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  4. Prerequisites to configure Alta solution for Sheltered Harbor
Cohesity Solution Guide for Sheltered Harbor

Prerequisites to configure Alta solution for Sheltered Harbor

To configure Alta Recovery Vault and create a policy, do the following:

Table: Configuration Overview

Step

Description

Step 1

To configure Alta Recovery Vault (formerly known as NetBackup Recovery Vault), see Alta Recovery Vault Deployment Guide.

Step 2

To create a policy, see the Creating backup policies chapter in NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume 1.

While creating the policy, you must select the user backup schedule to configure the policy. For the NetBackup Sheltered Harbor solution, the retention period must be greater than 2 days.

Note:

For UNIX, use the standard policy type. For Windows, use the MS-Windows policy type.

Note:

Ensure that the client host name used in backup policy is exactly same as CLIENT_NAME field in client's NetBackup configuration.

Note:

You must get the license from the Sheltered Harbor before configuring the NetBackup Sheltered Harbor solution and make sure to renew the license before it expires.

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