Preparing PowerProtect DD appliance for DDBoost
- 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)
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.
- Start the NetBackup services.
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