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  2. NetBackup™ Self Service Installation Guide
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NetBackup™ Self Service Installation Guide

About prerequisites

The person who installs NetBackup Self Service needs a working knowledge of SQL Server, Windows Services, and Internet Information Services (IIS).

NetBackup Self Service can be installed on the following Windows platforms:

  • Windows Server 2016

  • Windows Server 2019

  • Windows Server 2022

  • Windows Server 2025

Note:

Apply the latest service packs to the operating system.

The prerequisites for each component are:

Table:

Component

Requirement

Database

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016, 2017, 2019, or 2022, allowing SQL authentication method

  • Azure SQL database or Microsoft SQL Server on Amazon RDS

  • At least 5 GB free disk space for data and 2 GB for logs

Website and Windows Service

  • Microsoft .NET Framework version 6.0.32

  • Microsoft PowerShell version greater than 7.2 (part of standard Windows installation)

  • Access to an SMTP server

  • At least 1 GB free disk space

  • .NET Desktop run-time 6.0.32

  • IIS run-time support (ASP.NET Core Module v2)

  • Internet Information Services (IIS)

  • Microsoft ODBC driver 17 for SQL Server

  • Microsoft Command Line Utilities 15 for SQL Server

Note:

You can install the prerequisites that are shown with the installer if the internet is available: Microsoft .NET Framework, .NET Desktop run-time, IIS run-time support, IIS, ODBC driver, Command-Line Utilities. If the internet is not available, two batch files are available that can download all the prerequisites and install them once they are copied to the computer without internet connectivity. The batch files are Download Prerequisites.bat and Install Prerequisites.bat which are located in the Silent Files folder in the setup package.

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