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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ CloudPoint Install and Upgrade Guide
  3. Section I. CloudPoint installation and configuration
  4. Preparing for CloudPoint installation
  5. Creating an instance or preparing the physical host to install CloudPoint
Veritas NetBackup™ CloudPoint Install and Upgrade Guide

Creating an instance or preparing the physical host to install CloudPoint

If you are deploying CloudPoint in a public cloud, do the following:

  • Choose a supported Ubuntu or RHEL instance image that meets CloudPoint installation requirements.

  • Add sufficient storage to the instance to meet the installation requirements.

If you are deploying CloudPoint on an on-premise instance, do the following:

  • Install a supported Ubuntu or RHEL operating system on a physical x86 server.

  • Add sufficient storage to the server to meet the installation requirements.

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