NetBackup7 and vAPI

[rizwan84tx]

Hello All,

   I Understand that NBU 7 no more requires VCB holding tanks; but to backup a VM my master server must be a Windows Server (VM Backup Host), so does it requires any license to be pushed? i dont see the VMware Backup Host in my master server properties.

  Any help would be very appreciated!!!

[Marianne · Accepted solution]

No requirement for Master to be Windows. The backup host must be Windows and can even be a client. The recommendation is that the backup host should be a media server.

You need Enterprise Client license on the Master server.

Extract from VMware agent manual:

Install the NetBackup 7.0 Enterprise Client license on the master
server, and install NetBackup client 7.0 software on the VMware
backup host.

also:

Symantec recommends that the NetBackup media server and the
VMware backup host be installed on the same host.

[rizwan84tx]

Marianne,

Thanks for inputs; Enterprise client makes the difference. One more question, if my master and media are running on Solarix box with a 4 drive library, as per Symantec's recommendation i need to setup a  Windows media server and share the drives?

[Marianne]

You can either share the drives (SSO license required) or dedicate tape drive(s) to Windows media server. The 2nd option will oviously mean less drives on your Solaris master/media.

[rizwan84tx]

Thank you so much!!