Setup Instructions for the HP OpenStorage (OST) Plug-in for Symantec NetBackup using HP StoreOnce Backup Systems HP Part Number: BB897-90926 Published: June 2014
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Contents 1 Introduction...............................................................................................4 Overview................................................................................................................................4 Terminologies...........................................................................................................................4 2 Prerequisites for the OpenStorage (OST) plug-in.............................................
1 Introduction This guide provides information on the HP OpenStorage (OST) plug-in, v3.0, for Symantec NetBackup and details instructions on installing, updating, and configuring the HP OST plug-in. Setup details are provided for other NetBackup (NBU) functions in addition to instructions for setting up NBU with: • Auto Image Replication (AIR) operation with NBU • Federated Catalyst Stores • Granular Recovery Technology Troubleshooting and uninstallation information is also provided.
2 Prerequisites for the OpenStorage (OST) plug-in This section describes media server prerequisites that should be considered before installing the HP OpenStorage (OST) plug-in for Symantec NetBackup. • Operating systems Table 2 OST support matrix for Operating Systems and Interfaces Operating Systems Supported Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64) Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.x (x64) RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.x (x64) SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.
3 Installing the HP OpenStorage (OST) plug-in This section provides information on: • “Downloading the OpenStorage plug-in” (page 6) • “Installing/Updating the OpenStorage plug-in with NBU” (page 6) • “Uninstalling the OST plug-in” (page 8) Downloading the OpenStorage plug-in Download the HP OST plug-in installer zip or tar file from www.software.hp.com/kiosk onto NetBackup (NBU) media servers. (Refer to your sales contact for user ID and password information.
1. Shut down all NetBackup services by using one of the following commands, as appropriate: • Linux: bp.kill_all command • Windows: bpdown command • HP-UX bp.kill_all command • AIX bp.kill_all command 2. 3. On Windows, close any open command prompts so that environment variable changes, which occur during the OST plug-in installation, are reflected in the command prompt. Run the installer: a. For Windows, to upgrade from OST v2.0 or v2.1 to OST v3.
AIX: • HP OST Plug-in: libstspihpq.so and libstspihpqMT.so • Located in: /usr/openv/lib/ost-plugins • Supporting DLLs: /usr/openv/hp/ost/3.0/lib • Configuration files: /usr/openv/hp/ost/3.0/config • Log files: /usr/openv/hp/ost/3.0/logs Uninstalling the OST plug-in To uninstall the OST plug-in, complete the following steps, as applicable: Linux: 1. Shut down all NBU services by using the bp.kill_all command. 2. Remove the rpm package by executing the rpm -e libstspihpq command. Windows: 1.
4 Configuring the HP OpenStorage (OST) plug-in The HP OpenStorage (OST) plug-in comes with two configuration files. • hpost.conf—Controls plug-in behavior • hpostlog.conf—Controls plug-in logging These files can be found at the following locations: • In Windows: %SystemRoot%\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\OpenStorage\ 3.0\config • In Linux: /usr/openv/hp/ost/3.0/config • In HP-UX: /usr/openv/hp/ost/3.0/config • In AIX: /usr/openv/hp/ost/3.
Table 4 (page 10) lists and describes parameters that can be used with the hpost.conf configuration file. NOTE: Any changes to hpost.conf parameters require an NBU restart in order for changes to take effect. Table 4 Parameters used with hpost.config configuration file Parameter syntax Description EVENT-CACHE-SIZE: Controls the number of events to cache (per LSU). Default: 500 Range: 1-500 Example: EVENT-CACHE-SIZE:500 PAYLOAD-CHECKSUM: Controls data packet CRC calculations.
Table 4 Parameters used with hpost.config configuration file (continued) Parameter syntax Description CATALYST-LOGFILE: Specifies the user-specified file name for catalyst logs. Default: catalyst.log Example: CATALYST-LOGFILE:catalyst.log CATALYST-LOGSIZE: Sets the maximum size before catalyst logs roll over.
5 Setting up un-targeted Auto Image Replication (AIR) with NetBackup (NBU) Topics included in this section are as follows: • “About un-targeted AIR” (page 12) • “AIR Prerequisites” (page 13) • “Setting up AIR” (page 14) About un-targeted AIR The Auto Image Replication (AIR) feature of NetBackup (NBU) addresses the site-to-site replication challenge by allowing storage lifecycle policies to duplicate selected images between NetBackup Master Domains.
Figure 1 AIR setup between Object_Store_1 of Storage_Server_1 and Object_Store_2 of Storage_Server_2 1. Network domain 2. Backup domain 1 3. Backup domain 2 4. NBU media server 1 5. NBU media server 2 6. Client identifier 7. Storage server 1 8. Storage server 2 9. Object store 1 10. Object store 2 11. Object store 3 AIR Prerequisites Before setting up AIR, makes sure that: • NBU source and target master domains are accessible over the network to each other.
Setting up AIR To set up AIR: 1. Create stores on the source and target HP StoreOnce Backup System. (Refer to HP StoreOnce Back System documentation at http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/psi/ manualsResults/?lang=en&cc=us&sp4ts.oid=5196525http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/ site/hpsc/public/psi/manualsResults/?lang=en&cc=us&sp4ts.oid=5196525 for more information.) 2. Set up topology: a. HP provides a CLI tool (tpman) to storage administrators for replication topology setup.
NOTE: You can change the topology of a Catalyst Store even after it has been added as a disk pool. If doing so, always remember to refresh the disk pool as shown below. Figure 3 Creating storage units and disk pools from replication-enabled Catalyst Stores 4. Create a Storage Lifecycle Policy (SLP) on the source master server as shown below.
5. Create a policy that uses this SLP. NOTE: The policy should start to backup and replicate selected backup sets to the replica as set up when using tpman. Figure 5 Creating a policy from the Storage Lifecycle Policy 6. Create an SLP on the target master server. NOTE: same.
Figure 6 Creating a Storage Lifecycle Policy on the target master server 7. After the import operation for SLP is successfully created, note that the target starts polling for image replication events and starts to automatically import these images into the target domain. NOTE: With default settings in place, it may take NBU up to 30 minutes until the image being imported is seen in the catalog of the other NBU domain.
6 Setting up other NetBackup (NBU) functions Please refer to the applicable NetBackup (NBU) v7.x administrator guide at http:// www.symantec.
7 Setting up NetBackup with Federated Catalyst Stores HP OpenStorage (OST) v3.0 or later supports Federated Catalyst Stores which enable HP StoreOnce Catalyst Stores to span across multiple service sets; thereby, enabling Catalyst Store capacities larger than the physical capacity of an HP StoreOnce appliance. Federated Catalyst Stores also simplify the management of large backup targets. The use of a HP StoreOnce federated Catalyst Store is transparent to NetBackup (NBU).
Figure 8 Federated Catalyst Stores instantiation with default parameters Figure 9 Teamed_Store_1 online and ready to use 20 Setting up NetBackup with Federated Catalyst Stores
Figure 10 NetBackup Disk Pool creation listing available Federated and standard Catalyst Stores 21
8 Setting up NetBackup with Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) HP OpenStorage (OST) v3.0 supports Symantec’s NetBackup (NBU) Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) feature, a feature that enables select items from database backups to be restored on clients. GRT has been tested with Microsoft Exchange Server, Active Directory(AD) Server, and Microsoft SharePoint solutions. For details on GRT setup information, refer to the appropriate Symantec and Microsoft documentation.
9 Troubleshooting Table 5 (page 23) lists common HP OpenStorage (OST) plug-in setup and installation issues and solutions. Table 5 Common OST plug-in issues and solutions Sr. No. Symptom Possible Cause 1. Job failing with error code 83/84 Storage server is not reachable. HP Connectivity between the media OST logs show an -1106 error from server and the HP StoreOnce Backup the server. System should be checked. 2.
Table 5 Common OST plug-in issues and solutions (continued) Sr. No. 24 Symptom Possible Cause Solutions 8. Backup jobs failing with error code The storage server is not licensed. 83/84. OST logs show error code -1111. The catalyst license should be applied on the HP StoreOnce Backup Storage System server. 9 RDSM cannot connect…CORBA Invalid storage server specified. error.. is displayed while registering a storage server with NetBackup. Check and provide the correct IP address.
