Array credentials and plug-ins already added in NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center.

Keep handy information about the share(s)/volume(s) and the criteria that you want to use for selecting backups from them.

Evaluate the requirement for NetBackup accelerators in your environment. If you want to use accelerators, you need to specify when creating the policy. Accelerator for D-NAS

Ensure that the necessary ports are open in the backup host and the configurations are in place. This is crucial for enabling server communication with the arrays through REST API calls.

Evaluate the requirement for NetBackup multi-streaming in your environment. To use multi-stream, set the maximum number of data streams as required.

Evaluate if you want to use multiple backup hosts and use the policy to perform load balance for the backup hosts during run-time, for multiple streams.