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

Ed, I don't see where what you've quoted states that, nor do I see it stated in the relevant documentation myself. The only discussion of 5.x I see at http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/264767.htm is under the points specific to NetBackup 6.0 ("A 6.0 master will work with 5.1 and 5.0MP1 (or later) media servers. NetBackup 5.0 Maintenance Pack 1 or later is the minimum required version for a 5.x Media server in a 6.0 environment. See TechNote 278153 for additional details.")

Have you tried yourself and found this limitation?

The text you quote explicitly avoids mentioning anything below 6.0, but you're saying it applies to prior releases...?

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gabriel rosenkoetter
Radian Group Inc, Unix/Linux/VMware Sysadmin / Backup & Recovery
gabriel.rosenkoetter AT radian DOT biz, 215 231 1556

From: Ed Wilts [mailto:ewilts AT ewilts DOT org]
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 3:08 PM
To: Rosenkoetter, Gabriel
Cc: Dean; List Veritas List
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Most recent stable release?

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 12:54 PM, Rosenkoetter, Gabriel <Gabriel.Rosenkoetter AT radian DOT biz> wrote:

I'm not quite sure in what way you're correcting me there... just that 6.0 MP1 and MP2 are unsupported? (I didn't know that, and it's good info!)

As near as I can tell from that document and http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/290141.htm, NetBackup 5.1 media servers are still supported (in compatibility mode) under 6.5.x. Am I incorrect?

5.1 media servers are only supported if you're using disk. If you're using tape, you must be at least at 6.0MP3.

From: Ed Wilts [mailto:ewilts AT ewilts DOT org]
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 1:47 PM
To: Rosenkoetter, Gabriel
Cc: Dean; List Veritas List

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

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 10:46 AM, Rosenkoetter, Gabriel <Gabriel.Rosenkoetter AT radian DOT biz> wrote:

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,

From the compatibility technote (http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/264767.htm):

A NetBackup 6.5 master server will not support a NetBackup 6.0, 6.0 MP1, or 6.0 MP2 media server that has tape media configured. A change to correct this issue was made in the NetBackup 6.0 MP3 release and was carried forward to NetBackup 6.5. Therefore, Symantec will support 6.0 MP3 media servers or later with NetBackup 6.5 master servers.

.../Ed

.../Ed

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

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