Veritas Appliance Management Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (3.2)
Platform: NetBackup Appliance OS
  1. Introduction
    1.  
      Overview
    2.  
      About the Appliance Management Console
    3.  
      About the Appliance Management Server
    4.  
      About the Appliance Management Agent
    5.  
      About the AMS and the agent topology
  2. Appliance as an AMS
    1.  
      Configuring an appliance as AMS
    2.  
      Setting or removing the management role of an appliance as AMS
    3.  
      About the AMS user role
    4.  
      Granting the AMS role to a user or a user group
  3. Using the Appliance Management Console
    1.  
      Logging on to the Appliance Management Console
    2.  
      Using the Home page
    3.  
      Changing passwords from the AMS
    4.  
      Managing the repository
    5.  
      Limiting the bandwidth used for downloads
    6.  
      Logging out of the Appliance Management Console
  4. Managing appliances from the Home page
    1.  
      Viewing the appliance details
    2.  
      Viewing performance charts for appliance
    3.  
      Exporting the appliance performance data
    4.  
      Adding an appliance to the Appliance Management Console
    5.  
      Removing one or more agents from the Appliance Management Console
    6.  
      Managing appliance software upgrades
    7. Managing EEBs
      1.  
        Installing EEBs
      2.  
        Uninstalling EEBs
  5. Using Activity Monitor and Events
    1.  
      About the Activity Monitor
    2.  
      Accessing the Activity Monitor
    3.  
      Monitoring events
    4.  
      Accessing the MyAppliance portal
  6. Applying management updates on earlier appliance versions
    1.  
      Downloading the AMS and agent updates for earlier versions
    2.  
      Managing AMS updates
    3.  
      Performing automatic or manual agent updates
  7. Running AMS on NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    1.  
      AMS on NetBackup Virtual Appliance
    2.  
      Configuring standalone AMS on a virtual appliance without any NetBackup configuration
    3.  
      Configuring master server or media server and AMS on a virtual appliance
    4.  
      Appliance Management Console login and user password change

Downloading the AMS and agent updates for earlier versions

NetBackup Appliance 3.2 includes the latest versions of the AMS/agent software (1.3). The AMS/agent version installed on NetBackup Appliance 3.1.1 or later can be updated by downloading and installing the appropriate management update package.

After you update the AMS, the agents that are added to the AMS can be updated automatically or manually. The procedures for updating the AMS and agents are listed in the following sections:

See Managing AMS updates.

See Performing automatic or manual agent updates.

You can view the AMS and agent version from the Home page of the Appliance Management Console. These are listed in the AMS/Agent version column.

The following table lists the AMS/agent version that is included with the corresponding appliance software version.

NetBackup appliance software version

AMS/agent version

Updates supported

3.2

1.3

AMS/agent

3.1.2

1.2

AMS/agent

3.1.1

1.1

AMS

3.1

1.0

None

3.0

1.0

None

2.7.3

1.0

None