What is Netbackup Accelerator,how it works

[shekarsraj558]

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

[Marianne]

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]

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]

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]

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

[PatS729]

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]

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.