Upgrading Cassandra from NetBackup 10.0
Cassandra support is added from NetBackup 10.0 with CLI support only and with policy-based backup and restore. NetBackup 10.1 and later releases have Cassandra support using NetBackup APIs and Web UI. It is based on protection plan methodology.
When upgrading from NetBackup 10.0, if you have policies for Cassandra backups, perform the following:
You must delete these policies. Stop taking backups using the CLI as they are not supported.
Configure the DSS and Apache Cassandra cluster from the Web UI and start with a fresh backup schedule.
Ensure that the primary, media, clients are on NetBackup 10.1 or later. Back-level media or clients are not supported for Cassandra in NetBackup 10.1 and later.
When you restore old backup images of NetBackup 10.0, ensure that you have the Cassandra clusters and staging cluster configured in the NetBackup Web UI.
The restore of the backup images created by NetBackup 10.0 will need to be restored using the NetBackup API interface for Cassandra recovery. Refer to the API details for the payload of the recovery APIs.
Ensure that you have the credentials of the target Cassandra cluster. Refer to NetBackup 10.0 admin guide for details. Adding Cassandra credentials in NetBackup
Ensure that the Pre-requisites for Cassandra Restore are met.
Perform the configuration for Cassandra if the target Cassandra was not already configured. Refer to Configurations for Cassandra Restore.
Ensure that specify the correct recover pay load for selection and rename. For rename refer to the supported Restore combinations listed.