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NetBackup BMR support with different operating system and its patch releases

Article: 100039356
Last Published: 2025-04-25
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NetBackup Bare Metal Restore support with different operating systems and its patch releases


Refer to the following table to get information about compatibility between NetBackup BMR releases and different operating systems and its patch releases on physical and virtual environments.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
OS Architecture Version support for Primary Server Version support for Boot Server Version support for Client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 x86 - 64 10.5 10.5 10.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 x86 - 64 10.5 10.5 10.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 x86 - 64 10.5 10.5 10.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 x86 - 64 10.3 10.3 10.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1 x86 - 64 10.3 10.3 10.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 x86 - 64 10.2 10.2 10.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 x86 - 64 10.3 10.3 10.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9[2] x86 - 64 10.3 10.3 10.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 x86 - 64 10.3 10.3 10.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 x86 - 64 10.3 10.3 10.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 x86 - 64 10.1.1 10.1.1 10.1.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 x86 - 64 10.1.1 10.1.1 10.1.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4[3] x86 - 64 9.1 9.1 9.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 x86 - 64 9.1 9.1 9.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 x86 - 64 9.1 9.1 9.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 x86 - 64 8.3 8.3 8.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 x86 - 64 8.3 8.3 8.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 x86 - 64 9.1 9.1 9.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 x86 - 64 8.3 8.3 8.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 x86 - 64 8.2 8.2 8.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 x86 - 64 8.2 8.2 8.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 x86 - 64 8.1.2 8.1.2 8.1.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 x86 - 64 8 8.1.2 8.1.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3[4] x86 - 64 8 8 8

Notes:

  1. Refer technote to create media SRT (Shared Resource tree) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x boot server.
  2. Please refer to the technote.
  3. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 with NetBackup 9.1 requires EEB. Please contact Cohesity technical support for additional Information.
  4. For more information about boot server support, refer to technote.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
OS Architecture Version support for Primary Server Version support for Boot Server Version support for Client
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 x86 - 64 10.3 10.3 10.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 x86 - 64 8.3 8.3 8.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 x86 - 64 8.3 8.3 8.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 x86 - 64 8 8.1.2 8.1.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 x86 - 64 8 8.1.2 8.1.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 x86 - 64 8 8 8

Notes:                                              

  1. NetBackup 8.2 is the last release to support SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 or older operating system as NetBackup Primary (Master), Media or Client.

Microsoft Windows
OS Architecture Version support for Primary Server Version support for Boot Server Version support for Client
Windows Server 2022 [1] x86 - 64 10.0, 10.1 – *Full support [4] 10.0, 10.1 – *Full support [4] 10.0 – Self Restore [5]
Windows Server 2019 [2] x86 - 64 8.2 8.2 8.2
Windows Server 2016 [3] x86 - 64 8 8.1.1 8.1.1
Windows 10 (Version 1607 Build 14393)[6] x86 - 64     8.2

Notes:                                              

  1. Requires Windows Server 2022 – Version 21H2 (OS Build 20348).
  2. Requires Windows Server 2019 Version 1809 (OS Build 17763)
  3. Requires Windows Server 2016 Version 1607 (OS Build 14393)
  4. *Full support includes Self Restore, DDR (Dissimilar Disk Restore) and DSR (Dissimilar System Restore).
  5. Refer technote.
  6. BMR master and boot server are not supported on Windows client operating systems.

Oracle Linux 
OS Architecture Version support for Primary Server Version support for Boot Server Version support for Client
Oracle Linux 8 Update 10  x86 - 64   10.5 10.5
Oracle Linux 8 Update 9  x86 - 64   10.5 10.5
Oracle Linux 8 Update 3  x86 - 64 9.1 9.1 9.1
Oracle Linux 8 Update 2  x86 - 64 9.1 9.1 9.1
Oracle Linux 8 Update 1 x86 - 64 8.3 8.3 8.3
Oracle Linux 8 GA  x86 - 64 8.3 8.3 8.3
Oracle Linux 7 Update 9 x86 - 64 9.1 9.1 9.1
Oracle Linux 7 Update 8 x86 - 64 8.3 8.3 8.3
Oracle Linux 7 Update 7 x86 - 64   8.2 8.2
Oracle Linux 7 Update 6 x86 - 64   8.2 8.2
Oracle Linux 7 Update 5 x86 - 64   8.2 8.2
Oracle Linux 7 Update 4 x86 - 64   8.2 8.2

Notes:                                              

  1. NetBackup 10.2.0.1 is the last release to support Oracle Linux version 7.8 or older operating systems as NetBackup Media or Client.

Oracle Solaris 11
OS Architecture Version support for Primary Server Version support for Boot Server Version support for Client
Oracle Solaris 11 Update 4 SPARC   9 9
Oracle Solaris 11 Update 4 x86 - 64   10.3 10.3
Oracle Solaris 11 Update 3 SPARC   8.2 8.2
Oracle Solaris 11 Update 3 x86 - 64 8.1.2 8.1.2 8.1.2
Oracle Solaris 11 Update 2 SPARC   8.2 8.2
Oracle Solaris 11 Update 2 x86 - 64 8.1.2 8.1.2 8.1.2

Notes:

  1. NetBackup 10.0 and later does not support NetBackup Primary (Master) Server and BMR Server on this operating system and CPU architecture.

IBM AIX 
OS Architecture Version support for Primary Server Version support for Boot Server Version support for Client
AIX 7.2 TL5 POWER   8.3 8.3
AIX 7.2 TL4 POWER   8.3 8.3
AIX 7.2 TL3 POWER   8.3 8.3
AIX 7.2 TL1 POWER 8 8.1.2 8.1.2
AIX 7.2 GA POWER 8 8.1.2 8.1.2
AIX 7.1 TL5 POWER   8.3 8.3

Notes:

  1. BMR restore is not supported in NetBackup 10.3 due to failure in SRT creation. Refer the technote for workaround to create SRT.
  2. NetBackup 8.0 and later does not support AIX 7.1 TL2 and earlier versions of NetBackup Primary (Master) Server, Media Server and Client.
  3. NetBackup 8.1.2 and later does not support NetBackup Primary (Master) Server and Media Server on this operating system and CPU architecture.

CentOS
OS Architecture Version support for Primary Server Version support for Boot Server Version support for Client
CentOS 8 Update 1 x86-64 8.3 8.3 8.3
CentOS 8 GA  x86-64 8.3 8.3 8.3
CentOS 7 Update 7 x86-64 8.3 8.3 8.3
CentOS 7 Update 6 x86-64   8.3 8.3
CentOS 7 Update 5 x86-64   8.3 8.3
CentOS 7 Update 4 x86-64   8.3 8.3
CentOS 7 Update 3 x86-64   8.3 8.3
CentOS 7 Update 2 x86-64   8.3 8.3
CentOS 7 Update 1 x86-64   8.3 8.3
CentOS 7 GA  x86-64   8.3 8.3

Notes:

  1. NetBackup 9.1.0.1 is the last release to support CentOS Linux version 8.1 operating system as NetBackup Master, Media or Client.

 

The following types of restore operations are supported for BMR clients.

Virtualization Technology Type of Restore Supported  
VMWARE virtual-to-virtual self restore  
virtual-to-virtual DSR restore   
virtual-to-physical DSR restore   
physical-to-virtual DSR restore  
Hyper-V virtual-to-virtual self restore  
virtual-to-virtual DSR restore   
virtual-to-physical DSR restore   
physical-to-virtual DSR restore  
IBM LPAR virtual-to-virtual self restore  
Solaris LDOM virtual-to-virtual DSR restore   

 

Note: For older NetBackup BMR release support, please refer to this technote 100073925.

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