Symantec NetBackup Client - Edition(Standard/Enterprise)

We've been trying to tell you - on the client side there is NO DIFFERENCE in the installation, unless client is installed as SAN Media Server.

I do not have access to a Windows San Media server to check registry entries.

I normally get most of the info I need for a license audit from the master (all except tier info can be extracted from master).

Thnkzz Marianne for having patience answering my Questionss!!

SAN Media Server must be installed with Enterprise Client license key, so we can determine the server in question is NetBackup Enterprise Server or NetBackup Enterprise Client.

Enterprise Client license key has following features in single key. Check features using "bpminlicense -list_keys -verbose".

• contains "Base NetBackup" feature(Server license also have)
• contains "Snapshot Client"(Server license does not have)

Hey Mark,

Thnkzz!

So shall i consider that this registry;

HKLM\Software\Veritas\NetBAckup\CurrentVersion\Config\ ->is unique if a client has a enterprise edition installed and this will not be found on standard edition installations.?

If the DWORD "MinorVersion" is having value 2 , then it represents the enterprise edition and the value would be different for Standard edition installation?

What do you think looking at these registries;(got out these keys as per your comments)??

<reg_key name="SOFTWARE\Veritas\NetBackup\CurrentVersion\">
<reg_value name="PackageVersion" value="7.0.2010.0104"/>
<reg_value name="INI Directory" value="C:\Program Files\Veritas\\NetBackup"/>
<reg_value name="Install Type" value="NetBackup Client"/>
<reg_value name="Log Directory" value="C:\Program Files\Veritas\\NetBackup\logs"/>
<reg_value name="Program Folder" value="VERITAS NetBackup"/>
<reg_value name="VERSION" value="7.0"/>
<reg_value name="LicenseFile" value="C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\var\license.txt"/>
<reg_value name="MinorVersion" value="2"/>
<reg_value name="INSTALLDIR" value="C:\Program Files\Veritas\"/>
<reg_value name="DB Data" value="C:\Program Files\Veritas\\db\data"/>
<reg_key name="SOFTWARE\Veritas\NetBackup\CurrentVersion\Agents\">
<reg_key name="SOFTWARE\Veritas\NetBackup\CurrentVersion\Agents\EnterpriseVault\">
<reg_value name="(default)" value=""/>
</reg_key>
</reg_key>
<reg_key name="SOFTWARE\Veritas\NetBackup\CurrentVersion\Config\">
<reg_value name="Port_BPCD" value="0x000035d6 (13782)" type="REG_DWORD"/>
<reg_value name="Port_BPRD" value="0x00003598 (13720)" type="REG_DWORD"/>
<reg_value name="Browser" value="dbplhpclr01"/>
<reg_value name="Client_Name" value="dbplhpclr01"/>
<reg_value name="Exclude" value="C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\*.lock
C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bprd.d\*.lock
C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpsched.d\*.lock
C:\Program Files\Veritas\Volmgr\misc\*
C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data\*

Does the file "\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\var\ license.txt"  have some Edition information in it as per your Enterprise edition environement or can u plzz paste the content of your license.txt file if possible??

From the above registry info shared i know that "Symantec NetBackup Client 7.0" is installed but the only big question here is Edition???

Thnkzz a lot in Advance!!!

Thnkzz Yasu,

Enterprise Client can be installed without SAN Media Server?

Or SAN Media Server is manadatory for installation of Enterprise Client?

Just to clarify again ......

If you want to use the features of an Enterprise Client but do not want a SAN Media Server then just install the standard client software (there is only one piece of software for clients and one for servers)

The functionality comes when you add the Enterprise Client license to the Master Server

To further clarify this the standard NetBackup client includes all agents and options (SQL, Exchange, Lotus Notes, SharePoint etc. etc.) - it all gets installed when you install the client software - but you can only use that finctionality when you add the appropriate license key on the Master Server

Hope this sorts it for you

Mark,

can u give some light on the earlier questions with respect to the regitries that i asked about plzzz????

PLEASE understand that you are NOT going to find the answer to your question in the Clients' registry entries.........

As we have been saying - the registry and everything else is only valid for the Master Server

All clients are identical so there is nothing to look for on a client