Upgrade scenarios
The following table lists the NetBackup Snapshot Manager upgrade scenarios.
Note:
For the NetBackup version 10.1, NetBackup (primary, media) server and NetBackup Snapshot Manager version should be at the same level. During upgrade, first upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager and then upgrade NetBackup server.
Table: Upgrade scenarios
Scenario | Description | Action |
|---|---|---|
Full upgrade from NetBackup 8.3 or 9.0 to NetBackup 9.1 or later | If you plan to upgrade NetBackup to 9.1 or later that includes upgrading all NetBackup Snapshot Manager servers. |
See Upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager. Note: If you do not plan to upgrade one or more NetBackup Snapshot Manager servers, then you must disable them using the NetBackup Web UI. In that case, any assets associated with the disabled NetBackup Snapshot Manager servers cannot be protected by NetBackup. |
Only NetBackup Snapshot Manager upgrades to version 9.1 or later | If you plan to upgrade only the NetBackup Snapshot Manager servers to 9.1 or later, but do not plan to upgrade NetBackup to 9.1 or later. |
See Upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager using patch or hotfix. |
| Upgrading to NetBackup version 10.1 | If your NetBackup 8.3.x server has NetBackup Snapshot Manager, you must first upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager to NetBackup 9.1.x before you upgrade to NetBackup 10.1. Then you can proceed to upgrade NetBackup 8.3.x to NetBackup 10.1. | The process for this upgrade is:
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Migrating VM based NetBackup Snapshot Manager to Kubernetes deployment | If you plan to migrate your VM based NetBackup Snapshot Manager to a managed Kubernetes cluster. | For the the complete procedure, refer to the "Migration and upgrade of NetBackup Snapshot Manager" section of NetBackup™ Deployment Guide for Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) Cluster. |
Migrating and upgrading the NetBackup Snapshot Manager on RHEL | If you plan to migrate and upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager on RHEL 8.6 or 8.4 |