Veritas NetBackup™ Appliance Upgrade Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (3.1.2)
Platform: NetBackup Appliance OS

Downloading software updates to a NetBackup appliance using the NetBackup Appliance Web Console

Use the following procedure to download a software release update to an appliance using the NetBackup Appliance Web Console.

Note:

This method is not supported for downloading software release updates 3.1.1 or later to appliances that use versions 2.7.1 or 2.7.2. To download 3.1.1 or later release updates to appliances with these versions, you must download the updates manually. For instructions, refer to the following topic:

See Downloading software updates to a NetBackup appliance using a client share.

Note:

Starting with the 3.1.2 release, the Windows client add-on is no longer included with the NetBackup Appliance client add-on package. If you need to install or upgrade the Windows client add-on, log in to your Veritas Entitlement Management System (VEMS) account and download it.

To download a software release update onto the appliance using the NetBackup Appliance Web Console

  1. Open a web browser and log on to the appliance through the NetBackup Appliance Web Console.
  2. Select Manage > Software Updates.
  3. On the Software Updates page, in the Downloaded Software Updates table, check to make sure that the software update has not already been downloaded.

    • If the table contains the software update that you want to install, proceed to software installation as follows.

    • If the table does not contain a software update that you want to install, proceed to the next step.

  4. In the Online Software Updates table on the page, select a software update and click Download.

    The Download Progress column shows the download status. After the download has completed successfully, the software update appears in the Available Software Updates column of the Downloaded Software Updates table.

Note:

Starting with appliance software version 3.1, the web console no longer supports the installation of upgrade or EEB packages. After you have downloaded these packages from the web console, you must perform the installation from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu.