Veritas NetBackup 5340 SAN Storage System

Experience enterprise-grade backup storage that scales with your data growth. The Veritas NetBackup 5340 SAN Storage System is engineered to deliver dependable performance, robust data protection, and seamless integration with Veritas NetBackup software for comprehensive backup, recovery, and disaster recovery workflows. Built for data centers that demand high availability and rapid recovery, the 5340 combines flexible capacity, intelligent data management, and a resilient architecture to support mission-critical backup objectives.

• Reliability and high availability: The Veritas NetBackup 5340 SAN Storage System is designed with redundant controllers, fault-tolerant hardware paths, hot-swappable components, and redundant power supplies to maximize uptime, reduce maintenance windows, and ensure business continuity even in demanding environments. This architecture supports continuous backups, rapid failover, and non-disruptive upgrades, so your protection policies remain intact during maintenance cycles.
• Seamless NetBackup integration and policy-driven management: Engineered to work hand-in-hand with Veritas NetBackup software, the 5340 enables policy-based backups, automated verification, catalog management, and centralized orchestration. Administrators can define retention windows, replication scopes, and retention rules that align with regulatory requirements, while NetBackup automates the scheduling and verification of backups and recoveries across disparate workloads.
• High-performance, scalable storage for backup workloads: The 5340 delivers robust I/O performance to support large-scale backups, fast catalog operations, and rapid data restores. Its modular design allows capacity to scale as data grows, without compromising throughput or latency, ensuring efficient daily operations for backup windows and archival processes.
• Advanced data protection features: Built-in deduplication and compression reduce the storage footprint, while encryption at rest helps safeguard sensitive data. Replication capabilities enable offsite disaster recovery and data sovereignty compliance, ensuring that copies of critical backups are available where and when you need them most.
• Comprehensive management and monitoring: A unified management interface provides visibility into capacity planning, health status, and performance metrics. Administrators can generate actionable insights, set alerts, and optimize resource allocation to maintain SLA targets for backup windows, recovery time objectives (RTOs), and recovery point objectives (RPOs).

Technical Details of Veritas NetBackup 5340 SAN Storage System

• Device type: Enterprise SAN storage system purpose-built for backup workloads and data protection workflows
• Connectivity options: Supports flexible SAN configurations with Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and SAS interfaces to fit diverse data-center network topologies
• Data protection capabilities: Deduplication, compression, and encryption at rest to optimize storage efficiency and strengthen security postures
• High-availability design: Redundant controllers, hot-swappable components, dual power supplies, and fault-tolerant chassis configuration for continuous operations
• Software integration: Native integration with Veritas NetBackup for policy-based backups, centralized catalog management, and streamlined recovery processes

How to install Veritas NetBackup 5340 SAN Storage System

Install and deploy the NetBackup 5340 with a focus on reliability, security, and performance. Plan capacity and network topology, rack the chassis, and prepare the storage fabric to ensure a smooth rollout that minimizes downtime and accelerates time-to-protection.

• Plan and rack: Verify space, cooling, and cabling requirements. Prepare the data center environment to accommodate redundant hardware and adequate airflow for optimal performance.
• Hardware setup: Install controllers, drives, and power supplies. Verify redundancy paths and ensure all hot-swappable components are accessible for maintenance without interrupting operations.
• Network and fabric configuration: Connect the storage system to the SAN fabric and management network. Configure multipathing, zoning, and LUN provisioning to ensure reliable data access and optimal throughput.
• Software installation and integration: Install and configure Veritas NetBackup software, register the 5340 as a storage server, and establish policy-based backup workflows aligned with your data protection objectives.
• Validation and readiness: Run health checks, perform a test backup and a recovery scenario, validate catalog integrity, and enable proactive monitoring and alerting to catch issues before they impact SLAs.

Frequently asked questions

• Q: What workloads is the Veritas NetBackup 5340 SAN Storage System best suited for? A: It is designed for enterprise backup, archival, and disaster recovery workflows, delivering scalable capacity, high availability, and optimized performance to protect large and complex data environments.
• Q: Does the 5340 support deduplication and encryption? A: Yes, the system includes data deduplication and encryption at rest to reduce storage needs and improve data security for sensitive information.
• Q: How does the 5340 handle availability and maintenance? A: The architecture uses redundant controllers, hot-swappable components, and dual power paths to minimize downtime, with non-disruptive upgrades and automated health checks.
• Q: Can this storage system integrate with cloud-based DR strategies? A: NetBackup’s integration enables replication and DR workflows that extend protection to cloud targets or offsite locations, aligning with modern hybrid cloud strategies.
• Q: What planning and licensing are required for deployment? A: Deployment requires proper rack space, SAN connectivity, and NetBackup software licensing; exact capacity planning depends on data growth, retention policies, and recovery objectives.