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