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[Veritas-bu] Vmware virtual machines Netbackup client licenses.

2006-01-11 21:30:33
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Vmware virtual machines Netbackup client licenses.
From: brounb AT adi-limited DOT com (Broun, Bevan)
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 02:30:33 +0000
This is the info I got confirmed.

Note the "one NetBackup component for each Operating System and Database
type".

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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.
>>


on Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 12:47:25PM +1100, Dean <dean.deano AT gmail DOT com> 
wrote:
> That's only if you're backing up the physical host using the Redhat client.
> 
> If you're backing up the virtual hosts (ie - you install the NBU client in
> the VM's) you still need a license per virtual client. I've had *this*
> confirmed by Veritas. (although that doesn't necessarily mean it's
> correct!).
> 
> I worked at a place that consolidated ~150 physical Windows servers to 5
> VMware servers. They still needed their 150 NBU client licenses (all
> Windows)
> 
> I worked at another place where we suspended the virtual machines and backed
> up the .vmdk images from the vmware host. They only needed one NBU client
> license (Redhat)
> 
> Dean
> 
> On 1/12/06, Broun, Bevan <brounb AT adi-limited DOT com> wrote:
> >
> > Others have noted that is is doable and supported. What hasnt been said
> > yet
> > is that veritas only require 1 license (of each client) type to backup all
> > virtual machines running on a physical system. That is, veritas is
> > licensing the physical hardware.
> >
> > I have confirmed this with veritas.
> >
> > For me, this recovers the cost of vmware esx server.
> >
> > BB
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Bevan Broun
Systems Engineer
THALES
Services Division
W: (02) 9562 2861
M: 0407 225 492
F: (02) 9562 2857