Veritas NetBackup™ Virtual Appliance Getting Started Guide
- Product overview
- Preparing the initial deployment
- Deploying and configuring the appliance
- How to deploy and configure a NetBackup Virtual Appliance combined master and media server
- How to deploy and configure a NetBackup Virtual Appliance media server
- How to deploy and configure a NetBackup Virtual Appliance combined master and media server
- Post initial configuration procedures
- Introduction to the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu
- Appendix A. Limitations and Operational Notes
- Appendix B. New features, enhancements, and changes
Known limitations of the NetBackup Virtual Appliance 3.1 release
The NetBackup Virtual Appliance contains similar software as the NetBackup 52xx Appliances. However, some of the features that are supported on the physical appliances are not currently supported on the virtual appliance.
The following list describes the known limitations for the NetBackup Virtual Appliance 3.1 release:
The appliance software is currently available in English only.
The NetBackup Virtual Appliance Web Console and the Veritas Remote Management interface (IPMI) are not supported. Use the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu or the NetBackup Administration Console to log on and manage the appliance.
Factory reset is not available on a NetBackup Virtual Appliance combined master and media server. You cannot return your appliance to the factory state. If you encounter any severe issues, contact Veritas Support for assistance. You may need to redeploy the appliance if the issue cannot be resolved.
You cannot add additional media servers to the NetBackup Virtual Appliance combined master and media server for remote offices and branch offices (ROBO).
The following storage features are not supported:
Tape devices and libraries
NetBackup Cloud Storage
The NetBackup OpenStorage option (OST)
The following network features are not available:
Fibre Channel
Fibre Transport
SAN Client
VLAN
Link Aggregation (bonds)
IPsec
iSCSI
The Copilot feature is only available on the NetBackup Virtual Appliance media server for data centers (DC). Standard shares are supported. Optimized shares and universal shares are not supported.
The Copilot feature is not available on a NetBackup Virtual Appliance with the combined master and media server role.
The self-test feature is limited to the NetBackup Virtual Appliance software.
You cannot register your appliance or access the MyAppliance portal for this release. The Call Home and AutoSupport features are still supported and are enabled by default. Appliance monitoring is limited to the following:
Partition information
MSDP statistics
NetBackup Virtual Appliance software version
NetBackup version
Appliance model
Appliance configuration
Note:
The Settings > Alerts > CallHome Registration Show command is available in the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu. However, it directs users to the MyAppliance portal, which does not allow registration for the virtual appliance.
The Symantec Data Center Security (SDCS) managed mode is not currently available. SDCS operates in unmanaged mode on the appliance.