Today, organizations of all sizes across the full spectrum of the business arena face similar problems: defend against ransomware attacks, respond to rapidly changing business environments, and ensure that critical backup and recovery SLAs are met. 

The Flex Appliance operating environment is based on container technology and extends NetBackup data protection with multitenant capabilities. It reduces data center costs, improves management efficiency, and protects against ransomware and security threats. 

The Flex operating environment is available as an optimized integration on Veritas 5340 appliances for the most demanding workloads in the enterprise core. Flex is also available on Veritas 5150 appliances to protect small- and mid-range workloads in the enterprise and remote offices at the enterprise edge.

With the new Flex Appliance 2.0.1 release, two new appliance models are supported: the Veritas 5350 Appliance and the Veritas 5250 Appliance. The 5350 appliance is a hardware refresh for 5340 appliances, while the 5250 model caters to enterprise mid-range workloads. With the support for the 5250 appliance, Veritas can now address the enterprise mid-market for the first time with Flex and in the process expand the

addressable market for Flex. The new 5350 appliance provides a 30% or more performance improvement over the 5340.

Benefits of the 2.0.1 release:

·                Hardware model support of the 5250 and 5350 

·                Support for the NetBackup capabilities Instant access and Universal Shares 

·                Static routes and online edit of network configurations 

·                Enhancements to reduce LUN sharing issues 

Along with this new functionality, a number of supportability enhancements were addressed in 2.0.1.

Base and upgrade installers

Click Base and upgrade installers to view the files associated with this product version. Check the box next to each file that you wish to download, then click Download. The Download button will appear once you check the first file. After you click Download, you may be prompted to select a Veritas Entitlement Management System (VEMS) account. If you are asked to select a VEMS account, select the account that you wish to be the account of record for your download transaction.

To download files in the Base and upgrade installers section:

• You must have a Veritas account. If you do not have a Veritas account, you can create one by clicking Sign in at the top of the page and then clicking Create one.
• Your Veritas account ID (email address) must be registered as a user of a VEMS account that holds an entitlement for the product with an Entitled Version (displayed in VEMS) that is greater than or equal to this product';s'; version.
• Your Veritas account ID must have either the VEMS Administrator or Download Software privilege.
• You must log in with this Veritas account. To log in, click Sign in.

Note: You may not be entitled to download all files listed as some Veritas product offerings entitle different file sets. For example, some product offerings vary by platform (Windows, Linux, Unix, etc.). In these cases you will only be able to download files for the platforms entitled by your VEMS entitlements.

To view which products and versions you are entitled to download, log into VEMS by clicking Licensing on Support home page. Once logged in, click Entitlements at the top of the page. Locate the entitlements for this product and verify that the Entitled Version for at least one entitlement for the product is greater than or equal to the version of the product you want to download. You will not be able to download the product if the version of the product you want to download is greater than the Entitled Version of all of the entitlements for the product.

The Download Center records all download transactions. After you click Download, you may be prompted to select a Veritas Entitlement Management System (VEMS) account. Select the VEMS account you wish to be the account of record for your download transaction.

Updates

Click Updates to view all software updates associated with this version of the product. Click the Update name to view the full details of the update and to download its files. Check the box next to each file that you wish to download, then click Download. The Download button will appear once you check the first file.

To download files in the Updates section:

• You must have a Veritas account. If you do not have a Veritas account, you can create one by clicking Sign in at the top of the page and then clicking Create one.
• You must log in with this Veritas account. To log in, click Sign in.
• Some updates require that you purchased a maintenance contract and that your contract was active at the time the update was release. If so, your Veritas account ID (email address) will need to be a registered user of a Veritas Entitlement Management System (VEMS) account that holds an entitlement for one of the product releases listed in the update's' Applies to the following releases section.
• If you are not a registered user of any VEMS accounts that entitles the download, you will be prompted to enter an Entitlement Code. Enter either a VEMS entitlement ID or appliance serial number. If the Entitlement Code can be matched to a VEMS entitlement that can entitle the download, you will be able to download the update. VEMS entitlement IDs and the appliance serial numbers can be found on on your Veritas Certificate or can be provided by registered VEMS user.

The Download Center records all download transactions. After you click Download, you may be prompted to select a VEMS account. Select the VEMS account you wish to be the account of record for your download transaction.

Getting Help

If you are having any trouble downloading files you think you should be able to download, first contact someone within your company that has administrative access to your VEMS account(s). If you still need assistance, you can chat with us from the Support homepage or contact us.