networker

Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Setup
3. Usage
4. Parameters
5. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
6. Development
7. License

Overview

This module installs the EMC NetWorker backup client and/or server. It is assumed that the installation packages are available via a repository the client has access to. It also manages the servers file.

Setup

What networker affects

• the lgtoclnt and lgtoman packages
• the content in /nsr/res/servers
• the service networker

Setup Requirements

An assumption is made that you have setup a private repository to hold the packages for installing the NetWorker client.

Beginning with networker

Once you have a repo setup all you have to do is include networker in your manifest somewhere. You can, optionally, set the servers that are allowd to access the client via a parameter or via the file backend to hiera.

Usage

Basic usage:

include networker

Set the servers allowed to access the client:

class { 'networker':
  servers => ['server1.example.com', 'server2.example.com'],
}

Pull the file representing /nsr/res/servers from hiera:

class { 'networker':
  servers_file   => 'hiera',
}

Parameters

Package Installation

install_client

Installs the Networker client packages "lgtoclnt", "lgtoman"
Default: true
Hiera parameter: networker::install::install_client

install_console

Installs the Networker console package "lgtonmc"
Default: false
Hiera parameter: `networker::install::install_console``

install_nmda

Installs the Networker Module for Databases and Applications package "lgtonmda"
Default: false
Hiera parameter: networker::install::install_nmda

install_sap

Installs the Networker Module for SAP package "lgtonmsap"
Default: false
Hiera parameter: networker::install::install_sap

install_server

Installs the Networker server package "lgtoserv"
Default: false
Hiera parameter: networker::install::install_server

install_storagenode

Installs the Networker storagenode package "lgtonode"
Default: false
Hiera parameter: networker::install::install_storagenode

version_client

Sets the version of the client to install.
Default: present
Hiera parameter: networker::install::version_client

version_console

Sets the version of the console to install.
Default: present
Hiera parameter: networker::install::version_console

version_nmda

Sets the version of the nmda module to install.
Default: present
Hiera parameter: networker::install::version_nmda

version_sap

Sets the version of the sap module to install.
Default: present
Hiera parameter: networker::install::version_sap

version_server

Sets the version of the server to install.
Default: present
Hiera parameter: networker::install::version_server

version_storagenode

Sets the version of the storagenode to install.
Default: present
Hiera parameter: networker::install::version_storagenode

Config Settings

connection_portrange

Sets the system's connection ports to the ranges specified.
Type: String
Default: 0-0

servers

The servers that should be entered into /nsr/res/servers
Type: array
Default: []

servers_file

Determines where the content for the servers file comes from. Valid values are 'template' and 'hiera'.

• template: takes the array passed to $servers and uses it to construct /nsr/res/servers.
• hiera: takes advantage of the file backend for hiera and looks for the specified file there (see servers_file_name).

Type: String
Default: 'template'

servers_file_name

The name of the file in hiera that contains the desired contents of /nsr/res/servers
Type: String
Default: 'networker_servers'

service_portrange

Sets the system's service ports to the ranges specified.
Type: String
Default: 7937-9936

Limitations

This should work on the RedHat and Debian families of OS's. Additional support is welcomed, just submit an issue with the details. Support for Windows is planned for a future release.

Development

Pull requests are welcomed! Many thanks to Sebastian Ickler for adding features beyond the client setup to this module. If you add any code please try to make sure it will only be executed on OS's that support it.

License

This is released under the New BSD / BSD 3 Clause license. A copy of the license can be found in the root of the module.