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VMWare vSphere 5 support in BackupExec

kekarlsen
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Hello!

 

Is there any information about when we could expect VMWare vSphere 5 support for BackupExec?

 

 

Many thanks in adcvance,

Kurt-E. Karlsen

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Sush---
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I wont be able to give the exact date but VmWare VSphere 5 will be supported soon... Just round the corner i would say...

 

Thanks,

-Sush...

ZeRoC00L
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DoubleEM
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Hi,

Symantec is lauching Netbackup 7.5 beta 1 and VSphere 5 is supported. It will go through beta 2 and the official launch is expected to be first half of 2012. See link below:

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH164645&key=15143

Thus, assuming the same pace and concurrent development is applied to Backup Exec, I am guessing that the newer version of Backup Exec that supported VSphere 5 will come out same period of time...

kekarlsen
Level 2

while searching for anything about BE support for vSphere.

I hope that it will be supported before that, but as with the vSphere 4 support, I think I waited almost 6 months before it was finally supported from the release date of vSphere...

kekarlsen
Level 2

did so before posting this thread too :)

Is there any plans for when BE 2012/v14 will be released? I see that there's an ongoing Beta testing for it.

If i remember correctly, it wasn't until BE 2010 that VMWare vSphere 4 was supported?

CraigV
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...best thing is to join the beat and run tests yourself. The Beta team like feedback, so if you do go down this route, let them know anything you find...

ZeRoC00L
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I have send a message to James McKey, (Backup Exec UAT Program Manager) hopefully he will respond with an answer.

Will post it there as soon as I know something.

ZeRoC00L
Level 6
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Accoriding to this blog:

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/blogs/out-now-backup-exec-2010-r3-v-ray

vSphere 5 will be supported by the latested BE2010 version (must be R3).

CraigV
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...not according to the BE 2010 R3 SCL below...

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=tech137682

 

vSphere 5 does not show up. So it has to come up in either a patch of SP...but currently it looks like it does not.

Sush---
Level 6
Employee Accredited Certified

Install Hotfix 164220 which adds the VSphere 5.0 support. For more details check the following technote;

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH164220

Thanks,

-Sush...

ZeRoC00L
Level 6
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Perfect, thanks for sharing !