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I haven't seen an updated version of this lately........ MULTIPLE DOMAIN OR VIRTUAL MACHINE SYSTEMS NetBackup components (servers, clients, and database agents) for UNIX, Windows, NetWare, and Linux are each licensed once per physical machine. If a physical machine runs multiple Operating Systems and Databases, then the physical machine requires one NetBackup component for each Operating System and Database type. Please note that this policy supersedes previous licensing policies that were communicated before the date of this document. Exception: NetBackup Clients installed on IBM zSeries (OS/390) should be licensed once per virtual machine. This is an exception to the standard NetBackup policy of licensing clients once per physical machine. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Preston, Douglas L [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: July 19, 2007 2:04 PM > To: Austin Murphy > Cc: Paul Keating; Ed Wilts; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Determining Number of Additional > Client LicensesinNetBackup > > > You can not backup running vm virtual machines one a esx box > by backing > up the linux side of the esx box. The only way to backup them up via > netbackup is to purchase a license for each vm virtual machine. > In your example of "10 linux vm virtual machines and 10 windows vm > virtual machines" you will need 10 linux and 10 windows licenses for > netbackup to back them up. > > We have 8 esx servers running here and some I use esxranger > to back them > up but most of the virtual machines we want file level restore > capability so we had to purchase the netbackup licenses. > > Doug Preston > Systems Engineer > Land America Tax and Flood Services > Phone 626-339-5221 Ext 1104 > Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > ------------ > NOTICE: This electronic mail transmission may constitute a > communication > that is legally privileged. It is not intended for transmission to, or > receipt by, any unauthorized persons. If you have received this > electronic mail transmission in error, please delete it from > your system > without copying it, and notify the sender by reply e-mail, so that our > address record can be corrected. > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > ------------ > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Austin Murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 10:49 AM > To: Preston, Douglas L > Cc: Paul Keating; Ed Wilts; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Determining Number of Additional Client > LicensesinNetBackup > > On 7/19/07, Preston, Douglas L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ... then used the existing license to backup the images. > > Yes, but... If you have 10 linux virtuals and 10 windows virtuals > running on a single VMware on linux system, how many > NetBackup licenses > do you need? > > The prevailing wisdom on the list seems to indicate you need 1 linux > license AND 1 windows license. > > To put it more plainly, in the example given, 1 linux license for the > base system is insufficient, and 20 licenses (10 linux and 10 windows) > are not necessary. > > If anyone else can corroborate this I'd be glad to hear it. > > Austin > ==================================================================================== La version française suit le texte anglais. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email may contain privileged and/or confidential information, and the Bank of Canada does not waive any related rights. Any distribution, use, or copying of this email or the information it contains by other than the intended recipient is unauthorized. If you received this email in error please delete it immediately from your system and notify the sender promptly by email that you have done so. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Le présent courriel peut contenir de l'information privilégiée ou confidentielle. La Banque du Canada ne renonce pas aux droits qui s'y rapportent. Toute diffusion, utilisation ou copie de ce courriel ou des renseignements qu'il contient par une personne autre que le ou les destinataires désignés est interdite. Si vous recevez ce courriel par erreur, veuillez le supprimer immédiatement et envoyer sans délai à l'expéditeur un message électronique pour l'aviser que vous avez éliminé de votre ordinateur toute copie du courriel reçu. _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu