DB2

Use when the policy will have only clients with the NetBackup for DB2 option. For information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.

DataStore

A policy type reserved for use by VERITAS or its partners to provide agents for new applications or databases.

Lotus-Notes

Use when the policy will contain only clients with the NetBackup for Lotus Notes option. For information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.

MS-Windows-NT*

Use when the policy will contain only Windows 2000, NT, XP, or Windows Server 2003 clients.

MS-Exchange-Server

Use when the policy will contain only clients with the NetBackup for MS-Exchange option. For information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.

MS-SQL-Server

Use when the policy will contain only clients with the NetBackup for MS-SQL Server option. For information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.

NCR-Teradata

Use when the policy will contain only clients with the NetBackup for Teradata option. For information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.

NetWare

Use when the policy will contain only NonTarget NetBackup Novell NetWare clients (this version uses a Microsoft Windows interface).

NDMP

Use when the policy will contain only clients with the NetBackup for NDMP option. This policy is available only when the NetBackup NDMP is installed and licensed. For information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.

Oracle

Use when the policy will contain only clients with the NetBackup for Oracle option. For information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.

Standard*

Use when the policy will contain any combination of the following:

• NetBackup Novell NetWare clients that have the target version of NetBackup software.
• UNIX clients (including Mac OS X clients), except those covered by specific such as Oracle.

Vault

Available only when Vault is licensed. Use as a policy type to schedule and run a Vault job.

Note: The following policy types apply only to UNIX clients.

AFS

Use when the policy will be backing up only AFS file systems on clients.

DataTools-SQL-
BackTrack

Use when the policy will contain only clients with the NetBackup for DataTools-SQL-BackTrack option. For information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.

FlashBackup- Windows

Applies only to NetBackup Enterprise Server:

Use when the policy will contain only NetBackup FlashBackup-Windows clients on Windows. This policy is available only when the NetBackup Advanced Client is installed. For information on setting up this policy type, see the Advanced Client System Administration Guide.

FlashBackup

Applies only to NetBackup Enterprise Server:

Use when the policy will contain only NetBackup FlashBackup clients on UNIX. This policy is available only when the NetBackup Advanced Client is installed. For information on setting up this policy type, see the Advanced Client System Administration Guide.

Informix-On-BAR

Use when the policy will contain only clients that are running the NetBackup for Informix option. For information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.

MS-SharePoint

Use to configure a policy for NetBackup for SharePoint Portal Server.

Split-Mirror

Applies only to NetBackup Enterprise Server:

Use when the policy will contain only clients with the NetBackup for EMC option. For information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.

SAP

Use when the policy will contain only clients with the NetBackup for SAP option. For information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.

Sybase

Use when the policy will contain only clients with the NetBackup for Sybase option. For information on setting up this policy type, see the guide for this option.

* To utilize CheckPoint Restart for backups or Checkpoint Restart for restores when backing up or restoring files, either the Standard or MS-Windows-NT policy type must be used. The creation of synthetic backups also requires the use of one of these policy types.