Solution
Refer to the following table to get information about compatibility between NetBackup BMR releases and different operating systems and its patch releases:| Operating System | CPU Architecture | BMR Master Server (Patch - Minimum NetBackup Level) | BMR Boot Server (Patch - Minimum NetBackup Level) | BMR Client (Patch - Minimum NetBackup Level) | Notes |
| CentOS 6 | x86-64 | Not supported | NetBackup 7.6.0.3, GA through Update 4 NetBackup 7.7 - CentOS 6 Update 5 |
NetBackup 7.6.0.3, GA thru Update 4 NetBackup 7.7 - CentOS 6 Update 5 |
NetBackup 8.1.1 is the last release to support CentOS Linux version 6.7 or older operating systems as NetBackup Master, Media or Client. |
| HP-UX 11.31 | IA64 | HP-UX 11.31 GA - NetBackup 7.0 HP-UX 11.31 Update-March 2012 - 7.5.0.6 |
HP-UX 11.31 GA - NetBackup 7.0.1 HP-UX 11.31 Update-March 2012 - 7.5.0.6 |
HP-UX 11.31 GA - NetBackup 7.0.1 HP-UX 11.31 Update-March 2012 - 7.5.0.6 |
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| AIX 7.2 | POWER | AIX 7.2 GA - NetBackup 7.7.3 AIX 7.2 TL1 - NetBackup 7.7.3 |
AIX 7.2 GA - NetBackup 8.1.2 AIX 7.2 TL1 - NetBackup 8.1.2 |
AIX 7.2 GA - NetBackup 8.1.2 AIX 7.2 TL1 - NetBackup 8.1.2
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| AIX 7.1 | POWER | AIX 7.1 GA through TL2 - NetBackup 7.1 AIX 7.1 TL3 - NetBackup 7.1.0.3 AIX 7.1 TL4 - NetBackup 7.7.2 |
AIX 7.1 GA through TL2 - NetBackup 7.5 AIX 7.1 TL3 - NetBackup 7.7.1 |
AIX 7.1 GA through TL2 - NetBackup 7.5 AIX 7.1 TL3 - NetBackup 7.7.1 |
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| AIX 6.1 | POWER | AIX 6.1 TL1 to TL5 - NetBackup 6.5.4 AIX 6.1 TL6 - NetBackup 7.1 AIX 6.1 TL7 - NetBackup 7.5 AIX 6.1 TL8 - NetBackup 7.6 AIX 6.1 TL9 - NetBackup 7.7.1 |
AIX 6.1 TL1 to TL5 - NetBackup 7.0.1 AIX 6.1 TL6 - NetBackup 7.1 AIX 6.1 TL7 - NetBackup 7.5 AIX 6.1 TL8 - NetBackup 7.6 AIX 6.1 TL9 - NetBackup 7.7.1 |
AIX 6.1 TL1 to TL5 - NetBackup 7.0.1 AIX 6.1 TL6 - NetBackup 7.1 AIX 6.1 TL7 - NetBackup 7.5 AIX 6.1 TL8 - NetBackup 7.6 AIX 6.1 TL9 - NetBackup 7.7.1 |
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| Windows 2003 | x86 - 64 | Windows 2003 - NetBackup 6.5.2 | Windows 2003 - NetBackup 6.5.4 | Windows 2003 - NetBackup 6.5.4 | Not supported from NetBackup 7.7 |
| Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 |
x86 - 64 x86 - 64 x86 - 64 x86 - 64 |
BMR master and boot server are not supported on Windows client operating systems | Windows 7 - NetBackup 7.0.1 Windows 8 - NetBackup 7.6.0.2 Windows 8.1 - NetBackup 7.6.0.2 Windows 10 - NetBackup 7.7.2 |
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| Windows Server 2008 | x86 - 64 | Windows 2008 - NetBackup 7.0 | Windows 2008 - NetBackup 7.0.1, NetBackup 7.6.1 and later does not support the Boot server feature on this CPU architecture. | Windows 2008 - NetBackup 7.0.1 | |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 | x86 - 64 | Windows 2008 R2 - NetBackup 7.0 | Windows 2008 R2 - NetBackup 7.0.1 | Windows 2008 R2 - NetBackup 7.0.1 | |
| Windows Server 2012 | x86 - 64 | Windows Server 2012 - NetBackup 7.6.0.2 | Windows Server 2012 - NetBackup 7.6.0.2 | Windows Server 2012 - NetBackup 7.6.0.2 | |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | x86 - 64 | Windows Server 2012 R2 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3 | Windows Server 2012 R2 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3 | Windows Server 2012 R2 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3 | |
| Windows Server 2016 | x86 - 64 | Windows Server 2016 - NetBackup 8.0 | Windows Server 2016 - NetBackup 8.1.1 | Windows Server 2016 - NetBackup 8.1.1 | Windows Server 2016 by default formats ReFS volumes with ReFS version 3.x During NetBackup 8.1.1 Bare Metal Restore (BMR) restore of Windows Server 2016, the ReFS volumes which are restored are downgraded to ReFS version 1.2 For more information, refer, https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100041695 |
| Windows Server 2019 | x86 - 64 | Windows Server 2019 - NetBackup 8.2 | Windows Server 2019 - NetBackup 8.2 | Windows Server 2019 - NetBackup 8.2 | Windows Server 2019 by default formats ReFS volumes with ReFS version 3.x Bare Metal Restore (BMR) restore of Windows Server 2019, the ReFS volumes which are restored are downgraded to ReFS version 1.2 For more information, refer, https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100041695 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | x86 -64 | Not supported | Oracle Linux 7 GA through Update 2 - NetBackup 7.7.3 Oracle Linux 7 Update 4 through Update 6 - NetBackup 8.2 |
Oracle Linux 7 GA through Update 2 - NetBackup 7.7.3 Oracle Linux 7 Update 4 through Update 6 - NetBackup 8.2 |
NetBackup 7.7.2 and later does not support NetBackup Master Server and BMR Server NetBackup 8.1.1 is the last release to support Oracle Linux version 6.7 or older operating systems as NetBackup Master, Media or Client. |
| Oracle Linux 6 | x86 -64 | Oracle Linux 6 GA through Update 3 -NetBackup 7.5.0.5, Update 4 - NetBackup 7.6.0 | Oracle Linux 6 GA through Update 3 -NetBackup 7.5.0.5, Update 4 - NetBackup 7.6.0 Oracle Linux 6 Update 10 - NetBackup 8.2 |
Oracle Linux 6 GA through Update 3 -NetBackup 7.5.0.5, Update 4 - NetBackup 7.6.0 Oracle Linux 6 Update 10 - NetBackup 8.2 |
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| Oracle Linux 5 | x86 -64 | Oracle Linux 5 GA through Update 4 - NetBackup 7.0.1 Update 7 - NetBackup 7.5.0.5 Update 8 - NetBackup 7.6.0 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3. Update 9 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3. |
Oracle Linux 5 GA through Update 4 - NetBackup 7.0.1 Update 7 - NetBackup 7.5.0.5 Update 8 - NetBackup 7.6.0 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3. Update 9 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3. |
Oracle Linux 5 GA through Update 4 - NetBackup 7.0.1 Update 7 - NetBackup 7.5.0.5 Update 8 - NetBackup 7.6.0 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3. Update 9 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3. |
Update 5 and 6 are not supported NetBackup 8.1.1 is the last release to support Oracle Linux version 6.7 or older operating systems as NetBackup Master, Media or Client. |
| Oracle Solaris 11 | SPARC | Oracle Solaris 11 GA - NetBackup 7.5.0.3 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 1 - NetBackup 7.6.0.2 |
Oracle Solaris 11 GA - NetBackup 7.6 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 2 – NetBackup 8.2 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 3 – NetBackup 8.2 |
Oracle Solaris 11 GA - NetBackup 7.6 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 2 – NetBackup 8.2 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 3 – NetBackup 8.2 |
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| Oracle Solaris 11 | x86 -64 | Oracle Solaris 11 GA - NetBackup 7.5.0.3 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 1 - NetBackup 7.6.0.2 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 2 – NetBackup 8.1.2
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Oracle Solaris 11 GA - NetBackup 7.6 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 2 – NetBackup 8.1.2
Oracle Solaris 11 Update 3 – NetBackup 8.1.2 |
Oracle Solaris 11 GA - NetBackup 7.6 Oracle Solaris 11 Update 2 – NetBackup 8.1.2
Oracle Solaris 11 Update 3 – NetBackup 8.1.2 |
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| Oracle Solaris 10 | SPARC | Oracle Solaris 10 GA through Update 5 - NetBackup 6.0 MP4 Update 6 to 8 - NetBackup 6.5.5 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.1 Update 10 is supported and requires NetBackup 7.5 Update 11 is supported and requires NetBackup 7.6 |
Oracle Solaris 10 GA through Update 5 - NetBackup 6.0 MP4 Update 6 to 8 - NetBackup 6.5.5 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.1 Update 10 is supported and requires NetBackup 7.5 Update 11 is supported and requires NetBackup 7.6 |
Oracle Solaris 10 GA through Update 5 - NetBackup 6.0 MP4 Update 6 to 8 - NetBackup 6.5.5 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.1 Update 10 is supported and requires NetBackup 7.5 Update 11 is supported and requires NetBackup 7.6 |
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| Oracle Solaris 10 | x86 - 64 | Oracle Solaris 10 GA through Update 5 - NetBackup 6.5.4 Update 6 to 8 - NetBackup 6.5.5 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.1 Update 10 - NetBackup 7.5 Update 11 - NetBackup 7.6 |
Oracle Solaris 10 GA through Update 5 - NetBackup 6.5.4 Update 6 to 8 - NetBackup 6.5.5 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.1 Update 10 - NetBackup 7.5 Update 11 - NetBackup 7.6 |
Oracle Solaris 10 GA through Update 8 are supported - NetBackup 7.0 Update 6 to 8 - NetBackup 6.5.5 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.1 Update 10 - NetBackup 7.5 Update 11 - NetBackup 7.6 |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | x86 - 64 | RHEL 7 GA through Update 1 - NetBackup 7.6.1.1 RHEL 7 update 4 - NetBackup 8.0 RHEL 7 update 5 - NetBackup 8.1.2 RHEL 7 update 6 - NetBackup 8.2 |
RHEL 7 GA - NetBackup 7.7. RHEL 7 update 4 - NetBackup 8.1.2 RHEL 7 update 5 - NetBackup 8.1.2 RHEL 7 update 6 - NetBackup 8.2 RHEL 7 update 7 - NetBackup 8.2 |
RHEL 7 GA - NetBackup 7.7. RHEL 7 update 4 - NetBackup 8.1.2 RHEL 7 update 5 - NetBackup 8.1.2 RHEL 7 update 6 - NetBackup 8.2 RHEL 7 update 7 - NetBackup 8.2 |
Note: For more information about boot server support, refer to 100040297. |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | x86 - 64 | RHEL 6 GA - NetBackup 7.1 RHEL 6 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.7.3 RHEL 6 Update 10 - NetBackup 8.0 |
RHEL 6 GA through Update 2 - NetBackup 7.5 RHEL 6 Update 10 - NetBackup 8.0 |
RHEL 6 GA through Update 2 - NetBackup 7.5 RHEL 6 Update 10 - NetBackup 8.0 |
NetBackup 8.1.1 is the last release to support Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 6.7 or older operating systems as NetBackup Master, Media or Client. Refer document 100034332 for BMR support with NetBackup 8.0 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | x86 - 64 | RHEL 5 GA through Update 3- NetBackup 6.5.4 RHEL 5 Update 4 and Update 5- NetBackup 7.0.1 RHEL 5 Update 6- NetBackup 7.1 RHEL 5 Update 7 - NetBackup 7.5.0 RHEL 5 Update 8 - NetBackup 7.5.0.5 RHEL 5 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.6.0 RHEL 5 Update 10 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3 |
RHEL 5 GA through Update 3- NetBackup 6.5.4 RHEL 5 Update 4 and Update 5- NetBackup 7.0.1 RHEL 5 Update 6- NetBackup 7.1 RHEL 5 Update 7 - NetBackup 7.5.0 RHEL 5 Update 8 - NetBackup 7.5.0.5 RHEL 5 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.6.0 RHEL 5 Update 10 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3 |
RHEL 5 GA through Update 3- NetBackup 6.5.4 RHEL 5 Update 4 and Update 5- NetBackup 7.0.1 RHEL 5 Update 6- NetBackup 7.1 RHEL 5 Update 7 - NetBackup 7.5.0 RHEL 5 Update 8 - NetBackup 7.5.0.5 RHEL 5 Update 9 - NetBackup 7.6.0 RHEL 5 Update 10 - NetBackup 7.6.0.3 |
NetBackup 8.1 and later does not support this CPU architecture. |
| SUSE Linux 12 | x86 - 64 | SUSE 12 GA - NetBackup 7.7 SUSE 12 SP3 - NetBackup 7.7.2 |
SUSE 12 GA - NetBackup 7.7.2 SUSE 12 SP 2 – Netbackup 8.1.2
SUSE 12 SP 3 – Netbackup 8.1.2 |
SUSE 12 GA - NetBackup 7.7.2 SUSE 12 SP 2 – Netbackup 8.1.2
SUSE 12 SP 3 – Netbackup 8.1.2 |
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| SUSE Linux 11 | x86 - 64 | SUSE 11 GA through SP3 - NetBackup 7.0 SUSE 11 SP4 - NetBackup 7.7 |
SUSE 11 NetBackup 7.0.1, SP1 - NetBackup 7.1 SP2 and SP3 - NetBackup 7.6.0.2 SUSE 11 SP4 - NetBackup 7.7.3 |
SUSE 11 NetBackup 7.0.1, SP1 - NetBackup 7.1 SP2 and SP3 - NetBackup 7.6.0.2 SUSE 11 SP4 - NetBackup 7.7.3 |
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