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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section I. About NetBackup
  4. Introducing the NetBackup interfaces
  5. NetBackup configuration wizards
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

NetBackup configuration wizards

The easiest way to configure NetBackup is to use the configuration wizards available in the NetBackup Administration Console. The wizards help configure the properties of a NetBackup environment.

The wizard selection varies in the pane on the right, depending on which NetBackup utility is selected in the left of the screen.

Table: Configuration wizards

Wizard

Description

Getting Started Wizard

Configures NetBackup for the first time. The wizard leads the user through the necessary steps to a working NetBackup configuration.

The Getting Started Wizard is comprised of the following wizards, which can also be run separately, outside of the Getting Started Wizard:

  • Device Configuration Wizard

  • Volume Configuration Wizard

  • Catalog Backup Wizard

  • Policy Configuration Wizard

Configure more advanced properties through the individual utilities.

Note:

Do not use the Getting Started Wizard to configure policies for Replication Director.

Device Configuration Wizard

Click Configure Storage Devices to configure NetBackup to use robotic tape libraries and tape drives.

Storage Server Configuration Wizard

Click Configure Disk Storage Servers to create the servers that manage disk storage.

The wizard appears if a NetBackup Data Protection Optimization Option license is installed.

Cloud Storage Server Configuration Wizard

Click Configure Cloud Storage Servers to add or configure a cloud provider.

For more information, see the NetBackup Cloud Administrator's Guide.

Disk Pool Configuration Wizard

Click Configure Disk Pool to create pools of disk volumes for backup by one or more media servers.

The wizard appears if a NetBackup Data Protection Optimization Option license is installed.

Volume Configuration Wizard

Click Configure Volumes to configure removable media to use for backups.

Catalog Backup Wizard

Click Configure the Catalog Backup to set up catalog backups. Catalog backups are essential to recover data in the case of a server failure or crash.

Policy Configuration Wizard

Click Create a Policy to set up one of the policy types:

  • A policy to back up file systems, databases, or applications.

  • A policy to protect VMware or Hyper-V virtual machines.

  • A policy to back up NDMP hosts.

  • A policy to back up Oracle data.

Note:

Do not use the Policy Configuration Wizard to configure policies for Replication Director.

Import Images Wizard

This wizard is available only on computers running Windows. Click Import Images to import NetBackup images in a two-part process.

See About importing backup images.

Catalog Recovery Wizard

Click Recover the Catalog to recover a catalog backup in a disaster recovery situation.

For more information about NetBackup disaster recovery, see the NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide.

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