Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Veritas

NetBackup - Configuration Guide

April 2024

H20008.1

Deployment Guide

Abstract
This guide explains how to configure Dell PowerProtect Data Domain
with Veritas NetBackup.
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Contents
Executive summary.......................................................................................................................4

Introduction ...................................................................................................................................5

Configuring PowerProtect DD with NetBackup using DDBoost OST plug-in ...........................6

Configuring PowerProtect DD Storage Unit as BasicDisk Storage in NetBackup ..................17

Configuring PowerProtect DD Virtual Tape Library (VTL) Storage Unit with NetBackup.......23

NDMP Storage Unit Configuration .............................................................................................26

Configuring Replication in NetBackup using PowerProtect DD ..............................................28

Configuring DD Cloud Tier .........................................................................................................41

References ...................................................................................................................................49

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Executive summary

Executive summary

Overview Dell PowerProtect Data Domain is designed to meet backup, archive, disaster, and cyber
recovery needs for organizations of all sizes. PowerProtect DD appliance easily integrates
with third-party backup software like Veritas NetBackup. Along with existing PowerProtect
Data Domain appliances, the latest PowerProtect Data Domain models (DD9410 and
DD9910) are also supported with Veritas NetBackup.

Veritas NetBackup is an enterprise-level heterogeneous backup and recovery suite.

NetBackup can be configured to use the PowerProtect DD as a backup target using Basic
Disk (NFS, CIFS), DDBoost OST Storage Unit configuration, VTL, and NDMP protocols.

Audience This configuration guide is intended for customers, partners, and other users who would
like to integrate Veritas NetBackup with Dell PowerProtect Data Domain appliances.

Revisions Part number/

Date Description
revision

November 2022 H20008 Initial release

April 2024 H20008.1 Document updated for DDOS 8.0 and PowerProtect
DD9410 and DD9910 appliances

We value your Dell Technologies and the authors of this document welcome your feedback on this
feedback document. Contact the Dell Technologies team by email.

Author: Vinod Kumaresan

Note: For links to other documentation for this topic, see the Data Protection Info Hub.

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Introduction

Dell PowerProtect DD is a Purpose-Built Backup Appliance (PBBA), specifically a target

PowerProtect appliance. PowerProtect DD consists of both PowerProtect DD appliances and
Data Domain PowerProtect DD Virtual Edition (DDVE). PowerProtect DD provides fast backups and
series recovery, protects data on-premises and in the cloud, and delivers a lower cost-to-protect
appliances with leading data deduplication and bandwidth utilization. The Data Domain Operating
System (DDOS) is the intelligence that powers PowerProtect DD appliances. DDOS
provides the agility, security, and reliability that enables the PowerProtect DD appliance to
deliver an efficient, comprehensive, scalable, high-speed, and cloud-enabled protection
storage for backup, archive, and disaster recovery.

Veritas Veritas NetBackup software is a heterogeneous backup and recovery suite for large-scale
NetBackup enterprises. NetBackup provides backup, recovery, archive, retrieval, and disaster
recovery for a wide range of enterprise applications, hypervisors, and multi-cloud
environments. The product backs up data to disk, tape, and public clouds.

NetBackup terminology:
Primary Server: Manages backups, archives, and restores. The Primary Server contains
the NetBackup catalog which includes the internal databases that contain information
about NetBackup configuration and backups.

Media Server: Installed either on the primary 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.

Integrating NetBackup integration with PowerProtect DD appliance

PowerProtect DD NetBackup can be configured to use PowerProtect DD appliances as a backup target
with NetBackup using Basic Disk (NFS, CIFS), DDBoost OST Storage Unit configuration, VTL, and NDMP
protocols.

Figure 1. NetBackup integration with PowerProtect Data Domain

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NetBackup integration with PowerProtect DD Virtual Edition (DDVE)

NetBackup can be configured with DDVE as a backup target using Basic Disk (NFS,
CIFS) and DDBoost over IP protocols.

Figure 2. NetBackup integration with DDVE

Configuring PowerProtect DD with NetBackup using DDBoost

OST plug-in

DDBoost for Dell DDBoost (DDBoost) enables backup servers to communicate with storage systems
Open Storage without the need for the PowerProtect DD appliance to emulate tape. DDBoost increases
backup performance by distributing the deduplication process between the client and the
backup server.

DDBoost for Open Storage software is a licensed option that allows a PowerProtect DD to
act as an Open Storage server for Veritas NetBackup. DDBoost 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 DDBoost 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. DDBoost supports only combinations
detailed in the DDBoost Compatibility Guide available at dell.com/support.

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DDBoost features overview

Figure 3. DDBoost features overview

Reference Architecture – DDBoost for Open Storage with NetBackup

Figure 4. DDBoost for Open Storage with NetBackup

NetBackup environments consist of media servers and a primary server. The primary
server manages clients and media servers. The primary server can also function as a
media server. The OST plug-in must be installed on each media server. If a primary
server is configured as a media server, then the OST plug-in must be installed on the
primary server.

To integrate NetBackup with PowerProtect DD appliances, the DDBoost OST plug-in is

used. This plug-in includes the DDBoost libraries to integrate with the PowerProtect DD
appliances and enables NetBackup administrators to use all the features of DDBoost.

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The PowerProtect DD appliance exposes disk volumes called storage units to a DDBoost-
enabled media server. Multiple media servers, each with the DDBoost OST plug-in
installed, can use the same storage unit on a PowerProtect DD appliance as a storage
server.

DDBoost OST Pre-requisites

plug-in Preparing PowerProtect DD appliance for DDBoost
deployment
• Verify file system is enabled and running
• Enable DDBoost on the PowerProtect DD appliance
• Add the DDBoost license
• Enable DDBoost deduplication
• Create DDBoost user on the PowerProtect DD appliance
• Create one or more storage units on the PowerProtect DD appliance
• Ensure that the following ports are open in firewall for DDBoost backups and
optimized duplication to work:
TCP 2049 (NFS), TCP 2051 (MFR), TCP/UDP 111 (NFS portmapper)
Installing the OST plug-in on media servers
Preparing for installation – UNIX
• 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
Installing the plug-in - UNIX
• 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
Preparing for installation - Windows
• 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.
Installing the plug-in - Windows
• Run libstspiDataDomainSetup.exe to install the plug-in.

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• Start the NetBackup services.

Verifying the plug-in installation
Use the following command to verify the plug-in installation and confirm that the output is
like the following figure:

# bpstsinfo -pi -stype DataDomain

Figure 5. Verifying plug-in installation

Configuring 1. Registering PowerProtect DD

PowerProtect DD On the media server, register the PowerProtect DD appliance using the following
appliance with command:
NetBackup using
CLI nbdevconfig -creatests -stype DataDomain -storage_server <DD
IP/FQDN> -media_server <media server name>

Figure 6. Registering the PowerProtect DD

2. Adding credentials
On the media server, add the credentials to communicate with PowerProtect DD.

tpconfig -add -storage_server <DD IP/FQDN> -stype DataDomain

-sts_user_id <username> -password <password>

Figure 7. Adding credentials

3. Creating Disk Pools

Obtain the identity of the storage unit on the PowerProtect DD by using the
following command:

nbdevconfig -previewdv -storage_server <DD IP/FQDN> -stype

DataDomain > c:\tmp

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Figure 8. Identity of the storage unit

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 c:\tmp

Note: The disk pool name must be unique.

Figure 9. Creating a disk pool

4. Creating Storage Units

Create Storage unit using the following command:

bpstuadd -label <Storage Unit Name> -dp <Disk Pool Name> -

host <Media Server> -M <Master Server>

Note: The storage unit name must be unique.

Figure 10. Creating a storage unit

5. Disk Pool and Storage unit have been successfully created.

Figure 11. Disk Pool and Storage unit

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Configuring 1. Select the Configure Disk Storage Servers option on the Administration console.
PowerProtect DD
appliance with
NetBackup using
NetBackup
Administration
Console (UI)

Figure 12. Configuring Disk Storage Servers

2. Select the Open Storage option.

Figure 13. Selecting Open Storage

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3. Enter the PowerProtect DD appliance details.

Figure 14. PowerProtect DD details

4. Review the storage server configuration summary and click Next.

Figure 15. Storage server configuration summary

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5. Storage server configuration has been successfully completed.

Figure 16. Storage server configuration summary

6. Go to create Disk Pool using the storage server created in the previous step.
7. Select the volumes to be used for this disk pool.

Figure 17. Selecting volumes for disk pool

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8. Specify the name for the Disk Pool.

Figure 18. Configuring the disk pool

9. Disk Pool has been created successfully.

Figure 19. Successful disk pool creation

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10. Go to create a storage unit using the disk pool created in the previous step.
11. Specify the name for the storage unit and select the media server.

Figure 20. Creating a storage unit

12. Storage server has been configured successfully.

Figure 21. Successful disk pool configuration

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13. Disk Pool and Storage unit have been successfully created.

Figure 22. Successful disk pool and storage unit creation

14. The storage unit is now ready to be used for performing backups.

Figure 23. Storage unit ready for backups

15. Backup completed successfully using the disk pool and storage unit created.

Figure 24. Successful backup using the disk pool and storage unit created

Compatibility The DDBoost library versions must be compatible with the software version of your
Matrix PowerProtect DD appliance and with backup application configurations. PowerProtect DD
does not support combinations other than the details mentioned in the PowerProtect DD
Backup Software Veritas NetBackup - Simple Support Matrix

Best practices

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It is a best practice to register the interface with a resolvable name using DNS or any
other name resolution mechanism. If the PowerProtect DD appliance is 192.168.1.1 and
is named dd22.abc.com, the command to register it on the media server will be:

nbdevconfig -creatests -stype DataDomain -storage_server

dd22.abc.com -media_server win-8uktouan6kj

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).

Configuring PowerProtect DD Storage Unit as BasicDisk Storage

in NetBackup

Overview A BasicDisk type storage unit consists of a directory on a locally attached disk or a
network-attached disk that is exposed as a file system to a NetBackup media server.

PowerProtect DD 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 PowerProtect DD should be specified with
either the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) or the DFS path name.

Configuring Pre-requisites
NetBackup with 1. Enable CIFS protocol for the MTree on PowerProtect DD.
PowerProtect DD
using CIFS
protocol

Figure 25. Enabling CIFS protocol for the MTree on PowerProtect DD

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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.
NetBackup Client Service
The NetBackup Client Service is either bpcd.exe or bpinetd.exe.

NetBackup Remote Manager and Monitor Service

The NetBackup Remote Manager and Monitor Service binary file name is nbrmms.exe.

Figure 26. NetBackup services

Creating and configuring the BasicDisk storage unit

1. Select the New Storage Unit option from the administration console.

Figure 27. Configuring the BasicDisk storage unit

2. Enter the new storage unit details along with the CIFS share path created on the
PowerProtect DD.

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Figure 28. Configuring a new storage unit

3. BasicDisk storage unit has been created successfully using the CIFS protocol.

Figure 29. Successful creation of BasicDisk storage unit

4. The BasicDisk storage unit is now ready to be used for performing backups.

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Figure 30. BasicDisk storage unit is now ready for backup

5. Backup completed successfully using the CIFS storage unit created.

Figure 31. Successful backup using the CIFS storage unit

Configuring Pre-requisites
NetBackup with 1. Enable NFS protocol for the MTree on PowerProtect DD.
PowerProtect DD
using NFS
protocol

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Figure 32. Enabling NFS protocol for the MTree on PowerProtect DD

2. Create a directory on the media server. For example - “netbackup” to mount the
PowerProtect DD storage unit.
3. Mount the storage unit on the directory created in the previous step using the
following command:

Figure 33. Mounting storage unit

Creating and configuring BasicDisk storage unit

1. Select New Storage Unit option from the Administration console.

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Figure 34. Configuring the BasicDisk storage unit

2. Enter the new storage unit details along with the NFS share path created on the
PowerProtect DD.

Figure 35. Creating a storage unit

3. BasicDisk storage unit has been created successfully using the NFS protocol.

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Figure 36. BasicDisk storage unit using the NFS protocol

4. The BasicDisk storage unit is now ready to be used for performing backups.

Figure 37. BasicDisk storage unit available for backups

5. Backup completed successfully using the NFS storage unit created.

Figure 38. Successful backup using the NFS storage unit created

Configuring PowerProtect DD Virtual Tape Library (VTL) Storage

Unit with NetBackup

Overview DD Virtual Tape Library (DD VTL) is a disk-based backup system that emulates the use of
physical tapes. It enables backup applications to connect to and manage PowerProtect
DD storage using functionality almost identical to a physical tape library.

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.

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The PowerProtect DD configured as a VTL Storage Unit is connected to one of the ports
on an HBA on the NetBackup media server. The PowerProtect DD can be connected to
the media server either directly or through a SAN switch.

Figure 39. PowerProtect DD Virtual Tape Library (VTL) Storage Unit with NetBackup

Establishing the 1. Physically connect and establish a Fibre Channel (FC) connection between the
FC Connection PowerProtect DD and the NetBackup media server.
and Install 2. Ensure the correct changer driver and tape driver are installed and loaded on the
Drivers NetBackup media server. For the required driver and tape driver, see DDOS
Administration_Guide
3. Log in to the PowerProtect DD as sysadmin and enter the command.
sysadmin# vtl initiator show

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.

Creating a VTL 1. On the PowerProtect DD, create a VTL access group

Group on the 2. Add a VTL and the initiator into the VTL access group
PowerProtect DD
3. Verify the VTL success group details with the following command
sysadmin# vtl group show vtlgroup
Group: nbuvtl
Initiators:
Initiator Alias Initiator WWPN
--------------- -----------------------
Initiator-1 21:00:00:0e:1e:09:d5:b6
--------------- -----------------------
Devices:
Device Name LUN Primary Ports Secondary Ports In-use Ports

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--------------- --- ------------- --------------- -----------

-
nbuvtl changer 0 all none all
nbuvtl drive 1 1 all none all
nbuvtl drive 2 2 all none all
--------------- --- ------------- --------------- -----------
-

Configuring a 1. On the NetBackup media server, ensure the devices are discovered by running the
VTL on the following command in the
NetBackup NetBackup_install_path->volmgr->bin directory
Media Server # sgscan

Figure 40. Discovered devices on NetBackup media server

2. If the sgscan command does not show any tape devices, the following 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.

Note: See Veritas NetBackup Device Configuration Guide for details.

3. From the NetBackup console, run the Configure Storage Devices wizard.

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Figure 41. Device configuration wizard

4. Select the host that has the PowerProtect DD VTL attached and proceed.
NetBackup autodetection will show the discovered devices.
5. Complete the steps in the Device Configuration Wizard.

Verifying the VTL 1. Select the Device Monitor from the left menu of the NetBackup console.
Storage Unit 2. Verify the configuration. The Device Monitor shows all configured devices.
Configuration
3. Select Storage → Storage Units in the NetBackup console, and verify the
PowerProtect DD VTL storage unit properties.
4. VTL storage unit is ready to be used for performing backup.

NDMP Storage Unit Configuration

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

Verifying NDMP 1. Go to the NetBackup_install_path->lib directory.

Installation on 2. Verify that the libndmpclient.so library file exists in the directory.
the NetBackup
Media Server

Configuring an 1. From the NetBackup console, run the Configure Storage Devices wizard.
NDMP Storage 2. Select the NetBackup media server to configure as the Device Host for NDMP.
Unit
3. Click Change. The Change Device Host dialog box appears.
4. Perform the following steps.
a. Enter a DNS name in the Device Host field. The example shows ‘z’ as the
device hostname.

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b. Click the NDMP server checkbox.

c. Click OK to save the configuration and close the dialog box.
d. Click Next in the Device Configuration Wizard.
The following figure shows an example of a Device Configuration Wizard and the Change
Device Host dialog box configured for NDMP setup.

Figure 42. Device Configuration Wizard

5. Perform the following steps in the NDMP Hosts window.

a. Click New.
b. Add the NDMP host and click OK. The New NDMP Host dialog box appears.
6. Configure NDMP credentials.
See the Veritas NetBackup™ for NDMP Administrator's Guide for details on NDMP Host
Credentials.

The following figure shows an example of an NDMP host configured to use global NDMP
credentials.

Figure 43. NDMP host configured to use global NDMP credentials

7. Follow the wizard steps to complete the NDMP configuration.

8. Verify the settings with the tpautoconf command with the –verify –nh options
followed by the name of the NDMP enabled NAS filer.

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# tpautoconf –verify –nh ndmp_host_name

The following example shows the relevant output of the tpautoconf command
after the host’s NDMP credentials are successfully registered and configured.
Connecting to host "test.new.abc" as user "root"...
...Host info is:
host name "test.new.abc"
os type "NetApp"
os version "NetApp Release 7.x.x.x"
host id "xxxxx"
Login was successful
Host supports LOCAL backup/restore
Host supports 3-way backup/restore

9. Configure the drives and robots using the NetBackup Device Configuration Wizard.
10. Create a storage unit for the drives.
11. Create an NDMP-type backup policy. Specify the storage unit that was created in
the previous step as the backup target.

Configuring Replication in NetBackup using PowerProtect DD

Overview 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.

PowerProtect DD replication has two types:

1. Native replication which is controlled by PowerProtect DD
2. Managed File Replication which is controlled by the backup application
Native replication can be divided into three types:
1. Directory replication provides replication at the level of individual directories.
2. Collection replication duplicates the entire data store on the source and transfers
that to the destination, and the replicated volume is read-only.
3. MTree replication replicates entire MTrees
Managed file replication, which is used by DDBoost, 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.

Pre-requisites 1. A PowerProtect DD is already configured as a primary backup target.

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2. Another PowerProtect DD is available to be used as a destination duplication

target.
3. An appropriate license is available to configure replication.
4. For AIR, another NetBackup Primary server is configured with PowerProtect DD.
5. For AIR, ensure that the Primary servers are added to the Trusted Primary Servers
list for interdomain operations.

Configuring 1. Create a storage unit on destination PowerProtect DD for duplication.

duplication in 2. On the NetBackup primary server, create Disk Pool and Storage Unit for the newly
NetBackup using created volume.
PowerProtect DD
3. Create Storage Lifecycle Policy (SLP) for the backup and duplication operations.

Figure 44. Storage Lifecycle Policy (SLP) for the backup and duplication

4. Input Storage Lifecycle Policy name and select Add to configure the backup
operation.

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Figure 45. Storage Lifecycle Policy – configuring backup

5. Select the source PowerProtect DD Storage Unit as the destination storage for the
backup operation.

Figure 46. Storage Lifecycle Policy – selecting source Storage Unit

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6. Select Add to configure the duplication operation and select the destination
PowerProtect DD Storage Unit as the destination storage.

Figure 47. Storage Lifecycle Policy - configuring the duplication operation

7. Review the backup and duplication operation details and save the SLP.

Figure 48. Summary of backup and duplication SLP operation details

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8. The SLP is now ready to be used as policy storage for performing backup and
duplication.

Figure 49. SLP policy creation

Figure 50. Selecting SLP as policy storage

9. Trigger the configured policy.

10. Backup and Duplication operation has been completed using the configured source
and destination PowerProtect DD Storage Units.

Figure 51. Successful backup and duplication

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Configuring AIR 1. Create Storage Units on the source and destination PowerProtect DD.
in NetBackup 2. Associate the source and destination storage units using the following commands:
using
PowerProtect DD # ddboost association create <Source Storage-unit name>
replicate-to <Destination PowerProtect DD IP/FQDN>
<Destination Storage-unit name>

Figure 52. Associating source and destination storage unit

# ddboost association create <Destination Storage-unit name>

replicate-from <Source PowerProtect DD IP/FQDN> <Source Storage-
unit name>

Figure 53. Storage Unit association successful

3. Storage Unit association created.

Figure 54. PowerProtect DD – Successful Storage Unit association

4. On the source primary 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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Figure 55. Disk pool configuration wizard – source primary server

5. On the destination primary server, create a Disk Pool and Storage Unit for the
destination volume. The volume selected will appear as type “Replication target”.

Figure 56. Disk pool configuration Wizard – destination primary server

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Figure 57. Storage unit configuration

6. A Storage Unit has been created on the destination NetBackup primary server.

Figure 58. Storage unit on the destination NetBackup primary server

7. On the destination primary server, create an SLP with Import operation using the
NetBackup Storage Unit created in the previous step.

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Figure 59. Creating SLP with Import

8. Review the Import operation configuration details and save the SLP.

Figure 60. Import operation configuration details summary

9. SLP has been created for the Import operation using the destination NetBackup
Storage Unit.

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Figure 61. SLP created successfully for the Import operation

10. On source primary server, create an SLP. Add the backup operation and select the
source Storage Unit as the destination storage.

Figure 62. Creating SLP on source primary server

11. Add the Replication operation. Select the destination NetBackup primary server and
the SLP created in step 8 as the destination storage.

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Figure 63. Adding replication operation

12. Review the Backup and Replication operation details and save the SLP.

Figure 64. Summary for Backup and Replication operation details

13. SLP “Replication_AIR” has been created.

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Figure 65. SLP listed for backup and replication operation

14. Create and configure a backup policy using the SLP “Replication_AIR” created in
the previous step as the policy storage.

Figure 66. Configuring a backup policy using SLP created

15. Trigger the configured policy.

16. Backup and Replication operations completed successfully.

Figure 67. Successful backup and replication

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MTree 1. Select CREATE PAIR to configure the replication context.

Replication

Figure 68. Creating a replication pair

2. Enter the source and destination MTree path.

Figure 69. Source and destination MTree path configuration

3. Replication pair has been configured and is ready for replication.

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Figure 70. Replication pair configured successfully

4. With MTree replication, NetBackup is not aware that replication has taken place to
another PowerProtect DD. To restore, the destination PowerProtect DD Storage
Unit to which data has been replicated should be manually configured in
NetBackup.

Configuring DD Cloud Tier

Overview DD Cloud Tier is a native feature of DDOS 6.0 (or higher) for moving data from the active
tier to low-cost, high-capacity object storage in the public, private, or hybrid cloud for long-
term retention. No separate cloud gateway or virtual appliance is required. Data is sent
directly from the PowerProtect DD to the cloud with seamless management using the data
movement policy configured on the PowerProtect DD.

NetBackup allows users to move their backup datasets to PowerProtect DD active tier to
cloud tier using PowerProtect DD “data-movement” commands.

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Figure 71. Overview of Cloud Tier with NetBackup

Pre-requisites
1. For Cloud Tier, ensure the cloud capacity license is available.
2. Ensure Cloud Tier storage is configured on the cloud provider for the PowerProtect
DD to support cloud units.

Cloud 1. Disable File System on the PowerProtect DD.

Configuration on 2. Configure Cloud Tier. Add the device to Cloud Tier for Metadata Storage.
PowerProtect DD

Figure 72. Configuring Metadata storage

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Figure 73. Device added to Cloud Tier

3. Set passphrase and enable Cloud Tier.

Figure 74. Enabling Cloud Tier

4. Cloud Units tab is now available within File System.

Figure 75. Cloud unit section

5. Enable File System and verify the Cloud Tier details.

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Figure 76. Cloud Tier details

6. Create a Cloud Profile and Cloud Unit.

Figure 77. Creating cloud profile and cloud unit

7. Cloud Unit has been created successfully.

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Figure 78. Cloud Unit created

8. Add Data Movement Policy for the MTree to which NetBackup backs up the data.

Figure 79. Adding data movement policy

9. Select the Cloud Unit created on the previous steps.

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Figure 80. Data movement policy configuration

10. Data Movement policy has been created successfully.

Figure 81. Successful data movement policy

11. Click START to move data from Active Tier to Cloud Tier.

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Figure 82. Moving data from Active Tier to Cloud Tier

12. Data has been moved to Cloud Tier.

Figure 83. Data successfully moved to Cloud Tier

13. Data can be recalled from Cloud Tier to Active Tier for restore.

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Figure 84. Recalling data from Cloud Tier

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References

Dell The following Dell Technologies documentation provides other information related to this
Technologies document. Access to these documents depends on your login credentials. If you do not
documentation have access to a document, contact your Dell Technologies representative.
• Dell PowerProtect DD Series Appliances
• Dell DDBoost for Open Storage - Administration Guide
• Dell DDBoost for Partner Integration Administration Guide
• PowerProtect Data Domain core documents

NetBackup • Veritas NetBackup documentation

documentation

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