Thanks for all of the responses.

Basically, we knew that the older clients would be 'unsupported', but we 
had no problems with the 3.4 clients even in 5.1. So, we were expecting 
the exact same. I personally was very pleased that the 3.4 clients, even 
though unsupported, worked in 5.1 ... and it _seemed_ during testing 
that 6.0 would also have no problems. But, apparently luck ran out.

Looks like we will have to resurrect our 5.1 environment now for these 
~40 machines. 10.20, and Solaris 2.6, I am afraid will always be in our 
environment. They will likely never upgrade due to software that won't 
allow it, or an application that is super critical that is tied to some 
hardware and would cost big bucks to port to any new version of the OS.

While backwards compatibility is a beast, we had hoped. ...And, we 
really had to move to 6.0 for the stability offered by especially the 
newer Novell client and better integration of NDMP and BMR.

Anyway, I think the solution is going to be to get another older backup 
system back in place for these older souls.

Thanks again!

Cheers!

--Chris




>I work in a lab environment too so I feel your pain...
>
>I hate to say this, but you may have jumped the gun going to 6.0.
>
>Netbackup officially supports clients that are 1 rev behind the master - this 
>means that if you have a problem with backups or restores, support won't get 
>involved.
>
>Your HPUX 10.20 clients are running 3.4 - that's 3 revs behind your master now.
>
>This is what has kept us from upgrading from 4.5 to 5.1 up till now -we 
>finally got rid of the last of the HPUX 10.20 clients a month ago and so we'll 
>be upgrading to 5.1 shortly.
>
>Best of luck!
>Neil
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces 
>at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Christopher Jay Manders
>Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 10:57 AM
>To: NB List Mail
>Subject: [Veritas-bu] multiple backups now failing after upgrade to 
>6.0MP4...seems more like a DOWNgrade so far....
>
>Hi all,
>
>Symptom:
>After upgrading from 5.1 to 6.0MP4 we have about 40 systems that are now 
>failing backups. They are all running older client software (like 4.5). 
>Solaris8, Solaris 9 and HP/UX 10.20 are the ones that are standing out.
>
>Our testing with 6.0 showed them as functional prior to our upgrade. 
>Now, though, all of these older clients are failing.
>
>Of course, for Solaris 8 and 9 the resolution was to upgrade to the 6.0 
>client software.
>
>But for some systems that is just not possible. We are a laboratory, and 
>we need many of the older clients, like Solaris 2.6....which all worked 
>fine until the upgrade, regardless of the status of their support.
>
>So far, the whole thing seems to be a reversal of functionality.
>
>
>Anyone seen the same thing? Anyone got any interesting ideas or thoughts 
>about this?
>
>
>Tx!
>
>--Chris
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