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  4. About NetBackup Flex Scale nodes
NetBackup™ Flex Scale Best Practices and Troubleshooting Guide

About NetBackup Flex Scale nodes

Each NetBackup Flex Scale node is pre-installed with NetBackup Flex Scale software. The nodes are deployed in a cluster that contains a minimum of four nodes and a maximum of 16 nodes. Each NetBackup Flex Scale node is an Intel-based server from a Veritas approved hardware vendor.

The following model from Veritas approved hardware vendor is supported:

Table:

Hardware vendor

Model

Server

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

5551

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10

HewlettPackardEnterprise(HPE)

5561

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11

Download the 5551 model datasheet

Download the 5561 model datasheet

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