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December 2020
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Authors: Parimala Guruprasad and Vinod Kumaresan
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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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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.
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Introduction
1 Introduction
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.
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Introduction
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Configuring DD series with NetBackup using DD Boost OST Plug-In
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
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Configuring DD series with NetBackup using DD Boost OST Plug-In
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.
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Configuring DD series with NetBackup using DD Boost OST Plug-In
2.2.1 Pre-requisites
Preparing DD series appliance for DD Boost
- 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
- 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
- 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.
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Configuring DD series with NetBackup using DD Boost OST Plug-In
On the media server, register the DD series appliance using the below command.
2. Adding Credentials
On the media server, add the credentials to communicate with DD series appliance.
Obtain the identity of the storage unit on the DD series appliance by using the below command.
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
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bpstuadd -label <Storage Unit Name> -dp <Disk Pool Name> -host <Media Server> -M <Master
Server>
Note: The storage unit name must be unique.
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Configuring DD series with NetBackup using DD Boost OST Plug-In
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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.
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Configuring DD series with NetBackup using DD Boost OST Plug-In
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Configuring DD series with NetBackup using DD Boost OST Plug-In
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.
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Configuring DD series with NetBackup using DD Boost OST Plug-In
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.
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Configuring DD series with NetBackup using DD Boost OST Plug-In
- 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)
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Configuring DD series Storage Unit as BasicDisk Storage in NetBackup
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.
3.1.1 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.
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Configuring DD series Storage Unit as BasicDisk Storage in NetBackup
The NetBackup Remote Manager and Monitor Service binary file name is nbrmms.exe.
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Configuring DD series Storage Unit as BasicDisk Storage in NetBackup
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.
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4. The BasicDisk storage unit is now ready to be used for performing backups.
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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.
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2. Enter the new storage unit details along with the NFS share path created on the DD series.
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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.
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Configuring DD series Virtual Tape Library (VTL) Storage Unit with NetBackup
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. 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.
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Configuring DD series Virtual Tape Library (VTL) Storage Unit with NetBackup
Group: nbuvtl
Initiators:
--------------- -----------------------
Initiator-1 21:00:00:0e:1e:09:d5:b6
--------------- -----------------------
Devices:
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
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Configuring DD series Virtual Tape Library (VTL) Storage Unit with NetBackup
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.
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.
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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
2. Select the NetBackup media server to configure as the Device Host for NDMP.
a. Enter a DNS name in the Device Host field. The example shows z as the device hostname.
The below figure shows an example of a Device Configuration Wizard and the Change Device Host dialog
box configured for NDMP setup.
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NDMP Storage Unit Configuration
a. Click New.
b. Add the NDMP host and click OK. The New NDMP Host dialog box appears.
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.
8. Verify the settings with the tpautoconf command with the –verify –nh options followed by the name of
the NDMP enabled NAS filer.
The following example shows the relevant output of the tpautoconf command after the host’s NDMP
credentials are successfully registered and configured.
os type "NetApp"
host id "xxxxx"
9. Configure the drives and robots using the NetBackup Device Configuration Wizard.
11. Create an NDMP-type backup policy. Specify the storage unit that was created in the previous step as the
backup target.
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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.
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.
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4. Input Storage Lifecycle Policy name and select Add to configure the backup operation.
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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.
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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.
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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”.
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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”.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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11. Review the Backup and Replication operation details and save the SLP.
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13. Create and configure a backup policy using the SLP “Replication_AIR” created in previous step as the
policy storage.
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Configuring Replication in NetBackup using DD series
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.
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Configuring DD Cloud Tier
NetBackup allows users to move their backup datasets to DD series active tier to cloud tier using DD series
“data-movement” commands.
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.
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8. Add Data Movement Policy for the MTree to which NetBackup backs up the data.
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11. Click start to move data from Active Tier to Cloud Tier.
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13. Data can be recalled from Cloud Tier to Active Tier for restore.
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