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SaravananSM's avatar
SaravananSM
Level 2
12 years ago

Need Netbackup license name for Data Domain(openstorage)

HI, Currently we are using VTL(EMC) to take backups with Netbackup 7.0.1. VTL is going to be unsupported in another 2 months instead we are replacing the EDLs with Data Domains. Here i would like t...
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  • Yasuhisa_Ishika's avatar
    Yasuhisa_Ishika
    12 years ago

    Both VTL and OpenStorage is covered by Enterprise Disk Option. If you have enough amount of licese regarding Front End Tera-Bytes(FETB) of data to be backed up, you dpn't have to purchase addtional license to migrate from VTL to OpenStorage.

    Please note that you need to purchase Data Domain Boost license from EMC and add it into DD to use Data Domain Boost pluging for OpenStorage.

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Nicolai
Moderator
12 years ago

The Data Domain VTL option require a EMC license as well.If I had to pick I would go for the BOOST license   at all times.