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basics of netbackup

Updated: 04 Dec 2011 | 2 comments
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Please help me understand the basic of netbackup

1. How should i size the number of master and media servers required and their configuration. For example: If i have 15 servers to be backed up having different applications running, what will the number of master servers and media servers and their respective configuration?

2. Where should i install the client software ie. the client server ? for eg If i have database , exchange, etc which needs to be backed up, should i install the client agent on the respective servers or should i install the client server software on separate machine which will pull data from the respective servers.

3. If i have a mix environment consisting of 7 Windows servers and 7 unix servers, than Is there a need for multiple master servers ie. a master server for windows and another master server for UNIX clients?

 

please help

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Mujawar

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH154178

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The Planning & Performance

The Planning & Performance Tuning Guide should help the most. 

With just 15 servers, one NetBackup server could easily act as both Master and Media Server for all Unix/Windows clients.

You must install the NetBackup client software on every physical server you plan to back up; however, if you have, say, an NFS-mounted directory on a Unix box and have it mounted to another server, and you only need that NFS directory backed up, you don't need the client installed on the NFS host.  You just have to set the backup policy defined for that box to "cross mount points" and "follow NFS".

If you really are this new to Netbackup, I'd suggest a training class and a talk with a Symantec rep.