Software:NetBackup

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Veritas NetBackup
NetBackup Administration Console.png
The NetBackup 6.5 Administration Console.
Stable release
8.2 / June 26, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-06-26)
PlatformCross-platform
TypeBackup and recovery
Licenseproprietary
Websitehttps://www.veritas.com/product/backup-and-recovery/netbackup

Veritas NetBackup (called Symantec NetBackup prior to Symantec's divestiture of Veritas) is an enterprise-level heterogeneous backup and recovery suite. It provides cross-platform backup functionality to a large variety of Windows, UNIX and Linux operating systems.

NetBackup features a central master server which manages both media servers (containing the backup media) and clients. Core server platforms include Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Tru64, Linux and Windows. Netbackup database backend is based in Sybase[1].

NetBackup OpsCenter, which comes bundled with the NetBackup 7.0 distribution and replaces the NetBackup Operations Manager[2] (NOM) component used in previous versions, can manage multiple NetBackup environments. NetBackup comes with support for many hardware devices like tape drives, tape libraries, disk units. It supports, among many[quantify] other features, hot backups[3] for major database products like Oracle; it can natively backup and restore the virtual machines of major virtualization products like VMware Infrastructure, can use Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP), and has tape vaulting. NetBackup also enables LAN-free and server-free backups in SAN fabric environments.

History

  • In 1987, Chrysler Corporation engaged Control Data Corporation to write a backup software solution.[4] A small group of engineers (Rick Barrer, Rosemary Bayer, Paul Tuckfield and Craig Wilson) wrote the software. Other Control Data customers later adopted it for their own needs.
  • In 1990, Control Data formed the Automated Workstation Backup System business unit.[5] The first version of AWBUS supported two tape drives in a single robotic carousel with the SGI IRIX operating system.[4]
  • In 1993, Control Data renamed the product to BackupPlus 1.0 (this is why many NetBackup commands have a 'bp' prefix). Software improvements included support for media Volume Management and Server Migration/Hierarchical Storage Management.
  • In late 1993, OpenVision Technologies acquired the product and Control Data’s Storage Management 12-person team. This is why, on UNIX platforms, NetBackup installs into /usr/openv. During this time, OpenVision renamed Backup Plus to NetBackup.[4]
  • On May 6, 1997 Veritas acquired OpenVision Technologies, including absorption of the NetBackup product line.[6]
  • In 2005 Symantec acquired Veritas and NetBackup became a Symantec product.[7] Also at that time, Symantec released NetBackup 6.0, the 30th version of the software.
  • In 2015 Symantec announced they would be splitting off the Information Management Business which contains NetBackup, into a new public company named Veritas Technologies Corporation.[8]

Main features

  • NetBackup Accelerator
    • "Instant" scanning technology to provide faster full backups by eliminating the need to read the entire file system[9]
  • Intelligent Data Deduplication and Auto Image Replication (AIR)
  • NetBackup Replication Director
    • Managing snapshots[12] and replications from NetBackup and providing the ability move them to secondary storage. Snapshots and replicas act as recovery points and get cataloged[13]
  • NetBackup Search and Operational Restore
    • Built-in indexing and the ability to restore files through search. Operational restores let operators or application owners self-serve their restore needs.[14]
  • Security
    • Data Encryption
    • Access Control
    • Secure communications
  • Performance
  • Management and Reporting
    • Java administration console and activity monitor[19]
    • Web-based management reporting (VERITAS NetBackup Operations Manager)[20]
    • Tape volume, drive and library viewing
    • Error message identification, categorization and troubleshooting[20]
    • NetBackup vCenter plugin
    • Add-in for Microsoft SCVMM Console
    • Localization/Language packs
    • RESTful API
  • Media Management
    • Enterprise Media Manager
    • Automatic robotic/tape drive configuration
    • Broad tape device support
  • Heterogeneous Support
    • Broad platform support
    • Bare-metal restore, supports P2V as an option.
    • Support for leading networking topologies
    • Advanced software and hardware snapshot support
    • NetBackup RealTime
    • OpenStorage (OST) support[21]
    • Backup as a Service (BAAS)
    • Limited IPv6 support
    • CloudCatalyst with over 40+ cloud connectors. Archive to the cloud (AWS Glacier, MS Azure Archive, Deep Archive)
    • Virtual Appliance - Deploy into existing virtual environments, including data centers and remote offices

Major releases

  • 8.2 released on Jun 26, 2019 [22]
  • 8.1 was released on September 26, 2017
  • 8.0 was released in December, 2016 [24][25]
  • 7.7 was released in July 2015 [26]
  • 7.6 was released in October, 2013 [27]
  • 7.5 was released in March, 2012
  • 7.1 was released in February, 2011
  • 7.0 was released in February, 2010
  • 6.5 was released in August, 2007
  • 6.0 was released in October, 2005 (30th release)
  • 5.0 was released in December, 2003
  • 4.5 was released in 2002
  • 3.4 was released in June, 2000
  • 3.0 was released in November, 1997
  • 2.0 was released in June, 1996 (12th release)
  • 1994: OpenVision coined the name NetBackup and released release 1.6

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/18716246-126559472-0/v41724862-126559472
  2. ↑ Compare: "Symantec NetBackup 7—Customer FAQ" (PDF). Symantec Corporation. 2009. p. 3. http://eval.symantec.com/mktginfo/enterprise/other_resources/b-netbackup_7_faq.pdf. "Symantec OpsCenter is a complete update of NetBackup Operations Manager, and it is free for NetBackup 7 customers." 
  3. ↑ Boss, Nina (10 December 1997). "Oracle Tips Session #3: Oracle Backups". University of Wisconsin. Archived on 2 March 2007. Error: If you specify |archivedate=, you must also specify |archiveurl=. http://www.wisc.edu/drmt/oratips/sess003.html#Hotbackup. Retrieved 1 December 2018. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Data Protection". Symantec. 2006-12-21. https://docs.google.com/file/d/1YcqxseBskdUWKvcAPSY6t1-hYARyTLw519PJCYoUqaRlEYJVm6p-pBNqKyBA/edit?usp=sharing. 
  5. ↑ "CDC announces backup system for Unix on LAN". Government Computer News. 1990-11-26. http://business.highbeam.com/436948/article-1G1-9635537/cdc-announces-backup-system-unix-lan. 
  6. ↑ "Veritas to Buy OpenVision Technologies". Los Angeles Times. 1997-01-14. https://articles.latimes.com/1997-01-14/business/fi-18350_1_openvision-technologies. 
  7. ↑ "Symantec buys Veritas for $13.5bn stock". The Register. 2004-12-16. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/16/symantec_veritas_merger/. 
  8. ↑ "Symantec Select Veritas". businesswire. 2015-01-28. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150128005176/en/Symantec-Selects-Veritas-Technologies-Corporation-Independent-Information. 
  9. ↑ "About the Accelerator feature in NetBackup 7.5". Veritas Technologies LLC (US). 10 November 2017. https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000086263. Retrieved 18 November 2017. 
  10. ↑ "Veritas NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide". Veritas Technologies LLC. 2016. https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/ka6j00000000ADEAA2. Retrieved 26 July 2018. 
  11. ↑ "NetBackup 7.6 Feature Briefing - Targeted Auto Image Replication". Symantec. 2013-10-29. https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100010730. 
  12. ↑ AbdulRasheed (5 September 2013). "NetBackup Snapshot Client Terminology Explained". Veritas Technologies LLC. https://vox.veritas.com/t5/Netting-Out-NetBackup/NetBackup-Snapshot-Client-Terminology-Explained/ba-p/777622. Retrieved 27 January 2019. "Employee" 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "About NetBackup Replication Director". Veritas Technologies LLC (US). 13 July 2017. https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/doc/59229900-126796169-0/v58079997-126796169. Retrieved 18 November 2017. 
  14. ↑ "OpsCenter Operational Restore". Veritas Technologies LLC (US). 12 March 2012. https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100038022. Retrieved 18 November 2017. 
  15. ↑ "About synthetic backups". Veritas Technologies LLC (US). 25 September 2017. https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/18716246-126559472-0/id-SF780163836-126559472. Retrieved 18 November 2017. 
  16. ↑ "NetBackup Admin. Guide Vol. 1: Take checkpoints every __ minutes (policy attribute)". Veritas Technologies LLC. 25 September 2017. https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/doc/18716246-126559472-0/v41274376-126559472. Retrieved 2 February 2019. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "What is the difference between multiplexing and multistreaming?". Veritas Technologies LLC (US). 29 January 2015. https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.TECH10085. Retrieved 19 November 2017. 
  18. ↑ "NetBackup 7.6 feature Briefing - Instant recovery for VMware". Symantec. 2013-08-02. https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100010733. 
  19. ↑ "Symantec NetBackup ™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I Windows". Veritas Technologies LLC (US). 2012. pp. 35–45(Administration Console), 833–843(Activity Monitor), 888–894(Reports utility), 912(Remote Administration Console), 915–938(Java Console). http://www-personal.umich.edu/~danno/symantec/NetBackup_AdminGuideI_WinServer.pdf. Retrieved 18 November 2017. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Antony, Erica; Tim Burlowski (January 2008). "NetBackup Operations Manager: Monitoring, Alerting and Reporting for Veritas NetBackup" (downloadable PDF attachment). Veritas Technologies LLC (US). pp. 4–5(monitoring), 6–7(alerting), 7(3rdPartyEventMgmt.), 11–18(reporting). https://vox.veritas.com/t5/Articles/NetBackup-Operations-Manager-Monitoring-Alerting-and-Reporting/ta-p/806080. Retrieved 18 November 2017. 
  21. ↑ "Symantec OpenStorage". Symantec. Archived from the original on 2013-05-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20130530045428/http://www.symantec.com/page.jsp?id=openstorage. 
  22. ↑ "Netbackup Release Notes". Veritas. https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/103228346-135207307-0/index. 
  23. ↑ https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/103228346-135207307-0/v137490773-135207307
  24. ↑ "Veritas Launches Enterprise Data Management Solution Powered by NetBackup 8.0 to Accelerate Digital Transformation". Veritas. 2016-12-01. https://www.veritas.com/news-releases/2016-12-01-veritas-launches-enterprise-data-management-solution-powered-by-netbackup-8-to-accelerate-digital-transformation. 
  25. ↑ "What's New in NetBackup 8.0". Veritas. https://www.veritas.com/product/backup-and-recovery/netbackup/whats-new#accordion-80. 
  26. ↑ "Veritas Unveils Major Advances in Cloud Backup and Turbocharges Performance with the Release of NetBackup 7.7". Symantec. 2015-07-07. http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20150707_02. 
  27. ↑ "NetBackup 7.6 First Availability (FA) Program". Symantec?. 2013-08-16. https://vox.veritas.com/t5/Backup-Recovery-Community-Blog/NetBackup-7-6-First-Availability-FA-Program-October-2013/ba-p/777303. 

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