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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ for VMware Administrator's Guide
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  4. Appliance as backup host: component overview
Veritas NetBackup™ for VMware Administrator's Guide

Appliance as backup host: component overview

As Figure: NetBackup for VMware with appliance as backup host shows, the appliance can operate as the VMware backup host. A separate Windows backup host is not required.

The appliance as backup host can also run the NetBackup media server and master server.

Figure: NetBackup for VMware with appliance as backup host

NetBackup for VMware with appliance as backup host

The NetBackup environment can also be on a SAN:

See Figure: NetBackup for VMware: components on SAN.

Further information is available on the appliance as backup host:

See Notes on the NetBackup appliance as a VMware backup host.

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