HP OpenStorage (OST) Plug-in for Symantec

NetBackup using HP StoreOnce Backup

Systems
Setup Instructions

HP Part Number: Z7550-96079a

Published: April 2015
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Contents
1 Introduction...............................................................................................4
Overview................................................................................................................................4
Terminology.............................................................................................................................4
2 Prerequisites for the OST plug-in...................................................................6
3 Installing, updating, and uninstalling the OST plug-in......................................7
Downloading the OST plug-in....................................................................................................7
Installing/Updating the OST plug-in with NetBackup.....................................................................7
Uninstalling the OST plug-in.......................................................................................................8
4 Configuring the OST plug-in.......................................................................10
Configuring OST plug-in using IPv6 addressing..........................................................................11
5 Setting up Auto Image Replication (A.I.R.) with NetBackup.............................12
About A.I.R............................................................................................................................12
A.I.R. Prerequisites..................................................................................................................13
Setting up Un-targeted A.I.R.....................................................................................................13
Setting up Targeted A.I.R.........................................................................................................17
6 Setting up other NetBackup functions..........................................................22
7 Setting up NetBackup with StoreOnce Catalyst Stores...................................23
StoreOnce Catalyst Stores........................................................................................................23
StoreOnce Federated Catalyst Stores.........................................................................................23
8 Setting up NetBackup with the StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel
interface.....................................................................................................26
About the StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel interface..........................................................26
StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel interface prerequisites......................................................26
Setting up StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel.......................................................................27
9 Setting up NetBackup with Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)....................30
10 Setting up Symantec NetBackup Accelerator with HP StoreOnce Catalyst.......31
Configuring Accelerator..........................................................................................................31
Verifying the Accelerator Configuration.....................................................................................31
Accelerated Backups for File Systems using HP StoreOnce Open Storage Plug-in for NetBackup........32
Accelerated Backups for VMware using HP StoreOnce Open Storage Plug-in for NetBackup............33
Restoring VMware Accelerated Backups....................................................................................41
11 Troubleshooting......................................................................................46
Index.........................................................................................................49

Contents 3
1 Introduction
This guide provides information on the HP OpenStorage (OST) plug-in version 3.1 for Symantec
NetBackup and details instructions on installing, updating, and configuring the OST plug-in. Setup
details are provided for other NetBackup functions in addition to instructions for setting up
NetBackup with:
• Un-targeted and Targeted Auto Image Replication (A.I.R.) operations
• StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel interface operation
• StoreOnce Catalyst stores and Federated Catalyst stores
• Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
• NetBackup Accelerator for File Systems and VMware
Troubleshooting and uninstallation information is also provided.
This chapter provides an overview of the OST plug-in and provides definitions for common terms
used throughout this guide.

Overview
The OST plug-in is a Symantec backup interface that allows intelligent storage devices, like the HP
StoreOnce Backup systems, to work with Symantec's NetBackup software. OST provides NetBackup
administrators with advanced capabilities such as optimized duplication and A.I.R.
The OST plug-in is installed on NetBackup media servers. It uses a StoreOnce Catalyst interface
to interact with the HP StoreOnce Backup systems.

NOTE: All OST plug-in operations supported on version 3.1 for physical StoreOnce appliances
are also supported on Virtual StoreOnce Appliances (VSA). VSAs hosted on VMware ESX Servers,
Microsoft Hyper-V, and Linux KVM are supported. For more information, see the HP StoreOnce
VSA Backup system user guide for software version 3.12.0.

Terminology
Table 1 (page 4) describes commonly-used terms used throughout this guide.
Table 1 Terminology
Terminology Description

Accelerator A NetBackup feature that facilitates intelligent backups to disk at the cost and speed of an
incremental backup using change detection techniques on the client

Auto Image Replication A NetBackup feature that protects against site outages by replicating backups between
(A.I.R.) NetBackup domains

Backup Image User data represented with header and content files

Client Systems that are to be protected through the use of the NetBackup backup software

Disk pool A collection of disk volumes. It is the storage destination of a NetBackup storage unit.

Disk volume StoreOnce Catalyst Store

Granular Recovery A feature that allows select items to be restored from database backups.
Technology

Logical Storage Unit StoreOnce Catalyst Store

(LSU)

Master server A system with a NetBackup master server installed

Media server A system with a NetBackup media server installed along with the OST plug-in

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Table 1 Terminology (continued)
Terminology Description

Optimized Duplication A low bandwidth copy operation

OST OpenStorage

OST storage server An HP StoreOnce backup system appliance

Storage unit A label that NetBackup is associated with physical storage

Terminology 5
2 Prerequisites for the OST plug-in
This section describes media server prerequisites that should be considered before installing the
OST plug-in for Symantec NetBackup.

Operating systems
Table 2 OST support matrix for Operating Systems and Interfaces
Ethernet network Fibre Channel
Operating Systems Supported supported? network 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.x (x64) √ √

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.x (x64) √ √

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HP-UX 11.31 (IA-64) √ √

AIX 6.1 (x64) √ –

AIX 7.1 (x64) √ –

Solaris 10 (SPARC 64) √ –

Solaris 11 (SPARC 64) √ –

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StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel is only supported on SuSE 11 SP2 and lower.

Symantec NetBackup
The OST plug-in works with the following NetBackup versions:
• 7.5
• 7.6

NOTE: Be sure to observe the following notes:

• While installing NetBackup, be sure to take note of and appropriately resolve all warnings
and errors encountered during pre-install checks. Failure to do so may impact backup operations
later.
• You must install NetBackup first, and then install the OST plug-in.

6 Prerequisites for the OST plug-in

3 Installing, updating, and uninstalling the OST plug-in
Downloading the OST plug-in
Download the OST plug-in installer zip or tar file onto NetBackup media servers. Find the files
at http://software.hp.com and navigate to HP Storage→Storage Software→StoreOnce Free
Software. (Refer to your sales contact for user ID and password information.)

Installing/Updating the OST plug-in with NetBackup

Before you begin the installation, make sure that Symantec NetBackup is installed. See the
NetBackup Installation Guide for its installation instructions.

IMPORTANT: If you are installing the OST plug-in version 3.1 on AIX, ensure that you use the
appropriate .rpm file before completing installation instructions.
• For AIX v7.1: gcc-c++-4.8.1-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm
• For AIX v6.1: gcc-c++-4.8.1-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm
You must install the above AIX dependency packages before proceeding.

NOTE: On Unix platforms, the OST plug-in cannot be installed on an alternative path. You must
use the paths provided.
NOTE: Before completing AIX installations, observe the following:
• On AIX media servers, where IPv6 is not configured, you must configure the /etc/
netsvc.conf file as hosts=local4,bind4. Failure to do so causes NetBackup to mark
disk volumes as down due to latencies introduced by AIX resolving storage server addresses.
• For AIX installations, typically, the page size setting is set to 512 MB. This setting must be
change to 4 GB to allow for the seamless operation of NetBackup installations. Be sure to
change this setting before completing the AIX installation process. Failure to do so causes slow
or unresponsive operations on the AIX server.
• On AIX media servers, when the system reports the disk volume status to the master server,
delays may occur, and the system may then mark disk volumes as being down and may also
mark media servers as being not active. In this case, backup operations fail, and the NetBackup
Administration Console may also show poor response and, in some cases, no response. To
work around this issue, execute the following steps on each of the NetBackup Media servers,
and then restart NetBackup services:
# touch /usr/openv/netbackup/db/config/DPS_PROXYNOEXPIRE
# echo "3600" > /usr/openv/netbackup/db/config/DPS_PROXYDEFAULTSENDTMO
# echo "3600" > /usr/openv/netbackup/db/config/DPS_PROXYDEFAULTRECVTMO

1. Shut down all NetBackup services using the appropriate command.

• Windows:
Command: bpdown
Execution Path: C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin
• Linux, HP-UX, AIX, and Solaris:
Command: bp.kill_all
Execution Path: as/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/
2. 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.

Downloading the OST plug-in 7

 3. Run the installer.
Windows
• To install the OST plug-in version 3.1, extract the contents of the zip file, double-click the
executable file, and follow the instructions.
• To upgrade from older versions to the OST plug-in version 3.1, install version 3.1 as
stated above. There is no need to uninstall the existing plug-in.

NOTE: If you installed NetBackup on a path other than the default, you must use the same
path when installing the OST plug-in.
During the installation, files are copied to the following locations:
• OST plug-in: libstspihp.dll
• Located in: C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\ost-plugins
• Configuration files: C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\OpenStorage\3.1\
config
• Log files: C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\OpenStorage\3.1\logs
Linux, HP-UX, AIX, and Solaris
• To install the OST plug-in version 3.1, extract the version 3.1 <gzip –d package_name
and tar –xvf _tar_file> (for Solaris, use gunzip instead of gzip) package,
execute bash install.sh, and then follow the remaining installation instructions.
• To update from older versions to the OST plug-in version 3.1, uninstall the existing plug-in
and then install version 3.1 as stated above. See the OST plug-in user guide for your
version for version-specific uninstall instructions.
During the installation, files are copied to the following locations:
• OST plug-in: libstspihpq.so and libstspihpqMT.so
• Located in: /usr/openv/lib/ost-plugins
• Configuration files: /usr/openv/hp/ost/3.1/config
• Log files: /usr/openv/hp/ost/3.1/logs

Uninstalling the OST plug-in

NOTE: Adhere to the following notes before uninstalling the OST plug-in:
• Be sure to uninstall the OST plug-in before uninstalling Symantec NetBackup.
• In Windows 2012, if NetBackup is uninstalled before the OST plug-in is uninstalled, the OST
plug-in uninstallation process fails.
To uninstall the OST plug-in, complete the following steps for the appropriate operating system.
Windows
1. Shut down all NetBackup services by using the bpdown command.
2. Click Start→Control Panel→Add or Remove Programs.
3. Select HP OST Plugin for Symantec NetBackup.
4. Click Uninstall.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions. The plug-in is uninstalled, and all related files are deleted
from the system; no reboot is required.

8 Installing, updating, and uninstalling the OST plug-in

Linux, HP-UX, AIX, and Solaris:
1. Shut down all NetBackup services by using the bp.kill_all command.
2. Remove the OST plug-in by executing bash uninstall.sh from the 3.1 package.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

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4 Configuring the OST plug-in
The 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\
3.1\config
• In Linux: /usr/openv/hp/ost/3.1/config
• In HP-UX: /usr/openv/hp/ost/3.1/config
• In AIX: /usr/openv/hp/ost/3.1/config
• In Solaris: /usr/openv/hp/ost/3.1/config
Refer to Table 3 (page 10) for a description of configuration parameters. Add comments in the
.conf file by using # at the beginning of each new line. The plug-in is installed with default
configurations settings.

CAUTION: Change the configuration only if you are familiar with the use and outcome of these
parameters. Improper configuration settings can cause the system to malfunction.
Table 3 (page 10) lists and describes parameters that can be used with the hpostlog.conf
configuration file.

NOTE: Any changes to hpostlog.conf become effective without restarting NetBackup services.
Table 3 Parameters used with hpostlog.config configuration file
Parameter syntax Description

LOGLEVEL:<log Specifies the level of logging for the OST plug-in.

level> Default: INFO
Valid Values: VERBOSE/DEBUG/INFO/ERROR
Example: LOGLEVEL:ERROR
NOTE: Note the following information when using valid values:
ERROR: Logs only error messages
INFO: Logs error and informational messages
DEBUG: Provides adequate detail for troubleshooting issues
VERBOSE: Provides the highest level of logging for tracing

LOGFILE:<filename> Specifies the user-specific log file name.

Default: hpOstLogFile.log
Example: LOGFILE:hpOstLogFile.log

ROLLUPSIZE:<MB> Sets the size of the log file in MBs before it is rolled over.
Maximum: 50 (MB)
Example: ROLLUPSIZE:10

ROLLUPFILES:<count> Specifies the number of rolled over log files to be kept in the filesystem.
Maximum: 100
Example: ROLLUPFILES:20

10 Configuring the OST plug-in

Configuring OST plug-in using IPv6 addressing
The OST plug-in version 3.1 supports configuring and addressing StoreOnce storage appliances
using IPv6 addresses supporting all NetBackup operations that were supported with IPv4 addressing.
To configure a storage server using IPv6, enter the IPv6 address in the “Storage server name” field
as shown below.

Figure 1 Using IPv6 addresses

NOTE: To specify a storage server using IPv6, use an FQDN instead of an IP address. Using an
IPv6 IP address will cause the storage server configuration in NetBackup to fail.

Configuring OST plug-in using IPv6 addressing 11

5 Setting up Auto Image Replication (A.I.R.) with NetBackup
Topics included in this section are as follows:
• “About A.I.R.” (page 12)
• “A.I.R. Prerequisites” (page 13)
• “Setting up Un-targeted A.I.R.” (page 13)
• “Setting up Targeted A.I.R.” (page 17)

About A.I.R.
The Auto Image Replication (A.I.R.) feature of NetBackup addresses the site-to-site replication
challenge by allowing storage lifecycle policies to duplicate selected images between NetBackup
Master Domains. The primary purpose of Auto Image Replication is to create off-site copies of
mission critical backups to protect against site loss.
NetBackup A.I.R. relies on tpman, an HP proprietary tool, to create replication topologies between
storage servers. The OST plug-in uses this information to initiate automatic replication of data.
Tpman supports m:n NetBackup Domain replication topologies for A.I.R. operation.
A.I.R. comes in the following configurations:
• Untargeted A.I.R.: The OST plug-in broadcasts the images based on the m:n topology and
you cannot choose the replication targets.
• Targeted A.I.R.: Targeted A.I.R. presents the set of available targets for an A.I.R. operation.
You can use the OST plug-in to send data to selective targets rather than a broadcast.

NOTE: The tpman tool is still necessary to create the replication topology.

Figure 2 (page 13) provides an overview of how A.I.R. needs to be set up with the OST plug-in
versions 2.1 or later. It displays some of the prerequisites that need to be satisfied before setting
up A.I.R. Please see the “A.I.R. Prerequisites” (page 13) for complete information.

NOTE: The OST plug-in versions 2.1 through 3.0.1 only support un-targeted A.I.R. operations.
Versions 3.1 and later support both un-targeted and targeted A.I.R. on NetBackup v7.6.

12 Setting up Auto Image Replication (A.I.R.) with NetBackup

 Figure 2 A.I.R. setup between Object_Store_1 of Storage_Server_1 and Object_Store_1 of
Storage_Server_2

A.I.R. Prerequisites
Before setting up A.I.R., make sure that:
• NetBackup source and target master domains are accessible over the network to each other.
• Both source and target stores use the same client identifier for the A.I.R. operation (in case
client access permission checking is enabled).
• NetBackup does not have any provisions for setting up replication topologies for third-party
storage vendors. To set up replication topologies for the HP StoreOnce Backup System, storage
administrators must use the tpman tool that shipped with the OST plug-in.
• The source and target master domain, A.I.R. SLP names and data classification, are exactly
the same (Un-targetd A.I.R. only).
• The date and time on source and target NetBackup domains should be set to their respective
current time. NetBackup delays import of images at the target master if the time stamp on the
replicated image is in the future.

Setting up Un-targeted A.I.R.

To set up un-targeted A.I.R.:
1. Create stores on the source and target HP StoreOnce Backup system. (Refer to HP StoreOnce
Backup system documentation at www.hp.com/go/storage/docs for more information.)
2. Set up topology:
a. HP provides a CLI tool (tpman) to storage administrators for replication topology setup.
The tool is installed automatically after the OST plug-in is installed. The tool is located at:
• For Windows: %SystemRoot%\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\
OpenStorage\3.1\bin
• For Linux: /usr/openv/hp/ost/3.1/bin
• For HP-UX: /usr/openv/hp/ost/3.1/bin
• For AIX: /usr/openv/hp/ost/3.1/bin

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 b. Use the tpman tool to setup replication topology. The OST plug-in versions 3.1 and later
support replication topology setup between stores. Topology can scale in an m:n fashion.
Tpman usage:
• For Windows: tpman.exe -add -source <sts:lsu> -target <sts:lsu>
[-clientid <id>]
• tpman.exe -remove -source <sts:lsu> -target <sts:lsu>
[-clientid <id>]
• tpman.exe -showtopology -store <sts:lsu> [-clientid <id>]
c. For all other platforms (non-Windows platforms), use tpman as follows:
• tpman -add -source <sts:lsu> -target <sts:lsu> [-clientid
<id>]
• tpman -remove -source <sts:lsu> -target <sts:lsu> [-clientid
<id>]
• tpman -showtopology -store <sts:lsu> [-clientid <id>]
d. Run the add command as shown below. In the example below, StoreOnce Catalyst Store,
Air_Demo_62_1, of storage server 10.11.3.62 replicates to StoreOnce Catalyst Store,
Air_Demo_64_1, of storage server 10.11.3.64.

Figure 3 Running the add command example

NOTE: Source StoreOnce Catalyst stores and target StoreOnce Catalyst stores should
have same client identifiers.

3. Create storage units and disk pools out of these replication-enabled StoreOnce Catalyst stores,
for use with A.I.R., and then restart NetBackup services.

NOTE: You can change the topology of a StoreOnce 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.

14 Setting up Auto Image Replication (A.I.R.) with NetBackup

 Figure 4 Creating storage units and disk pools from replication-enabled StoreOnce Catalyst
stores

4. Create a Storage Lifecycle Policy (SLP) on the source master server as shown below.

Figure 5 Creating a Storage Lifecycle Policy on the source master server

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.

Setting up Un-targeted A.I.R. 15

 Figure 6 Creating a policy from the Storage Lifecycle Policy

6. Create an SLP on the target master server.

NOTE: Source SLP and target SLP names and their data classification must be exactly the
same.

Figure 7 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 NetBackup up to 30 minutes until the
image being imported is seen in the catalog of the other NetBackup domain. You can modify
this behavior by changing configuration parameters at host properties→Properties→SLP
Parameters in the NetBackup Administration Console. Please refer to the NetBackup 7.x
Administrator's Guide for more details.

16 Setting up Auto Image Replication (A.I.R.) with NetBackup

Setting up Targeted A.I.R.
Targeted A.I.R. helps replicate backup images from the source storage servers to selective storage
servers in target domains. Because a trusted relationship is established between the source and
target NetBackup domains with the exchange of information, the backup administrator now has
a setup that ensures the replication topology will work even before any A.I.R operations are initiated.

NOTE: You must apply the device mappings file from Symantec to enable the Targeted A.I.R.
feature. See “Configuring Accelerator” (page 31) to set up the device mapping file.
1. Create stores on the source and target HP StoreOnce Backup system. (Refer to HP StoreOnce
Backup system documentation at www.hp.com/go/storage/docs for more information.)
2. Set up topology:
a. HP provides a CLI tool (tpman) to storage administrators for replication topology setup.
The tool is installed automatically after the OST plug-in is installed. The tool is located at:
• For Windows: %SystemRoot%\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\
OpenStorage\3.1\bin
• For Linux: /usr/openv/hp/ost/3.1/bin
• For HP-UX: /usr/openv/hp/ost/3.1/bin
• For AIX: /usr/openv/hp/ost/3.1/bin
b. Use the tpman tool to setup replication topology. The OST plug-in versions 3.1 and later
support replication topology setup between stores. Topology can scale in an m:n fashion.
Tpman usage:
• For Windows: tpman.exe -add -source <sts:lsu> -target <sts:lsu>
[-clientid <id>]
• tpman.exe -remove -source <sts:lsu> -target <sts:lsu>
[-clientid <id>]
• tpman.exe -showtopology -store <sts:lsu> [-clientid <id>]
c. For all other platforms (non-Windows platforms), use tpman as follows:
• tpman -add -source <sts:lsu> -target <sts:lsu> [-clientid
<id>]
• tpman -remove -source <sts:lsu> -target <sts:lsu> [-clientid
<id>]
• tpman -showtopology -store <sts:lsu> [-clientid <id>]
d. Run the add command as shown below. In the example below, StoreOnce Catalyst Store,
Air_Demo_62_1, of storage server 10.11.3.62 replicates to StoreOnce Catalyst Store,
Air_Demo_64_1, of storage server 10.11.3.64.

Figure 8 Running the add command example

NOTE: Source StoreOnce Catalyst stores and target StoreOnce Catalyst stores should
have same client identifiers.

Setting up Targeted A.I.R. 17

 3. You must establish a trusted master relationship between the source and target NetBackup
domains in the order shown in the remaining steps.
On the source NetBackup Domain (Master), navigate to Host Properties→Master
Servers→Servers→Trusted Master Servers.

4. Click Add.
5. Specify the target master server and access credentials. These credentials are the same that
you would use to connect to NetBackup Domain.

On successful completion of the operation the target master is listed under trusted master
servers.

18 Setting up Auto Image Replication (A.I.R.) with NetBackup

 On the target master, the “trusted master servers” relationship is established automatically.

6. On the source master, create an Import Storage Lifecycle Policy consisting of a Backup followed
by a Replication.

Setting up Targeted A.I.R. 19

 7. On the target master, create an Import Storage Lifecycle Policy.

NOTE: The source and target Storage Lifecycle Policies do not need to have the same name.

20 Setting up Auto Image Replication (A.I.R.) with NetBackup

8. On the source master, create a policy for triggering the targeted auto-image replication
operation.

Setting up Targeted A.I.R. 21

6 Setting up other NetBackup functions
Please refer to the applicable NetBackup v7.x administrator guide at http://www.symantec.com/
business/support/index?page=content&id=DOC5334 on the web to:
• Set up a disk storage server (server type is hp-StoreOnceCatalyst)
• Set up a disk pool

NOTE: The NetBackup LSU spanning feature is not supported or recommended.

• Set up a storage unit

• Set up a backup policy
• Start a backup operation
• Restore a backup file
• Set up an optimized duplication
• Set up a Storage Lifecycle Policy (SLP)
• Set up Auto Image Replication (A.I.R.)
For information on creating a StoreOnce Catalyst Store, see the HP StoreOnce Backup System
user guide for your system available on the HP Enterprise Information Library page of the HP
website:www.hp.com/go/storage/docs
Select HP StoreOnce Backup and then select your product.

22 Setting up other NetBackup functions

7 Setting up NetBackup with StoreOnce Catalyst Stores
The OST plug-in version 3.1 supports the use of StoreOnce Catalyst and Federated Catalyst stores.

StoreOnce Catalyst Stores

StoreOnce Catalyst store support (non-Federated) was first introduced with the OST plug-in version
2.0 and continues to be supported. To create a StoreOnce Catalyst store, navigate to
HPStoreOnce→Stores and click Create. Provide the necessary information to create the StoreOnce
Catalyst store. On a HP StoreOnce 6500 or B6200, you will first select a service set for the new
store. If you intend to use data encryption and have applied the proper license, select Encryption
Enabled at this time. You can also assign a client identifier and password to protect access to the
StoreOnce Catalyst Store if client access permissions are enabled. After the setup, backup
applications can connect to the Storage Server and view/access the StoreOnce Catalyst stores.
For more information on StoreOnce Catalyst Store options, see the HP StoreOnce Backup system
user guide for your model.

Figure 9 Creating StoreOnce Catalyst stores

StoreOnce Federated Catalyst Stores

The OST plug-in version 3.1 or later supports StoreOnce Federated Catalyst stores which enable
HP StoreOnce Catalyst stores to span across multiple service sets; thereby, enabling StoreOnce
Catalyst Store capacities larger than the physical capacity of an HP StoreOnce appliance.
StoreOnce Federated Catalyst stores also simplify the management of large backup targets. The
use of an HP StoreOnce Federated Catalyst Store is transparent to NetBackup. The backup user
must connect to one or any storage server (that is part of the StoreOnce Federated Catalyst Store),
and configure NetBackup. For details on creating and managing StoreOnce Federated Catalyst
stores, see the HP StoreOnce Backup System user guide for your product.

NOTE: StoreOnce Federated Catalyst stores are only supported on StoreOnce 6500 and B6200
appliances.

StoreOnce Catalyst Stores 23

 Figure 10 Creating StoreOnce Federated Catalyst stores selecting service sets

Figure 11 StoreOnce Federated Catalyst stores instantiation with default parameters

Figure 12 Federated_Store_8 online and ready to use

24 Setting up NetBackup with StoreOnce Catalyst Stores

Figure 13 NetBackup Disk Pool creation listing available StoreOnce Catalyst and Federated Catalyst
stores

StoreOnce Federated Catalyst Stores 25

8 Setting up NetBackup with the StoreOnce Catalyst over
Fibre Channel interface
About the StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel interface
The OST plug-in versions 3.1 and later allow Symantec NetBackup and HP OpenStorage media
servers to access HP StoreOnce Catalyst stores over a Fibre Channel network.

NOTE: StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel is supported on all HP StoreOnce Backup system
models that support Fibre Channel.

StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel interface prerequisites

Before setting up the StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel interface, ensure that:
• Media servers and the HP StoreOnce appliance are connected to the Fibre Channel network.
• NetBackup media servers can communicate with the HP StoreOnce appliance over a Fibre
Channel network. To do so, the storage administrator must ensure that any network segregation,
such as zoning, is set up to handle required connectivity between the server and appliance.

NOTE:
• Backups are supported on StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel interface, as well as over
Ethernet networks. Optimized copies continue to run over an Ethernet interface.
• Primary and secondary storage servers should be connected through an Ethernet network to
enable DR copies to be made using the HP StoreOnce Catalyst copy function.
• Administrator privileges are required to run StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel because
it accesses OS-specific device files associated with StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel
devices.

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Setting up StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel
To configure Symantec NetBackup to work with the StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel interface:
1. Use a StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel interface identifier (or alias) instead of a storage
server name/IP address:

Figure 14 Using a StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel interface identifier

a. Open a session to the HP StoreOnce appliance GUI.

b. Navigate to HP StoreOnce→StoreOnce Catalyst-→FibreChannel Settings.
c. Copy the StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel interface identifier marked as
Identifier (or Identifier Alias) in the HP StoreOnce appliance GUI.

NOTE: StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel interface identifiers are case sensitive.

2. Launch the Symantec NetBackup Administrative Console.

3. Select Configure Disk Storage Servers.

Setting up StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel 27

 Figure 15 Selecting the Configure Disk Storage Servers option

4. Navigate to the Add Storage Server screen after entering the appropriate detail in the previous
screens.

Figure 16 Selecting the disk storage type

5. Input the StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel interface identifier (or alias) in the Storage
server name field on the Symantec NetBackup GUI. These identifiers are case sensitive.

28 Setting up NetBackup with the StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel interface
 Figure 17 Inputting the StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel interface identifier in the Storage
server name field

6. Continue with the rest of the setup as you would do for setting up NetBackup to work with the
OST plug-in.

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9 Setting up NetBackup with Granular Recovery Technology
(GRT)
The OST plug-in version 3.1 supports Symantec’s NetBackup 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.
While setting up NetBackup backup policies for GRT, be sure to check Enable Granular Recovery
for granular restores later.

Figure 18 Setting up backup policies using the Add New Policy window

NOTE: During recoveries and browse sessions of GRT-enabled backups, sessions that last longer
than four hours sometimes time out and the operation fails. If this occurs, please contact HP Support.

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10 Setting up Symantec NetBackup Accelerator with HP
StoreOnce Catalyst
Accelerator is a Symantec NetBackup feature which performs a full backup at the speed of an
incremental backup. Accelerator leverages change track logging for files in a data set on the client
and sends only the changed blocks of data to the storage server. Therefore, full backups can be
synthesized on the disk on the fly with NetBackup by cloning the disk resident portion of the data
(copied from previous backups) and the modified data sent to the storage server. The result is a
full backup created on the storage server by sending the incrementals only. StoreOnce deduplication
works at a much finer level of data management (chunking, hashing, and matching) and
complements the bandwidth savings of Netbackup Accelerator.
The OST plug-in implements support for cloning disk resident data extents to help Symantec
NetBackup perform an Accelerator Backup on HP StoreOnce appliances. The feature is supported
on HP StoreOnce appliances running software version 3.12.0 or later.
NetBackup Accelerator backups are supported for File Systems (on NetBackup versions 7.5 and
later) and VMware (on NetBackup versions 7.6 and later).
For best practices when using Accelerator, see the Symantec documentation.

NOTE: Accelerator backups are supported with OST plug-in version 3.1 and later with StoreOnce
Catalyst using low bandwidth data transfer mode only. High bandwidth accelerated backup should
not be used.
In some cases, Accelerator-forced rescan backups can run slower than non-Accelerated backups.

Configuring Accelerator
Download the device mappings file from Symantec and install it on the Master/EMM server.
Detailed instructions and versions of the mappings file to use are found on Symantec's HCL listing
at http://www.symantec.com/business/support/library/BUSINESS/xCL/TECH76495/
nbu_7x_hcl.html#device_mappings_files.

Verifying the Accelerator Configuration

To verify if Accelerator is configured on your setup, execute the following commands on the
Master/EMM server:
• nbdevquery -listdp -stype hp-StoreOnceCatalyst –U

• nbdevquery -liststs -stype hp-StoreOnceCatalyst –U

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Accelerated Backups for File Systems using HP StoreOnce Open Storage
Plug-in for NetBackup
Enabling NetBackup Accelerator for File Systems only requires a check box selection in the
NetBackup policy editor.

Figure 19 Checking Use Accelerator

NOTE: The first Accelerated backup might be bit slower than a regular Backup without accelerator
because NetBackup Accelerator needs to generate change track logs for the entire Dataset being
written to on the storage appliance. Subsequent Accelerated backups (full and incremental) are
much faster than corresponding regular Backups.

32 Setting up Symantec NetBackup Accelerator with HP StoreOnce Catalyst

Accelerated Backups for VMware using HP StoreOnce Open Storage
Plug-in for NetBackup
NetBackup uses Change Block Tracking on VMware for Accelerated Backups on VMware. Note
that VMware Accelerator Backups are supported on NetBackup 7.6 and later. To set up Accelerator
Backups for VMware:
1. Install VMware Tools on the VM client you intend to backup. In ESX vSphere, right click the
client and select Install / Upgrade VMWare Tools.

Figure 20 Installing VMware Tools

2. Log into the client and open My Computer. You will see a VMWare drive mounted. Double
click the drive letter and complete the installation instructions. At the end of the process, the
client will reboot.
3. On NetBackup Server, create a NetBackup Storage Server, Disk Pool, and Storage Unit.
4. Add a backup host in your Master Server settings; the backup host is the media server name.

Figure 21 Adding the backup host

5. Add the ESX server hosting the guest OS (VM to be backed up) to the NetBackup Virtual
Machine server list.

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 Figure 22 Adding the virtual machine server

6. Authenticate the ESX server and add the backup host details (this example chose client1).

Figure 23 Adding the backup host details

7. The ESX server will appear in the list of Virtual Machine servers.

Figure 24 The ESX server is shown

34 Setting up Symantec NetBackup Accelerator with HP StoreOnce Catalyst

8. Create a Backup Policy of type VMware.

Figure 25 Creating the Backup Policy

9. Choose a suitable policy name for your VMware Backups.

Figure 26 Entering a policy name

10. Add the Storage Unit details created in “step 3” (page 33).

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 Figure 27 Adding the Storage Unit

11. Add the details on the backup host selected earlier.

Figure 28 Adding the backup host details

12. Select and add the Virtual machine that you want to backup.

Figure 29 Browsing the Virtual Machines

36 Setting up Symantec NetBackup Accelerator with HP StoreOnce Catalyst

 Figure 30 Adding the Virtual Machine of interest

13. Select the data to be backed up on the Virtual Machine.

Figure 31 Selecting the data

14. Choose the Backup type.

Figure 32 Choosing the Backup type

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 15. Set the frequency and retention for backups.

Figure 33 Setting the frequency and retention

16. Define the backup window.

Figure 34 Defining the backup window

17. Complete the backup selection details under the corresponding tab.

38 Setting up Symantec NetBackup Accelerator with HP StoreOnce Catalyst

 Figure 35 Completing the backup details

18. For VMware backups, add details under an additional VMware tab. Ensure you select the
check box “Use Accelerator.”

Figure 36 Adding VMware details

19. To test your Accelerated backups, right click on the policy and trigger a manual VMware
backup for the selections made in the above steps.

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 Figure 37 Testing the backups

20. Verify the completion status on the Activity monitor of the VMware backup triggered.

Figure 38 Verifying completion

21. Examine the job details to verify there were no errors.

Figure 39 Checking for errors

40 Setting up Symantec NetBackup Accelerator with HP StoreOnce Catalyst

Restoring VMware Accelerated Backups
To restore Virtual Machine backups:
1. Launch Backup/Archive and Restore.
2. Select the appropriate server, client, and the policy type of VMware.

Figure 40 Selecting the restore details

3. Select Restore from Virtual Machine Backups.

Figure 41 Selecting “Restore from Virtual Machine Backups”

4. Select the backup of interest and the required data for restore from the catalog.

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 Figure 42 Selecting the backup and data

5. Select Actions→Restore... to open the Virtual Machine Recovery wizard.

Figure 43 Opening the Virtual Machine Recovery wizard

6. Select the destination location to restore the virtual machine backup.

42 Setting up Symantec NetBackup Accelerator with HP StoreOnce Catalyst

 Figure 44 Selecting the destination location

7. Specify the NetBackup media server to use and the VM name to create for the restore (if it is
not the original location).

Figure 45 Selecting the NetBackup media server

8. Select any additional VM options for the restore.

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 Figure 46 Selecting VM options

Figure 47 Selecting the Storage Destination

44 Setting up Symantec NetBackup Accelerator with HP StoreOnce Catalyst

9. Click Start Recovery.

Figure 48 Starting the Recovery

The VM will appear in the list of the Virtual machine entries under the ESX host.

Figure 49 The VM machine is restored

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11 Troubleshooting
Table 4 Common OST plug-in issues and solutions
Symptom Possible Cause Solutions

Job failing with error code 83/84 Storage server is not reachable. HP Connectivity between the media server
OST logs show an -1106 error from and the HP StoreOnce Backup System
the server. should be checked.

Job failing with error code 83/84 Storage server is overloaded, or the Policies should be set up in such a way
server is unable to service any more that maximum sessions are not reached
sessions. HP OST logs show an -1109 on the HP StoreOnce Backup System.
error from the server. For information on StoreOnce Catalyst
stores, see the HP StoreOnce Backup
System user guide for your system
available on the HP Enterprise
Information Library page of the HP
website: www.hp.com/go/storage/
docs
Select HP StoreOnce Backup and then
select your product.

StoreOnce Catalyst stores are not Client permission is enabled for the Correct credentials matching the HP
listed while creating the disk pool. HP StoreOnce Backup System service StoreOnce Backup System should be
set. given at the NetBackup console. Only
stores which have permissions to given
credentials are granted access.

Receive the error, Authorization IP/host name used for registering is The storage server IP/host name
error, verify User name and not correct. provided while registering with
Password, while registering storage NetBackup is incorrect.
server with NetBackup. Fusion Manager IP/host name should
be used if using an HP StoreOnce
2700, 4500, 4700, or 4900 (or older)
models; the service set IP/FQDN and
Fusion Manager (HP StoreOnce Backup
System management console) IP/FQDN
are the same.
Service set IP/ FQDN should be used
if you are using an HP StoreOnce 6500
or B6200 model; the service set
IP/FQDN is different from Fusion
Manager IP/FQDN. Fusion Manager
IP/FQDN cannot be used for registering
with NetBackup.

Backup failing with error code 23. This occurs when a large number of The timeout value should be increased
jobs are running on the target system in NetBackup master server host
and results in a client timeout. properties.

Import jobs failing with error code Data classification is different for The SLP data classification at the source
191. source and target SLP. and target should be kept the same.

Backup jobs failing with error code The storage server is not licensed. OST The StoreOnce Catalyst license should
83/84. logs show error code -1111. be applied on the HP StoreOnce
Backup Storage System server.

RDSM cannot connect…CORBA Invalid storage server IP/StoreOnce Check and provide the correct IP
error.. is displayed while Catalyst over Fibre Channel interface address/StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre
registering a storage server with identifier specified. Channel identifier. If the problem
NetBackup. persists, restart NetBackup services and
use the correct IP address/identifier.

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Table 4 Common OST plug-in issues and solutions (continued)
Symptom Possible Cause Solutions

Disk pools are missing in the Remote A slow response to the Admin console Increase the Java default timeout. See
Windows Java Admin Console. from the NetBackup Server. www.symantec.com/business/support/
index?page=content&id=TECH204939.

After installing NetBackup on Solaris, Firewall issue. Clear the host cache using:
the configuration tabs are greyed out. #bpclntcmd -clear_host_cache
Disable the firewall on Solaris using:
#svcadm disable
svc:/network/ipfilter:Default

Running the installer for 3.1 on AIX The library is in use. Perform one of the following:
server gives the following error: • Shutdown NetBackup services
cp: /usr/openv/lib/
• Manually delete the library from
ost-plugins/
these locations:
libstspihpqMT.so: Cannot
open or remove a file ◦ rm -f /usr/openv/lib/
containing a running ost-plugins/
program. libstspihpqMT.so
Cannot copy the OST
libraries, files are ◦ rm -f /usr/openv/lib/
in-use... ost-plugins/
libstspihpq.so
Re-run the installer once
problem is fixed...

Selecting “Use Accelerator” and

The Administration Console might not Restart the NetBackup Administration
configuring NetBackup policy gives
have picked up Accelerator Console.
the following error: configuration changes (possibly due
To use the Accelerator, to a command line configuration
select storage units from a operation).
supported storage server:
PureDisk Deduplication
(PDDO), Media Server
Deduplication (MSDP),
Symantec clouds, and other
qualified storage servers.
Currently configured and
supported storage servers
are:
hp-StoreOnceCatalyst on [IP
address], [IP address].
Storage Unit group is
supported in failover mode
only.

Accelerator backups fail with the NetBackup times out. OST and In time, failed jobs are retried by
following error: Catalyst logs do not show any errors. NetBackup and the Accelerator Backup
Info bpbrm(pid=2428) The would complete.
storage unit does not
support accelerator
Info bpbkar32(pid=0) done.
status: 154: storage unit
characteristics mismatched
to request

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 Table 4 Common OST plug-in issues and solutions (continued)
Symptom Possible Cause Solutions

Accelerator backups run slowly when When switching between Clone and Improve the performance by editing the
using Windows media servers. Write operations, backups are slowing Windows registry for
down due to TCP Acknowledgment “TcpAckFrequency” as follows:
delays. 1. In the Windows registry, navigate
to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
services\Tcpip\Parameters\
Interfaces section.
2. Select the interface/subnet being
used for the StoreOnce operations.
3. Right-click on the interface and select
“New, DWORD (32-bit) Value.”
Rename it “TcpAckFrequency” (this
is case sensitive).
4. Right-click the new TcpAckFrequency
value and select Modify, enter “1″
and select the Hexadecimal option.
5. Exit regedit.
After a reboot to activate the change,
Accelerator backups will run faster.

Accelerator incremental backups can The “Time overlap” feature is set in Modify the “Time overlap” parameter
sometimes appear larger than the NetBackup and specifies the number (default value of 60 minutes) in the
corresponding non-Accelerator of minutes to add to the date range NetBackup settings:
incremental backups when using for incremental backups. This could 1. Navigate to Host
Windows clients. include additional files in the backup. Properties→Clients→Client
Properties.
2. Select Windows Client→Client
Settings.
3. Change “Time Overlap” to 0.
For more details, see the Symantec
NetBackup technical articles on “Time
overlap.”

Accelerator backups can fail if the Accelerator refers to parent backups Clear the Accelerator track log file on
storage unit of the backup policy is for detecting changes and cannot find the backup client or copy the backup
changed after the first few Accelerator them in the new storage unit. policy with a different name and use
backups. the new policy for backups.

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Index
A P
A.I.R. see Auto Image Replication prerequisites, 6
Accelerated backups
for File Systems, 32 R
for VMware, 33 restoring VMware Accelerated backups, 41
Auto Image Replication
about, 12 S
prerequisites, 13 setting up
setting up with NetBackup, 12 Auto Image Replication
targeted, setting up, 17 targeted, 17
untargeted, setting up, 13 untargeted, 13
Granular Recovery Technology , 30
C NetBackup functions, 22
common problems, 46 StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel, 27
configuration files, 10 with Symantec NetBackup Accelerator, 31
hpostlog.config, 10 solutions to problems, 46
configuring StoreOnce
IPv6 addressing, 11 Catalyst over Fibre Channel
OST plug-in, 10 interface, 26
prerequisites, 26
D setting up, 27
downloading the OST plug-in, 7 Catalyst stores
about, 23
F Federated, 23
File Systems with NetBackup, 23
Accelerated backups, 32 Federated Catalyst stores, 23
support matrix, 6
G
Granular Recovery Technology (GRT), 30 T
terminology, 4
I troubleshooting, 46
installing
the OST plug-in, 7 U
introduction to the OST plug-in, 4 uninstalling
from AIX, 9
N from HP-UX, 9
NetBackup from Linux, 9
Accelerator, 31 from Solaris, 9
functions, 22 from Windows, 8
with Granular Recovery Technology, 30 uninstalling the OST plug-in, 8
with StoreOnce Catalyst stores, 23 updating the OST plug-in, 7

O V
OST plug-in VMware
configuring, 10 Accelerated backups, 33
downloading, 7 restoring, 41
installing, 7
introduction, 4
overview, 4
prerequisites, 6
support matrix, 6
terminology, 4
uninstalling, 8
updating, 7
overview of the OST plug-in, 4

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