nbdevconfig -creatests -stype DataDomain -storage_server <DD IP/FQDN> -media_server <media server name>

2. Adding Credentials

On the media server, add the credentials to communicate with DD series appliance.

tpconfig -add -storage_server <DD IP/FQDN> -stype DataDomain -sts_user_id <username> -password <password>

3. Creating Disk Pools

Obtain the identity of the storage unit on the DD series appliance by using the below command.

nbdevconfig -previewdv -storage_server <DD IP/FQDN> -stype DataDomain > /tmp/dvlist

This command creates a tmp file in the path specified. Sample file contents:

Create a disk pool using the information obtained from the previous command by entering:

nbdevconfig -createdp -dp <Disk PoolName> -stype DataDomain -storage_servers <DD IP/FQDN> -dvlist /tmp/dvlist



Note: The disk pool name must be unique.

4. Creating Storage Units

Create Storage unit using the below command.

bpstuadd -label <Storage Unit Name> -dp <Disk Pool Name> -host <Media Server> -M <Master Server> Note: The storage unit name must be unique.

2.4 Configuring DD series appliance with NetBackup using NetBackup Administration Console (UI)

1. Select Configure Disk Storage Servers option on the Administration console.



2. Select the Open Storage option.

3. Enter the DD series appliance details.



4. Storage server configuration has been successfully completed.

5. Go to create Disk Pool using the storage server created in the previous step. 6. Select the volumes to be used for this disk pool.



7. Specify the name for the Disk Pool.

8. Disk Pool has been created successfully.



9. Go to create storage unit using the disk pool created in the previous step. 10. Specify the name for the storage unit and select the media server.

11. Storage server has been configured successfully.



12. Disk Pool and Storage unit have been successfully created.

13. The storage unit is now ready to be used for performing backups.

14. Backup completed successfully using the disk pool and storage unit created.



2.5 Compatibility Matrix The DD Boost library versions must be compatible with the software version of your DD series appliance and with backup application configurations. DD series does not support combinations other than the details mentioned in the PowerProtect DD Backup Software Veritas NetBackup - Support Matrix available at the EMC Online Support site - PowerProtect DD Backup Software Veritas NetBackup - Simple Support Matrix

2.6 Best Practices

- It is a best practice to register the interface with a resolvable name using DNS or any other name resolution mechanism. If the DD series appliance is 192.168.1.1 and is named dd22.abc.com, the command to register it on the media server will be:

nbdevconfig -creatests -stype DataDomain -storage_server dd22.abc.com -media_server win-8uktouan6kj

- The OST plug-in can recover from temporary network interruptions. However, the operating system on the backup application system might terminate a job prematurely if the backup application time-outs are set too low. A best practice is setting time-outs to at least 30 minutes (1800 s)

https://elabnavigator.emc.com/vault/pdf/DD_BU_SW_Veritas_NetBackup.pdf

Configuring DD series Storage Unit as BasicDisk Storage in NetBackup


3 Configuring DD series Storage Unit as BasicDisk Storage in NetBackup A BasicDisk type storage unit consists of a directory on a locally attached disk or a network-attached disk that is exposed as a file system to a NetBackup media server.

DD series can be configured as a BasicDisk storage unit when it is either NFS or CIFS mounted on a NetBackup media server.

On a NetBackup media server that runs a version of the Windows operating system, the absolute pathname to a directory to access the DD series should be specified with either Universal Naming Convention (UNC) or the DFS path name.

3.1 Configuring NetBackup with DD series using CIFS protocol

3.1.1 Pre-requisites 1. Enable CIFS protocol for the MTree on DD series.

2. For both AdvancedDisk and BasicDisk storage units, two NetBackup services on the Windows media

server to which the CIFS storage is attached, must use the same user credentials. The credentials must be valid Windows credentials that allow read and write access to the storage.



• NetBackup Client Service

The NetBackup Client Service is either bpcd.exe or bpinetd.exe.

• NetBackup Remote Manager and Monitor Service

The NetBackup Remote Manager and Monitor Service binary file name is nbrmms.exe.

3.1.2 Creating and configuring BasicDisk storage unit

1. Select New Storage Unit option from the Administration console.



2. Enter the new storage unit details along with the CIFS share path created on the DD series.

3. BasicDisk storage unit has been created successfully using the CIFS protocol.



4. The BasicDisk storage unit is now ready to be used for performing backups.

5. Backup completed successfully using the CIFS storage unit created.



3.2 Configuring NetBackup with DD series using NFS protocol

3.2.1 Pre-requisites 1. Enable NFS protocol for the MTree on DD series

2. Create a directory on the media server for example - “netbackup” to mount the DD series storage unit. 3. Mount the DD series storage unit on the directory created in the previous step using the below command.



3.2.2 Creating and configuring BasicDisk storage unit

1. Select New Storage Unit option from the Administration console.

2. Enter the new storage unit details along with the NFS share path created on the DD series.



3. BasicDisk storage unit has been created successfully using the NFS protocol.

4. The BasicDisk storage unit is now ready to be used for performing backups.

5. Backup completed successfully using the NFS storage unit created.

Configuring DD series Virtual Tape Library (VTL) Storage Unit with NetBackup


4 Configuring DD series Virtual Tape Library (VTL) Storage Unit with NetBackup DD Virtual Tape Library (DD VTL) is a disk-based backup system that emulates the use of physical tapes. It enables backup applications to connect to and manage DD series storage using functionality almost identical to a physical tape library.

Virtual tape drives are accessible to backup applications in the same way as physical tape drives. After these drives are created in a DD VTL, they appear to the backup application as SCSI tape drives.

DD series configured as a VTL Storage Unit is connected to one of the ports on an HBA on the NetBackup media server. The DD series can be connected to the media server either directly or through a SAN switch.

Overview of DD series Virtual Tape Library (VTL) Storage Unit with NetBackup

4.1 Establishing the FC Connection and Install Drivers

1. Physically connect and establish a Fibre Channel (FC) connection between the DD series and the NetBackup media server.

2. Ensure the correct changer driver and tape driver are installed and loaded on the NetBackup media server. For the required driver and tape driver, see DD_OS_7.4_Administration_Guide

3. Log in to the DD series as sysadmin and enter the command.

sysadmin# vtl initiator show

4. If the Storage Area Network (SAN) connection is set up correctly, the status of the initiator on the NetBackup media server host will be shown as Online.

https://dl.dell.com/content/docu101344_DD_OS_7.4_Administration_Guide.pdf?language=en_US



4.2 Creating a VTL Group on the DD series

1. On the DD series, create a VTL access group 2. Add a VTL and the initiator into the VTL access group 3. Verify the VTL success group details with below command

sysadmin# vtl group show vtlgroup

Group: nbuvtl

Initiators:

Initiator Alias Initiator WWPN

--------------- -----------------------

Initiator-1 21:00:00:0e:1e:09:d5:b6

--------------- -----------------------

Devices:

Device Name LUN Primary Ports Secondary Ports In-use Ports

--------------- --- ------------- --------------- ------------

nbuvtl changer 0 all none all

nbuvtl drive 1 1 all none all

nbuvtl drive 2 2 all none all

--------------- --- ------------- --------------- ------------

4.3 Configuring a VTL on the NetBackup Media Server

1. On the NetBackup media server, ensure the devices are discovered by running the below command in the NetBackup_install_path->volmgr->bin directory # sgscan



2. If the sgscan command does not show any tape devices, below additional checks should be performed. a. At the operating system level, check that the medium changer and tape drives are discovered. b. At the HBA level, ensure that the LUNs for both the medium changer and tape drives are discovered. c. Ensure that the system kernel has enough targets to accommodate the total number of configured tape drives and changer. See Veritas NetBackup Device Configuration Guide for details.

3. From the NetBackup console, run the Configure Storage Devices wizard.

4. Select the host that has the DD series VTL attached and proceed. NetBackup autodetection will show the discovered devices.

5. Complete the steps in the Device Configuration Wizard.

4.4 Verifying the VTL Storage Unit Configuration

1. Select the Device Monitor from the left menu of the NetBackup console. 2. Verify the configuration. The Device Monitor shows all configured devices. 3. Select Storage Storage Units in the NetBackup console and verify the DD series VTL storage unit

properties. 4. VTL storage unit is ready to be used for performing backup.

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/doc/23395442-133128031-0/index

NDMP Storage Unit Configuration


5 NDMP Storage Unit Configuration

5.1 Pre-requisite Verify that the NDMP option is installed on the NetBackup media server. For details, refer to Veritas NetBackup™ for NDMP Administrator's Guide

5.2 Verifying NDMP Installation on the NetBackup Media Server

1. Go to the NetBackup_install_path->lib directory.

2. Verify that the libndmpclient.so library file exists in the directory.

5.3 Configuring an NDMP Storage Unit

1. From the NetBackup console, run the Configure Storage Devices wizard.

2. Select the NetBackup media server to configure as the Device Host for NDMP.

3. Click Change. The Change Device Host dialog box appears.

4. Perform the following steps.

a. Enter a DNS name in the Device Host field. The example shows z as the device hostname.

b. Click the NDMP server checkbox.

c. Click OK to save the configuration and close the dialog box.

d. Click Next in the Device Configuration Wizard.

The below figure shows an example of a Device Configuration Wizard and the Change Device Host dialog box configured for NDMP setup.



NDMP Storage Unit Configuration


5. Perform the following steps in the NDMP Hosts window.

a. Click New.

b. Add the NDMP host and click OK. The New NDMP Host dialog box appears.

6. Configure NDMP credentials.

See to the Veritas NetBackup™ for NDMP Administrator's Guide for details on NDMP Host Credentials.

The next figure shows an example of an NDMP host configured to use global NDMP credentials.

7. Follow the wizard steps to complete the NDMP configuration.

8. Verify the settings with the tpautoconf command with the –verify –nh options followed by the name of the NDMP enabled NAS filer.

# tpautoconf –verify –nh ndmp_host_name

The following example shows the relevant output of the tpautoconf command after the host’s NDMP credentials are successfully registered and configured.

Connecting to host "test.new.abc" as user "root"...

...Host info is:

host name "test.new.abc"

os type "NetApp"

os version "NetApp Release 7.x.x.x"

host id "xxxxx"

Login was successful

Host supports LOCAL backup/restore

Host supports 3-way backup/restore

9. Configure the drives and robots using the NetBackup Device Configuration Wizard.

10. Create a storage unit for the drives.

11. Create an NDMP-type backup policy. Specify the storage unit that was created in the previous step as the backup target.


Configuring Replication in NetBackup using DD series


6 Configuring Replication in NetBackup using DD series

DD Replicator provides automated, policy-based, network-efficient, and encrypted replication for DR (disaster recovery) and multi-site backup and archive consolidation. DD Replicator asynchronously replicates only compressed, deduplicated data over a WAN (wide area network). In order to meet a broad set of DR requirements, DD Replicator provides flexible replication topologies, such as full system mirroring, bi-directional, many-to-one, one-to-many, and cascaded.

DD series replication has two types,

1. Native replication which is controlled by DD series 2. Managed File Replication which is controlled by the backup application

Native replication can be divided into three types,

1. Directory replication provides replication at the level of individual directories. 2. Collection replication duplicates the entire data store on the source and transfers that to the destination,

and the replicated volume is read-only. 3. MTree replication replicates entire MTrees

Managed file replication, which is used by DD Boost, is a type of replication that is managed and controlled by backup software. With managed file replication, backup images are directly transferred from one DD system to another, one at a time, at the request of the backup software. The backup software keeps track of all copies, allowing easy monitoring of replication status and recovery from multiple copies.

6.1 Pre-requisite

1. A DD series is already configured as a primary backup target. 2. Another DD series is available to be used as a destination duplication target. 3. Appropriate license is available to configure replication. 4. For AIR, another NetBackup Master server is configured with DD series. 5. For AIR, ensure that the Master servers are added to the Trusted Master Servers list for interdomain

operations.



6.2 Configuring Duplication in NetBackup using DD series

1. Create a storage unit on destination DD series for duplication. 2. On the NetBackup master server, create Disk Pool and Storage Unit for the newly created volume. 3. Create Storage Lifecycle Policy (SLP) for the backup and duplication operations.

4. Input Storage Lifecycle Policy name and select Add to configure the backup operation.



5. Select the source DD series Storage Unit as the destination storage for the backup operation.

6. Select Add to configure the duplication operation and select the destination DD series Storage Unit as the destination storage.



7. Review the backup and duplication operation details and save the SLP.

8. The SLP is now ready to be used as policy storage for performing backup and duplication.



9. Trigger the configured policy. 10. Backup and Duplication operation has been completed using the configured source and destination DD

series Storage Units.

6.3 Configuring AIR in NetBackup using DD Series

1. Create Storage Units on the source and destination DD series. 2. Associate the source and destination storage units using the below commands

# ddboost association create <Source Storage-unit name> replicate-to <Destination DD series IP/FQDN> <Destination Storage-unit name>

# ddboost association create <Destination Storage-unit name> replicate-from <Source DD series IP/FQDN> <Source Storage-unit name>



Storage Unit association created.

3. On the source master server, create a Disk Pool and Storage Unit for the source volume. The volume selected will appear as type “Replication source”.



4. On the destination master server, create a Disk Pool and Storage Unit for the destination volume. The volume selected will appear as type “Replication target”.



5. Storage Unit has been created on the destination NetBackup master server.

6. On the destination master server, create an SLP with Import operation using the NetBackup Storage Unit

created in previous step.



7. Review the Import operation configuration details and save the SLP.

8. SLP has been created for the Import operation using the destination NetBackup Storage Unit.



9. On source master server, create an SLP. Add the backup operation and select the source Storage Unit as the destination storage.

10. Add the Replication operation. Select the destination NetBackup master server and the SLP created in step 8 as the destination storage.



11. Review the Backup and Replication operation details and save the SLP.

12. SLP “Replication_AIR” has been created.



13. Create and configure a backup policy using the SLP “Replication_AIR” created in previous step as the policy storage.

14. Trigger the configured policy. 15. Backup and Replication operations completed successfully.



6.4 MTree Replication

1. Select CREATE PAIR to configure the replication context.

2. Enter the source and destination MTree path.



3. Replication pair has been configured and ready for replication.

4. With MTree replication, NetBackup is not aware that replication has taken place to another DD series.

To restore, the destination DD series Storage Unit to which data has been replicated should be manually configured in NetBackup.

Configuring DD Cloud Tier


7 Configuring DD Cloud Tier DD Cloud Tier is a native feature of DDOS 6.0 (or higher) for moving data from the active tier to low-cost, high-capacity object storage in the public, private, or hybrid cloud for long-term retention. No separate cloud gateway or virtual appliance is required. Data is sent directly from the DD series to the cloud with seamless management using the data movement policy configured on the DD series.

NetBackup allows users to move their backup datasets to DD series active tier to cloud tier using DD series “data-movement” commands.

Overview of Cloud Tier with NetBackup

7.1.1 Pre-requisite

1. For Cloud Tier, ensure the cloud capacity license is available. 2. Ensure Cloud Tier storage is configured on the cloud provider for the DD series to support cloud units.



7.2 Cloud Configuration on DD series

1. Disable File System on the DD series. 2. Configure Cloud Tier. Add the device to Cloud Tier for Metadata Storage.



3. Set passphrase and enable Cloud Tier.

4. Cloud Units tab is now available within File System.



5. Enable File System and verify the Cloud Tier details.

6. Create a Cloud Profile and Cloud Unit.



7. Cloud Unit has been created successfully.

8. Add Data Movement Policy for the MTree to which NetBackup backs up the data.



9. Select the Cloud Unit created on the previous steps.

10. Data Movement policy has been created successfully.



11. Click start to move data from Active Tier to Cloud Tier.

12. Data has been moved to Cloud Tier.



13. Data can be recalled from Cloud Tier to Active Tier for restore.



A Technical support and resources Dell.com/support is focused on meeting customer needs with proven services and support.

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A.1 Related resources • Dell EMC PowerProtect DD Series Appliances • Dell EMC DDOS Version 7.4 Administration Guide • Dell EMC DD Boost for Open Storage - Administration Guide - 7.4 • Dell EMC DD Boost for Partner Integration - Administration Guide - 7.4 • Dell EMC DDOS Command Reference Guide - 7.4 • Veritas NetBackup Administrator's Guide: v8.3.0.1 • Veritas NetBackup Commands Reference Guide

http://www.dell.com/support

http://www.dell.com/storageresources

https://www.delltechnologies.com/en-in/data-protection/powerprotect-backup-dd-appliances/powerprotect-dd-backup-appliances.htm

https://dl.dell.com/content/docu101344_DD_OS_7.4_Administration_Guide.pdf?language=en_US

https://dl.dell.com/content/docu101348_Data_Domain_Boost_7.4_for_OpenStorage_Administration_Guide.pdf?language=en_US

https://dl.dell.com/content/docu101349_Data_Domain_Boost__7.4_for_Partner_Integration_Administration_Guide.pdf?language=en_US

https://dl.dell.com/content/docu101345_DD_OS_7.4_Command_Reference_Guide.pdf?language=en_US

https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/18716246-142505646-0/index

https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/15263389-142519608-0/index

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