The Velocity Client is a service that facilitates automated data ingestion and sandbox preparation. You must install the Velocity Client on any host servers that you intend to use for either creating sandboxes or ingesting data. Then you must register each host server with Velocity before you can ingest databases or create sandboxes.
In an Oracle RAC environment, you must install and register the Velocity Client on each node in the cluster.
Warning:
Before you begin, check whether the primary FQDN or IP address of the host server is on the same network path as the Velocity Storage Server. If it is not, you must use the -i flag with the appropriate FQDN or IP address when you register the host server using the "velocity_registration" command. This is a common scenario in multi-NIC configurations.
You can install and register the Velocity Client using the Velocity launch pad. The launch pad contains directions that walk you through the configuration process. If you prefer, you can manually type the configuration commands in a terminal window to configure the Client.
When the Velocity Client is successfully registered, it appears in the Velocity Console. To view any registered instances of the Velocity Client, click Clients in the left pane.
When you uninstall an instance of the Velocity Client, it must be able to connect to the Velocity Storage Server because the process also deregisters the Velocity Client.
You can also delete a client if an error was made in the initial registration and you want set it up again with valid information.
Configuring the Velocity Client for Linux using the Velocity launch pad
If you configure the Velocity Storage Server so that it is multihomed, these commands may not provide the correct IP address. You may need to change the IP address to the same IP address that matches the network that the Velocity Client is on.
To configure the Velocity Client for Linux using the Velocity launch pad
On the Velocity Console, click Launch Pad.
On the Configure the Velocity Client tile, click Configure.
Click Next.
Select Linux for Oracle Databases, and then click Next.
Complete the directions that display, and then click Done.
Configuring the Velocity Client for Linux manually
To configure the Velocity Client for Linux manually
Log on to your host server as the root user, and open a terminal window.
Type the following command to create a new local folder where the packages export path from the Velocity Storage Server will be mounted:
mkdir -p /mnt/<foldername>
Type the following command to mount the packages export path from the Velocity Storage Server to the local folder created in the previous step:
mount -o vers=3 <storage host/IP>:/opt/veritas/velocity/packages/mnt/<foldername>
Type the following command to install the installation package on the host server:
rpm -i /mnt/<foldername>/velocity-client*.rpm
Type the following commands to unmount the packages export path and remove the local folder:
umount /mnt/<foldername>
rm -rf /mnt/<foldername>
From the Velocity Console, in the left pane, click Velocity Storage Server.
Click Generate Server Credentials.
Make a note of the User name and Password that display.
On the host server, use one of the following commands to register the host with Velocity:
If you use the computer's hostname to identify the host server on the network:
Where <Storage FQDN/IP address> is the FQDN or IP address of the Velocity Storage Server.
If you configure the Velocity Storage Server so that it is multihomed, these commands may not provide the correct IP address. You may need to change the IP address to the same IP address that matches the network that the Velocity Client is on.
Replace <user> with the user name and <password> with the password from the Generate Server Credentials dialog in the previous step.
If the primary FQDN or IP address of the host server is not on the same network path as the Velocity Storage Server:
Where <Storage FQDN/IP address> is the appropriate FQDN or IP address of the Velocity Storage Server.
If you configure the Velocity Storage Server so that it is multihomed, these commands may not provide the correct IP address. You may need to change the IP address to the same IP address that matches the network that the Velocity Client is on.
Replace <user> with the user name and <password> with the password from the Generate Server Credentials dialog in the previous step.
The -i flag lets you specify the FQDN or IP address that is associated with the interface and represents the network path to the Velocity Storage Server. Using the -i flag ensures that Velocity uses the correct network path when it communicates with the Velocity Storage Server.
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