Successful Installation of Windows 2003 Operating systems with Gigabit Ethernet NIC and Microsoft iSCSI initiator will lead to installation and configuration of Intransa VSS Provider software on the NetBackup Client machines (Jupiter). The Intransa VSS Provider is instrumental in talking to Intransa IP SAN for creating snapshots of the source production volumes.
Backup will be performed from the snapshot and after the backup snapshot will be automatically removed from the IP SAN.
Copy the Intransa VSS Provider software.
Double click on the executable.
Click Next
Enter the User name and Organization
Click Next
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Click Install
Click Finish. Now You have successfully installed Intransa VSS Provider
This will create the icon on the desktop.
Now double click on it for Intransa VSS Configuration.
Specify the Startup type as Automatic
Specify the Realm iSCSI target IP address, its User account and password.
Click Add realm.
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Click OK
Congratulations!! You have successfully completed the Installation and configuration of Intransa VSS Provider for the target Realm
7. Installing NetBackup Server and Client
The volumes are available for Veritas NetBackup installation and configuration.
We presume the VSS installed successfully without any error. Up until now we have configured netbackup volume and source volumes on the Intransa IP SAN.
Also assigned them to hosts and formatted them for use. You have also successfully installed and configured the Intransa VSS provider software on NC.
The following section explains about how to install Veritas NetBackup Software.
Now we are going to install the Veritas NetBackup Software and configure the server and clients. Following are the simple steps to achieve this goal.
Installing the Veritas NetBackup Software.
Put the Veritas NetBackup Software media in the NS.
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Click on Install Server Software.
Click OK
Click on “I accept the terms of the license agreement.”
Select “Install to this computer only” and click “Next”.
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Enter the License Key and Select the “NetBackup Master Server.”
Select “Custom” and click “Next.”
Select the “NetBackup, NetBackup Debugger Symbols” and select all options under it.
Note: Do not select the “Veritas Snapshot Provider” option since we are going to use the Intransa VSS Provider software for taking the snapshots.
Click Next
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Select Use the “built-in system account”, In Startup select Automatic and select “Start NetBackup Server Services After Install”.
Note: Do not modify the Default Ports except under unusual circumstances.
Click Next
Now Enter the “Master Server Name.” In this case it is “rasgulla” configured as NetBackup Server.
Click Next
Click Install
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Click Finish
This completes the installation of the Veritas NetBackup Software.
Now the NetBackup Configuration wizard will start automatically. This will help us in configuring the NetBackup Server.
Click Next.
Click Next.
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Click Next.
In Device Hosts select “rasgulla”
Click Next.
Note: Since IP SAN disks are not come in to the category of removable media devices, Device Configuration Wizard will not find it and gives following error
Click OK.
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Click Next.
Click Next.
Click Next.
Click Finish.
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Click Next.
Click Next.
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Click Next.
Please specify the full path for the Catalog backups are to be saved
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Click Next.
Click Next.
Click Finish.
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Now configuration wizard will start with Backup Policy Configuration.
Click Next.
Click Next.
Click OK.
This completes the Veritas NetBackup Server Software installation.
Now we have start with the Veritas NetBackup Client Software installation on NetBackup Client machine Jupiter
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NetBackup Client Installation
The following section explains about how to install Veritas NetBackup Software on NetBackup Client machine .Now we are going to install the Veritas NetBackup Software and configure the client. Following are the simple steps to achieve this goal.
Installing the Veritas NetBackup Software.
Put the Veritas NetBackup Software media in the NS.
Click on “NetBackup Installation”
Click on “Install Client Software”
Click OK
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Click Next
Click on the I accept the terms of the license agreement.
Click on the Install to this computer only. Click Next
Select “Custom” Click Next
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Click Next
Click Next
Click Next
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Click Next
Click Next
Click Finish
This completes the Veritas NetBackup Client Installation. In the next section we will test the backup and restore operations.
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