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How to backup NBU using its self?

Storage_Team1
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We have NBU 8.3.02 installed on a Windows 2019 VM and would like to configure a VM backup of the server using NBU. Is this possible and is there any documentation outlining the steps? 

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Nicolai
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hi @Storage_Team1 

The catalog backup is the only supported way to protect your Netbackup installation.

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/doc/89578623-126555802-0/v93537876-126555802

A VMware level backup will not protect the NBDB database in a consistent state, it will be crash consistent. And using Netbackup for backing up Netbackup is bad. E.g. You can't restore Netbackup because Netbackup is down.

/Nicolai

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Nicolai
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hi @Storage_Team1 

The catalog backup is the only supported way to protect your Netbackup installation.

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/doc/89578623-126555802-0/v93537876-126555802

A VMware level backup will not protect the NBDB database in a consistent state, it will be crash consistent. And using Netbackup for backing up Netbackup is bad. E.g. You can't restore Netbackup because Netbackup is down.

/Nicolai

Thanks for the reply.