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Veritas NetBackup™ 5240 Appliance Product Description

Last Published: 2019-10-02

Product(s): Appliances (Version Not Specified)

Platform: Veritas 5240

Usable appliance storage capacities

Table: Usable storage capacities - NetBackup 5240 Appliance and Veritas 2U12 49TB Storage Shelves

Appliance only	Storage shelf capacity	Appliance and one storage shelf	Appliance and two storage shelves	Appliance and three storage shelves**	Appliance and four storage shelves**	Appliance and five storage shelves***	Appliance and six storage shelves***
4TiB (5TB)	49TiB (54TB)	53TiB (59TB)	102TiB (113TB)	151TiB (167TB)	200TiB (221TB)	249TiB (275TB)	298TiB (329TB)
14TiB* (15TB)	49TiB (54TB)	63TiB (69TB)	112TiB (123TB)	161TiB (177TB)	210TiB (231TB)	259TiB (285TB)	308TiB (339TB)
27TiB* (30TB)	49TiB (54TB)	76TiB (84TB)	125TiB (138TB)	174TiB (192TB)	223TiB (246TB)	272TiB (300TB)	321TiB (354TB)
Note: Usable storage capacities are rounded values. Veritas calculates these values from the raw storage capacities of the various NetBackup 5240 Appliance-only configurations, which are 4.55 tebibyte, 13.65 tebibyte, and 27.3 tebibyte. The raw capacity of the Veritas 2U12 49TB Storage Shelf is 49.14 tebibyte. To determine the exact usable capacities of each configuration, use the following formulas: <appliance-only capacity> + 49.14 = exact usable capacity <appliance-only capacity> + (2 x 49.14) = exact usable capacity <appliance-only capacity> + (3 x 49.14) = exact usable capacity <appliance-only capacity> + (4 x 49.14) = exact usable capacity <appliance-only capacity> + (5 x 49.14) = exact usable capacity <appliance-only capacity> + (6 x 49.14) = exact usable capacity
* You can add up to six Veritas 2U12 49TB Storage Shelves to an existing NetBackup 5240 Appliance with internal storage capacities of 14TiB or 27TiB. However, before you place the system into a production environment, you must migrate all MSDP data from the appliance to the first external storage shelf. After you migrate the MSDP data, the system's usable storage space may fluctuate, depending on how much actual storage space the MSDP data pool uses. For all 3- and 4-storage shelf configurations, Veritas strongly recommends that you upgrade the memory capacity from 128GB to a minimum of 192GB when using NetBackup Appliance software versions 3.1 or later, due to the increased resource requirements from updated MSDP encryption standards. A 256GB memory upgrade kit is now available for purchase, which replaces all existing DIMM modules in the appliance. Contact your Veritas account representative for details. * For all 5- and 6-storage shelf configurations, Veritas strongly recommends that you upgrade the memory capacity a minimum of 256GB when using NetBackup Appliance software versions 3.1 or later, due to the increased resource requirements from updated MSDP encryption standards. A 256GB memory upgrade kit is now available for purchase, which replaces all existing DIMM modules in the appliance. Contact your Veritas account representative for details. Note: Spanning MSDP data across both NetBackup 5240 Appliance internal storage and a storage shelf is not recommended as it may result in degraded performance. Warning: Failure to migrate MSDP data after you connect a storage shelf may result in degraded appliance throughput performance. For more information about migrating MSDP data, see the following document: Moving the MSDP partition from a base disk to an expansion disk for optimum performance.

Appliance only

Storage shelf capacity

Appliance and one storage shelf

Appliance and two storage shelves

Appliance and three storage shelves**

Appliance and four storage shelves**

Appliance and five storage shelves***

Appliance and six storage shelves***

4TiB

(5TB)

49TiB

(54TB)

53TiB

(59TB)

102TiB

(113TB)

151TiB

(167TB)

200TiB

(221TB)

249TiB

(275TB)

298TiB

(329TB)

14TiB*

(15TB)

49TiB

(54TB)

63TiB

(69TB)

112TiB

(123TB)

161TiB

(177TB)

210TiB

(231TB)

259TiB

(285TB)

308TiB

(339TB)

27TiB*

(30TB)

49TiB

(54TB)

76TiB

(84TB)

125TiB

(138TB)

174TiB

(192TB)

223TiB

(246TB)

272TiB

(300TB)

321TiB

(354TB)

Note:

Usable storage capacities are rounded values. Veritas calculates these values from the raw storage capacities of the various NetBackup 5240 Appliance-only configurations, which are 4.55 tebibyte, 13.65 tebibyte, and 27.3 tebibyte. The raw capacity of the Veritas 2U12 49TB Storage Shelf is 49.14 tebibyte.

To determine the exact usable capacities of each configuration, use the following formulas:

<appliance-only capacity> + 49.14 = exact usable capacity
<appliance-only capacity> + (2 x 49.14) = exact usable capacity
<appliance-only capacity> + (3 x 49.14) = exact usable capacity
<appliance-only capacity> + (4 x 49.14) = exact usable capacity
<appliance-only capacity> + (5 x 49.14) = exact usable capacity
<appliance-only capacity> + (6 x 49.14) = exact usable capacity

* You can add up to six Veritas 2U12 49TB Storage Shelves to an existing NetBackup 5240 Appliance with internal storage capacities of 14TiB or 27TiB. However, before you place the system into a production environment, you must migrate all MSDP data from the appliance to the first external storage shelf. After you migrate the MSDP data, the system's usable storage space may fluctuate, depending on how much actual storage space the MSDP data pool uses.

** For all 3- and 4-storage shelf configurations, Veritas strongly recommends that you upgrade the memory capacity from 128GB to a minimum of 192GB when using NetBackup Appliance software versions 3.1 or later, due to the increased resource requirements from updated MSDP encryption standards. A 256GB memory upgrade kit is now available for purchase, which replaces all existing DIMM modules in the appliance. Contact your Veritas account representative for details.

*** For all 5- and 6-storage shelf configurations, Veritas strongly recommends that you upgrade the memory capacity a minimum of 256GB when using NetBackup Appliance software versions 3.1 or later, due to the increased resource requirements from updated MSDP encryption standards. A 256GB memory upgrade kit is now available for purchase, which replaces all existing DIMM modules in the appliance. Contact your Veritas account representative for details.

Note:

Spanning MSDP data across both NetBackup 5240 Appliance internal storage and a storage shelf is not recommended as it may result in degraded performance.

Warning:

Failure to migrate MSDP data after you connect a storage shelf may result in degraded appliance throughput performance.

For more information about migrating MSDP data, see the following document: Moving the MSDP partition from a base disk to an expansion disk for optimum performance.