Veritas NetBackup™ Virtual Appliance Getting Started Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (4.1)
Platform: NetBackup Virtual Appliance
  1. Product overview
    1. NetBackup Virtual Appliance product description
      1.  
        About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance primary server role
      2.  
        About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance combined primary and media server role
      3.  
        About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance media server role
    2.  
      NetBackup Virtual Appliance supported features
    3.  
      About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance documentation
    4.  
      NetBackup Virtual Appliance 4.1 new features, enhancements, and changes
    5.  
      Known limitations of the NetBackup Virtual Appliance 4.1 release
    6.  
      Operational Notes for the NetBackup Virtual Appliance 4.1 release
  2. Preparing the initial deployment
    1.  
      NetBackup Virtual Appliance product files (OVF templates)
    2.  
      NetBackup Virtual Appliance deployment methods
    3. NetBackup Virtual Appliance deployment guidelines
      1.  
        Configuration overview for NetBackup Virtual Appliance MSDP cloud applications
      2.  
        NetBackup Virtual Appliance initial deployment checklist
  3. Deploying and configuring the appliance
    1. How to deploy and configure a NetBackup Virtual Appliance combined primary and media server
      1.  
        Using the vSphere Client to deploy a combined primary and media server appliance
      2.  
        Using the OVF Tool to deploy a combined primary and media server appliance
      3.  
        Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup Virtual Appliance combined primary and media server
      4.  
        Completing the initial configuration of the NetBackup Virtual Appliance combined primary and media server
    2. How to deploy and configure a NetBackup Virtual Appliance media server
      1.  
        Using the vSphere Client to deploy a media server appliance
      2.  
        Using the OVF Tool to deploy a media server appliance
      3.  
        Configuring a primary server to communicate with an appliance media server
      4.  
        Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup Virtual Appliance media server
    3. How to deploy and configure a NetBackup Virtual Appliance primary server
      1.  
        Using the vSphere Client to deploy a NetBackup Virtual Appliance primary server
      2.  
        Using the OVF Tool to deploy a primary server
      3.  
        Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup Virtual Appliance primary server
    4.  
      Troubleshooting NetBackup Virtual Appliance initial deployment issues
  4. Post initial configuration procedures
    1.  
      About modifying the NetBackup Virtual Appliance settings
    2.  
      Adding a permanent license key if an evaluation license key expires
    3.  
      Managing license keys on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance
  5. Introduction to the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
    1.  
      Using the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
    2.  
      About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu command views

NetBackup Virtual Appliance product description

The NetBackup Virtual Appliance product is a scalable data protection solution that is designed to integrate NetBackup solutions into your virtual environment. It provides an alternative to existing NetBackup physical appliance solutions to let you use your own hardware and leverage your existing NetBackup expertise.

The NetBackup Virtual Appliance product provides the following solutions:

  • NetBackup Virtual Appliance primary server

    The NetBackup Virtual Appliance provides a dedicated NetBackup primary server solution for deployment in a virtual environment. It provides the capabilities of a regular NetBackup primary server, but requires minimal on-site infrastructure management expertise.

    See About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance primary server role.

  • NetBackup Virtual Appliance combined primary and media server for remote offices and branch offices (ROBO)

    The NetBackup Virtual Appliance provides a combined primary and media server solution for a remote office or branch office. It provides a lower-cost alternative to existing NetBackup Appliance solutions for environments with smaller data protection requirements, and requires minimal on-site infrastructure management expertise. You can configure the NetBackup Virtual Appliance to link back to NetBackup in the data center for replication of remote office or branch office data.

    Note:

    The NetBackup Virtual Appliance with the combined primary and media server role does not support adding an additional media server.

    See About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance combined primary and media server role.

  • NetBackup Virtual Appliance media server for data centers (DC)

    The NetBackup Virtual Appliance provides a media server solution for data centers. It can scale up in the number of instances and storage capacity to meet the growing requirement of data protection in data centers. You can use NetBackup to replicate data from the NetBackup Virtual Appliance to other sites for disaster recovery.

    See About the NetBackup Virtual Appliance media server role.

The NetBackup Virtual Appliance provides a simplified solution for NetBackup configuration and the daily management of your backup environment. The goal is to provide a solution that eliminates the need to provide dedicated individuals to manage their backup environment.