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a_la_carte
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8 years ago

NetBackup version upgrade involving DD and NBU Appliances

Hello Folks, Greetings for the day. We have many small/large NetBackup environments that we would like to start NetBackup version upgrade on. The NetBackup Master Server is a physical server w...
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a_la_carte's avatar
a_la_carte
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Hi Nicolai,

Thanks for the information.

Could you please let us know if DD Boost plug-in needs to be updated on the Master Server only or on all media servers involved in the environment as well ? And provided by VERITAS or EMC ?

Thanks

 

 

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Marianne
Level 6
8 years ago
The plugin is installed on each media server that is configured with DD STU.

You get the plugin from EMC.

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    a_la_carte
    Level 5
    8 years ago

    Thanks Marriane.

    1) We have got 26-36 Media Servers, mix of Windows and Linux in one of our NBU environments. Is there a way for quick upgrade on all of them ? A way we can minimize the downtime of the entire environment and bring NBU up as quickly as possible ? In one-shot or in batches ? Please suggest the best way for this.

     

    2) We have to upgrade Ops-Center first. Ops-center Server is on a VMware virtual machine running Windows Server 2012 Standard. As per Ops-center guide, we should go upgrade via Ops-center Agent->Ops-Center Server-> Ops-center View-Builder. How would I determine if Ops-Center Agent and Ops-Center View Builder are indeed in use by the environment, all I can see if Ops-Center Server as of now. ?

    We have been using this Ops-Center Server for monitoring and reporting on 5-6 NetBackup environments running NBU 7.5.x.

     

    3) While upgrading NBU from 7.5.x to 7.7.3, can we go directly from 7.5.x to 7.7.3 or do we need to upgrade from 7.5.x to 7.6 first and then 7.7.3. Please suggest here too.

     

    Thanks for your valuable time.

     

     

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      Marianne
      Level 6
      8 years ago

      1) We have got 26-36 Media Servers, mix of Windows and Linux in one of our NBU environments. Is there a way for quick upgrade on all of them ?

      OST plugin Installation and upgrade information can be found in EMC documentation along with plugin downloads.
      I am not aware of any quick and easy method. 
      My only experience has been with manual copying of plugin to each media server followed by steps to stop services. install the plugin, start services.

      2) How would I determine if Ops-Center Agent and Ops-Center View Builder  are indeed in use by the environment.....

      If you don't know, you are probably not using it. As far as I know, View Builder is a separate package. If you don't see it in list of installed applications, it is not installed.
      OpsCenter agent is something that was used long time ago when agents had to be installed on NBU servers that had to be managed by OpsCenter. If you only have NBU 7.x masters, you probably don't have agents installed anywhere.

      3) .... can we go directly from 7.5.x to 7.7.3 ...?

      Yes. 
      See http://www.veritas.com/docs/000108154 

       

       

       

      • a_la_carte's avatar
        a_la_carte
        Level 5
        8 years ago

        Thanks Marianne for your replies.

        For my question w.r.t 26-36 Media servers, mix of both Windows and Linux, I actually meant upgrading NBU 7.5.x to NBU 7.7.3 on them (ofcourse, along with DD BOOST plugins on them those are hooked up to DD), Is there a quick, easy and fast method to upgrade NBU on all of them with minimum downtime ? In one shot or in batches. Kindly please advise. And yes, among those media servers are NBU appliances too, acting as media servers only.