Using this guide
Use this guide to help set up and configure the operating systems of the hosts you use for NetBackup servers. Also use this guide for help with storage devices. This guide provides guidance about NetBackup requirements; it does not replace the vendor documentation.
This guide is organized as follows:
Information about operating systems.
Information about robotic storage devices.
Read the "Before you start" sections (if applicable) of the chapters in this guide. These sections provide any important platform-specific instructions or may contain specific instructions or limitations for server types.
Veritas tested the configuration file options in this guide; other configuration settings may also work.
To minimize configuration errors, you can copy and paste configuration details from a text file of the operating system chapters of this configuration guide. The format of this text file is similar to the printed version of the guide. Be sure to review the differences as explained at the beginning of the text file.
The NetBackup_DeviceConfig_Guide.txt file is installed with NetBackup server software in the following paths:
/usr/openv/volmgr(UNIX)install_path\Veritas\Volmgr(Windows)
The Hardware Compatibility List contains information about supported devices.
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