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j083418
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14 years ago

Running a Virtual Netback Media server

I've been asked to research running a Netbackup Media server (6.5.4) as a Virtual Host (VMWARE).

 

Does anyone have any experience of this, is it supported and does anyone have any documentation regarding it?

 

Thanks

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  • Andy_Welburn's avatar
    Andy_Welburn
    14 years ago

    "...
    The NetBackup media server is supported within a virtual machine, as stated in
    the “General guidelines for support” on page 2. Support, however, is limited to
    disk storage units.
    The following disk storage units are supported within a virtual machine:
    ■ Basic Disk
    ■ Advanced Disk without sharing
    Refer to the following document for a list of supported NetBackup 6.x media
    server platforms:
    http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/325328.htm
    ..."

    taken from: Support for NetBackupTM 6.x in virtual environments

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  • Andy_Welburn's avatar
    Andy_Welburn
    Level 6
    14 years ago

    "...
    The NetBackup media server is supported within a virtual machine, as stated in
    the “General guidelines for support” on page 2. Support, however, is limited to
    disk storage units.
    The following disk storage units are supported within a virtual machine:
    ■ Basic Disk
    ■ Advanced Disk without sharing
    Refer to the following document for a list of supported NetBackup 6.x media
    server platforms:
    http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/325328.htm
    ..."

    taken from: Support for NetBackupTM 6.x in virtual environments

  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    14 years ago

    Extract from Master Compatibility List: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH59978

    Virtualization
    Statement of Support for NetBackup 7 in a Virtual Environment ( Virtualization Technologies ):    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH127089

    Statement of Support for NetBackup 6.x in a Virtual Environment ( Virtualization Technologies ):     http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH64542

     

    In short - only Disk Media servers are supported in a virtual environment, no tape.

     

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