NetBackup for VMware Licensing Questions (not VCB)?

[Rockey_Wen]

 Is there anybody understands the NetBackup For VMware licensing?

From the documents, Symantec did mention that if there is only one type of OS on one ESX node, ONLY ONE NetBackup Standard/Enterprise Client License is required.  (We are using On-host backup, not VCB).  What 's the definition of "one OS type"?  For example, if we have 1 Windows NT, 2 Windows 2000, 4 Win 2003 (x86)  and 1 Win 2003 (x64) on one ESX node, are they treated as four different OS types, or we only need one Netbackup client for Windows?

And how about the database agent?  If there 1 SQL 2000, 1 SQL 2005 (X64) and 1 SQL 2005 (x64) on different VMs of the SAME ESX NODE, do I need to buy three database packs or one is enough?





Thanks,
Rockey Wen

[Mouse]

As well as SQL versions, you need 1 Standard Client and 1 Application & Database Pack for Windows, Tier is based on tier of your ESX host.
Enterprise client is required for snapshot backups, if you're using client inside VM and LAN-based backup, Standard client is enough.

[Reagan · Accepted solution]

An OS-type is Windows, Linux, Solaris x86, Solaris SPARC, AIX, etc.

Symantec considers all versions of Windows to be of the same OS type.

Database agents "Application and Database packs" are licensed per host, or per client. 

For SQL, only one Application and Database pack would be needed.  If there is another

"database type" such as Oracle, another Applicatin and Database pack would be needed.