Veritas NetBackup™ Release Notes

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.2)
  1. About NetBackup 8.2
    1.  
      About the NetBackup 8.2 release
    2.  
      About NetBackup Late Breaking News
    3.  
      About NetBackup third-party legal notices
  2. New features, enhancements, and changes
    1.  
      About new enhancements and changes in NetBackup
    2. NetBackup 8.2 new features, changes, and enhancements
      1.  
        External certificate authority certificates supported by NetBackup 8.2
      2.  
        Configure external security certificates from the NetBackup Administration Console
      3.  
        NetBackup supports file-based certificates and Windows certificate store as external certificate sources
      4.  
        Support for NetBackup web UI sign-in with a smart card or software certificate
      5.  
        More backup jobs can start per second
      6.  
        Compression rates and deduplication rates are now reported separately for MSDP storage
      7.  
        RESTful APIs included in NetBackup 8.2
      8.  
        New API keys feature provides user authentication to APIs and commands
      9.  
        NetBackup 8.2 support additions and changes
      10.  
        NetBackup licensing enhancements
      11.  
        About NAT support in NetBackup
      12.  
        BMR client restores from NetBackup 8.2 servers require NetBackup CA-signed certificates
      13.  
        The update_clients script is no longer available for client pushes
      14.  
        Several shutdown commands to be deprecated in a future release
      15.  
        OpenStack workloads protected with BigData policies
      16.  
        New pre-installation checks added
      17.  
        Assign RBAC roles during UNIX installations
      18.  
        Media server install and upgrade improvements
      19.  
        VxUpdate support for upgrading media servers
      20.  
        Update cloud configuration file on the master server immediately after install or upgrade to NetBackup 8.2
      21.  
        Certificate validation for cloud providers against Certificate Revocation List (CRL)
      22.  
        Configure custom object chunk size for new cloud storage
      23.  
        Change in NetBackup Cloud configuration service
      24.  
        New parameter (CSSC_ALLOW_LEGACY_AUTH) added to support older cloud storage media servers
      25.  
        Backup data to cloud using NetBackup with Amazon Snowball and Amazon Snowball Edge
      26.  
        Auto Image Replication (AIR) and target AIR now support CloudCatalyst storage server
      27.  
        Integrated snapshot management enhancements
      28.  
        New option (reinitialize) added to the csconfig command utility
      29.  
        NetBackup enhancements for VMware
      30.  
        NetBackup protection for Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
      31.  
        New Instant Access features
      32.  
        Changes to global resource limits for VMware, RHV, and Hyper-V resources
      33.  
        Enhanced recovery process for Nutanix AHV virtual machines
      34.  
        NetBackup introduces Accelerator support for Nutanix AHV through the upcoming Nutanix AHV plug-in
      35.  
        Enhancements for the Microsoft SQL Server agent
  3. Operational notes
    1.  
      About NetBackup 8.2 operational notes
    2. NetBackup installation and upgrade operational notes
      1.  
        Linux daemon shutdown issues
      2.  
        Native installation requirements
      3.  
        NetBackup 8.2 and SUSE 15 installation issue
      4.  
        NetBackup 8.2 and RHEL 8 installation issue
      5.  
        NetBackup servers must use a host name that is compliant with RFC 1123 and RFC 952
      6.  
        Do not install from the menu that appears when the installation DVD is inserted
      7.  
        About support for HP-UX Itanium vPars SRP containers
    3. NetBackup administration and general operational notes
      1.  
        NetBackup master server is not supported on a btrfs file system
      2.  
        Non-administrator users in environments with NBAC cannot read or update resource limits
      3.  
        Media servers and backup host must use the same NetBackup version for BigData policies
      4.  
        Backups for workloads that use the BigData policy may fail
      5.  
        OpenStack restore jobs successful even when instance recreation fails
      6.  
        NetBackup limitations when using IPv6 address as client name or image name
    4. NetBackup administration interface operational notes
      1.  
        Terminating a NetBackup Administration Console session from the web UI does not log the user out
      2.  
        Terminating a NetBackup web UI session does not log the user out immediately
      3.  
        Access control methods supported in NetBackup 8.2
      4.  
        "Operation timed out" message appears when policies are accessed from the Remote Administration Console
      5.  
        Using X forwarding to launch the NetBackup Administration Console can fail on certain Linux platforms
      6.  
        Intermittent issues with X forwarding of NetBackup Administration Console
      7.  
        Reduced functionality during the initialization of the NetBackup Administration Console
      8.  
        NetBackup Administration Console fails in Simplified Chinese UTF-8 locale on Solaris SPARC 64-bit systems with Solaris 10 Update 2 or later
    5. NetBackup API operational notes
      1.  
        NetBackup APIs must be called with percent-encoded URLs
      2.  
        If a restarted backup or snapshot job fails, the job initiator ID no longer appears in the NetBackup Jobs API response
    6. NetBackup Cloud operational notes
      1.  
        OpenStack backup job fails with error 6619
      2.  
        Automated Disaster Recovery recovers VMs with AWS VM import prerequisites
      3.  
        Import and recoverec2 jobs may fail on automated DR servers
      4.  
        Unable to obtain the administrator password to use an AWS EC2 instance that has a Windows OS
      5.  
        Certificate Revocation check using CRL not supported with Veritas Access cloud storage
      6.  
        Storage server may display incorrect value of CRL if SSL is off
    7. NetBackup with Veritas CloudPoint operational notes
      1.  
        CloudPoint 2.x messages are in English for ISM
      2.  
        Image clean-up may fail for Microsoft Azure workloads
    8. NetBackup database and application agent operational notes
      1. NetBackup for Hadoop operational notes
        1.  
          Hadoop with Kerberos restore job fails with error 2850
    9. NetBackup deduplication operational notes
      1.  
        Dialog box might become unresponsive when you configure MSDP KMS encryption
    10. NetBackup internationalization and localization operational notes
      1.  
        Support for localized environments in database and application agents
      2.  
        Certain NetBackup user-defined strings must not contain non-US ASCII characters
    11. NetBackup for NDMP operational notes
      1.  
        Parent directories in the path of a file may not be present in an NDMP incremental image
    12. NetBackup SAN Client and Fibre Transport operational notes
      1.  
        Unable to stop the nbftclnt process on the NetBackup client
    13. NetBackup Snapshot Client operational notes
      1.  
        HPE 3PAR array snapshot import fails with status code 4213
      2.  
        Snapshots are deleted after point-in-time rollbacks
      3.  
        Index from Snapshot operation does not populate contents of the snapshot accurately in the catalog
    14. NetBackup virtualization operational notes
      1. NetBackup for VMware operational notes
        1.  
          Some Pre-Recovery check validations may fail while restoring a VMware VM to an ESXi cluster through the web UI and API
        2.  
          Media servers cannot access the virtualization server, fails with status code 200
        3.  
          NetBackup and vCloud Director support
      2. NetBackup for Hyper-V operational notes
        1.  
          Recovery wizard fails to browse for the selected Hyper-V server
  4. Appendix A. About SORT for NetBackup Users
    1.  
      About Veritas Services and Operations Readiness Tools
    2.  
      Recommended SORT procedures for new installations
    3.  
      Recommended SORT procedures for upgrades
  5. Appendix B. NetBackup installation requirements
    1.  
      About NetBackup installation requirements
    2.  
      Required operating system patches and updates for NetBackup
    3.  
      NetBackup 8.2 binary sizes
  6. Appendix C. NetBackup compatibility requirements
    1.  
      About NetBackup compatibility lists and information
    2.  
      About NetBackup end-of-life notifications
  7. Appendix D. Other NetBackup documentation and related documents
    1.  
      About related NetBackup documents

Recommended SORT procedures for new installations

Veritas recommends new NetBackup users perform the three procedures that are listed for an initial introduction to SORT. The tool has many other features and functions, but these serve as a good introduction to SORT. In addition, the procedures provide a helpful base of knowledge for other SORT functionality.

Table:

Procedure

Details

Create a Veritas Account on the SORT webpage

See “To create a Veritas Account on the SORT page”.

Create generic installation reports

See “To create a generic installation checklist”.

Create system-specific installation reports

See “To create a system-specific installation report for Windows”.

See “To create a system-specific installation report for UNIX or Linux”.

To create a Veritas Account on the SORT page

  1. In your web browser, navigate to:

    https://sort.veritas.com/netbackup

  2. In the upper right corner, click Login, then click Register now.
  3. Enter the requested login and contact information:

    Email address

    Enter and verify your email address

    Password

    Enter and verify your password

    First name

    Enter your first name

    Last name

    Enter your last name

    Company name

    Enter your company name

    Country

    Enter your country

    Preferred language

    Select your preferred language

    CAPTCHA text

    Enter the displayed CAPTCHA text. If necessary, refresh the image.

  4. Click Submit.
  5. When you receive your login information, you can log into SORT and begin uploading your customized information.

To create a generic installation checklist

  1. In your web browser, navigate to:

    https://sort.veritas.com/netbackup

  2. Find and select the Installation and Upgrade Checklist widget.
  3. Specify the requested information

    Product

    Select the appropriate product from the drop-down menu. For NetBackup select NetBackup Enterprise Server or NetBackup Server.

    Product version you are installing or upgraded to

    Select the correct version of NetBackup. The most current version is always shown at the top of the list.

    Platform

    Select the operating system that corresponds to the checklist you want generated.

    Processor

    Select the correct processor type for your checklist.

    Product version you are upgrading from (optional)

    For new installations, do not make any selections. For upgrades, you can select the currently installed version of NetBackup.

  4. Click Generate Checklist.
  5. A checklist corresponding to your choices is created. You can modify your selections from this screen, and click Generate Checklist to create a new checklist.

    You can save the resulting information as a PDF. Numerous options are available for NetBackup and many of them are covered in the generated checklist. Please spend time reviewing each section to determine if it applies to your environment.

To create a system-specific installation report for Windows

  1. Go to the SORT website:

    https://sort.veritas.com/netbackup

  2. In the Installation and Upgrade section, select Installation and Upgrade custom reports by SORT data collectors.
  3. Select the Data Collectors tab
  4. Select the radio button for Graphical user interface and download the correct data collector for your platform.

    The data collector is OS-specific. To collect information about Windows computers, you need the Windows data collector. To collect information about UNIX computers, you need the UNIX data collector.

  5. Launch the data collector after it finishes downloading.
  6. On the Welcome screen, select NetBackup from the product family section and click Next.
  7. On the System Selection screen, add all computers you want analyzed. Click Browse to see a list of computers you can add to the analysis. Veritas recommends starting the tool with an administrator or a root account.
  8. When all systems are selected, review the System names section and click Next.
  9. In the Validation Options screen, under Validation options, select the version to which you plan to upgrade.
  10. Click Next to continue
  11. The utility performs the requested checks and displays the results. You can upload the report to My SORT, print the results, or save them. Veritas recommends that you upload the results to the My SORT website for ease of centralized analysis. Click Upload and enter your My SORT login information to upload the data to My SORT.
  12. When you are finished, click Finish to close the utility.

To create a system-specific installation report for UNIX or Linux

  1. Go to the SORT website:

    https://sort.veritas.com/netbackup

  2. In the Installation and Upgrade section, select Installation and Upgrade custom reports by SORT data collectors.
  3. Select the Data Collector tab.
  4. Download the appropriate data collector for your platform.

    The data collector is OS-specific. To collect information about Windows computers, you need the Windows data collector. To collect information about UNIX computers, you need the UNIX data collector.

  5. Change to directory that contains downloaded utility.
  6. Run ./sortdc

    The utility performs checks to confirm the latest version of the utility is installed. In addition, the utility checks to see it has the latest data. The utility then lists the location of the log file for this session.

  7. If requested, press Enter to continue.
  8. Select the NetBackup Family at the Main Menu.
  9. Select Installation/Upgrade report when prompted What task do you want to accomplish?

    You can select multiple options by separating your response with commas.

  10. Specify the system or systems you want included in the report.

    If you previously ran a report on the specified system, you may be prompted to run the report again. Select Yes to re-run the report.

    The utility again lists the location of the log files for the session.

    The progress of the utility is displayed to the screen.

  11. Specify NetBackup when prompted for the product you want installation or upgrade reports.
  12. Enter the number that corresponds to the version of NetBackup you want to install.

    The utility again lists the location of the log files for the session.

    The progress of the utility is displayed to the screen.

  13. The utility prompts you to upload the report to the SORT website if you want to review the report online. The online report provides more detailed information than the text-based on-system report.
  14. When your tasks are finished, you can exit the utility. You have the option to provide feedback on the tool, which Veritas uses to make improvements to the tool.