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[Veritas-bu] 4.5_FP3 mixed environment

2003-04-17 23:23:50
Subject: [Veritas-bu] 4.5_FP3 mixed environment
From: jkennedy AT qualcomm DOT com (Kennedy, Jeffrey)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:23:50 -0700
Helps a lot, thanks Rob.

~JK

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Worman [mailto:rob AT worman DOT org]
> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:42 PM
> To: Kennedy, Jeffrey
> Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] 4.5_FP3 mixed environment
> 
> yeah, you're reading it wrong.  ;-)
> 
> you can mix 4.5 GA, MP*, and FP* releases in a single environment.
> (but 3.4 is not a choice...)  there are two basic rules to keep in
> mind:
> 
> (1) the master server CANNOT be running a revision older than any of
> the media servers.  (e.g. 4.5GA master + 4.5FP3 media server = a
> no-no, but the reverse situation is okay)
> 
> (2) some features that depend on master-->media interaction might not
> be available/functional in certain mixed configurations.  Example:
> 4.5 FP3 includes a new "checkpoint restores" feature - but this
> feature won't be available for a certain restore if that FP3 master
> server is talking to a 4.5 GA media server for that restore.
> 
> HTH
> rob
> 
> 
> >I've been away from this list for a while but am back into NBU once
> >again.  I had upgraded a previous environment to 4.5 but it had only
one
> >master server and no additional media servers, so the
interoperability
> >between versions was never an issue.
> >
> >Now I'm in an environment with many masters and media servers and
find
> >myself as tier 3 for them.  So once again I stand next to the abyss.
> >
> >I just finished reading the upgrade doc's for 4.5_FP3 and a line
jumped
> >out at me; "This version of NetBackup supports mixed versions between
> >master and media servers."  I know that 4.5 was supposed to be the
> >version that allowed all media and masters to work with varying
versions
> >*post* 4.5.  But what I'm reading so far makes me think that FP3
changed
> >that rule and now 4.5_FP3 will interoperate with media servers at
3.4.1.
> >
> >Am I reading this wrong?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >~JK
> >
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