cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

What is Netbackup Accelerator,how it works

shekarsraj558
Level 4

What is NetBackup Accelerator ,how can i configure the Acceelerator in windows environment and we have disk backups(OST).Please provide some configuration steps.

6 REPLIES 6

Marianne
Moderator
Moderator
Partner    VIP    Accredited Certified

Please always give as much info as possible, such as NBU version, OS in the environment (NBU master and media servers) and OST make/model.

Accelerator was introduced in NBU 7.5 for NBU dedupe  (MSDP and PureDisk) and some OST vendors.

See http://www.veritas.com/community/sites/default/files/b-nbu-21264727-tb-en.us_.pdf 
Accelerator Feature description starts on page 4.

Also see this blog:
Frequently Asked Questions on NetBackup Accelerator 

And these articles:
NetBackup 7.6 Blueprints - Accelerator 
NetBackup 7.6 Blueprints - Accelerator for VMware 

The OST vendors that support Accelerator can be found in the HCLs:

NetBackup 7.0 - 7.6 HCL:    http://www.veritas.com/docs/000040791
NBU 7.7 HCL: http://www.veritas.com/docs/000025228 

shekarsraj558
Level 4

Thanks for your reply we have NetBackup version 7.6.1 and we don`t have separate media server Master(Windows 2008 server) as a Media server.

Marianne
Moderator
Moderator
Partner    VIP    Accredited Certified

PLEASE take your time and go through the documentation.

Look for your OST make/model in the 7.6 HCL to see if it supports Accelerator.

shekarsraj558
Level 4

Hi Marianne,Thanks for ur reply,NBU Accelerator is a licensed?

PatS729
Level 5

To use Accelerator you must have MSDP or a supported OST configured. So, Yes.. Accelerator is Licensed. To use it with MSDP you must have "Netbackup Data Protection Optimization" license.

Marianne
Moderator
Moderator
Partner    VIP    Accredited Certified
MSDP and OST both need Netbackup Data Protection Optimization license. So, if your dedupe option is licensed with this or full Capacity license and a supported STU is selected for supported policy type, then Accelerator option in policy can be used.