Veritas NetBackup™ Release Notes
- About NetBackup 8.1
- New features, enhancements, and changes
- About new enhancements and changes in NetBackup
- NetBackup 8.1 new features, changes, and enhancements
- About secure communications in NetBackup
- Host ID to host name mapping
- Catalog recovery with secure communications
- Communication between a NetBackup 8.1 master server and an OpsCenter 8.1 master server
- NetBackup requirements for inter-host communication
- Two-way trust for adding trusted master server for Targeted Auto Image Replication
- Secure communication between a NetBackup client in a demilitarized zone and a master server
- Introducing NetBackup CloudCatalyst to upload deduplicated data to the cloud
- Faster full backups for Isilon filers using NetBackup Accelerator
- Auto Image Replication (A.I.R.) import confirmation feature introduced to SLPs
- Accurate licensing feature and other updates with nbdeployutil
- NetBackup introduces a new BigData policy type
- End-of-life for multiple NetBackup products, features, and platforms
- NetBackup 8.1 support additions
- NetBackup BMR functionality not supported for restoring clients with NetBackup 8.1
- DHCP client support changes in NetBackup 8.1
- Support has ended for the SYMCquiesce utility for Linux virtual machines
- Several shutdown commands will be deprecated in a future release
- Localization support added for the csconfig command
- New minimum system requirements for NetBackup master servers
- Upgrade considerations regarding MSDP fingerprint algorithm changes
- NetBackup servers must use a host name that is compliant with RFC 1123 and RFC 952
- SCCM and Chef deployment tools and documentation now available
- Changes to media server and SSO device configuration procedures
- Update cloud configuration file on the master server immediately after install or upgrade to NetBackup 8.1
- Changes to Amazon cloud storage server object sizes
- Additional cloud-related enhancements
- New options to exclude disks from VMware backups
- Restore Virtual Machine Disks wizard for VMware
- Support for non-ASCII characters in VMware
- New requirements for clustered file systems, database clusters, and distributed database applications
- Configuring the Distributed Application Restore Mapping host properties
- Changes to policy and other configuration for SQL Server clusters and SQL Server AGs
- Registering authorized locations used by a NetBackup database script-based policy
- DB2 OPTIONS command update
- Late-breaking new status codes for NetBackup 8.1
- Operational notes
- About NetBackup 8.1 operational notes
- NetBackup installation and upgrade operational notes
- NetBackup administration and general operational notes
- NetBackup administration interface operational notes
- Memory requirements to run the NetBackup Administration Console
- Multiple versions of the NetBackup administration interface
- "Operation timed out" message appears when policies are accessed from the Remote Administration Console
- Using X forwarding to launch the NetBackup Administration Console can fail on certain Linux platforms
- Intermittent issues with X forwarding of NetBackup Administration Console
- Reduced functionality during the initialization of the NetBackup Administration Console
- NetBackup Administration Console may encounter a core dump issue when the Simplified Chinese UTF-8 locale is used on a Solaris SPARC 64-bit system with Solaris 10 Update 2 or later
- NetBackup Accelerator operational notes
- NetBackup Bare Metal Restore operational notes
- Shared Resource Tree (SRT) creation may fail using NetBackup 8.1 as the BMR boot server on AIX and HP-UX platforms with NetBackup 8.0 and earlier clients
- If the boot server has a base installation of Solaris 10 update 11, the creation of SRTs can fail
- Many services on Solaris 11 print warning messages during a system boot and during BMR first boot
- Solaris Zone recovery on Solaris 11 and newer takes time to reconfigure after a BMR restore during first boot
- A Solaris BMR restore operation fails if the text-installer package is not present in the customized AI ISO
- The /boot partition must be on a separate partition for a multiple device-based OS configuration
- Multiple error messages might be displayed during the first boot after the restoration of a client with ZFS storage pools
- BMR may not format or clear the ZFS metadata
- Specifying the short name of the client to protect with Auto Image Replication and BMR
- A restore task may remain in a finalized state in the disaster recovery domain even after the client restores successfully
- IPv6 support for BMR
- Automatic boot may fail for HP-UX after a restore
- Prepare to Restore may not work for a Solaris client
- NetBackup Cloud operational notes
- NetBackup cluster operational notes
- NetBackup database and application agent operational notes
- NetBackup for Exchange operational notes
- NetBackup for SharePoint operational notes
- SharePoint GRT restore can fail if the host names or IP addresses are not mapped with the host ID
- Granular restores skip versioned documents or files that are checked out
- Modified system files or ghosted files are not cataloged or restored during a site collection restore
- Restored wiki pages may not be correct
- NetBackup for Oracle operational notes
- NetBackup deduplication operational notes
- NetBackup internationalization and localization operational notes
- NetBackup for NDMP operational notes
- NetBackup virtualization operational notes
- NetBackup for VMware operational notes
- The VM's swap files are not excluded from the backup if a volume on the VM contains multiple swap files
- Using the NetBackup appliance to install the NetBackup plug-in for VMware vSphere Web Client
- VMware block-level incremental backups expire when the previous full backup expires
- A VM restore to a vCenter fails when NetBackup has credentials for a restore ESX server
- NetBackup for VMware operational notes
- Appendix A. About SORT for NetBackup Users
- Appendix B. NetBackup installation requirements
- Appendix C. NetBackup compatibility requirements
- Appendix D. Other NetBackup documentation and related documents
Required operating system patches and updates for NetBackup
NetBackup server and client installations are only supported on a defined set of operating systems (OSs) that are listed in the NetBackup compatibility lists. Most OS vendors provide patches, updates, and service packs (SPs) for their products. The best practice of NetBackup Quality Engineering is to test with the latest SP or update level of the OS when a platform is tested. Therefore, NetBackup is supported on all vendor GA updates (n.1, n.2, etc.) or SPs (SP1, SP2, and so on). However, if a known compatibility issue exists on a specific SP or updated OS level, this information is identified in the compatibility lists. If no such compatibility issues are noted, Veritas recommends that you install the latest OS updates on your servers and clients before you install or upgrade NetBackup.
The compatibility lists include information about the minimum OS level that is required to support a minimum NetBackup version in the latest major release line. In some cases, new releases of NetBackup may require specific vendor OS updates or patches. Table: Required operating system patches and updates for NetBackup 8.1 includes the OS updates and patches that are required for NetBackup 8.1. However, this information may sometimes change in between releases. The most up-to-date required OS patch information for NetBackup 8.1 and other NetBackup releases can be found on the Veritas Services and Operational Readiness Tools (SORT) website and in the NetBackup compatibility lists.
See About NetBackup compatibility lists and information.
See About Veritas Services and Operations Readiness Tools.
Note:
An OS vendor may have released a more recent update or patch that supersedes or replaces a patch that is listed in Table: Required operating system patches and updates for NetBackup 8.1. The OS patches that are listed here and in SORT should be considered at the minimum patch level that is required to install and run NetBackup. Any OS updates, patches, or patch bundles that supersede or replace those listed in Table: Required operating system patches and updates for NetBackup 8.1 are supported unless otherwise specified. Veritas recommends that you visit the Support website of your particular OS vendor for their latest patch information.
Note:
Any required patch that is listed in Table: Required operating system patches and updates for NetBackup 8.1 for the NetBackup client should also be installed on your master servers and media servers to ensure proper client functionality.
Table: Required operating system patches and updates for NetBackup 8.1
Operating system type and version | NetBackup role | Patch | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
AIX 6.1 | Master, media, client | AIX run-time libraries 9.0.0.3 or later | The run-time libraries need to be at 9.0.0.3 or later. You may need to restart after you change to version 9.0.0.3. |
Beijing Linx Software Corp Linx OS | Master, media, client | Kernel 2.6.32.26 or later | |
CentOS 6.x | Master, media, client | Kernel 2.6.32-608.el6 or later | |
CentOS 7.x | Master, media, client | Kernel 3.10.0-241.el7 or later | |
Debian 8 | Master, media, client | Kernel 3.16.7-1 or later | More information is available: |
HP-UX | Master, media, client | COMPLIBS.LIBM-PS32 | If you install AT on an HP-UX platform, this patch is required. |
HP-UX IA-64 | Master, media, client | Networking.NET-RUN: /usr/lib/libipv6.sl | |
Master, media, client | Networking.NET-RUN-64: /usr/lib/pa20_64/libipv6.1 | ||
Master, media, client | Networking.NET-RUN-64: /usr/lib/pa20_64/libipv6.sl | ||
Master, media, client | Networking.NET2-RUN: /usr/lib/hpux32/libipv6.so | ||
Master, media, client | Networking.NET2-RUN: /usr/lib/hpux32/libipv6.so.1 | ||
Master, media, client | Networking.NET2-RUN: /usr/lib/hpux64/libipv6.so | ||
Master, media, client | Networking.NET2-RUN: /usr/lib/hpux64/libipv6.so.1 | ||
Master, media, client | Networking.NET2-RUN: /usr/lib/libipv6.1 | ||
HP-UX 11.31 | Media | QPK1131 (B.11.31.1003.347a) patch bundle | This patch bundle is required for NetBackup media server support. It is an HP-UX March 2010 patch bundle. |
Oracle Linux 6 | Master, media, client | Kernel 2.6.32-504.14.1 or later | More information is available: |
Oracle Linux 7 | Master, media, client | Kernel 3.10.0-229.7.1 or later | More information is available: |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Master, media, client | Kernel 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6 or later | More information is available: |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Master, media, client | Kernel 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7 or later | More information is available: |
SUSE Linux 11 | Master, media, client | SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 3 or later | More information is available: |
SUSE Linux 12 | Master, media, client | Kernel 3.12.31 or later | More information is available: |
Windows Vista x86-64 | Client | KB936357 | |
Client | KB952696 | Contains the necessary updates to ensure that you can back up encrypted files. | |
Windows Server 2008 x86-64 | Client | KB952696 | Contains the necessary updates to ensure that you can back up encrypted files. |
Windows Server 2008 x86-64 (SP2) | Master, media, client | KB979612 | Hot fix to improve TCP loopback latency and UDP latency |
Windows Server 2008 x86-64 R2 | Master, media, client | KB2265716 | Hot fix for when a computer randomly stops responding. Note that this patch is also contained in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. |
Master, media, client | KB982383 | Hot fix for a decrease in I/O performance under a heavy disk I/O load. Note that this patch is also contained in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. | |
Master, media, client | KB983544 | Update for the "Modified time" file attribute of a registry hive file. Note that this patch is also contained in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. | |
Master, media, client | KB979612 | Hot fix to improve TCP loopback latency and UDP latency Note that this patch is also contained in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. |
Veritas recommends the following updates when you run NetBackup on Windows operating systems:
Microsoft
storporthot fix. This fix applies to Windows x86 and x64, on both SP1 and SP2: (required) http://support.microsoft.com/?id=932755Symantec AntiVirus. Update to latest version and latest update (required).
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Symeventdriver updates (required). Update to latest driver version.