Veritas NetBackup™ 53xx Appliance Initial Configuration Guide

To configure the partner node

1. Connect a laptop to the port NIC1 on the partner node. Next, navigate to the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box.

   On the General tab, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) so that it is highlighted, then click Properties.

   

   On the Alternate Configuration tab, perform the following tasks:

   

   • Click User Configured.

   • For the IP address, enter 192.168.229.nnn, where nnn is any number from 2 through 254 except for 233.

   • For the Subnet mask, enter 255.255.255.0 and click OK.

2. On the laptop that is connected to the partner node, open an SSH session to 192.168.229.233.
3. Log on to the partner node with the default credentials as follows:

   • User Name: admin

   • Password: P@ssw0rd

   A welcome message appears in the shell menu and the prompt is at the Main_Menu view.

   Note:

   To continue with the initial configuration, you are not required to change the default password. However, to increase the security of your environment Veritas recommends that you change the password periodically. Make sure to keep a record of the current password in a secure location. To change the password when logged into the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu, from the Main_Menu view, enter Settings > Password.

4. Before you begin the initial configuration, check and verify the status of the connected hardware components by entering the following command:

   Support > Test Hardware

   A Warning indicates a problem that can be fixed later and lets you proceed with the initial configuration. However, such problems can prevent access to the affected devices.

   An Error indicates a critical problem that requires immediate resolution before you can proceed with the initial configuration.

   If the command output identifies any problems, check the following items:

   • Verify that all cables are connected correctly and secured.

   • Verify that all disk drives are installed and seated properly.

   • Verify that all units are turned on and have booted up completely.

   • Verify that you have checked all of the items on the hardware check list.

   • After you have verified the previous items, re-run the command. Any warning icons or error icons that disappear indicate that the problem has been fixed. Veritas recommends that you resolve all problems before you start the initial configuration.

   Note:

   If you cannot resolve any Error problems after verifying all of the previous items and re-running the command, stop here and contact Veritas Technical Support.

5. From the Main_Menu > Network view, enter the following command to configure the IP address of a single network that you want the partner node to connect to:

   Configure IPAddress NetmaskGatewayIPAddress [[InterfaceName]]

   Where IPAddress is the new IP address, Netmask is the netmask, and GatewayIPAddress is the default gateway for the interface. The [[InterfaceName]] option is optional.

   The IPAddress or GatewayIPAddress can be an IPv4 or IPv6 address. Only global-scope and unique-local IPv6 addresses are allowed.

   Remember that you should not use both IPv4 and IPv6 address in the same command. For example, you cannot use Configure 9ffe::9 255.255.255.0 1.1.1.1.. You should use Configure 9ffe::46 64 9ffe::49 eth1.

   See About IPv4-IPv6-based network support.

   If you want to configure multiple networks you must first configure the IP address of each network that you want to add. Then you configure the Gateway address for each network you added. You must make sure that you add the default Gateway address first. Use the following two commands:

   Configure the IP address of each network

   Use either of the following commands depending on whether you want to configure an IPv4 or an IPv6 address for the network interface: To configure the IPv4 address of a network interface: IPv4 IPAddress Netmask [InterfaceName] Where IPAddress is the new IP address, Netmask is the netmask, and [InterfaceName] is optional. Repeat this command for each IP address that you want to add. To configure the IPv6 address of a network interface: IPv6 <IP Address> <Prefix> [InterfaceNames] Where IPAddress is the IPv6 address, Prefix is the prefix length, and [InterfaceName] is optional.

   Configure the gateway address for each network that you added

   Gateway Add GatewayIPAddress [TargetNetworkIPAddress] [Netmask] [InterfaceName] Where GatewayIPAddress is the gateway for the interface and TargetNetworkIPAddress, Netmask, and InterfaceName are optional. Repeat this command to add the gateway to all of the destination networks. The Gateway IP Address or the TargetNetworkIPAddress can be an IPv4 or an IPv6 address. Remember that you should not use both IPv4 and IPv6 address in the same command. For example, you cannot use Gateway Add 9ffe::3 255.255.255.0 eth1. You should use Gateway Add 6ffe::3 6ffe:: 64 eth1.

6. From the Main_Menu > Network view, enter the following command to set the DNS domain name of the partner node:

   Note:

   If you do not use DNS, you can proceed to Step 9.

   DNS Domain Name

   Where Name is the domain name for the partner node.

7. From the Main_Menu > Network view, enter the following command to add the DNS name server to the configuration of the partner node:

   DNS Add NameServer IPAddress

   Where IPAddress is the IP address of the DNS server.

   The address can be either IPv4 or IPv6. Only global-scope and unique-local IPv6 addresses are allowed.

   See About IPv4-IPv6-based network support.

   To add multiple IP addresses, use a comma to separate each address and no space.

8. From the Main_Menu > Network view, use the following command to add a DNS search domain to the partner node configuration so that it can resolve to the host names in different domains:

   DNS Add SearchDomain SearchDomain

   Where SearchDomain is the target domain to add for searching.

9. This step is optional. Continue only if you want to add the IP addresses of other hosts to the hosts file. Otherwise, skip to the next step.

   From the Main_Menu > Network view, enter the following command to add host entries to the hosts file on the partner node:

   Hosts Add IPAddress FQHN ShortName

   Where IPAddress is the IPv4 or IPv6 address, FQHN is the fully qualified hostname, and ShortName is the short hostname.

   See About IPv4-IPv6-based network support.

10. From the Main_Menu > Network view, enter the following command to set the hostname for the partner node:

    Hostname Set Name

    Where Name is the short hostname or the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the partner node.

    The hostname is applied to the entire configuration with a few exceptions. The short name always appears in the following places:

    • NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu prompts

    • Deduplication pool catalog backup policy

    • Default storage unit and disk pool names

    If this node has been factory reset and you want to import any of its previous backup images, the hostname of the node must meet one of the following rules:

    • The hostname must be exactly the same as the one used before the factory reset.

    • If you want to change the hostname to an FQDN, it must include the short name that was used before the factory reset. For example, if "myhost" was used before the factory reset, use "myhost.domainname.com" as the new FQDN.

    • If you want to change the hostname to a short hostname, it must be derived from the FQDN that was used before the factory reset. For example, if "myhost.domainname.com" was used before the factory reset, use "myhost" as the new short hostname.

    Note:

    The hostname can only be set during an initial configuration session. After the initial configuration has completed successfully, you can re-enter initial configuration by performing a factory reset on the partner node. See the NetBackup appliance Administrator's Guide for more information.

    With this step, NetBackup is re-configured to operate with the new hostname. This process may take a while to complete.

    For the command Hostname set to work, at least one IPv4 address is required. For example, you may want to set the hostname of a specific host to v46. To do that, first ensure that the specific host has at least an IPv4 address and then run the following command.

    Main_Menu > Network > Hostname set v46

11. From the Main_Menu > Network view, use the following commands to set the time zone, the date, and the time for the partner node:

    • Set the time zone by entering the following command:

      TimeZone Set

      Select the appropriate time zone from the displayed list.

    • Set the date and the time by entering the following command:

      Date Set Month Day HHMMSS Year

      Where Month is the name of the month.

      Where Day is the day of the month from 0 to 31.

      Where HHMMSS is the hour, minute, and seconds in a 24-hour format. The fields are separated by semi-colons (HH:MM:SS).

      Where Year is the calendar year from 1970 through 2037.

    Veritas recommends that you set the same date and time as the existing node in the HA configuration.

12. To ensure that both nodes properly communicate and detect the storage array, perform the following tasks before you add the partner node to the HA setup:

    • Reboot the partner node as follows:

      Support > Reboot

    • On the first configured compute node, run the following command and wait for it to complete:

      Manage > Storage > Scan

    • On the partner node, run the following command and wait for it to complete:

      Manage > Storage > Scan

13. Add the partner node to the HA setup.