Installation Notes

Note the following considerations before installing VERITAS NetBackup and Sun Cluster HA for NetBackup. The configuration limitations are illustrated in Figure 14-1.

• VERITAS NetBackup is a single-instance data service. You cannot run more than one instance of VERITAS NetBackup per cluster.

• NetBackup master servers must be installed in a cluster.

• NetBackup clients can exist inside or outside a cluster.

• NetBackup slave servers and backup devices (tape libraries, optical readers, and so on) cannot be included in any cluster.

• The shared disk associated with the NetBackup master server should be large enough to accommodate the NetBackup administrative files and logs that accumulate over time. The size of the administrative files and logs depends upon the amount of backup activity required for your configuration.

• Do not add entries for the NetBackup startup and shutdown scripts (S77netbackup and K77netbackup) to any rc script on any cluster node. The NetBackup startup and shutdown scripts must be insulated from cluster node startups and shutdowns.