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Trevor_Jackson1's avatar
Trevor_Jackson1
Level 4
15 years ago

Can we install Netbackup 7.0 in a Solaris 10 Zone?

 Hi eversotechypeople,

I was wondering if anyone had any tips for evaluation of NBU 7.0

We would like to create a Solaris 10 zone on our NBU 6.5 Master server and install NBU 7.0 on there to test. So we have a few questions:

If we create a zone, take NBU 6.5 offline and then install NBU 7.0 on the new zone, will it be able to see the hardware to perform a valid test of functionality?

Thanks

Trevor
7.1.x and Earlier
Backup and Recovery
NetBackup
  • mrmuggyd's avatar
    mrmuggyd
    15 years ago
    That's the foundations of zones.  We use zones for all of our applications running on Solaris 10.  Much faster to reboot a zone than to reboot the entire system.  DNS can get a little tricky.  We just setup DNS in the Global and point the non-global zones to the Global for DNS.
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    15 years ago
    I am evaluating NB7.0 in a virtual environment. Installed Master server on VM and set aside a Disk Storage Unit. Created policy and added client(s), fired off the backup policy.
    Principaly I see this as a valid evaluation or exposure at least, without impacting current configuration - environment.
    As long as the hardware you intend to run NB7.0 is in the 7.0 HCL matrix

    (I am not familiar with the Solaris Zone however.)

    • hambone's avatar
      hambone
      Level 1
      8 years ago

      So why are you posting an answer if you don't know about Zones?

      • Marianne's avatar
        Marianne
        Level 6
        8 years ago
        There is no point in resurrecting a 7-year-old post.
  • Trevor_Jackson1's avatar
    Trevor_Jackson1
    Level 4
    15 years ago
     Solaris Zones

    Solaris Zones are similar to virtual servers, we create a global zone in the physical server, it shares CPU & Memory just like a host server would. 

    However, I wanted to know if the zone would be able to access the hardware, I guess I will ask Sun (now Oracle) for that answer.
  • mrmuggyd's avatar
    mrmuggyd
    Level 2
    15 years ago
    That's the foundations of zones.  We use zones for all of our applications running on Solaris 10.  Much faster to reboot a zone than to reboot the entire system.  DNS can get a little tricky.  We just setup DNS in the Global and point the non-global zones to the Global for DNS.