netbackup 7.1 Master and client version

[demo4119]

Hi

What is the minimum netbackup client version can i use if my netbackup master is 7.1.

6.x or 5.x?

Regards

demo4119

[demo4119]

the minimum netbackup client version that symantec supporting .

[Marianne]

Please see the 'Backward Compatibility' table in Release Notes:

[Stephane_COLIN · Accepted solution]

A second way to validate your question :

Work every time with release notes AND compatibility guide (updated regulary) :

NBU 7 OS Compatibility guide

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH76648&key=15143 

Find in page 67 (view screenshot)

Operating Systems No Longer Supported by NetBackup
"NetBackup 6.0/6.5 Back Level Support"
NetBackup 6.0/6.5.x clients and media servers are supported with NetBackup 7.x master servers. Reference Article: TECH70729
<http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH70729> for NetBackup 6.x OS Software Compatibility List. Reference Article: TECH76770 the Additional Operational Notes
<http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH76770> for more detail.
In the NetBackup 7.0 release we have dropped support for 32-bit binaries on Unix and Linux platforms unless otherwise noted in this compatibility list. The table below
contains information that pertains to the OS versions that have been dropped in NetBackup 7.0.

Stephane COLIN

C-Storage

[Supertech]

in my nbu domain, we have NBU 6.X to 7.1 client

all are running well