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  2. NetBackup™ Replication Director Solutions Guide
  3. Configuring backup policies for snapshots and snapshot replication
  4. About configuring a backup policy for Replication Director
NetBackup™ Replication Director Solutions Guide

About configuring a backup policy for Replication Director

A backup policy must be configured and run in order to create and replicate snapshots as prescribed in a storage lifecycle policy.

See the following topics for more information about creating specific policy types:

  • See About NDMP support for Replication Director.

    Configure policies to use NDMP with Replication Director for creating snapshots of a NAS host without mounting the host, or of individual client data using CIFS or NFS.

  • See Configuring a Standard or MS-Windows policy to protect NAS volumes or SAN-connected devices.

    Configure policies that use Replication Director to create snapshots of NAS volumes.

  • See About Oracle support for Replication Director.

    Configure policies to create snapshots of the Oracle database and replicate the snapshots to other disk arrays.

  • See About virtual machines and Replication Director.

    Configure policies to protect virtual machines in a Replication Director environment.

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