Test Scenario

Storage Involved

Protocol(s) Tested

Result

Backup Target – Cloud Storage

OceanStor Pacific Storage

S3

Passed

Backup Target – immutable (WORM) cloud storage

OceanStor Pacific Storage

S3

Passed

Backup Source – Cloud Object Store

OceanStor Pacific Storage

S3

Passed

Name

Model

Version

Quantity

Storage

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Scale-Out Storage

(Hereinafter referred to as “Pacific” as well)

8.2

1

Name

description

Usage

Quantity

VMWare ESXi

x86 server

• CPU:2* Gold 6130
  
• Memory: 256 GB
  
• Network: 4 x 10GE optical ports
  

Deploys the VMs.

1

Ethernet switch

Huawei 6855 10GE Network Switch

Ethernet switches for management networking and service networking.

2

Veritas NetBackup Master server

(Hereinafter referred to as “NBU server” as well)

• x86 server
• CPU:2* Silver 4208
  
• Memory: 256 GB
  
• Primary storage disk: 2 x 3.84 TB SSD
  
• Network: 4 x 10GE optical ports
  

Deploys backup software to schedule backup tasks.

1

Veritas NetBackup Media server

(Hereinafter referred to as “NBU server” as well)

• x86 server
  
• CPU:2* Silver 4208
  
• Memory: 256 GB
  
• Primary storage disk: 2 x 3.84 TB SSD
• Network: 4 x 10GE optical ports
  

Deploys backup software to connect to pacific storage and transfer backup data.

1

Software Name

description

Version

Quantity

VMWare ESXi

VMware virtualization platform

7

1

Veritas NetBackup

Veritas NetBackup Software

10.4

1

Operation System

Install the Windows Hosts

Windows Server 2016

(master server)

1

Operation System

Install the Linux Hosts

RHEL 8.8

(media server)

1

S3 Browser

Connect to the Pacific storage and browse the bucket data

9

1

Test Purpose

To verify that the bucket can be added to the NBU server as S3 target storage through HTTP protocol.

Test Networking

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking 1.1

Prerequisites

1. Deployment of storage device, Master server, Media server and networking have been completed.
   
2. The storage device is running properly.
   
3. Namespace and object bucket have been created on the storage device.
   

Test Procedure

1. Add the storage device as a cloud storage server through HTTP protocol. Endpoint access style choose Virtual Hosted Style.
   
2. Create a disk pool and add the bucket as disk volume.
   
3. Create a storage unit and select the disk pool created in step 2.
   
4. Create a backup policy.
   

Expected Result

1. In step 1, succeed to configure the cloud storage server.
   
2. In step 2, succeed to configure the disk pool.
   
3. In step 3, succeed to configure the storage unit.
   
4. In step 4, succeed to configure the backup policy.
   

Test Result

In step 1, the cloud storage server is configured successfully.

2. In step 2, the disk pool is configured successfully.

3. In step 3, the storage unit is configured successfully. 

In step 4, the backup policy is configured successfully. 

Test Conclusion

Passed

Test Purpose

To verify that the bucket can be added to the NBU server as S3 target storage through HTTPS protocol.

Test Networking

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking 1.1

Prerequisites

1. Deployment of storage device, Master server, Media server and networking have been completed.
   
2. The storage device is running properly.
   
3. Namespace and object bucket have been created on the storage device.
   
4. The storage device certificate has been imported and activated.
   
5. The complete certificate chain of storage device has been prepared on the NBU server.
   

Test Procedure

1. Add the storage device as a cloud storage server through HTTPS protocol. For Endpoint access style choose Path Style.
   
2. Create a disk pool and add the bucket as disk volume.
   
3. Create a storage unit and select the disk pool created in step 2.
   
4. Create a backup policy.
   

Expected Result

Test Result

Prerequisites Pre1 Write the complete certificate chain file to the cacert.pem file on NBU server. 
Test Result In step 1, the cloud storage server is configured successfully.

Test Conclusion

Passed

Test Purpose

To verify that the NBU server full backup and recovery is working

Test Networking

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking 1.1

Prerequisites

1. Deployment of storage device, Master server, Media server and networking have been completed.
   
2. The storage device is running properly.
   
3. Namespace and object bucket have been created on the storage device.
   
4. Prepare some large files and small files.
   

Test Procedure

1. Right-click the backup policy and start full backup job.
   
2. Once the backup job is finished, check the status of full backup job.
   
3. Enter the recover page and start the recovery job, restoring files to another place.
   
4. Once the recovery job finished, check the status of the job and data consistency.
   

Expected Result

1. In step 2, the full backup job finishes successfully.
   
2. In step 4, the recovery job finishes successfully, and restored files are the same as original files.
   

Test Result

Prerequisites Pre1 Prepare some large files and small files as backup source.
Test Result In Step1, right-click the backup policy and start full backup job.

2. In Step2, check that the state of backup job is done. The backup job finishes successfully.

4. In Step4, check that the state of restore job is successful, and restored files are the same as the original files.

Test Conclusion

Passed

Test Purpose

To verify that the NBU server incremental backup and recovery is working

Test Networking

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking 1-1

Prerequisites

1. Deployment of storage device, Master server, Media server and networking have been completed.
   
2. The storage device is running properly.
   
3. Namespace and object bucket have been created on the storage device.
   
4. Prepare some large files and small files.
   
5. The full backup job has completed in section 3.5.
   

Test Procedure

1. Right-click the backup policy and start incremental backup job.
   
2. Once the backup job is finished, check the status of incremental backup job.
   
3. Enter the recover page and start the recovery job, restoring files to another place.
   
4. Once the recovery job finished, check the status of the job and data consistence.
   

Expected Result

1. In step 2, the incremental backup job finishes successfully.
   
2. In step 4, the recovery job finishes successfully, and restored files are the same as the original files.
   

Test Result

Prerequisites

Pre1 Add some large files and small files as backup source.

Test Result

1. In Step1, right-click the backup policy and start incremental backup job.

2. In Step2, check that the state of backup job is done. The backup job finishes successfully.

3. In Step3, Enter the recover page and start the recovery job, restoring files to another place.

4. In Step4, check that the state of restore job is successful, and restored files are the same as the original files.

Test Conclusion

Passed

Test Purpose

To verify that the NetBackup server supports adding a bucket as the S3 backup source through the HTTP protocol.

Test Networking

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking 1.1

Prerequisites

1. Deployment of storage device, Master server, Media server and networking have been completed.
   
2. The storage device is running properly.
   
3. Namespace and object bucket have been created on the storage device.
   
4. The NetBackup Web Ui console is available
   
5. The storage unit has been created in chapter 3.
   

Test Procedure

1. Log into the NetBackup web UI.
   
2. Create a cloud object store through HTTP protocol.
   
3. Create a backup policy, which policy type is Cloud-Object-Store.
   

Expected Result

1. In step 2, succeed to add cloud object store
   
2. In step 3, succeed to configure the backup policy.
   

Test Result

1. Create a cloud object store, Workloads>Cloud object store>Add

2. Set Amazon as Cloud object sore provider name, then Add a new Region

3. Select Access credentials, then Add a new credential, disable SSL

4. Select AWS S3 compatible, then input Access key ID (AK) and Secret access key (SK).

5. Review the content

In step 5, the cloud object store is created successfully.

6. Set the policy type to cloud object store.

7. Create backup schedule

8. Configure cloud object

In step 8, the backup policy is configured successfully. 

Test Conclusion

Passed

Test Purpose

To verify that the NetBackup server supports adding a bucket as the S3 backup source through the HTTP protocol.

Test Networking

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking 1.1

Prerequisites

1. Deployment of storage device, Master server, Media server and networking have been completed.
   
2. The storage device is running properly.
   
3. Namespace and object bucket have been created on the storage device.
   
4. The NetBackup web UI console is available
   
5. The storage device certificate has been imported and activated.
   
6. The complete certificate chain of storage device has been prepared on the NBU server.
   
7. The storage unit has been created in chapter 3.
   

Test Procedure

1. Log into the NetBackup web UI.
   
2. Create a cloud object store through HTTPS protocol.
   
3. Create a backup policy, which policy type is Cloud-Object-Store.
   

Expected Result

1. In step 1, succeed to add cloud object store
   
2. In step 3, succeed to configure the backup policy.
   

Test Result

Prerequisites Pre1 Write the complete certificate chain file to the cacert.pem file on NBU server. 

In step 2, the cloud object store is created successfully.

1. Create a cloud object store, Workloads>Cloud object store>Add

2. Set Amazon as Cloud object sore provider, then Add a new Region

3. Select Access credentials, then Add a new credential, enable SSL

4. Select AWS S3 compatible, then input Access key ID (AK) and Secret access key (SK).

5. Review the content

In step 5, the cloud object store is created successfully.

6. Set the policy type to cloud object store.

7. Create backup schedule

8. Configure cloud object

In step 8, the backup policy is configured successfully. 

Test Conclusion

Passed

Test Purpose

To verify that full backup and restore works properly when the S3 bucket as the backup source

Test Networking

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking 1.1

Prerequisites

1. Deployment of storage device, Master server, Media server and networking have been completed.
   
2. The storage device is running properly.
   
3. Namespace and object bucket have been created on the storage device.
   
4. Prepare some large files and small files.
   
5. The backup policy has been created in section 4.1 or 4.2.
   

Test Procedure

1. Right-click the backup policy and start full backup job.
   
2. Once the backup job is finished, check the status of full backup job.
   
3. Enter the recover page and start the recovery job, restoring files to another place.
   
4. Once the recovery job finished, check the status of the job and data consistency.
   

Expected Result

1. In step 2, the full backup job finishes successfully.
   
2. In step 4, the recovery job finishes successfully, and restored files are the same as the original files.
   

Test Result

Prerequisites

Pre1 Prepare some large files and small files as backup source.

Test Result

1. In Step1, right-click the backup policy and start full backup job.

2. In Step2, check that the state of backup job is done. The backup job finishes successfully.

3. In Step3, Enter the recover page and start the recovery job, restoring files to another place.

4. In Step4, check that the state of restore job is successful, and restored files are the same as the original files.

Test Conclusion

Passed

Test Purpose

To verify that incremental backup and restore works properly when the S3 bucket as the backup source

Test Networking

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking 1.1

Prerequisites

1. Deployment of storage device, Master server, Media server and networking have been completed.
   
2. The storage device is running properly.
   
3. Namespace and object bucket have been created on the storage device.
   
4. Prepare some large files and small files.
   
5. The full backup job has completed in section 4.3.
   

Test Procedure

1. Right-click the backup policy and start incremental backup job.
   
2. Once the backup job is finished, check the status of incremental backup job.
   
3. Enter the recover page and start the recovery job, restoring files to another place.
   
4. Once the recovery job finished, check the status of the job and data consistency.
   

Expected Result

1. In step 2, the incremental backup job finishes successfully.
   
2. In step 4, the recovery job finishes successfully, and restored files are the same as the original files.
   

Test Result

Prerequisites

Pre1 Add some large files and small files as backup source.

Test Result

In Step1, right-click the backup policy and start incremental backup job.

2. In Step2, check that the state of backup job is done. The backup job finishes successfully.

3. In Step3, Enter the recover page and start the recovery job, restoring files to another place.

4. In Step4, check that the state of restore job is successful, and restored files are the same as the original files.

Test Conclusion

Passed

Test Purpose

To create a Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP) storage server in the NetBackup web UI.

Test Networking

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking 1.2

Prerequisites

Test Procedure

Expected Result

Test Results

1. Log into the VERITAS NetBackup Console from browser.

2. Choose Storage > Disk storage > Add to add a storage server.

Test Conclusion

Passed

Test Purpose

To create the disk pool

Test Networking

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking 1.2

Prerequisites

Test Procedure

Expected Result

1. In step 7, success to get bucket lists which object-lock and versioning are enabled.

2. In step 10, success to create storage pool.

Test Results

Prerequisites Pre1 The namespace has been enabled the worm policy mode to None, and enabled the Versioning through the S3 Browser.

Test Conclusion

Passed

Test Purpose

To verify that storage pool is available

Test Networking

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking 1.2

Prerequisites

Test Procedure

Expected Result

Test Results

1. Choose Storage Units > Add a storage unit.

2. Select the Category of Media Server Deduplication Pool to local or cloud storage (MSDP, MSDP Cloud).

3. Enter the name and click Next.

4. Select the disk pool, and enable WORM, and click Next.

5. (Optional) Add additional media servers and click Next

6. Confirm the configuration and click Save.

7. Create the storage unit successfully.

the bucket contains the directory(databases) and files(lsu-worm.conf/lockdown-mode.conf)

Test Conclusion

Passed

Test Purpose

To verify that the MSDP unit is available

Test Networking

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking 1.2

Prerequisites

Test Procedure

Expected Result

Test Results

Test Conclusion

Passed

Test Purpose

To verify that full backup and restore works properly when the pacific as the immutable (WORM) cloud storage through the MSDP

Test Networking

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking 1.2

Prerequisites

Test Procedure

Expected Result

Test Results

Prerequisites

Pre1 Prepare some files as backup source.



Test Result

Test Conclusion

Passed

Test Purpose

To verify that incremental backup and restore works properly when the pacific as the immutable (WORM) cloud storage through the MSDP

Test Networking

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking 1.2

Prerequisites

1. Deployment of storage device, Master server, Media server and networking have been completed.
   
2. The storage device is running properly.
   
3. Namespace and object bucket have been created on the storage device.
   
4. The full backup job has completed in section5.5.
   

Test Procedure

1. Add some files to backup.
   
2. Right-click the backup policy and start incremental backup job.
   
3. Once the backup job is finished, check the status of incremental backup job.
   
4. Enter the recover page and start the recovery job, restoring files to another place.
   
5. Once the recovery job finished, check the status of the job and data consistency.
   

Expected Result

1. In step 2, the incremental backup job finishes successfully.
   
2. In step 5, the recovery job finishes successfully, and restored files are the same as the original files.
   

Test Result

Prerequisites

Pre1 Add some files to backup.


Test Result

In Step2, right-click the backup policy and start incremental backup job.

2. In Step2, check that the state of backup job is done. The backup job finishes successfully.

4. In Step4, check that the state of restore job is successful, and restored files are the same as the original files.

Test Conclusion

Passed

Test Purpose

To verify that the retention period is supported when the storage is used as S3 target storage.

Test Networking

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking 1.2

Prerequisites

In section 5.5-5.6, the backup is successful.

Test Procedure

Expected Result

Test Results

1. Check the headers of the backup files on the s3 Browser.
2. Delete the backup files within the retention period on the backup server.

Test Conclusion

Passed