nbu 7 licensing cheat sheet- 20-12.pdf
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Symantec NetBackup 7.0
Core Infrastructure (Server)
Customer Requirements Sell Licensed
NetBackup Server
Need enterprise-class data protection utilising simplified single backup server
architecture?
(NBU Server contains less functionality than Enterprise Server. Refer to the
positioning matrix for details)
NetBackup Server
Per Tiered Server, Per Server Type/Architecture (Servers are tiered according to the number of CPU sockets/physical CPU’s) (Server Type/Architecture refers to either Windows/Linux/Solaris x64 or Unix – Solaris SPARC, HPUX, AIX)
NetBackup Enterprise Server
Need a scalable, high-performance enterprise-class data protecton solution utilising a multi-tiered
architecture?
(NBU Enterprise Server contains additional functionality compared to
NBU Server. Refer to positioning matrix for details)
NetBackup Enterprise Server
Per Tiered Server, Per Server Type/Architecture (Servers are tiered according to the number of CPU sockets/physical CPU’s) (Server Type/Architecture refers to either Windows/Linux/Solaris x64 or Unix – Solaris SPARC, HPUX, AIX)
Agents and Options Customer Requirements Sell Licensed
Database and Application Agents
Need online backup of Lotus Domino servers?
Symantec NetBackup Application and Database Pack (licensed per the appropriate Database/Application.)
Per Tiered Server, Per Server Type/Architecture (Servers are tiered according to the number of CPU sockets/physical CPU’s) (Server Type/Architecture refers to either Windows/Linux/Solaris x64 or Unix – Solaris SPARC, HPUX, AIX)
Need online backup of IBM DB2?
Need online backup of Microsoft SQL Server?
Need online backup of Microsoft Exchange Server?
Need online backup of Microsoft Active Directory?
Need online backup of Microsoft SharePoint Server?
Need online backup of Informix?
Need online backup of Sybase?
Need online backup of Enterprise Vault?
NetBackup for SAP
Need protection of SAP environments?
NetBackup for SAP Agent
Per Tiered Server, Per Server Type/Architecture
Need integration with SAPDBA Administrative Interface?
Need integration with BR backup and recovery commands?
NetBackup Enterprise Client
Need client-based snapshot (host or array) for file systems, applications, or databases via NetBackup Snapshot Client, SAN style backups via SAN Media Server, and SAN style backup via SAN Client?
NetBackup Enterprise Client
Per Tiered System, Per System Type/Architecture
Need advanced VMware features – Granular File Recovery, VMware vStorage related features such as block -level incremental and off-host backup?
Need Advanced Microsoft Hyper-V Features - Granular File Recovery, and off-host backup?
Need high performance, low impact protection?
NetBackup Standard Client
Need enhanced but ‘standard’ protection of servers? (Including deduplication, bare metal restore or client encryption)
NetBackup Standard Client
Per Server
NetBackup Desktop/Laptop Option (requires a separate administration server)
Need to protect data residing on end user systems whether they are traveling or in the office? NetBackup
Desktop/Laptop Option
Per 100 Desktops or Laptops Need to offer continuous disk -based protection (based on whenever a user saves data or an auto-save event occurs)?
Basic Disk Infrastructure Component
Need basic disk storage unit or for temporary staging of data before writing it to tape.
Basic Disk Option (no additional charge/no license required)
Enterprise Disk Infrastructure Component
Need high-performance disk backup for VTLs and OST enabled appliances?
Enterprise Disk Option Per Front-end Terabyte Need advanced features such as Storage Lifecycle Policies, Media Server Load Balancing, and Intelligent Disk Capacity Management?
NetBackup De-duplication Option (formerly PureDisk)
Need to maximise disk use when storing or creating backups?
NetBackup De-duplication Option (formerly PureDisk)
Per Front-end Terabyte (Front end refers to data located on client/target, prior to backup and/or deduplication)
Need to reduce the amount of time required to perform backups?
Need to minimise the bandwidth impact when performing backups across the WAN?
NetBackup RealTime
Need CDP (Continuous Data Protection) for critical application data?* (including NetBackup Catalogs) * Exchange 2003/2007, Oracle, SAP and any application in crash consistent format. * Windows 2003, 2008 and Solaris 9/10 SPARC only
NetBackup RealTime
Per Front-end Terabyte (Front end refers to data located on client/target, prior to backup and/or deduplication)
NetBackup Library Based Tape Drive Option
Need support for physical tape drives controlled by a robotic library regardless of the manufacturer, type of device, or number of servers attached to the library?
NetBackup Library Based Tape Drive Option
Library is licensed per physical tape drive
NetBackup Shared Storage Option
Need to dynamically share individual tape drives, standalone or in a robotic tape library, among multiple NetBackup Enterprise Servers and NDMP NAS systems?
NetBackup Shared Storage Option
Licensed Per-Shared Drive
NetBackup NDMP Option
Need reliable, high-performing backup and recovery services to tape or disk for NDMP-enabled devices?
NetBackup NDMP Option
Per Tiered NAS Device
NetBackup Media Server Encryption Option (MSEO)
Need strong encryption of ‘data at rest’ for previously backed up data?
NetBackup Media Server Encryption Option (MSEO)
Requires Key Management Server (Per Server); Per NetBackup Enterprise Server, Per Platform, Per Tier; Per SAN Media Server, Per Platform, Per Tier
NetBackup Hardware Tier Licensing Overview
Server Tier Unix Windows/Linux/Solx64
Tier 1 1 to 2 processor sockets 1 processor socket
Tier 2 3 to 4 processor sockets 2 to 3 processor sockets
Tier 3 5 to 12 processor sockets 4 to 7 processor sockets
Tier 4 13 or more processor sockets 8 or more processor sockets
NetBackup Server vs. Enterprise Server Positioning Matrix Features NetBackup Server NetBackup Enterprise
Server
Architecture (2) Tiers - Server & Client (3) Tiers - Master Server, Media Server, & Client
Platform Support (Backup Server) UNIX, Windows, Linux UNIX, Windows, Linux
Platform Support (Clients) UNIX, Windows, Linux UNIX, Windows, Linux
Clustered Master Server Windows UNIX, Windows, Linux
NetBackup SAN Media Server No Yes
Online Database Agents • MS SQL, Oracle, DB2, Informix, & Sybase
Yes Yes
Online Application Agents • MS Exchange, MS SharePoint, Lotus, SAP
Yes Yes
Maximum Number of Clients Unlimited (Practical limit is 20 Clients)
Unlimited
Maximum Tape Library & Drive Support Unlimited (Practical limit is 8 drives)
Unlimited
Multi-streaming / Multiplexing Up to 32 Streams Up to 32 Streams
OpsCenter (Monitoring, Alerting, & Reporting) Yes Yes
Disk Staging, Synthetic Backups, Inline Copy Yes Yes
Storage Lifecycle Policy Yes Yes
Open File Support (no additional charge) Yes Yes
Backup Network Drives / Follow NFS mounts Yes Yes
API Library Robots (ACS, LMF, TLH, TLM) No Yes
Integrated virtual machine solutions ( VMware & Hyper-V), snapshots and SAN
- NetBackup for VMware & Hyper-V
- Local & off-host backup of a snapshot - Instant recovery from a snapshot No Yes
- SAN-style backup/recovery NetBackup RealTime No Yes
Granular File Recovery for Exchange,
SharePoint Yes Yes
NetBackup Deduplication Option Yes Yes
NetBackup OpenStorage Yes Yes
NetBackup Virtual Tape Yes Yes
NetBackup Shared Storage Yes Yes
NetBackup Media Server Encryption Yes Yes
NetBackup for NDMP Yes Yes
NetBackup Vault Yes Yes
NetBackup Desktop & Laptop Yes Yes
Symantec NetBackup 7.0 High-Level Architecture
Two-Tier Architecture (Clients and Master/Media Server)
Three-Tier Architecture (Clients, Media and Master Server)