Veritas NetBackup™ Appliance Upgrade Guide
- Introduction
- Upgrade planning
- Pre-upgrade tasks
- Performing the upgrade
- Post upgrade tasks
- Troubleshooting
About upgrades to NetBackup appliance software version 3.1 and the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system
Note:
NetBackup Appliance release 3.1 has been updated as of November 8, 2017. This updated release helps to ensure a successful upgrade and it also includes an automatic EEB installation that resolves a kernel panic problem. If you have already upgraded successfully to appliance release 3.1 before November 8, 2017, you do not need to upgrade again. To resolve an existing kernel panic problem or to prevent one in the future, refer to the following article to obtain an EEB to fix the issue: www.veritas.com/docs/100040686
Starting with NetBackup appliance software version 2.7.1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) replaces the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) operating system. You can upgrade any existing 5220, 5230, 5240 or 5330 appliances that currently use earlier software versions to version 3.1. In some situations, you may need to upgrade twice to get to version 3.1.
Note:
The NetBackup 5200 Appliance does not support upgrade to versions 2.7.1 and later, due to Intel components that are not supported by RHEL version 6.6 or later.
Note:
Appliance upgrades to software version 3.1 and later are not supported from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console. To upgrade to version 3.1, use the IPMI console to log in to the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu.
This topic covers the following information that you should review before an upgrade to version 3.1:
Preflight check before the upgrade
Appliance behavior during upgrades