Additional NetBackup and BackupExec Database agents
NetBackup and BackupExec both have agents for taking hot backups of various different database platforms, the support for these platforms hasn't changed much in the last 5 years or so with only really support for SharePoint being added. Over the past few years, additional database platforms have become popular which NetBackup and BackupExec do not have agents for, such platforms include:
- MySQL
- Postgres
- Ingres
Many competitor backup products do have agents for these and many other database platforms which NetBackup and BackupExec do not support. I would like to see the database support enhanced to cover more database platforms. I know there is now a 3rd party tool which can be used with NetBackup to get MySQL support (Zmanda I believe), but one should not have to purchase 3rd party tools in order to get functionality which should be built in.
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NetBackup does have support
NetBackup does have support for MySQL, it was released earlier this year, otherwise good suggestions.
Good Day. What about Postgres
Good Day. What about Postgres Databases.
Do you have an agent for those?
Thanks.
Postgres agent now available
Postgres backup agent is available for NetBackup now. It has been integrated with NetBackup using XBSA API.
Please see: https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/blogs/back...
Zmanda provides backup agents for MySQL and PostgreSQL for NetBackup.
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