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Level 4

6 years ago

Media server hardware requirements

Hello,

I have to to set up a new Windows 2012 physical media server with NB 8.1.2 and I need the minimum and recommended requirements (CPU, RAM, etc...)

I have read the installation guide, and it sends me to the SORT site, but I don't understand how to retrieve the informations that I need

Can someone help me please?

Thank you,

db

windows server 2012

sdo
6 years ago
See this planning guide, and add a bit more RAM for modern OS and and latest versions of NetBackup, eveything else pretty much still stands:
Symantec NetBackup Backup Planning and Performance Tuning Guide
https://www.veritas.com/bin/support/docRepoServlet?bookId=99904379-99904385-1&requestType=pdf

sdo
Moderator
6 years ago
See this planning guide, and add a bit more RAM for modern OS and and latest versions of NetBackup, eveything else pretty much still stands:
Symantec NetBackup Backup Planning and Performance Tuning Guide
https://www.veritas.com/bin/support/docRepoServlet?bookId=99904379-99904385-1&requestType=pdf
- Genericus
  Moderator
  6 years ago
  Review the guide sdo linked above - you really need to calculate how much data you plan to send through and how many destinations. Also - pay attention to how data flows - hba and network interfaces have a major impact as well.
  
  Remember - you can have GOOD, FAST or CHEAP - pick TWO!
DPFreelance
Level 4
6 years ago
Why Windows 2012?
That's going to End of Live in a couple short years.
Why not Windows 2016?
Marianne
Level 6
6 years ago
What backup devices will be added to the media server?
Tape? How many drives?
Dedupe disk? What size?