VERITAS NetBackup Release Notes

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1 VERITAS NetBackup Release Notes Release 3.2 UNIX May 1999 P/N

2 VERITAS Software Corporation. All rights reserved. TRADEMARKS VERITAS, VxVM, VxVA, VxFS, FirstWatch, and the VERITAS logo are registered trademarks of VERITAS Software Corporation in the United States and other countries. VERITAS Volume Manager, VERITAS File System, VERITAS NetBackup, VERITAS HSM, VERITAS Media Librarian, CVM, VERITAS Quick I/O, and VxSmartSync are trademarks of VERITAS Software Corporation. Other products mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

3 Contents Preface vii 1. Introduction Online Release Notes Installation New Features PC Clients UNIX Clients NetBackup-Java (NB-Java) Database Extensions Supported Platforms and Peripherals Supported Platforms Database Extension Matrix Platforms No Longer Supported Devices and Applications No Longer Supported Support for Files Greater than 2 Gigabytes Binary Sizes Supported Peripherals Robot Support By Platform iii

4 Supported Drives By Platform Operational Notes Problems Fixed Since the Last Release UNIX Server Clients Windows NT/95/ NetWare Database Extensions FlashBackup Known Problems and Limitations UNIX Server PC Clients Database Extensions NetBackup-Java Introduction System Requirements Operational Environment Overview NetBackup Administration via NB-Java NB-Java Client Application (jbp) Remote Administration The Directly Connected Display Monitor as Console Example Another NB-Java Enabled NetBackup Client or Server as Console. 67 Example A Windows NT, 98 or 95 System as Console Example Authorizing Users iv VERITAS Document Title

5 Authorization File Nonroot Usage of NB-Java Administrator Applications Authorizing Nonroot Users for Specific Administrator Applications 73 Capabilities Authorization for jbp Converting Previous auth.conf Files Configuration Options Configuration Options for NB-Java Client Application - jbp Alternate Client Restores with jbp Default NetBackup Host to Log Into Changing Fonts and Font Sizes on UNIX Platforms Usage Operational Notes General Items Applicable to All Applications Activity Monitor Application Backup Policy Management Application Configure - NetBackup System Configuration Application Media and Device Management Application Reports Application Backup, Archive, and Restore Application NB-Java Known Problems and Limitations General Items Applicable to All Applications Backup Policy Management Application Configure - NetBackup Catalog Backup Application Configure - NetBackup System Configuration Application Device Monitor Application Media and Device Management Application Reports Application Contents v

6 Storage Unit Management Application Backup, Archive, and Restore Application NB-Java Windows Display Console Known Problems Java Problems Seen in NB-Java Known Problems with Display of Online Help Errors When NetBackup Daemons Are Not Running Performance Improvement Hints Troubleshooting Guide Insufficient Memory A. Related Documents Manual Summaries Release Notes Installation Guides System Administrator s Guides - Basic Product System Administrator s Guides - Product Extensions User s Guides Device Configuration Guide - Media Manager Troubleshooting Guide Documents To Use For Each Major Task Installation Configuration and Administration User-Directed Backups, Archives, or Restores Troubleshooting vi VERITAS Document Title

7 Preface Introduction Organization These release notes are intended for the VERITAS NetBackup system administrator, and any other user interested in the 3.2 release of VERITAS NetBackup. These release notes contain important release information on new features, fixed problems, and known limitations to the 3.2 release of VERITAS NetBackup. The chapters are organized as follows. Chapter 1, Introduction A brief introduction to this guide, with information on the online version. Chapter 2, Installation Explains how to install NetBackup and Media Manager software on your server and client systems. Chapter 3, New Features Important new features included in this release. Chapter 4, Supported Platforms and Peripherals Lists the platforms and peripherals supported by NetBackup. Chapter 5, Operational Notes Important operating information not documented elsewhere. vii

8 Related Documents Chapter 6, Problems Fixed Since the Last Release Describes notable problems resolved by this release of NetBackup. Chapter 7, Known Problems and Limitations Problems and limitations that you may encounter when using this release of NetBackup. Chapter 8, NetBackup-Java Information about the NB-Java graphical user interface, including system requirements, authorization, configuration, usage, and troubleshooting. Appendix A, Related Documents contains a list of all NetBackup documents for the 3.2 release. NetBackup System Administrator s Guide - UNIX Explains how to configure and manage NetBackup on a UNIX system. Media Manager System Administrator s Guide - UNIX Explains how to configure and manage the storage devices and media on UNIX NetBackup servers. Media Manager is part of NetBackup. NetBackup User s Guide - UNIX Explains how to use NetBackup on a UNIX client to perform backups, archives, and restores. NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide - UNIX Provides troubleshooting information for all NetBackup UNIX products. Media Manager Device Configuration Guide - UNIX Explains how to configure and manage the storage devices and media on UNIX Media Manager hosts. Media Manager is part of NetBackup. See Appendix A, Related Documents, for a complete list of these manuals. viii NetBackup Release Notes - UNIX

9 The CD-ROM also contains on-line copies of these product manuals in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Copy these documents to your system manually, if desired. For information on downloading and installing the latest versions of Acrobat Reader, or for help with installation problems, visit the Adobe web site at: VERITAS assumes no responsibility for the correct installation or use of the reader. Preface ix

10 Conventions Type Style The following explains typographical and other conventions used in this guide. The following table describes the typographic conventions used in this guide. Typeface Usage Examples courier italics bold Computer output; user input; names of commands, files, and directories New terms; document titles; words to be emphasized; variables to be substituted with a real name or value Glossary terms You have mail. The mkdir command creates a new directory. mkdir new mkdir filename Refer to the User s Guide for details. Notes and Cautions Note: This is a Note and is used to call attention to information that makes it easier to use the product or helps you to avoid problems. CAUTION! This is a Caution and is used to warn you about situations that can cause data loss. Keyboard Sequences Some keyboard command sequences use two or more keys at the same time. For example, you may have to hold down the Ctrl key before you press another key. When this type of command is referenced, the keys are connected by hyphens. For example, Ctrl-t. x NetBackup Release Notes - UNIX

11 Command Usage The following conventions are frequently used in the synopsis of command usage. brackets [ ] The enclosed command line component is optional. Vertical bar or pipe ( ) Separates optional arguments from which the user can choose. For example, when a command has the following format: command [arg1 arg2] the user can use either arg1 or arg2. Getting Help For license information or information about VERITAS service packages, contact VERITAS Customer Support. US Customers: International Customers: +1 (650) Fax: (650) VERITAS Customer Support can also be reached through electronic mail at: support@veritas.com Preface xi

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13 Introduction 1 Online Release Notes The released software contains on-line versions of these release notes, as well as the Media Manager Device Configuration Guide - UNIX. The online versions may be slightly more up-to-date than the printed versions. The online Release Notes can be found on the CD-ROM in the following paths: /cdrom/release_notes.txt /cdrom/release_notes.pdf The online version of the Device Configuration Guide can be found on the CD- ROM in the following paths: /cdrom/dev_config_guide.txt /cdrom/dev_config_guide.pdf If you need to reconfigure the kernel to provide specific tape or optical peripheral support, you can copy example code from these PDF or ASCII documents. Note: It may be useful to copy these documents from the CD to an online repository where they may be more easily accessed. 1

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15 Installation 2 Installation instructions for this release of NetBackup are to be found in a separate manual, the NetBackup Installation Guide - UNIX. 3

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17 New Features 3 The following new features are available in this release of NetBackup. See the online version of these release notes for the final list. 1. Support for NetBackup is extended to the following new platforms with this release. For a complete list of supported platforms, see Table 2 on page page 14. Table 1 New Supported Platforms Hardware Type Operating System Server OS Version Client OS Version Cray/J90 UNICOS x Data General DG/UX - R4.20MU02 Digital Alpha OSF/ IBM RS6000 AIX 4.3.1, , Intel 486, Pentium Windows 98 - Windows 98 Intel x86 Linux - RedHat 5.2, kernel Intel x86 SCO - OpenServer5.0.5 Intel x86 SCO - UnixWare Intel x86 Solaris - 2.6, 7 Intel 386, 486, Pentium Novell - 5.x NetWare Motorola SVR NCR UNIX SVR4MP-RAS

18 3 Table 1 New Supported Platforms Operating Server OS Client OS Hardware Type System Version Version Pyramid ReliantUNIX 5.43 C C20 SGI IRIX Sequent DYNIX/ptx 4.2.3, 4.4.2, Sun4/SPARC/UltraSPARC Solaris Multihosted Drives: Individual tape drives (standalone or in ACS, TLD, TLM and TLH robotic libraries) are dynamically shared between multiple servers. (A SCSI multiplexer or fibre switch is required.) Drives are automatically allocated and deallocated across servers for NetBackup, HSM, and user requests. This is a separately priced feature. 3. Reactive drive cleaning will trigger automated tape drive cleaning based on the TapeAlert standard. Some robot and server plaform restrictions apply. This feature requires configuration of cleaning volumes. 4. Media Manager Configuration Analyzer allows the verification of Media Manager device configurations across a cluster of servers. This feature is available within the NB-Java Media and Device Management application or on the command line interface. 5. Multiplexing is now supported with the FlashBackup feature. 6. Enhanced capability: The subject line of sent by NetBackup contains additional information, allowing NetBackup administrators and users to quickly scan their mailboxes. 7. NetBackup will retain the multiplex format of multiplexed backups by making a single pass across tapes when duplicating backups, if specified. This reduces the time to duplicate multiplexed backups. 8. The primary copy and the duplicate copy of a backup image can now have separate expiration dates. After first duplicating an image, both copies have the same expiration date. To change the expiration date of either copy, use the bpexpdate command. See the bpexpdate(1m) man page for more information. 6 NetBackup Release Notes - UNIX

19 3 9. Multiple data streams can be configured for a single class. A multiple data stream class will break a backup into multiple parts, each of which is an independent backup. The streams can be either administrator defined or auto discovered. 10. The command line interface and some administrative commands are now documented and supported. NetBackup bpbackupdb bpclclients bpclinfo bpclsched bpclschedrep bpduplicate bpexpdate bpimagelist bpimport bpmedialist Media Manager vmadd vmchange vmdelete vmoprcmd vmquery vmpool 11. MTF1 (Backup Exec) tapes, by default, are prevented from being overwritten. This can now be changed by specifying the media overwrite option in the NetBackup configuration GUI. 12. NetBackup for NDMP is supported as a separately priced option on additional NetBackup server platforms, including HP-UX, Windows NT, and AIX. 13. Moved, renamed, or newly installed files and directories are now detected and backed up during incremental backup operations by comparing the new file and directory names relative to those contained in the previous full or incremental backup. True image recovery with move detection needs to be selected for this to happen. New Features 7

20 3 14. Path independent browsing allows users to specify only the file name during backup image or folder browse operations. All selected files at any level of the directory hierarchy will be displayed. Wildcards are supported. 15. Case insensitive browsing allows users to specify the file name in any combination of upper case and lower case during backup image or folder browse operations. 16. NetBackup for EMC provides online second-host backup of EMC Symmetrix storage arrays as a separately priced option. NetBackup utilizes the EMC Symmetrix API to provide data synchronization and 3rd-mirror break-off backups. 17. NetBackup server/client authentication enables NetBackup master servers, remote servers, and clients to authenticate each other after a NetBackup connection has been established but before any NetBackup transactions have taken place. 18. Standardized, automated integration between VERITAS Storage Manager and NetBackup includes performance monitoring and new alarms at all stages of the backup process. (The VERITAS Storage Manager is a separately priced option.) 19. The update_clients script has been improved to push the current binaries out to as many as 30 clients simultaneously instead of sequentially. The command has been further enhanced to accept an input file listing which clients to upgrade. The syntax is: update_clients -ClientList <filename> The complete list of UNIX clients can be found in /tmp/nb_client_list.<date-time.pid>. Edit it appropriately for your site. If this list exceeds 30 clients, you can break it into several shorter lists and run update_clients -ClientList <filename> for each list. PC Clients 1. bpmount is now supported for Windows NT/95/98 clients. This allows the server to create bpcoverage reports for these client types. 2. Now able to backup files with names longer than 256 characters. 8 NetBackup Release Notes - UNIX

21 3 Depending on the character set, file names can range from 341 characters up to a maximum of 1,024 characters in some circumstances. 3. McAfee virus software is now available for backup and restore for Windows NT/95/98. Files can be scanned for viruses as they are being backed up. There are three options for turning this option on or off. In each case, all uninfected files are backed up. Perform virus scanning - Files are scanned, but infected files are neither cleaned nor backed up. Clean infected files - Files are scanned, and infected files are cleaned and backed up. Infected files that could not be cleaned are not backed up. Backup infected files - Files are scanned, and infected files are cleaned and backed up. Infected files that could not be cleaned are also backed up. Files can be scanned for viruses as they are being restored. There are two options for turning this option on or off. In each case, all uninfected files are restored. Perform virus scanning - Files are scanned, but infected files are neither cleaned nor restored. Clean infected files - Files are scanned, and infected files are cleaned and restored. Infected files that could not be cleaned are not restored. 4. Open file management is now built into NetBackup for Windows NT/95/98 5. NetBackup can be configured on a Windows NT/95/98 PC with multiple network cards. 6. Proxy (two tier) file server restore. Allows Windows workstation users to restore files that had been backed up from a Windows NT File Server during a scheduled backup. 7. NetBackup will automatically rename a file during a restore. When the Restore the File Using a Temporary Filename checkbox is selected, NetBackup will rename a file so it will not copy over an existing file. The renaming convention is NBXXXXXX.TMP, where XXXXXX is generated based on the current date and time to avoid collisions of the restored renamed files. New Features 9

22 3 UNIX Clients 8. Exclude List and Include List for NetWare clients. NetBackup for NetWare now supports selection lists on the resources defined for non-target backups. The selection list specification for nontarget backups closely resembles the selection list specification for target backups. The selection lists are configured on the Resources page found under the Configuration option in the Actions menu. 9. Exclude List and Include List with classes and schedules. NetBackup for Windows NT/95/98 supports Exclude and Include Lists that are specific to individual classes and schedules. 10. Throttling is now available for OS The enhanced graphical user interface is more like Windows Explorer. Columns can be resized and rearraned by dragging. 1. Back up and restore of Extended Attributes attached to XFS file system objects on SGI IRIX systems is now supported. 2. Back up and restore of Extended Attributes attached to files on AdvFS and UFS file systems on DEC OSF/1 systems is now supported. 3. Andrew File System (AFS) volume level backup and restore are supported. NetBackup-Java (NB-Java) 1. The NB-Java GUI applications are automatically installed on supported Solaris and HP-UX NetBackup servers and clients. See Supported Platforms on page 14. They are the default and preferred administrator and end user 'client' applications for these platforms. 2. The NB-Java GUI applications can be used to administer and perform user backup and restore operations on all supported UNIX platforms other than Solaris and HP-UX via the NB-Java application server that is installed and configured on all UNIX NetBackup server and client platforms. 10 NetBackup Release Notes - UNIX

23 3 3. The NetBackup-Java Display Console for Windows NT/98/95 product is available to facilitate administration and user backup and restore operations on all supported UNIX platforms other than Solaris and HP-UX at locations where no Solaris or HP-UX NetBackup machines exist. See Supported Platforms on page 14. This is done via the NB-Java application server. 4. The Activity Monitor and Device Monitor applications support activity and device monitoring of Seagate Backup Exec machines running Backup Exec version NB-Java applications now run on Solaris Intel 2.6 and NB client capabilities only. 6. NB-Java online help is now launched into a window of its own instead of using a Web browser, so no Web browser need be configured for viewing online help. 7. The performance of the Activity Monitor application s refresh functionality has been significantly improved. 8. The requirement for the separate password type file, /usr/openv/java/auth.conf, no longer exists. NB-Java now validates usernames and passwords against the system password file. 9. The NB-Java GUI applications can 'execute' in a different timezone than that of the machine on which they were initiated. This greatly enhances the usability of the applications in environments containing geographically dispersed NetBackup server and client machines. This is accomplished by adjusting the timezone via the Adjust Application Timezone dialog available from the Configure menubar menu. Database Extensions 1. Dual support for SQL7 and SQL6.5. The NetBackup extension recognizes which version is installed and changes its behavior accordingly. 2. Support of the SQL7 virtual device interface. This benefits from improved SQL Server backup performance. There is no external user impact except for improved performance. 3. Support SQL7 differential backups and restores. New Features 11

24 3 Differential backups provide the user one method to shorten their required backup window. The NetBackup extension GUI provides guidance for staging the sequence of database, differential, and transaction log images which are needed for complete database recovery. 4. Support SQL7 file/filegroup backup and restores. File and filegroup backups provide a second method to shorten the backup window. The GUI provides guidance for staging the the complete file/filegroup set along with transaction logs that are needed for complete database recovery. 5. Automatic script generation from the MS-SQL Server GUI. The job launch panes provide the capability for the user either to execute an operation immediately or to save the intermediate batch file. The saved script can be hand-manipulated or can be used for scheduled backups. 6. Support in the NetBackup interface for the user to specify which schedule to use for backup. 7. Online backup of DB/2 databases is supported via the DB/2 backup API. on AIX 4.1.x and above platforms only. 8. Oracle database block-level incremental backups and restores are available as a separately priced option on HP-UX. This requires the VERITAS file system, VxFS. 9. Oracle 8 RMAN support added to Sequent, SGI, NCR and DG-UX platforms, providing online backup and recovery of Oracle 8 databases. 10. Oracle 8.1 Proxy Copy integration, whereby NetBackup is given the filenames to be backed up rather than the database data itself. NetBackup uses block-level incremental backups with VxFS. 11. Encryption support for Oracle (OEBU, RMAN). 12. Oracle support for HP-UX 11, 64-bit architecture. 12 NetBackup Release Notes - UNIX

25 Supported Platforms and Peripherals 4 This chapter provides information on the platforms and peripherals that NetBackup and Media Manager support with the 3.2 release. Consult the VERITAS web page, or contact your VERITAS sales representative to find out about any additions or other changes that may have occurred since this document was published. 13

26 4 Supported Platforms The following table describes hardware and operating system combinations supported by NetBackup. The Server OS Version column describes the operating system level required to run the NetBackup server. The Client OS Version column describes the operating system level required to support a NetBackup client. Predecessors and successors to the supported operating system levels may function without difficulty, as long as the release provides binary compatibility with the supported level. Table 2 NetBackup 3.2 Supported Platforms Hardware Type Operating System Server OS Version Client OS Version Notes Auspex Auspex 1.9M1 1.9M1 - Cray/J90 UNICOS x 1 Data General DG/UX - R4.20MU02 2 Digital Alpha OSF/ , , Digital Alpha Windows NT HP HP-UX 10.20, , HP HP-UX 10.20, , Intel 386, 486, Pentium OS/2 - Warp 3,4 1 IBM RS6000 AIX 4.1.5, 4.2, 4.3, 4.3.1, Intel 486, Pentium Windows 95, , 4.2, 4.3, 4.3.1, Windows 95, 98 Intel Pentium Windows NT Intel x86 Linux - RedHat 5.2, 5 kernel Intel x86 SCO - OpenServer Intel x86 SCO - UnixWare NetBackup Release Notes - UNIX

27 4 Table 2 NetBackup 3.2 Supported Platforms Hardware Type Operating System Server OS Version Intel x86 Solaris - 2.6, 7 - Intel 386, 486, Pentium Novell NetWare , 4.10, 4.11, 5.x Intel 386, 486, Pentium OS/2 - Warp 3, 4 1 Macintosh (680x0 or MacOS - 7.x, 8.x 7 PowerPC) Motorola SVR , Network Appliance through NDMP (with locally attached storage) , 8 NCR UNIX SVR4MP-RAS Pyramid ReliantUNIX 5.43 B0078, 5.43 C B0078, 5.43 C20 SGI IRIX 6.2, 6.4, , 6.4, Sequent DYNIX/ptx 4.2.1, 4.2.3, 4.4.2, , 4.1.3, 4.2.1, 4.2.3, 4.4.2, Sun4/SPARC/UltraSPARC Solaris 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.6, 7 Client OS Version 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.6, 7 Notes 1. Does not support NetBackup encryption. 2. Tested only on Intel processor-based AViiON servers. 3. Requires NetBackup for Microsoft Windows extension product. 4. Requires NetBackup for Microsoft Windows NT Server and/or client extension product. 5. Requires RedHat Motif version in order to use the user interface, xbp. 6. Requires NetBackup for Novell NetWare extension product. 7. Requires NetBackup for Macintosh extension product. The installation guide for that extension product explains other requirements. 8. Requires NetBackup for NDMP extension. 9. Requires level or later TCP to be installed. 1, 6 - Supported Platforms and Peripherals 15

28 4 Database Extension Matrix Table 3 Platforms Supported by NetBackup Database Extensions (Part 1 of 3) NetBackup Product DB Backup DG (AViiON) DEC Alpha DEC Alpha HP9000 Product DG/UX OSF/1 Win NT HP-UX NetBackup for Oracle Oracle EBU x Oracle 7.3.x EBU x Oracle EBU 2.2 R x , 11.0 Oracle RMAN -- 4.x Oracle RMAN -- 4.x , 11.0 Oracle RMAN R x , 11.0 Oracle RMAN /64-bit Oracle RMAN -- 4.x Oracle RMAN/Proxy NetBackup for Informix Informix 7.21 OnBAR x Informix 7.23 OnBAR x Informix 7.24 OnBAR x Informix 7.3 OnBAR x, 11.0 NetBackup for Sybase Sybase 11.x B/R API x Sybase 11.9.x B/R API x NetBackup for SAP -- Oracle 7.x Backint R/3 3.x , 4.x x, 11.0 Oracle 8.x Backint R/3 3.x -- 4.x , 11.0 Oracle 7.x Backint R/3 4.x -- 4.x x, 11.0 Oracle 8.x Backint R/3 4.x -- 4.x , 11.0 NetBackup for Microsoft SQL Server SQL 6.5 Dump/Load SQL 7.0 VDI NetBackup for DB2 DB2 UDB SQLUV API DB2 UDB 5.2 SQLUV API NetBackup for Microsoft Exchange Exchange 5.0 B/R API Exchange 5.5 B/R API Windows NT Service Pack 3 or greater 16 NetBackup Release Notes - UNIX

29 4 Table 4 Platforms Supported by NetBackup Database Extensions (Part 2 of 3) NetBackup Product DB Backup IBM RS6000 Intel Pentium NCR Product AIX Windows NT SVR4MP-RAS NetBackup for Oracle Oracle EBU x Oracle 7.3.x EBU x Oracle EBU x Oracle RMAN 4.x Oracle RMAN 4.x Oracle RMAN 4.x Oracle RMAN Oracle RMAN 4.2.x, 4.3.x Oracle RMAN/Proxy NetBackup for Informix Informix 7.21 OnBAR x Informix 7.23 OnBAR x Informix 7.24 OnBAR x Informix 7.3 OnBAR x NetBackup for Sybase Sybase 11.x B/R API 4.x Sybase 11.9.x B/R API 4.x NetBackup for SAP Oracle 7.x Backint R/3 3.x 4.x Oracle 8.x Backint R/3 3.x 4.x Oracle 7.x Backint R/3 4.x 4.x Oracle 8.x Backint R/3 4.x 4.x NetBackup for Microsoft SQL Server SQL 6.5 Dump/Load SQL 7.0 VDI NetBackup for DB2 DB2 UDB SQLUV API 4.x DB2 UDB 5.2 SQLUV API 4.x NetBackup for Microsoft Exchange Exchange 5.0 B/R API Exchange 5.5 B/R API Windows NT Service Pack 3 or greater Supported Platforms and Peripherals 17

30 4 Table 5 Platforms Supported by NetBackup Database Extensions (Part 3 of 3) NetBackup Product DB Backup SGI Sequent SUN Product IRIX DYNIX/ptx Solaris NetBackup for Oracle Oracle EBU x Oracle 7.3.x EBU , x, 2.6 Oracle EBU , , x, 2.6 Oracle RMAN x, 2.6 Oracle RMAN 6.2, , x, 2.6 Oracle RMAN 6.2, x, 2.6 Oracle RMAN Oracle RMAN Oracle RMAN/Proxy NetBackup for Informix Informix 7.21 OnBAR x, 2.6 Informix 7.23 OnBAR x, 2.6 Informix 7.24 OnBAR x, 2.6 Informix 7.3 OnBAR x, 2.6 NetBackup for Sybase Sybase 11.x B/R API x, 2.6 Sybase 11.9.x B/R API , 2.6 NetBackup for SAP Oracle 7.x Backint R/3 3.x x, 2.6 Oracle 8.x Backint R/3 3.x x, 2.6 Oracle 7.x Backint R/3 4.x x, 2.6 Oracle 8.x Backint R/3 4.x x, 2.6 NetBackup for Microsoft SQL Server SQL 6.5 Dump/Load SQL 7.0 VDI NetBackup for DB2 DB2 UDB SQLUV API DB2 UDB 5.2 SQLUV API NetBackup for Microsoft Exchange Exchange 5.0 B/R API Exchange 5.5 B/R API NetBackup Release Notes - UNIX

31 4 Platforms No Longer Supported The following platforms are no longer supported in this release. Table 6 Platforms No Longer Supported, Release 3.2 Hardware Type Operating System Server OS Version Client OS Version Auspex Auspex 1.81M1 1.81M1 Cray Superserver Solaris Cray/J90 UNICOS - 9.x 1 Digital Alpha OSF/ HP HP-UX 9.04, 10.01, , 9.05, 10.01, HP HP-UX 9.04, 10.01, , 10.01, IBM RS6000 AIX Intel Windows Windows 3.11 Intel Pentium Windows NT Motorola SVR NCR UNIX SVR4MP , , Pyramid ReliantUNIX B Support dropped because of Y2K incompatibility D B0078 SGI IRIX Sequent DYNIX/ptx Sun4/SPARC SunOS , , Sun4/SPARC Solaris The next major release of NetBackup will no longer contain software to upgrade some operating system levels and platforms to include new product features and capabilities. Backward compatibility with 3.2 NetBackup client software will be retained for at least one release level. The following platforms will not be supported in the next major release. Supported Platforms and Peripherals 19

32 4 Table 7 Platforms No Longer Supported, Next Major Release Hardware Type Operating System Server OS Version Client OS Version Digital Alpha OSF/ HP /800 HP-UX IBM RS6000 AIX Macintosh (680x0 MacOS to or PowerPC) SGI IRIX 6.2, , 6.4 Sequent DYNIX/ptx 4.2.1, Sun4/SPARC/ UltraSPARC 4.0.2, 4.1.3, 4.2.1, Solaris2 2.5, , Devices and Applications No Longer Supported The following devices and applications will not be supported in the next major release. TC4 robotics (LAGO 4-mm DataWheel, STK 9704) TC8 robotics (IGM carousel, LAGO 8-mm DataWheel, STK 9708) RS232 (serial) robotic control for SCSI-based robotics Operator Location management Mountain Gate D360 Exabyte 8200 ACSLS IBM ATL versions lower than version on AIX IBM lmcpd packages lower than version on Solaris ADIC DAS versions lower than 1.30C7 20 NetBackup Release Notes - UNIX

33 4 Support for Files Greater than 2 Gigabytes The current version of NetBackup supports file sizes greater than 2 gigabytes on the following client systems. DEC Alpha version 3.2 and up HP-UX version and up IBM AIX version 4.2 and up Novell NetWare Sequent DYNIX and up SGI IRIX version 6.2 and up Sun Solaris version 2.6 and up Windows NT Binary Sizes The following table shows the approximate binary size of the NetBackup and Media Manager software for each supported platform and operating system. Table 8 Binary Sizes Hardware Type Operating System NetBackup Server Media Manager NetBackup Client Auspex Auspex 47 MB 22 MB 7800 KB Cray/J90 UNICOS MB Data General DG/UX KB Digital Alpha OSF/1 83 MB 34 MB 8884 KB Digital Alpha Windows NT 38 MB 5 MB 6000 KB HP /800 HP-UX MB 1 19 MB 8002 KB 2 HP /800 HP-UX MB 1 19 MB 8058 KB 2 IBM RS6000 AIX 4.1 AIX MB 61 MB 21 MB 21 MB 8000 KB KB 3 Intel 386, 486, OS/ KB Pentium Intel 486, Pentium Windows 95, KB Intel Pentium Windows NT 33 MB 4 MB 7500 KB Supported Platforms and Peripherals 21

34 4 Table 8 Binary Sizes Hardware Type Intel x86 RedHat Linux KB Intel x86 SCO OpenServer KB Intel x86 SCO UnixWare KB Intel x86 Solaris KB 4 Intel 386, 486, Pentium Macintosh (680x0 or PowerPC) Novell NetWare NLM, 3 MB GUI, 4 MB MacOS KB Motorola SVR KB NCR UNIX 45 MB 14 MB 5600 KB SVR4MP-RAS Pyramid ReliantUNIX 53 MB 15 MB 7068 KB SGI IRIX 62 MB 22 MB 8306 KB Sequent Sun4/SPARC/ UltraSPARC Operating System DYNIX 4.1 DYNIX 4.2 Solaris 2.5 Solaris 2.6, 7 NetBackup Server MB Media Manager MB 49 MB 1 49 MB 1 23 MB 23 MB 1. Add 50 MB installed on server for the JAVA interface. 2. A total of KB installed on the server for HP-UX and A total of KB installed on the server for AIX 4.1 and A total of KB installed on the server for Solaris 2.5, 2.6 and A total of KB installed on the server for DYNIX 4.1 and 4.2. NetBackup Client 6200 KB KB KB KB 4 22 NetBackup Release Notes - UNIX

35 4 Supported Peripherals The following table lists the robot vendors and models supported by Media Manager robotic software, distinguished by robot type. The robot type classifies the devices and peripherals either by their physical characteristics, by their media type, or by the communication methods used by their underlying robotics. See Appendix A of the Media Manager System Administrator s Guide - UNIX for more information about these robot types. ACS - Automated Cartridge System LMF - Library Management Facility ODL - Optical Disk Library TC4 - Tape Carousel 4MM TC8 - Tape Carousel 8MM TL4 - Tape Library 4MM TL8 - Tape Library 8MM TLD - Tape Library DLT TLH - Tape Library Half-inch TLM - Tape Library Multimedia TS8 - Tape Stacker 8MM TSD - Tape Stacker DLT TSH - Tape Stacker Half-inch This table also shows the firmware levels that have been tested to work with Media Manager. Note: For current device support information, consult the VERITAS web page, Table 9 Supported Robotics by Vendor Vendor Product Robot Type Platform Restrictions Firmware ADIC DAT Library (1200 Series) TL4 0351, 0357 ADIC VLS 4mm TL4 022 ADIC FastStor DLT TLD 0072, 1.10, 1.13 ADIC Scalar 1000 DLT TLD 2.12, 2.20 ADIC Scalar 218 TLD 0101 ADIC Scalar 224 TLD 0119, 0121 Supported Platforms and Peripherals 23

36 4 Table 9 Supported Robotics by Vendor Vendor Product Robot Type ADIC Scalar 448, 458 TLD 0119, 0121 ADIC Scalar 220 AIT TL8 or TS8 Platform Restrictions AIX, Solaris & Windows NT only Firmware ADIC Scalar 480 AIT TL8 AIX, Solaris & 6.3 Windows NT only ADIC VLS DLT TSD 0232 ADIC/EMASS AML/J (DAS Controlled) TLM - ADIC/EMASS AML/S (DAS Controlled) TLM 1.24 ATL ATL 2640 (3/264) TLD 3N ATL ATL 2/100 TLD - ATL ATL 2/28 TLD 1.20 ATL ATL 2/52 TLD 1.20 ATL ATL 2/68 TLD - ATL ATL 4/100 TLD - ATL ATL 4/52 TLD 1.20, 1.25 ATL ATL 4/68 TLD - ATL ATL 6/176 TLD 3N ATL ATL 7/68 TLD - ATL ATL 7/100 TLD - ATL ATL 9/88 TLD 3N ATL P1000 TLD ATL P3000 TLD 1.12 ATL PowerStor L200 TLD 1.27, 0014, 1B ATL PowerStor L500 TLD 6320, 19 BreeceHill Q2.15 TLD 1.11, 1.50 BreeceHill Q7 TLD 4.23, 4.33 BreeceHill Q47 TLD 4.23, 4.33 BreeceHill Saguaro Series (Q70, TLD 2.1 Q140,Q210) Compaq/Digital 1530 Library TLD 2.06 Compaq/Digital 3570 Library TLD 1.24, NetBackup Release Notes - UNIX

37 4 Table 9 Supported Robotics by Vendor Vendor Product Robot Type Platform Restrictions Firmware Compaq/Digital TL800 Series (TL890, TLD - TL891,TL892) Compaq/Digital TL810 Series (TL810, TLD 2.20 TL812, TL894, TL895) Compaq/Digital TL820 Series (TL820, TLD - TL822, TL826, TL893, TL896) Compaq/Digital TZ875 (DLT2500) TSD - Compaq/Digital TZ877 (DLT2700) TSD 1.24 DELL PowerVault 120T TLD 1.10 DELL PowerVault 130T TLD Exabyte EZ17 TL8 1.4 Exabyte 10/10e/10h/10i TS8 1.24, 1.5, 2.6, 3.0 Exabyte 18D TLD 2.01, Exabyte 60 / 120 TL Exabyte 210 TS8 2.02, 3.01, Exabyte 220 TS8 or 4.11 TL8 Exabyte 230D TLD 1.03 Exabyte 440 / 480 TL Exabyte 690D TLD 1.05 Fujitsu F6458, M2498 LMF Solaris only LMF Server 1.1 LMF Client 1.1 HP SureStore Optical 40fx ODL - HP SureStore Optical 80fx ODL 0.42 HP SureStore Optical 160fx ODL 0.42 HP Optical Jukebox Libraries ODL 4.51, 4.78, 6.10 (JBL) HP DAT Autoloader C1560B TL HP SureStore DAT (C1537A) TL4 L610 HP SureStore DAT24x6 (C1557A) TL4 Solaris & HP-UX only U610, U709, ULE4 Supported Platforms and Peripherals 25

38 4 Table 9 Supported Robotics by Vendor Vendor Product Robot Type Platform Restrictions Firmware HP A4845A TLD - HP A4846A TLD 1.24 HP A4853A TLD HP SureStore DLT 418 TSD (C6280F) 2.01, 2.02, 2.06 HP SureStore DLT 718 TSD (C6280J) 2.02, 2.06 HP SureStore DLT 4115 TLD (C5150F, C5151F, C5170F, 3.0, 3.04 C5172F) HP SureStore DLT 4215 TLD (C5152F, C5153F, C5171F, 3.0, 3.04 C5173F) HP SureStore DLT 7115 TLD (C5170J, C5172J) 3.03, 3.04 HP SureStore DLT 7215 TLD (C5171J, C5173J) 3.03, 3.04 HP SureStore DLT TLD 4228(C1191F, C5175F) 1.03 HP SureStore DLT 4428 TLD (C1192F) 1.03 HP SureStore DLT TLD 4448(C1194F, C5177F) 1.00, 1.03 HP SureStore DLT 7228 TLD (C5175J) 1.03 HP SureStore DLT 7248 TLD (C5176J) 1.03 HP SureStore DLT 7448 TLD (C5177J) 1.03 IBM 3494 TLH AIX & Solaris only - IBM 3570 B-Series TLD AIX, IRIX & Solaris only 328F 26 NetBackup Release Notes - UNIX

39 4 Table 9 Supported Robotics by Vendor Vendor Product IBM 3575 TLD AIX, IRIX, Solaris, & Windows NT only IBM 3590 B11 TSH AIX, IRIX & 96F9 Solaris only IBM 7331 TL8 AIX & Solaris only 0002 IBM 7337 TLD - IGM Carousel Jukebox Library TC8 - (RS232) Lago 4-mm DataWheel (RS232 TC & SCSI) Lago 8-mm DataWheel (RS232 TC8 5.2, 6.3 & SCSI) Mountain Gate D360 TLD 02.4 Overland Data Library Express (LXG TLD 0323 Series) Overland Data LXB 2210/2110, LXB 4210/4110, LXB 7210/7110 TLD 0128 Plasmon LMS BlackJack 21 DLT TLD X04F Qualstar TLS-4000 Series: 4210, 4220, 4420, 4480, 46120, 4660 Robot Type TL8 Platform Restrictions AIT on Solaris, AIX and NT only Firmware , 1.24 Qualstar TLS 4440 TL8 AIT on Solaris, 1.08, 1.27 AIX and NT only Qualstar TLS-6000 Series: 6110, TLD , 6220, 6430, 6460 Quantum DLTStor (4108, 7108) TLD 8525, 000F Quantum DLTStor (4314, 7314) TLD 000F, 0012 Quantum DLT 4500 TSD CC37, CD50, CF5F Quantum DLT 4700 TSD CC1E, CC32, CD3C SONY DMS (PetaSite) TLD Solaris & IRIX only 1.13 Supported Platforms and Peripherals 27

40 4 Table 9 Supported Robotics by Vendor Vendor Product Robot Type Platform Restrictions Firmware Spectra Logic 215 Treefrog TL Spectra Logic 2000 Treefrog TL8 Solaris, AIX and 1000 NT only Spectra Logic 9000 Bullfrog TL Spectra Logic Bullfrog TL8 Solaris, AIX and NT only STK 7430 TLD STK 9704 TC4 - STK 9708 TC8 - STK 9710 ACS ACSLS 5.1.1, 5.2, 5.3 STK 9710 TLD STK 9714 ACS ACSLS 5.2, 5.3 STK 9714 TLD STK 9730 ACS ACSLS 5.3 STK 9730 TLD STK 9738 TLD STK 9740 ACS ACSLS 5.1.1, 5.2, 5.3 STK 9740 TLD STK Silos (4410/9310/9360) ACS ACSLS 5.1.1, 5.2, 5.3 SUN StorEdge 4mm DDS-3 TL4 Solaris and HP-UX U610, U709, ULE4 Autoloader only SUN StorEdge L140 TS8 3.01, SUN StorEdge L280 TSD 2.02 SUN StorEdge L400 TS8 or 4.11 TL8 SUN StorEdge L1000 TLD 1.2 SUN StorEdge L1800 TLD - SUN StorEdge L3500 TLD - SUN StorEdge L11000 TLD NetBackup Release Notes - UNIX

41 4 Robot Support By Platform The following table shows the robot types that NetBackup and Media Manager support on each platform. Level 1 (L1) means the robot type was tested to run with NetBackup and Media Manager at the latest release level. Level 2 (L2) means the robot was tested at an earlier release level or is documented by the manufacturer to work the same as a level 1 device. Note: Level 1 devices resold under a different name are supported at level 2. Table 10 Robot Support by Platform (Part 1 of 2) Robot Type 1 DEC OSF 1 HP700 HP800 7 RS6000 SGI 10 Solaris ACS 2 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 LMF no no no no no L1 ODL 3 no L1 L1 8 L1 L1 L1 TC4 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 TC8 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 TL4 4 L1 L1 L1 8 L1 L1 L1 TL8 L1 L1 L1 8 L1 L1 L1 TLD L1 L1 L1 8 L1 L1 L1 TLH L1 6 L1 6 L1 6 L1 9 L1 6 L1 11 TLM 5 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 TS8 L1 L1 L1 8 L1 L1 L1 TSD L1 L1 L1 8 L1 L1 L1 TSH no no no L1 L1 L1 1. Use the acronym when you define the robot to NetBackup and Media Manager. 2. Contact your drive and operating system vendors to ensure that the standard tape driver support is available. 3. Corsair and FX drives are supported, but not mixed in same library. 4. Supported only with Hewlett-Packard drives. 5. DAS media types supported: 3480, 3590, DECDLT, 8mm, 4mm and DTF. On HP800, OD_THICK is also supported. Any DAS media types not listed here are not supported. DAS version level tested: 1.30C7. 6. No robotic control (tlhd is supported, tlhcd/tlhtest are not) Supported Platforms and Peripherals 29

42 4 7. Appropriate patches may have to be installed for single-ended or differential for 10.x. 8. Support for this robot on HP800 requires SCSI pass-through driver from HP. 9. IBM ATL version levels tested on AIX: , The SGI support column refers only to Integral SCSI (non-vme). 11. IBM lmcpd package version level tested on Solaris: Table 11 Robot Support by Platform (Part 2 of 2) Robot Type 1 Auspex (HP) Auspex (SP) NCR Pyramid Sequent ACS 2 no no L1 L1 L1 LMF no no no no no ODL L1 no no no no TC4 L1 no no no no TC8 L1 no no no no TL4 L1 no no no L1 6 TL8 L1 no no no L1 6 TLD L1 L1 L1 L1 5 L1 6 TLH L1 no L1 4 L1 4 L1 4 TLM 3 L1 no L1 L1 L1 TS8 L1 no no no L1 6 TSD L1 L1 no no no TSH no no no no no 1. Use the acronym when you define the robot to NetBackup and Media Manager. 2. Contact your drive and operating system vendors to ensure that the standard tape driver support is available. 3. DAS media types supported: 3480, 3590, DECDLT, 8mm, 4mm and DTF. On HP800, only OD_THICK is supported. Any DAS media types not listed here are not supported. DAS version level tested: 1.30C7. 4. No robotic control (tlhd is supported, tlhcd/tlhtest are not). 5. No robotic control (tldd is supported, tldcd/tldtest are not). 6. Requires Sequent or higher. 30 NetBackup Release Notes - UNIX

43 4 Supported Drives By Platform The following table shows the types of drives that NetBackup and Media Manager support on each platform. Level 1 (L1) means the drive type was tested to run with NetBackup and Media Manager at the latest release level. Level 2 (L2) means the drive was tested at an earlier release level or is documented by the manufacturer to work the same as a level 1 device. Note: Level 1 devices resold under a different name are supported at level 2. Note: For current device support information, consult the VERITAS web page, Table 12 Supported Drive Types (Part 1 of 2) Drive Type DEC OSF 1 HP700 HP800 4 RS6000 SGI 6 Solaris Exabyte 8200 L2 L2 no L2 L2 L2 Exabyte 8500, 8500C, 8505, 8505XL L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 Exabyte 8900 Mammoth L1 3 L1 no L1 3 L1 3 L1 3 Fujitsu M2488 no no no no no L1 HP 4-mm DAT Cartridge L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 HP Optical Disk 1 no L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 (WORM and rewriteable) IBM Magstar Cartridge (3570) no no no L1 L1 L1 IBM 1/2-inch Cartridge (3590) no no no L1 L1 L1 Quantum DLT2000 L1 3 L1 L1 5, 3 L1 3 L1 3 L1 3 Quantum DLT4000 L1 3 L1 L1 5, 3 L1 3 L1 3 L1 3 Quantum DLT7000 L1 3 L1 L1 5, 3 L1 3 L1 3 L1 3 QIC no no no L2 L2 L2 SONY AIT SDX-300C Cartridge no no no L1 3 no L1 3 SONY DTF Cartridge no no no no L1 L1 STK 1/2-inch Cartridge 2 L2 3 L2 L2 3 L2 3 L2 3 L2 3 Supported Platforms and Peripherals 31

44 4 Table 12 Supported Drive Types (Part 1 of 2) STK 9840 no no L1 3 L1 3 no L1 3 Tandberg DLT4000 L1 3 L1 L1 5, 3 L1 3 L1 3 L1 3 Tandberg DLT7000 L1 3 L1 L1 5, 3 L1 3 L1 3 L Corsair and FX drives are supported. 2. This includes the following drive models: 4490, 4890, 9490, and SD-3 (Redwood). Contact your drive and operating system vendors to ensure that the standard tape driver support is available. 3. Supports Tape Alert for drive cleaning. 4. Appropriate patches may have to be installed for single-ended or differential for 10.x. 5. Contact Hewlett Packard for tape drive patch for HP-UX 10.x. 6. The SGI support column refers only to Integral SCSI (non-vme). Table 13 Supported Drive Types (Part 2 of 2) Drive Type Auspex (HP) Auspex (SP) NCR Pyramid Sequent Exabyte 8200 L2 no no no no Exabyte 8500, 8500C, 8505, 8505XL L1 no L2 L2 L2 Exabyte 8900 Mammoth L1 3 no no no no Fujitsu M2488 no no no no no HP 4-mm DAT Cartridge L1 no no no L2 HP Optical Disk 1 (WORM and rewriteable) L1 no no no no IBM Magstar Cartridge (3570) no no no no no IBM 1/2-inch Cartridge (3590) no no no L1 L2 Quantum DLT2000 no no no no no Quantum DLT4000 L1 3 L1 L1 L2 L2 Quantum DLT7000 L1 3 L1 no no no QIC L2 no no no no SONY AIT SDX-300C Cartridge no no no no no SONY DTF Cartridge no no no no no STK 1/2-inch Cartridge 2 L2 3 no no L2 L2 STK 9840 no no no no no Tandberg DLT4000 L1 3 L1 L1 L2 L2 Tandberg DLT7000 L1 3 L1 no no no 1. Corsair and FX drives are supported. 32 NetBackup Release Notes - UNIX

45 4 2. This includes the following drive models: 4490, 4890, 9490, and SD-3 (Redwood). Contact your drive and operating system vendors to ensure that the standard tape driver support is available. 3. Supports Tape Alert for drive cleaning. Supported Platforms and Peripherals 33

46 4 34 NetBackup Release Notes - UNIX

47 Operational Notes 5 The following notes explain important aspects of NetBackup operations that may not be documented elsewhere. 1. It is not possible to revert to an earlier release of NetBackup after you install and begin using NetBackup Upgrades for Beta Customers: If you are upgrading from any NetBackup 3.2 Beta system, you must uninstall all Beta extensions (i.e. MHD, NDMP, AFS) prior to upgrading. 3. If you have VERITAS HSM installed on a NetBackup client system and you are upgrading to NetBackup 3.2 on that client, you must upgrade to release 3.2 of VERITAS Storage Migrator for UNIX at the same time you upgrade to NetBackup 3.2. If you have VERITAS HSM Enterprise Extension installed on a NetBackup client system and you are upgrading to NetBackup 3.2 on that client, you must upgrade to release 3.2 of VERITAS Storage Migrator Remote for UNIX at the same time you upgrade to NetBackup 3.2. Running HSM 3.1.x with NetBackup 3.2 on the same client is an unsupported configuration. 4. SCSI robotic peripherals must not be in sequential mode for use with Media Manager. Media Manager robotic software expects SCSI robotic peripherals to be in random mode (SCSI control of the robot) rather than sequential mode. The robotic control processes cannot control robotic devices that are in sequential (stacker) mode. 35