Description
Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale is the industry-leading on-premise backup and recovery solution designed for organizations that demand scalable, reliable data protection without compromising performance. With a generous 1 TB capacity, this license empowers you to safeguard critical data across on-premises environments, from servers and databases to virtual machines and application backups. The inclusion of 4 years of Essential Support provides a robust safety net, ensuring you have access to expert assistance, timely updates, and practical guidance to optimize your deployment. Whether you are part of an academic institution leveraging the Veritas Academic Licensing Program (ALP) or a business seeking a dependable, scalable backup platform, NetBackup Flex Scale is engineered to adapt to evolving data landscapes while maintaining enterprise-grade protection and recoverability. The architecture emphasizes flexibility, security, and efficiency so you can protect what matters most and recover rapidly in the face of incidents, disasters, or cyber threats.
- Seamless scalability and flexible deployment: NetBackup Flex Scale is designed to grow with your data. Start with a solid 1 TB capacity and extend both capacity and performance as workloads increase, all without disruptive migrations. Its modular, scalable architecture supports expansion across storage, media servers, and backup policies, so you can respond quickly to changing data footprints, peak backup windows, and evolving business requirements while keeping downtime minimal.
- Robust data protection features: Benefit from built-in deduplication to dramatically reduce storage consumption, strong encryption to protect data at rest and in transit, and automated backup policies that minimize manual tasks. The platform enables policy-driven protection, granular restore options, and comprehensive reporting, helping you meet regulatory requirements, optimize RPOs and RTOs, and maintain data integrity across diverse workloads.
- 1 TB capacity tailored for mission-critical data: The 1 TB capacity provides ample room for critical assets such as databases, virtual machines, and key applications. Advanced data management tools let you prioritize essential data, apply tiering strategies, and perform frequent backups for important systems, while archiving or offloading less-critical data to secondary storage as needed.
- 4 years of Essential Support for ongoing performance: Enjoy long-term peace of mind with four years of direct access to Veritas’ expert support team, timely software updates, and guidance to optimize installation, configuration, and operation. This extended coverage helps you rapidly address issues, minimize downtime, and continuously improve your backup posture as your environment evolves.
- Academic Licensing Program (ALP) and flexible licensing: Through the Veritas ALP, educational institutions gain access to tailored pricing and licensing designed for teaching, research, and administration workloads. This makes it easier to deploy industry-leading data protection within classrooms, labs, and research facilities, while aligning with institutional budgeting and IT lifecycle planning.
Technical Details of Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale
Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale combines high-performance protection with scalable infrastructure to support growing data ecosystems. The solution is designed for on-premises deployments, delivering consistent backup windows, fast restores, and strong security controls. With deduplication, encryption, and policy-based automation, NetBackup Flex Scale helps organizations reduce storage costs, meet compliance mandates, and maintain reliable recovery capabilities across physical and virtual environments. The ALP framework ensures academic institutions have access to appropriate pricing and licensing to fit their unique workflows, while still delivering enterprise-grade data protection and support for mission-critical operations.
- Product Type: On-premise license
- Licensing Capacity: 1 TB
- Support Duration: 4 years of Essential Support
- License Program: Veritas Academic Licensing Program (ALP)
- Deployment Type: Flexible, scalable deployment options
How to Install Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale
Installing Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale is designed to be straightforward and methodical, enabling you to deploy quickly while configuring best practices from the start. Follow these steps to get up and running with a reliable, scalable backup environment:
- Ensure your system meets the minimum requirements for the NetBackup Flex Scale installation, including supported operating systems, hardware capabilities, and network configurations.
- Download the installation package from the Veritas website or insert the installation media provided by Veritas or your vendor.
- Run the installer and follow the on-screen prompts to install the software on your designated server or appliance, ensuring that prerequisites such as services and permissions are correctly configured.
- Configure your backup settings, including the selection of data to back up, backup schedules, retention policies, and the appropriate media or storage targets for your environment.
- Activate your 1 TB license during the installation process using the license key provided with your purchase, ensuring the capacity is correctly allocated to your NetBackup Flex Scale deployment.
- Complete post-installation checks, verify connectivity to storage resources, and begin creating backup policies, testing restores, and validating recovery objectives to ensure your environment meets your protection goals.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale? NetBackup Flex Scale is a powerful on-premise backup and recovery software solution designed to offer scalable, flexible data protection for businesses and academic institutions, combining efficient storage use with reliable protection and rapid restores.
- How does the 4 years Essential Support benefit me? With four years of Essential Support, you gain access to expert assistance, timely updates, and guidance to help you maximize the solution’s performance, stay current with security improvements, and minimize downtime through proactive issue resolution.
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