Upgrade scenarios
The following table lists the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center upgrade scenarios.
Note:
For all NetBackup versions, 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, 10.4, 11.0.0.1 to NetBackup 11.1 or later | If you plan to upgrade NetBackup to 11.1 or later that includes upgrading all NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center servers. |
Note: If a certificate has not been issued for Snapshot Manager for Data Center after upgrading Snapshot Manager for Data Center using the flexsnap_configure CLI: Upgrade NetBackup primary server to version 11.1 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 11.1 or later | If you plan to upgrade only the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center servers to 11.1 or later; but do not plan to upgrade NetBackup. | 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 11.1 | 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 version 10.2. Then you can proceed to upgrade version 10.2 to version 11.1. | 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 Snapshot Manager for Data Center on RHEL8/9 SELinux enforcing. | If you plan to migrate and upgrade Snapshot Manager for Data Center on RHEL 8.8 or 9.x. | See Migrating and upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center. |