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Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage and Veritas NetBackup

Interoperability Test Report

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Executive Summary

Axians Global (“Axians”) assessed the interoperability of Veritas NetBackup software with Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage. The goal of the assessment is to validate that Veritas NetBackup is interoperable with Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage.

In the assessment, Axians has determined that Veritas NetBackup software backup and restore jobs will function with Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage for the following scenarios:

Test Scenario

Storage Involved

Protocol(s) Tested

Result

Backup Target –Object

OceanStor Pacific Storage

S3

Passed

In this document, you will find details on the above test cases and the captured output. The procedures conducted in the tests are referenced from standard online documentation from Veritas NetBackup and Huawei.

1 Environment Configuration

1.1 Networking Diagram

Figure 1.1 Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking

Note: This networking diagram is for reference only. For details about the connections between Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage nodes and application servers, between nodes, see the Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage product documentation.

Networking description:

  • Deployment at the production end:
  1. Deploy one ESXi physical host, install the VMware VM software, create VMs, and install windows operating system.
  2. The management network and service network are connected to the Veritas NetBackup software and Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage through switches.
  • Deploy the Veritas NetBackup software on Windows VM server.
  • All storage devices connect to the Veritas NetBackup through 10g Ethernet.

1.2 Hardware and Software Configuration

1.2.1 Storage Configuration

Table 1-1 Huawei storage configuration table

Name

Model

Version

Quantity

Storage

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage

(Hereinafter referred to as “the storage device” as well)

8.2

1

1.2.2 Matching Hardware Configuration

Table 1-2 Hardware Configuration

Name

description

Usage

Quantity

VMware ESXi

x86 server

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

VMware virtual machine Backup and Restoration

1

Veritas NetBackup Master& 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 schedule backup tasks and transfer backup data.

1

Ethernet switch

Huawei 6855 10GE Network Switch

Ethernet switches for management networking and service networking.

2

1.2.3 Test Software and Tools

Table 1-3 Test Software and Tool List

Software Name

description

Version

Quantity

VMware ESXi

VMware virtualization platform

7

1

Veritas NetBackup

Veritas NetBackup Software

10

1

Operation System

Install the Windows Hosts

Windows Server 2016

1

2. Test Preparation

2.1 Create the Account and save the AK&SK on the storage device

2.2 Create the Service Network on the storage device

2.3 Create the Namespace on the storage device

2.4 Create the Bucket on the storage device

2.5 Configure the DNS on the NBU server

Query the IP Address of Object DNS Service in Subnet on the storage device.

Configure DNS on Windows Hosts.

3. OceanStor Pacific Storage interconnection with Veritas NetBackup

3.1 Add the bucket as S3 target storage through HTTP protocol

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

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

  1. In step 1, the cloud storage server is configured successfully.
    2. 2. In step 2, the disk pool is configured successfully.

3. In step 3, the storage unit is configured successfully. 4. In step 4, the backup policy is configured successfully.

Test Conclusion

Passed

3.2 Full Backup and Recovery

Test Purpose

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

Test Networking

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking

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 3.1.

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

3.3 Incremental Backup and Recovery

Test Purpose

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

Test Networking

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking

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 3.2.

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

  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

3.4 Add the bucket as S3 target storage through HTTPS protocol

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

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, please refer to the section 4.2.
  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

  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

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.

2. In step 2, the disk pool is configured successfully.
3. In step 3, the storage unit is configured successfully. 4. In step 4, the backup policy is configured successfully.

Test Conclusion

Passed

3.5 Full Backup and Recovery

Test Purpose

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

Test Networking

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking

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. 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

3.6 Incremental Backup and Recovery

Test Purpose

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

Test Networking

Huawei OceanStor Pacific Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking

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.

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

7.In Step3, Enter the recover page and start the recovery job, restoring files to another place.
8. In Step4, check that the state of restore job is successful, and restored files are the same as the original files.

Test Conclusion

Passed

4. Reference

4.1 Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator’s Guide, Volume I

https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/18716246-158973241-0/v27655789-158973241

4.2 Huawei OceanStor Pacific Series Product Documentation

https://support.huawei.com/hedex/hdx.do?docid=DOC1101187689&id=object_config_00184