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Symantec NetBackup

Release Notes

UNIX, Windows, and Linux

NetBackup 7.0

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Symantec NetBackup Release Notes

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Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 1 New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

New features in NetBackup .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

NetBackup deduplication .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

About client deduplication .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

About media server deduplication .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14About Symantec OpsCenter ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

About Symantec OpsCenter Analytics ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

About NetBackup for VMware .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Guided Recovery ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

New database features and enhancements ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Exchange 2010 support ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Windows 7/2008R2 client support ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

NetBackup for Enterprise Vault agent ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

NetBackup for Hyper-V agent ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Improved SharePoint Granular Recovery ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

About NetBackup support utilities ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18NetBackup installation and deployment enhancements ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

About back-level administration capabilities by the NetBackup-Java

console ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

About Platform proliferation for NetBackup 7.0 ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Chapter 2 Platform compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

About server and client platform compatibility ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

About platform and operating system compatibility

changes ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

About NetBackup Compatibility Lists ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

About the deduplication host platform compatibility ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

About platform life cycles ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

About Operating systems no longer compatible as of NetBackup 7.0

and beyond .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

NetBackup binary sizes ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Platforms compatiblity with the NetBackup Administration Consoles

for UNIX .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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About NetBackup backward compatibility ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Chapter 3 Product Dependencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Operating system patches and updates ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

About VxFS and VxVM compatible versions ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Chapter 4 Operational Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Operational Notes in NetBackup .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

NetBackup installation and start-up notes ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

NetBackup media and rebranding changes ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

General installation and upgrade items .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

NetBackup LiveUpdate ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Secure push install .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

NetBackup cluster ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

NetBackup Documentation Notes ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Internationalization and localization Notes ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

NetBackup Bare Metal Restore ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

General NetBackup operational notes ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

NetBackup Access Control ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

NetBackup database agents ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Lotus Notes agent ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

NetBackup for Microsoft Exchange .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

NetBackup for Microsoft SharePoint ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

SQL server agent ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Sybase server agent ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

About NetBackup Enterprise Vault Agent ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

NetBackup Hyper-V .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

NetBackup interfaces ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

NetBackup Administration Console for Windows .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

NetBackup java interfaces ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Storage unit configuration .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

About Symantec OpsCenter ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

NetBackup media and device management ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Media Sharing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Enterprise Media Manager ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

SAN Client and Fibre Transport ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

SharedDisk support in NetBackup 7.0 and later ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

NetBackup AdvancedDisk option .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

NetBackup Client Deduplication .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

About the NetBackup Media Server Deduplication Option .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

PureDisk Deduplication Option (PDDO) ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

NetBackup Snapshot Client ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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NetBackup commands and utilities ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

NetBackup OpenStorage Option .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

NetBackup Disk Storage units ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

NetBackup Vault ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91NetBackup for VMware .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Chapter 5 End of Life Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

End of life notifications ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

About general NetBackup notifications ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

About features, enhancements, and commands no longer

supported .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

About general NetBackup features no longer supported .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

About database functions no longer supported .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

About NetBackup commands no longer supported .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Chapter 6 Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

About related NetBackup documents ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

About NetBackup release notes ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

About getting started guides ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

About installation guides ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

About administrators guides - agents and options ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

About users guides ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

About the device configuration guide ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

About the Troubleshooting guide ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107About NetBackup command documents ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Appendix A Windows Logo Certification information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

About Windows Server 2008 R2 Logo Certification .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

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New Features

This chapter includes the following topics:

New features in NetBackup

NetBackup deduplication

About Symantec OpsCenter

About Symantec OpsCenter Analytics

About NetBackup for VMware

Guided Recovery

New database features and enhancements

About NetBackup support utilities

NetBackup installation and deployment enhancements

About back-level administration capabilities by the NetBackup-Java console

About Platform proliferation for NetBackup 7.0

New features in NetBackup

Symantec NetBackup

7.0 contains many new features and enhancements thatincrease the scalability and functionality of NetBackup for its large enterprise

customers.

The following list highlights some of the major features that comprise NetBackup

7.0.

Integrated deduplication:

Client deduplication

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Media server deduplication

OpsCenter:

Convergence of NOM and VBR Improved ease-of-use

Additional base reporting functionality

Direct upgrade path

Expanded and simplified deployment

OpsCenter Analytics:

Turnkey operation to enable advanced, business reporting

Improved reporting features

NetBackup for VMware:

Fully integrated with VMware vStorage APIs

New VM and file recovery from incremental backups

New recovery wizard

Tighter vCenter integration

Guided application recovery for Oracle databases

New database agents and enhancements to existing agents:

Exchange 2010 support

Windows 7/2008R2 client support

Enhancements to the NetBackup Enterprise Vault agent

Support all Enterprise Vault 8.0 databases using the Enterprise Vault Agent

including the Fingerprint database, FSA Reporting database, and Auditing

database

Enterprise Vault 8.0 support for granular quiescence

Enterprise Vault Migrator is now included with NetBackup

Enhancements to the NetBackup for Hyper-V agentNew file-level incremental backups

Two types of off-host backup

Hyper-V R2 and Cluster shared volumes (CSV)

Flexible VM identification

Improved SharePoint Granular Recovery

This release is compatible with the following new proliferations:

New FeaturesNew features in NetBackup

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HP-UX 11.31 IA BMR master server for NetBackup 7.0

BMR WINPE 2.1

Java user interface support on RHEL 5 systems NetBackup Support Utility (nbsu) enhancements

NetBackup deduplicationNetBackup now provides integrated data deduplication within NetBackup. You

do not have to use the separate PureDisk interface to deduplicate data. You use

NetBackup interfaces to install, configure, and manage storage, servers, backups,

and deduplication. Symantec packaged PureDisk into a modular engine, and

NetBackup uses the PureDisk DeduplicationEngine (PDDE) to deduplicate backup

data.

You can use NetBackup deduplication at 2 points in the backup process:

On a NetBackup client. The NetBackup client deduplicates its own data and

then sends it directly to a storage server, bypassing media server processing.

Because uniquedata segments only aretransferred,this option reduces network

load.

See About client deduplication on page 13.

On a media server. NetBackup clients send their backups to a NetBackup media

server, which deduplicates the backup data. The media server writes the data

to the storage and manages the deduplicated data.See About media server deduplication on page 14.

See the NetBackup DeduplicationGuide.

About client deduplication

This feature permits the deduplication of data from the source (a NetBackup

client). It allows only unique data segments to be moved across theLAN and stored

upon the media servers embedded deduplicated storage.

Benefits of client deduplication feature are:

Faster backups occur because only the new data or the file segments that

occurred since the last backup is moved and stored

Permits a real Incremental Forever approach

Has less of an impact on the LAN

Reduced backup windows

Can be combined with Application agents

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Supported over all Tier 1 NetBackup clients (for example, Windows, Linux,

HP-UX, Solaris, and AIX)

Backup policy integrated

About media server deduplication

This feature enables the deduplication of streaming data on the media server and

has it stored upon the media servers embedded deduplicated storage.

Benefits of media server deduplication:

A more simplified installation and configuration. The deduplication software

is installed together with the media server software

Optimized deduplication for a number of application backup agents

Usage of commodity disk for deduplication

About Symantec OpsCenterSymantec may supply additional information for this feature after it has been

released for general availability. The following Technoteon the Symantec Support

Web site contains additional information about this feature if any is necessary.

See, http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/337179.

The following enhancements comprise the OpsCenter feature:

Convergence of NOM and VBR

Single deployment configuration and user interface for monitoring, alerting,

and reporting functionality previously available in NOM and VBR.

Improved ease-of-use

Symantec corporate userinterface (UI) standards for enterprise products. This

enhancement offers simplified navigation, improved task efficiency, and a

professional look and feel. In addition, a restructured standard report has been

added that supports single-click execution along with a quick sort and filter

capability for additional detail.

Additional base reporting functionality:

Point-and-click reports are now available across NetBackup, Backup Exec,

PureDisk, and Enterprise Vault products.

An enhanced set of standard reports is now offered forcompleteoperations

tracking.Example reports include drive throughput, virtualizationcoverage,

configurable success rate, and skipped files.

Direct upgrade path

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This feature enables you to configure direct upgrade path from existing NOM

and VBR installations.

Expanded and simplified deployment:

OpsCenter server is compatible withall NetBackup master server platforms

(such as, Windows, Solaris, Linux, and HP-UX Itanium).

OpsCenterserver installation on NetBackup master server for single-domain

administration.

Dedicated OpsCenter server for multi-domain visibility and management.

OpsCenter installations must be made directly from the standalone OpsCenter

media or image.

About Symantec OpsCenter AnalyticsThis feature provides a turnkey operation that provides improved reporting

capabilities such as advanced,business reporting and improved graphics. (Business

reporting was previously available with VBR.)

The new OpsCenter Analytics package includes the features associated with

Symantec OpsCenter and the following features:

Historical trending and predictive forecasting.

Complete report customization.

This release is compatible with third-party data protection products such asEMC Legato Networker and IBM Tivoli storage manager.

About NetBackup for VMwareThe feature provides the following new enhancements in NetBackup 7.0:

Fully integrated with VMware vStorage APIs

VCB is no longer required. This feature eliminates the VCB copy of a VM

snapshot to the VCB proxy staging area. NetBackup backs up the snapshot

directly from the ESX server. New virtual machine (VM) and file recovery from incremental backups

VMware vSphere now provides block-level, incremental VMware backups.

Moreover, NetBackup now provides VMware and file-level recovery from the

same set of full and incremental backups.

New Recovery Wizard

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This wizard simplifies the process of performing a direct VM recovery or

redirected VM recovery.

Tighter vCenter integration

More VMware identifiers and attributes are available when you configure aNetBackup policy. That includes the VMware hostname, display name, UUID,

IP address, VirtualCenter , datacenter, ESX platform, and others.

Guided RecoveryThe Guided Recovery feature enhances the NetBackup Oracle agent to provide

better functionality for performing Oracle Restore and Recovery operations.

Specifically, Guided Recovery clones an Oracle database from a backup, and

simplifies the process of creating a new database from backups of an existing

database. Guided Recovery uses an Oracle cloning wizard that executes on the

new OpsCenter graphical user interface.

New database features and enhancementsThe following subsections describe enhancements to NetBackup agents that were

recently offered such as the NetBackup Enterprise Vault agent and the NetBackup

for Hyper-V agent. In addition, enhancements have been made to support new

improvements to SharePoint Granular Recovery, and a new Granular Recovery

for Active Directory feature.

Exchange 2010 supportNetBackup is now compatibile with Exchange 2010, and includes the following

features:

Backups of Exchange 2010 databases on a standalone server or in a Database

Availability Group (DAG). Supported backups include local and off-host

snapshots, backups using Granular Recovery Technology (GRT), and local and

off-host instant recovery. Instant recovery backups can create only a snapshot

or a snapshot and a create a copy on the storage unit.

Automatic detection of the preferred database copy or the active database

copy in a DAG for backup and restore operations.

Dynamic allocation of a storage unit that is based on the server list and returned

at the start of a backup.

Non-snapshot and mailbox-level backups are limited to Exchange 2007 and

Exchange 2003.

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Windows 7/2008R2 client support

This release of NetBackup provides NetBackup client support for the Windows 7

desktop platform. In addition, the NetBackup client and agents, media server, and

master server now support the Windows 2008 R2 operating system.(TheWindows

2008 R2 is exclusively 64-bit from Microsoft.)

NetBackup for Enterprise Vault agent

The NetBackup for Enterprise Vault agent greatly simplifies data protection for

the Enterprise Vault servers. It protects all of the Enterprise Vault partitions and

their associated databases. The agent supports disaster recovery of a partition

and databases. Moreover, it also supports recovery of individual files within a

partition.

The following enhancements have been made to the NetBackup Enterprise Vaultagent for this release:

Inclusion of all Enterprise Vault 8.0 databases using the Enterprise Vault

Agent. That includes the fingerprint database, the FSA Reporting database ,

and the auditing database.

An enhanced, automated process of backing up your Enterprise Vault

environment using the Enterprise Vault Agent.

Enterprise Vault 8.0 Support for granular quiescence

You can now back up and restore using the Enterprise Vault Agent at a more

granular level.

Enterprise Vault Migrator is now included with NetBackup

TheEnterprise Vault migratoryis nowincluded with NetBackup 7.0. Previously,

that was a separate download.

NetBackup for Hyper-V agent

The NetBackup for Hyper-V agent protects virtual machines (VM) by backing up

the virtual hard drive (VHD) images. From the image backup, you can restore the

entire VM or individual files within theVM.That is done without anyVHD staging;

only the files you select are recovered from tape. Automatic detection of all VMswithin the Hyper-V server simplifies the policy setup.

Thefollowing enhancements have been made to the NetBackup forHyper-V agent

for this release:

New file-level incremental backups

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NetBackup for Hyper-V now supports incremental backups, to complement

the dual purpose full backups. Now, file-level recovery is available from both

full backups and incremental backups.

Two types of off-host backupNetBackup for Hyper-V now supports off-host backup of VM snapshots on

CLARiiON storage arrays. Support forother VSS snapshot providers will follow.

Alternatively, using the NetBackup Snapshot Client in the VM to perform

off-host backup of volumes is also now supported.

Hyper-V R2 and Cluster shared volumes (CSV)

NetBackup for Hyper-V is now compatible with Hyper-V clusters and the new

CSV capability.

Flexible VM identification

Use the VM hostname, display name, or UUID when configuring policies. NetBackup 7.0 for Hyper-V supports Hyper-V clustering. However, Hyper-V

cluster support requires a NetBackup 7.0.0.1 patch or later. To obtain this

update contact NetBackup technical support .

Improved SharePoint Granular RecoveryStarting with NetBackup 6.5.4, the NetBackup for SharePoint Agent offered

additional, more comprehensive granular recovery capabilities, that included the

following:

Sites and sub-sites

Entire lists, like calendars, tasks, links, discussions, and others

Any item(s) from a list

Any version of a file

Recover files to a folder on disk.

With NetBackup 7.0, youcanreap thebenefits of the more comprehensive granular

recovery capabilities along withfaster granular recovery withthe metadata intact.

About NetBackup support utilitiesNetBackup 7.0 includes threesupport utilities: nbsu, NBCC,and NBCCR. Thefollowing

list summarizes the enhancements that have been made to each utility in this

release:

NetBackup Support Utility (NBSU)

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The NBSU utility assists you in gathering NetBackup and operating system

diagnostic information. This tool queries thehost on which it runs and gathers

diagnosticinformationabout NetBackup and the operating system.In addition,

it provides a wide range of control over the types of diagnostic informationgathered. For instance, you can obtain information about NetBackup

configuration settings about troubleshooting areas, or about NetBackup or

media management job status codes.

In NetBackup 7.0 this utility has been enhanced to include the following new

features:

New commands line options have been added.

Enhancements were made to the SLP, EMM, and versioninfo diagnostics.

This utility is now available for the Mac OS X platform.

In addition to thenewenhancements, the support and support.exe diagnosticinformation gathering utilities are no longer included or supported beginning

with this release of NetBackup.

NBCC utility

The NBCC utility uses the output from various OS and NetBackup commands

to analyze theconsistency state of theNetBackupconfiguration. It also analyzes

the consistency state of NetBackup databases and catalogs as they relate to

tape media. If inconsistencies are detected, NBCC consolidates, and packages

the resulting data into a bundle that can be sent to Symantec Tech Support

for analysis.

Enhancements have been made to this utility to ensure that it supportsNetBackup 7.0 functionality.

NBCCR utility

The NBCCR utility processes database and catalog repair actions as defined in

a special file that you can generate under the guidance of Symantec Technical

Support. This file is created as part of the analysis of the data that the NBCC

utility collects and any site specific situations.

For NetBackup 7.0, this utility contains fixes that address the minor issues

found in earlier releases.

NetBackup installation and deploymentenhancements

This release of NetBackup contains many enhancements in the area of installation

and deployment. The following list describes the new changes affecting how

NetBackup is deployed, packaged, installed, and updated:

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DVD Layout

NetBackup is now only available on DVD. The product is no longer offered in

a CD format.

Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) images

The DVDimage files are posted and available for download on the FileConnect

Website. SeeAbout the Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) images" in the

NetBackupInstallation Guide for more information about how you can

download these images.

Deploy product license tags.

A feature has been added that deploys ISO 19770 standard software asset tags

with NetBackup. That is the first step in NetBackups license- and

deployment-reporting strategy.

Simplified access control ConfigurationBy more tightly integrating AT support into NetBackup, changes have been

made that greatly simplify the installation process.

LiveUpdate Enhancements

Improvements to the LiveUpdate configuration make it possible to specify the

LiveUpdate server in the policy. That also supports using different LiveUpdate

servers in each policy. Changing the server, no longer requires client-side

changes.

UNIX Package Consolidation

In NetBackup 7.0, most of the add-on products and database agents are now

installed withthe NetBackup server or the client package. Separate installation

for these products is no longer needed.

The following products are now included in the NetBackup server package (if

the platform supports the product):

BMR master server

NDMP

NetBackup Vault

The following products are now included in the NetBackup client package (if


BMR Boot server

DB2

NetBackup Encryption

Informix

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Lotus Notes

Oracle

SAP Snapshot Client

Sybase

The binaries for the listed products are laid down with the server or the client

package. A valid license is still required to enable the product. If product

configuration was required previously (such as db2_config), configuration is

still required.

(For Solaris server upgrades, the older versions of any listed products here

must be removed before an upgrade to NetBackup 7.0. For example,

VRTSnbdb2, SYMCnbdb2, VRTSnbenc, SYMCnbenc, and others. Theinstallation

script displays a list of the packages it finds that must be removed.)

The Japanese and the Chinese language packages remain as separate add-ons.

The process to install and upgrade these products remains the same.

The following changes were a result of our internal, First-24-Hour usability

tests that were targeted towards Windows installation improvements:

NetBackup is now capable of importing client lists from a file. That prevents

the need to individually select hundreds of clients.

Multiple simultaneous push installs greatly improve the installation

performance over the previous approach of one client at a time.

Improvements have been made to the error logging and reporting. A full

configuration summary report now describes what options were selected

for the install. In addition, all installation logs are now captured in an HTML

format for a more readable display.

Preinstallation checks are run to ensure a successful installation.

VxUL Log Directory Restructuring

This change enhances the usability of VxUL logs by putting the logs for each

service in a unique directory, making it easier for support to find and copy the

correct logs. In addition, the performance of the vxlogview command is

improved when you search for logs by the OID since this command does notneed to look at all of the VxUL log files for NetBackup, it only opens log files

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About back-level administration capabilities by theNetBackup-Java console

NetBackup 7.0 provides additional ways to perform back-level administration of

the back-level versions that are compatible. That includes the packaging and the

installation of the NetBackup 6.0 MP7 and NetBackup 6.5.4 versions of the

NetBackup-Java console on compatible UNIX and Linux platforms.

About Platform proliferation for NetBackup 7.0This section lists the various platform that are new with NetBackup 7.0.

Add HP-UX 11.31 IA BMR master server for NBU 7

BMR WINPE 2.1

Java GUI on RHEL 5

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Platform compatibility


About server and client platform compatibility

About Operating systems no longer compatible as of NetBackup 7.0 and beyond

NetBackup binary sizes

Platforms compatiblity with the NetBackupAdministration Consoles for UNIX

About NetBackup backward compatibility

About server and client platform compatibilityYoucan find the NetBackup platformcompatibility information and other various

compatibility lists on the Symantec Support Web site. These compatibility lists

offer a variety of up-to-date information about the operating systems that ahat

are compatible with NetBackup and NetBackup features. This topic also contains

the following types of information:

Descriptions of the compatibility lists that are on the Symantec Support Web

site

Instructions on how to locate the NetBackup compatibility lists

NetBackup backward compatibility information

NetBackup binary sizes that include NetBackup media server software and

NetBackup client software

About platform and operating system compatibility changesThis release of NetBackup contains many changes and enhancements to the

compatible platforms and operatings systems. The following list describes some

of the major changes that apply the NetBackup 7.0:

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All UNIX 32-bit system support has been discontinued. To upgrade these

systems to NetBackup 7.0, you must first migrate your current NetBackup 6.x

catalogs and databases to a system with a compatible platform.

However, 32-bit media servers and clients that use NetBackup 6.x arecompatible with 64-bit master servers that use NetBackup 7.0.

In addition, NetBackup requires OpenStorage vendor plug-ins to be 64-bit.

When you upgrade a media server that is used for OpenStorage to NetBackup

7.0, you also must update the vendor plug-in to a 64-bit version.

All 64-bit platforms arecompatible except for FreeBSD clients and Mac clients.

IRIX and Tru64 are no longer compatible with NetBackup.

Servers and clients with operating systems that use NetBackup 6.x are

compatible with NetBackup 7.0 servers.

Windows IA64 is supported only as a client. Youcanno longeruseLinux SUSE and Linux RedHat Itanium serverplatforms

as a master or a media server. These platforms are only compatible as a client.

You can no longer use HP-UX PA-RISC as a master server. This platform is

compatible only as a true media server (media server without the EMM server)

or a true client.

Linux Red Hat IBM zSeries platforms compatibility has switched to 64-bit

clients.

Novell NetWare is no longer compatible for use as a media server. This platform

is only compatible as a client.

About NetBackup Compatibility ListsThe most up-to-date compatibility information on platforms, peripherals, drives,

and libraries is located in various compatibility lists on the Symantec Support

Web site. The following compatibility lists are available on the Symantec Support

Web site:

TheNetBackupEnterpriseServerandServer7.xOSSoftwareCompatibilityList

contains information about the operating system (OS) level and the version

that is required to be compatible with a NetBackup master or media server. Italso describes the OS level and the version that is required to be compatible

with a NetBackup client. Predecessors and successors to the documented

operating system levels may function without difficulty, as long as the release

provides binary compatibility with the documented operating system.

http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/337048

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TheNetBackupEnterpriseServerandServer7.xOSSoftwareCompatibilityList

contains information about each of the following NetBackup Enterprise

features:

NetBackup Enterprise servers and client

Bare Metal Restore (BMR)

NetBackup Access Control (NBAC)

Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP)

NetBackup SAN Client and Fiber Transport

NetBackup Virtual System compatibility

MSEO (Media Server Encryption Option)

NetBackup Media Server Deduplication Option

NetBackup OpsCenter

File System Capability

NetBackup compatibility for a platform or OS version requiresplatform vendor

support for that product. The platform compatibility lists that NetBackup

maintains are subject to change as vendors add and drop platforms or OS

versions.

TheNetBackupserver7.0hardwarecompatibility listincludes information for

compatible drives, libraries, virtual tape devices, robot-types, fibre-channel

HBAs, switches, routers, bridges, iSCSI configurations, and encryption deviceshttp://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/336875

TheNetBackup7.xHardware compatibilitylistincludes information about the

compatible drives, robot types, switches, routers, and bridges, and iSCSI

configurations that coincide with the following hardware:

OpenStorage

Virtual tape libraries (VTLs)

Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP)

Host bus adapters (HBAs) Encryption

NetBackup Database Agent 7.x Software Compatibility List

This compatibility list contains the most current platform compatibility

information for NetBackup database agents.


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NetBackup 7.x BMR File System and Volume Manager compatibility lists


See also the NetBackup BareMetalRestore Administrator'sGuide for the

following additional compatibility lists:

BMR compatible shared resource tree (SRT) versions

BMR compatible file systems and volume managers

BMR compatible cluster solutions

BMR disk space requirements

NetBackup7.x Cluster Compatibility List


NetBackup Desktop/Laptop Option compatibility list


Backup Exec Tape Reader compatibility list


To locate platform compatibility information on the Symantec Support Web site

1 Go to the following URL:

www.symantec.com/business/support

2 Select the NetBackupEnterpriseServer link under the Support forTopProducts title on the Web page .

3 Select MasterCompatibilityList link under the Compatibility title on theWeb page .

The Web page refreshes and contains a list of compatibility documents. From

this Web page, you can refine your search to find a link to the appropriate

document. (The compatibility list documents are in PDF format. You must

have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these documents.)

About the deduplication host platform compatibilityThe following is a list of the compatible platforms for NetBackup Deduplication:

Solaris SPARC 10 x64

Solaris requires an encryption package (SUNWcry64). You mustdownload and

install the package. It is not part of the Solaris installation media, and Symantec

cannot distribute the package.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 x64 (and higher)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x x64 (and higher)

On Red Hat Linux, configure the shared memory to be at least 128MB(SHMMAX=128MB). If you do not, deduplication processes may not start, or

run correctly.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SLES 10) x64

The SUSE Linux system must be at patch level 2.

Windows 2003 x64

Windows 2003 SP2 x64 systems require Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1.

Windows 2008 x64

Windows 2008 R2 x64

Linux systems must have at least the same amount of swap space as physical

memory space. If swap space is less than physical memory, database problems

may affect installation and performance.

About platform life cycles

NetBackup software is compatible with an ever-changing set of platforms. And

NetBackup must be flexible enough to handle platform life cycle issues such as

adding and removing a platform from its compatibility list.

See About adding a platform on page 27.

See About Removing a client platform on page 27.

About adding a platform

Adding a platform that is compatibile with NetBackup introduces a situation

where the platform has a future, but no history. In this situation, backward

compatibility cannot be guaranteed without exhaustive testing. When a platform

is added for a NetBackup release, the platform is compatible with that version

and subsequent versions (but not previous versions).

About Removing a client platform

The customer commitment for client platform version support is oneversion

back with every effort to be compatibile with all versions. An exception is that

the client version cannot be newer than the master and the media server version.

You can mix the individual clients that are at different version levels within a

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restore is sent to an older version. Alternate restores should go to the same or

newer versions.

See About NetBackup backward compatibility on page 36.

About Operating systems no longer compatible as ofNetBackup 7.0 and beyond

Table 2-1 displays the operating systems that are no longer compatible with

NetBackup starting with the release of NetBackup 7.0 and beyond.

Table 2-1 Operating systems no longer compatible with NetBackup as of

NetBackup 7.0 and beyond

CommentsHardwareOS/Version

PowerAIX 5.1

PowerAIX 5.2

x86Asianux 3.0

i386 (x86)FreeBSD 5.3



PA-RISCHP-UX 11.00

Media serverand clientcompatible onlyPA-RISCHP-UX 11.11



IA64HP-UX IA64 11.23

IRIX 6.5.26 and greater

Apple MacintoshMac OS X 10.3

POWERPC, i386Mac OS X 10.4

x86NetWare 5.1

x86NetWare 6.0

Client compatible onlyx86NetWare 6.5

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Novell OES (Linux) 1 SP2

x86Red Flag Linux 4.1

x86Red Hat 2.1

x86Red Hat 3.0

x64Red Hat 3.0

IA64Red Hat 3.0

z/ArchitectureRed Hat 3.0

Client compatible onlyIA64Red Hat 4.0

Client compatible onlyIA64Red Hat 5.0

SPARCSolaris 8.0

x86Solaris 8.0

x86Solaris 9.0

x64Solaris 9.0

x86Solaris 10.0 x86

x64Solaris 10.0 x86

x86SUSE Desktop 9.0

x86SUSE Desktop 9.2

x86SUSE Desktop 9.3

x86SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8


IA64SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8



Client compatible onlyIA64SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

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NetBackup 7.0 and beyond (continued)


Client compatible onlyIA64SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1

AlphaTru64 5.1a

AlphaTru64 5.1b and greater

x86 and x64Windows Server 2000

Client compatible onlyIA64Windows Server 2003 SP1 and R2

NetBackup binary sizesThe information in this section helps you determine if your NetBackup

environment has the proper amount of disk space allocated to your servers to

safely and efficiently back up and restore all of the data.

Table 2-2 shows the approximate binary size of the NetBackup master and media

serversoftware, and theNetBackup client software requirements foreach platform

and operating system that is compatible with NetBackup.

Table 2-2 NetBackp binary sizes for compatible platforms

Notes64-bitserver

32-bitserver

64-bitclient

32-bitclient

CPUArchitecture

OS/Version

64-bit binary compatible.3083MB928MBPOWERAIX 5.3

64-bit binary compatible.3083MB928MBPOWERAIX 6.1

1726MB510MBx64Asianux 2.0, 3.0

510MBx64Canonical Ubuntu 8.0

510MBx64CentOS 5.2, 5.3

510MBx64Debian GNU/Linux 4.0, 5.0

16MBx86FreeBSD 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.x

64-bit binary compatible.

Media server or client

compatibility only.

1666MB632MBPA-RISCHP-UX 11.11

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Table 2-2 NetBackp binary sizes for compatible platforms (continued)

Notes64-bit

server

32-bit

server

64-bit

client

32-bit

client

CPU

Architecture

OS/Version



compatibility only.




compatibility only.


3012MB922MBIA64HP-UX 11.31

22MBPOWERMac OS X 10.5, 10.6

22MBi386 (x86)Mac OS X 10.5

1662MB492MBx64Novell Open Enterprise

Server 2

16MBHP VAXOpenVMS 5.5



16MBHP AlphaOpenVMS 6.1





16MBHP IA64OpenVMS 8.2

16MBHP IA64OpenVMS 8.3

16MBHP IA64/AlphaOpenVMS 8.3-1H1

1726MB510

MB

x64Red Flag Linux 5.0

64-bit binary compatible.1726MB510

MB

x64Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0

(AS)

64-bit binary compatible.1726MB510

MB

x64Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0

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Notes64-bit

server

32-bit

server

64-bit

client

32-bit

client

CPU

Architecture

OS/Version

Compatible with client only.351

MB

IA64Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0

(AS)

Compatible with client only.351

MB

IA64Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0

(base)

96MBPOWERRed Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0

(AS)

96MBPOWERRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0

(base)

12MBz/ArchitectureRed Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0

(AS)

12MBz/ArchitectureRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0

(base)

64-bit binary compatible.1726MB510MBx64Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Desktop 4.0

64-bit binary compatible.510MBx64Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Desktop 5.0

1726MB510MBx64Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0(Advanced)

64-bit binary compatible.525MBSPARCSolaris 9.0

64-bit binary compatible.2050MB639MBSPARCSolaris 10.0

64-bit binary compatible.1915MB439MBx64Solaris 10.0

Compatible with client only.345MBIA64SUSELinux Enterprise Server

10 (SP1)

1662MB492MBx64SUSELinux Enterprise Server

10 (SP1)

Compatible with client only.101MBPOWERSUSELinux Enterprise Server

10 (SP1)

Compatible with client only.12MBz/ArchitectureSUSELinux Enterprise Server

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Notes64-bit

server

32-bit

server

64-bit

client

32-bit

client

CPU

Architecture

OS/Version

Compatible with client only.345MBIA64SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

11

1662MB492MBx64SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

11

Compatible with client only.12MBz/ArchitectureSUSE Linux Enterprise Server

11

Covers all compatible

Windows x86 platforms

1700MB600MBx86Windows

Covers all compatible

Windows x64 platforms

1900MB700MBx64Windows

Compatible with client only.600MBIA64Windows

Platforms compatiblity with the NetBackupAdministration Consoles for UNIX

The NetBackup AdministrationConsole providesa graphicaluserinterfacethrough

which the administrator can manage NetBackup. The interface can run on anyNetBackup Java-capable system. For information on how to install the consoles,

see the NetBackup Installation Guides. And for information on how to use the

NetBackup Adminstration Console, see the NetBackup Administrator's Guide,

Volume1.

Note: The window managers in the following table arecompatible with NetBackup

when youuseNetBackup Java. You mayencounter some user-interface anomalies

when you use the various window managers that are available on UNIX platforms.

Many of these problems are documented and can occur because of unusual or

non-standard window manager configurations. In the most common cases ofmisplaced or shifted components within a dialog, resize the dialog. This action

refreshes the display and causes the interface to display the information correctly.

Table 2-3 is a list of platforms that are compatible with the NetBackup-Java

Administration Console and the Backup, Archive, and Retore user interface in

this release.

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Table 2-3 Platforms that are compatible with the NetBackup-Java

Administration Console and Backup, Archive, and Retore user

interface

JRE upgradeversion

Backup,Archive, and

Restore

interface

NetBackup-Javaadministration

console

CPU ArchitectureOS/Version

Java 6 SR6YesYesPOWERAIX 5.3

Java 6 SR6YesYesPOWERAIX 6.1

6.0.05YesYesPA-RISCHP-UX 11.11



6.0.05YesYesIA64HP-UX 11.31

1.6-16YesYesx64Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 (AS)

1.6-16YesYesx64Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (base)

1.6-16YesIA64Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 (AS)

1.6-16YesIA64Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (base)

YesPOWERRed Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 (AS)

YesPOWERRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (base)

Yesz/ArchitectureRed Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 (AS)

Yesz/ArchitectureRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (base)

1.6-16YesYesx64Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4.0

1.6-16Yesx64Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0

1.6-16YesSPARCSolaris 9.0

1.6-16YesYesSPARCSolaris 10.0

1.6-16YesYesx64Solaris 10.0

1.6-16YesIA64SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

1.6-16YesYesx64SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SP1)

YesPOWERSUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SP1)


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Table 2-3 Platforms that are compatible with the NetBackup-Java

Administration Console and Backup, Archive, and Retore user

interface (continued)

JRE upgradeversion

Backup,Archive, and

Restore

interface

NetBackup-Javaadministration

console

CPU ArchitectureOS/Version

Yesz/ArchitectureSUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SP1)

1.6-16YesIA64SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11

1.6-16YesYesx64SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11

Yesz/ArchitectureSUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11

1.6-16YesYesx86Windows Server 2003EnterpriseEdition

(SP1)


(R2)



(R2)

1.6-16YesIA64Windows Server 2003EnterpriseEdition

1.6-16YesIA64Windows Server 2003EnterpriseEdition

(R2)

1.6-16Yesx86Windows Server 2008EnterpriseEdition



(R2)

1.6-16Yesx86 or x64Windows XP Professional SP2

1.6-16YesIA64Windows XP Professional SP2

1.6-16Yesx86 or x64Windows Vista

1.6-16YesYesx86 or x64Windows 7 Ultimate



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About NetBackup backward compatibilityNetBackup is compatible with a mixture of NetBackup servers that are at various

release levels in the sameenvironment. However, Symantec validates only certaincombinations of servers and clients within a NetBackup environment that must

provide backward compatibility.

Note: The statements made in this topic do not override Symantec's standard End

of Life policies. Once a NetBackup version reaches its end-of-life, no version of

that product is supported. That includes backward compatible versions.

Please review the following end-of-life technote on the Symatec Support Website

for more information:


Table 2-4 shows the different server version levels that are compatible with

NetBackup in this release.

Table 2-4 Mixed-server compatibility for NetBackup 7.0

Client versionMedia server versionMaster server version

7.070NetBackup 7.0

6.5 (and later), 6.0 (and later)7.0NetBackup 7.0

6.5 (and later), 6.0 (and later)6.5 (and later), 6.0 (and later)NetBackup 7.0

NetBackup 7.0 is not compatible with Windows 2000 systems. However, you can

still use NetBackup version 6.x on Windows 2000 clients with your NetBackup 7.0

servers.

The following describes what type of action to take if you have any clients that

run Windows 2000:

No actionis required.Theseclients are compatible

with NetBackup version 7.0 master and media

servers.

Existing NetBackup customers with

Windows 2000 clients at NetBackup

version 6.x:

You must install NetBackup version 6.x client

software on your Windows 2000 systems.

See the following Technote on the Symantec

Support Web site for more information.


New NetBackup customers with

Windows 2000 systems:

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For more information about upgrading NetBackup, refer to the NetBackup

Installation Guide for either UNIX or Windows.

The following is a list of best-practice rules that you should consider for a

mixed-server environment:

Before you upgrade the NetBackup server software, you must back up your

NetBackup catalogs and verify that the catalog backup was successful.

During an upgrade to NetBackup 7.0, it is necessary to have enough free disk

space to accommodate three complete copies of the NetBackup database. That

includes all transaction logs and database files in the data directory including

BMR if it is configured and in use. This directory is typically

/usr/openv/db/data for UNIX-based operating systems and

\Veritas\NetBackupDB\data for Windows-based operating systems when

you use default installation methods.

In a mixed-server environment, the master server must run the highest version

of NetBackup in use in that configuration.

A master server can inter-operate with a media server that is running a level

of NetBackup that is one major release lower.

A media server cannot have a numerically higher version than the master

server. (Each media server must run equal or lower levels of NetBackup.)

All components (server, client, and console) on an individual system must be

at the same version.

The backup images that are created under an older version of NetBackup arerecoverable with a newer version of NetBackup.

Serverscan pull and push their versioninformation between master andmedia

servers. Your servers NetBackup version determines whether the version

information can be pushed. After startup, an upgraded media server uses the

vmd service to push its version information to all servers in its master server

list. An automatic update occurs every 24 hours when servers push their

version information again.

To install NetBackup on Windows 2008/Vista/2008 R2/7 UAC-enabled

environments, you must log on as the official administrator. Users that are

assigned to the Administrators Group and are not the official administrator

cannot install NetBackup in UAC-enabled environments.

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Product Dependencies


Operating system patches and updates

About VxFS and VxVM compatible versions

Operating system patches and updatesThis topic provides information on the product dependencies of this release of

NetBackup. You should verify that your operating system is up-to-date with all

of the latest patches and upgrades before you install NetBackup. This section is

a guide to inform you of the operating systems that require a patchor an upgrade.

Table 3-1 provides the known, minimum operating system (OS) patches andupdates. A vendor may have released a more recent patch that supersedes a patch

that is listed in this table. Symantec recommends that you visit the Support Web

site of that particular vendor for their latest patch information.

Table 3-1 Operating system patches and updates for NetBackup

NotesPatchOperating System

Type and Version

You may need to reboot after

changing to version 9.0.0.3.

AIX runtime libraries

8.0.0.10 and 9.0.0.3 or

later

AIX 5.3

For the xlC.rte 8.0.0.10 fileset,

you may need to install the IY91284

fix to avoid a potential issue when

creating or updating the NetBackup

database. The IY91284 fix is part of

Maintenance Level 6.

xlC.rte 8.0.0.10

fileset

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Table 3-1 Operating system patches and updates for NetBackup (continued)


Type and Version

NetBackup 7.0 requires the AIX 5.3

TL7 SP5 (5300-07-05-0831

Maintenance Pack as a minimum.

(Higherpatchlevels should alsowork.)

You can use the oslevel -s

commandto verify what Maintenance

Pack level you have installed.

AIX 5.3 TL7 SP5

(5300-07-05-0831)

When you start Java user interface

applications on AIX 6.1 platforms an

exception can occur. To prevent theexception, Symantec recommends

that you install patch IZ16878 from

IBM Support.

IZ16878AIX 6.1

The runtime libraries need to be at

9.0.0.3 or later. You may need to

reboot after you change to version

9.0.0.3.

AIX runtime libraries

9.0.0.3 or later

If you install AT on an HP-UX

platform, this patch is required.

COMPLIBS.LIBM-PS32HP-UX

Networking.NET-RUN:

/usr/lib/libipv6.sl

HP-UX IA64

Networking.NET-RUN-64:

/usr/lib/pa20_64/libipv6.1


/usr/lib/pa20_64/libipv6.sl

Networking.NET2-RUN:

/usr/lib/hpux32/libipv6.so

Networking.NET2-RUN:/usr/lib/hpux32/libipv6.so.1


/usr/lib/hpux64/libipv6.so


/usr/lib/hpux64/libipv6.so.1

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Type and Version


/usr/lib/libipv6.1

For HP-UX PA-RISC platforms, this

fileset is required:

Networking.NET-RUN:

/usr/lib/libipv6.sl

HP-UX PA-RISC




/usr/lib/pa20_64/libipv6.1




/usr/lib/pa20_64/libipv6.sl




/usr/lib/libipv6.1

This patch is required for JAVA 6.0.PHSS_35385HP-UX 11.11

This patch is a LIBCL patch.PHSS_32226

Contains fixes for the following:

QXCR1000593919: purifyplus

dumps core in PA32

QXCR1000589142: dld crash in

LL_new_descendent_list when theaCC application is exiting.


LL_new_descendent_list when the

aCC application is exiting.

QXCR1000746161: dlsym()

hangs

QXCR1000593999: dld emits

assert messages for chatr

+mem_check enabled 64-bit

executables

PHSS_37516

This patch is necessary to enable any

C++ runtime code to work properly.

PHSS_26946

This patch is a libc cumulative

patch.

PHSS_27740

This patch contains a linker tools

cumulative patch.

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Type and Version

That is a recommended critical patch

from HP that is required for

successful NetBackup client backups.

PHSS_32864

This patch enables HP-UX 11.11

mmap() to use large files from 2GB to

4GB.

PHKL_26233



successful NetBackup client backups.

PHSS_35379



NetBackup to use VxSS.

PHCO_29029

Allow POLL_INTERVAL to be set to

zero in /var/stm/config/tools/

monitor/dm_stape.cfg. That

disables the dm_stape monitor

within the Event Monitoring System.

Symantec recommends that you

upgrade to IPR0109.

PHSS_24045

This patch can cause problems with

the programs that have the setuid

bit set. Hewlett-Packard s IT resource

center Web site contains information

about this patch.

www1.itrc.hp.com

PHSS_30970


Symantec recommends that all

customers running 11.23 install thispatch.

PHCO_33431


from HP that is required so that

dlopen works properly.

PHSS_34858


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Type and Version


from HP that NetBackup requires,

particularly when you attempt to run

NetBackup with NetBackup Access

Control (NBAC).

PHKL_31500

Contains fixes for the following:

QXCR1000593919: purifyplus

dumps core in PA32


LL_new_descendent_list when theaCC application is exiting.

QXCR1000746161: dlsym()

hangs

QXCR1000593999: dld emits

assert messages for chatr

+mem_check enabled 64-bit

executables

PHSS_37492


The operating system version must

be SLES 10 update 2 or greater to run

NetBackup 7.0.

SLES 10 update 2SLES10 x64

Change Request ID - 6815915111712-11 (or greater)Solaris 9 SPARC 64-bit

client

111722-04 (or greater)

Patch: 112908-29 (or

greater)

Patch: 112874-31 (or

greater)

Change Request ID - 6723423122300-53

The server is supported on update 4

(08/07) and newer.

update 4 (08/07) and

newer

Solaris 10 SPARC 64-bit

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Type and Version

Change Request ID - 6815915119964-21Solaris 10 x64


Microsoft hotfix KB913648 contains

the necessary updates to run Volume

Shadow Copy.

KB913648Windows 2003 SP1

MicrosoftstorporthotfixWindows x64 (SP1 and

SP2)

That is a suggested fix that applies to

64-bit versions of Windows Server

2003, XP, and Windows Vista.

Microsoft microcode

reliability update

Windows 2003, XP, and

Vista

Microsoft hotfix KB952696 contains

the necessary updates to ensure that

you can back up Windows 2008

encrypted files on Windows x32 and

Windows x64 systems.

KB952696Windows 2008 x32 and

x64

The following additional product dependency information applies to this release

of NetBackup:

Product dependency notification for customers running Microsoft Windows

Vista or Windows 2008 server.

If you want to protect client (or server) systems that are running either

Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 2008 server, you may need to install

Microsoft hotfix number KB952696. If you attempt to back up any protected

files that have been encrypted by the operating system, NetBackup cannot

back up these files. NetBackup reports that it is unable to access the encrypted

files and the backup continues with all of the remaining files.

Note: That does not apply to NetBackup encryption. NetBackup encryption isseparate from the file system encryption, meaning that NetBackup-encrypted

files are backed up. In addition, this hotfix is not needed for any Windows

version before Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 2008 server. If you are

running Vista or Server 2008, please refer to KB952696 to see if this hotfix is

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About VxFS and VxVM compatible versionsTable 3-2 shows the different versions of VxFS and VxVM that are compatible

with Symantec NetBackup, and the corresponding operating systems for each.

Table 3-2 Versions of VxFS and VxVM that are compatible with Symantec

NetBackup

NotesVersion of VxVMVersion of VxFSOS VersionOperating system

4.0 and higher5.0 and higher5.3 (64 bit)AIX 5L

5.0 MP3 and higher5.0 MP3 and higher6.1 (64 bit)

3.5 only3.3 and 3.511.11HP-UX PA-RISC

3.5, 4.1, and 5.03.5, 4.1, and 5.011.23

4.1 and higher4.1 and higher11.31

3.5, 4.1, and 5.03.5, 4.1, and 5.011.23HP-UX IA64

4.1 and higher4.1 and higher11.31

4.1 to 5.0MP3RP34.1 and higherx86-64Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0

(AS)

4.1 to 4.1MP4RP44.1 to 4.1 MPx (5.0 is

not compatible)

IA64

5.0 LoP phase1, phase25.0 MP1 and higherPOWER

LxRT4.1MP4RP1and higher

on the 4.1 line, 5.0MP3 and

higher on the 5.0 line

4.1 MP3 and higherx86-64Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0

(AS)

4.1MP4RP1 and higher in

the 4.1 codeline only

NAIA64

5.0RU3 and higher5.0RU3 and higherPOWER

4.1 MP2 and higher4.1 MP2 and higher9Solaris (SPARC)

4.1 MP2 and higher4.1 MP2 and higher10

4.1MP3 and higher in 4.1

codeline. 5.0MP3 and

higher on 5.0 codeline.

4.1 and higherx86-64SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

10

4.1MP3 and higher in 4.1

codeline only.

4.1 MP3 (5.0 is not

compatible)

IA64

Product DependenciesAbout VxFS and VxVM compatible versions


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Table 3-2 Versions of VxFS and VxVM that are compatible with Symantec

NetBackup (continued)

NotesVersion of VxVMVersion of VxFSOS VersionOperating system


5.0RU1 and higher4.1 MP3 and higherx86-64SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

11

NANAIA64


4.3 and higherNAx86-64Windows 2003

5.0 and higherNAx86-64Windows 2008

5.1 SP1 and higherNAx86-64Windows 2008 R2

For the most current information and patch requirements for VxFS and VxVM,

refer to the NetBackup 7.0 Additional Operational Notes contained in Technote

number 337179 on the Symantec Support Web site.


NetBackup has improved its integration with the Veritas File System (VxFS)

product to ensure interoperability on all compatible VxFS versions. If running a

VxFS version before VxFS 4.0 then new VxFS libraries need to be installed on the

client to back up systems running VxFS. You can search and download the

appropriate VxFS libraries to your system from Patch Central on the Symantec

Support Web site.

See, https://vias.symantec.com/labs/patch.

See http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/320193.

Table 3-3 Shows the integration improvements that were made between the

various operating systems and the Veritas File System (VxFS).

Table 3-3 Improved Integration with Veritas File System (VxFS)

VxFS 3.5VxFS 4.1VxFS 5.0OS VersionOperating system

NANAX5.3AIX

XNANA11.11HP-UX PA-RISC

NANAX11.23

NANAX11.31


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Table 3-3 Improved Integration with Veritas File System (VxFS) (continued)

VxFS 3.5VxFS 4.1VxFS 5.0OS VersionOperating system

NANAX11.31HP-UX IA64

NANAXx86-64Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0

(AS)

NANAXx86-64Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0

(AS)

NANAXx86-64SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

SLES 10

IA64

NANAXx86-64SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

SLES 11

IA64

NANAX9Solaris (SPARC)

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Operational Notes


Operational Notes in NetBackup

NetBackup installation and start-up notes

NetBackup Documentation Notes

Internationalization and localization Notes

NetBackup Bare Metal Restore

General NetBackup operational notes

NetBackup Access Control

NetBackup database agents

NetBackup Hyper-V

NetBackup interfaces

About Symantec OpsCenter

NetBackup media and device management

SAN Client and Fibre Transport

SharedDisk support in NetBackup 7.0 and later

NetBackup AdvancedDisk option

NetBackup Client Deduplication

About the NetBackup Media Server Deduplication Option

PureDisk Deduplication Option (PDDO)

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NetBackup Snapshot Client

NetBackup commands and utilities

NetBackup OpenStorage Option

NetBackup Disk Storage units

NetBackup Vault

NetBackup for VMware

Operational Notes in NetBackupThe chapter contains the topics that explain important aspects of NetBackup 7.0

operations thatmay notbe documented elsewhere in the NetBackupdocumentationset.

For additional operational note information about this release, see the following

online PDF titled, NetBackup 7.0 Additional Operational Notes contained in

Technote number 337179 on the Symantec Support Web site.


Note: References to UNIX also apply to Linux, unless otherwise stated.

NetBackup installation and start-up notesThe following subsections offer additional the information that can help you

install NetBackup or use NetBackup.

NetBackup media and rebranding changesThe following list of items describe the NetBackup DVD and NetBackup rebranding

enhancements:

Veritas Storage Migrator (VSM)This product has reached its end of life and is no longer supported.

NetBackup Operations Manager (NOM)

Starting with NetBackup 7.0, NOM has been replaced with OpsCenter. If your

current 6.x NetBackup environment includes NOM 6.x, you can upgrade NOM

to OpsCenter with an upgrade to NetBackup 7.0.

Platform and operating system support changes in NetBackup 7.0

See About NetBackup Compatibility Lists on page 24.

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UNIX package consolidation

In NetBackup 7.0, most of the add-on products and database agents are now

installed withthe NetBackup server or the client package. Separate installation

for these products is no longer needed.The following products are now included in the NetBackup server package (if


BMR master server

NDMP

NetBackup Vault

The following products are now included in the NetBackup client package (if


BMR Boot server DB2

NetBackup Encryption

Informix

LiveUpdate agent

Lotus Notes

Oracle

SAP

Snapshot Client

Sybase

The binaries for the listed products are laid down with the server or the client

package. A valid license is still required to enable the product. If product

configuration was required previously (such as db2_config), configuration is

still required.

For Solaris server upgrades, the older versions of any listed products here

must be removed before an upgrade to NetBackup 7.0. For example,

VRTSnbdb2, SYMCnbdb2, VRTSnbenc,