Installation and Upgrade Checklist Report for NetBackup Server 8.1.1, Solaris 11, SPARC
NEW! = New content since the last release of SORT
Install Information | Back to top |
NetBackup (Solaris 11 - SPARC) was last updated as a NetBackup Server in the 9.1.0.1 release.
It is still available as a NetBackup Client through the 10.3.0.1 release.
It is still available as a NetBackup Client through the 10.3.0.1 release.
Procedure Overview:
Install the NetBackup Server 8.1.1 release.
To obtain the 8.1.1 release, please go to
In order to install NetBackup Server 8.1.1, follow the installation instructions found in the NetBackup Self Service Installation Guide
Be sure to review the Updates, Patches and Late Breaking News for NetBackup 8.1, NetBackup 8.1.1 and NetBackup 8.1.2.
For NetBackup clients, Veritas has developed deployment templates for Chef & SCCM, so that customers can deploy them at scale. The templates will help you to perform installation, upgrade and uninstall NetBackup clients.
To obtain the 8.1.1 release, please go to
In order to install NetBackup Server 8.1.1, follow the installation instructions found in the NetBackup Self Service Installation Guide
Be sure to review the Updates, Patches and Late Breaking News for NetBackup 8.1, NetBackup 8.1.1 and NetBackup 8.1.2.
For NetBackup clients, Veritas has developed deployment templates for Chef & SCCM, so that customers can deploy them at scale. The templates will help you to perform installation, upgrade and uninstall NetBackup clients.
Compatibility between NetBackup versions for Server and Client | Back to top |
There is no information found for this section.
Late Breaking News - Available Hot Fixes for Server and Client | Back to top |
Available hot fixes - for details and download information, consult the Update link in the table.
For more information about installation instructions, please review NetBackup 8.1.1 on Support site.
For more information about installation instructions, please review NetBackup 8.1.1 on Support site.
Hot Fix | Description | Install Location |
UPD342953 | NetBackup 8.1.1 - Configure Oracle 18c and 19c for backup with NetBackup client (Etrack 3957954) | Primary(Master) Server, Media Server, Client |
UPD639818 | NetBackup tool - NetBackup Catalog Consistency Utility (NBCC) (article 100005778) | Primary(Master) Server, Media Server, Client |
UPD751814 | NetBackup tool - NetBackup Catalog Consistency Repair Utility (NBCCR) (article 100005779) | Primary(Master) Server, Media Server, Client |
UPD590309 | NetBackup 8.1.1 Hotfix - Diffs w/ "Use Change Journal" on Japanese dirs may result in data loss (Etrack 3953554) | Primary(Master) Server, Media Server, Client |
UPD783421 | NetBackup 8.1.1 / 3.1.1 Hotfix - MSDP EEB Bundle (Etrack 3942191) | Primary(Master) Server, Media Server, Client |
UPD244738 | NetBackup 8.1.1 Language Pack (article 100042896) | Primary(Master) Server, Media Server, Client |
UPD437757 | NetBackup 8.1.1 / 3.1.1 Hotfix - CloudCatalyst EEB Bundle (Etrack 3956754) | Primary(Master) Server, Media Server, Client |
UPD574339 | NetBackup Self Service 8.1.1 Maintenance Release (article 100041626) | Primary(Master) Server, Media Server, Client |
UPD740938 | NetBackup 8.1.1 / 3.1.1 Hotfix - Tomcat and nbwebsvc certs not auto renewed on Japanese OS (Etrack 3967620) | Primary(Master) Server, Media Server, Client |
UPD456080 | NetBackup 8.1.1 / 3.1.1 Hotfix - SQL/Oracle Intellignt policy errors after Daylight Savings Time (Etrack 3957730) | Primary(Master) Server, Media Server, Client |
UPD216669 | NetBackup 8.1.1 Hotfix - upgrade failure when updating NBDB database (Etrack 3941845) | Primary(Master) Server, Media Server, Client |
UPD959043 | NetBackup nbdeployutil 8.1.1+ HotFix - Overlap detection (article 100040123) | Primary(Master) Server, Media Server, Client |
UPD238422 | Bare Metal Restore Third-Party Products CD (3PPCD) | Primary(Master) Server, Media Server, Client |
UPD344759 | NetBackup Java Administration Console Language Pack (article 100033052) | Java Administration Console |
UPD399544 | Veritas NetBackup Server / Enterprise Server - Device Mappings Package for UNIX / Linux (article 100015983) | Primary(Master) Server, Media Server |
UPD971796 | NetBackup Server / Enterprise Server 8.0 and later - Cloud Configuration Package (article 100033434) | Primary(Master) Server, Media Server |
NetBackup Documentation References:
NetBackup Appliances | Back to top |
There is no information found for this section.
NetBackup Self Service | Back to top |
There is no information found for this section.
Software Compatibility List (SCL) for Server | Back to top |
There is no information found for this section.
System Requirements for Server | Back to top |
NetBackup Binary Size
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Approximate binary size of the NetBackup server software (includes client software) for an initial install.
OS - All Versions | CPU Architecture | 32-bit server | 64-bit server | Notes |
Solaris | SPARC | 6111MB |
Web Server User Account Requirement
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Beginning with NetBackup 8.0, the primary(master) server includes an active web server to support critical backup operations. A user account must be setup for it. Consult Tomcat setup for details on setting up this account.
Valid Characters in Host Names Requirement
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NetBackup requires host names to comply with RFC-1123, meaning only ASCII characters "a" thru "z", case insensitive, and digits "0" thru "9" and the hyphen character.
- NetBackup Documentation References:
- ERROR CODE: error 26 bpbrm jobs failing with status 26
- Information on resource allocation within NetBackup
- Insufficient system file descriptors can cause performance issues and possible growth in the EMM_DATA.db file
- Minimum O/S ulimit settings on UNIX platforms
- NetBackup OpsCenter Performance and Tuning Guide
- NetBackup pre-install check detects insufficient space to perform upgrade
- Performance tuning for NetBackup 7.x for Solaris 10 and Solaris 11 Project resource allocation
- Recommended NetBackup UNIX / Linux semaphore tuning values (Linux/Solaris/HP-UX/AIX)
- NetBackup Self Service Release Notes
Integrated Snapshot Management using CloudPoint for Server | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Replication Director for Server and Client | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Virtual Systems Compatibility for Server and Client | Back to top |
There is no information found for this section.
Cluster Compatibility for Server | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Bare Metal Restore (BMR) Support for Server | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Deduplication Supported Operating Systems for Server | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Descriptions of Disk Storage Unit Types for Server | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Cloud Configuration Files for Server | Back to top |
There is no information found for this section.
OST Secondary Storage Solutions - General Information for Server | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Cloud Storage Solutions for Server | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
OST Storage Servers for Server | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Virtual Tape Libraries Compatibility List for Server | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
NDMP Devices Compatibility List for Server | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Tape Libraries Compatibility List for Server | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Tape Drives Compatibility List for Server | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Fibre Transport Media Server HBAs Compatibility List for Server | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Encryption and Security Solutions for Server | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Third Party Encryption Solutions for Server | Back to top |
There is no information found for this section.
SAN Media Server/SAN Client/FT Media Server for Server and Client | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Infrastructure Used for Testing for Server | Back to top |
There is no information found for this section.
Devices Retiring Soon for Server | Back to top |
There is no information found for this section.
Software Compatibility List (SCL) for Client | Back to top |
There is no information found for this section.
System Requirements for Client | Back to top |
NetBackup Binary Size
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Approximate binary size of the NetBackup client software for an initial install.
OS - All Versions | CPU Architecture | 32-bit client | 64-bit client | Notes |
Solaris | SPARC | 1191MB |
Valid Characters in Host Names Requirement
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NetBackup requires host names to comply with RFC-1123, meaning only ASCII characters "a" thru "z", case insensitive, and digits "0" thru "9" and the hyphen character.
- NetBackup Documentation References:
- NetBackup Self Service Release Notes
Bare Metal Restore File System/Volume Manager Support for Client | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Client Selections for Backup Policies for Client | Back to top |
There is no information found for this section.
Deduplication Supported Operating Systems for Client | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Database and Application Agent Compatibility for Client | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Snapshot Client - General Information for Client | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Snapshot Client - Array-based Snapshot Methods for Client | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Snapshot Client - Software-based Snapshot Methods for Client | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
Encryption and Security Solutions for Client | Back to top |
There is no information found for this section.
File System Compatibility for Client | Back to top |
There is no information found for this section.
NetBackup OpsCenter Web Browser Requirements | Back to top |
There is no information found for this section.
NetBackup OpsCenter Backup Product Support | Back to top |
There is no information found for this section.
NetBackup OpsCenter Operating System Requirements | Back to top |
Valid Characters in Host Names Requirement
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NetBackup OpsCenter requires host names to comply with RFC-1123, meaning only ASCII characters "a" thru "z", case insensitive, and digits "0" thru "9" and the hyphen character.
NetBackup Administration Consoles | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
NetBackup in the Cloud | Back to top |
There is no information found for this section.
NetBackup Snapshot Manager | Back to top |
This feature is not supported on this platform.
NetBackup Future Platform and Feature Plans | Back to top |
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Veritas is committed to providing the best possible data protection experience for NetBackup customers on the widest variety of platforms, operating systems, databases, applications, and hardware. Veritas is continuously reviewing NetBackup's support of these items to ensure the proper balance of supporting their General Availability release, the very latest versions of new software, hardware and introducing new features and functionality and maintaining support for existing and older versions of these products and NetBackup functionality. While Veritas is continually adding support for new features, platforms, operating systems, and applications, it may be also necessary to improve, replace, or remove support in NetBackup for lesser used, older features, functionality, software, OS, databases, applications, integration with other products, and hardware that are no longer supported or nearing their end of support life from the manufacturer from NetBackup Compatibility Lists.
To better help its customers to plan for these upcoming changes to the support status of these items in NetBackup, Veritas will provide advanced notification as soon as possible as listed below. Veritas intends to list the older product functionality, features, hardware, OS, and 3rd party software products that will no longer be supported in the next release of NetBackup. If possible, these items are listed at least six months before that release.
The information below lists certain features, functionality, 3rd-party and Veritas products, applications, databases, and OS/Platforms for which Veritas intends to replace with newer and improved functionality, or in some cases, discontinue without replacement. The last release of NetBackup to proliferate support of the item is provided. Technotes in the Notes column contain additional details about available replacement options. Where a major, minor or release update version is specified, the feature or platform is supported through the last Maintenance Update (patch) of that release. Where 'All' is specified, it is supported for all versions or variations of the family of the relevant or supported platforms.
Check this site frequently for updated information for NetBackup. If an item listed below will cause significant business impacts, contact your Veritas Sales Account Team. Please note that the official NetBackup Support Lifecycle for your existing NetBackup product version won't be affected or altered in any way. For the official Veritas Support Lifecycle Policy of all NetBackup versions, see https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/terms/support-fundamentals.html.
Information in the following table contains plans starting with NetBackup 7.5. For information concerning no longer supported platforms, consult the following section of the report.
Information in the following table was last updated on 2023-10-23.
Date Added/Modified | Feature/Functionality/OS/Platform | NetBackup Area | OS/Platform | OS/Platform Version | CPU Architecture | Last Supported Release | Notes |
2022-04-19 | All | OpsCenter | All | All | All | 10.0.0.1 | |
2021-09-21 | Solaris 11, Solaris 10 | Master Server, Media Server | Solaris | All | All | 9.1.0.1 | NetBackup 9.1 is the last major release supporting NetBackup deployed on Solaris as a Primary server or Media server. This EOL does not apply to client support on this platform. For more information about this EOL, see this technical article: https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100051042. |
2021-06-03 | VMware Cloud Director 9.0, 9.1, 9.5 | All | All | All | All | 9.0.0.1 | VMware Cloud Director 9.0, 9.1, 9.5 to be not supported from NetBackup 9.1 onwards. |
End of Life (EOL) announcement and platforms no longer supported by NetBackup | Back to top |
There is no information found for this section.
Documentation | Back to top |
Product Documentation
- - NetBackup Documentation Landing Page (Including links for all PDFs individually, and PDFs in a single .zip file)
- NetBackup 8.1 Emergency Engineering Binary Guide
- NetBackup 8.1 Self Service PDFs in one .zip file
- NetBackup Add-in for Microsoft SCVMM Console Guide
- NetBackup AdvancedDisk Storage Solutions Guide
- NetBackup for DB2 Administrator's Guide
- NetBackup for Hyper-V Administrator's Guide
- NetBackup for Lotus Notes Administrator's Guide
- NetBackup for Microsoft SharePoint Server Administrator's Guide
- NetBackup OpenStorage Solutions Guide for Disk
- NetBackup Replication Director Solutions Guide
- NetBackup Self Service Installation Guide
- NetBackup Upgrade Portal
- NetBackup Vault Administrator's Guide
- NetBackup WebSocket Service (NBWSS) Reference Guide
- Veritas Service and License Agreements
Installation/Upgrade Documentation
Late Breaking News
Compatibility Lists
Performance and Tuning Guidelines
- ERROR CODE: error 26 bpbrm jobs failing with status 26
- Information on resource allocation within NetBackup
- Insufficient system file descriptors can cause performance issues and possible growth in the EMM_DATA.db file
- Minimum O/S ulimit settings on UNIX platforms
- NetBackup OpsCenter Performance and Tuning Guide
- NetBackup pre-install check detects insufficient space to perform upgrade
- Performance tuning for NetBackup 7.x for Solaris 10 and Solaris 11 Project resource allocation
- Recommended NetBackup UNIX / Linux semaphore tuning values (Linux/Solaris/HP-UX/AIX)
Product End of Life Information
Other Related Documentation