For details on these requirements, refer to the netbackup release notes for 8. For information on migrating aix master and media servers to other platforms, see the netbackup master server migration guide and the netbackup media server migration guide. Introduction while your critical enterprise server is up and running and performing its primary function, the veritas netbackup flashbackup feature can make a lightningfast backup in a fraction of the time required by conventional backup methods, while still providing. A server of a supported hardware type that runs a supported version of its. Windows 2012 r2 built in backup requirements and recommendations. Netbackup statuscode inside hardware mediamanagerstatus techno os software whatisnew howto inside veritas netbackup tm storage troubleshoot media storage news appliance enterprise virtualization netapp switch tapedrive vmware acronis addson apache application aruba citrix cloud emc network server. This position requires an engineer to assist with the architectural.
Netbackup 7 media server installation requirements vox. Server core installation option is not supported as a netbackup media server. This will update the mediadb files on both the old and new media servers and also update the images database on the master server. When the netbackup administrator completes the configuration, hyperscale, the netbackup media server backup proxy, and netbackup master server should have the following communication path. Use netbackup to perform a restore for a total and complete recovery of windows clients that include c. Windows server 2008 core installation is not supported as a netbackup media server. The exact amount of space that is required to accommodate the server software and the netbackup catalogs depends on the hardware platform. All netbackup administrators or consultants know that catalog is a heart of netbackup.
Refer to databaseapplication vendor for specific operating system requirements. The process i followed is based on the vertias kb article. Symantec netbackup san client and fibre transport guide. Hello, i have to to set up a new windows 2012 physical media server with nb 8. Bmr boot server requirements please reference the requirements for bare metal restore. To view the different binary sizes, refer to netbackup binary sizes in the netbackup release notes. Windows disaster recovery using netbackup the full process. Due to the limitations of the 32bit address space, 32bit backup managers are limited to. Where support is shown for windows server it also means that the other editions of windows server and windows storage server are supported, unless noted otherwise. Windows server 2008 r2 is recommended for best performance. Oracle linux 6 ga through update 7 are not supported as a media server with netbackup 8. Red hat enterprise linux 5 is not supported as a media server with netbackup 8. Communications between the hyperscale controller and data nodes and netbackup media. New minimum system requirements for netbackup master servers.
Could someone please help me with the minimum requirements checklist for configuring windows 2012 as a master and media server. Symantec netbackup catalog manipulation settlersoman a. Built on industry leading netbackup software, the netbackup 5340 appliance is an integrated media server with storage and offers both client and target deduplication to reduce network bandwidth and storage capacity requirements. With netbackup msdp client deduplication, clients deduplicate their backup data and then send it directly to the storage server, which writes it to the storage. Chapter 5 removing netbackup server software 95 about netbackup server software removal on windows systems 95 removing netbackup server software on windows systems 96 removing netbackup server software in a clustered. Core server platforms include solaris, hpux, aix, tru64, linux and windows. Netbackup media server reinstalled as a master server it is possible to use one media server at dr site, reinstall it as a master server and restore catalog. About netbackup server installation requirements for unix systems about storage device configuration about replacing netbackup server types not supported in netbackup 7.
It is useful when a newer netbackup client software does not support specific client os. Is server on and cabled decommissioned maintenance hosts files or dns correct host all backup servers all backup interfaces on backup servers network functional routing library media problem server hardware windows event log correlation telnet to master media from client to client from master media telnet bpcd or 782 telnet. All netbackup servers must recognize and be recognizable by their client systems. Specifications for backup softwarebased encryption. Netbackup copilot for oracle is supported on all the. Netbackup features a central master server which manages both media servers containing the backup media and clients. Backup exec 16 system requirements backup activity. Check media server io using dd and mt commands to backup files to your drives and check each one, this will measure your throughput speed between media and drive. Where support is shown for windows server 2008 enterprise edition it also means that the other editions of windows server 2008 and windows server 2008 r2 are supported. The value for disk space is for initial installation only.
Windows 2012 core and 2012 r2 core are supported as a netbackup media server. At first, netbackup is a heteregenous software supporting windows, unixlinux servers as a client but also a backup server master media server. Netbackup master and media server is supported on microsoft windows server 2016 editions. Lessons learnt netbackup server hardware refresh windows and unix it was a whole lot of netbackup master server hardware migrations last month.
Netbackup ft media servers accept connections from san clients and send data to the disk storage. Netbackup getting started guide about netbackup netbackup provides a complete, flexible data protection solution for a variety of platforms. Communications between the hyperscale controller and data nodes and netbackup media and master servers. Installation and upgrade checklist report for opscenter. A netbackup media server hosts the netbackup deduplication engine, which writes the data to a media server deduplication pool on the target storage and manages the deduplicated data. Please refer to the related article linked below for more details on this topic. This requirement does not apply to opscenter servers, media servers, or clients. Confirm your hbas speed is at the highiest value and that is supported by your fabric. For additional details on minimum and recommended configurations see netbackup media server. The t5000 is ok for traditional media server functions. This is a time consuming process because you need to uninstall netbackup media server binaries and install it again as master server. Netbackup supports a mixed version environment it means that you can upgrade the opscenter, master, media servers and leave some clients with older netbackup software installed.
How to configure netbackup media server deduplication pool. Only the x64 64bit editions of the os are supported as a netbackup media server. Windows server 2008 when using a 32bit os on a x64 cpu the db agent is supported if the x86 cpu. System requirements server backup manager for windows. Starting with this release of netbackup, the netbackup master server requires 4 cores and 16 gb of ram.
Foundation, essentials, storage server, standard and datacenter and with core option enabled or disabled. A t5000 series system is not good for dedupe an intelbased system is better. The host bus adapters hbas that accept connections from the san clients use a special netbackup target mode driver to process ft traffic. If youre doing dedupe on the media server, look at cpus 2. I have ended up in doing almost 5 migrations mingled up with windows and unix last month. The netbackup administrator must set up a dedicated media server in the production environment. This will now continue the eol for ha media server with regards to upgraded ha media server moving forward with the jasper release. Installation and upgrade checklist report for nbups 8. The second, netbackup features for vmware work good.
Netbackup master server disaster recovery overview. One rule of thumb might be 1gb of ram for each 1tb of dedupe disk space used, so, one could say you need 2gb for os, plus 2gb for netbackup media server and msdp application services or 3gb for a master media and msdp, plus another 2gb for the msdp dedupe fingerprint tables. Netbackup system administrators guide for windows, volume i. A netbackup ft media server is a netbackup media server on which the fibre transport services are activated.
For additional information on sizing requirements for the netbackup catalog, refer to the netbackup backup planning and performance tuning guide. Ha media server was end of life for new installs with netbackup 7. Netbackup master server hardware refreshmigration checklist i know many of you guys go under this situation of moving netbackup master server from one hardware to other. A server of a supported hardware type that runs a supported version of its operating system with applicable patches, adequate disk space, and supported peripherals. Disabling the client for nfs on the media server 41 about configuring services for network file system nfs on the windows 2003 r2 sp2 netbackup media server and netbackup clients 43 installing services for nfs on the windows 2003 r2 sp2 media. Note to determine how much memory you need before you begin installing netbackup, refer to netbackup server installation requirements on page 5. Installing netbackup media server software on unix. Netbackup training module1 backup server computing. About netbackup license key requirements table 21 required license keys for netbackup media servers media server type requiredlicensesbasedonmediaservercapabilities. Installation and upgrade checklist report for netbackup. Netbackup client is supported on microsoft windows server 2008 editions. The netbackup catalog requires considerably more space once the master server is placed in a production environment. How to replace the server hardware for a netbackup media. How to prepare for netbackup mastermedia server upgrade.
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