Step 1

If you plan to perform VMware backups to protect SQL Server, install the Veritas VSS provider.

See Installing the Veritas VSS provider for vSphere.

Step 3

(Conditional) For SQL Server Intelligent Policies, register the SQL Server credentials.

Add the SQL Server credentials that you need to register the instances or availability replicas.

See About credentials used with SQL Server Intelligent Policy .

Note: To use gMSA credentials, you must use the credential option Use credentials that are defined locally on the client.

Step 4

Configure the NetBackup Client Service and the NetBackup Legacy Network Service.

This configuration allows access to the SQL Server when NetBackup performs backups and restores.

See Configuring the NetBackup services for SQL Server backups and restores.

Step 5

(Conditional) For SQL Server Intelligent Policies, configure any necessary local security privileges.

For SQL Server credentials that use the option Use these specific credentials, an account other than Local System requires additional local security privileges.

These privileges are necessary since the NetBackup for SQL Server agent logs on as the SQL Server user when it accesses data.

See Configure local security privileges for SQL Server.

Step 6

Approve each valid host mapping that NetBackup discovers.

NetBackup automatically discovers many shared names and cluster names that are associated with the NetBackup hosts in your environment. Perform this configuration in NetBackup Management > Hosts properties on the master server.

See Reviewing the auto-discovered mappings in Host Management.