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Compatibility between NetBackup versions  Back to top
  • For compatibility between major versions, the latest available release of NetBackup is compatible with media servers and clients that run a release of NetBackup that is up to one major version behind. However, this compatibility ceases to be supported in any configuration once the previous major version has reached its End of Support Life.
    For information on Veritas End of Life Policy, refer to https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000116439
  • NetBackup does not support any scenario where a media server or client runs a software release update version that is higher than that of their Master server.
    For more information, refer to the NetBackup Release Notes and the NetBackup Upgrade Guide: https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000116412
    NetBackup Master Server NetBackup Media Server NetBackup Client
    8.07.07.0
    8.07.0.17.0, 7.0.1
    8.07.1, 7.1.0.x7.0, 7.0.1, 7.1, 7.1.0.x
    8.07.5, 7.5.0.x7.0, 7.0.1, 7.1, 7.1.0.x, 7.5, 7.5.0.x
    8.07.6, 7.6.0.x7.0, 7.0.1, 7.1, 7.1.0.x, 7.5, 7.5.0.x, 7.6, 7.6.0.x
    8.07.6.1, 7.6.1.x7.0, 7.0.1, 7.1, 7.1.0.x, 7.5, 7.5.0.x, 7.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x
    8.07.77.0, 7.0.1, 7.1, 7.1.0.x, 7.5, 7.5.0.x, 7.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7
    8.07.7.17.0, 7.0.1, 7.1, 7.1.0.x, 7.5, 7.5.0.x, 7.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1
    8.07.7.27.0, 7.0.1, 7.1, 7.1.0.x, 7.5, 7.5.0.x, 7.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.7.2
    8.07.7.37.0, 7.0.1, 7.1, 7.1.0.x, 7.5, 7.5.0.x, 7.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.7.2, 7.7.3
    8.08.07.0, 7.0.1, 7.1, 7.1.0.x, 7.5, 7.5.0.x, 7.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.7.2, 7.7.3, 8.0
    8.17.77.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7
    8.17.7.17.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1
    8.17.7.27.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.7.2
    8.17.7.37.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.7.2, 7.7.3
    8.18.07.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.7.2, 7.7.3, 8.0
    8.18.17.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.7.2, 7.7.3, 8.0, 8.1
    8.1.17.77.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7
    8.1.17.7.17.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1
    8.1.17.7.27.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.7.2
    8.1.17.7.37.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.7.2, 7.7.3
    8.1.18.07.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.7.2, 7.7.3, 8.0
    8.1.18.17.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.7.2, 7.7.3, 8.0, 8.1
    8.1.18.1.17.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.7.2, 7.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1
    8.1.27.77.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7
    8.1.27.7.17.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1
    8.1.27.7.27.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.7.2
    8.1.27.7.37.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.7.2, 7.7.3
    8.1.28.07.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.7.2, 7.7.3, 8.0
    8.1.28.17.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.7.2, 7.7.3, 8.0, 8.1
    8.1.28.1.17.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.7.2, 7.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1
    8.1.28.1.27.6, 7.6.0.x,7.6.1,7.6.1.x, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.7.2, 7.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2
    8.28.07.7.3, 8.0
    8.28.17.7.3, 8.0, 8.1
    8.28.1.17.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1
    8.28.1.27.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2
    8.28.27.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.2
    8.38.07.7.3, 8.0
    8.38.17.7.3, 8.0, 8.1
    8.38.1.17.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1
    8.38.1.27.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2
    8.38.27.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.2
    8.38.37.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3
    8.38.3.0.17.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3, 8.3.0.1
    8.38.3.0.27.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3, 8.3.0.1, 8.3.0.2
    8.3.0.18.17.7.3, 8.0, 8.1
    8.3.0.18.1.17.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1
    8.3.0.18.1.27.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2
    8.3.0.18.27.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.2
    8.3.0.18.37.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3
    8.3.0.18.3.0.17.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3, 8.3.0.1
    8.3.0.18.3.0.27.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3, 8.3.0.1, 8.3.0.2
    8.3.0.28.17.7.3, 8.0, 8.1
    8.3.0.28.1.17.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1
    8.3.0.28.1.27.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2
    8.3.0.28.27.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.2
    8.3.0.28.37.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3
    8.3.0.28.3.0.17.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3, 8.3.0.1
    8.3.0.28.3.0.27.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3, 8.3.0.1, 8.3.0.2
  • Other general rules for compatibility:
    • OpsCenter/OpsCenter Analytics must always be running the same or higher Dot-Zero or Single-Dot or Double-Dot release as the master servers in the environment.
    • All components (master, media, client, console, and agent) on an individual system must be at the same version.
    • Backup images created under an older version of NetBackup will always be recoverable with a newer version of NetBackup
    • A new feature may not be functional until the master, media and client are updated.
    • Administration Consoles cannot be at an earlier version than the NetBackup server version they connect to via the "change server" functionality in the console
  
Late Breaking News - Available Hot Fixes  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 Virtual Appliance 3.1.1 on Support site.
    Hot Fix Description Install Location
    UPD456080NetBackup 8.1.1 / 3.1.1 Hotfix - SQL/Oracle Intellignt policy errors after Daylight Savings Time (Etrack 3957730)Cross-Platform
    UPD427269NetBackup Appliance 3.1.2+ HotFix - Passwords appear in console (article 100045024)Appliance
    UPD471508NetBackup job failures with Status 25 or 40 on NetBackup Appliances (article 100042263)Cross-Platform
    UPD568721IPMI console launch failures on NetBackup appliances (article 100044095)Appliance
    UPD124704Security Vulnerabilities on NetBackup Appliances NBA 3.1.1 (article 100043821)Appliance
    UPD615838PCI Plugin load issue on NetBackup Appliances (article 100044974)Appliance
    UPD715197Missing agent data on the Appliance Management Console (article 100042808)None
    UPD289095NetBackup Appliance Veritas VxVM and SystemD integrationAppliance
    UPD813520Cloud Catalyst sync_to_cloud toolLinux
    UPD499936Apache Log4j Vulnerabilities Mitigation Hot Fixes for NetBackup Appliance versions 3.x/4.xAppliance
NetBackup Documentation References:
  
Appliances Supported Versions and Functionality  Back to top
  • NetBackup Appliances are Veritas-branded devices offering backup and deduplication solutions for enterprise environments in an appliance form factor. For more information, see the "NetBackup Appliances" page.
NetBackup 5200 Series (Master/Media Server/CloudCatalyst), 5300 Series (Media Server), Virtual, and Flex Appliances
  • The following tables list NetBackup 5200 Series, 5300 Series, and Virtual release versions, the Appliance models supported with each version, and the NetBackup Release version on which it is based.
  • There is also a table listing NetBackup Flex Appliance versions, the Appliance models supported with each version, and the Master Server and Media Server versions supported with each version.
  • NOTE: References to NetBackup 5200 and 5220 Appliances have been removed from this document since these models are no longer supported.
NetBackup 5300 Series - Supported Versions
    NetBackup 5300 Series Appliance Release Supported NetBackup Appliance Models Based on NetBackup Release
    3.1.25340, 53308.1.2
    3.1.15340, 53308.1.1
    3.15340, 53308.1
    3.053308.0
    2.7.353307.7.3
    2.7.253307.7.2
    2.7.153307.7.1
NetBackup 5200 Series - Supported Versions
    NetBackup 5200 Series Appliance Release Supported NetBackup Appliance Models Based on NetBackup Release
    3.1.2CloudCatalyst 5240, 5240, 52308.1.2
    3.1.1CloudCatalyst 5240, 5240, 52308.1.1
    3.1CloudCatalyst 5240, 5240, 52308.1
    3.05240, 52308.0
    2.7.35240, 52307.7.3
    2.7.252307.7.2
    2.7.152307.7.1
NetBackup Virtual Appliance - Supported Versions
    NetBackup Virtual Appliance Release Based on NetBackup Release
    3.1.28.1.2
    3.1.18.1.1
    3.18.1
    3.08.0
NetBackup Flex Appliance - Supported Versions
    NetBackup Flex Appliance Release Supported NetBackup Appliance Models Supported NetBackup Master Server Versions Supported NetBackup Media Server Versions
    1.35340 (Configuration A), 51508.2, 8.1.2, 8.1.1, 8.1[1]8.2, 8.1.2, 8.1.1, 8.1[1]
Footnotes
  • 1. Veritas strongly recommends running NetBackup 8.2 or later with Flex Appliance.
Configuring Cloud Solutions with NetBackup CloudCatalyst Appliances
  • The table below shows when a NetBackup cloud configuration and device mappings RPM package is required for configuring cloud providers with NetBackup CloudCatalyst Appliances. "Included in release" means that version of the NetBackup Appliance software contains the information needed for configuring that cloud provider, so installing an RPM is not required.
When to install a Cloud Configuration/Device Mappings RPM for NetBackup CloudCatalyst Appliance
    Cloud solution NetBackup Appliances running 3.1 NetBackup Appliances running 3.1.1 NetBackup Appliances running 3.1.2
    ACP CS3 (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3)Not supportedInstall RPM 1.0.2 or laterIncluded in release
    Amazon GovCloud Simple Storage Service (S3)Included in releaseIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Amazon GovCloud Simple Storage Service - Infrequent Access (S3)Included in releaseIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)Included in releaseIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Amazon Simple Storage Service - Infrequent Access (S3)Included in releaseIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Amazon Simple Storage Service - OneZone-Infrequent Access (S3)Not supportedInstall RPM 1.0.5 or laterInstall RPM 1.0.5 or later
    AT&T Cloud Storage (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    China Mobile CMCC Cloud Storage (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    China Telecom OOS (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Chunghwa Telecom Hicloud S3 (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Cloudian HyperStore Object Storage (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Dell EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Deutsche Telekom Open Telekom Cloud (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Fujitsu ETERNUS CD10000 (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Google Cloud Storage - Multi-Regional (S3)Included in releaseIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Google Cloud Storage - Regional (S3)Included in releaseIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Google Cloud Storage Coldline (S3)Included in releaseIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Google Cloud Storage Nearline (S3)Included in releaseIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Huawei FusionStorage (S3)Install RPM 1.0.2 or laterInstall RPM 1.0.2 or laterIncluded in release
    Huawei OBS Object Storage Service (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Huawei OceanStor 9000 (S3)Install RPM 1.0.2 or laterInstall RPM 1.0.2 or laterIncluded in release
    IBM Cloud Object Storage - Cold Vault (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    IBM Cloud Object Storage - Flex (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    IBM Cloud Object Storage - Private (S3)Included in releaseIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    IBM Cloud Object Storage - Standard (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    IBM Cloud Object Storage - Vault (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Infoniqa SWISS3CLOUD (S3)Install RPM 1.0.2 or laterInstall RPM 1.0.2 or laterIncluded in release
    Iron Mountain Iron Cloud (S3)Install RPM 1.0.5 or laterInstall RPM 1.0.5 or laterInstall RPM 1.0.5 or later
    Kingsoft Standard Storage Service (KS3) - Standard (S3)Install RPM 1.0.3 or laterInstall RPM 1.0.3 or laterInstall RPM 1.0.5 or later
    Kingsoft Standard Storage Service (KS3) - Standard IA (S3)Install RPM 1.0.4 or laterInstall RPM 1.0.4 or laterInstall RPM 1.0.5 or later
    Microsoft Azure (Azure)Included in releaseIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Microsoft Azure Germany (Azure)Install RPM 1.0.6 or laterInstall RPM 1.0.6 or laterInstall RPM 1.0.6 or later
    Microsoft Azure Government (Azure)Included in releaseIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    NEC Cloud IaaS (S3)Install RPM 1.0.2 or laterInstall RPM 1.0.2 or laterIncluded in release
    NEC HYDRAstor HS3 and HS8 (4th Gen), iStorage HS3 and HS8 (4th Gen) and NEC Storage HS3 and HS8 (4th Gen) (S3)Install RPM 1.0.2 or laterInstall RPM 1.0.2 or laterIncluded in release
    NEC HYDRAstor HS3 and HS8 (5th Gen), iStorage HS3 and HS8 (5th Gen) and NEC Storage HS3 and HS8 (5th Gen) (S3)Install RPM 1.0.2 or laterInstall RPM 1.0.2 or laterIncluded in release
    NetApp StorageGRID Webscale Object Storage (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    NooBaa (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Oracle Cloud Service (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (S3)Not supportedInstall RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in release
    Quantum Active Archive and ActiveScale Systems (S3) (formerly HGST)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Quantum Lattus Object Storage (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Red Hat Ceph Storage (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Scality RING Storage (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    SUSE Enterprise Storage (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    SwiftStack Object Storage (S3)Install RPM 1.0.1 or laterIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Telefonica Open Cloud (S3)Install RPM 1.0.2 or laterInstall RPM 1.0.2 or laterIncluded in release
    Veritas Access (S3)Included in releaseIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Veritas Access 3340 Appliance (S3)Not supportedIncluded in releaseIncluded in release
    Veritas Cognitive Object Storage (S3)Install RPM 1.0.3 or laterInstall RPM 1.0.3 or laterInstall RPM 1.0.3 or later
NetBackup 5200 Series, 5300 Series, and Virtual Appliance Supported Functionality
NetBackup 5200 Series, 5300 Series, and Virtual Appliances - Supported Functionality
    Functionality Minimum Appliance Release Supported Appliance Models Notes
    NetBackup Master/Media Server2.7.1 (5200 Series)
    3.1.2 (Virtual)    		5200 Series, VirtualThe Master Server role is only supported on 5200 Series and Virtual Appliances. Key Management Service (KMS) and NetBackup Access Control (NBAC) are not supported when the Appliance is configured as a Master Server.
    NetBackup Media Server2.7.15200 Series, 5300 Series, VirtualThe Master Server in the NetBackup domain must be running a version of NetBackup equal to or newer than the NetBackup version on which the appliance is based. Support begins with NetBackup 7.0.1.
    NetBackup CloudCatalyst Appliance3.1 (5240G)
    3.1.2 (Virtual)    		5240 (Configuration G with 192 GB of memory), Virtual 
    Accelerator (for files and folders)2.7.15200 Series, 5300 Series, Virtual 
    Accelerator with NDMP2.7.15200 Series, 5300 Series, VirtualSupported with Dell EMC Isilon Scale-Out NAS filers (requires NetBackup Appliance version 3.1 or later), and NetApp AFF, FAS, and V series filers.

    When using this feature with a NetBackup Virtual Appliance, monitor the /dev/mapper/system-log partition to ensure it does not exceed 50% of capacity, and manage log files to increase remaining partition capacity. For information on managing accelerator track log files, see "About the track log for Accelerator for NDMP" .

    For more information on this feature, see the "About NetBackup Accelerator for NDMP" .
    Accelerator with VMware-type policies2.7.15200 Series, 5300 Series, Virtual 
    Auto Image Replication to MSDP/5200 Series or 5300 Series over Ethernet2.7.15200 Series, 5300 Series, Virtual 
    Auto Image Replication to MSDP/5200 Series or 5300 Series over Fibre Channel (FC)2.7.35200 Series, 5300 Series 
    Auto Image Replication to PDDO/5000 Series2.7.15200 Series, 5300 Series, Virtual 
    Client Deduplication / Client Direct over Ethernet2.7.15200 Series, 5300 Series, VirtualVeritas allows NetBackup Clients to write data directly to NetBackup Storage Server Appliances. The client hosts the deduplication plug-in that deduplicates the backup data. The plug-in sends only unique segments to the Storage Server, reducing network traffic and distributing CPU load. For the list of supported clients, see the "Deduplication Supported Operating Systems" section of the "NetBackup 8.0 - 8.x.x Operating System Software Compatibility List" .
    Copilot for Oracle2.7.15230, 5240, 5330, 5340For more information on this feature, see the "NetBackup Copilot for Oracle Configuration Guide" .
    Fibre Transport Media Server2.7.15230, 5240, 5330, 5340Supported with 8 Gb HBAs in NetBackup 5230, 5240, 5330, and 5340 Appliances.

    Supported with 16 Gb HBAs in NetBackup 5240 and 5340 Appliances running 3.1.2 or later.
    FIPS-compliant encryption3.1.25200 Series, 5300 Series, VirtualFIPS-compliant encryption, as defined by the Federal Information Processing Standards 140-2, can be enabled from the NetBackup Shell Menu. For more information, see the "NetBackup Appliance Security Guide" .
    Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)2.7.15200 Series, 5300 Series, Virtual 
    Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) with VMware-type policies2.7.15200 Series, 5300 Series, VirtualSupport for VMware-type backup policies with Application Protection options enabled for Exchange or SharePoint.
    Instant Data Access3.1.25240, 5330, 5340This feature allows you to create an Instant Access VM from a NetBackup backup image. The VM is available almost instantaneously, achieving a near-zero recovery time objective. NetBackup mounts the VM snapshot directly on the backup storage device to allow your ESXi host or cluster to treat the snapshot as a normal VM. For more information, see the "NetBackup Web UI VMware Administrator's Guide" .
    Instant Recovery for VMware2.7.15200 Series, 5300 Series, VirtualSupport for restoring virtual machines with Instant Recovery is described in the "NetBackup for VMware Administrator's Guide" .

    For details on supported platforms for instant recovery restore hosts, see "Support for NetBackup 7.7.x, 8.x, and 9.x in virtual environments" .
    iSCSI Initator - Hardware-assisted with TCP Offload Engine (TOE) card3.05240 (Configuration H), 5340 (Configurations A, B, C, D, and E)Supports backup of VMware virtual machines using VADP with SAN transport.

    For more information on this feature, see the "NetBackup Appliance iSCSI Guide" and the "NetBackup for VMware Administrator's Guide" .
    Key Management Service (KMS)2.7.1
    3.1.2 (MSDP)    		5200 Series, 5300 SeriesWith version 3.1.2 and later, KMS supports encryption for MSDP.

    With version 2.6 and later, KMS is supported with Appliances configured as either a Master or a Media Server. With a NetBackupCLI administrator account in the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu, an Appliance Master Server can administrate KMS with tape devices connected to itself or another NetBackup Appliance. Regenerating the data encryption key is the only supported method of recovering KMS on an Appliance Master Server.

    With versions earlier than 2.6, KMS is only supported when the Appliance is configured as a Media Server, and a non-Appliance Master Server is required to administrate KMS with devices connected to a NetBackup Appliance.
    NetBackup Access Control (NBAC)2.7.15200 Series, 5300 SeriesSupported when the Appliance is configured as a Media Server only.

    Not supported when the Appliance is configured as a Master Server.
    NDMP2.7.15200 Series, 5300 Series, VirtualSupported NDMP solutions are listed in the NDMP devices Vendor Compatibility section.
    NetBackup Cluster  There are no plans to support this feature.
    NetBackup OpenStorage Cloud and Third-Party Plug-in Support2.7.15200 Series, 5300 SeriesSupported plug-ins are listed in the "Support with NetBackup Appliance" tables shown in the OST Cloud and OST Storage Servers Vendor Compatibility sections.


    For instructions on installing vendor plug-in packages on NetBackup Appliances, see "About OpenStorage plugin installation" .
    OpsCenter2.7.15200 Series, 5300 Series, Virtual 
    OpsCenter Managed Server2.7.15200 Series, 5300 Series, Virtual 
    Optimized Duplication (Opt_Dup) over Ethernet2.7.15200 Series, 5300 Series, VirtualSupported from 5200/5300 Series/Virtual to 5000 Series (MSDP to PDDO) and from 5200/5300 Series/Virtual to 5200/5300 Series/Virtual (MSDP to MSDP).
    Optimized Duplication (Opt_Dup) over Fibre Channel (FC)2.7.1
    2.7.3    		5200 Series, 5300 SeriesSupported from 5200/5300 Series to 5000 Series (MSDP to PDDO).

    Supported from 5200/5300 Series to 5200/5300 Series (MSDP to MSDP) with versions 2.7.3 or later.
    Optimized Synthetics (Opt_Synth)2.7.15200 Series, 5300 Series, VirtualNetBackup Appliance version 2.0 or later/NetBackup 7.1 or later is recommended for Optimized Synthetics support.
    Tape Drive Support2.7.1 (FC)
    3.1 (SAS)    		5200 Series, 5300 SeriesSupported tape drives are listed in the "Support with NetBackup Appliance" tables shown in the Tape Drives Vendor Compatibility section. Shared Storage Option (SSO) is supported.
    Tape Library Support2.7.1 (TLD & ACS)
    3.1 (SAS tape-out)    		5200 Series, 5300 SeriesSupported tape libraries are listed with the notes "This library is also supported with NetBackup 5200 Series and 5300 Series Appliances" and "This library is also supported with the NetBackup 5240 Series Appliance with a SAS tape-out adapter" in the Tape Libraries Vendor Compatibility section. Use the NetBackup Device Configuration Wizard within the NetBackup Adminstration Console to configure robots and tape drives on the NetBackup Appliance.
    Universal Shares3.15240, 5330, 5340For more information on configuring Universal Shares, see Manage > Storage > Universal Shares
    Virtual Tape Library (VTL) Support2.7.15200 Series, 5300 SeriesSupported VTLs are listed in the "Support with NetBackup Appliance" tables shown in the Virtual Tape Libraries Vendor Compatibility section. Use the NetBackup Device Configuration Wizard within the NetBackup Adminstration Console to configure VTLs and emulated tape drives on the NetBackup Appliance.
  
Browser Requirements for NetBackup Web UI  Back to top
  • The NetBackup Web UI is compatible with the latest vendor-supported versions of web browsers.
    For the best experience with the NetBackup Web UI, Veritas recommends that you use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, without any plug-ins.
  
Cloud Configuration Files  Back to top
  • The latest version of this file is included in NetBackup release updates and is also available for download independently on the Veritas support site. This file is updated whenever new cloud provider support is needed, independent of NetBackup release updates. This file is cumulative, so the most recent version contains all support added in earlier versions. The column "NetBackup version" indicates the NetBackup Master Server version that the Cloud Configuration package requires for installation.
Cloud Configuration File Packages
    Cloud Configuration Package version NetBackup version URL Providers added
    2.8.2 Media Server: 8.0 or later Media Server: https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/downloads/update.UPD971796.htmlAdded support:
    - IBM (S3) - AP Australia region
    - IBM (S3) - AP Tokyo region
    - Corrected entry for XSKY Enterprise Object Storage (S3)
    - Corrected region name: IBM (S3) - AP United Kingdom
    - Removed decomissioned region: IBM (S3) - AUS Melbourne
    Added earlier support not included in NetBackup 9.0 release:
    - Google (S3) - US-West3 (Salt Lake City) region
    - Google (S3) - US-West4 (Las Vegas) region
    2.8.1 Media Server: 8.0 or later Media Server: Use the most recent version above.- Dell EMC Isilon PowerScale (S3)
    - XSKY Enterprise Object Storage (S3)
    Added earlier support not included in NetBackup 9.0 release:
    - Tencent Cloud - Cloud Object Storage (COS) (S3)
    2.7.3 Media Server: 8.0 or later Media Server: Use the most recent version above.Added support:
    - Tencent Cloud - Cloud Object Storage (COS) (S3)
    2.7.2 Media Server: 8.0 or later Media Server: Use the most recent version above.Added support:
    - Google (S3) - US-West3 (Salt Lake City) region
    - Google (S3) - US-West4 (Las Vegas) region
    2.7.1 Media Server: 8.0 or later Media Server: Use the most recent version above.Added earlier support not included in NetBackup 8.3 release:
    - Amazon (S3) - Africa (Cape Town) region
    - Amazon (S3) - Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) region
    - Amazon (S3) - Europe (Milan) region
    - Amazon (S3) - Europe (Stockholm) region
    - Amazon (S3) - Middle East (Bahrain) region
    - Google (S3) - Asia-East 2 region
    - Google (S3) - Asia-Northeast 2 region
    - Google (S3) - Asia-South1 region
    - Google (S3) - EU-North1 region
    - Google (S3) - EU-West4 region
    - Google (S3) - EU-West 6 region
    - Google (S3) - NorthAmerica-Northeast1 region
    - Google (S3) - SouthAmerica-East1 region
    - Google (S3) - US-West2 region
    - Hitachi Vantara Cloud Scale (S3)
    - Nutanix Buckets (S3)
    - Orange Business Systems Flexible Engine OBS (S3)
    - SandStone MOS (S3)
    - SwiftStack Object Storage (S3) buffer size changes
    2.6.4 Media Server: 8.0 or later Media Server: Use the most recent version above.Added support:
    - Amazon (S3) - Africa (Cape Town) region
    - Amazon (S3) - Europe (Milan) region
    - Amazon (S3) - Europe (Stockholm) region
    - Hitachi Vantara CloudScale (S3) buffer size changes
    2.6.3 Media Server: 8.0 or later Media Server: Use the most recent version above.Added support:
    - Hitachi Vantara CloudScale (S3)
    2.6.2 Media Server: 8.0 or later Media Server: Use the most recent version above.Added support:
    - Amazon (S3) - Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) region
    - Amazon (S3) - Middle East (Bahrain) region
    - Google (S3) - Asia-East 2 region
    - Google (S3) - Asia-Northeast 2 region
    - Google (S3) - EU-West 6 region
    - Orange Business Systems Flexible Engine OBS (S3)
    - SandStone MOS (S3)
    - SwiftStack Object Storage (S3) buffer size changes
    2.6.1 Media Server: 8.0 or later Media Server: Use the most recent version above.Added support:
    - Google (S3) - Asia-South1 region
    - Google (S3) - EU-North1 region
    - Google (S3) - EU-West4 region
    - Google (S3) - NorthAmerica-Northeast1 region
    - Google (S3) - SouthAmerica-East1 region
    - Google (S3) - US-West2 region
    Adding earlier support not included in NetBackup 8.2 release:
    - Nutanix Buckets (S3)
    2.5.5 Media Server: 8.0 or later Media Server: Use the most recent version above.Added support:
    - Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - Corrected service host endpoint
    - Nutanix Buckets (S3)
    2.5.4 Media Server: 8.0 or later Media Server: Use the most recent version above.Added support:
    - Amazon GovCloud - Glacier Deep Archive (S3)
    - Amazon Glacier (S3) - Changed from Amazon zero-day lifecycle configuration to direct upload
    - Amazon Glacier Deep Archive (S3) - Changed from Amazon zero-day lifecycle configuration to direct upload
    - Amazon GovCloud - Glacier (S3) - Changed from Amazon zero-day lifecycle configuration to direct upload
    2.5.3 Media Server: 8.0 or later Media Server: Use the most recent version above.Added support:
    - Amazon Glacier Deep Archive (S3)
    2.5.2 / RPM 1.0.6NetBackup Appliance: 3.1 or later
    Media Server: 8.0 or later    		NetBackup Appliance: https://www.veritas.com/docs/100039718
    Media Server: Use the most recent version above.    		Added support:
    - Microsoft Azure Germany (Azure)
    2.5.1 / RPM 1.0.5NetBackup Appliance: 3.1 or later
    Media Server: 8.0 or later    		Use the most recent version above.Added support:
    - Amazon OneZone IA (S3)
    - Amazon (S3) - Europe (Paris) region
    - IronMountain IronCloud certificate change
    Adding earlier support not included in NetBackup 8.1.2 release:
    - Amazon (S3) - China (Ningxia) region
    - Kingsoft Standard Storage Service (KS3) - Standard (S3)
    - Kingsoft Standard Storage Service (KS3) - Standard IA (S3)
    - Veritas Cognitive Object Storage (S3)
    2.4.5 / RPM 1.0.4NetBackup Appliance: 3.1 or later
    Media Server: 8.0 or later    		Use the most recent version above.- Kingsoft Standard Storage Service (KS3) - Standard IA (S3) - corrected header
    2.4.4 / RPM 1.0.3NetBackup Appliance: 3.1 or later
    Media Server: 8.0 or later    		Use the most recent version above.- Amazon (S3) - China (Ningxia) region
    - Kingsoft Standard Storage Service (KS3) - Standard (S3)
    - Kingsoft Standard Storage Service (KS3) - Standard IA (S3)
    - Veritas Cognitive Object Storage (S3)
    2.4.3 / RPM 1.0.2NetBackup Appliance: 3.1 or later
    Media Server: 8.0 or later    		Use the most recent version above.- Huawei OceanStor 9000 (S3)
    - IBM Cloud Object Storage (S3) - Object size improvement
    - Telefonica Open Cloud (S3)
    2.4.2NetBackup Appliance: 3.1 or later
    Media Server: 8.0 or later    		Use the most recent version above.- Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - added public default cloud instance
    - Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - Asia Pacific NE 1 (Tokyo) region
    - Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - Asia Pacific SE 1 (Singapore) region
    - Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - Asia Pacific SE 2 (Sydney) region
    - Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - Asia Pacific SE 3 (Kuala Lumpur) region
    - Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - Asia Pacific SE 5 (Jakarta) region
    - Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - Asia Pacific SOU 1 (Mumbai) region
    - Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - China East 1 (Hangzhou) region
    - Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - China East 2 (Shanghai) region
    - Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - China North 1 (Qingdao) region
    - Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - China North 2 (Beijing) region
    - Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - China North 3 (Xhangjiakou) region
    - Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - China North 5 (Hohhot) region
    - Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - China South 1 (Shenzhen) region
    - Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - Germany 1 (Frankfurt) region
    - Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - Hong Kong region
    - Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - Middle East 1 (Dubai) region
    - Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - US East 1 (Virginia) region
    - Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) (S3) - US West 1 (Silicon Valley) region
    - Huawei FusionStorage (S3)
    - IBM Cloud Object Storage (S3) - Asia Pacific Cross Region
    - IBM Cloud Object Storage (S3) - EU Great Britain region
    - IBM Cloud Object Storage (S3) - Melbourne, Australia single datacenter endpoint
    - IBM Cloud Object Storage (S3) - Toronto, Canada single datacenter endpoint
    - Infoniqa SWISS3CLOUD (S3)
    - NEC HYDRAstor/iStorage/NEC Storage (S3)
    - NEC IaaS (S3)
    2.4.1 / RPM 1.0.1NetBackup Appliance: 3.1 or later
    Media Server: 8.0 or later    		Use the most recent version above.- Updated for NetBackup 8.1.1 and 3.1.1
    - Added CloudCatalyst Appliance support for many cloud providers
    2.3.38.0 or laterUse the most recent version above.- Deutsche Telekom Open Telekom Cloud(S3) - Changed default URL style
    - IBM Cloud Object Storage (S3) - Cold storage class
    - IBM Cloud Object Storage (S3) - Flex storage class
    - IBM Cloud Object Storage (S3) - Standard storage class
    - IBM Cloud Object Storage (S3) - Vault storage class
    - IBM Cloud Object Storage (S3) - Vault storage class
    - IBM Cloud Object Storage (S3) - EU Cross Region
    - IBM Cloud Object Storage (S3) - US Cross Region
    - IBM Cloud Object Storage (S3) - US East Region
    - IBM Cloud Object Storage (S3) - EU South Region
    - Iron Mountain Iron Cloud (S3)
    - NetApp StorageGRID (S3) - LAN
    - NetApp StorageGRID (S3) - Changed default URL style for WAN
    - NooBaa (S3)
    - Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (S3)
    2.3.28.0 or laterUse the most recent version above.- Amazon Glacier (S3) (requires NetBackup 8.1 or later)
    - Amazon GovCloud - Glacier (S3) (requires NetBackup 8.1 or later)
    2.3.18.0 or laterUse the most recent version above.- CMCC Cloud Storage authentication v5.x (requires NetBackup 8.1 or later)
    - Fujitsu Cloud Service K5 (requires NetBackup 8.1 or later)
    - Microsoft Azure Government Cloud (requires NetBackup 8.1 or later)
    - Amazon (S3) - Object size improvement
    - NetApp StorageGRID WAN (S3)
    - IBM COS WAN (S3) - enables custom cloud instances for VPC URL support
    - IBM COS WAN (S3) - US South region
    - IBM COS WAN (S3) - US East region
    - IBM COS WAN (S3) - EU Cross-region
    2.2.98.0Use the most recent version above.- ACP IT Solutions CS3 Cloud (S3)
    - Amazon (S3) - Changed "Standard" region to "US East (N. Virginia)"
    - China Telecom OOS Cloud (S3)
    - Google (S3) - Australia-Southeast1 region
    - Google (S3) - Europe-West2 region
    - Google (S3) - Europe-West3 region
    - Google (S3) - US-East4 region
    - Google Coldline & Nearline (S3) - added regions
    2.2.88.0Use the most recent version above.- Fujitsu Storage ETERNUS CD10000 (S3)
    - Huawei Object Storage Service (OBS) (S3)
    - SUSE Enterprise Storage (S3)
    2.2.78.0Use the most recent version above.- Deutsche Telekom Open Telekom Cloud (S3)
    - Google Cloud Storage - Regional (S3)
    - Google Cloud Storage - Multi-Regional (S3)
    - Hitachi Cloud Services (S3) - Changed to "Hitachi Content Platform - WAN"
    - Red Hat Ceph Storage (S3)
    - Veritas Access (S3)
    - Verizon Cloud (S3) - Removed support
    2.2.68.0Use the most recent version above.- Amazon (S3) - Canada Central region
    - Amazon (S3) - London region
    - Amazon (S3) - Ohio region
    - IBM Cloud Object Storage (S3) - Local and WAN performance improvement
    2.2.58.0Use the most recent version above.- Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and Amazon custom cloud instance (S3)
    - Amazon (S3) - Mumbai region
    - AT&T Cloud Storage (S3)
    - IBM Cloud Object Storage - Local and WAN (S3)
    2.2.48.0Use the most recent version above.- Amazon GovCloud (S3) - Infrequent Access
    - China Mobile CMCC Cloud Storage (S3)
    - Chunghwa Telecom Hicloud (S3) - default Cloud Instance
    - EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (S3)
    - Google Cloud Storage (S3) - Coldline Storage Class
    - Oracle Cloud Service (Swift)
    - IBM Softlayer (Swift)
    - Microsoft Azure (Azure)
    - Oracle Cloud Service (S3)
    - Quantum Lattus Object Storage (S3)
    - Scality RING Storage for LAN (S3)
    - Scality RING Storage for WAN (S3)
    - SwiftStack (Swift)
Cloud Configuration File Versions released with NetBackup and NetBackup Appliances
    NetBackup / NetBackup Appliance version Cloud Configuration File version
    8.1.2 / 3.1.22.5.0
    8.1.1 / 3.1.12.4.0
    8.1 GA / 3.12.3.0
    8.0 GA / 3.02.2.0
Cloud Configuration File Versions included in NetBackup Appliance cloud configuration and device mappings RPMs
    NetBackup Appliance RPM version Cloud Configuration File version
    1.0.62.5.2
    1.0.52.5.1
    1.0.42.4.5
    1.0.32.4.4
    1.0.22.4.3
    1.0.12.4.1
  
OST Secondary Storage Solutions - General Information  Back to top
  
Cloud Storage Solutions  Back to top
  • NetBackup Cloud Storage plug-ins enable Veritas NetBackup to access Cloud Storage Solutions. Either the storage vendor or Veritas provides a software plug-in, which is installed on each NetBackup Media Server that is connected to the cloud solution.
  • NetBackup Cloud support information is listed in the tables below, organized by vendor. These tables provide information on supported versions of plug-ins and functionality, and other important notes about the hardware and its compatibility.
Cloud Storage - Considerations
    Subject Notes
    Support assumptionsFor details on supported operating systems, please refer to the "NetBackup 8.0 - 8.x.x Operating System Software Compatibility List" .
    1. In the vendor compatibility tables below, the column "NetBackup Version Containing Plug-in" indicates the NetBackup 8.x version at which that cloud storage solution was first supported.
    2. Cloud support on Windows platforms requires Windows 2008 R2 or later.
    3. (existing) Where support for Ceph storage is shown, it means that vendor's Ceph solution is supported. Other Ceph-based solutions are not supported.
    3. Community-distributed Ceph solutions are supported when using the Red Hat string. Since these solutions rely on the community, support for any issues encountered may be delayed or unavailable, depending on the nature of the issue.
    Configuration considerations1. NetBackup is configured to trust a number of well-known public Certificate Authorities (CA) related to Cloud storage. However, there are instances where, for internal purposes, you may need to add your own self-signed CA certificate. For information on adding a self-signed CA certificate, please refer to "Cloud Storage Configuration: How To Add a Self-Signed CA Certificate" .
    2. NetBackup-provided Cloud connectors are not supported with IPv6, unless noted otherwise. Configuring these plug-ins with IPv6 may result in unpredictable behavior.
Cloud Storage - Supported Cloud Technology Methods
  • NetBackup supports Cloud-based storage providers using a variety of technology methods, described below.
    Contents (for details click on the checkbox)
    S3 StorageSwift StorageMicrosoft Azure Storage
    Atmos Cloud StorageRackspace Cloud StorageOST
    Advanced Disk TargetsVTL
Cloud Storage - Vendor Compatibility
    Contents (for details click on the checkbox)
    ACPAlibabaAmazon
    AT&TChina MobileChina Telecom
    Chunghwa TelecomCloudianDatish Systems (OpenDedup)
    Dell EMCDeutsche TelekomFujitsu
    GoogleHitachi VantaraHuawei
    IBMInfoniqaIron Mountain
    KingsoftMicrosoftNEC
    NetAppNooBaaNutanix
    OracleOrange Business ServicesQuantum
    RackspaceRed HatSandStone
    ScalityStorReduceSUSE
    SwiftStackTelefonicaVeritas
  
NDMP Devices Compatibility List  Back to top
  • NDMP device support information is listed below, organized by vendor. The tables provide information on the versions of software tested, supported connection methods and functionality, and other important notes about the hardware and its compatibility.
  • Minor ("double-dot") or patch versions of the software listed in the tables below are also supported. (Example: "v5.0" means versions v5.0.1, v5.0.2, etc. are also supported.)
  • Direct Access Restore (DAR) and Directory Direct Access Restore (DDAR) are supported, unless noted otherwise.
  • NetBackup Appliances and NetBackup Virtual Appliances are supported with the NDMP solutions listed in the tables below. For more information on supported appliance versions, see the "Supported Functionality" subsection under "NetBackup Appliances".
  • IPv6 support is shown in the tables below. IPv6 support requires NetBackup 8.1.1 or later.
  • 64-bit inode numbers are supported.
NDMP Devices - Connection Methods
  • The following table describes the supported NDMP connection methods.
    Connection Method Description
    Direct-attachData travels from disk to a tape device on the same NDMP host, or from disk to tape device on a SAN. Backup data is NOT sent over local network. NOTE: The tape drives must be in NDMP-type storage units.
    RemoteData travels from the NDMP host, across the local network to a NetBackup media server, to a storage unit connected to the NetBackup media server.
    3-wayData travels from disk on an NDMP host to a tape device on another NDMP host. Backup data is sent over the local network. NOTE: The tape drives must be in NDMP-type storage units.
NDMP Devices - Vendor Compatibility
    Contents (for details click on the checkbox)
    Dell EMCDell EMC Data DomainDell EMC Isilon
    Hewlett Packard EnterpriseHitachi VantaraHuawei
    IBMImationMirapoint
    NECNetAppNexenta
    OracleStratus Technologies
  
Encryption and Security Solutions  Back to top
  • Encryption and security solution support information is listed below, organized by solution type.
  • NOTE: The Media Server Encryption Option (MSEO) section has been removed from this document since this feature is no longer supported.
NetBackup Key Management Service (KMS)
  • The NetBackup Key Management Service (KMS) feature is intended to support any tape drive with built-in hardware encryption capability that conforms to the SCSI T10 encryption standard. Each drive model listed in the following table has been tested in Veritas labs to verify that it works with NetBackup correctly, so Veritas recommends using only listed drives with the KMS feature. Refer to the Tape Drives section in this document for the list of platforms and interfaces on which each of the following drives is supported.
  • Note: KMS is supported on any tape library supported by NetBackup, provided the library vendor supports that library with any of the encryption-capable drives listed in the table below.
NetBackup KMS - Supported Devices
    Manufacturer Model Notes
    Dell EMCPowerVault LTO4-120 
    Dell EMCPowerVault LTO5-140 
    Dell EMCPowerVault LTO-6 
    Dell EMCPowerVault LTO-6 HH 
    Dell EMCPowerVault LTO-7 
    Dell EMCPowerVault LTO-7 HH 
    Hewlett Packard EnterpriseUltrium 1760 LTO4 
    Hewlett Packard EnterpriseUltrium 1840 LTO4 
    Hewlett Packard EnterpriseUltrium 3000 LTO5 
    Hewlett Packard EnterpriseUltrium 3280 LTO5 
    Hewlett Packard EnterpriseUltrium 6250 LTO6 
    Hewlett Packard EnterpriseUltrium 6650 LTO6 
    Hewlett Packard EnterpriseUltrium 15000 LTO7 
    Hewlett Packard EnterpriseUltrium 15750 LTO7 
    Hewlett Packard EnterpriseUltrium 30750 LTO8 
    IBMSystem Storage TS1040 Ultrium 4Requires firmware version 7BG2 or later.
    IBMSystem Storage TS1050 Ultrium 5 
    IBMSystem Storage TS1060 Ultrium 6 
    IBMSystem Storage TS1070 Ultrium 7 
    IBMSystem Storage TS1120 (3592 Model E05)Requires firmware version 1C15 or later.
    IBMSystem Storage TS1130 (3592 Model E06)Requires firmware version 2480 or later.
    IBMSystem Storage TS1140 (3592 Model E07) 
    IBMSystem Storage TS1150 (3592 Model E08) 
    IBMSystem Storage TS1155 (3592 Model 55F) 
    IBMSystem Storage TS2240 Ultrium 4 Half Height 
    IBMSystem Storage TS2250 Ultrium 5 Half Height 
    IBMSystem Storage TS2260 Ultrium 6 Half Height 
    IBMSystem Storage TS2270 Ultrium 7 Half Height 
    IBMSystem Storage TS2280 Ultrium 8 Half Height 
    IBMSystem Storage TS2340 Ultrium 4Requires firmware version 7BG2 or later.
    IBMSystem Storage TS2350 Ultrium 5 
    IBMSystem Storage TS2360 Ultrium 6 
    IBMSystem Storage TS2370 Ultrium 7 
    IBMSystem Storage TS2380 Ultrium 8 
    IBMUltrium 4 (OEM)Requires firmware version 7BG2 or later.
    IBMUltrium 4 Half Height (OEM) 
    IBMUltrium 5 (OEM) 
    IBMUltrium 5 Half Height (OEM) 
    IBMUltrium 6 (OEM) 
    IBMUltrium 6 Half Height (OEM) 
    IBMUltrium 7 (OEM) 
    IBMUltrium 7 Half Height (OEM) 
    IBMUltrium 8 (OEM) 
    IBMUltrium 8 Half Height (OEM) 
    Oracle StorageTekT10000BRequires firmware version 1.41.211 or later.
    Oracle StorageTekT10000CRequires firmware version 1.53.311 or later. The drive needs manual setup including obtaining the data path key management (DPKM) encryption license from Oracle.
    Oracle StorageTekT10000D 
    QuantumLTO-4 HHRequires firmware version 2190 or later.
    QuantumLTO-5 FH 
    QuantumLTO-5 HH 
    QuantumLTO-6 HH 
    QuantumLTO-7 HH 
    QuantumLTO-8 HH 
    TandbergHH LTO 5 
  
NetBackup Future Platform and Feature Plans Back to top
  • 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 2022-06-24.
    Date Added/Modified Feature/Functionality/OS/Platform NetBackup Area OS/Platform OS/Platform Version CPU Architecture Last Supported Release Notes
    2022-04-19AllOpsCenterAllAllAll10.0.0.1 
    2021-06-03VMware Cloud Director 9.0, 9.1, 9.5AllAllAllAll9.0.0.1VMware Cloud Director 9.0, 9.1, 9.5 to be not supported from NetBackup 9.1 onwards.
    2017-05-25Pre-7.7 backlevel administration with the Java GUIMaster Server, Media Server, ClientAllAllAll8.0Pre-7.7 versions were EOSL Febuary 1, 2017. The 8.0 Windows remote administration console can be installed if needing to administer pre-7.7 NetBackup servers or perform backups/restores of pre-7.7 clients.
    2017-05-19Remote (push) installations of UNIX/Linux clients using ftpMaster Server, ClientAll UNIX and LinuxAllAll8.0Use the sftp method as the alternative. Push install from the administration console is being changed to use ssh.
    2017-05-19Remote (push) installations of UNIX/Linux clients using rshMaster Server, ClientAll UNIX and LinuxAllAll8.0Use the ssh method as the alternative. Push install from the administration console is being changed to use ssh as well.
    2017-04-19NetBackup High Availability (HA) Media ServerMedia ServerAllAllAll8.0HA Media Server was End of Life for new installs with NetBackup 7.7 and only upgrades from 6.5 were supported.  This will now continue the EOL for HA Media Server with regards to upgraded HA Media Server moving forward with the Jasper release. NetBackup Media Server App_Clusters will not be impacted. NetBackup HA Appliances are not impacted.
    2017-04-19DB2 versions 9.1, 9.5, 9.7 & 10.1NetBackup for DB2AllAllAll8.0 
    2017-03-14Replication Director for EMC VNXReplication DirectorAllAllAll8.0 
    2016-04-13Backup Exec Tape ReaderMaster Server, Media ServerAllAllAll7.6.1Statement of direction for Backup Exec Tape Reader - http://www.veritas.com/docs/000005737
    2016-01-11BMR - XenServer supportClientAllAllAll7.7.3 
    2014-12-12Backup Exec ReportingOpsCenterAllAllAll7.6.1Backup Exec reporting will be handled by the Backup Exec Enterprise Server Option that includes the Central Admin Server Option.
    2014-12-12OpsCenter NetBackup 6.x SupportOpsCenter AgentAllAllAll7.6 
    2014-12-12OS/2 Policy TypeMaster Server, ClientAll master server and OS/2 clientsAllAll7.6.1 
    2014-12-12NetWare Policy TypeMaster Server, ClientAll master server and NetWare clientsAllAll7.6.1 
    2014-12-12AFS Policy TypeMaster Server, ClientAll master server and UNIX/Linux clientsAllAll7.6.1 
    2014-12-12NetBackup SearchNetBackup SearchAllAllAll7.6.1 
    2014-12-12Support for Nirvanix as a cloud storage platform.Media ServerAllAllAll7.6.1 
    2014-12-12Oracle 8i, 9i and 10g supportNetBackup for OracleAllAllAll7.6.1 
    2014-12-12Sybase 12NetBackup for SybaseAllAllAll7.6.1 
    2014-12-12Sybase 12.5NetBackup for SybaseAllAllAll7.6.1 
    2014-12-12Menu interfaces (bpadm and vmadm)Master Server, Media ServerAll master and media serverAllAll7.6.1 
    2014-02-11NetBackup for VMware support of ESX 3.x, vCenter2.xNetBackup for VMwareVMwareAllAll7.5.0.6Vmware no longer supports these pre-vSphere 4.0 platforms
    2013-06-20IBM Tivoli Storage Manager ReportingOpsCenter AnalyticsAllAllAll7.5 
    2013-06-20VMware Agent VCB Backup and RestoreNetBackup for VMwareAllAllAll7.5Replaced with VMware API's for Data Protection (VADP) integrated support as a direct replacement.
    2013-06-20OpsCenter ThreatCon Security IntegrationOpsCenterAllAllAll7.5Feature discontinued with no replacement planned.
    2013-06-20Remote-EMM and Shared-EMM server configurationsMaster Server, Media ServerAllAllAll7.5Stop supporting the use of shared EMM/NBDB across multiple NetBackup domains/master servers
    2013-06-20Enterprise Vault ReportingOpsCenterAllAllAll7.5Enterprise Vault reporting will now be handled directly by Enterprise Vault in future versions of that product.
    2013-06-20EMC Legato NetWorker ReportingOpsCenter AnalyticsAllAllAll7.5 
  
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