About planning a NetBackup 10.4 upgrade
The currently installed version of NetBackup affects the upgrade process for the NetBackup 10.4.
Upgrades from pre-NetBackup 10.3 to NetBackup 10.3 or later releases require you to download a license file from the Veritas Entitlement management portal, https://support.veritas.com. A license is only required on the primary server.
All pre NetBackup 10.2 versions must plan for the database conversion.
All versions of NetBackup 8.0 and earlier that use MSDP must plan for the MSDP rolling conversion.
Table: Required upgrade tasks based on currently installed version has additional information about what tasks you must perform for the upgrade.
Table: Required upgrade tasks based on currently installed version
Upgrade task | Versions that must perform the task |
|---|---|
Download license file | Upgrades from pre-NetBackup 10.3 to NetBackup 10.3 or later releases require you to download a license file from the Veritas Entitlement management portal. A license is only required on the primary server. More information is available: |
Database conversion precheck | All upgrades from pre NetBackup 10.2 to NetBackup 10.2 should run the database conversion precheck utility. Veritas recommends all users run this utility before an upgrade from pre NetBackup 10.2. See https://support.cohesity.com/s/article/article-100055151 for additional information. |
MSDP conversion | All versions of NetBackup 8.0 and earlier that use MSDP must perform the MSDP rolling conversion. |
Before you begin an upgrade, Veritas recommends that you review the NetBackup Release Notes document that is included with your media kit or the electronic product image files. This document describes important changes in NetBackup 10.4 that you should be familiar with before you upgrade.
Caution:
To help ensure a successful upgrade to NetBackup 10.4, you should visit the SORT page and the NetBackup Upgrade Portal and for complete upgrade details:
SORT page:
https://sort.veritas.com/cohesity/netbackup
See About Veritas Services and Operations Readiness Tools.
NetBackup Upgrade Portal: