Veritas NetBackup™ Upgrade Guide
- Introduction
- About the NetBackup 8.1.1 Upgrade Guide
- About changes in NetBackup 8.1.1
- Potential required changes for NetApp clusters
- About automatic file changes from an upgrade
- Errors when Bare Metal Restore information is replicated using Auto Image Replication
- Known catalog backup limitation
- About Veritas Services and Operations Readiness Tools
- Recommended SORT procedures for new installations
- Recommended SORT procedures for upgrades
- About the NetBackup preinstall checker
- Planning for an upgrade
- Master server upgrade
- About master server upgrades
- Preinstall procedure for upgrading to NetBackup 8.1.1
- Performing local, remote, or clustered server upgrades on Windows systems
- Performing silent upgrades on Windows systems
- Upgrading UNIX/Linux server software to NetBackup 8.1.1
- Post-install procedure for upgrading to NetBackup 8.1.1
- About mounting the NetBackup software media
- About NetBackup startup and shutdown scripts
- Completing your system update after an upgrade
- Media server upgrade
- MSDP upgrade for NetBackup
- Appendix A. Reference
- NetBackup master server web server user and group creation
- Generate a certificate on the inactive nodes of a clustered master server
- About the NetBackup Java Runtime Environment
- About the NetBackup answer file
- Update cloud configuration file on the master server immediately after install or upgrade to NetBackup 8.1.1
- About NetBackup software availability
- About the NetBackup media kit
- About the NetBackup Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) images
- Additional post-upgrade steps for NetApp clusters
- Using NetApp disk arrays with Replication Director
- About compatibility between NetBackup versions
- Installation and upgrade requirements for UNIX and Linux
- Installation and upgrade requirements for Windows and Windows clusters
- Requirements for Windows cluster installations and upgrades
- Upgrading clients after servers are upgraded
- Install and upgrade of the UNIX and Linux client binaries with native installers
- Removing a clustered media server by migrating all data to a new media server
- Disabling the connection between your NetBackup OpsCenter server and your NetBackup Master Server
- Post upgrade procedures for Amazon cloud storage servers
About planning a NetBackup 8.1.1 upgrade
The currently installed version of NetBackup affects the upgrade process for the NetBackup 8.1.1 upgrade. Upgrades from any version of NetBackup must plan for the NBDB database rebuild and the MSDP rolling conversion. Table: Required upgrade tasks based on currently installed version has additional information about what tasks you must perform for the upgrade.
Table: Required upgrade tasks based on currently installed version
Upgrade task | Versions that must perform the task |
|---|---|
NBDB database rebuild | All versions must perform the NBDB database rebuild. |
MSDP conversion | All versions that use MSDP must perform the MSDP rolling conversion. |
Before you begin an upgrade, Veritas recommends that you review the NetBackup Release Notes document that is included with your media kit or the electronic product image files. This document describes important changes in NetBackup 8.1.1 that you should be familiar with before you upgrade.
Caution:
To help ensure a successful upgrade to NetBackup 8.1.1, you should visit the SORT page and the NetBackup Upgrade Portal and for complete upgrade details:
SORT page:
See About Veritas Services and Operations Readiness Tools.
https://sort.veritas.com/netbackup
NetBackup Upgrade Portal: