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NetBackup on PowerVM

RGuinn
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Does anyone know if NetBackup 7.1 is supported on an AIX virtual server?  We are looking to move our Master Server from a physical to a virtual server and I can't find anything in the Symantec documentation about it.  I can find tons of info about using VmWare, but not PowerVM.

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Marianne
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The "Support for NetBackup 7.x in virtual environments" has been updated with 7.1 info, but still no PowerVM info. Only AIX LPAR is mentioned:

For virtual environments, NetBackup supports backup and recovery of AIX LPAR,
Hitachi Virtage LPAR, and HP-UX vPar hard partitions as if they were physical
servers.
NetBackup also supports AIX LPAR, Hitachi Virtage LPAR, and HP-UX vPar hard
partitions as media servers. Note that the tape drives must be configured in a
dedicated mode so that the virtual machine has exclusive control of the I/O path.

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Marianne
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The "Support for NetBackup 7.x in virtual environments" has been updated with 7.1 info, but still no PowerVM info. Only AIX LPAR is mentioned:

For virtual environments, NetBackup supports backup and recovery of AIX LPAR,
Hitachi Virtage LPAR, and HP-UX vPar hard partitions as if they were physical
servers.
NetBackup also supports AIX LPAR, Hitachi Virtage LPAR, and HP-UX vPar hard
partitions as media servers. Note that the tape drives must be configured in a
dedicated mode so that the virtual machine has exclusive control of the I/O path.

RGuinn
Level 4

Marianne,

That is exactly what I discovered as well. It still does not answer my question. I have the client installed on many PowerVM systems, but I need to know if it supports a Master Server running on PowerVM. We are replacing all of our aged hardware and my Master Server is an LPAR on a P570 that is slated for replacement.  All of our AIX systems are being migrated to Power7 and being virtualized. I would hate to be the cause of delaying this project.

Chrescht
Level 1

Hi,

I am also interested in this topic as I plan to migrate my Netbackup master / media to the AIX platform. We are running Power6 with VIO Servers and I cannot find any information on this.

If I understood right, You are running a dedicated the master in an LPAR all alone on a P570 , or do you have more LPARs (with separate I/Os , CPUs etc) on that physical machine?

Thank you

Christian