How to confirm the version and patch level of a NetBackup client in UNIX and Windows

Description

The method for confirming the version and patch level of a client varies between Windows and UNIX/Linux. This is due to the fact that the Java Console (on both Windows and UNIX/Linux) does not currently display the patch level of the client installation, only the version of the Administration Console.

Windows:

Within Windows, the Windows Backup, Archive and Restore (BAR) console should indicate the client's version and patch level (Figure 1).

Path to Windows BAR console application: install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\NbWin.exe

Figure 1: The current version and patch level can be seen by clicking Help > About Backup, Archive and Restore.

To obtain the version and patch level of a NetBackup Client without using the Windows BAR console, please observe the following on the client:

1. The base version of the NetBackup client software can be found in the file:
   
   <install_path>\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\version.txt
   
   For version 10.4 base software, the file should contain something similar to the following:
   
   HARDWARE Windows x64
VERSION NetBackup 10.4
RELEASEDATE Tue Mar 19 09:41:37 2024
BUILDNUMBER 0064
    
2. Maintenance Pack information (if installed) can be located in the file:
   
   <install_path>\Veritas\Patch\history.log
   
   For example, if Maintenance Pack 5 (MP5) has been applied to the base 6.0 NetBackup product, the following will be seen:
   
   <date and time> Installed VERITAS NetBackup 6.0 Maintenance Pack 5(NB_60_5_M)
   
   Additionally, the Windows registry also contains NetBackup version information. The following registry key will provide the base version of the product installed:
   
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VERITAS\NetBackup\CurrentVersion\VERSION
   
   Maintenance Pack information (if installed) can also be found in the following Windows Registry key:
   
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VERITAS\Patches
   
   The value of PatchLevel within this key will be the maintenance pack installed. For example, a PatchLevel value of 5.0000 is interpreted as MP5.

UNIX/Linux:

To obtain the version and patch level of a client from within UNIX, please observe the following on the client:

1. The base version of the NetBackup client software can be found in the following file:
   
   /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/version
   
   Here are some sample file contents from a Linux 10.4 client:
   
   NetBackup-RedHat3.10.0 10.4
    
2. Maintenance Pack information (if installed) can be located in the following file:
   
   /usr/openv/pack/pack.summary
   
   Here are some sample file contents from a client with MP5 installed:
   
   # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE !
NB_CLT_60_5_Minstalled +NB_60_5_M
NB_60_5_Minstalled *NB_CLT_60_5_M