Re: [Veritas-bu] Most recent stable release?

You probably want your Windows media server at 6.5.2A, if you want it at 6.5 anything. (You are, of course, allowed to just leave it at 5.1, but 6.5.2 is where you start getting features supporting Exchange 2007, like backing up from an inactive node of a cluster. 6.5.3 will provide individual mailbox item restore from a database backup, rather than having to do the additional brick level backup to get that.) In theory that means that you should move your Linux master and media servers to at least 6.5.2A as well, but that higher version rule is less explicit, given what was changed in this particular A release. (If you can take the downtime, go ahead and pull everything up.)

I've personally had no problems with 6.5.2 or 6.5.2A on HP-UX 11iv2 masters, and I believe that the problems related to its misbehavior on a master server (except for that "first cumulative after upgrade is actually a full; whoops" thing) that have been reported here pertain only to Solaris and Windows. I can't speak from experience to Linux master/media servers.

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gabriel rosenkoetter
Radian Group Inc, Unix/Linux/VMware Sysadmin / Backup & Recovery
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From: Dean [mailto:dean.deano AT gmail DOT com]
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:44 AM
To: List Veritas List
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Most recent stable release?

I have some interest in this topic. We are running a fairly simple, fresh, 6.5.2 install with one RHEL4 Master and one RHEL4 Media server. Things are going relatively smoothly.

But we are looking at moving our first Windows Media Server over from the old 5.1 world to the new 6.5.2 environment. This Media Sever looks after backups for an Exchange cluster and Enterprise Vault for Exchange.

6.5.2 is pretty stable for us in a Linux only environment.

But what do others think about introducing a W2K3 Media Server into the mix? 6.5.2? 6.5.1?

Any thoughts appreciated. Keep in mind this will only be a Media Server. The Master is still Linux and so far has been pretty stable (apart from a few problems that can't really be blamed on Netbackup itself).

Thanks,
Dean

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 10:41 PM, Mark Glazerman <Mark.Glazerman AT spartech DOT com> wrote:

We're running 6.5.1 on a Solaris x86 master and apart from a ZFS issue (which was fixed with engineering binaries) we don't have any ongoing problems. 6.5.2 and 6.5.2a seem to be releases that fixe lots of issues for some and create additional problems for others.

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From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Ed Wilts
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 6:46 AM
To: Bluejay AT fujigreenwood DOT com
Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu

Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Most recent stable release?

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 6:04 AM, <Bluejay AT fujigreenwood DOT com> wrote:

Watch out for this one with 6.5.1 on Windows:

http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/301175.htm

The technote says that this is fixed in 6.5.2.

Right now I'm caught between that one and the completely broken 6.5.2A -
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/305609.htm

The technote says that there's an EEB available for this. 6.5.2A is *NOT completely broken. Many years, us included, are running it in full production.

You'd think they'd test this stuff before release by ,say, trying to run a
backup or something...

This has been discussed before. Your comment is unwarranted and low shots like this don't encourage Symantec employees or other users to help you.

.../Ed

Ed Wilts, RHCE, BCFP, BCSD, SCSP, SCSE
ewilts AT ewilts DOT org

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