Veritas NetBackup 5340 SAN Storage System

Experience enterprise-grade data protection with the Veritas NetBackup 5340 SAN Storage System. This high-performance backup appliance is engineered to meet the most demanding objectives for backup, recovery, and data integrity. blending scalable storage with Veritas NetBackup software, the 5340 delivers fast backups, rapid restores, and resilient protection across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Designed for growing data volumes, it offers modular capacity, intelligent automation, and robust security features to minimize risk, streamline operations, and accelerate disaster recovery readiness. Whether your organization is protecting sensitive financial records, customer data, or complex virtualized workloads, the NetBackup 5340 is built to keep peak performance aligned with your business continuity goals.

• High-performance protection and fast recovery: Engineered to handle large-scale backup workloads with efficient data flow, rapid restores, and reduced backup windows, helping your team meet aggressive SLAs without sacrificing reliability.
• Scalable capacity for growing data footprints: Modular storage architecture and expansion options let you increase capacity as data volumes expand, ensuring long-term protection without forklift upgrades.
• Enterprise-grade resilience and availability: Redundant components, hot-swappable hardware, and advanced health monitoring minimize downtime and keep backups accessible when you need them most.
• Seamless NetBackup integration for policy-driven protection: Centralized management, automated backup policies, and consistent restore workflows across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
• Security, compliance, and ransomware resilience: Encryption, access controls, immutable backup capabilities, and auditable reporting to meet regulatory requirements and defend against evolving threats.

Technical Details of Veritas NetBackup 5340 SAN Storage System

• Form factor: rack-mount appliance designed for data center deployment and enterprise-grade reliability.
• Storage architecture: scalable SAN storage with flexible expansion options to grow capacity as data protection needs evolve.
• Connectivity: supports multiple interface families to integrate with existing infrastructure and NetBackup master environments (such as Fibre Channel, SAS, and Ethernet networks).
• Protection features: built-in data integrity checks, encryption at rest, and support for ransomware resiliency workflows including immutability and snapshot-based protection.
• Software integration: tight orchestration with Veritas NetBackup for policy-based protections, deduplication, replication, disaster recovery, and compatibility with cloud tiering and offsite vaults.

This combination delivers reliable, scalable protection across on-premises and cloud deployments, with simple management and strong governance to keep data safe, compliant, and readily recoverable.

How to Install Veritas NetBackup 5340 SAN Storage System

• Prepare the environment by validating power, cooling, rack space, and network connectivity. Confirm compatibility with your existing NetBackup master server and storage policies.
• Unbox, rack-mount the appliance, and connect storage interfaces to the appropriate fabric. Attach to the management network and ensure proper cabling for redundancy.
• Power on the system and perform initial hardware health checks via the built-in management interface. Update firmware and perform any recommended health assessments before proceeding.
• Install or upgrade the NetBackup software and licenses on the system. Configure initial storage units, assign storage lifecycle policies, and verify connectivity to the NetBackup master server.
• Define backup policies, retention rules, and schedule windows within the NetBackup administration console. Run a baseline backup and a restore test to validate protection workflows and ensure data can be recovered quickly and accurately.

Frequently asked questions

• Q: What is the primary purpose of the Veritas NetBackup 5340 SAN Storage System?
  A: It is designed to deliver comprehensive data protection, including backups, fast restores, and disaster recovery for large-scale enterprises across on-premises, virtualized, and cloud environments.
• Q: How does the 5340 scale with growing data needs?
  A: The system supports modular expansion and scalable SAN storage, allowing capacity to grow without disruptive migrations or replacement of existing infrastructure.
• Q: Does it integrate with cloud services?
  A: Yes. The NetBackup 5340 integrates with cloud tiering, offsite vaults, and disaster recovery workflows to extend protection beyond on-premises storage.
• Q: What security features are included?
  A: The appliance offers encryption at rest, role-based access control, and support for immutable backups and auditable reporting to help meet regulatory requirements and defend against ransomware.
• Q: What kind of environments does it support?
  A: It supports physical servers, virtualized environments, and hybrid configurations, enabling consistent protection policies across diverse workloads and rapid recovery in case of disruption.