End-of-life for multiple NetBackup products, features, and platforms
On February 1st, 2017, the following NetBackup products reached the end of their support life (EOSL):
NetBackup OpsCenter (7.0 - 7.6.1.2)
NetBackup Enterprise Server (7.0 - 7.6.1.2)
NetBackup Server (7.0 - 7.6.1.2)
NetBackup Media Server Encryption Option (7.0 - 7.6.1.2)
Additionally, with NetBackup 8.1, support is discontinued for the following features, functionality, and OS and database platforms:
NetBackup Plug-in for VMware vCenter
NetBackup High Availability (HA) Media Server
Replication Director for EMC VNX
Microsoft Exchange 2007
Microsoft SharePoint 2007
DB2 versions 9.1, 9.5, 9.7 & 10.1
OpenVMS - Client (IA-64)
Canonical Ubuntu 12.04 (x86-64)
Canonical Ubuntu 14.04 (x86-64)
Canonical Ubuntu 14.10 (x86-64)
Canonical Ubuntu 15.04 (x86-64)
CentOS 5 (x86-64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
Windows Server 2008 (x86-32)
Windows Vista
Preinstallation Environment Checker
The Veritas NetBackup installation wizard no longer includes the Preinstallation Environment Checker.
Remote (push) installations of UNIX/Linux clients using RSH and FTP
Note:
Use the SSH or SFTP methods as the alternatives. Push installation from the administration console will use SSH as well.
Remote (push) installations of a master server in a disaster recovery
Cluster installations using RSH, RCP, and REMSH
Note:
Use the SSH/SCP method as an alternative.
This list is subject to change. Complete and up-to-date NetBackup end-of-life (EOL) information is available on SORT.
General information about end-of-life notifications is also available: