Upgradation of Veritas NETBACKUP from 6.5 to 7.1

How to upgrade VERITAS Netbackup from 6.5 - 7.1

1) First take full hot Catalog backup.

2) Install RHEL 5.6 64 bit OS

3) Install java 1.6. yum install java, it will install openjdk 1.6

4) Download the software Veritas Netbackup NetBackup_6.5_ICS_LinuxX86.tar.gz, NetBackup_6.5_LinuxRedhat2.6.tar.gz

NB_6.5.4.linuxR_x86_326374.tar

NB_JAV_6.5.4_326406.tar

NB_CLT_6.5.4_326396.tar

NetBackup_7.1_LinuxR_x86_64

5) First install NetBackup_6.5_ICS_LinuxX86.tar.gz

# tar -xvf NetBackup_6.5_ICS_LinuxX86.tar.gz

# cd NetBackup_6.5_ICS_LinuxX86.tar.gz

# ./install

 Symantec Infrastructure Core Services Installer 5.0             

Symantec Product                            Version Installed   Licensed

===========================================================================

Symantec Private Branch Exchange                    1.5.0.6       no

Symantec Product Authentication Service             no            no

Symantec Product Authorization Service              no            no

Task Menu:

    I) Install/Upgrade a Product  C) Configure an Installed Product

    L) License a Product          P) Perform a Pre-Installation Check

    U) Uninstall a Product        D) View a Product Description

    Q) Quit                       ?) Help

Enter a Task: [I,C,L,P,U,D,Q,?] I

             Symantec Infrastructure Core Services Installer 5.0             

     1)  Symantec Private Branch Exchange

     2)  Symantec Product Authentication Service

     3)  Symantec Product Authorization Service

     b)  Back to previous menu

Select a product to install: [1-3,b,q]

Choose option 1

and it will install the PBX ( Private Branch Exchange )

6)# tar -xvf NetBackup_6.5_LinuxRedhat2.6.tar.gz

# cd NB_65_LinuxR_x86_20070723 

# ./install

It will ask for the serial number. Please provide the serial number

After that installation will be completed.

# Next Step is to patch it Veritas 6.5.4

7) Created a directory patch

#mkdir patches

#cd patches

# tar -xvf ../NB_JAV_6.5.4_326406.tar

# tar -xvf ../NB_CLT_6.5.4_326396.tar

# tar -xvf ../NB_6.5.4.linuxR_x86_326374.tar

# ./NB_update.install

# ./NB_update.install

There are 3 packs available in /opt/patches:

(* denotes installed pack)

        NB_6.5.4

        NB_CLT_6.5.4

        NB_JAV_6.5.4

   

Enter pack name (or q) [q]:

Type NB_CLT_6.5.4

After that it will install all the patches.

Now access

# cd /usr/openv/netbackup/bin

#./jnbSA

Note : Here I was getting an error for libXp

Note: We should have same host name & IP .i.e. we should used the same hostname & IP after converting the POLK & TAFT to 64 BIT OS

Click on the Recover the catalogs

Click on Next

Specify the full path where hot Catalog backup file exist. Then Click on Next.

Note: Server is expecting to have media. Since this is test box and media server is not connected.

### Restore the hot Catalog backup only on 6.5.4 not in 7.1, since the database is different.

8) Now update it VERITAS NETBACKUP 7.1

# tar –xvf NetBackup_7.1_LinuxR_x86_64.tar.gz

# cd NetBackup_7.1_LinuxR_x86_64

#./install

Press y and provide the license key and it will installed.

Note: While recovery the Catalog I got an error not able to sync the media

Solution:

Right Click on the Media----------à Run the Inventory

Click on update volume configuration & click advanced options

Click on Media ID Generation (Robot number: 0 Barcode length: 8

Media ID generation rule: 1:2:3:4:5:6)