07-10-2013 04:51 AM
Hello,
Would you please advise what type of netbackup licence would be useful for this customer.
Host A - VMWare with File Servers, print server and domain controller
Host B - VMWare with Domain controller, SQL and applications
Antivirus Server
Proxy Server
Host C (DR) - Containing VMs of all production servers
07-10-2013 07:03 AM
Please tell us number of VMware ESXs, BMs, and DBs. I could not find out those from your picture. By any chance, are you planning to run Hyper-V VMs?
It would be better to download Licensing Guide from PartnerNet and check it by yourself.
07-10-2013 10:42 PM
Host Servers A,B and C are running VMWare instead of windows as you can see in the picture. There is one virtual machine with SQL server on Host B. The DR currently doesn't exist and I am looking forward to porpose the best solution to this customer. There is 3 windows VM on host A and 3 windows VMs on host B.
Thanks.
07-10-2013 11:07 PM
Yasuhisa was asking about ESX servers, as you need 1 Enterprise Client license per ESX server. License is tiered.
Application and Database license is also tiered to ESX server.
Best to download NetBackup Licensing Guide from PartnerNet.
07-10-2013 11:24 PM
Thanks Marianne. Host A, B and C would be ESX Servers.
07-11-2013 12:32 AM
So, you have your answer, right?
Hopefully you have downloaded the Licensing Guide by now?
07-11-2013 12:59 AM
Thanks I've gone to through the lisense guide.
Is it correct to say that the customer need:
2 netbackup standard client
3 enterprise client tier
1 netbackup enterprise server
1 app & db pack
1 data protection optimization for replication
07-11-2013 01:21 AM
1 data protection optimization for replication
????
Are you planning to use MSDP or a NetBackup Appliance?
Data protection optimization is for deduplication and will also enable replication via AIR.
This license is capacity based - you need 1 license per front-end TB.
If you do not go with capacity based licensing: Platform Base – Complete Edition, you will have to license the DR site as well - similar to Production site. For real DR protection, you will need a Master server at DR with all backups available at DR site.
Host A cannot be a VM - tape is not supported. See Statement of Support for NetBackup 7.x in a Virtual Environment ( Virtualization Technologies :( http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH127089
If Antivirus Server and Proxy Server are physical machines, they will need Standard Client.
If 'Proxy Server' will be your Backup Host for VMware backups, it will be best to install media server software (Enterprise Server license) to ensure SAN based backups (as oppised to LAN). Why not make this server the Master/Media server with tape attached? Environment seems small enough to have a single master/media server. If tape is in a robotic library, you will need 1 license per library-based tape drive.
07-11-2013 03:07 AM
Thanks Marianne
I am looking for the most reliable way for the customer to be able to backup from the prod and be able to restore from the DR. Most probably would use EMC's Data Domain.