Upgrade path NetBackup from 7.1 to 7.6.1.1
Dear All,
We have a NetBackup version 7.1 Master/Media Environment running on IBM AIX 6.1. We are adding a NetBackup appliance (as media server) to this environment. Since the NetBackup Appliance will be on version 2.6.1 therefore we need to upgrade our existing environment from 7.1 to 7.6.1.1
I wanted expert opinion on what should be the path to upgrade NetBackup from 7.1 to 7.6.1.1. I heard from a colleague that first i should go to 7.5, then 7.5.0.4, then 7.6.1 and then 7.6.1.1.
Please guide me on this. According to sort, i can upgrade directly from 7.1 to 7.6.1 and then patch it to 7.6.1.1
Regards,
Mohsin Mansoor
Click on this link and follow what sort recommends - as I see you have done already.
https://sort.symantec.com/netbackup
Scroll down to Installation and Upgrade Checklist
Fill in the details. Product is NetBackup Enterprise Server, then click Generate Checklist.
A snippet of what you will get:
Procedure Overview:Before starting the upgrade to NetBackup 7.6.1.1, it is strongly advised to first check the integrity of your NetBackup catalog and databases via use of the NBCC utility and then to create an online hot catalog backup of your existing NetBackup 7.1 configuration that can be used to recover from in case the upgrade fails and cannot be re-run. See the "Protecting the NetBackup catalog" topic of the NetBackup 7.1 Administrator's Guide for UNIX and Linux, Volume I.
Be sure to review the following upgrade related information (starting with the Upgrade Portal):- NetBackup 7.x Upgrade Portal
- NetBackup 7.6.1 Upgrade Guide
- "About changes in NetBackup 7.6.1" topic in the NetBackup 7.6.1 Installation Guide for UNIX and Windows
- NetBackup 7.6 upgrade fails when detecting a EMM server that is remote/shared)
If using NetBackup OpsCenter, review the upgrade information in the NetBackup OpsCenter 7.6.1 Administrator's Guide topic, "About upgrading to OpsCenter 7.6.1 On Windows and UNIX".
Install the NetBackup 7.6.1GA release following instruction in the NetBackup 7.6.1 Upgrade Guide. Then install the required 7.6.1.1 patches.
See the Patches section below for the relevant patches for this platform.
To obtain 7.6.1, please refer to the 7.6.1GA Download Information: 7.6.1 Download Information.