Netbackup upgrade

[OracleDBA2]

Hi All,

Hope you are all doing fine.

OK, I am oracle Apps DBA but looking after Netbackup. I am still a novice in Netbakup.

Finally I have to try upgradig my Netbackup software from 7.5.0.6 to latest version(I think 8.0)

And also Netbackup Appliance 5230 from 2.5.3 to 3.0

I visited 

https://sort.veritas.com/checklist/install

but i have some questions like

1. Should I upgrade applianc first or NB

2. Whats the procedure

3. Any documents or videos on that

Thanks

[quebek]

Hello

Always first to upgrade is OpsCenter server - if you do have one. Only then you should upgrade your MASTER server, after master, you want to upgrade MEDIA servers and finally CLIENTS.

Please review from sort the upgrade guide for version you are willing to be on as well the install guide for the same as upgrade guide is pointing to install guide.

Please be warned that new release requires a special user to be created up front on master.

Review these T/N in order to minimise upgrade failure:

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000081350.html

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000125106.html

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000116317

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000125569.html

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000125564.html

[quebek]

And one more 

I used to always run NBCC -> https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000037262

[Marianne]

More reading matter:

NetBackup Upgrade Guide 
NetBackup Installation Guide 

NetBackup 52xx and 5330 Appliance Upgrade Guide

[Genericus]

I just upgraded my solaris master and a bunch of solaris and windows media servers from 7.6 to 8.0, and it went very smoothly. I would highly recommend doing the due dilegence, and read the docs.

Create the new user and group on the master - important!

Make sure you have tmp space large enough, and the environment variables defined!

Oracle loads the shared libraries into memory - so you MUST recyle the DB when you upgrade an oracle media server, before the next hot backup! ( I have to schedule mine as I patch them )