Appliance Management Server 2.0 can be deployed on NetBackup Appliance (NBA) or NetBackup Virtual Appliance (NBVA) or as a docker container on customers own Linux server.

Main features included in this release:

1. Managing Flex Appliances
   • This support is only available when AMS is deployed as docker container and not when AMS is running on NBA/NBVA
   • Use AMS to install/uninstall add-ons to flex appliances
   • Use EEB Report to list installed add-ons across all the appliances and instance
2. Managing NetBackup Appliances:
   • Install Maintenance Releases: now AMS supports running Readiness Analyzer as part of installation wizard removing the need to run Readiness Analyzer from appliance shell menu.
   • Installing firmware updates from AMS
   • AMS now supports running Hardware Tests on NetBackup appliance
3. Group appliances using labels
4. Reports:
   • Capacity report for viewing capacity utilization across all NetBackup appliances (this report does not support Flex appliances in current release)
   • Consolidated EEB report lists EEB/add-ons installed on all appliances

Refer to Appliance Management Guide for more details