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Tom_Qin
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3 years ago

Licensing module about Netbackup Flex Scale

Could anyone help about this?

i want to know about the licensing module for Netbackup Flex Scale, currently, we're using netbackup platform license. Do we need to purchase additional software licenses besides the hardware? Is there any additional cost, e.g. OS integration, support, license?

Thanks.

  • Hi Tom_Qin 

    For Flex scale in addition to your NetBackup capacity licensing (note that not all licensing models available can be used with Flex scale) which is based on front-end terabytes (FETB), Flex scale is licensed on back-end capacity of the Flex scale nodes purchased (so if you purchase 4 102 TB Flex nodes, you will require 408 TB of Flex scale licensing). 

    All software support (for OS and Flex scale) is provided by Veritas. Hardware support comes with part of the Flex scale node purchase. 

    You should talk to your account team (or partner) for more details on this topic - they have the full information to help and guide you.

    Cheers
    David

  • Hi Tom_Qin 

    For Flex scale in addition to your NetBackup capacity licensing (note that not all licensing models available can be used with Flex scale) which is based on front-end terabytes (FETB), Flex scale is licensed on back-end capacity of the Flex scale nodes purchased (so if you purchase 4 102 TB Flex nodes, you will require 408 TB of Flex scale licensing). 

    All software support (for OS and Flex scale) is provided by Veritas. Hardware support comes with part of the Flex scale node purchase. 

    You should talk to your account team (or partner) for more details on this topic - they have the full information to help and guide you.

    Cheers
    David

  • Thanks David, so Flex scale licensing module is the front-end terabytes + back-end together like access?

    I will check with the account manger for more details later