NetBackup server and client requirements
Before you install NetBackup, review the requirements for the NetBackup server and the NetBackup clients.
Verify that the following requirements are met for the NetBackup server:
The NetBackup server software is installed and operational on the NetBackup server.
See the NetBackup Installation Guide.
Make sure that you configure any backup media that the storage unit uses. The number of media volumes that are required depends on several things:
The devices that are used and the storage capacity of the media.
The sizes of the databases that you want to back up.
The amount of data that you want to archive.
The size of your backups.
The frequency of backups or archives.
The length of retention of the backup images.
Verify that the following requirements are met for the NetBackup clients:
For unmanaged KVM hosts:
The client software is installed on each KVM host. Also verify that a supported version of libvirt is installed on each KVM host.
To use the new features that are included in NetBackup for KVM in NetBackup 11.2.0.1, you must upgrade your NetBackup for KVM clients to NetBackup 11.2.0.1. The NetBackup media server must use the same version as the NetBackup for KVM client or a higher version than the client.