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Veritas NetBackup ™ Enterprise Server and Server 6.
x OS
Software Compatibility List
Created on March 15, 2011
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Veritas NetBackup ™ Enterprise Server and Server 6.x OS Software Compatibility List 2011-03-15
Introduction
This Software Compatibility List (SCL) document contains information for Symantec Veritas NetBackup 6.0 and 6.5. It covers NetBackup Server (which includes
Enterprise Server and Server), Client, Bare Metal Restore (BMR), NetBackup Access Control (NBAC), NDMP, NetBackup Operations Manager (NOM), SAN Client, FT
Media Server, Shared Disk MediaServer, VCB, and MSEO (Media Server Encryption Option). It is divided into bookmarks on the left that can be expanded.
Reference Article; TECH59978 <http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH59978> for links to all other NetBackup compatibility lists.
NetBackup 6.x Release History
NetBackup Version Description Release Date
6.0 NetBackup 6.0 Release October, 2005
6.0 MP1 NetBackup 6.0 Maintenance Pack 1 December, 2005
6.0 MP2 NetBackup 6.0 Maintenance Pack 2 March, 2006
6.0 MP3 NetBackup 6.0 Maintenance Pack 3 June, 2006
6.0 MP4 NetBackup 6.0 Maintenance Pack 4 November, 2006
6.0 MP5 NetBackup 6.0 Maintenance Pack 5 August, 2007
6.0 MP6 NetBackup 6.0 Maintenance Pack 6 February, 2008
6.0 MP7 NetBackup 6.0 Maintenance Pack 7 September, 2008
6.5 NetBackup 6.5 Release August, 2007
6.5.1 NetBackup 6.5.1 Update December, 2007
6.5.2 NetBackup 6.5.2 Update June, 2008
6.5.3.1 NetBackup 6.5.3.1 Update February, 2009
6.5.4 NetBackup 6.5.4 Update June, 2009
6.5.6 NetBackup 6.5.6 Update May, 2010
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Veritas NetBackup ™ Enterprise Server and Server 6.x OS Software Compatibility List
6.x Compatibility List Updates
Update Information
Description of Change Date NetBackup Version Start of Support
NetBackup Client support on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 03/14/2011 6.5.3.1
NetBackup Client support on Ubuntu 9.10 02/02/2011 6.5.5
NetBackup Client support on Ubuntu 10.4 02/02/2011 6.5.6
NetBackup Client support on AIX 7.1 (64 bit) 02/02/2011 6.5.4
NetBackup Client support on FreeBSD 7.1 (32 and 64 bit) 10/01/2010 6.5.6
Confirmed NDMP support on HP-UX 11.23 IA64 in NetBackup 6.5.1 06/24/2010 6.x
Added Tru64 Adv/FS and UFS support to FS Compatibility appendix 06/22/2010 6.x
NetBackup Client support on Windows Server 2008 Core R2 (64-bit) 05/04/2010 6.5.6
NetBackup Client support on Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit, 64-bit) 01/11/2010 6.5.4
NetBackup Client support on Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit), SUSE Linux Enterprise 12/02/2009 6.5.5
Server 11 (32-bit, 64-bit, IA64)
BMR Server support on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 (32-bit, 64-bit, IA64), BMR Client/Boot Server support on 12/02/2009 6.5.5
Solaris 10 (SPARC, 64-bit)
Contents
NetBackup Client Selections for
Operating Systems Backup Policies Bare Metal Restore (BMR)
NetBackup Fibre Transport Media NetBackup Media Server Encryption
File System Compatibility Server Compatibility Option (MSEO) 6.x
NetBackup Operations Manager NetBackup 6.5 Shared Disk Media
(NOM) Supported Web Browsers SAN Client Server Capability
NetBackup Virtual Systems
Compatibility Definition of Terms
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Operating Systems
Most Operating System vendors provide patches and updates to their products. It is a best practice of NetBackup Quality Engineering to test with the latest patch level
of the operating system when testing a platform. If a known problem exists on a specific service pack or patched OS level, this information will be identified in the tables
below. Otherwise, it is likely that current patch versions of releases will work with NetBackup for the Operating Systems listed below unless otherwise noted. Symantec
supports the standard un-altered kernel/Operating System levels as indicated in the table. Should an issue arise on a revised kernel, Operating System, or virtual
system environment, Symantec support may request the recreation of the problem with the standard operating environment distribution.
"Minimum NetBackup 6.X Level"
The information in this column is the minimum level of NetBackup 6 that must be installed on the client or server to support this version of the OS.
"Backward Compatibility"
NetBackup 5.x clients, media servers and master server are EOL. NetBackup 6.x clients and media servers are supported with NetBackup 6.x and NetBackup 7.x
server.
"NetBackup Vault"
This option runs on the same operating systems and versions and in the same clustering environments as NetBackup except as noted in the NetBackup Release Notes.
NetBackup restrictions and limitations related to systems, clusters, and peripherals also apply to Vault.
Exception: Vault does not support standalone drives.
"Data at Rest Key Management Service (KMS)"
This feature is a Master server-based symmetric key managment service that manages symmetric cryptography keys for tape drives that conform to the T10 standard
(i.e. LTO4). Beginning in NetBackup 6.5.2 KMS is supported on all OS versions where the Master Server and Media Server are supported unless otherwise noted.
"Support Definitions"
Symantec Maintenance/Support only applies to Symantec Licensed Software, assuming you have a current Symantec Maintenance/Support subscription for such
software and such Symantec Licensed Software is operating in configurations which Symantec designates as supported. Symantec Maintenance/Support does not
cover (and we have no responsibility for) providing technical support, installation services or other services for any other software or hardware products. Also, Symantec
is not obligated to provide Maintenance/Support when your Symantec Licensed Software is operating in configurations Symantec does not designate as
supportable/supported. Please see the current Symantec Technical Support Policy and your Symantec license agreement for more information, terms and limitations.
"Supported Configurations"
For more information including technical notes regarding currently Symantec -supported configurations (such as operating system/levels, firmware levels, databases,
devices, device drivers, applications, etc.), please refer to our website <http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/support/> Please note that while Symantec makes
reasonable efforts to keep this information updated, we cannot assure that this information will be in all cases complete or the most current.
"Third Party Products"
Where your problem may be related to product(s) from a third party vendor with whom we have a cooperative or collaborative relationship on such product(s), then
Symantec may work with that vendor towards resolving your reported problem. Where Symantec does not have such a support relationship in place with the third party
vendor, or where the vendor ceases to support such product(s), then our ability to support Symantec Licensed Software operating with such vendor's product(s) may be
limited, affected, or prevented (and such third party product(s) may cease to be part of Symantec -supported configuration(s)). Symantec support may be limited by the
hardware or software vendor due to their support lifecycle. Should a vendor announce End of Support for a product, Symantec support may be limited.
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Contents
Apple Mac OS X Asianux Consortium Asianux Canonical Ubuntu
CentOS Debian GNU/Linux FreeBSD
HP HP-UX HP OpenVMS HP Tru64
IBM AIX Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Vista
Novell Open Enterprise Server
Microsoft Windows XP Novell NetWare (Linux)
Novell SUSE Linux Desktop Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Red Flag Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux SGI Irix Sun Solaris
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Apple Mac OS X
Apple Mac OS X - NetBackup Client
OS CPU Architecture OS Bits NetBackup Client NetBackup Bit BMR Client/Boot Server NBAC SAN Client Minimum NetBackup 6.X Level
Mac OS X 10.3 [1] POWER [2] 32 Y 32 6.0
Mac OS X 10.4 [1] POWER [2] 32 Y 32 6.0
Mac OS X 10.4 [1] x86-32 32 Y 32 6.5
Mac OS X 10.4 [1] x86-64 64 Y 32 6.5
Mac OS X 10.5 [3] POWER [2] 32 Y 32 6.5.2
Mac OS X 10.5 [3] x86-32 32 Y 32 6.5.2
Mac OS X 10.5 [3] x86-64 64 Y 32 6.5.2
Mac OS X 10.6 [3] x86-32 32 Y 32 6.5.4
Mac OS X 10.6 [3] x86-64 64 Y 32 6.5.4
1. NetBackup 7 does not support this OS version. A newer version of this OS version will replace it. This status could change if market and/or vendor support positions
change.
2. CPU Architecture POWER represents POWER PC
3. ACL support begins with NetBackup 6.5
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Asianux Consortium Asianux
Asianux 2.0 support is based on the NetBackup Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x client and server support.
Asianux 3.0 support is based on the NetBackup Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x client and server support.
Asianux Consortium Asianux - NetBackup Client
Asianux 2.0 (x86-64) x86-64 64 Y 32 Y 6.5.1
Asianux 3.0 (x86-64) x86-64 [1] 64 Y [2] 32 Y 6.5.1
Asianux 3.0 x86-32 32 Y [2] 32 Y 6.0 MP4
Asianux 3.0 x86-64 [1] 64 Y [2] 32 Y 6.0 MP4
1. Java GUI support on this platform is planned for a future NetBackup update.
2. In NetBackup 7; Master server Media servers and Clients will be supported with 64-bit binaries only. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x Media Servers and Clients
will be available until NetBackup 6.x reaches end of support.
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Asianux Consortium Asianux - NetBackup Server
OS CPU Architecture OS Bits NetBackup NetBackup NetBackup Bit BMR Server NBAC NOM Server NOM NDMP Minimum
Master Server Media Server Managed NetBackup 6.X
Server Level
Asianux 2.0 (x86-64) x86-64 64 Y Y 32 Y Y 6.5.1
Asianux 3.0 (x86-64) x86-64 [1] 64 Y [2] Y [2] 32 Y Y 6.5.1
1. Java GUI support on this platform is planned for a future NetBackup update.
2. In NetBackup 7; Master server, Media servers and Clients will be supported with 64-bit binaries only. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x Media servers and Clients
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Canonical Ubuntu
Canonical Ubuntu - NetBackup Client
Ubuntu 8.04 [1] x86-32 32 Y [2] 32 6.5.2
Ubuntu 8.04 [1] x86-64 64 Y [2] 32 6.5.2
Ubuntu 8.04 [.1] [1] x86-64 64 Y [2] 32 6.5.2
Ubuntu 9.10 [1] x86-64 64 Y [2] 32 6.5.5
Ubuntu 10.04 [1] x86-64 64 Y [2] 32 6.5.6
1. Reference Article: TECH63359 <http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH63359 >for Ubuntu and Debian considerations.

2. In NetBackup 7; Clients will be supported with 64-bit binaries only.
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CentOS
The NetBackup Client support for CentOS is dependent on CentOS's binary compatibility with Red Hat. CentOS distributions conform with Red Hat distributions.
NetBackup provides client support of CentOS on the same corresponding versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux beginning with Red Hat 5.2 forward.
CentOS - NetBackup Client
CentOS 5.2 [1] x86-32 32 Y [2] 32 6.5.2
CentOS 5.2 [1] x86-64 64 Y [2] 32 6.5.2
CentOS 5.3 x86-32 32 Y 32 6.5.2
CentOS 5.3 x86-64 64 Y 32 6.5.2
1. Reference Article: TECH58689 <http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH58689 >for CentOS considerations.

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Debian GNU/Linux
Debian GNU/Linux - NetBackup Client
GNU/Linux 4.0 (x86-64) [1] x86-64 64 Y [2] 32 6.5.2
GNU/Linux 4.0 [1] x86-32 32 Y [2] 32 6.5.2
GNU/Linux 5.0 (x86-64) x86-64 64 Y 32 6.5.4
GNU/Linux 5.0 x86-32 32 Y 32 6.5.4
1. Reference Article: TECH63359 <http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH63359 >for Ubuntu and Debian considerations.

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FreeBSD
FreeBSD - NetBackup Client
FreeBSD 5.3 [1] x86-32 32 Y 32 6.0
FreeBSD 5.4 [1] x86-32 32 Y 32 6.0
FreeBSD 6.0 [1] [2] x86-32 32 Y 32 6.0
FreeBSD 6.1 [1] [2] x86-32 32 Y 32 6.5
FreeBSD 6.2 [1] [2] x86-32 32 Y 32 6.5
FreeBSD 6.3 [3] x86-32 32 Y 32 6.5.2
FreeBSD 6.3 [3] x86-64 64 Y 32 6.5.2
FreeBSD 7.0 [3] x86-32 32 Y 32 6.5.2
FreeBSD 7.0 [3] x86-64 64 Y 32 6.5.2
FreeBSD 7.1 [3] x86-32 32 Y 32 6.5.6
FreeBSD 7.1 [3] x86-64 64 Y 32 6.5.6
1. NetBackup 7 does not support this OS version. A newer version of the OS version will replace it. This status could change if market and/or vendor support positions
change.
2. Reference Article; TECH52716 <http://symantec.com/docs/TECH52716 >for information on how to configure a FreeBSD 6.0 system and install NetBackup 6.5.
3. Reference Article; TECH64041 <http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH64041 >for FreeBSD considerations.
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HP HP-UX
HP HP-UX - NetBackup Client
HP-UX 11.0 [1] PA-RISC 64 Y 32 Y Y Y 6.0
HP-UX 11.11 PA-RISC 64 Y [2] 32 Y Y Y 6.0
HP-UX 11.23 IA64 [3] IA64 64 Y 64 Y Y 6.0
HP-UX 11.23 PA-RISC PA-RISC 64 Y [2] 32 Y Y 6.0
HP-UX 11.31 IA64 IA64 64 Y 64 Y Y [4] 6.0 MP4
HP-UX 11.31 PA-RISC PA-RISC 64 Y [2] 32 Y Y [4] 6.0 MP4
change.
2. In NetBackup 7; Media servers and Clients will be supported with 64-bit binaries only. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x Media servers and Clients will be available
until NetBackup 6.x reaches end of support.
change.
4. SAN Client support began in NetBackup 6.5.1.
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HP HP-UX - NetBackup Server
Server Level
HP-UX 11.0 PA-RISC 64 Y Y 32 Y Y Y Y 6.0

[1]
HP-UX 11.11 PA-RISC 64 Y [2] Y [3] 32 Y Y Y Y 6.0
HP-UX 11.23 IA64 64 Y Y 64 Y [5] Y Y [6] Y [7] 6.0

IA64 [4]
HP-UX 11.23 PA-RISC 64 Y [2] Y [3] 32 Y [8] Y Y [6] Y 6.0

PA-RISC
HP-UX 11.31 IA64 64 Y Y [10] [9] 64 Y Y 6.5.1

IA64
HP-UX 11.31 PA-RISC 64 Y [2] Y [10] [3] [9] 32 Y Y 6.5.1

PA-RISC
change.
2. In NetBackup 7; Master server will no longer be supported on HP-UX PA-RISC. Media server will be supported.
3. In NetBackup 7; Media servers and Clients will be supported with 64-bit binaries only. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x Media servers and Clients will be available
change.
5. BMR Sever support began in NetBackup 6.5.4
6. NOM support began in NetBackup 6.0 MP4.
7. NDMP support began in NetBackup 6.5.1.
8. BMR Server support began in NetBackup 6.5.2
9. For tape drive support on HP-UX 11.31 (11iv3) IA64 and PA-RISC, Persistent Device Special Files (DSFs) are supported with NetBackup 6.5.4 or later. Earlier
versions of NetBackup support only legacy DSFs.
10. The NetBackup media server support of HP-UX 11.31 requires the HP-UX September 2008 patch QPK1131 (B.11.31.0809.326) patch bundle.
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HP OpenVMS
HP OpenVMS - NetBackup Client
OpenVMS 5.5 [1] [2] VAX 32 Y [3] 32 6.0
OpenVMS 6.1 [1] [2] Alpha 64 Y [3] 64 6.0
OpenVMS 6.2 [1] [2] Alpha 64 Y [3] 64 6.0
OpenVMS 6.2 [1] [2] VAX 32 Y [3] 32 6.0
OpenVMS 7.3 [1] [2] Alpha 64 Y [3] 64 6.0
OpenVMS 7.3 [1] [2] VAX 32 Y [3] 32 6.0
OpenVMS 8.2 [1] [2] Alpha 64 Y [3] 64 6.0
OpenVMS 8.2 [1] [2] IA64 64 Y [3] 64 6.0
OpenVMS 8.3 [1] [2] Alpha 64 Y [3] 64 6.0
OpenVMS 8.3 [1] [2] IA64 64 Y [3] 64 6.0
1. Not packaged with NetBackup media until the NetBackup 6.5 release. Prior to NetBackup 6.5 it requires order of separate media.
2. The NetBackup OpenVMS maintenance packs are available as a download at: <ftp://ftp.emea.veritas.com/pub/support/Products/NetBackup_OpenVMS/ >
3. Does not support client encryption.
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HP Tru64
HP Tru64 - NetBackup Client
Tru64 5.1B [1] [2] Alpha 64 Y 64 Y 6.0
1. NetBackup 7 does not support the OS. Back Level support of 6.x Media server and Clients will be available until NetBackup 6.x reaches end of support.
2. OS versions 5.1B and forward are supported.
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HP Tru64 - NetBackup Server
Server Level
Tru64 5.1B [1] Alpha 64 Y [3] Y [4] 64 Y Y 6.0

[2]
1. NetBackup 7 does not support the OS. Back Level support of 6.x Media server and Clients will be available until NetBackup 6.x reaches end of support.
2. OS versions 5.1B and forward are supported.
3. KMS is not supported on the Master server for this OS platform.
4. Jobs that use Granular Recovery Technology are not supported on this Media Server platform.
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IBM AIX
IBM AIX - NetBackup Client
AIX 5.1 [1] [2] POWER [3] 64 Y 32 Y Y Y 6.0
AIX 5.2 [4] [5] POWER [3] 64 Y 32 Y Y Y 6.0
AIX 5.3 [6] POWER [7] 64 Y [8] 32 Y [9] Y Y 6.0
AIX 6.1 POWER [7] 64 Y [10] [8] 32 Y Y [11] 6.5.2
AIX 7.1 POWER [7] 64 Y 64 Y 6.5.4
1. NetBackup 7 does not support this OS version. A newer version of this OS version will replace it. This status could change if market and/or vendor supprt positions
change.
2. Vendor has announced End-of-Support for this product. Symantec support may be affected.
3. Symantec does not test all IBM Power-based server models and relies on the IBM AIX 5L Version 5 binary compatibility statement. Reference:
<http://www-304.ibm.com/jct03004c/servers/aix/os/compatibility/ >
change.
5. Reference Article; TECH24759 <http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH24759 >for AIX 5.2 support of fibre connected drives.
6. Some versions of AIX 5.3ML4 running xlC.aix50.rte, such as 8.0.0.4 and 8.0.0.6 cause installation errors with NetBackup. Please use version 8.0.0.8 or higher.
<http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/aix/compatibility/index.html >
9. BMR Client support started in NetBackup 6.0 MP2. Reference Article; TECH46503 <http://symantec.com/docs/TECH46503> for further information regarding BMR
support limitations. Full BMR support started in 6.0 MP4.
10. Client is also supported from NetBackup 6.0 MP6 forward
11. SAN Client began in NetBackup 6.5.4.
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IBM AIX - NetBackup Server
Server Level
AIX 5.1 [1] [2] POWER [3] 64 Y Y 32 Y Y Y Y 6.0
AIX 5.2 [4] [5] POWER [3] 64 Y Y 32 Y Y Y Y 6.0
AIX 5.3 [6] POWER [7] 64 Y [8] Y [8] 32 Y [9] Y [10] Y 6.0
AIX 6.1 POWER [7] 64 Y [11] [8] Y [11] [12] [8] 32 Y [13] Y Y 6.5.3
1. NetBackup 7 does not support this OS version. A newer version of this OS version will replace it. This status could change if market and/or vendor supprt positions
change.
2. Vendor has announced End-of-Support for this product. Symantec support may be affected.
<http://www-304.ibm.com/jct03004c/servers/aix/os/compatibility/ >
change.
5. Reference Article; TECH24759 <http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH24759 >for AIX 5.2 support of fibre connected drives.
6. Some versions of AIX 5.3ML4 running xlC.aix50.rte, such as 8.0.0.4 and 8.0.0.6 cause installation errors with NetBackup. Please use version 8.0.0.8 or higher.
<http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/aix/compatibility/index.html >
9. BMR Server support started in NetBackup 6.0 MP4.
10. NOM support started in NetBackup 6.0 MP4.
11. Reference Article; TECH62499 <http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH62499 >for installing Infrastructure Core Services (ICS) on AIX 6.1.
13. BMR Server support began in 6.5.4
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Microsoft Windows 7
"NetBackup Client is supported on all Windows 7 Editions"
Microsoft Windows 7 - NetBackup Client
Windows 7 x86-32 32 Y [1] [2] 32 Y 6.5.5
Windows 7 x86-64 64 Y [1] [2] 64 Y 6.5.5
1. Java Display Console (GUI) is supported in NetBackup 6.5.5.

2. NetBackup Remote Administration Console (MFC) is supported in NetBackup 6.5.5.
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Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 2000 - NetBackup Client
Windows 2000 NAS [1] x86-32 32 Y 32 Y 6.0

[2]
Windows 2000 Server x86-32 32 Y 32 Y Y Y 6.0

SP4 [3] [4]
Windows 2000 Server x86-64 32 Y 32 Y Y 6.0

SP4 [3] [4]
1. NetBackup 7 does not support this OS version. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x Media Server and Clients will be available until NetBackup 6.x reaches end of
support.
2. Reference Article; TECH20757 <http://symantec.com/docs/TECH20757 >
3. NetBackup 7 does not support this OS version or associated SP levels. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x Media Server and Clients will be available until
NetBackup 6.x reaches end of support.
4. Supported from SP4 forward
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Microsoft Windows 2000 - NetBackup Server
Server Level
Windows 2000 NAS x86-32 32 Y [3] 32 6.0

[1] [2]
Windows 2000 Server x86-32 32 Y Y [3] 32 Y Y Y Y [6] 6.0

SP4 [4] [5]
Windows 2000 Server x86-64 32 Y Y [3] 32 Y Y Y [6] 6.0

SP4 [4] [5]
1. NetBackup 7 does not support this OS version. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x Media Server and Clients will be available until NetBackup 6.x reaches end of
support.
2. Reference Article; TECH20757 <http://symantec.com/docs/TECH20757 >
4. NetBackup 7 does not support this OS version or associated SP levels. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x Media Server and Clients will be available until
5. Supported from SP4 forward
6. NOM and VBR are not supported on the same system, except when deployed on individual virtual machines. NOM is supported on a VMware virtual machine with
the guest operating system as Windows.
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003
"NetBackup Client and Server are supported on the following Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Editions"
Standard Edition (32-bit and 64-bit)
Enterprise Edition (32-bit, 64-bit and IA64)
Datacenter Edition (32-bit, 64-bit and IA64)
Web Edition (32-bit)
"NetBackup Client and Server are supported on the following Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Editions"
Standard Edition (32-bit and 64-bit)
Enterprise Edition (32-bit, 64-bit and IA64)
Datacenter Edition (32-bit, 64-bit and IA64)
"Windows Service Packs (SP) are not explicitly qualified and are supported by default, unless noted otherwise below."
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - NetBackup Client
Windows Server 2003 (IA64) IA64 64 Y [2] 64 Y Y [3] 6.0

R2 [1]
Windows Server 2003 (IA64) IA64 64 Y [2] 64 Y Y [3] 6.0

SP1 [1]
Windows Server 2003 (x64) x86-64 64 Y 64 Y [6] [7] [8] Y Y 6.0 MP2
R2 [4] [5]
Windows Server 2003 (x64) x86-64 64 Y [10] 64 Y [6] [7] [8] Y Y 6.0 MP2
SP1 [4] [5] [9]
Windows Server 2003 R2 x86-32 32 Y 32 Y [6] [8] Y Y 6.0
Windows Server 2003 R2 x86-64 32 Y 32 Y [6] [7] [8] Y Y 6.0
Windows Server 2003 SP1 x86-32 32 Y 32 Y [6] [8] Y Y 6.0
Windows Server 2003 SP1 x86-64 32 Y 32 Y [6] [7] [8] Y Y 6.0
1. Intelligent Disaster Recovery (IDR) is not supported

2. NetBackup 7 is limited to Client support only. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x clients will be available until NetBackup 6.x reaches end of support.
3. SAN Client support began in NetBackup 6.5.4
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4. 64-bit NetBackup Windows X64 server CDs will be shipped with NetBackup 6.0 beginning in May 2006, and are available for customers receiving NetBackup 6.0
prior to May 2006 by contacting Customer Care <http://www.symantec.com/business/support/custserv_faqs.jsp >
5. Java GUI support available in the NetBackup 6.5.4 release.
6. BMR Client will support Storage Foundation for Windows 5.x in a future release.
7. BMR client support began in NetBackup 6.5.4
8. BMR support does not include Windows 2003 Datacenter version.
9. Windows Server Enterprise Edition (x64) is supported on SP1 and forward.
10. Client encryption support began in NetBackup 6.0 MP4
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - NetBackup Server
OS CPU OS Bits NetBackup NetBackup NetBackup Bit BMR Server NBAC NOM Server NOM NDMP Minimum
Architecture Master Server Media Server Managed NetBackup 6.X
Server Level
Windows Server 2003 IA64 64 Y [2] Y [2] 64 Y Y Y 6.0

(IA64) R2 [1]
Windows Server 2003 IA64 64 Y [2] Y [2] [3] 64 Y Y Y 6.0

(IA64) SP1 [1]
Windows Server 2003 (x64) x86-64 64 Y Y 64 Y [6] Y Y [7] Y Y 6.0 MP2

R2 [4] [5]
Windows Server 2003 (x64) x86-64 64 Y Y [3] 64 Y [6] [9] Y Y [7] Y Y 6.0 MP2
SP1 [4] [5] [8]
Windows Server 2003 R2 x86-32 32 Y Y 32 Y [9] Y Y Y Y 6.0
Windows Server 2003 R2 x86-64 32 Y Y 32 Y [9] Y Y Y Y 6.0
Windows Server 2003 SP1 x86-32 32 Y Y [3] 32 Y Y Y [10] Y Y 6.0
Windows Server 2003 SP1 x86-64 32 Y Y [3] 32 Y Y Y [10] Y Y 6.0
1. Intelligent Disaster Recovery (IDR) is not supported

2. In NetBackup 7; Master and Media servers will no longer be supported on Intel Itanium IA-64. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x media servers will be available
3. Jobs that use Granular Recovery Technology for Active Directory, Exchange, and SharePoint are not supported on this Media Server platform.
4. 64-bit NetBackup Windows X64 server CDs will be shipped with NetBackup 6.0 beginning in May 2006, and are available for customers receiving NetBackup 6.0
prior to May 2006 by contacting Customer Care <http://www.symantec.com/business/support/custserv_faqs.jsp >
5. Java GUI support available in the NetBackup 6.5.4 release.
7. NOM Server support began in NetBackup 6.5.4
8. Windows Server Enterprise Edition (x64) is supported on SP1 and forward.
9. BMR support does not include Windows 2003 Datacenter version.
the guest operating system as Windows.
page 25, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - NetBackup Server © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
"NetBackup Client is supported on these Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Editions; Standard, Enterprise, DataCenter, Itanium and Web." The NetBackup supported
functionality for each CPU Architecture (32-bit or 64-bit)is listed in the tables below. The NetBackup Client is also supported on Windows Server 2008 Core (32-bit and
64-bit).
"NetBackup Master and Media Server are supported on these Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Editions; Standard, Enterprise and DataCenter." The NetBackup
supported functionality for the CPU Architecture (64-bit) is listed in the tables below.
"NetBackup Client is supported on these Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Editions; Standard, Enterprise, DataCenter and Web. It is not supported on HPC." The
NetBackup supported functionality for the CPU Architecture (64-bit) is listed in the tables below. The NetBackup Client is also supported on Windows Server 2008 Core
R2 (64-bit).
"NetBackup Client and Media Server are supported on Microsoft Storage Server 2008."
"Windows Service Packs (SP) are not explicitly qualified and are supported by default, unless noted otherwise below."
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - NetBackup Client
Windows Server 2008 Core x86-32 32 Y 32 Y Y 6.5.2

R2
Windows Server 2008 [1] x86-32 32 Y 32 Y Y 6.5.2
Windows Server 2008 [1] x86-64 64 Y 64 Y Y 6.5.2
Windows Server 2008 R2 [2] x86-64 64 Y 64 Y Y 6.5.5
Windows Server 2008 for IA64 64 Y 64 Y Y 6.5.4

Itanium-based Systems
1. Java GUI support available in the NetBackup 6.5.4 release. x86 Java GUI is supported in NetBackup 6.5.2
2. Java GUI and Administration Console support available in the next major release of NetBackup.
page 26, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - NetBackup Server
Server Level
Windows x86-64 64 Y [2] Y 64 Y [3] Y Y Y [4] Y 6.5.2

Server 2008 [1]
1. Java GUI support available in the NetBackup 6.5.4 release. x86 Java GUI is supported in NetBackup 6.5.2
2. Master Server support began in NetBackup 6.5.4.
3. BMR Server support began in NetBackup 6.5.4.
4. NOM Managed Server support began in NetBackup 6.5.4.
page 27, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - NetBackup Server © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
Microsoft Windows Vista
"NetBackup Client is supported on the following Microsoft Windows Vista Editions."
Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit)
Ultimate (32-bit and 64-bit)
Microsoft Windows Vista - NetBackup Client
Windows Vista x86-32 32 Y 32 Y 6.0 MP6
Windows Vista x86-64 64 Y [1] 64 Y 6.0 MP6
1. Java Display Console (GUI) support will be available in the next major release of NetBackup.
page 28, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Vista © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows XP - NetBackup Client
Windows XP (x64) SP2 x86-64 64 Y [1] 64 Y Y 6.0 MP2
Windows XP SP2 IA64 64 Y 64 Y 6.0
Windows XP SP2 x86-32 32 Y [1] 32 Y Y 6.0
1. Reference Article: TECH32041 <http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH32041 >for Windows XP SP2 firewall considerations.
page 29, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows XP © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
Novell NetWare
Novell NetWare - NetBackup Client
NetWare 5.1 [1] x86-32 32 Y [2] 32 6.0
NetWare 6.0 [1] x86-32 32 Y [2] 32 6.0
NetWare 6.5 x86-32 32 Y [2] [3] 32 6.0
change.
2. Does not support client encryption.
3. The Novell NetWare 6.5 NetBackup client will no longer be updated. It will be supported with subsequent NetBackup releases until Novell NetWare reaches end of
support.
page 30, Operating Systems, Novell NetWare © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
Novell NetWare - NetBackup Server
Server Level
NetWare 6.0 [1] x86-32 32 Y [2] [3] 32 6.0
NetWare 6.5 x86-32 32 Y [3] 32 6.0
change.
2. Does not support encryption.
3. The NetBackup 6.5 NetWare Media Server Option will be End of Life with the next NetBackup major release. No future updates are planned, including HCL.
page 31, Operating Systems, Novell NetWare, Novell NetWare - NetBackup Server © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
Novell Open Enterprise Server (Linux)
Novell Open Enterprise Server (Linux) - NetBackup Client
Open Enterprise Server (Linux) 1 x86-32 32 Y 32 Y 6.5

[SP2] [1] [2] [3]
Open Enterprise Server (Linux) 2 x86-32 32 Y [5] 32 Y 6.5.1

[4]
Open Enterprise Server (Linux) 2 x86-64 64 Y [5] 32 Y 6.5.1

[4]
change.
2. Novell OES v1 is a set of services such as eDirectory, NSS, etc. that sit on a standard version of SLES 9 SP2 or later. The NetBackup 6.5 SLES client adds support
for the OESv1 SP2 NSS file system. In OES SP2 and later, the NetWare metadata (netware.metadata) extended attribute was added for NSS files and directories. To
back up the NSS attributes the ListXattrNWmetadata option must be set. It can be set persistently in the /opt/novell/nss/conf/nsstart.cfg file, or it can be set from nsscon
by a user with root access as follows: nss /ListXattrNWmetadata. This option is disabled by default.
3. Supported on SuSE SLES 9 SP2
4. Supported on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
5. In NetBackup 7; Master server, Media servers and Clients will be supported with 64-bit binaries only. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x media servers and clients
page 32, Operating Systems, Novell Open Enterprise Server (Linux) © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
Novell Open Enterprise Server (Linux) - NetBackup Server
Server Level
Open Enterprise Server x86-32 32 Y Y 32 Y 6.5

(Linux) 1 [SP2] [1] [2] [3]
Open Enterprise Server x86-32 32 Y [5] Y [5] 32 Y 6.5.1

(Linux) 2 [4]
Open Enterprise Server x86-64 64 Y [5] Y [5] 32 Y 6.5.1

(Linux) 2 [4]
change.
2. Novell OES v1 is a set of services such as eDirectory, NSS, etc. that sit on a standard version of SLES 9 SP2 or later. The NetBackup 6.5 SLES client adds support
for the OESv1 SP2 NSS file system. In OES SP2 and later, the NetWare metadata (netware.metadata) extended attribute was added for NSS files and directories. To
back up the NSS attributes the ListXattrNWmetadata option must be set. It can be set persistently in the /opt/novell/nss/conf/nsstart.cfg file, or it can be set from nsscon
by a user with root access as follows: nss /ListXattrNWmetadata. This option is disabled by default.
3. Supported on SuSE SLES 9 SP2
4. Supported on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
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Novell SUSE Linux Desktop
Novell SUSE Linux Desktop - NetBackup Client
SUSE Linux Desktop 9.0 [1] x86-32 32 Y 32 6.0
change.
change.
page 34, Operating Systems, Novell SUSE Linux Desktop © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - NetBackup Client
SUSE Linux Enterprise x86-64 [1] 32 Y 32 Y Y 6.0

Server 8 (x86-64)
SUSE Linux Enterprise IA64 [1] 64 Y 64 Y 6.0

Server 8
SUSE Linux Enterprise x86-32 [1] 32 Y 32 Y Y Y 6.0

Server 8

Server 8

Server 8
SUSE Linux Enterprise IA64 64 Y [2] 64 Y 6.0

Server 9 (IA64)
SUSE Linux Enterprise POWER 64 Y [3] [4] 32 6.0 MP4

Server 9 (POWER)
SUSE Linux Enterprise x86-64 [5] 64 Y 32 Y [6] Y Y 6.0

Server 9 (x86-64)

Server 9

Server 9
SUSE Linux Enterprise z/Architecture 32 Y [3] 32 6.0

Server 9

Server 9
SUSE Linux Enterprise IA64 64 Y 64 Y Y [8] 6.0 MP3

Server 10 (IA64) [7]
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Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - NetBackup Client
SUSE Linux Enterprise POWER 64 Y 32 6.5

Server 10 (POWER) [7]
SUSE Linux Enterprise x86-64 64 Y 32 Y Y 6.0 MP3

Server 10 (x86-64) [7]
SUSE Linux Enterprise x86-32 32 Y [3] [9] 32 Y Y 6.0 MP3

Server 10 [7]

Server 10 [7]

Server 10 [7]
SUSE Linux Enterprise IA64 64 Y 64 Y Y 6.5.4

Server 11 (IA64)
SUSE Linux Enterprise x86-64 64 Y [3] 32 Y Y 6.5.4

Server 11 (x86-64)
SUSE Linux Enterprise x86-32 32 Y [3] 32 Y Y 6.5.4

Server 11
SUSE Linux Enterprise z/Architecture 32 Y [3] 32 6.5.4

Server 11
SUSE Linux Enterprise z/Architecture 64 Y [3] 32 6.5.4

Server 11
change.
2. NetBackup 7 is limited to Client support only. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x clients will be available until NetBackup 6.x reaches end of support.
4. Support on this platform was released on NetBackup 6.0MP4_S01
5. NetBackup 7 does not support this OS version. A newer version of the OS version will replace it. This status could change if market and/or vendor support position
change.
6. BMR support began in NetBackup 6.5
7. Supported from SP1 forward.
page 36, Operating Systems, Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - NetBackup Client © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
9. In NetBackup 7; Master server, Media servers and Clients will be supported with 64-bit binaries only. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x Media servers and clients
page 37, Operating Systems, Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - NetBackup Client © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - NetBackup Server
Server Level
SUSE Linux Enterprise x86-64 [1] 32 Y Y 32 Y Y 6.0

Server 8 (x86-64)
SUSE Linux Enterprise x86-32 [1] 32 Y Y 32 Y Y Y Y 6.0

Server 8
SUSE Linux Enterprise x86-64 [1] 32 Y Y 32 Y Y Y 6.0

Server 8
SUSE Linux Enterprise x86-64 [1] 64 Y Y 32 Y Y Y 6.0

Server 8
SUSE Linux Enterprise IA64 64 Y [2] Y [2] 64 Y Y 6.0

Server 9 (IA64)
SUSE Linux Enterprise x86-64 [3] 64 Y Y 32 Y [4] Y Y Y 6.0

Server 9 (x86-64)

Server 9

Server 9
SUSE Linux Enterprise IA64 64 Y Y 64 Y Y Y Y 6.0 MP3

Server 10 (IA64) [5]
SUSE Linux Enterprise x86-64 64 Y Y 32 Y Y Y Y Y 6.0 MP5

Server 10 (x86-64) [5]
SUSE Linux Enterprise x86-32 32 Y [6] Y [6] 32 Y [7] Y Y 6.0

Server 10 [5]
SUSE Linux Enterprise IA64 64 Y [2] Y [2] 64 Y Y Y 6.5.5

Server 11 (IA64)
SUSE Linux Enterprise x86-64 64 Y Y 32 Y Y Y Y 6.5.5

Server 11 (x86-64)
page 38, Operating Systems, Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - NetBackup Server © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - NetBackup Server
Server Level
SUSE Linux Enterprise x86-32 32 Y Y 32 Y Y Y 6.5.5

Server 11
change.
2. In NetBackup 7; Master and Media servers will no longer be supported on Intel Itanium IA64. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x Media servers will be available until
3. NetBackup 7 does not support this OS version. A newer version of the OS version will replace it. This status could change if market and/or vendor support position
change.
5. Supported from SP1 forward.
6. In NetBackup 7; Master server, Media servers and Clients will be supported with 64-bit binaries only. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x Media servers and clients
page 39, Operating Systems, Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - NetBackup Server © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
Red Flag Linux
Red Flag Linux 5.x support is based on NetBackup Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x client and server support.
Red Flag Linux - NetBackup Client
Linux 4.1 DC [1] x86-32 32 Y 32 Y 6.0
Linux 5.0 DC x86-32 [2] 32 Y 32 Y 6.0
Linux 5.0 DC x86-64 [2] 64 Y 32 Y 6.0
change.
page 40, Operating Systems, Red Flag Linux © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
Red Flag Linux - NetBackup Server
Server Level
Linux 4.1 DC [1] x86-32 32 Y Y 32 Y 6.0
Linux 5.0 DC x86-32 [2] 32 Y Y 32 Y 6.0
Linux 5.0 DC x86-64 [2] 64 Y Y 32 Y 6.0
change.
page 41, Operating Systems, Red Flag Linux, Red Flag Linux - NetBackup Server © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
"NetBackup Client is supported on the following Red Hat releases."
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS and WS (32-bit, 64-bit, IA64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS, ES, WS and Red Hat Desktop (32-bit, 64-bit, IA64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x Advanced, Base and Desktop (32-bit, 64-bit, IA64) Supported on all vendor GA updates (such as 5.1, 5.2, etc.) unless otherwise stated.
"NetBackup Server is supported on the following Red Hat releases."

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS and WS (32-bit, 64-bit)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS and ES (32-bit, 64-bit, IA64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x Advanced and Base (64-bit) Supported on all vendor GA updates (such as 5.1, 5.2, etc.) unless otherwise stated.
"Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL)"

Supported based on NetBackup Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x/5.x Client, Server, and Oracle Agent support. BMR is not supported.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux - NetBackup Client
Enterprise Linux 2.1 (WS) x86-32 32 Y 32 6.0

[1]
Enterprise Linux 2.1 [1] x86-32 32 Y 32 Y 6.0
Enterprise Linux 3.0 (AS) IA64 64 Y 64 6.0

(IA64) [2]
Enterprise Linux 3.0 (AS) x86-64 64 Y 32 Y [4] 6.0

(x86-64) [1] [3]
Enterprise Linux 3.0 (AS) [1] x86-32 32 Y 32 Y Y Y 6.0
Enterprise Linux 3.0 (AS) [1] x86-64 32 Y 32 Y Y 6.0
Enterprise Linux 3.0 (AS) [1] x86-64 64 Y 32 Y Y 6.0
Enterprise Linux 3.0 (AS) [1] z/Architecture 32 Y 32 6.0
Enterprise Linux 3.0 (WS) x86-32 32 Y 32 Y [5] 6.0

[1]
Enterprise Linux 3.0 (WS) x86-64 64 Y 32 Y [5] 6.0

[1]
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Enterprise Linux 4.0 (AS) IA64 64 Y [6] 64 Y 6.0

(IA64)
Enterprise Linux 4.0 (AS) POWER 64 Y 32 6.0 MP4

(POWER)
Enterprise Linux 4.0 (AS) x86-64 64 Y [7] 32 Y [4] Y 6.0

(x86-64) [3]
Enterprise Linux 4.0 (AS) x86-32 32 Y [7] 32 Y Y Y 6.0
Enterprise Linux 4.0 (AS) z/Architecture 32 Y [8] 32 6.0
Enterprise Linux 4.0 (WS) x86-64 64 Y [9] 32 6.0

(x86-64)
Enterprise Linux 4.0 (WS) x86-32 32 Y [9] 32 6.0
Enterprise Linux 5.0 x86-64 32 Y [11] [7] 32 Y [12] Y Y [13] 6.0 MP4
(Advanced) (x86-64) [10]
Enterprise Linux 5.0 x86-64 64 Y [11] [7] 32 Y [12] Y Y [13] 6.0 MP4
(Advanced) (x86-64) [10]
Enterprise Linux 5.0 (base) IA64 64 Y [6] 64 Y Y [14] 6.0 MP4

(IA64) [10]
Enterprise Linux 5.0 (base) POWER 64 Y 32 6.5

(POWER) [10]
Enterprise Linux 5.0 (base) x86-64 32 Y [11] [7] 32 Y [12] Y Y [14] 6.0 MP4
(x86-64) [10]
(x86-64) [10]
[10]
[10]
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[10]
Enterprise Linux 5.0 (base) z/Architecture 32 Y [8] 32 6.0 MP5

[10]
Enterprise Linux 6.0 x86-64 64 Y 32 6.5.3.1

(Advanced)
Enterprise Linux 6.0 (base) x86-32 32 Y 32 6.5.3.1
change.
2. NetBackup 7 does not support any version of this OS distribution. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x media servers and clients will be available until NetBackup 6.x
reaches end of support.
3. Java GUI support for x64 platform is planned for a future NetBackup update. x86 Java GUI is supported in NetBackup 6.5.2.
5. BMR Server is also supported.
6. NetBackup 7 is limited to Client support only. Back level support of NetBackup 6.5 clients will be available until NetBackup 6.x reaches end of support.
7. In NetBackup 7; Master server, Media servers and Clients will be supported with 64-bit binaries only. Back level support of NetBackup Media servers and Clients will
be available until NetBackup 6.x reaches end of support.
8. In NetBackup 7; Clients will be supported with 64-bit binaries only. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x Clients will be available until NetBackup 6.x reaches end of
support.
10. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Advanced and Base are supported on all vendor GA updates (such as 5.1, 5.2, etc.) unless otherwise stated.
11. Java GUI support for Red Hat 5 began in NetBackup 6.5.5.
12. BMR support began in NetBackup 6.5.4
13. SAN Client support began in NetBackup 6.5.4.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux - NetBackup Server
Server Level
Enterprise Linux 2.1 [1] x86-32 32 Y Y 32 Y Y Y 6.0
Enterprise Linux 3.0 (AS) x86-32 32 Y Y 32 Y Y Y Y 6.0

[1]
Enterprise Linux 3.0 (AS) x86-64 32 Y Y 32 Y Y Y Y 6.0

[1]
Enterprise Linux 4.0 (AS) IA64 64 Y [2] Y [2] 64 Y 6.0

(IA64)
Enterprise Linux 4.0 (AS) x86-64 64 Y [4] Y [4] 32 Y [5] Y Y [6] Y Y 6.0
(x86-64) [3]
Enterprise Linux 4.0 (AS) x86-32 32 Y [4] Y [4] 32 Y [5] Y Y Y 6.0
Enterprise Linux 5.0 x86-64 64 Y [8] [9] Y [8] [9] 32 Y [10] Y Y [6] Y [11] Y 6.5.1
(Advanced) (x86-64) [7]
Enterprise Linux 5.0 x86-64 64 Y [8] [9] Y [8] [9] 32 Y [10] Y Y [6] Y [11] Y 6.5.1
(base) (x86-64) [7]
change.
2. In NetBackup 7; Master and Media servers will no longer be supported on Intel Itanium IA-64. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x media servers will be available
3. Java GUI support for x64 platform is planned for a future NetBackup update. x86 Java GUI is supported in NetBackup 6.5.2.
4. In NetBackup 7; Master server, Media servers and Clients will be supported with 64-bit binaries only. Back level support of NetBackup Media servers and Clients will
be available until NetBackup 6.x reaches end of support.
7. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Advanced and Base are supported on all vendor GA updates (such as 5.1, 5.2, etc.) unless otherwise stated.
page 45, Operating Systems, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux - NetBackup Server © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
8. In NetBackup 7; Master server, Media servers and Clients will be supported with 64-bit binaries only. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x media servers and Clients
9. Java GUI support for Red Hat 5 began in NetBackup 6.5.5.
11. NOM Managed Server support began in NetBackup 6.5.1
page 46, Operating Systems, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux - NetBackup Server © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
SGI Irix
SGI Irix - NetBackup Client
Irix 6.5.23 [1] [2] MIPS 64 Y 32 6.0
1. NetBackup 7 does not support this OS. Back level support of 6.x Clients will be available until until NetBackup 6.x reaches end of support.
2. Version support is 6.5.23 and above
page 47, Operating Systems, SGI Irix © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
Sun Solaris
Sun Solaris - NetBackup Client
Solaris 8.0 [1] SPARC 64 Y 32 Y Y Y 6.0
Solaris 8.0 [1] x86-32 32 Y 32 Y 6.0
Solaris 9.0 SPARC 64 Y [2] 32 Y Y Y 6.0
Solaris 9.0 x86-32 [1] 32 Y 32 Y 6.0
Solaris 9.0 x86-64 [1] 64 Y 32 Y 6.0
Solaris 10 SPARC [3] SPARC 64 Y [4] 32 Y [5] [6] [7] Y Y 6.0
Solaris 10 x64 x86-64 64 Y 64 Y [8] Y Y 6.5
Solaris 10 x86 [3] x86-32 [1] 32 Y 32 Y 6.0
Solaris 10 x86 [3] x86-64 [1] 32 Y 32 Y 6.0
change.
2. In NetBackup 7; Clients will be supported with 64-bit binaries only. Back level support of NetBackup 6.x Clients will be available until NetBackup 6.x reaches end of
support.
3. Reference Article: TECH65627 <http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH65627 >for Solaris 10 considerations.
5. A failure may occur during Share Resource Tree creation and restore of Solaris 10-Update 8, BMR clients, on SPARC (sun4u as well as sun4v) and x64 processor
types. BMR is unable to create SRTs (Network as well as media) using the Solaris10-Update 8 media that Sun Microsystems recently released. In some cases, the SRT
creation works. However, a BMR restore of the Solaris 10-Update 8 client might not complete successfully, and result in an unusable system. If you encounter this type
of issue, use a Solaris 10, Update-7 SRT to perform a BMR-based restore of a Solaris 10, Update 8 server.
6. BMR Client and Boot Server support for Sparc-sun4v servers is available in the NetBackup 6.5.5 release. For support in previous NetBackup releases contact
Technical Support who can provide NetBackup 6.5.x EEBs for BMR in a sun4v environment.
7. BMR Client support began in NetBackup 6.0 MP4
8. BMR Client support began in NetBackup 6.5.5 with the following caveats, SVM based storage management, clients that use IDE/SATA disks, EMC-PP multipathing,
SAN-Boot, NBAC.
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Sun Solaris - NetBackup Server
Server Level
Solaris 8.0 [1] SPARC 64 Y Y 32 Y Y Y [2] Y Y 6.0
Solaris 9.0 SPARC 64 Y [3] Y [4] 32 Y Y Y [2] [5] Y Y 6.0
Solaris 10 SPARC 64 Y [7] Y [7] 32 Y [8] [9] Y Y [10] [2] [5] Y Y 6.0
SPARC [6]
Solaris 10 x64 x86-64 64 Y Y 64 Y [11] Y Y [12] Y Y [13] 6.5
change.
the guest operating system as Microsoft Windows.
3. NetBackup 7 does not support NetBackup Master server.
4. NetBackup 7 does not support NetBackup Media server.
5. NOM supports true 64-bit binaries starting with NetBackup 6.5.4
6. Reference Article: TECH65627 <http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH65627 >for Solaris 10 considerations.
7. In NetBackup 7; Master Server, Media servers and Clients will be supported with 64-bit binaries only. Back level support of 6.x Media servers and Clients will be
available until NetBackup 6.x reaches end of support.
8. BMR is supported from NetBackup 6.0 MP4 and forward
9. Reference Article: TECH49862 <http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH49862 >for Solaris 10 considerations with BMR.
10. NetBackup Operations Manager (NOM) Server is supported on Solaris 10 where the Solaris patch 119689 is NOT installed. This patch has been deprecated by Sun
Microsystems, so upgrade to a newer sun patch level (119933) prior to installing NOM. If patch 119689 is installed, NOM may fail to run or install on a Solaris 10
system. Reference Article: TECH48249 <http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH48249. >NOM clustering is not supported on Solaris 10.
13. NDMP support began in NetBackup 6.5.1
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NetBackup Client Selections for Backup Policies
The information in the Client Selection column of the table below is the client type that should be selected when installing NetBackup as a client on the Operating
System/Version and Architecture listed in this table.
OS Architecture Client Selection
AIX 5.1 IBM Power3, 4, 5 RS6000,AIX5
AIX 5.2 IBM Power3, 4, 5, 6 RS6000,AIX5
AIX 5.3 IBM Power3, 4, 5, 6 RS6000,AIX5
AIX 6.1 IBM Power4, 5, 6 RS6000,AIX5
Canonical Ubuntu 8.04, 8.04.1 x86 Linux, RedHat2.6
Canonical Ubuntu 8.04, 8.04.1 x64 Linux, RedHat2.6
CentOS 5.2, 5.3 x86 Linux, RedHat2.6
CentOS 5.2, 5.3 x64 Linux, RedHat2.6
Debian 4.0 x86 Linux, RedHat2.6
FreeBSD 5.3 x86 INTEL,FreeBSD5.3
FreeBSD 5.4 x86 INTEL, FreeBSD5.3
HP-UX 11.0 PA-RISC HP9000-700,HP-UX11.00 or HP9000-800,HP_UX11.00
HP-UX 11.23 PA-RISC HP9000-700,HP-UX11.23 or HP9000-800,HP-_UX11.23
HP-UX 11.23 IA-64 HP-UX-IA64 or HP-UX11.23
page 50, NetBackup Client Selections for Backup Policies © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
HP-UX 11.31 IA-64 HP-UX-IA64 or HP-UX11.23
IRIX 6.5.23+ SGI MIPS SGI,IRIX65
Mac OS X 10.3 or 10.4 Apple Macintosh MACINTOSH,MacOSX 10.3
Mac OS X 10.4 Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel MACINTOSH,MacOSX 10.4
NetWare 5.1 x86 (32-bit) Novell,NetWare
OES v1 SP1, SP2 with NetBackup NetWare Client x86 (32-bit) NSS File systems: Novell,NetWare
OES v1 SP2 on SLES 9 SP2 x86 (32-bit) Linux,SuSE2.6
OES v2 on SLES 10 SP1 x86 (32-bit) Linux,SuSE2.6
OpenVMS 6.1 - 8.3 HP Alpha OpenVMS,,OpenVMS_Alpha
OpenVMS 5.5 - 7.3 HP Vax OpenVMS,OpenVMS_VAX
OpenVMS 8.2, 8.3 HP IA-64 OpenVMS,OpenVMS_I64
RedFlag 4.1 x86 (32-bit) Linux,RedHat2.4
RedFlag 5.0 SP1 Intel IA-64 Linux-IA64,RedHat2.4
RHEL 2.1 Intel x86 x86 (32-bit) Linux,RedHat2.4
RHEL 4.0 Intel x86 x86 (32-bit) Linux,RedHat2.4 for 6.0 and all MPs
RHEL 4.0 Intel x86 x86 (32-bit) Linux,RedHat2.6 for 6.5.x
RHEL 3.0 for x64 x64 (64-bit) Linux,RedHat2.4
RHEL 4.0 for x64 x64 (64-bit) Linux,RedHat2.4
RHEL 5.0 for x64 x64 (64-bit) Linux,RedHat2.4 for 6.0 and all MPs
RHEL 5.0 for x64 x64 (64-bit) Linux,RedHat2.6 for 6.5.x
RHEL 3.0 Intel Itanium Intel IA-64 Linux-IA64,RedHat2.4
RHEL 4.0 Intel Itanium Intel IA-64 Linux-IA64,RedHat2.4 for 6.0 and all MPs
RHEL 4.0 Intel Itanium Intel IA-64 Linux-IA64,RedHat2.6 for 6.5.x
RHEL 5.0 Intel Itanium Intel IA-64 Linux-IA64,RedHat2.4 for 6.0 and all MPs
RHEL 5.0 Intel Itanium Intel IA-64 Linux-IA64,RedHat2.6 for 6.5.x
RHEL 4.0 for POWER IBM pSeries (64-bit) Linux,IBMpSeriesRedHat2.6
RHEL 5.0 for POWER IBM pSeries (64-bit) Linux,IBMpSeriesRedHat2.6
Red Hat Linux Desktop 2.1 Intel x86 x86 (32-bit) Linux,RedHat2.4
Red Hat Linux Desktop 4.0 Intel x86 x86 (32-bit) Linux,RedHat2.4 for 6.0 and all MPx
Red Hat Linux Desktop 4.0 Intel x86 x86 (32-bit) Linux,RedHat2.6 for 6.5.x
Red Hat Linux Desktop 4.0 Intel x86 x64 (64-bit) Linux,RedHat2.4 for 6.0 and all MPs
Red Hat 3.0 zSeries IBM z800/900 (31,64 bit mode) Linux,IBMzSeries,Linux2.4.21
Red Hat 4.0 zSeries IBM z800/900/10 (31,64 bit mode) Linux,IBMzSeries,Linux2.4.21 for 6.0 and all MPs
Red Hat 4.0 zSeries IBM z800/900/10 (31,64 bit mode) Linux,IBMzSeriesRedHat2.6 for 6.5.x
Red Hat 5.0 zSeries IBM z800/900/10 (31,64 bit mode) Linux,IBMzSeries,Linux2.4.21 for 6.0 and all MPs
Red Hat 5.0 zSeries IBM z800/900/10 (31,64 bit mode) Linux,IBMzSeriesRedHat2.6 for 6.5.x
Solaris 8 SUN SPARC, Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER Solaris,Solaris8
Solaris 8 x86 (32-bit) Solaris,Solaris_x86_8
Solaris 10 x64 (64-bit) Solaris,Solaris_x86_10_64
SUSE Linux Desktop 9.0 x86 (32-bit) Linux,RedHat2.4
SUSE Linux Desktop 9.2, 9.3 x86 (32-bit) Linux,RedHat2.4 for 6.0X or Linux,SuSE 2.6 (at 6.5)
SLES 8 for x86 x86 (32-bit) Linux,RedHat2.4
SLES 9 for x86 x86 (32-bit) Linux,RedHat2.4 for 6.0 and all MPs
SLES 9 for x86 x86 (32-bit) Linux,SuSE2.6 for 6.5.x
SLES 10 SP1 for x86 x64 (64-bit) Linux,RedHat2.4
SLES 10 SP1 for x64 x64 (64-bit) Linux,RedHat2.4 for 6.0 and all MPs
SLES 10 SP1 for x64 x64 (64-bit) Linux,SuSE2.6 for 6.5.x
SLES 8 for Intel Itanium IA-64 (64-bit) Linux-IA64,SuSE2.4
SLES 9 for Intel Itanium IA-64 (64-bit) Linux-IA64,SuSE2.4 for 6.0 and all MPs
SLES 9 for Intel Itanium IA-64 (64-bit) Linux-IA64,SuSE2.6 for 6.5.x
SLES 10 SP1 for Intel Itanium IA-64 (64-bit) Linux-IA64,SuSE2.4 for 6.0 and all MPs
SLES 10 SP1 for Intel Itanium IA-64 (64-bit) Linux-IA64,SuSE2.6 for 6.5.x
SLES 9 for Power IBM pSeries Linux,IBMpSeriesSuSE2.6
SLES 10 SP1 for Power IBM pSeries Linux,IBMpSeriesSuSE2.6
SLES 9 zSeries IBM z800/900/10 (31,64 bit mode) Linux,IBMzSeriesLinux2.4.21 for 6.0 and all MPs
SLES 9 zSeries IBM z800/900/10 (31,64 bit mode) Linux,IBMzSeriesSuSE2.6 for 6.5.x
SLES 10 SP1 zSeries IBM z800/900/10 (31,64 bit mode) Linux,IBMzSeriesLinux2.4.21 for 6.0 and all MPs
SLES 10 SP1 zSeries IBM z800/900/10 (31,64 bit mode) Linux,IBMzSeriesSuSE2.6 for 6.5.x
Tru64 V5.1B-X HP Alpha ALPHA,OSFI-V5
Ubuntu Server and Desktop 8.04, 8.04.1 x86 Linux,RedHat2.6
Ubuntu Server and Desktop 8.04, 8.04.1 x64 Linux,RedHat2.6
Virtual Server 2005 x86 (32_bit) PC,Windows Server 2003
VMware (pre ESX) VMware VMware Host: Use appropriate NBU Windows Client, Client: Use
appropriate NetBackup Windows Client
VMware ESX Version 2 VMware VMware Host: Linux,Redhat2.4, Client: Use appropriate NetBackup
Client
VMware ESX Version 3.x VMware VMware Host: Linux,Redhat2.4, Client: Use appropriate NetBackup
Client
Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later x86 (32_bit) PC,Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 R2 2003 all SP's x86 (32_bit) PC,Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later x64 with Windows Server 2003 32_bit OS PC,Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 R2 2003 all SP's x64 with Windows Server 2003 32_bit OS PC,Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later x64 with Windows Server 2003 64_bit OS Windows-x64,Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 R2 2003 all SP's x64 with Windows Server 2003 64_bit OS Windows-x64,Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later R2 Intel Itanium IA-64 PC-IA64,Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008 x86 (32_bit) PC, Windows 2008
Windows Server 2008 and R2 x64 (64_bit) Windows-x64,Windows 2008
Windows Server 2008 Intel Itanium IA-64 (64_bit) Windows-IA64,Windows 2008
Windows 7 x86 (XP 32_bit)on x64 (64_bit) Windows 7
Windows 7 x64 (XP 64_bit) on x64 (64_bit) Windows 7
Windows XP SP2 x86 (XP 32_bit)on x86 (32-bit) PC,WindowsXP
Windows XP SP2 x86 (XP 32_bit)on x64 (64_bit) PC,WindowsXP
Windows XP SP2 x64 (XP 64_bit) on x64 (64_bit) Windows-x64,Windows Server 2003
Windows XP SP2 Intel IA-64 PC-IA64,PC,WindowsXP
Windows 2000 SP4 x86 (32_bit) on Windows 2000 XP x86 (32_bit) PC,Windows2000
Windows 2000 SP4 x64 (64_bit) on Windows 2000 XP x86 (32_bit) PC,Windows2000
Windows NAS (2000 SAK) x86 (32_bit) PC,Windows2000
Windows Storage Server 2003 x86 (32_bit) Windows-x86,Windows 2003
Windows Storage Server 2003 x64 (64_bit) Windows-x64,Windows 2003
Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 and SP's x86 (32_bit) Windows-x86,Windows 2003
Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 and SP's x64 (64_bit) Windows-x64,Windows 2003
Windows Vista Client x86 (32_bit) or x64 (64_bit) PC,Windows,Vista
Bare Metal Restore (BMR)
"General Information"
* Bare Metal Restore Server (BMR server) is a feature of the Master Server.
* BMR 4.6 and 4.7 clients can use a NetBackup 6.0 server for backups, but must continue to use the BMR 4.x Servers for Bare Metal Restore functionality.
"BMR Boot Server"

* BMR Boot Server is supported on the same Operating Systems as the BMR client. BMR Boot Server bitness is not relevant. I.E., a Windows x86 boot server can boot
x86 and x64 servers and visa-versa.
"BMR Boot Server Requirements"

1. The Boot Server must be of the same OS as the clients that are being recovered. The Master and Boot Server can reside on the same server without issue. You can
have multiple Boot Servers of the same OS registered to the Master Server.
2. The Boot Server can only support clients at the same OS release or lower than it is.
As an example, a Solaris 9 Boot Server can do Solaris 9 and Solaris 8 clients, but not Solaris 10. A Solaris 10 Boot Server can support all supported versions of Solaris
clients (SPARC hardware only).
Windows 2003 Boot Server can do all supported Windows client versions (Windows 2000, XP, 2003). It is considered the highest OS release version.
3. Boot Server need not be updated as the Master Server can work with lower level Boot Servers as well.
As an example; A NetBackup 6.5 Master can be associated with a NetBackup 6.0 Boot Server, so that it can be used to restore NetBackup 6.0 clients. The Boot Server
needs to be at the same NBU patch level or higher than the clients it supports.
4. Solaris clients can only network boot to a Solaris Boot Server on the same sub-net. All other clients do not have this restriction.
5. You must have a BMR Boot Server to create BMR bootable restore media. However, when using such media, a Boot Server is not required and is not part of the
restore process.
page 56, Bare Metal Restore (BMR) © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
Bare Metal Restore File System/Volume Manager Support
Listed in the table below are the available File Systems and Logical Volume Managers compatible with Bare Metal Restore Version 6.x and 6.5.x. Support is conditional
according to the published notes corresponding to the individual OS platforms.
The table below contains scenarios that have been thoroughly tested with NetBackup. Due to the number of combinations, it is not possible to test all combinations for
compatbility. If a particular scenario is not listed, it may work fine, but has not been explicitly tested by Symantec.
"Minimum NetBackup Level"

The information in this column is the minimum level of NetBackup 6 that must be installed on the client or server to support the associtated OS platform.
OS File Systems Volume Striping, Minimum Notes

Managers Mirroring, RAID NetBackup 6.x
Level
AIX 5.3 and AIX JFS, JFS2, Native LVM, All 6.0 1. If a Veritas Volume Manager managed disk has the Cross Platform Data Sharing (CDS) attribute enabled
5.3 VxFS 4.x - VxVM 4.x - 5.x and you map that disk to an IDE disk the CDS capability will be lost. For additional information reference the
5.x VxVM Administrators Guide.
2. Support for VxVM 5.0 on NetBackup 6.0 MP5 is limited to self restores (same system/same disks). It will not
maintain disk/disk group tagging, or 32mb default private partition sizes. Full supoprt including support for
CDS attributes, 32MB private partition sizes, disk/disk group tagging, and dissimilar disk restore starts with
NetBackup 6.5.
HP-UX 11.11 HFS, JFS Native LVM, All 6.0 1. BMR supports only HP-UX versions that contain embedded versions of VxVM and VxFS; therefore, you do
PA_RISC 3.3, VxFS VxVM 3.5 not have to install separate versions of VxVM and VsFS in an HP-UX SRT.
3.5 2. JFS 3.3 is the version of the Veritas Files System (VxFS 3.3.2) shipping on HP-UX since December 1999.
Red Hat 3 and EXT2, Native Striping, 6.0 (reference 1. Support for Linux multidevices is limited, and BMR may not restore some configurations exactly.
Red Hat 4 (32-bit EXT3, Partitioning, Mirroring, note 5 below) 2. If the root file system is created on a Linux multidevice, when performing a dissimilar disk restore you must
and 64-bit) Reiserfs Native LVM MultiDevices all map the root file system and retain the original level (for example, if the original level is RAID-1 the mapped
layouts file system must also be RAID-1). If the level is changed, the kernel may panic and the system may not
recover.
3. To perform system-only restores on Linux systems, use the dissimilar disk restore feature to map the
original system volumes to the target disks (even if you are performing a normal self restore).
4. Linux Native-Multipathing is not handled.
5. BMR support on Red Hat 4 began in NetBackup 6.5.
6. Note: In NetBackup 7; Red Hat 3 is not supported and 32-bit support has been dropped on Red Hat 4. Back
level support of NetBackup Media servers and Clients will be available until NetBackup 6.x reaches end of
support.
page 57, Bare Metal Restore File System/Volume Manager Support © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
Level
Red Hat 5 (32-bit EXT2, Native Striping, 6.5.4 1. Support for Linux multidevices is limited, and BMR may not restore some configurations exactly.
and 64-bit) EXT3, Partitioning, Mirroring, 2. If the root file system is created on a Linux multidevice, when performing a dissimilar disk restore you must
Reiserfs Native LVM MultiDevices all map the root file system and retain the original level (for example, if the original level is RAID-1 the mapped
layouts file system must also be RAID-1). If the level is changed, the kernel may panic and the system may not
recover.
5. Note: In NetBackup 7; 32-bit support has been dropped. Back level support of NetBackup Media servers
and Clients will be available until NetBackup 6.x reaches end of support.
SUSE SLES 8 EXT2, Native Striping, 6.0 (reference 1. Support for Linux multidevices is limited, and BMR may not restore some configurations exactly.
and SuSE SLES EXT3, Partitioning, Mirroring, note 5 below) 2. If the root file system is created on a Linux multidevice, when performing a dissimilar disk restore you must
9 (32-bit and Reiserfs Native LVM MultiDevices all map the root file system and retain the original level (for example, if the original level is RAID-1 the mapped
64-bit) layouts file system must also be RAID-1). If the level is changed, the kernel may panic and the system may not
recover.
5. BMR support on SLES 9 began in NetBackup 6.5.
6.Note: In NetBackup 7; SLES 8 and SLES 9 are not supported. Back level support of NetBackup Media
servers and Clients will be available until NetBackup 6.x reaches end of support.
Level
Solaris 8, 9, 10 UFS, VxFS SVM VxVM 4.1 All 6.0 (reference 1. If a Veritas Volume Manager managed disk has the Cross Platform Data Sharing (CDS) attribute enabled
SPARC 4.1 MP2 and MP2 and higher Note 4 below) and you map that disk to an IDE disk the CDS capability will be lost. Reference the VxVM Administrators
higher Guide for additional information.
2. SVM database replicas, disk sets, and volumes are fully recreated, and SVM remains active after a BMR
restore.
3. For mixed versions of VxVM and VxFS install the latest version of the Symantec licensing software into the
SRT.
4. BMR support on Solaris 10 SPARC began in NetBackup 6.0 MP4.
5. VxVM/VxFS cannot be patched in SRT. On has to use full blown image for correstponding full blown SF MP
(Maintenance Patch) release.
For example, 5.0 MP3 Add 5.0 MP3 full blown image directly to SRT. Currently Solaris bmrsrtadmin doesn't
work properly if you follow adding SF 5.0 GA ---> 5.0 MP3)
6. Support for VxVM 5.0 on NetBackup 6.0 MP5 is limited to self restores (same system/same disks). It will not
maintain disk/disk group tagging, or 32mb default private partition sizes. Full supoprt including support for
CDS attributes, 32mb private partition sizes, disk/disk group tagging, and dissimilar disk restore starts with
NetBackup 6.5.
7. Note: In NetBackup 7; Solaris 8 is not supported and Solaris 9 is not supported on NetBackup servers.
32-bit support has been dropped on Solaris 9 and 10. Back level support of NetBackup Media servers and
Clients will be available until NetBackup 6.x reaches end of support.
Solaris 10 x64 UFS, VxFS VxVM 5.0 and All 6.5.5 1. Solaris natvie SVM is not yet supported on Solaris 10 x64 machines.
5.0 and higher (reference note 2. SAN boot is not supported.
higher 6 below) 3. Solaris Zones are not supported.
4. SATA disk based clients are not supported.
5. SAS based client are supported.
Windows 2000 FAT32, Windows LDM Striping, 6.0 FAT32 supported on client systems only. NTFS is required on BMR Master and Boot Server
and Windows XP NTFS Mirroring, RAID
Windows XP FAT32, SFW 4.0 - 4.3 All 6.0 Need to use DOS boot mechanism inorder to restore DF involved clients.
NTFS
Windows Server FAT32, Windows LDM All 6.0 FAT32 supported on client systems only. NTFS is required on BMR Master and Boot Server
2003 (32-bit) NTFS
Windows Server FAT32, SFW 4.0 - 4.3 All 6.0 Need to use DOS boot mechanism inorder to restore DF involved clients.
2003 (32-Bit) NTFS
Windows Server FAT32, SFW 4.0 - 4.3 All 6.0 No support for SFW on Windows 2003 (64-bit).
2003 (64-Bit) NTFS
"Acrynoms"
LDM - Logical Disk Manager
LVM - Logical Volume Manager
SFW - Storage Foundation for Windows
SVM - Solaris Volume Manager
VxFS - Vertas File System
VxVM - Veritas Volume Manager
File System Compatibility
NetBackup supports POSIX compliant file systems. Unless otherwise noted in the table below, extended file system attributes are not supported.
OS File System ACL Extended Attributes or Notes

Named Data Streams
AIX VxFS Yes Yes (VxFS 5.0 +) Initial support with NetBackup 6.5
AIX JFS/JFS2 Yes No
HP-UX VxFS Yes Yes (11.23 and Later, Initial support with NetBackup 6.5
VxFS 5.0 +)
HP-UX Base JFS or UFS Yes No HP-UX 11.00 and forward
Mac OS X HFS/HFS+ Yes (10.4 +) No Resource forks supported. Initial support with NetBackup 6.5
Red Hat Ext 2/3 Yes Yes RHEL 4 kernel and later for x86, x64, IA-64. Initial support with NetBackup 6.5
Red Hat VxFS Yes Yes (VxFS 5.0 +) VxFS 5.0 is x64 only on Linux. Initial support with NetBackup 6.5
Solaris VxFS Yes Yes Solaris 8, 9, 10 Sparc
Solaris UFS Yes Yes (Solaris 9 or later) Solaris 8, 9, 10 Sparc and x86
Solaris UFS Yes Yes Solaris 10 x64
Solaris ZFS Yes Yes Solaris 10 Sparc and x64 Support introduced with NetBackup 6.5
Solaris OpenAFS 1.4.x Yes Solaris 8 Sparc
SUSE SLES Ext 2/3 Yes Yes SLES 9 kernel and later for x86, x64, IA-64. Initial support with NetBackup 6.5
SUSE SLES Reiser, XFS, NSS Yes Yes SLES 9 kernel and later for x86, x64, IA-64. Initial support with NetBackup 6.5
SUSE SLES VxFS Yes Yes (VxFS 5.0 +) VxFS 5.0 is x64 only on Linux. Initial support with NetBackup 6.5
Tru64 Adv/FS and UFS Yes Yes On TRU64 Alpha platforms, NetBackup backs up extended file attributes. On TRU64 OSF/1 platforms, NetBackup
backs up and restores extended attributes attached to files on AdvFS and UFS file systems.
page 61, File System Compatibility © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15

NetBackup Fibre Transport Media Server Compatibility
OS CPU Architecture Minimum NetBackup Level
Red Hat 4.3 (Red Hat 4 Update 3) x86-64 (64-bit) 6.5 GA
Red Hat 4.5 (Red Hat 4 Update 5) x86-64 (64-bit) 6.5.1
Red Hat 5.0 (Red Hat 5) x86-64 (64-bit) 6.5.4
Solaris 9 SPARC 6.5 GA
SLES 9 SP3 x86-64 (64-bit) 6.5.1
page 62, NetBackup Fibre Transport Media Server Compatibility © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
NetBackup Media Server Encryption Option (MSEO) 6.x
Media Server OS CPU Architecture Minimum NetBackup Level Minimum MSEO Level Notes
Solaris 8 SPARC 5.1 MP3, 6.0 MP3, 6.5 6.0 Solaris 8 requires software patch 112438-01 or higher
Solaris 9 SPARC 5.1 MP3, 6.0 MP3, 6.5 6.0
Solaris 10 SPARC 5.1 MP3, 6.0 MP3, 6.5 6.0
Solaris 10 x64 6.0 MP3, 6.5.2 6.1.1
Windows 2000 x86 5.1 MP3, 6.0 MP3, 6.5 6.0
Windows 2003 x86 5.1 MP3, 6.0 MP3, 6.5 6.0
Windows 2003 x64 6.0 MP3, 6.5 6.0
Windows 2003 IA64 5.1 MP3, 6.0 MP3, 6.5 6.0
Windows 2008 x64 6.5.2 6.1.2
Red Hat 4.4 (Red Hat 4 Update 4) x64 6.0 MP3, 6.5 6.1
Red Hat 4.4 (Red Hat 4 Update 4) and all subsequent updates x64 6.5.4 6.1.3
Red Hat 5.0 (GA) x64 6.5.1 6.1.1
Red Hat 5.0 and all subsequent updates x64 6.5.4 6.1.3
SUSE Enterprise Linux 10 SP1 x64 6.0 MP5, 6.5 6.1.1
SUSE Enterprise Linux 10 SP2 x64 6.5.4 6.1.4
Operating system requirements are the same for both MSEO key management server and media server installations.
page 63, NetBackup Media Server Encryption Option (MSEO) 6.x © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
NetBackup Operations Manager (NOM) Supported Web Browsers
Web Browser Versions Notes
Microsoft Internet 6.0

Explorer
Microsoft Internet 7.0 IE 7.0 may display a security certificate warning page when you open NOM. Follow the steps below to disable this warning permanently.
Explorer
1. Click Tools>Internet Options.
2. In the Internet Options dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
3. Under Security, uncheck Warn about Certificate Address Mismatch option.
4. Restart your browser for the changes to take effect
Netscape 7.1 or greater
Mozilla Firefox 1.0 or greater Microsoft Windows only
page 64, NetBackup Operations Manager (NOM) Supported Web Browsers © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
SAN Client
* Unless otherwise noted the minimum NetBackup level for SAN Client support is NetBackup 6.5 GA.
"SAN style backups via SAN Media Server"

* Designed for customers moving from LAN-based client-server environments to multiple NetBackup Servers on a SAN
* Enables LAN-free data protection with high performance access to shared resources
* Can share tape resources with NetBackup Master and Media Servers
* Can only back itself up, not other clients
* Software is installed stand alone on each cluster node and linked to the virtual host via an application cluster
There is no platform restriction regarding SAN Media Servers - any Media Server can be a SAN Media Server. The only difference is in the license authentication
mechanism. Application and DB Agents are supported with the SAN Media Server.
"SAN style backups via SAN Client"
* Contains similar functionality as SAN Media Server - except results in a smaller footprint (installed on the client)
* Can NOT back up directly to tape attached to the client
* Requires SAN connectivity with a Media Server running Fibre Transport Services (see FT Media Server Capatibility for OS support)
* Application and DB Agents are supported with the SAN Client
page 65, SAN Client © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15

NetBackup 6.5 Shared Disk Media Server Capability
Media Server OS CPU Architecture Minimum NetBackup Level
Windows 2003 x86 6.5 GA
Windows 2003 x64 6.5 GA
SUSE SLES 9 SP3 x86 6.5.2
SUSE SLES 9 SP3 x64 6.5.2
Red Hat 4.5 (Red Hat 4 Update 5) x86 6.5.2
Red Hat 4.5 (Red Hat 4 Update 5) x64 6.5.2
NetBackup Shared Disk Option requires that all NetBackup components (master server, media servers, and clients) must have NetBackup 6.5 or later installed. You
may use any supported NetBackup master server platform. If you use the master server as a media server then it can only be a supported as a media server type.
End of Life statement: The Shared Disk option will not be supported with the next NetBackup major release.
page 66, NetBackup 6.5 Shared Disk Media Server Capability © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
NetBackup Virtual Systems Compatibility
This Statement of Support for NetBackup in a Virtual Environment document describes the extent of support for NetBackup within a virtual environment. Ideally, every
NetBackup configuration supported in a traditional physical environment would also be supported in any virtual environment without qualification. While that is our
mission, it is not always possible.
Therefore, the purpose of this document is to:
* Clarify differences between NetBackup support in physical vs. virtual environments
* Describe general guidelines for support in virtual environments
* Describe impact upon specific NetBackup components: clients, servers, options, etc.
* Provide references to related information
Virtual Systems Compatibility - Reference Article; TECH64542 Statement of Support for NetBackup in a Virtual Environment:
<http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH64542>
page 67, NetBackup Virtual Systems Compatibility © 2011 Symantec Corporation / 2011-03-15
Definition of Terms
Term Definition
OS Vendor Operating System
CPU Architecture Hardware Platform
OS Bits Operating System Binaries
NetBackup Bit Binaries on which NetBackup is built
x64 AMD and Intel EM64T (64-bit)
x86 AMD and Intel x86-32 (32-bit)
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NetBackup 6.x Release History

NetBackup Version Description Release Date

6.0 NetBackup 6.0 Release October, 2005

6.0 MP1 NetBackup 6.0 Maintenance Pack 1 December, 2005

6.0 MP2 NetBackup 6.0 Maintenance Pack 2 March, 2006

6.0 MP3 NetBackup 6.0 Maintenance Pack 3 June, 2006

6.0 MP4 NetBackup 6.0 Maintenance Pack 4 November, 2006

6.0 MP5 NetBackup 6.0 Maintenance Pack 5 August, 2007

6.0 MP6 NetBackup 6.0 Maintenance Pack 6 February, 2008

6.0 MP7 NetBackup 6.0 Maintenance Pack 7 September, 2008

6.5 NetBackup 6.5 Release August, 2007

6.5.1 NetBackup 6.5.1 Update December, 2007

6.5.2 NetBackup 6.5.2 Update June, 2008

6.5.3 NetBackup 6.5.3 Update December, 2008

6.5.3.1 NetBackup 6.5.3.1 Update February, 2009

6.5.4 NetBackup 6.5.4 Update June, 2009

6.5.5 NetBackup 6.5.5 Update December, 2009

6.5.6 NetBackup 6.5.6 Update May, 2010

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Description of Change Date NetBackup Version Start of Support

NetBackup Client support on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 03/14/2011 6.5.3.1

NetBackup Client support on Ubuntu 9.10 02/02/2011 6.5.5

NetBackup Client support on Ubuntu 10.4 02/02/2011 6.5.6

NetBackup Client support on AIX 7.1 (64 bit) 02/02/2011 6.5.4

NetBackup Client support on Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit, 64-bit) 01/11/2010 6.5.4

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Apple Mac OS X - NetBackup Client

Mac OS X 10.3 [1] POWER [2] 32 Y 32 6.0

Mac OS X 10.4 [1] POWER [2] 32 Y 32 6.0

Mac OS X 10.4 [1] x86-32 32 Y 32 6.5

Mac OS X 10.4 [1] x86-64 64 Y 32 6.5

Mac OS X 10.5 [3] POWER [2] 32 Y 32 6.5.2

Mac OS X 10.5 [3] x86-32 32 Y 32 6.5.2

Mac OS X 10.5 [3] x86-64 64 Y 32 6.5.2

Mac OS X 10.6 [3] x86-32 32 Y 32 6.5.4

Mac OS X 10.6 [3] x86-64 64 Y 32 6.5.4

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Asianux Consortium Asianux - NetBackup Client

Asianux 2.0 (x86-64) x86-64 64 Y 32 Y 6.5.1

Asianux 3.0 (x86-64) x86-64 [1] 64 Y [2] 32 Y 6.5.1

Asianux 3.0 x86-32 32 Y [2] 32 Y 6.0 MP4

Asianux 3.0 x86-64 [1] 64 Y [2] 32 Y 6.0 MP4

Asianux 2.0 (x86-64) x86-64 64 Y Y 32 Y Y 6.5.1

Asianux 3.0 (x86-64) x86-64 [1] 64 Y [2] Y [2] 32 Y Y 6.5.1

Canonical Ubuntu - NetBackup Client

Ubuntu 8.04 [1] x86-32 32 Y [2] 32 6.5.2

Ubuntu 8.04 [1] x86-64 64 Y [2] 32 6.5.2

Ubuntu 8.04 [.1] [1] x86-64 64 Y [2] 32 6.5.2

Ubuntu 9.10 [1] x86-64 64 Y [2] 32 6.5.5

Ubuntu 10.04 [1] x86-64 64 Y [2] 32 6.5.6

1. Reference Article: TECH63359 <http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH63359 >for Ubuntu and Debian considerations.

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CentOS - NetBackup Client

CentOS 5.2 [1] x86-32 32 Y [2] 32 6.5.2

CentOS 5.2 [1] x86-64 64 Y [2] 32 6.5.2

CentOS 5.3 x86-32 32 Y 32 6.5.2

CentOS 5.3 x86-64 64 Y 32 6.5.2

1. Reference Article: TECH58689 <http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH58689 >for CentOS considerations.

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