Veritas NetBackup™ Upgrade Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.1)
  1. Introduction
    1.  
      About the NetBackup 8.1 Upgrade Guide
    2. About changes in NetBackup 8.1
      1.  
        About MSDP changes
      2.  
        About certificate requirements for NetBackup 8.1
      3.  
        NetBackup Bare Metal Restore functionality not supported for restoring NetBackup 8.1 clients
      4.  
        SCCM and Chef deployment tools and documentation now available
    3.  
      Potential required changes for NetApp clusters
    4.  
      About automatic file changes from an upgrade
    5.  
      Errors when Bare Metal Restore information is replicated using Auto Image Replication
    6.  
      Known catalog backup limitation
    7.  
      About Veritas Services and Operations Readiness Tools
    8.  
      Recommended SORT procedures for new installations
    9.  
      Recommended SORT procedures for upgrades
    10.  
      About the NetBackup preinstall checker
  2. Planning for an upgrade
    1.  
      About planning a NetBackup 8.1 upgrade
    2.  
      How to plan for an upgrade to NetBackup 8.1
    3.  
      Creating the user account to support the NetBackup web server
    4.  
      Special guidelines for AIX master servers
    5.  
      MSDP changes in NetBackup 8.1
    6.  
      About security certificates for NetBackup hosts
  3. Master server upgrade
    1.  
      About master server upgrades
    2.  
      Preinstall procedure for upgrading to NetBackup 8.1
    3.  
      Performing local, remote, or clustered server upgrades on Windows systems
    4.  
      Performing silent upgrades on Windows systems
    5.  
      Upgrading UNIX/Linux server software to NetBackup 8.1
    6.  
      Post-install procedure for upgrading to NetBackup 8.1
    7. About mounting the NetBackup software media
      1.  
        Mounting NetBackup software media on UNIX or Linux systems
    8.  
      About NetBackup startup and shutdown scripts
    9.  
      Completing your system update after an upgrade
  4. Media server upgrade
    1.  
      Upgrading NetBackup media servers to NetBackup 8.1
  5. MSDP upgrade for NetBackup
    1.  
      MSDP upgrade considerations for NetBackup 8.1
    2.  
      About MSDP rolling data conversion
    3.  
      About MSDP fingerprinting algorithm changes
  6. Appendix A. Reference
    1.  
      NetBackup master server web server user and group creation
    2.  
      Generate a certificate on the inactive nodes of a clustered master server
    3.  
      About the NetBackup Java Runtime Environment
    4.  
      About the NetBackup answer file
    5.  
      Update cloud configuration file on the master server immediately after install or upgrade to NetBackup 8.1
    6.  
      About NetBackup software availability
    7.  
      About the NetBackup media kit
    8.  
      About the NetBackup Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) images
    9.  
      Additional post-upgrade steps for NetApp clusters
    10.  
      Using NetApp disk arrays with Replication Director
    11.  
      About compatibility between NetBackup versions
    12.  
      Installation and upgrade requirements for UNIX and Linux
    13.  
      Installation and upgrade requirements for Windows and Windows clusters
    14.  
      Requirements for Windows cluster installations and upgrades
    15.  
      Upgrading clients after servers are upgraded
    16.  
      Install and upgrade of the UNIX and Linux client binaries with native installers
    17.  
      Removing a clustered media server by migrating all data to a new media server
    18.  
      Disabling the connection between your NetBackup OpsCenter server and your NetBackup Master Server
    19.  
      Post upgrade procedures for Amazon cloud storage servers

About the NetBackup Java Runtime Environment

Veritas installs a customized version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) when you install any of these products:

  • NetBackup master server, media server, or client software

  • NetBackup Remote Administration Console

  • OpsCenter Server, Agent, or View Builder

The customized version of JRE does not include all the directories that a standard JRE installation includes, such as man and plugin.

Previously, the JRE package that is installed with NetBackup or OpsCenter were only updated when you upgraded to a later release of either software. You can use the nbcomponentupdate utility to update the JRE to a supported version for the products shown:

  • NetBackup master server, media server, or client software

  • NetBackup Remote Administration Console

  • OpsCenter Server, Agent, or View Builder

Note:

You cannot use this utility to update the JRE for the NetBackup Plug-in for VMware vCenter.

If your system is running NetBackup 8.0 or later, use Table: Location of JRE update utility to determine the location of the nbcomponentupdate utility.

Table: Location of JRE update utility

Product

Operating system

Path

NetBackup

Windows

install_path\netbackup\java\nbcomponentupdate.exe

UNIX or Linux

/usr/openv/java/nbcomponentupdate

OpsCenter Server

Windows

install_path\server\bin\nbcomponentupdate.exe

UNIX or Linux

SYMCOpsCenterServer/bin/nbcomponentupdate

OpsCenter Agent

Windows

install_path\agent\bin\nbcomponentupdate.exe

OpsCenter View Builder

Windows

install_path\viewbuilder\bin\nbcomponentupdate.exe

Remote Administration Console

Windows

install_path\java\nbcomponentupdate.exe

If you have a NetBackup 7.7.x or earlier, download the nbcomponentupdate utility from the location shown:

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000115043

More information about the nbcomponentupdate command and its parameters is available.

NetBackup Commands Reference Guide

The NetBackup installed version of the JRE is the supported major version for that NetBackup release. Use this utility to update to a minor version of the supported major JRE version. For example, if NetBackup 8.0 installed JRE 1.8.0.31, the supported major version is 1.8. Use this utility to update to JRE 1.8.0.92.

Veritas recommends that you update to another major JRE version only if the JRE vendor declares an end-of-life for the installed JRE version. If the JRE vendor declares an end-of-life for JRE 1.8, which is also the installed JRE version in your environment, update to JRE 1.9.

Close the product, such as NetBackup, before you attempt to update the JRE. If the product is active when you attempt the update, the utility exits with an error message that requests you to close the product.

Caution:

Do not stop the utility while the JRE update is in progress. This action can cause the product that uses the JRE, such as NetBackup, to become unstable.

If there are additional versions of the JRE installed on your system for other applications, the NetBackup JRE does not interfere with them. The NetBackup JRE does not provide integration with web browsers and does not allow Java Applets or Web Start to run. For that reason, the NetBackup JRE cannot be used in a browser-based attack that uses Java Applet or Web Start vulnerabilities.

More information about NetBackup JRE alerts is available.

http://www.veritas.com/docs/TECH50711