Category Archives: Data Protection

How to configure NetBackup Access Control (NBAC) ?

As I descirbed some months ago, NetBackup Access Control (NBAC) can be used to limit access to NetBackup more granular. Since NetBackup 7.x. the configuration of NBAC is simplified. NBAC should be configured on the following NetBackup components: Master Server Media Servers Clients Configuring NetBackup Access Control (NBAC) on Master Server To configure NBAC on… Read More »

NetBackup Accelerator - design considerations.

NetBackup Accelerator is a powerful feature introduced in NetBackup 7.5 for files. Since NetBackup 7.6 we can use this feature to backup virtual machine in VMware environment and since NetBackup 7.7.1 to backup NetApp Filers via NDMP. Just for a quick reminder on what NetBackup Accelerator is - it provides full backups for the cost… Read More »

How to configure NetBackup LiveUpdate using CIFS or IIS?

NetBackup is an enterprise backup solution. If you have hundreds or thousands clients, you would not like to update those clients manually. Of course, we do not need to update clients asap, however it is recommended as some bugs should be solved and also new features added. Fortunately, NetBackup provides a feature to update clients… Read More »