Add OCI File Storage with Lustre

Create a Backup Plan

Start the Configuration Wizard

1. Log on to metallic.io.

   The Service catalog page appears.

2. On the Files tile, click Configure, and then click File server.

   The Configure File Server Backup page appears.

If you have already completed the initial setup, follow these steps:

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Files.

   The file servers Overview page appears.

2. On the Files tab, in the upper-right area of the page, click Add Server.

   The Configure File Server page appears.

3. Select File server and click Next.

   The Configure File Server Backup page appears.

Specify the File Server Environment

1. Select File server running in the cloud VM, and then from the Select vendor list, select Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

   An active trial or an active subscription is required.

2. Click Next.

   The File Server Backup Overview page appears.

3. Click Next.

   The Configure Permissions page appears, where you must enable IAM Role authentication.

IAM Role

Configure Oracle IAM permissions for API key-based authentication using Resource Manager template that is provided by Commvault Cloud.

1. Click Launch Oracle Cloud Stack Template.

   The Create Stack page of the OCI website appears. Create your MetallicServiceAccount user and then follow the directions in Step 2 on the page to obtain your Tenancy OCID, API key, and fingerprint for the user.

2. Select I have reviewed and accept the Oracle terms of use.

   The Resource Manager template creates an IAM user in the IAM group. Then, it creates and assigns an IAM policy to the group.

3. Verify that the Use custom Terraform providers check box is not selected.

4. In the Name box, enter a descriptive name for the stack.

5. From the Create in compartment list, select a compartment.

6. In the Tags section, add a tag to identify the IAM stack.

7. Click Next.

   The Configure Variables page appears.

8. In the Email address for User (MetallicServiceAccount) box, enter an email address.

9. Click Next.

   The Review page appears.

10. Click Create.

11. In the search bar at the top of the page, search for your user MetallicServiceAccount.

    Your MetallicServiceAccount page appears.

12. Under API Keys, select Add API Key > Download Private Key.

13. Under the API key section, click the button with three dots.

14. Copy the Credential Name, Tenancy OCID, User OCID, and Fingerprint values.

15. Return to the Commvault configuration wizard.

16. For Credentials, select existing credentials or create new credentials.

    Steps to create credentials

    1. Click the add button .

       The Add credential dialog box appears.

    2. In Credential name, enter a descriptive name for the credentials.

    3. In Tenancy OCID, enter the OCID for the tenant.

    4. In User OCID, enter OCID for the user for the hypervisor.

    5. In Fingerprint, enter the fingerprint.

    6. For Private key, upload the private key file.

    7. In Private key password, enter the password for the private key.

    8. In Description, enter a description of the credentials.

17. Click Next.

    The region selection page appears.

Region

1. From the region list, select the region where the file server is located.

2. Click Next.

   The backup gateway selection page appears.

Backup Gateway

Backup gateways connect with, discover, back up, and restore your data source (which the Commvault Cloud control panel cannot access directly). Backup gateways also move data to and from the access nodes to the storage targets. Backup gateways also perform deduplication operations before moving data to storage targets. A backup gateway is required to back up file servers without egress charges.

If you create a new backup gateway for OCI, verify that it meets the system requirements for OCI backup gateways.

1. Select an existing backup gateway or create a new backup gateway.

   Steps to add a new backup gateway

   1. Click +.

      The Backup gateway window appears.

   2. From the Platform list, select the platform on which you want to place the backup gateway.

   3. The Storage region displayed is auto-populated from the selection you made on the region selection page. If you want to change the region, you must make the change on the region selection page.

   4. Click GENERATE LINK to create the link for the CloudFormation template.

   5. A CloudFormation template is created based on the region and the operating system that you selected.

   6. To create an instance and install the Commvault Cloud backup gateway, click the Cloud Formation link to open the console.

   7. Sign in to the console.

   8. Enter the parameters and click Save to register the gateway with Commvault.

   9. Click OK.

2. Click Next.

   The Cloud Storage page appears.

Cloud Storage

Primary Copy

1. To review the supported combinations of primary and secondary storage, see Storage Options for In-Guest Agent Based Backups.

2. For the primary copy of the backup data, select existing cloud storage from the Storage location list or create new cloud storage.

   Steps to create cloud storage for the primary copy

   1. Click +.

      The Add cloud storage dialog box appears.

   2. From the Type list, select Air Gap Protect or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage.

   3. If you select Air Gap Protect, the Cloud storage provider, Storage Class, and Region fields are automatically populated.

   4. If you select Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage, the Region field is automatically populated.

   5. Enter Compartment Name and Bucket.

   6. Click Save.

3. Click Next.

Secondary Copy

1. Decide whether to store a secondary copy of the backup data for long-term retention.

   1. To enable backup of a secondary copy, slide the Secondary copy toggle key to the right.

   2. Select existing cloud storage from the Storage location list or create new cloud storage.

   Steps to create cloud storage for the secondary copy

   1. Click +.

      The Add cloud storage dialog box appears.

   2. From the Type list, select Air Gap Protect or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage.

   3. If you select Air Gap Protect, the Cloud storage provider, Storage Class, and Region fields are automatically populated.

   4. If you select Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage, the Region field is automatically populated.

   5. Enter Compartment Name and Bucket.

   6. Click Save.

2. Click Next.

   The Plan page appears.

Backup Plan

A backup plan specifies the storage to back up the data to and other settings such as recovery point objective (RPO) settings.

1. Create a backup plan.

   Steps to create a backup plan

   1. Click the add button .

      The Add plan dialog box appears.

   2. In the Plan name box, enter a descriptive name for the backup plan.

   3. For the backup plan settings, select pre-defined settings or create custom settings:

      • To select pre-defined settings, under Retention rules, select one of the following:

        • Select Standard retention to retain the incremental backups for 1 month.

        • Select Extended retention for optimized storage where the incremental backups of primary and secondary copies are retained for 1 month, and extended retention for monthly and yearly full backups.

          Note

          The Extended retention option is available only when the secondary copy backup is selected.

      • To create custom settings, select Custom plan, and then specify the following:

        • For Retention, specify the amount of time to retain the backup jobs.

        • For Retention monthly full (Secondary copy), specify the amount of time to retain the monthly full backup on secondary copy.

        • For Retention yearly full (Secondary copy), specify the amount of time to retain the yearly full backup on secondary copy.

        • For Backups run every, specify how often to run backups.

   4. Click Done.

2. Click Cancel to close the configuration wizard.

Deploy Linux Servers

1. Deploy one or more Linux servers that meet the Hardware Specifications for Access Nodes for CIFS Shares and NFS Exports in the same OCI compartment as your OCI Lustre deployment to be used as access node(s).

Mount Lustre File System to Access Nodes

Follow this guide to mount the Lustre file system to the access nodes.

Create an Access Node

Start the Configuration Wizard

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Service catalog.

   The Service catalog page appears.

2. On the Files tile, click Configure.

   The Select the Files Application page appears.

3. Click NAS.

4. Click Next.

   The Server Configuration page of the Add NAS Server configuration wizard appears.

Server Configuration

1. In the Name box, enter a name for the NAS server.

2. From the Vendor type list, select Generic.

3. In the Host name box, enter a host name or fully qualified domain name for the NAS server.

4. Click Next.

   The Plan page of the configuration wizard appears.

Plan

1. From the Plan list, select the backup plan created in the previous steps.

2. Click Next.

   The Backup Content page of the configuration wizard appears.

Backup Content

1. Under Network share configuration, move the NFS toggle key to the right.

2. Create the access nodes to use for the file server.

   Steps to create a new access node

   1. Click the add button .

      The Add a new Access node dialog box appears.

   2. Download the backup gateway package and install it on your access node.

   3. Install the access node and authenticate using the authcode provided in the instructions.

3. Click Cancel to close the configuration wizard.

Create a Server Group

Create a server group to manage Lustre access node settings

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Manage > Server groups.

   The Server groups page appears.

2. Click Add server group.

   The add server group page appears.

3. In the Name box, enter a name for the Server group.

4. Click Add Server.

5. Find and select the access nodes, and then click Save.

6. On the Configuration tab, on the Settings tile, click Add.

7. Add the LustreUseRecursiveScan setting.

Add Lustre File Server

When you add a file server, a backup set, and a default subclient are automatically created.

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Files.

   The Overview page appears.

2. On the Files tab, in the upper-right area of the page, click Add server.

   The Configure File Server page appears.

3. Select Lustre as the server type, and then click Next.

   The Add Lustre page of the configuration wizard appears.

4. In the Name box, type a name for the server.

5. From the Access node list, select the access node to use for the server.

6. From the Plan list, select the backup plan.

   The backup plan defines the storage for the backup data, the RPO (recovery point objective), and the data retention period.

7. In the Backup content section, choose the data to include for backups:

   1. Click Add.

   2. To enter paths to items you want to back up, click Custom path, enter paths to items you want to include in backups, and then click the add button +.

      By default, the entire Lustre file system is backed up.

8. In the Exclusions section, add filters to exclude items from backups:

   1. Click Add.

   2. To enter paths to items you want to exclude from backups, click Custom path, enter a filter pattern, and then click the add button +.

9. Click Save.