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msaeed
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14 years ago
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Symantec netbackup licensing information and details..

Hi All,

 

Kindly can any one assist me about the below license options and their use and details...

I will really apretiate the help...

 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 

 

NO

SKU

Description

QTY

 

 

 

1

20940682

SYMC NETBACKUP ENTERPRISE CLIENT 7.0 WIN/LNX/SOLX64 1 SERVER TIER 2 STD LIC GOV BAND S

4

 

 

 

2

20940399

SYMC NETBACKUP ENTERPRISE CLIENT 7.0 WIN/LNX/SOLX64 1 SERVER TIER 2 INITIAL ESSENTIAL 12 MONTHS GOV BAND S

4

 

 

 

3

20942619

SYMC NETBACKUP OPTION SHARED STORAGE OPTION 7.0 XPLAT 1 DRIVE STD LIC GOV BAND S

2

 

 

 

4

20942621

SYMC NETBACKUP OPTION SHARED STORAGE OPTION 7.0 XPLAT 1 DRIVE INITIAL ESSENTIAL 12 MONTHS GOV BAND S

2

 

 
  5 20943405 SYMC NETBACKUP ENTERPRISE SERVER 7.0 WIN/LNX/SOLX64 1 SERVER TIER 2 XGRD LIC FROM SYMC NBU SERVER GOV BAND S        1    
  6 20943408 SYMC NETBACKUP ENTERPRISE SERVER 7.0 WIN/LNX/SOLX64 1 SERVER TIER 2 INITIAL ESSENTIAL 12 MONTHS GOV BAND S        1    

 

 

 

 
7.1.x and Earlier
Backup and Recovery
Licensing
NetBackup
  • Yasuhisa_Ishika's avatar
    Yasuhisa_Ishika
    14 years ago
    So it is hard to determine thier use exactly. I guess as below. * "Enterprise Server" is for master server. To use Enterprise Client, server license must be "Enterprise Sverver" * "Shared Storage Option" is for tape drives shared between multiple media servers. But, if I remember right, "library based tape drive support" license is also required for each drive in tape library. If you are to configure SSO with standalone drives(really?), no problem. * "Enterprise Client" is related with several features like VM backup, Snapshot Client, SAN media server. It seems that some or all of Enterprise Client is for SAN media server(because SSO is listed), but you have to confirm their use. You should ask the planner.
  • Yasuhisa_Ishika's avatar
    Yasuhisa_Ishika
    Level 6
    14 years ago
    So it is hard to determine thier use exactly. I guess as below. * "Enterprise Server" is for master server. To use Enterprise Client, server license must be "Enterprise Sverver" * "Shared Storage Option" is for tape drives shared between multiple media servers. But, if I remember right, "library based tape drive support" license is also required for each drive in tape library. If you are to configure SSO with standalone drives(really?), no problem. * "Enterprise Client" is related with several features like VM backup, Snapshot Client, SAN media server. It seems that some or all of Enterprise Client is for SAN media server(because SSO is listed), but you have to confirm their use. You should ask the planner.
  • msaeed's avatar
    msaeed
    Level 3
    14 years ago

    Thank you so much for you reply...It helped me to understand for what actually these licenses are...

    If the Net backup is already connected to a library and doing backup to that library in a organisation..Then I think these license will be to backup any Application..ie. excahnge or Vmware through SAN...In my scenerio this will be used to backup Vmware enviroment..do we need any other license on the SAN media server other then the SSO and Enterprise client to back it up through Fiber channel or SAN..

     

  • Karthikeyan_Sun's avatar
    Karthikeyan_Sun
    Level 6
    14 years ago

     

    From NBU 7.0 VM Admin Guide:
     
    NetBackup for VMware license requirement:
    NetBackup for VMware requires the NetBackup Enterprise Client license.
     
    From NBU SAN Client Guide:
     
    About FT media servers
    A NetBackup FT media server is a NetBackup media server on which the Fibre
    Transport services are activated. NetBackup FT media servers accept connections
    from SAN clients and send data to the disk storage.
    The host bus adapters (HBAs) that accept connections from the SAN clients use
    a special NetBackup target mode driver to process FT traffic.
    The media server FT service controls data flow, processes SCSI commands, and
    manages data buffers for the server side of the FT pipe. It also manages the target
    mode driver for the host bus adaptors.
    Requires the SAN Client license.
     
    From Exchange Admin Guide:
     
    The following snapshot options or Exchange configurations require a separate
    Snapshot Client license:
    ■ Instant recovery
    ■ Off-host backups
    ■ Backups using a hardware provider
    ■ A CCR environment
     
    In the Add New Policy dialog box, in the Policy type list, select
    MS-Exchange-Server.
    The database agent policy type does not appear in the drop-down list unless
    your master server has a license key for the database agent.
  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    14 years ago

    I am also wondering about missing library based tape drive license - unless your tape drives are standalone?

    For Exchange you will need "Database and Apllication pack" license.

    The Enterprise Client license will allow you to config VMware and snapshot client backups. It also enables SAN Media server (this is where you install Media Server software on a client in order to backup itself).

  • msaeed's avatar
    msaeed
    Level 3
    14 years ago

    library based tape drive license are already installed on the exsisiting master server which is Netbackup server not a net backup enterprise server ..the two licenses mentioned in my first post for Netbacup enterprise server is to upgrade the exsisting netbakup server software...so i think the enterprise client license would be to backup Vmware through SAN...can you breifely tell me the difference between the SAN media server and SAN client..If I want to backup ESX server through SAN what licenses do I have to need...

  • errrlog's avatar
    errrlog
    Level 4
    14 years ago

    Info on License TIER

     

    UNIX:

    Based on  populated processor sockets

    Linux / Windows / Solaris x64:

    Based on  populated processor sockets

    Tier 1

    1 to 2 processor sockets

    Tier 1

    1 processor socket

    Tier 2

    3 to 4 processor sockets

    Tier 2

    2 to 3 processor socket

    Tier 3

    5 to 12 processor sockets

    Tier 3

    4 to 7 processor socket

    Tier 4

    13 or more processor sockets

    Tier 4

    8 or more processor socket