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Refer to the following table to get information about compatibility between NetBackup BMR releases and different operating systems and its patch releases:Operating System |
CPU Architecture | BMR Master Server (Patch - Minimum NetBackup Level) | BMR Boot Server (Patch - Minimum NetBackup Level) | BMR Client (Patch - Minimum NetBackup Level) | Notes | |
CentOS 6 | x86-64 | Not supported | NetBackup 7.6.0.3, GA through Update 4 NetBackup 7.7 - CentOS 6 Update 5 |
NetBackup 7.6.0.3, GA thru Update 4 NetBackup 7.7 - CentOS 6 Update 5 |
NetBackup 8.1.1 is the last release to support CentOS Linux version 6.7 or older operating systems as NetBackup Master, Media or Client. | |
CentOS 7 | x86-64 | CentOS 7.7 - NetBackup 8.3 | CentOS 7 GA through Update 8 - NetBackup 8.3 | CentOS 7 GA through Update 8 - NetBackup 8.3 | ||
CentOS 8 | x86-64 | CentOS 8 GA through Update 1 - Netbackup 8.3 | CentOS 8 GA through Update 1 - Netbackup 8.3 | CentOS 8 GA through Update 1 - Netbackup 8.3 | NetBackup 9.1.0.1 is the last release to support CentOS Linux version 8.1 operating system as NetBackup Master, Media or Client. | |
HP-UX 11.31 | IA64 | HP-UX 11.31 GA - NetBackup 7.0 HP-UX 11.31 Update-March 2012 - 7.5.0.6 |
HP-UX 11.31 GA - NetBackup 7.0.1 HP-UX 11.31 Update-March 2012 - 7.5.0.6 |
HP-UX 11.31 GA - NetBackup 7.0.1 HP-UX 11.31 Update-March 2012 - 7.5.0.6 |
1. NetBackup 8.3.0.2 is the last release to support HP-UX 11.31 operating system version as NetBackup Master & Media. 2. NetBackup 10.0.0.1 is the last release to support HP-UX 11.31 operating system version as NetBackup Client. |
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AIX 7.2 | POWER | AIX 7.2 GA - NetBackup 7.7.3 AIX 7.2 TL1 - NetBackup 7.7.3
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AIX 7.2 GA - NetBackup 8.1.2 AIX 7.2 TL1 - NetBackup 8.1.2 AIX 7.2 TL3 - NetBackup 8.3 AIX 7.2 TL4 - NetBackup 8.3 |
AIX 7.2 GA - NetBackup 8.1.2 AIX 7.2 TL1 - NetBackup 8.1.2
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BMR restore is not supported in NetBackup 10.3 due to failure in SRT creation Refer the technote article for workaround to create SRT NetBackup 8.1.2 and later does not support NetBackup Primary(Master) Server and Media Server on this operating system and CPU architecture. |
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AIX 7.1 | POWER | AIX 7.1 GA through TL2 - NetBackup 7.1 AIX 7.1 TL3 - NetBackup 7.1.0.3 AIX 7.1 TL4 - NetBackup 7.7.2 |
AIX 7.1 GA through TL2 - NetBackup 7.5
AIX 7.1 TL5 - NetBackup 8.3 |
AIX 7.1 GA through TL2 - NetBackup 7.5 AIX 7.1 TL5 - NetBackup 8.3 |
BMR restore is not supported in NetBackup 10.3 due to failure in SRT creation Refer the technote article for workaround to create SRT NetBackup 8.0 and later does not support AIX 7.1 TL2 and earlier versions of NetBackup Primary(Master) Server, Media Server and Client. NetBackup 8.1.2 and later does not support NetBackup Primary(Master) Server and Media Server on this operating system and CPU architecture. |
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AIX 6.1 | POWER | AIX 6.1 TL1 to TL5 - NetBackup 6.5.4 AIX 6.1 TL6 - NetBackup 7.1 AIX 6.1 TL7 - NetBackup 7.5 AIX 6.1 TL8 - NetBackup 7.6 AIX 6.1 TL9 - NetBackup 7.7.1 |
AIX 6.1 TL1 to TL5 - NetBackup 7.0.1 AIX 6.1 TL6 - NetBackup 7.1 AIX 6.1 TL7 - NetBackup 7.5 AIX 6.1 TL8 - NetBackup 7.6 AIX 6.1 TL9 - NetBackup 7.7.1 |
AIX 6.1 TL1 to TL5 - NetBackup 7.0.1 AIX 6.1 TL6 - NetBackup 7.1 AIX 6.1 TL7 - NetBackup 7.5 AIX 6.1 TL8 - NetBackup 7.6 AIX 6.1 TL9 - NetBackup 7.7.1 |
NetBackup 8.3.0.2 is the last release to support AIX 6.1 operating system version as NetBackup Client. NetBackup 8.1.2 and later does not support NetBackup Primary(Master) Server and Media Server on this operating system and CPU architecture. |
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Windows 2003 | x86 - 64 | Windows 2003 - NetBackup 6.5.2 | Windows 2003 - NetBackup 6.5.4 | Windows 2003 - NetBackup 6.5.4 | This version of Windows OS is not supported from NetBackup 7.7 as NetBackup Primary(Master) Server, Media Server and Client. | |
Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 (Version 10 Build 10240) |
x86 - 64 x86 - 64 x86 - 64 x86 - 64 |
BMR master and boot server are not supported on Windows client operating systems | Windows 7 - NetBackup 7.0.1 Windows 8 - NetBackup 7.6.0.2 Windows 8.1 - NetBackup 7.6.0.2 Windows 10 - NetBackup 7.7.2 |
Windows 7 : This version of Windows OS is not supported from NetBackup 7.7 as NetBackup Primary(Master) Server, Media Server and Client. | ||
Windows 10 (Version 1607 Build 14393) | x86 - 64 | BMR master and boot server are not supported on Windows client operating systems | Windows 10 - NetBackup 8.2 | |||
Windows Server 2008 | x86 - 64 | Windows 2008 - NetBackup 7.0 | Windows 2008 - NetBackup 7.0.1, NetBackup 7.6.1 and later does not support the Boot server feature on this CPU architecture. | Windows 2008 - NetBackup 7.0.1 | This version of Windows OS is not supported from NetBackup 8.3 as NetBackup Primary(Master) Server, Media Server and Client. | |
Windows Server 2008 R2 | x86 - 64 | Windows 2008 R2 - NetBackup 7.0 | Windows 2008 R2 - NetBackup 7.0.1 | Windows 2008 R2 - NetBackup 7.0.1 | This version of Windows OS is not supported from NetBackup 8.3 as NetBackup Primary(Master) Server, Media Server and Client. | |
Windows Server 2012 | x86 - 64 | Windows Server 2012 - NetBackup 7.6.0.2 | Windows Server 2012 - NetBackup 7.6.0.2 | Windows Server 2012 - NetBackup 7.6.0.2 | ||
Windows Server 2012 R2 | x86 - 64 | Windows Server 2012 R2 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3 | Windows Server 2012 R2 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3 | Windows Server 2012 R2 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3 | ||
Windows Server 2016 |
x86 - 64 |
Windows Server 2016 - NetBackup 8.0 |
Windows Server 2016 - NetBackup 8.1.1 |
Windows Server 2016 - NetBackup 8.1.1 |
Requires Windows Server 2016 Version 1607 (OS Build 14393) |
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Windows Server 2019 |
x86 - 64 |
Windows Server 2019 - NetBackup 8.2 |
Windows Server 2019 - NetBackup 8.2 |
Windows Server 2019 - NetBackup 8.2 |
Requires Windows Server 2019 Version 1809 (OS Build 17763) |
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Windows Server 2022 |
x86 - 64 |
Windows Server 2022 - NetBackup 10.0 NetBackup 10.1 – *Full support |
Windows Server 2022 - NetBackup 10.0 NetBackup 10.1 – *Full support |
NetBackup 10.0 – Self Restore (Refer https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/article.100053069) |
Requires Windows Server 2022 – Version 21H2 (OS Build 20348)
*Full support includes Self Restore, DDR(Dissimilar Disk Restore) and DSR (Dissimilar System Restore). |
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Oracle Linux 8 | x86 -64 | Oracle Linux 8 GA through Update 1 - NetBackup 8.3 Oracle Linux 8 Update 2 - NetBackup 9.1 Oracle Linux 8 Update 3 - NetBackup 9.1 |
Oracle Linux 8 GA through Update 1 - NetBackup 8.3 Oracle Linux 8 Update 2 - NetBackup 9.1 Oracle Linux 8 Update 3 - NetBackup 9.1 |
Oracle Linux 8 GA through Update 1 - NetBackup 8.3 Oracle Linux 8 Update 2 - NetBackup 9.1 Oracle Linux 8 Update 3 - NetBackup 9.1 |
Oracle Linux 7: 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 Linux 6: 1) NetBackup 8.1.2 and later versions requires Oracle Linux 6.8 and later. |
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Oracle Linux 7 | x86 -64 | Oracle Linux 7 Update 8 - NetBackup 8.3 Oracle Linux 7 Update 9 - NetBackup 9.1 |
Oracle Linux 7 GA through Update 2 - NetBackup 7.7.3 Oracle Linux 7 Update 4 through Update 7 - NetBackup 8.2 Oracle Linux 7 Update 8 - NetBackup 8.3 Oracle Linux 7 Update 9 - NetBackup 9.1 |
Oracle Linux 7 GA through Update 2 - NetBackup 7.7.3 Oracle Linux 7 Update 4 through Update 7 - NetBackup 8.2 Oracle Linux 7 Update 8 - NetBackup 8.3 Oracle Linux 7 Update 9 - NetBackup 9.1 |
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Oracle Linux 6 | x86 -64 | Oracle Linux 6 GA through Update 3 -NetBackup 7.5.0.5, Update 4 - NetBackup 7.6.0 | Oracle Linux 6 GA through Update 3 -NetBackup 7.5.0.5, Update 4 - NetBackup 7.6.0 Oracle Linux 6 Update 10 - NetBackup 8.2 |
Oracle Linux 6 GA through Update 3 -NetBackup 7.5.0.5, Update 4 - NetBackup 7.6.0 Oracle Linux 6 Update 10 - NetBackup 8.2 |
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Oracle Linux 5 | x86 -64 | Oracle Linux 5 GA through Update 4 - NetBackup 7.0.1 Update 7 - NetBackup 7.5.0.5 Update 8 - NetBackup 7.6.0 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3. Update 9 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3. |
Oracle Linux 5 GA through Update 4 - NetBackup 7.0.1 Update 7 - NetBackup 7.5.0.5 Update 8 - NetBackup 7.6.0 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3. Update 9 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3. |
Oracle Linux 5 GA through Update 4 - NetBackup 7.0.1 Update 7 - NetBackup 7.5.0.5 Update 8 - NetBackup 7.6.0 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3. Update 9 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3. |
NetBackup 7.7.2 and later does not support NetBackup Primary(Master) Server and BMR Server on this operating system and CPU architecture. NetBackup 8.1 and later does not support this CPU architecture. |
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Oracle Solaris 11 | SPARC | Oracle Solaris 11 GA - NetBackup 7.5.0.3 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 1 - NetBackup 7.6.0.2 |
Oracle Solaris 11 GA - NetBackup 7.6 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 2 – NetBackup 8.2 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 3 – NetBackup 8.2 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 4 – NetBackup 9.0 |
Oracle Solaris 11 GA - NetBackup 7.6 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 2 – NetBackup 8.2 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 3 – NetBackup 8.2 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 4 – NetBackup 9.0 |
NetBackup 10.0 and later does not support NetBackup Primary(Master) Server and BMR Server on this operating system and CPU architecture. | |
Oracle Solaris 11 | x86 -64 | Oracle Solaris 11 GA - NetBackup 7.5.0.3 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 1 - NetBackup 7.6.0.2 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 2 – NetBackup 8.1.2
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Oracle Solaris 11 GA - NetBackup 7.6 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 2 – NetBackup 8.1.2
Oracle Solaris 11 Update 3 – NetBackup 8.1.2 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 4 - NetBackup 10.3 |
Oracle Solaris 11 GA - NetBackup 7.6 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 2 – NetBackup 8.1.2
Oracle Solaris 11 Update 3 – NetBackup 8.1.2 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 4 - NetBackup 10.3 |
NetBackup 10.0 and later does not support NetBackup Primary(Master) Server and BMR Server on this operating system and CPU architecture. | |
Oracle Solaris 10 | SPARC | Oracle Solaris 10 GA through Update 5 - NetBackup 6.0 MP4 Update 6 to 8 - NetBackup 6.5.5 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.1 Update 10 is supported and requires NetBackup 7.5 Update 11 is supported and requires NetBackup 7.6 |
Oracle Solaris 10 GA through Update 5 - NetBackup 6.0 MP4 Update 6 to 8 - NetBackup 6.5.5 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.1 Update 10 is supported and requires NetBackup 7.5 Update 11 is supported and requires NetBackup 7.6 |
Oracle Solaris 10 GA through Update 5 - NetBackup 6.0 MP4 Update 6 to 8 - NetBackup 6.5.5 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.1 Update 10 is supported and requires NetBackup 7.5 Update 11 is supported and requires NetBackup 7.6 |
NetBackup 8.0 and later versions doesnt support Oracle Solaris 10 Update 10 or older operating system as NetBackup Primary(Master), Media or Client. NetBackup 10.0 and later does not support NetBackup Primary(Master) Server and BMR Server on this operating system and CPU architecture. |
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Oracle Solaris 10 | x86 - 64 | Oracle Solaris 10 GA through Update 5 - NetBackup 6.5.4 Update 6 to 8 - NetBackup 6.5.5 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.1 Update 10 - NetBackup 7.5 Update 11 - NetBackup 7.6 |
Oracle Solaris 10 GA through Update 5 - NetBackup 6.5.4 Update 6 to 8 - NetBackup 6.5.5 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.1 Update 10 - NetBackup 7.5 Update 11 - NetBackup 7.6 |
Oracle Solaris 10 GA through Update 8 are supported - NetBackup 7.0 Update 6 to 8 - NetBackup 6.5.5 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.1 Update 10 - NetBackup 7.5 Update 11 - NetBackup 7.6 |
NetBackup 8.0 and later versions doesnt support Oracle Solaris 10 Update 10 or older operating system as NetBackup Primary(Master), Media or Client. NetBackup 10.0 and later does not support NetBackup Primary(Master) Server and BMR Server on this operating system and CPU architecture. |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | x86 - 64 | RHEL 9 GA - NetBackup 10.2 RHEL 9 GA Update 1- NetBackup 10.3 RHEL 9 GA Update 2- NetBackup 10.3 |
RHEL 9 GA - NetBackup 10.2 RHEL 9 GA Update 1 - NetBackup 10.3 RHEL 9 GA Update 2 - NetBackup 10.3 |
RHEL 9 GA - NetBackup 10.2 (Refer Notes Section) RHEL 9 Update 1 – NetBackup 10.3 RHEL 9 Update 2 – NetBackup 10.3 |
Note: Refer technote ( https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100055064 ) to create media SRT (Shared Resource tree) on RHEL 9 boot server. |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | x86 - 64 | RHEL 8 GA through Update 1 - NetBackup 8.3 RHEL 8 Update 2 - NetBackup 9.1 RHEL 8 Update 3 - NetBackup 9.1 RHEL 8 Update 4 - NetBackup 9.1 RHEL 8 Update 5 – NetBackup 10.1.1 RHEL 8 Update 6 – NetBackup 10.1.1 RHEL 8 Update 7 – NetBackup 10.3 RHEL 8 Update 8 – NetBackup 10.3 RHEL 8 Update 9 – NetBackup 10.3 RHEL 8 Update 10 – NetBackup 10.3 |
RHEL 8 GA through Update 1 - NetBackup 8.3 RHEL 8 Update 2 - NetBackup 9.1 RHEL 8 Update 3 - NetBackup 9.1 RHEL 8 Update 4 - NetBackup 9.1 (Refer Notes Section) RHEL 8 Update 5 – NetBackup 10.1.1 RHEL 8 Update 6 – NetBackup 10.1.1 RHEL 8 Update 7 – NetBackup 10.3 RHEL 8 Update 8 – NetBackup 10.3 RHEL 8 Update 9 – NetBackup 10.3 RHEL 8 Update 10 – NetBackup 10.3 |
RHEL 8 GA through Update 1 - NetBackup 8.3 RHEL 8 Update 2 - NetBackup 9.1 RHEL 8 Update 3 - NetBackup 9.1 RHEL 8 Update 4 - NetBackup 9.1 - (Refer Notes Section) RHEL 8 Update 5 – NetBackup 10.1.1 RHEL 8 Update 6 – NetBackup 10.1.1 RHEL 8 Update 7 – NetBackup 10.3 RHEL 8 Update 8 – NetBackup 10.3 RHEL 8 Update 9 – NetBackup 10.3 - (Refer Notes Section) RHEL 8 Update 10 – NetBackup 10.3 |
Note: Redhat 8 update 4 with NetBackup 9.1 requires EEB. Please contact veritas technical support for additional Information. For Redhat 8 update 9 please refer to the technote https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/doc/26437400-157143422-0/v125459451-157143422
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | x86 - 64 | RHEL 7 GA through Update 1 - NetBackup 7.6.1.1 RHEL 7 update 4 - NetBackup 8.0 RHEL 7 update 5 - NetBackup 8.1.2 RHEL 7 update 6 - NetBackup 8.2 RHEL 7 update 7 - NetBackup 8.2 RHEL 7 update 8 - NetBackup 8.3 RHEL 7 update 9 - NetBackup 9.1 |
RHEL 7 GA - NetBackup 7.7. RHEL 7 update 4 - NetBackup 8.1.2 RHEL 7 update 5 - NetBackup 8.1.2 RHEL 7 update 6 - NetBackup 8.2 RHEL 7 update 7 - NetBackup 8.2 RHEL 7 update 8 - NetBackup 8.3 RHEL 7 update 9 - NetBackup 9.1 |
RHEL 7 GA - NetBackup 7.7. RHEL 7 update 4 - NetBackup 8.1.2 RHEL 7 update 5 - NetBackup 8.1.2 RHEL 7 update 6 - NetBackup 8.2 RHEL 7 update 7 - NetBackup 8.2 RHEL 7 update 8 - NetBackup 8.3 RHEL 7 update 9 - NetBackup 9.1 |
Note: For more information about boot server support, refer to 100040297. | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | x86 - 64 | RHEL 6 GA - NetBackup 7.1 RHEL 6 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.7.3 RHEL 6 Update 10 - NetBackup 8.0 |
RHEL 6 GA through Update 2 - NetBackup 7.5 RHEL 6 Update 10 - NetBackup 8.0 |
RHEL 6 GA through Update 2 - NetBackup 7.5 RHEL 6 Update 10 - NetBackup 8.0 |
NetBackup 8.1.1 is the last release to support Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 6.7 or older operating systems as NetBackup Master, Media or Client. NetBackup 8.3 is the last release to support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8, 6.9,6.10 operating system as NetBackup Primary(Master), Media or Client. Refer document 100034332 for BMR support with NetBackup 8.0 |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | x86 - 64 | RHEL 5 GA through Update 3- NetBackup 6.5.4 RHEL 5 Update 4 and Update 5- NetBackup 7.0.1 RHEL 5 Update 6- NetBackup 7.1 RHEL 5 Update 7 - NetBackup 7.5.0 RHEL 5 Update 8 - NetBackup 7.5.0.5 RHEL 5 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.6.0 RHEL 5 Update 10 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3 |
RHEL 5 GA through Update 3- NetBackup 6.5.4 RHEL 5 Update 4 and Update 5- NetBackup 7.0.1 RHEL 5 Update 6- NetBackup 7.1 RHEL 5 Update 7 - NetBackup 7.5.0 RHEL 5 Update 8 - NetBackup 7.5.0.5 RHEL 5 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.6.0 RHEL 5 Update 10 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3 |
RHEL 5 GA through Update 3- NetBackup 6.5.4 RHEL 5 Update 4 and Update 5- NetBackup 7.0.1 RHEL 5 Update 6- NetBackup 7.1 RHEL 5 Update 7 - NetBackup 7.5.0 RHEL 5 Update 8 - NetBackup 7.5.0.5 RHEL 5 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.6.0 RHEL 5 Update 10 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3 |
NetBackup 8.1 and later does not support this CPU architecture. |
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SUSE Linux 15 | x86-64 | SUSE 15 SP3 - NetBackup 10.3 | SUSE 15 SP3 - NetBackup 10.3 | SUSE 15 SP3 - NetBackup 10.3 | ||
SUSE Linux 12 | x86 - 64 | SUSE 12 GA - NetBackup 7.7 SUSE 12 SP3 - NetBackup 7.7.2 SUSE 12 SP4 - NetBackup 8.3 SUSE 12 SP5 - NetBackup 8.3 |
SUSE 12 GA - NetBackup 7.7.2 SUSE 12 SP 2 – Netbackup 8.1.2
SUSE 12 SP 3 – Netbackup 8.1.2 SUSE 12 SP4 - NetBackup 8.3 SUSE 12 SP5 - NetBackup 8.3 |
SUSE 12 GA - NetBackup 7.7.2 SUSE 12 SP 2 – Netbackup 8.1.2
SUSE 12 SP 3 – Netbackup 8.1.2 SUSE 12 SP4 - NetBackup 8.3 SUSE 12 SP5 - NetBackup 8.3 |
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SUSE Linux 11 | x86 - 64 | SUSE 11 GA through SP3 - NetBackup 7.0 SUSE 11 SP4 - NetBackup 7.7 |
SUSE 11 NetBackup 7.0.1, SP1 - NetBackup 7.1 SP2 and SP3 - NetBackup 7.6.0.2 SUSE 11 SP4 - NetBackup 7.7.3 |
SUSE 11 NetBackup 7.0.1, SP1 - NetBackup 7.1 SP2 and SP3 - NetBackup 7.6.0.2 SUSE 11 SP4 - NetBackup 7.7.3 |
NetBackup 8.2 is the last release to support SUSE Linux 12 SP2 or older operating system as NetBackup Primary(Master), Media or Client. |