UNIX file system backups
Note:
The following section is applicable for NetBackup master server 8.1 or later and NetBackup client 8.0 or later.
Licensing for UNIX is specific to Standard policy type and does not support UNIX clients or the servers that are backed up using any virtualization policy, such as VMware.
Using the Standard policy, the UNIX file system data is backed up for the directive or the backup selection that is defined in the policy. The definition of protected data for the policy is the size of ALL_LOCAL_DRIVE or specific mount points\partitions or files.
Backs up the files and folders that are specified in the backup selection. Run the file system command and compare the size that is reported in the capacity licensing report.
NetBackup posts all data under ALL_LOCAL_DRIVE backup directive. Run the file system commands, calculate the size of each mount point\partition, and compare the size that is reported by the capacity licensing report. The files that are mentioned in the exclude list are not included in the calculation.
The snapshot based backups are supported on all the versions of UNIX server and clients with various features of the NetBackup such as multistreaming, Accelerator, compression, and so on.
Administrators can run UNIX commands to verify the size reported by the accurate licensing method.
df -l
ls -lh
For more information on path names and directives and mount points and partitions, see the Veritas NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I.
For more information on supported Windows and UNIX file systems, see the NetBackup Software Compatibility List: