NetBackup Upgrade Procedure
DISCLAIMER: This post is just to give quicker picture of overall key things to consider for upgrading NetBackup servers. Before doing actual upgrade please refer official NetBackup guides. The below information is tried & tested for all versions between 8.0 till 10.0 [1] Prerequisites / Planning: ======================= 1) For Windows, Make sure that all the Microsoft Windows OS and security updates are installed. 2) create a non-root SERVICE USER before upgarde. 3) MSDP rolling conversion - 7.7.x/8.0 TO 8.1 UPGRADE includes this. - It works in background to convert all existing data containers to AES encryption & SHA-2 Fingerprint algorithm. - No manual intervention is required. - After upgrade, it begins to work in background. 4) If the NetBackup PBX is running in secure mode, please add the web service user as authorized user in PBX. https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/article.100032858 5) Review & confirm all OS requirements for Linux...