NetBackup Appliances 2.6.1.1 is now available!

[CRZ]

(crossposted from the Netting Out NetBackup blog)

I’m extremely happy to announce that NetBackup Appliances 2.6.1.1 is now Generally Available!

NetBackup Appliances 2.6.1.1 is the latest update for NetBackup 52xx (and 5330!) Applainces and the equivalent Appliance patch release to NetBackup 7.6.1.1.  It can be applied in an upgrade to Appliances running ANY 2.5.x or 2.6.x.x version.

This release includes all 399 fixes included in the NetBackup 7.6.1.1 release, including resolutions for most commonly downloaded EEBs, customer escalations, and critical internally found defects.

To download 2.6.1.1, please visit the following page:

NetBackup Appliance 2.6.1.1 Release
 http://symantec.com/docs/TECH227005

More information on 2.6.1.1 can be found at the following locations:

NetBackup Appliances 2.6.1.1 Release Notes
 http://symantec.com/docs/DOC8012
 
Complete Symantec NetBackup Appliance Documentation Set - 2.6.1.1 versions
 http://symantec.com/docs/DOC8021

The NetBackup Appliances Late Breaking News can be found here:

NetBackup 5xxx appliance series Late Breaking News
 http://symantec.com/docs/TECH145136
 Short link: http://bit.ly/APPLBN

Bookmark the NetBackup Appliances Common Topics page to have these and many more useful links handy:

 http://go.symantec.com/nba

Finally, more information on this release can be found by accessing the NetBackup 7.6.1.1 release announcement, which is also available here on Connect:

 https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/netbackup-7611-netbackup-761-maintenance-release-1-no...

bit.ly/761LBN | APPLBN | 76LBN

[Marianne]

For upgrade from 2.6.0.x:

Please bookmark this TN and go through each point before attempting upgrade:

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH229240

Issue

Certain Engineering Emergency Binaries (EEBs), when installed on a NetBackup Appliance running certain 2.6.0.x versions, may cause issues when attempting to upgrade those Appliances to 2.6.1 or above.

If these EEBs are installed on the Appliance, or if other EEBs are not installed, the following failures may take place:

1. Upgrade will fail.

2. Rollback will fail.

3. The above two failures may leave the system in an inconsistent state, with NetBackup software, Appliance software and NetBackup EMM database all at different versions.

4. Subsequent upgrade attempts will fail.

See rest of TN for preparation steps….