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Licensing Guide

December 12, 2022

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 4

EULA & PUR ................................................................................................................................................. 4

1.2 Updates to NetBackup Licensing Guide 10.0 to 10.1........................................................................... 4

2.0 Licensing and Packaging Overview ............................................................................................ 4

2.1 Licensing Models ................................................................................................................................... 5

3.0 Licensing Offerings ...................................................................................................................... 5

3.1 NetBackup Capacity Offerings .............................................................................................................. 5

3.2 Term Subscription only offerings ......................................................................................................... 7

3.2.1 NetBackup Enterprise ............................................................................................................................................ 7
3.2.2 NetBackup Enterprise for Cloud Workloads .......................................................................................................... 7
3.2.3 NetBackup Data Mover .......................................................................................................................................... 8

3.3 NetBackup Platform Base Editions....................................................................................................... 8

3.3.1 Platform Base – Complete Edition with Flexible Licensing ................................................................................. 8
3.3.2 Platform Base – NDMP Edition ........................................................................................................................... 9
3.3.3 Platform Base – Limited Edition .......................................................................................................................... 9
3.3.4 Platform Base – Windows & Linux Edition ........................................................................................................ 10
3.3.5 Platform Base – Limited Edition Application and Database Add-on ................................................................. 10

3.4 Capacity Multiplier ............................................................................................................................... 10

3.5 NetBackup Capacity Licensing Requirements................................................................................... 12

4.0 NetBackup Traditional Licensing Model (a la carte) ................................................................ 12

4.1 Hardware Tiers ..................................................................................................................................... 12

4.2 Clients & Servers ................................................................................................................................. 12

4.2.1 NetBackup Standard Client .................................................................................................................................. 12
4.2.2 NetBackup Enterprise Client ................................................................................................................................ 13
4.2.3 NetBackup Server ................................................................................................................................................ 14
4.2.4 NetBackup Enterprise Server............................................................................................................................... 14
4.2.5 NetBackup Agents ............................................................................................................................................... 14
4.2.6 NetBackup Application and Database Pack ........................................................................................................ 15
4.2.7 NetBackup for SAP Agent .................................................................................................................................... 15

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4.2.8 Disk Based Options .............................................................................................................................................. 15
4.2.9 Tape Based Options ............................................................................................................................................ 17
4.2.10 Other Options ..................................................................................................................................................... 18
4.2.11 NetBackup Starter Packs ................................................................................................................................... 18

4.3 Licensing Virtual Machines ................................................................................................................. 19

4.4 Licensing containerized environments .............................................................................................. 22

4.5 Licensing Cloud-based Workloads (BYOL) ........................................................................................ 23

5.0 Traditional to Capacity Migration .............................................................................................. 23

5.1 Migrating from Traditional and Platform Base Licensing Models .................................................... 23

6.0 Upgrades, Cross-grades, Evaluation Licenses ........................................................................ 24

6.1 Version Upgrades ................................................................................................................................ 24

6.2 Cross-grades ........................................................................................................................................ 24

7.0 Maintenance/ Support ............................................................................................................. 25

8.0 General Examples ................................................................................................................... 25

9.0 Frequently Asked Questions.................................................................................................. 26

10.0 Useful Links ............................................................................................................................. 27

11.0 Appendix .................................................................................................................................. 28

11.1 NetBackup Platform vs. NetBackup Traditional comparison .......................................................... 28

11.2 Feature/ Functionality enablement detail ......................................................................................... 28

11.3 End of Sale Offerings ......................................................................................................................... 29

11.3.1 Platform Base – Complete Edition ..................................................................................................................... 29
11.3.2 Platform Base – Big Data Workloads Edition..................................................................................................... 29
11.3.3 NetBackup Enterprise Virtual Client ................................................................................................................... 30

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1.0 Introduction
The Veritas NetBackupTM 10 Licensing Guide (Licensing Guide) is a reference document designed for use by
Veritas partners and customers. The Licensing Guide describes licensing concepts and options available for
NetBackup 10 and provides details that can help guide the customer to purchase the appropriate NetBackup
license for the customer’s specific environment. For any question or comments about this guide please contact
your Veritas representative.

EULA & PUR

Please note that this Licensing Guide is to be used for reference purposes only. For details on the specific license
rights provided under a particular NetBackup product offering, refer to the applicable NetBackup End User
License Agreement (EULA) and NetBackup Product Usage Rights (PUR), which are available on the company’s
website on the Product License Agreement page, under the Current Agreements tab, and under the NetBackup
section. Be sure to refer to the version of NetBackup Software installed for a given primary server.

1.2 Updates to NetBackup Licensing Guide 10.1 to 10.1.1

Section of Licensing Guide Change

• Updated visual overview of offerings to reflect

Section 2 addition of Std Client to NetBackup Data Mover

2.0 Licensing and Packaging Overview

In a continued effort to simplify the licensing options, Veritas is offering customers three licensing options to
purchase NetBackup software: NetBackup Enterprise, NetBackup Enterprise for Cloud Workloads, and
NetBackup Data Mover. Refer to the offering overview graphic in Section 11.1 to compare the new NetBackup
Enterprise and NetBackup Data Mover offerings against the NetBackup Platform Base Completed Edition with
Flexible Licensing offering.
NetBackup Enterprise can be viewed as a direct replacement for NetBackup Platform Base Complete Edition
with Flexible Licensing. NetBackup Enterprise for Cloud Workloads is also an equivalent offering to NetBackup
Platform Base Complete Edition with Flexible Licensing, but usage rights are limited to protecting workloads in
a third-party cloud environment.

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2.1 Licensing Models

A perpetual license allows customers to use a specific version of a given software program on a perpetual basis
with payment of a single license fee. With perpetual licensing, customers pay an upfront charge for the software
license. As part of the initial software purchase, customers may purchase maintenance/support for their software
licenses for a defined period. After the purchased maintenance/support period ends, customers may continue
to use their perpetual software licenses, subject to the terms of the applicable license agreement. However, the
customer’s right to receive maintenance/support for their software licenses, including updates and upgrades to
the software, expires along with their maintenance/support.
A subscription or term-based license allows customers to license the product during a specified period (either
12, 24, 36, 48, or 60 months); maintenance/support is included in the price of the subscription. During the term
of the subscription, customers have the right to use the product, install product updates provided as part of
maintenance/support, and receive technical support. Customers do not own the license, but they will have all
the entitlements of ownership as long as they have a current subscription. At the end of the term, customers can
renew the subscription to continue using the product.

3.0 Licensing Offerings

3.1 NetBackup Capacity Offerings

NetBackup offerings are comprised of two primary licensing options: Capacity Edition and NetBackup
Traditional.

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The NetBackup Capacity offerings are licensed on either the number of front-end Terabytes (FETB) or front-
end Terabytes Plus (FETB Plus). NetBackup Traditional offerings are licensed on various usage meters, such
as the number of NetBackup clients, agents, servers, etc.

The three new offerings, added in bold to the table below, are available on a subscription term license basis
only. The following table outlines all offerings in the NetBackup Platform family as well as NetBackup
Enterprise, NetBackup Enterprise for Cloud Workloads, and NetBackup Data Mover and whether they are
available on a perpetual license or Subscription basis. Certain new features in NetBackup 10 are available to
certain Capacity Edition offerings and only if a subscription is purchased; refer to the NetBackup Product
Usage Rights document.

Capacity Edition Perpetual Subscription

NetBackup Platform Base – Complete Edition ✓ ✓

NetBackup Platform Base – Complete Edition with Flexible Licensing ✓ ✓

NetBackup Platform Base – NDMP Edition ✓ N/A

NetBackup Platform Base – Limited Edition ✓ N/A

NetBackup Platform Base – Windows and Linux Edition ✓ ✓

NetBackup Platform Base – Big Data Edition ✓ N/A

NetBackup Enterprise Virtual Client ✓ N/A

NetBackup Enterprise N/A ✓

NetBackup Enterprise for Cloud Workloads N/A ✓

NetBackup Data Mover N/A ✓

The Capacity Edition license offerings support customers with multiple locations within the same NetBackup
domain, as well as customers within multiple NetBackup domains as long as the customer has purchased a
quantity of the NetBackup license that equals to or exceeds the total number of FETB to be protected across
the NetBackup domains. Customers with multiple NetBackup domains also have the option of using different
licensing models in each respective NetBackup domain, however, customers are not allowed to utilize both the
Capacity Edition licensing model and the Traditional licensing model within the same NetBackup domain.

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A customer may combine Capacity Edition perpetual licenses and term subscription licenses in the same
NetBackup domain, irrespective of the offerings.

Note. Refer to the NetBackup Product Usage Rights (PUR) for the definition of Terabyte.

3.2 Term Subscription only offerings

3.2.1 NetBackup Enterprise

The NetBackup Enterprise offering may be licensed to protect all front-end Terabytes, regardless of workload.
With the release of NetBackup 10.1 the NetBackup Enterprise meter will be FETB. The FETB Plus meter will no
longer be available. A customer with NetBackup Enterprise FETB Plus licenses may continue to use 1 FETB
Plus unit to protect data for the given workload in accordance with ratios defined in the multiplier table in Section
3.4 below so long as the customer submits telemetry reporting in accordance with the requirements defined in
section 3.4

Refer to Section 3.4 for details regarding the application of the workload multiplier.

Beginning with NetBackup 10.1 the customer may only use the NetBackup Enterprise license for workloads
that are not deployed on a third-party cloud environment. To protect any workloads in a third-party cloud the
customer must purchase a NetBackup Enterprise for Cloud Workloads license.

The NetBackup Enterprise offering includes NetBackup CloudPoint and Veritas NetBackup Resiliency, please
see Section 3.3.1.1 for more details. Note: Veritas NetBackup Resiliency is the new name for Veritas
Resiliency Platform (VRP).

3.2.2 NetBackup Enterprise for Cloud Workloads

The NetBackup Enterprise for Cloud Workloads offering may be licensed to protect all front-end Terabytes for
workloads that reside in a third-party cloud environment, as that term is defined in Section 3.4.

The NetBackup primary server can reside either in a customer’s data center or in a cloud environment. The
third-party cloud environment requirement is strictly applied to the workload being protected.

The NetBackup Enterprise for Cloud Workloads offering includes NetBackup CloudPoint and Veritas
Resiliency Platform (VRP), please see Section 3.3.1.1 for more details.

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3.2.3 NetBackup Data Mover

The NetBackup Data Mover offering is available on a subscription term license basis only. Customers who
have high volumes of data with data protection needs that can be met with NDMP Data Movers, DNAS, or
Universal Share can purchase NetBackup Data Mover for all front-end Terabytes protected.

3.3 NetBackup Platform Base Editions

3.3.1 Platform Base – Complete Edition with Flexible Licensing

The NetBackup Platform Base - Complete Edition with Flexible Licensing (“Base - Complete Ed. w/ Flexible
Licensing”) offering is available for all front-end Terabytes protected, regardless of workload.

Beginning with NetBackup 8.3, this offering includes NetBackup CloudPoint and Veritas Resiliency Platform
(VRP), please see Section 3.3.1.1 for more details.

3.3.1.1 NetBackup CloudPoint and Veritas Resiliency Platform (VRP)

Starting with NetBackup 8.3, customers can leverage the NetBackup CloudPoint feature with either the Base –
Complete Edition or Base – Complete Edition w/ Flexible licensing offering. Both NetBackup Snapshot
Manager and NetBackup CloudPoint are included in the applicable NetBackup Complete Edition license
entitlement.

In addition, customers with either of these entitlements can deploy Veritas Resiliency Platform (VRP).
Customers must deploy NetBackup 8.3 and VRP 3.5. The following use cases are covered by NetBackup
Complete Edition license entitlements where the orchestration of a workload is protected by:

• NetBackup as the data mover

• NRP only as the data mover
• NetBackup and NRP as the data mover
• InfoScale
• Array replication

Anything not protected by NetBackup but orchestrated by NRP will require additional NetBackup Complete
Edition FETB entitlements.

For instructions on how to activate NetBackup CloudPoint or NRP with your current entitlement please see this
link.

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3.3.2 Platform Base – NDMP Edition

The NetBackup Platform Base - NDMP Edition (Base – NDMP Ed.) is an economical licensing alternative for the
protection of file data on NAS filers using NDMP policies or NDMP data movers. It provides a reduced capacity
licensing fee for customers that need to back up large amounts of data concentrated on these storage systems.
The Base - NDMP Ed. is only available for front-end Terabytes that are protected using NDMP and may not be
used for any other purpose.
The Base - NDMP Ed. offering includes the Replication Director feature for the protection of NAS devices using
snapshots and replication though storage system integration. The Base - NDMP Ed. only supports NDMP policy-
based protection of filers as well as the use of the NDMP data mover in storage lifecycle policies. Customers
requiring the flexibility of configuring Standard, Windows, or application policies in addition to NDMP policies
require an upgrade to the Base – Complete Edition w/ Flexible Licensing offering.
Accelerator for NDMP is included as part of the Platform Base – NDMP Edition. However, other NetBackup
Accelerator workloads are not supported with the Base - NDMP Ed. The use of other NetBackup Accelerator
workloads (e.g. VMWare, files & folders, etc.) requires the Base – Complete Edition w/ Flexible Licensing
offering.

3.3.3 Platform Base – Limited Edition

The NetBackup Platform Base - Limited Edition (Base – Limited Ed.) is a capacity licensing model for customers
with smaller, less complex environments.
The Base – Limited Ed. is restricted to customers protecting less than 250 front-end Terabytes (across all
NetBackup domains), restricted to Windows, Linux, and Solaris x86 systems installed in the environment, and
cannot be combined with the Base – Complete Ed., Base – Complete Ed. w/ Flexible Licensing, Base - Big Data
Workload or Base - NDMP Editions within the same NetBackup domain.
The Base - Limited Ed. has two licensing components: 1) A front-end Terabyte license and 2) an optional
application agent/instance (i.e., the installed NetBackup application component) license for application-
consistent recovery.
The Base - Limited Ed. is not recommended for customers close to 250 front-end Terabytes as a customer must
upgrade all licenses to the Base - Complete Ed. w/ Flexible Licensing and/or the Base - NDMP Ed. once the
total NetBackup environment grows above 250 TB’s (i.e., total number of FETB’s across all NetBackup domains).
Example 1: In NetBackup domain A, a customer was using the Traditional license model to back up 200 TB’s
and the customer was using Base - Limited Ed. in NetBackup domain B to backup 51 TB’s. In this case, the
customer would need to upgrade NetBackup domain B from Base - Limited Ed. to Base - Complete Ed. because
the total amount of source data across both NetBackup domains is greater than 250TB’s (200 + 51 = 251). The
250TB restriction for the Base - Limited Ed. applies to the legal entity or entities for which the license has been
granted.
Example 2: Parent Co. XYZ has Subsidiary A and Subsidiary B, and Subsidiary A purchases the license(s). By
default, Subsidiary A and Subsidiary A alone receives the license entitlement. In this scenario, the 250TB
restriction applies only to Subsidiary A because Subsidiary A is the only entity authorized to use the license. This
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scenario. However, if special authorization has been granted to use license(s) across multiple legal entities, then
the 250TB restriction would apply across all licensed entities.
Example 3: Parent Co. XYZ and its two subsidiaries were granted special authorization to use licenses across
the three legal entities. In this case, usage against the 250TB restriction would be calculated by taking the sum
of all TB’s backed up across all NetBackup domains across all three legal entities.

3.3.4 Platform Base – Windows & Linux Edition

The NetBackup Platform Base - Windows and Linux Edition licensing offer (Base – Windows & Linux Ed.) is only
available to partners enrolled in VSPP. You cannot combine a Base – Windows & Linux Ed. license with a Base
- Complete Ed., Base – Complete Ed. w/ Flexible Licensing or Base – NDMP Ed. within the same NetBackup
domain.

3.3.5 Platform Base – Limited Edition Application and Database Add-on

The NetBackup Platform Base - Limited Edition Application and Database Add-on (Base – Ltd Ed. App & DB
add-on) provides additional integration at a deeper level, enabling more reliable, application-consistent recovery.
These add-ons are optional but highly recommended for protecting specific workloads.
The Base – Ltd Ed. App & DB add-on IS NOT licensed the same way as the Application and Database Pack in
the Traditional license model. The Application and Database Pack on the Traditional model is licensed per tiered
physical server/machine. The Application and Database Add-on on the Platform Base – Limited Edition is
licensed per NetBackup application agent/instance (i.e., the installed NetBackup application component) and not
per physical host regardless of whether the agent/instance is installed in a physical or virtual environment.
The Enterprise Vault agent is included in the Base – Limited Ed. license so an Application and Database Add-
on is not needed to obtain this functionality.
The Base – Ltd Ed. App & DB add-on license(s) is required to leverage NetBackup Copilot functionality. The
number of licenses required for NetBackup Copilot is determined by the number of NetBackup application
agents/instances (i.e., installed NetBackup application components) installed on the clients leveraging
NetBackup Copilot on the NetBackup Appliance.

3.4 Capacity Multiplier

In order to utilize the multipliers available in the NetBackup Enterprise and Base - Complete Ed. w/ Flexible
Licensing, customers must meet the following conditions:
• Customers must be running NetBackup version 8.1.2 or later on the primary server(s) where the
multiplier(s) are intended to be applied.
• Customers must enable telemetry via the Smart Meter functionality included in the NetBackup software
or implement an alternate, Veritas-approved process to provide equivalent data to Veritas.
• Both conditions must be met within ninety (90) days of customer’s initial purchase of NetBackup
Enterprise and Base - Complete Ed. w/ Flexible Licensing, as applicable.

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The table below details the multiplier to be applied per workload. Applying the multiplier allows a customer to
use 1 FETB Plus unit to protect data for the given workload in accordance with ratio defined in the table.

Workload Ratio

Physical One (1) FETB Plus: One (1) FETB of data protected

Virtual Workload One (1) FETB Plus: One and a half (1.5) FETB of data protected

Third Party Cloud One (1) FETB Plus: One and a half (1.5) FETB of data protected

The multiplier is only applied to Base - Complete Edition with Flexible Licensing and NetBackup Enterprise
licenses beginning with NetBackup version 8.1.2. Refer to the Product Usage Rights and the table Workloads
Defined (Section 1.13) to understand which policies apply to which workloads.

Refer to the Product Usage Rights and the table Workloads Defined (Section 1.13) for the list of virtual
environments that are eligible for the multiplier.

A customer’s entitlements will not change relative to the quantity of licenses they have purchased. Customers
are not required to designate the type of workload they are buying a license for. A license can be used for any
workload and can be moved between workloads. When logging into VEMS, a customer will see the actual units
purchased. As of NetBackup version 8.1.2, the only place a customer will see the application of this multiplier is
in NetInsights Console.

To understand how a customer’s FETB based entitlements can coexist with the new FETB Plus entitlements
consider the following scenarios.

Example 1: Customer has Base - Complete Ed. licenses (20 FETB) and needs an additional 5 licenses (5
FETB). Customer is currently on NetBackup version 8.1 and upgrades to 8.1.2 after the purchase of the new
licenses.

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3.5 NetBackup Capacity Licensing Requirements

The NetBackup Capacity Edition offerings (with the exception of NetBackup Enterprise Virtual Client) must be
licensed for all front-end Terabytes in the NetBackup domain. There should be no instances where the number
of FETB backed up exceeds the number of FETB licensed; in this case the customer is out of compliance and
must purchase additional FETB licenses.
For a more detailed understanding of how Veritas measures FETB, please refer to the Admin Guide. Additional
details can be found here, here, and here. Details regarding multiple policies protecting the same source data
can be found at the following link.

4.0 NetBackup Traditional Licensing Model (a la carte)

The Traditional (also called “server” or “a la carte”) licensing model is based on the number of NetBackup
clients, agents, servers, and options that NetBackup will be protecting or run on. A customer purchases the
same number of licenses as the count of clients, agents, servers, and options. As the customer deploys
additional clients or servers or attaches additional tape drives or storage to NetBackup, additional licenses for
appropriate NetBackup products are required. If a server is protected by multiple primary servers, a license is
required for each primary server NetBackup domain.

4.1 Hardware Tiers

Several NetBackup products on the Traditional licensing model use a tiered hardware license meter. For Veritas
sales, to determine the correct server tier, please refer to the relevant tier matrix below. Partners, please ask
your Veritas rep for assistance.
• Server Tier Matrix (available only to internal resources)
• NDMP Tier Matrix (available only to internal resources)

4.2 Clients & Servers

Any server that sends or receives data to a NetBackup server for protection requires a NetBackup client license.
If a server is protected by multiple primary servers, a license is required for each primary server NetBackup
domain. There are two types of NetBackup client licenses: Standard Client and Enterprise Client.
4.2.1 NetBackup Standard Client
The NetBackup Standard Client license entitles customers to protect a server with a standard NetBackup client
(LAN-based backup).

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• Customers can use either Bare Metal Restore or Client Encryption Option, but they cannot be used together.
• NetBackup Standard Client support for Red Hat Linux and SUSE Linux on IBM’s zSeries is licensed per
virtual machine.
• Open File Support - licensing protects files while open or in use.
• Major platforms supported by the Standard Client include Windows, UNIX, Linux, Solaris x86, OpenVMS,
Mac OS X, NetWare and Free BSD. For specific platforms and versions, refer to the NetBackup OS
Compatibility Guide for more information.
For specific BMR platform support information, refer to the BMR compatibility page.

4.2.2 NetBackup Enterprise Client

The NetBackup Enterprise Client license contains the functionality of the NetBackup Standard Client plus
features that provide integration with hypervisors (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V and Acropolis Hypervisors [AHV]),
maximize backup performance over a storage area network (SAN), and reduce the impact of backups through
off-host backups.
• The NetBackup Enterprise Client must be used with NetBackup Enterprise Server and cannot be used with
NetBackup Server.
• Refer to the NetBackup Server Tier Matrix in order to select the correct server tier.
• For a list of supported platforms, operating systems, and snapshot methods that Snapshot Client supports
for certain backup methods, refer to the NetBackup OS Compatibility Guide.
• SAN Media Server should not be used to backup data from networked Clients. In order to backup data from
networked Clients and remote Clients to the SAN attached tape resources, a full NetBackup Enterprise
Server license is required.
• If two NetBackup primary servers (i.e., two separate NetBackup domains) protect a single client, two client
licenses are required, one for each NetBackup domain. Additionally, if two NetBackup primary servers are
installed on a single server, two licenses are required, one for each NetBackup domain.
• Dynamic NAS (DNAS) requires NetBackup Snapshot Manager. Each NetBackup host performing backups
would require one Enterprise Client license.
Customers deploying the NetBackup Enterprise Client license for protecting Hadoop or Mongo DB environments
only require one license per cluster. Each new cluster instance would require a new license.
4.2.2.1 CloudPoint functionality

NetBackup Enterprise Client includes a license to run and operate NetBackup Snapshot Manager which
provides snapshot orchestration on supported data center arrays. If NetBackup Enterprise Client is included in
Licensed Software that is licensed on a Per front-end Terabyte other than Base – Complete Ed. or Base –
Complete Ed. w/ Flexible Licensing, then you are required to purchase a Base – Complete Ed. w/ Flexible
Licensing license to deploy NetBackup CloudPoint for in-cloud data protection. For clarity, Enterprise Client
only entitles use of NetBackup Snapshot Manager; it does not entitle use of NetBackup CloudPoint.
4.2.2.2 Veritas Resiliency Platform (VRP) functionality
A license of NetBackup Enterprise client does not entitle a customer to use NRP. Customers must purchase
either NRP as a standalone SKU or purchase one of the following: Base - Complete Ed. , Base - Complete Ed.
w/ Flexible Licensing, NetBackup Enterprise, or NetBackup Enterprise for Cloud Workloads license to leverage
VRP.

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4.2.3 NetBackup Server

There are two server licensing components: NetBackup Server and NetBackup Enterprise Server. NetBackup
Enterprise Server includes the complete set of features while NetBackup Server provides a limited feature set.
The clients, agents, and options are designed to work with both versions of NetBackup Server except for the
NetBackup Enterprise Client, which is only functional with NetBackup Enterprise Server.
NetBackup Server is an economical data protection solution with limited feature set is licensed per NetBackup
domain. A NetBackup Server NetBackup domain supports one backup server protecting multiple clients and
NDMP systems. Not all agents and options are supported with NetBackup Server.

4.2.4 NetBackup Enterprise Server

The NetBackup Enterprise Server offering includes the functionality of both the Primary and Media Server.
NetBackup Enterprise Server pricing is based on the tier of the machine. The tier of the machine is determined
by the number of installed processors on the physical machine.
Server Licensing Considerations:
Blade Servers - NetBackup components (servers, clients, agents, and options) are licensed per physical system.
Therefore, each blade server will require separate NetBackup licenses. NetBackup is not licensed per rack of
servers.
Cluster Environments - NetBackup licenses (servers, clients, agents, and options) are required for all nodes of
a cluster. However, customers are entitled to install and use one additional copy of the licensed software per the
conditions set forth in the Cold Disaster Recovery Licensing Policy. In most cases, this means that in an active-
passive cluster only the active node is licensed. During a failover situation the licenses effectively transfer to the
new active node.
In a NetBackup Server (two-tier) configuration only the primary server can be clustered on Windows and using
Veritas Cluster Server or Microsoft Cluster Server. Clustered media servers are not supported. In this case only
one NetBackup Server license is required for the active node. However, NetBackup clients, agents, and options
that are attached to a NetBackup Server are supported in a clustered environment using the same clustering
combinations supported with NetBackup Enterprise Server.
Refer to the NetBackup Cluster Compatibility List for a complete list of all NetBackup supported clustering
products.

4.2.5 NetBackup Agents

In addition to clients, certain applications and databases can benefit from NetBackup agents that provide
additional integration at a deeper level, enabling more reliable, application-consistent recovery. These agents
are optional but highly recommended.

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4.2.6 NetBackup Application and Database Pack

One Application and Database Pack is required for each physical host regardless of what types or how many
instances. For example, a single server requiring agent support for both IBM Lotus Notes and Informix would
require one (1) Application and Database Pack.
The NetBackup Application and Database Pack is licensed per system on a tier basis, once per physical host.
Refer to Application and Database Agent Compatibility List for a list of all supported database and applications
across platforms.
• Some applications are sensitive to clustering and thus need additional qualification. Agent support
doesn’t imply agent support for a clustered version of the application.
Enterprise Vault - An Application and Database Pack license is not required for customers using NetBackup
7.6+.
The Application & Database Pack(s) is required to leverage NetBackup Copilot functionality. The number of
licenses required for NetBackup Copilot is determined by the number of tiered physical servers leveraging
NetBackup Copilot functionality on the NetBackup Appliance.
Refer to the NetBackup Server Tier Matrix in order to select the correct server tier.

4.2.7 NetBackup for SAP Agent

This agent allows customers to protect SAP environments, including SAP HANA. Integration with the SAPDBA
administrative interface, along with the BR backup and recovery commands, provides a solid, SAP NetWeaver-
centric data protection solution for customer specific configurations on the UNIX, Windows, and Linux platforms.
Refer to the NetBackup Server Tier Matrix in order to select the correct server tier.

4.2.8 Disk Based Options

4.2.8.1 Basic Disk Functionality (free)
Basic disk backup in NetBackup does not require a license. Basic disk backup can be used for backing up to a
basic disk storage unit or for temporary staging of data before writing it to tape.
NOTE:
• Storage Lifecycle Policies cannot be used with basic disk
• Backups to any storage target that performs deduplication requires Data Protection Optimization Option
licensed for the total number of front-end terabytes being protected regardless of NetBackup seeing it as
basic disk

4.2.8.2 NetBackup Data Protection Optimization (DPOO)

DPOO is designed to provide a set of NetBackup features geared towards enhancing data protection by
optimizing storage requirements, network bandwidth usage, impact on client systems etc., or working with third
party technologies that provide enhancements in these areas. Data Protection Optimization Option licensing is
based on front-end Terabytes. If a media server is used as part of the configuration, a NetBackup Server or
NetBackup Enterprise Server license is required.

This license enables all the functionality listed below.

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• Enterprise Disk Option – Includes Storage Life Cycle Policies, Media Server Load Balancing, Virtual
Tape, intelligent third-party appliance connectivity (OST or non-OST enabled), cloud storage (certified
S3 targets or Azure)
• Intelligent Deduplication – Includes both client and target-based deduplication features.
• CloudCatalyst – Includes deduplication support for certified object storage targets
• Accelerator – Requires sending backups to a disk pool that supports NetBackup Optimized Synthetics
technology. A NetBackup intelligent deduplication pool, NetBackup Cloud-store pool or compatible
OpenStorage pool is required, which is included with the Data Protection Optimization license.
• OpenStorage (OST) – Enables advanced access and control of qualified third-party intelligent disk
devices (typically appliances, with an OST plugin distributed by the storage partner). Please check the
Hardware Compatibility List for the latest list of storage partners with qualified OpenStorage plug-ins.
• Auto Image Replication (AIR) – AIR is a part of the Storage Lifecycle Policies feature and requires the
Data Protection Optimization Option license for both the source and target NetBackup domains.

Customers, under the Traditional licensing policy, are required to purchase the applicable infrastructure
licenses for the primary and media servers in the source and target NetBackup domains for using Auto
Image Replication. Licensing for the target NetBackup domain is required even if that NetBackup
domain is a dedicated Disaster Recovery NetBackup domain. This is because the target NetBackup
domain master and media servers must be always active and are not in “idle” mode as mandated by
the Cold Disaster Recovery policy.

NOTE:
o If the Auto Image Replication target NetBackup domain is a dedicated Disaster Recovery site,
then under the Platform Base licensing model there is no license charge for any of the target
NetBackup domain components.
o Virtual Tape – Enables support for 3rd party virtual tape offerings. Includes sharing of virtual
tape drives; no Shared Storage Option license is required. Supports an unlimited number of
virtual tape drives.

A list of NetBackup supported virtual tape libraries can be located on the NetBackup Hardware
Compatibility Matrix.

4.2.8.3 NetBackup Replication Director

NetBackup Replication Director Option provides unified, policy-based management of backups, snapshots and
replication. Replication Director is licensed by front-end terabytes (FETB) being protected. One NetBackup
Replication Director license is required for every front-end terabyte that is protected with array-based snapshots.
Any number of replications is allowed since only front-end capacity is counted.
Any related use of Snapshot Client capabilities is included in the licensing and does not require an Enterprise
Client license. However, any other usage of features from Standard or Enterprise Client require the respective
Client licenses. Duplication of snapshots to disk or tape for backup or disaster recovery may require additional
licenses, e.g. Library Based Tape Drive, DPOO (deduplication).
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• Duplication to tape using the NDMP Option is included with Replication Director.

4.2.8.4 NetBackup for NDMP

NetBackup for NDMP provides reliable, high-performing backup and recovery services to tape or disk for NDMP-
enabled devices. One NetBackup for NDMP license is required for each NDMP-enabled NAS (network attached
storage) device requiring protection. NetBackup Enterprise Server and NetBackup Server can scale to protect
an unlimited number of NDMP-enabled NAS devices.
Some NDMP devices have multiple heads (sometimes called data movers or controllers). This is taken into
account in the tier listing. Please refer to the examples and notes for additional information.
Licensing is per NDMP NAS (host) regardless of the NDMP backup method (local, 3-way, or remote NDMP).
For example, if a customer has 5 NDMP-enabled NAS devices that require backup or restore services from
NetBackup, 5 NetBackup for NDMP licenses would be required.
A small number of tape libraries also implement NDMP (use of this capability was more common prior to
NetBackup adding SSO support for NDMP in NetBackup 6.0) and these also require a NDMP license.
When NDMP is only used for duplication of backup images, such as with the VTL direct-to-tape or OST to tape,
there is no need to purchase a NDMP license as that NDMP functionality is already enabled within NetBackup.

4.2.9 Tape Based Options

4.2.9.1 NetBackup Library Based Tape Drive
NetBackup support for physical tape drives controlled by a robotic library is licensed per physical tape drive;
regardless of the manufacturer, type of device, or number of servers attached to the library. There is no charge
for stand-alone, non-robotic tape drives directly attached to a NetBackup Master/Media Server or NetBackup
Server. Refer to the Data Protection Optimization Option for licensing of virtual tape libraries (VTLs).

4.2.9.2 Shared Storage Option

NetBackup Shared Storage Option dynamically shares individual tape drives, standalone or in a robotic tape
library, among multiple NetBackup Media Servers and/or NDMP hosts (servers). These servers can be a
NetBackup primary server, NetBackup Media Server, or NetBackup SAN Media Server.
NetBackup Shared Storage Option is licensed per shared tape drive, regardless of the manufacturer, type of
device, or number of NetBackup Servers attached to the SAN. Sharing of each physical tape drive among
NetBackup Media Servers and/or NDMP hosts (servers) requires an SSO license for that tape drive. The
NetBackup Shared Storage Option license is in addition to any required NetBackup Library Based Tape Drive
licenses. If the shared tape drive is not included in a tape library, then only a Shared Storage Option license is
required. The Shared Storage Option is not needed when used with the NetBackup Virtual Tape Option
(included in Data Protection Optimization Option).
4.2.9.3 NetBackup Vault Option
NetBackup Vault requires a license for each physical tape drive in physical tape libraries used as the source or
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NetBackup Enterprise primary server or NetBackup Server) and includes four NetBackup Vault physical tape
drive licenses.
If more than four physical tape drives are used in the libraries for duplication purposes, a NetBackup Vault
Additional Drive license would be required for each drive. A NetBackup Vault Unlimited Drive license provides
support for unrestricted number of drives per NetBackup Storage NetBackup domain (recommended if the library
has more than 24 drives).
The Storage Lifecycle Policy feature (part of Data Protection Optimization Option) can be used for duplicating
backup images from one tape library to another one, instead of using NetBackup Vault for duplication. If this is
done, only the physical tape drives in the library ejecting tapes to be sent off-site and managed by NetBackup
Vault would require NetBackup Vault tape drive licenses.
• The unlimited drive SKU includes the base NetBackup Vault license.
• A NetBackup Vault license is required for ALL physical tape drives in a library used for vaulting.

When a VTL is the primary NetBackup storage and a customer wishes to run a duplication job to physical tape
for offsite storage, the customer must have an appropriate tape drive licenses.

NetBackup Vault Additional Drive licenses are not required when only one copy of the backup is being created
and vaulted.

4.2.10 Other Options

4.2.10.1 NetBackup OpsCenter Analytics

NetBackup 10.0 was the last version supporting NetBackup OpsCenter & OpsCenter Analytics. Effective with
NetBackup 10.1, customers who have a NetBackup subscription license and are running NetBackup 10.1 are
entitled to download and run NetBackup IT Analytics Foundation. Refer to the NetBackup PUR and NetBackup
IT Analytics PUR on the Product License Agreement page for reference
4.2.10.2 NetBackup Self Service
NetBackup Self Service (NSS) provides an IT Self-Service platform that offers Backup as a Service (BaaS)
where customers and end users can self-serve their backup requirements on-demand.
Customers licensing Self Service must license all front-end terabytes that are managed by NetBackup Self
Service.
4.2.11 NetBackup Starter Packs
NetBackup Starter Packs are cost effective software packages designed to meet the backup and recovery needs
of midsize, heterogeneous environments. Organizations with growing data protection needs, or who require
online database protection and off-site tape management, can scale their NetBackup Starter Pack configuration
with additional NetBackup clients, Application and Database Pack, and other options. The individual components
included in the Starter Pack cannot be cross graded to higher functioning products. For example, a NetBackup
Server license in the Starter Pack cannot be upgraded to NetBackup Enterprise Server.

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Starter Pack – 5 Client Starter Pack – 20 Client Starter Pack – 40 Client

• 5 clients (any OS) • 20 clients (any OS) • 40 clients (any OS)
• 1 NetBackup Server (any OS, • 1 NetBackup Server (any OS, • 1 NetBackup Server (any OS,
up to tier 2) up to tier 2) up to tier 2)
• 1 tape drive license • 1 tape drive license • 2 tape drives licenses
• 2 windows App & DB Pack (up • 3 windows App & DB Pack (up
to tier 2) to tier 2)

4.3 Licensing Virtual Machines

All methods of virtual machine (VM) backup are included in the Traditional Licensing model which includes
NetBackup for VMware, NetBackup for Hyper-V, NetBackup for Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AVH),
AzureStack, OpenStack, Red Hat Virtualization (KVM). In summary, the guidelines for licensing virtual
environments are:
• The license platform is determined by the physical host on which the Virtual Machines (VM) reside. For
example, Hyper-V, VMware, Acropolis Hypervisor, XenServer hosts are x86, while a Solaris SPARC LDOM
host is UNIX.
• The license tier is determined by the physical host system as documented in the HW tier appendix. The VM
configurations do not apply.
• When a protected VM is copied, moved, or otherwise transferred between physical hosts, each participating
physical host must be licensed, e.g. clustering, load-balancing, replication, etc.
If two NetBackup primary servers (i.e. two separate NetBackup domains) protect a single client, two client
licenses are required, one for each NetBackup domain. Additionally, if two NetBackup primary servers are
installed on a single server, two licenses are required, one for each NetBackup domain.

4.3.1 Licensing Agents/ Clients within the VM

This is the most straightforward method of virtual machine backups. Backup data is transferred from the guest
VM to the NetBackup server over the LAN. When running a database application within a VM, it is recommended
to use the associated NetBackup agent within the VM. When using a NetBackup client in one or more guest
VMs, only one client license (Standard or Enterprise) is required for the entire physical host regardless of the
number of VMs.
When using a NetBackup database/application agent in one or more guest VMs, only one Application &
Database Pack license or SAP agent license is required per host server, regardless of how many VMs may be
running a particular database or application, and regardless of how many application instances are running.

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4.3.2 Licensing via agentless backup

One (1) Enterprise Client license is required for each Hyper-V host. If the Hyper-V host will also be used as a
media server, a NetBackup Enterprise Server license is required in addition to the Enterprise Client license.
Performing an off-host backup of a Hyper-V VM snapshot requires that the NetBackup Windows client be
installed on both the Hyper-V host and the off-host Windows client. However, for consistency with NetBackup
for VMware licensing practices, the off-host capability is included in the Enterprise Client license of the Hyper-V
host. Also, for Hyper-V clusters, any/only Hyper-V hosts (cluster nodes) that contain virtual machines protected
by NetBackup require an Enterprise Client license. Also, licensing must account for any migration of VMs
between nodes. In other words, if a set of cluster nodes are used to load-balance VMs, all nodes that participate
must be licensed.

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4.4 Licensing containerized environments

When protecting containerized environments, a customer must buy either a capacity-based license, i.e. FETB
or a Standard Client license for each NetBackup container in a pod. If a customer is protecting a Kubernetes

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container cluster with an existing primary server a Std Client license is required for the Kubernetes container
cluster.

4.5 Licensing Cloud-based Workloads (BYOL)

NetBackup can be used to backup data residing on IaaS web services like Amazon EC2. A customer can use
either NetBackup a la carte (Traditional) or Capacity licensing. In cases where the physical characteristics of a
cloud system or workload are not measurable, the logical instance should be treated as a physical system for
licensing purposes. The table below provides a mapping of Traditional licenses for on-prem use to the cloud
equivalent.

(1) No expected use case in the cloud. If one is identified, we will re-evaluate.

5.0 Traditional to Capacity Migration

5.1 Migrating from Traditional and Platform Base Licensing Models
Customers may migrate from the Traditional licensing model to one of the Capacity licensing options with Veritas
approval. Migration will be permitted consistent with then-current Veritas policies. Customers interested
exploring this option can contact their Veritas Sales Representative for further detail about how to initiate the
process. Once converted, refer to the following link for details on how to migrate a NetBackup domain from
Traditional licenses to Capacity licenses.

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6.0 Upgrades, Cross-grades, Evaluation Licenses

6.1 Version Upgrades
When a new version of NetBackup is released, if the new version is included in the current maintenance/support
contract that the customer has purchased, customer is entitled to upgrade their applicable NetBackup licenses
to the new version. This is called a version upgrade. Current customers generally receive an automatic
notification email and letter that announces the availability of a new version and provides the serial number
needed to register at the Customer Care License Portal. Customer Care should be able to help customers who
did not receive this notification.
The preferred download method from FileConnect is the managed download. This is the better option because
the download can resume if interrupted. The http download will restart the download process. If you have any
issues generating their license keys at the License Portal, please pro-actively work with Customer Care.

6.2 Cross-grades
The term “cross-grade” is used to describe when a product or option of lesser functionality is upgraded to a
product or option of greater functionality. Not all cross-grade scenarios are allowed.
Server to Enterprise Server
NetBackup Server and NetBackup Enterprise Server software share a common set of NetBackup Clients,
Options and Agents. In the event an organization requires advanced snapshot-based, SAN, and data center
scalability solutions, a NetBackup Server investment can be seamlessly upgraded to a NetBackup Enterprise
Server solution.
Standard Client to Enterprise Client
To upgrade the performance often associated with standard client protection, NetBackup Enterprise Client
software consolidates a variety of snapshot-based technologies into a single, easy to use data protection
solution.
Platform Base - NDMP Ed. or Platform Base – Limited Ed. to Platform Base Complete
It is possible to upgrade from either Base – NDMP Ed. or Base – Limited Ed. to Base – Complete Ed. w/ Flexible
Licensing.
Software Evaluation Licenses

Veritas provides prospects the opportunity to evaluate NetBackup for a limited time at no charge. An evaluation
license key is good for 60 days with no support. Partners are encouraged to leverage trialware on Veritas.com
where available.
Partner/Distribution Account Managers may leverage the existing Internal Enterprise NFR Process to request
complimentary software on their partner's behalf.

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7.0 Maintenance/ Support

Veritas offers two levels of support, Essential Support and Basic Maintenance. Basic Maintenance is only
available in India, Japan, and Korea. For the US market we have a Verified Support offering which ensures US
only support personnel. Additionally, Veritas offers Business Critical Services, the highest level of support,
optimization, and stabilization for NetBackup, providing options for on-site assistance, advanced access to
technical specialists, accelerated service level targets, proactive account reviews, and dedicated account
management.
The NetBackup support page at Veritas Support includes a set of useful links to documentation, upgrades, tools
and statuses. It is recommended to access this page frequently.

8.0 General Examples

Measuring FETB
A customer with 2500 clients, each with 100GB of data to be protected on them, would have: 2500*100GB =
25,000GB = 24.4TB [25,000 / 1024 = 24.4] of Front-end data.
Because most customers see the amount of primary storage that they need protecting growing on a monthly
basis, this customer would want to purchase the capacity required to accommodate this growth. If this customer
expected 10% growth in source data per year, they should add 10% to the total license amount (2.44 TB + 24.4
TB = 26.8) for a total of 27 TB.

Platform Base Licensing

The size of the total environment is 10 terabytes, 3 of the terabytes are protected using NDMP. The licensing
requirements would be the following:
▪ 7 terabytes of the NetBackup Platform Base – Complete Edition
▪ 3 terabytes of the NetBackup Platform Base – NDMP Edition

Platform Base Limited Edition -Licensing

Example 1: Parent Co. XYZ has Subsidiary A and Subsidiary B. Subsidiary A purchased the license(s) then, by
default, Subsidiary A and Subsidiary A alone receives the license entitlement. In this scenario, the 250TB
restriction applies only to Subsidiary A because Subsidiary A is the only entity authorized to use the license. The
scenario, where the purchasing legal entity is given the license(s) authorization, is the standard entitlement
scenario. However, if special authorization has been granted to use license(s) across multiple legal entities then
the 250TB restriction would apply across all licensed entities.

Example 2: Parent Co. XYZ and its two subsidiaries were granted special authorization to use licenses across
the three legal entities than the 250TB restriction would be calculated by taking the sum of all TB’s backed up
across all NetBackup domains across all three legal entities.

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NetBackup for NDMP

Example 1: A NetApp FAS3050c has two clustered heads with only one active controller. A single NDMP Tier 3
license is required. If both controllers are active a single NDMP Tier 4 license is required.

Example 2: An EMC NS84 has four data movers (according to EMC, the last digit is the number of data movers).
A single NDMP Tier 4 license is required.

OpsCenter Analytics Option

Example 1: Mixed Backup Products: Customer has 100 backup clients, including 2 primary servers and 10 media
servers. Customer would buy 100 OpsCenter Analytics client licenses.

Example 2: Virtual Machines: Customer has 10 virtual machines running on a single physical server, 5 running
Linux and 5 running Windows. Customer would buy one (1) OpsCenter Analytics client license (license per
physical host).

NetBackup Vault
A customer either uses NetBackup Vault to duplicate backup images from a VTL to a 10-drive physical tape
library or uses Storage Lifecycle Polices to perform backup image duplication but uses NetBackup Vault to track
tapes sent off-site. This would require a NetBackup Vault Base license and six NetBackup Vault Additional Drive
licenses.

9.0 Frequently Asked Questions

NetBackup Platform Base – NDMP Edition says you cannot use NetBackup Accelerator because the
licensing model does not include Standard Client. However, Enterprise Server is licensed AND a
NetBackup Appliance supports Accelerator, so can I mount an NFS share from a NetApp filer on a
NetBackup Appliance and use Accelerator with the Platform Base – NDMP base license?
Accelerator for NDMP is included as part of the Platform Base – NDMP Edition. However, other NetBackup
Accelerator workloads are not supported with the NDMP Edition. Even though you can use an NFS mount on a
NetBackup Appliance you still cannot use Accelerator for non-NDMP workloads with an NDMP Edition. The
customer would have to upgrade any capacity they want Accelerator for from the NDMP Edition to NetBackup
Complete Edition, NetBackup Complete Edition w/ Flexible or NetBackup Enterprise in order to get Standard
Client enabled.

How do customers enable client licenses for 10 virtual machines on NetBackup?

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Customers will not get separate license keys for the virtual machines as we don’t license VMs, just the physical
hosts. All client license keys are entered only on primary servers and media servers. Once an Enterprise Client
key is entered on the primary server, you can install the client on as many VMs as you like; there is no need for
an individual key for each virtual machine

If a customer purchased the NetBackup Appliance in order to use it as a media server while using OST
to backup data to Data NetBackup domain, what license will the customer need to enable OST and can
the customer use the disk pool of the NetBackup appliance as a normal disk pool instead of a dedupe
disk pool?
The customer will need to buy the Data Protection Optimization Option as it contains the Advanced Disk
functionality supported by the NetBackup Appliance. With regards to the disk pool, the customer can use the
disk pool of the NetBackup Appliance as a normal disk pool instead of a dedupe disk pool but with the right
NetBackup licenses along with it.

Does the customer need to include Enterprise Vault data as well when calculating FETB to buy the
Platform Base – Complete Edition?
Yes, the customer needs to include EV data as well. In traditional licensing, EV licenses include NetBackup EV
agent and SQL agent at no extra cost. You only need to buy Standard Client for each EV server. However, with
Platform Base licensing, anything that NetBackup protects must be included in the FETB capacity for licensing.
This means that the capacity of the EV vault stores that you’re protecting must be licensed.

If a customer has SAP with Oracle, is an App+DB Pack required or just NetBackup for SAP?
As of 8.3, the SAP agent is now included in the Application & DB pack. Customers do not have to license SAP
separately.

Under the Traditional Licensing model, how many licenses are needed if two NetBackup primary servers
(i.e. two separate NetBackup domains) protect a single client?
Two client licenses are required, one for each NetBackup domain. Additionally, if two NetBackup primary servers
are installed on a single server, two licenses are required, one for each NetBackup domain. For example, a
single physical host running multiple virtual machines including Exchange and SQL Server would require one
(1) Application and Database Pack license to cover all Exchange and SQL Server instances on the physical
host, regardless of how many VMs may be running these two applications.

10.0 Useful Links

• For a list of supported platforms, operating systems, and snapshot methods that Snapshot Client
supports for certain backup methods, please refer to the NetBackup OS Compatibility Guide
• For an updated list of supported primary storage systems, hardware snapshot technologies,
NDMP devices, tape drives, virtual tapes and libraries, please refer to the NetBackup Hardware

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Compatibility Matrix.
• For a complete list of all NetBackup supported clustering products, refer to NetBackup Cluster
Compatibility List
• Additional NetBackup Support Information.

11.0 Appendix
11.1 NetBackup Platform vs. NetBackup Traditional comparison

11.2 Feature/ Functionality enablement detail

The following chart provides the same detail as the table presented in the Licensing Overview section but with
more granular detail.

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(1) Platform Base – Windows & Linux Edition is only available to Service Providers via VSPP.
(2) Vault Base Option includes 4 tape drives

11.3 End of Sale Offerings

11.3.1 Platform Base – Complete Edition
The NetBackup Platform Base - Complete Edition (Base – Complete Ed.) is only available for Front-end
Terabytes that are protected. If the customer has a large amount of data that will be protected using NDMP, the
Platform Base – NDMP Edition may be the preferred edition.
NOTE: As of June 15, 2019 Base – Complete Edition is not an available offering. This offering has reached
End of Sale for new license purchases. Customers should purchase Base -Complete Edition with
Flexible Licensing instead. Customer should continue to renew their existing Base – Complete Edition
licenses.

11.3.2 Platform Base – Big Data Workloads Edition

The NetBackup Platform Base - Big Data Workloads Edition (Base – Big Data Ed.) is an economical capacity-
based licensing alternative for the protection of Big Data workloads. It provides a reduced capacity licensing fee
for customers that need to back up large amounts of data concentrated on these storage systems. The Base -
Big Data Ed. offering includes all the same features and functionality as Base - Complete Ed. and Base -
Complete Ed. w/ Flexible Licensing but is limited to specific Big Data and NoSQL workloads such as Hadoop
and HBase. Refer to the following Technote to understand what workloads are covered in each Platform Base
offering.

NOTE: As of September 2, 2019 Base – Big Data Edition is not an available offering. This offering has
reached End of Sale. Customers should purchase Base -Complete Edition with Flexible Licensing
instead.

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11.3.3 NetBackup Enterprise Virtual Client

NetBackup Enterprise Virtual Client (NEVC) is aimed at virtual environments, using the count of CPUs as the
sole calculation meter. The Enterprise Virtual Client license offering enables customers to license NetBackup
based on how many CPUs are used, rather than the number of NetBackup clients, agents, servers, and options
deployed as with Traditional licensing, or the amount of source data protected as with the Platform Base license
offerings. NetBackup Enterprise Virtual Client is used to protect VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix
Acropolis Hypervisor (AHC), Openstack, Red Hat Virtualization (KVM), and AzureStack virtual environments
only. Unix environments cannot be licensed with NEVC.

• NetBackup Enterprise Virtual Client license can be only be used to protect virtual environments although the
associated media or primary server(s) can be physical.

NOTE: As of July 1, 2019 NetBackup Enterprise Virtual Client is not an available offering to new
customers. This offering has reached End of Sale for all new sales to new customers. Customers should
purchase Base -Complete Edition with Flexible Licensing instead.

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About Veritas
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