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  3. NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager for Cloud Install and Upgrade Guide
  5. Section I. NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud installation and configuration
  7. Preparing for NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud installation
  9. Creating and mounting a volume to store NetBackup Snapshot Manager data
NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager for Cloud Install and Upgrade Guide

Creating and mounting a volume to store NetBackup Snapshot Manager data

Before you deploy the NetBackup Snapshot Manager or NetBackup Snapshot Manager extension in a cloud environment:

  • You must create and mount a volume of at least 50 GB to store NetBackup Snapshot Manager data. The volume must be mounted to /cloudpoint.

  • Ensure that the UUID of the volume and the mount point (/cloudpoint) are mentioned in the /etc/fstab so that the volume is auto-mounted when the host or the extension is restarted.

    Note:

    If you ever start your instance without this volume attached (for example, after moving the volume to another instance), the nofail mount option enables the instance to start even if there are errors mounting the volume.

Table: Volume creation steps for each supported cloud vendor

Vendor

Procedure

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

  1. On the EC2 dashboard, click Volumes > Create Volumes.

  2. Follow the instructions on the screen and specify the following:

    • Volume type: General Purpose SSD

    • Size: 50 GB

  3. Use the instructions provided in the Make an Amazon EBS volume available for use on Linux section to create a file system and mount the device to /cloudpoint on the instance host.

Google Cloud Platform

  • Create the disk for the virtual machine, initialize it, and mount it to /cloudpoint.

    For more information, see Add a persistent disk to your VM.

Microsoft Azure

  1. Create a new disk and attach it to the virtual machine. For more information, see Use the portal to attach a data disk to a Linux VM.

    You should choose the managed disk option. For more information, see Use the portal to attach a data disk to a Linux VM.

  2. Initialize the disk and mount it to /cloudpoint. For more information, see the "Connect to the Linux VM to mount the new disk" section of the Add a disk to a Linux VM.

Microsoft Azure Stack Hub

  1. Create a new disk and attach it to the virtual machine. For more information, see Create VM disk storage in Azure Stack Hub.

    You should choose the managed disk option.

  2. Initialize the disk and mount it to /cloudpoint. For more information, see the "Connect to the Linux VM to mount the new disk" section of the Add a disk to a Linux VM.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

  1. Create a new disk and attach it to the VM. For more information, see Oracle Documentation.

  2. Initialize the disk and mount it to /cloudpoint. For more information, see the Connect to the Linux VM to mount the new disk section in Oracle documentation.

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