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  2. NetBackup™ Web UI Microsoft SQL Server Administrator's Guide
  3. Installation and host configuration
  4. Planning the installation of NetBackup for SQL Server
NetBackup™ Web UI Microsoft SQL Server Administrator's Guide

Planning the installation of NetBackup for SQL Server

Table: Installation steps for NetBackup for SQL Server shows the installation steps that are required to run NetBackup for SQL Server.

Table: Installation steps for NetBackup for SQL Server

Step

Action

Description

Step 1

Verify the operating system and platform compatibility.

See the NetBackup Compatibility Lists.

Step 2

Verify that master server has a valid license for NetBackup for SQL Server and any NetBackup options or add-ons that you want to use.

 

Step 3

Install the NetBackup client software on the computers that have the databases that you want to back up. The NetBackup for SQL Server agent is installed with the NetBackup client software.

To use the new features that are included in NetBackup for SQL Server in NetBackup 9.0, upgrade your NetBackup for SQL Server clients to NetBackup 9.0. The NetBackup media server must use the same version as or a higher version than the NetBackup for SQL Server client.

Note the following:

  • For SQL Server availability groups, install the client on each replica in the availability group where you want backups to occur.

  • In a SQL Server cluster environment, install the NetBackup client on each node in the cluster. Each node must have the same version of NetBackup.

  • In a VMware environment, install the NetBackup client software on the virtual machines that have SQL Server running.

  • If you have multiple NICs, install the NetBackup client using the private interface name.

  • If the SQL Server client is on a different host than the master server or media server, then install the NetBackup client on that host.

Step 4

To protect a read-scale availability group, you must have the SQL Server Native Client version 11.0.7462 ODBC driver or later installed on the availability group replicas.

This version of the driver lets you discover and browse databases on a read-scale availability group.

Step 5

To use NetBackup for SQL Server in a NetBackup cluster, verify that your cluster environment is supported and that the NetBackup cluster is configured correctly.

Review the following requirements:

  • The NetBackup server software is installed and configured to work in a NetBackup cluster.

  • The NetBackup client software is installed and operational on each node to which NetBackup can failover.

  • A valid license must exist for NetBackup for SQL Server on each node where NetBackup server resides.

See the Software Compatibility List (SCL).

See the NetBackup Installation Guide.

See the NetBackup Clustered Master Server Administrator's Guide.

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