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Mike_3G
Level 3
12 years ago

NBU 7.5 and vmware questions

No urgent problem to be solved, just a question about VMware and definition of a client.

  1. If I create a VMware policy and automatically select all the VMs on an ESXi host, do I need a client license for each VM on that host? There is no client software installed in the VMs. But, I can see each VM listed when I execute /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpplclients -allunique from the command line. I'm just wondering how this is handled.
  2. OTOH, in the Java console, when I'm connected to the Master Server and I select NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Clients, none of the VMs appear in the list.

thanks, Mike

7.5
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  • Will_Restore's avatar
    Will_Restore
    12 years ago

    NetBackup for VMware requires an Enterprise Client license for each ESX Server.

    To protect an application or database, note: an additional license for the appropriate NetBackup package is needed for each ESX server that hosts the application or database.

     

    Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO70879

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    Will_Restore
    Level 6
    12 years ago

    NetBackup for VMware requires an Enterprise Client license for each ESX Server.

    To protect an application or database, note: an additional license for the appropriate NetBackup package is needed for each ESX server that hosts the application or database.

     

    Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO70879

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    Mike_3G
    Level 3
    12 years ago

    Thanks. That seems fairly rational. I was asking because I saw a different list of "clients" in the GUI vs. CLI. Then it seems that other tasks using bpplclients might not give correct results if VMware guests are involved.