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issmag
Level 5
9 years ago

Upgrade to Netbackup 7.7.1

hello,   i have a media server, on Linux Redhat 5.7. the Netbackup version is 7.5.0.6. Master server on Windows 2008 R2, and the Netbackup is entreprise 7.5.0.6 i need to upgrade to Ma...
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  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    9 years ago

    NBU 7.7.1 is not a patch - it is a new install. So, no NB_update - run install script.

    You should NOT be joining the 2 CLIENTS files.

    Extract from NetBackup Installation Guide 

    UNIX clients 1:

    ■ AIX
    ■ FreeBSD
    ■ HP PA-RISC and IA64
    ■ Mac
    ■ Solaris SPARC and X86

    UNIX clients 2:

    All Linux platforms

    For Linux Clients, use NetBackup_7.7.1_CLIENTS2.tar.gz to upgrade Clients.

    For Redhat media servers, use NetBackup_7.7.1_LinuxR_x86_64.tar.gz

    Please download the Installation Guide as well as the Upgrade Guide.

    All 7.7 and 7.7.1 manuals can be found here: http://www.veritas.com/docs/000094423 

Marianne's avatar
Marianne
Level 6
9 years ago

NBU 7.7.1 is not a patch - it is a new install. So, no NB_update - run install script.

You should NOT be joining the 2 CLIENTS files.

Extract from NetBackup Installation Guide 

UNIX clients 1:

■ AIX
■ FreeBSD
■ HP PA-RISC and IA64
■ Mac
■ Solaris SPARC and X86

UNIX clients 2:

All Linux platforms

For Linux Clients, use NetBackup_7.7.1_CLIENTS2.tar.gz to upgrade Clients.

For Redhat media servers, use NetBackup_7.7.1_LinuxR_x86_64.tar.gz

Please download the Installation Guide as well as the Upgrade Guide.

All 7.7 and 7.7.1 manuals can be found here: http://www.veritas.com/docs/000094423