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  2. NetBackup™ for KVM Administrator's Guide
  3. Installation and configuration overview
  4. Planning the installation for NetBackup for KVM
NetBackup™ for KVM Administrator's Guide

Planning the installation for NetBackup for KVM

Table: Installation steps for NetBackup for KVM

Step

Action

Description

Step 1

Verify the operating system and platform compatibility.

See Verifying the operating system and platform compatibility .

Step 2

Verify that a supported version of libvirt is installed on each KVM host.

See Verifying the operating system and platform compatibility .

Step 3

Install the NetBackup client software on the KVM hosts that have the virtual machines that you want to back up.

See NetBackup server and client requirements.

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