09-03-2010 12:10 AM
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11-08-2010 08:11 AM
It's not advised you virtualize a media server, due to the heavy I/O needed when doing backup operations. Not to mention, device access can be problematic, and vMotion/DRS is not supported I believe when physical device mapping is involved.
You can however virtualize a Master server, though you need to still size it like it's on a physical system. Meaning lots of CPU and RAM.
There is no point in sharing step by step details, as it's no different than any other P2V conversion.
Being close to a month old, you should open up your own thread.
09-21-2010 12:55 PM
Do you mean that you intend to run your master & media servers on VM Guest servers? This is technically possible, but not advisable. Media servers are heavy on Disk/FC IO and Network IO, both of which are going to be severely constrained on a virtual machine.
Not only will you not have very fast performance to your backup devices, but your access would all be virtualized so you severely limit your configuration options. Troubleshooting device issues would be a major headache if you had to configure multiple layers of FC connectivity to the VTL.
If you have to run one server on VM, it is better for that to be the master server (assuming it never runs any backups whatsoever). Even still this does not make sense because you would be paying for a full media server license, but putting the master server in an environment where it could not be fully utilized as a media server.
For a small setup I would go for two small blade servers for your master & media servers (assuming a single site), but may go for stand alone rack mount servers if these were going to be located at separate sites.
11-08-2010 07:14 AM
can NB7.0 Enterprise Media server and Master server can be virtualize in vSphere 4.1 if yes please share step by step details.
Thanks
Vijaygvk
11-08-2010 08:11 AM
It's not advised you virtualize a media server, due to the heavy I/O needed when doing backup operations. Not to mention, device access can be problematic, and vMotion/DRS is not supported I believe when physical device mapping is involved.
You can however virtualize a Master server, though you need to still size it like it's on a physical system. Meaning lots of CPU and RAM.
There is no point in sharing step by step details, as it's no different than any other P2V conversion.
Being close to a month old, you should open up your own thread.
11-08-2010 09:51 AM
Media Server is only supported with Disk storage (not VTL).
Statement of Support for NetBackup 7 in a Virtual Environment ( Virtualization Technologies :( http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH127089