Upgrade scenarios
The following table lists the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center upgrade scenarios.
Note:
For the NetBackup version 10.4, the NetBackup (primary, media) server and NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center version must be at the same level. During the upgrade, first, upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center and then upgrade the NetBackup server.
Table: Upgrade scenarios
Scenario | Description | Action |
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Full upgrade from NetBackup 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 to NetBackup 10.4 or later | If you plan to upgrade NetBackup to 10.4 or later that includes upgrading all NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center servers. |
Note: Perform the following if a certificate has not been issued for Snapshot Manager for Data Center even after upgrading Snapshot Manager for Data Center using the flexsnap_configure CLI: Upgrade NetBackup primary server to version 10.4 or to continue with the current version of NetBackup, run the following command on the primary server: tpconfig -update -snapshot_manager <snapshot_manager_name> -snapshot_manager_user_id <username> -manage_workload <workload> |
Only NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center upgrades to version 10.4 or later | If you plan to upgrade only the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center servers to 10.4 or later; but do not plan to upgrade NetBackup to 10.2 or later. | Contact Veritas Support to obtain an Emergency Engineering Binary (EEB) to support the incompatibility between the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center and NetBackup versions.
See About NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center upgrades. |
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Upgrading to NetBackup version 10.4 | If your NetBackup 9.1.x server has NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center, you must first upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center to NetBackup 10.x before you upgrade to NetBackup. 10.4. Then you can proceed to upgrade NetBackup 9.1.x to NetBackup 10.4. | The process for this upgrade is:
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Migrating and upgrading the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center on RHEL | If you plan to migrate and upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center on RHEL 8.6 or 8.4. | See Migrating and upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center. |
Migrating and upgrading the NetBackup Snapshot Manager on RHEL8/9 SELinux enforcing. | If you plan to migrate and upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager on RHEL 8.8 or 9.x. | See Migrating and upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center. |