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
About Veritas Services and Operations Readiness Tools
Veritas Services and Operations Readiness Tools (SORT) is a robust set of standalone and web-based tools that support Veritas enterprise products. For NetBackup, SORT provides the ability to collect, analyze, and report on host configurations across UNIX/Linux or Windows environments. This data is invaluable when you want to assess if your systems are ready for an initial NetBackup installation or for an upgrade.
Access SORT from the following webpage:
https://sort.veritas.com/netbackup
Once you get to the SORT page, more information is available as follows:
Installation and Upgrade Checklist
Use this tool to create a checklist to see if your system is ready for a NetBackup installation or an upgrade. This report contains all the software and the hardware compatibility information specific to the information provided. The report also includes product installation or upgrade instructions, as well as links to other references.
Hot fix and EEB Release Auditor
Use this tool to find out whether a release that you plan to install contains the hot fixes that you need.
Custom Reports
Use this tool to get recommendations for your system and Veritas enterprise products.
NetBackup Future Platform and Feature Plans
Use this tool to get information about what items Veritas intends to replace with newer and improved functionality. The tool also provides insight about what items Veritas intends to discontinue without replacement. Some of these items include certain NetBackup features, functionality, 3rd-party product integration, Veritas product integration, applications, databases, and the OS platforms.
Help for the SORT tools is available. Click in the upper right corner of the SORT home page. You have the option to:
Page through the contents of the help similar to a book
Look for topics in the index
Search the help with the search option