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  3. NetBackup™ Flex Scale Installation and Configuration Guide
  5. Preparing for NetBackup Flex Scale deployment
  7. Deployment options
NetBackup™ Flex Scale Installation and Configuration Guide

Deployment options

The following options are supported for deploying the NetBackup Flex Scale cluster:

  • Deploy the cluster as a new NetBackup domain with both NetBackup primary and media servers

    In this scenario, the nodes are configured as media servers and a NetBackup primary server is configured to run on one of the cluster nodes. The media services run on all the nodes and the primary service runs on the node where the primary server is configured.

  • Deploy the cluster as a scale-out media server for an existing NetBackup domain

    In this scenario, all the nodes in the cluster are configured as media servers. In a media server only deployment, the primary server is not configured as a part of the cluster. The cluster connects to an external NetBackup primary server that is already set up in a NetBackup domain. Configuring all the cluster nodes as media servers provides increased storage for backup if you already have an existing NetBackup domain configured.

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