07-17-2012 02:34 PM
Netbackup 7.5 Admin Guide: (Also seeing same statement 'all Active Directory domain controllers' in other articles.)
Page 675: "The Network File System (NFS) must be installed on the media server and all Active Directory domain controllers"
My question: Is it really necessary to install NFS on 'all' AD domain controllers in our environment, or just on backup targets?
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07-18-2012 08:36 AM
Document needs to be corrected. If you need assistance on step by step for GRT config
below is silent video for ref
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/videos/active-directory-grt-backuprestore-using-netbackup-75
07-18-2012 12:52 AM
that this should just be those selected as backup targets, but having read those sections again & again I'm inclined to go the other route i.e. 'all' DCs.
It's not at all clear, necessarily, or maybe it is but doesn't explain why it needs to be 'all'
Maybe you *should* be selecting all DCs as backup targets anyway or that's what's expected?
As you can see we haven't gone this route so cannot offer a definitivre answer, but you are right in seeking clarification & hopefully some will be forthcoming from someone who's been involved in setting this up themselves.
07-18-2012 05:56 AM
Thanks, yes. I cannot make out any logical reason that 'all' need to have NFS and the client installed. When you are talking about backing up a server in a datacenter, versus nearly 400 geographically diverse office servers and the data 'should' be reasonably consistent from one to the next, 'all' just does not make sense. Many thanks.
07-18-2012 05:59 AM
Was hoping for input from elsewhere before you 'returned'!
07-18-2012 08:36 AM
Document needs to be corrected. If you need assistance on step by step for GRT config
below is silent video for ref
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/videos/active-directory-grt-backuprestore-using-netbackup-75
07-18-2012 08:39 AM
Thanks. One of my team mates got similar confirmation from support as well. Many thanks.