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Setting up new backup server

tirthaghy
Level 2

Hello everyone, I am new in the Netbackup world. I am trying to est up a new windows server (2012) for the backup as a master.

Can you please shed some light on the use of VM Virtual Servers? I want to use tapes on the environment as opposed to disk.

Someone told me that virtual servers will not be supported, but is there a workaround for this?

I would appreciate any word from the experts here.

 

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Will_Restore
Level 6

NetBackup Media Server using tape drives cannot be a virtual server.  Clients certainly can be virtual, as well as NetBackup Master with no tape drives.  If your Master is also a Media Server then it must be physical to support tape drives.

Vamika
Level 3

To attach a physical tape drive, the server has to be a physical one -- you cannot attach it to a VM
As an alternative you can have a VM master server and one physical media server which tape library attached to it.

Shaf
Level 6

Hey,

 

Here is the pros and cons virtual vs physical master server, hope it helps

 

 

https://www.veritas.com/community/forums/physical-master-server-vs-virtual-master-server

Shaf
Level 6

Hey,

 

try Increasing the Java Default Timeout from 60 to 120 seconds in Install_path\java\setconf.bat on the laptop or windows host where you installed nbu java gui

NBJAVA_CORBA_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=120

 

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.TECH204939

Shaf
Level 6

sorry wrong window for above comment.