Veritas NetBackup™ Upgrade Guide
- Introduction
- About the NetBackup 8.1.1 Upgrade Guide
- About changes in NetBackup 8.1.1
- Potential required changes for NetApp clusters
- About automatic file changes from an upgrade
- Errors when Bare Metal Restore information is replicated using Auto Image Replication
- Known catalog backup limitation
- About Veritas Services and Operations Readiness Tools
- Recommended SORT procedures for new installations
- Recommended SORT procedures for upgrades
- About the NetBackup preinstall checker
- Planning for an upgrade
- Master server upgrade
- About master server upgrades
- Preinstall procedure for upgrading to NetBackup 8.1.1
- Performing local, remote, or clustered server upgrades on Windows systems
- Performing silent upgrades on Windows systems
- Upgrading UNIX/Linux server software to NetBackup 8.1.1
- Post-install procedure for upgrading to NetBackup 8.1.1
- About mounting the NetBackup software media
- About NetBackup startup and shutdown scripts
- Completing your system update after an upgrade
- Media server upgrade
- MSDP upgrade for NetBackup
- Appendix A. Reference
- NetBackup master server web server user and group creation
- Generate a certificate on the inactive nodes of a clustered master server
- About the NetBackup Java Runtime Environment
- About the NetBackup answer file
- Update cloud configuration file on the master server immediately after install or upgrade to NetBackup 8.1.1
- About NetBackup software availability
- About the NetBackup media kit
- About the NetBackup Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) images
- Additional post-upgrade steps for NetApp clusters
- Using NetApp disk arrays with Replication Director
- About compatibility between NetBackup versions
- Installation and upgrade requirements for UNIX and Linux
- Installation and upgrade requirements for Windows and Windows clusters
- Requirements for Windows cluster installations and upgrades
- Upgrading clients after servers are upgraded
- Install and upgrade of the UNIX and Linux client binaries with native installers
- Removing a clustered media server by migrating all data to a new media server
- Disabling the connection between your NetBackup OpsCenter server and your NetBackup Master Server
- Post upgrade procedures for Amazon cloud storage servers
How to plan for an upgrade to NetBackup 8.1.1
Several factors must be considered when you prepare for an upgrade to NetBackup 8.1.1.
The NetBackup 8.1 upgrade includes a rolling conversion of the Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP).
By default, the rolling conversion is performed when the system is not busy. In other words, the conversion runs when backups, restores, CRQP, CRC checks, compaction, etc. are not active. This conversion is not expected to affect normal system operations. After the rolling conversion is finished, there is no difference between the converted system and a new installation. More information about the rolling conversion is available.
See MSDP upgrade considerations for NetBackup 8.1.
See About MSDP rolling data conversion.
Beginning with NetBackup 8.0, the NetBackup master server includes a configured Tomcat web server to support critical backup operations. This web server operates under user account elements with limited privileges. These user account elements must be available on each master server (or each node of a clustered master server). More information is available:
See NetBackup master server web server user and group creation.
Note:
Veritas recommends that you save the details of the user account that you use for the NetBackup Web Services. A master server recovery requires the same NetBackup Web Services user account and credentials that were used when the NetBackup catalog was backed up.
Caution:
If the NetBackup PBX is running in secure mode, please add the web service user as authorized user in PBX. More information about determining PBX mode and how to correctly add users is available.
Table: Overview of the upgrade process shows the overview of the upgrade procedure.
Table: Overview of the upgrade process
Step | Details | More information |
|---|---|---|
1 | Review operating system requirements and confirm the computer meets all requirements. | See Installation and upgrade requirements for UNIX and Linux. See Installation and upgrade requirements for Windows and Windows clusters. See Requirements for Windows cluster installations and upgrades. |
2 | Confirm that the web server user account and group account are created and enabled. | More information is available: See NetBackup master server web server user and group creation. |
3 | Begin the upgrade process |