04-12-2019 01:22 AM - edited 04-12-2019 04:39 AM
Hi all,
I am checking what version of the OST plugin and DDOS are required for running NetBackup 7.7.3 on Windows Server 2012 R2. I am hoping to confirm the following points –
Are you able to confirm whether a maximum version of DDOS 5.6 (as listed below) would include any 5.6.x version such as 5.6.2.0?
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04-12-2019 06:15 AM
DD OS compatibility based on Family, the 5.6 is a family where could be Patch, Maintenance and Target releases. Specific versions where a functionality not known to previous patches appeared may be called out specifically, otherwise DD Boost libraries are qualified against DD OS family not a specific patch, unless explicitly stated in the table. A case in point would be the new DD OS 6.2 which is not yet qualified for your use case, etc.
Also this topic has little to do with NBU, if it is an important question, a quick SR with Dell EMC would have more authority for decisions than someone's random words about, strictly speaking, competitve products.
04-12-2019 05:36 AM - edited 04-12-2019 05:40 AM
Here is the table
And here is how this black magic works:
Dell EMC supports all further patches to the DD OS family unless specified othewise (note the 6.1 in the exceprt above)
04-12-2019 05:55 AM
Thank you. I have already got this table. All I want to know is, for the Maximum DDOS version mentioned as 5.6, does it mean all the 5.6.x as well?
04-12-2019 06:15 AM
DD OS compatibility based on Family, the 5.6 is a family where could be Patch, Maintenance and Target releases. Specific versions where a functionality not known to previous patches appeared may be called out specifically, otherwise DD Boost libraries are qualified against DD OS family not a specific patch, unless explicitly stated in the table. A case in point would be the new DD OS 6.2 which is not yet qualified for your use case, etc.
Also this topic has little to do with NBU, if it is an important question, a quick SR with Dell EMC would have more authority for decisions than someone's random words about, strictly speaking, competitve products.
04-12-2019 06:30 AM
Hi,
Thank you for your answer. This helps. I posted this question here instead of opening an SR because I am planning for an NBU upgrade to 7.7.x and My existing DDOS is 5.6.2.0. So, I thought of checking if the NBU upgrade will not cause any disruption to the existing DD operations.
04-12-2019 05:00 PM
I should reiterate that your question could not have answered in the Veritas space because compatibility between Boost plug-ins and DD OS is qualified by Dell EMC, the only thing you need to care about from the NBU standpoint is the compatibility between plug-in, NBU and OS versions.