Erm, ok, so adding the question again. I've read the comments on the old thread, but my specific question hasn't been answered. Maybe someone from Symantec / Veritas could weigh in ?
Please could you answer the following question as it does not appear to be addressed in any of the compatibility matrix documents on your website.
Does Veritas support running NetBackup v7.7 (master server, appliance, etc) with v7.6.1.2 clients when these clients are running on Windows Server 2003 ? Although your documentation states that v7.7 doesn’t support 2003, that doesn’t necessarily mean that we can’t run older NetBackup clients on our 2003 boxes (it may mean NetBackup Client v7.7 isn’t compatible with 2003). So, please clarify if running NB client v7.6.1.2 on 2003 servers backing up to a 7.7 master server (on 2012R2) would work and, if so, would this be officially supported by Symantec / Veritas.
If you can point me to any official documentation that clarifies your answer that would be helpful too.
As for advice about getting rid of 2003, I'm not a budget holder or manager, just a sysadmin, so you're preaching to the converted.