Preparing for installationThis section includes the following topics:About Veritas Smart MeterBest practices for Veritas Smart MeterRestrictions on the NetBackup installation directoryCreating the user account to support the NetBackup web serverAvailable NetBackup installation methodsAbout compatibility between NetBackup versionsAbout Veritas Services and Operations Readiness ToolsRecommended SORT procedures for new installationsRecommended SORT procedures for upgradesAbout NetBackup software availabilityAbout storage device configurationHow to install NetBackupAbout security certificates for NetBackup hostsSCCM and Chef deployment tools and documentation now availableSupport is discontinued for push installation of a master serverHost ID-based certificate is not deployed during installation on 8.1 media server or client host with dual stack configuration