Available NetBackup upgrade methods
Table: UNIX and Linux upgrade and EEB and Table: Windows upgrade and EEB provide details on the ways in which you can upgrade NetBackup. To better understand which upgrade method is best for your environment, consider:
Interactive: Requires user input through the UI during the upgrade process.
Silent or native: Upgrades that use the Windows command files, or directly call the UNIX and Linux native package managers.
Push or remote: Includes options such as VxUpdate, Chef, and SCCM. Additionally, you can do a remote upgrade with Windows or use ssh or sftp with UNIX and Linux.
NetBackup supports the use of certain Ansible playbooks for upgrades. More information is available
Table: UNIX and Linux upgrade and EEB
Method | Primary | Media | Client |
|---|---|---|---|
Interactive | See Upgrading NetBackup media servers to NetBackup 11.2. See About VxUpdate. | Yes. See the information about primary servers. See About VxUpdate. | |
Silent or native | See Silently upgrading NetBackup primary server software on Linux. | See Silently upgrading NetBackup media server software on Linux. See About VxUpdate. | See Upgrade of the UNIX and Linux client binaries with native installers. See About VxUpdate. |
Push or remote | Upgrade: No EEB: Push upgrade of EEBs may work through 3rd party deployment tools. | See About VxUpdate. | See Upgrading clients after servers are upgraded. See About VxUpdate. |
Ansible playbooks | You can use NetBackup Ansible playbooks to upgrade NetBackup. | You can use NetBackup Ansible playbooks to upgrade NetBackup. | You can use NetBackup Ansible playbooks to upgrade NetBackup. |
Table: Windows upgrade and EEB
Method | Primary | Media | Client |
|---|---|---|---|
Interactive | See Performing local, remote, or clustered server upgrades on Windows systems. | See Upgrading NetBackup media servers to NetBackup 11.2. See About VxUpdate. | Yes. See the information about primary servers. See About VxUpdate. |
Silent | See Performing silent upgrades on Windows systems. See About VxUpdate. | Yes. See the information about primary servers. See About VxUpdate. | |
Push or remote | Upgrade: See Performing local, remote, or clustered server upgrades on Windows systems. EEB: Push upgrade of EEBs may work through 3rd party deployment tools. | See Upgrading NetBackup media servers to NetBackup 11.2. See About VxUpdate. | Yes. See the information about primary servers. See About VxUpdate. |
Ansible playbooks | You can use NetBackup Ansible playbooks to upgrade NetBackup. | You can use NetBackup Ansible playbooks to upgrade NetBackup. | You can use NetBackup Ansible playbooks to upgrade NetBackup. |
VxUpdate provides a policy-based and on demand upgrade tool for media servers and clients. The policy format provides a simplified tool for media server and client upgrades. The on demand ability provides immediate upgrades as needed.
The VxUpdate configuration is in a familiar policy-based format, similar to a backup policy. You can use the deployment policies to automate the installation of emergency engineering binaries, as provided by NetBackup. The deployment policy lets you configure and run deployment activities on a schedule or enable the client host owners to upgrade on demand. The use of VxUpdate for push or remote upgrades where possible is recommended.