Veritas NetBackup™ Appliance Upgrade Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (3.0)
Platform: NetBackup Appliance OS

Upgrade time estimation

Use the following information to estimate the approximate time to complete an appliance upgrade.

Table: Upgrade scenarios and related time estimations

Model

Upgrade path

Estimated base time

Additional time considerations

5220

2.6.1 -> 3.0

2.6.1.x -> 3.0

2.5 - 3 hours

  • For master server upgrades, add 30 minutes.

  • For appliances that were previously upgraded from versions 2.0.x, 2.5.x, or 2.6.0.1, add 30 minutes.

2.7.x -> 3.0

1.5 - 2 hours

5230

2.6.1 -> 3.0

2.6.1.x -> 3.0

2.5 - 3 hours

  • For master server upgrades, add 15 minutes.

  • For appliances that were previously upgraded from versions 2.5.4 or 2.6.0.1, add 30 minutes.

  • For appliances with more than two Veritas Storage Shelf units, add 15 minutes.

2.7.x -> 3.0

1.5 - 2 hours

5330

2.6.1 -> 3.0

2.6.1.x -> 3.0

2 - 2.5 hours

For appliances with Expansion Storage Shelf units, add 15 minutes for each unit.

2.7.x -> 3.0

1.5 - 2 hours

5240

2.7.3 -> 3.0

1.5 - 2 hours

N/A

For all upgrade scenarios, add the necessary time to the estimates as follows:

  • Add 10 minutes for every 350,000 jobs on the master server. For example, add 30 minutes to a master server with a job list containing 1 million records.

  • Add 5 minutes for every 250 VLANs that you have configured.