NetBackup Appliance Release Notes - 3.1.2
NetBackup Appliance Release Notes - 3.1.2
NetBackup Appliance Release Notes - 3.1.2
Release 3.1.2
Veritas NetBackup™ Appliance Release Notes
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Contents
NetBackup software version 8.1.2 is included with the NetBackup appliance 3.1.2
release. Information about the new features, enhancements, and fixes found in
NetBackup 8.1.2 can be found in the NetBackup 8.1.2 Release Notes document
on the Veritas Support website:
Meter requires NetBackup 8.1.2 and later. For complete details, see the Veritas
Smart Meter Getting Started Guide.
If you have configured NetBackup appliance version 3.1.1 as an AMS, you can
download this management package to get the latest updates. The management
update package must be installed on the 3.1.1 AMS. After you update the AMS,
the agents that are registered to the AMS can be updated automatically or
manually. You can view the AMS and agent version from the Home page of the
Appliance Management Console. See the Appliance Management Guide for
more information.
■ Starting with this release, the Instant Access feature is supported on NetBackup
5330, 5240 or 5340 appliances. This feature allows you to create an Instant
Access VM from a NetBackup backup image. The VM is available almost
instantaneously, achieving a near-zero recovery time objective. NetBackup
mounts the VM snapshot directly on the backup storage device to allow your
ESXi host or cluster to treat the snapshot as a normal VM.
For information about how to use this feature, see the NetBackup Web UI
VMware Administrator's Guide.
Note: For 5330, 5240 or 5340 appliances that are upgraded to software version
3.1.2, a manual procedure is required to enable this feature. For details, refer
to the following topic:
See “New Operational Notes for NetBackup Appliance 3.1.2” on page 28.
■ Starting with this release, the FIPS options are supported for use with appliances
(nodes) in a high availability (HA) setup. You must configure the FIPS options
on both nodes and the configurations must match.
■ Starting with this release, the STIG feature remains enabled after an upgrade
on both appliances (nodes) in an HA setup.
■ Starting with this release, a new type of Fibre Channel (FC) HBA card is
supported to provide high-speed SAN Client backups and restores at 16Gb/s.
For more information about new available appliance I/O configuration options,
see the following documents:
NetBackup 5240 Appliance Product Description
NetBackup 5340 Appliance Product Description
For more information about SAN Client configuration, see the NetBackup
Appliance Fibre Channel Guide.
■ After you upgrade to the software version 3.1.2, if you want to replace any
existing 8Gb FC HBA cards with new 16Gb FC HBA cards, additional
configurations are required.
NetBackup appliance 3.1.2 features, enhancements, and changes 11
New features, enhancements, and changes for NetBackup Appliance 3.1.2
Note: Do not start the FC HBA card replacement process until the upgrade
completes.
Note: It is not supported to configure mixed 8/16 Gb FC HBA cards in the same
appliance. For more information about available appliance I/O configuration
options, see the NetBackup Appliance Fibre Channel Guide.
■ Starting with this release, a firewall policy provides added network security for
the appliance. This feature changes the firewall default zone from "trusted" to
"public". To provide maximum security, specific incoming connections (NetBackup
ports in the firewall rules) are opened automatically while others are blocked
automatically during various operations. After the appliance initial configuration
is completed, default settings are enforced for open NetBackup ports on the
appliance. The following commands have been added to let you view the
currently open appliance ports, and to modify and then synchronize them with
the open NetBackup ports:
Main > Settings > Security > Ports > Show
Main > Settings > Security > Ports > ModifyNBUPortRange
For more information about this feature and the related commands, see the
following documents:
NetBackup Appliance Security Guide
NetBackup Appliance Commands Reference Guide
■ Starting with this release, NetBackup appliances gather telemetry information
during upgrades. This feature gathers information at various stages of the
upgrade in the form of events. If a failure occurs, it also collects logs to help
identify the root cause of the failure. If Call Home is enabled, the collected logs
and events are sent to the AutoSupport server. If Call Home is disabled, the
logs and events are saved on the appliance.
■ Starting with this release, the Telnet package has been removed from the
Veritas Operating System (VxOS). The package has been removed to comply
with the STIG feature when it is enabled on NetBackup appliances. For more
information, see the NetBackup Appliance Security Guide.
Chapter 3
NetBackup Appliance
Hardware features
This chapter includes the following topics:
Note: Starting with appliance software version 2.7.1, references to "52xx" exclude
the NetBackup 5200. That model is not supported beyond software version 2.6.1.2
and does not support the Linux RHEL operating system or any other associated
appliance hardware or software functionality.
All 52xx appliance architectures support the following features and functions, unless
specifically noted:
■ 5230 - Dual processor, six core processors, Intel-based systems.
■ 5240 - Dual processor, eight core processors, Intel-based systems.
■ Each has a number of hot swap external drives.
■ Fibre Channel connectivity that supports external tape drives.
■ The base configuration supports a Gigabit Ethernet network.
■ High-performance hardware RAID controller.
■ Each uses NetBackup as their code base.
■ RHEL operating system (provided by Veritas).
■ Each can run the latest version of NetBackup Appliance software.
■ Each supports Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP) storage when
configured as a media server. MSDP offers up to the maximum available storage
capacity on a 52xx appliance.
The NetBackup 5230 Appliances use the Intel X520 SR2 10 Gb Ethernet card either
as standard on the systems or an option.
The NetBackup 5240 Appliance uses the Intel X710 10Gb Ethernet card either as
standard on the systems or an option.
The NetBackup 5240 Appliance contains eight internal storage disk drives with a
total formatted storage capacity of 4 TB to 27 TB, depending on the configuration.
The NetBackup 5230 Appliance contains eight internal storage disk drives that
provide a total formatted storage capacity of 4 TB to 14 TB.
The NetBackup 52xx Appliances can be used with attached Veritas Storage Shelves
for additional storage.
Table 3-1 shows the available, formatted storage capacity of the NetBackup 5240
Appliance, with or without attached storage shelves. The NetBackup 5240 Appliance,
Release 3.1, now supports six 2U12 storage shelves.
NetBackup Appliance Hardware features 15
NetBackup 53xx hardware features
Refer to the NetBackup 5240 Appliance Product Description for additional details
about storage capacity.
Table 3-2 shows the available, formatted storage capacity of the NetBackup 5230
Appliance, with or without attached storage shelves.
■ Memory
The NetBackup 5330 Appliance has 384 GB of RAM that runs at 800MHz.
The NetBackup 5340 Appliance has 768 GB of RAM that runs at 2666 MHz.
■ Speed
The 5330 has Base 2.8-GHz and a Peak of 3.1GHz 10-core processors.
The 5340 has Base 2.0-GHz and a Peak of 3.7GHz 20-core processors.
■ Operating voltage
The 5330 operates at 1.35V.
The 5340 operates at 1.2V.
■ A resilient storage architecture
The redundant components of the NetBackup 53xx Appliances allow the
appliance to remain productive, even when a hardware component fails. This
feature minimizes the effect of a hardware failure on your operations until the
faulty part can be replaced.
■ Hot-swappable components
The 53xx external RAID controllers are hot-swappable so that a faulty controller
can be replaced without interrupting your operations.
■ Multiple redundant data paths
The NetBackup 53xx have redundant data paths for all critical storage. These
paths mean that it can withstand multiple component failures and still operate.
The NetBackup 5330 hardware includes the appliance and a Primary Storage Shelf.
The appliance does not provide any storage, but the space available from the
Primary Storage Shelf and up to five Expansion Storage Shelves can be used for
backups. The Primary Storage Shelf and the Expansion Storage Shelf support
either 3-TB or 6-TB disk drives, but all drives within a shelf must be the same
capacity. The following table shows the available, formatted storage capacity of the
NetBackup 5330 Appliance system.
Table 3-3 NetBackup 5330 Appliance software version 3.1.2 storage options
A 114 TB - - - - - 114 TB
Table 3-3 NetBackup 5330 Appliance software version 3.1.2 storage options
(continued)
J 229 TB - - - - - 229 TB
*Maximum usable storage capacity for an MSDP data pool is 960 TiB (1,056 TB), even if the system supports 1374
TBs of total usable storage capacity.
Table 3-4 NetBackup 5340 Appliance software version 3.1.2 storage options
by disk drive capacities
Usable storage capacities (4-TB Drives) Usable storage capacities (8-TB Drives)
120TiB 240TiB
(132TB) (264TB)
240TiB 480TiB
(264TB) (528TB)
360TiB 720TiB
(396TB) (792TB)
480TiB 960TiB*
(528TB) (1,056TB)
600TiB 1200TiB*
(660TB) (1,320TB)
720TiB 1440TiB*
(792TB) (1,583TB)
840TiB 1680TiB*
(924TB) (1,847TB)
960TiB* 1920TiB*
(1,056TB) (2,111TB)
*NetBackup 5340 Appliance software version 3.1.2 supports up to 960TiB (1,056TB) of usable MSDP storage capacity.
For more information, see the Veritas 5340 Appliance Product Description.
For more information about the hardware architecture of NetBackup Appliances,
see the NetBackup Appliance and Veritas Storage Shelf Product Description
document.
Channel (FC) cables. A NetBackup 5330 system requires one Primary Storage
Shelf.
■ Expansion Storage Shelf
This storage shelf is optional and is intended to increase the disk space of
minimum configuration systems that contain only a Primary Storage Shelf. The
shelf connects directly to the Primary Storage Shelf with SAS cables. A
NetBackup 5330 system supports up to five Expansion Storage Shelves.
Note: The Primary Storage Shelf and the Expansion Storage Shelf are not
compatible with NetBackup 52xx appliances. The Veritas Storage Shelf is not
compatible with a NetBackup 5330 or with either of its associated storage shelves.
When you begin the initial configuration of a NetBackup 5330 from the NetBackup
Appliance Web Console, a Storage Overview page appears. This page shows the
hardware configuration of your system and identifies the connectivity or the disk
drive issues that may exist. Veritas recommends that you correct all identified issues
before you proceed with the initial configuration.
When you perform the initial configuration from the NetBackup Appliance Shell
Menu, you can manually run the Test hardware command to identify the
connectivity or the disk drive issues that may exist.
For complete information, see the NetBackup Appliance Initial Configuration Guide.
■ From the inside of the front post to the inside of the rear post the rails measure
713mm to 884mm (28in to 34.8in). Be sure that your rack accommodates this
distance. Allow extra space to accommodate power strips, power cords, and
other cables.
■ Half capacity storage shelves are available if desired. Refer to the NetBackup
5340 Appliance Product Description Guide for details regarding available storage
capacities.
NetBackup Appliance Documentation
Role Media server only Media server only Master or media Master or media server
server
Cores 40 20 16 12
RAID cache 32 GB 24 GB 1 GB 1 GB
CPU speed 2.0 GHz 2.8 GHz 2.4 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo speed 3.7 GHz 3.1 GHz 3.2 GHz 2.5 GHz
Data retention Supercapacitors and flash 1 Li-ion battery One MFBU with a One maintenance-free
memory in each of the 2 backup unit to flash memory card for backup unit (MFBU)
RAID controllers NVRAM per RAID the internal RAID with Flash and
controller (2 per controller Supercapacitor
system)
One MFBU with a A second MFBU is
flash memory card for added with expansion
the external RAID storage
controller when the
first storage shelf is
purchased
Typical power 5800 Watts (3.0 W per 2442 Watts (1.79 W 1140 Watts (5.6 W 1500 Watts (9.5 W per
consumption with TB) per TB) per TB) TB)
maximum external
storage
Note: * The NetBackup 5330 Appliance always includes two 10Gb Ethernet ports
as standard components on every configuration.
Note: If an appliance is currently using a version earlier than 2.7.1, you must upgrade
twice to get to version 3.1.2. Veritas recommends that you upgrade to version 3.1,
and then upgrade to version 3.1.2.
Veritas recommends that you plan your appliance upgrades in advance to help
minimize system down time.
The following describes how you should plan for and perform appliance software
upgrades:
■ Always schedule upgrades when system activity is at its lowest. Veritas
recommends that you suspend all backup and restore operations before starting
the upgrade.
■ Before you begin a software update, Veritas recommends that you take certain
precautions to avoid loss of connectivity. The computer that you use to upgrade
the appliance should be set up so that it does not go to sleep, shut down, lose
power, or otherwise lose its network connection. If you lose connectivity during
the installation, the operation may fail.
■ An appliance master server must always be at an equal or a later version than
any appliance media server that is used with it. The only exception to this rule
is if Veritas provides a maintenance release to any major, minor, or software
update release. A maintenance release version number is identified with four
digits (2.x.x.x).
■ When you upgrade your appliance, you must only use the software updates that
are available for the appliance. An appliance software update is a complete
package that consists of updates to the appliance, NetBackup, and the operating
system components. Veritas does not support appliance upgrades for any of
the individual components separately.
■ Appliance master servers must always be upgraded before any appliance media
servers are upgraded.
NetBackup Appliance compatibility 26
About NetBackup Appliance software upgrades
■ VMware notes
This issue occurs because the Instant Access feature is not enabled by default
after the upgrade.
To resolve this issue, contact Veritas Technical Support and ask the support
representative to reference article 100043253 for details on how to proceed.
After the representative has taken the corrective action, Instant Access should
work properly. You can run a software self-test to verify that the warning message
no longer appears.
■ Starting with release 3.1.1, if IPSec functionality is configured on any appliance
that you plan to upgrade, the IPsec certificates may not be retained after the
upgrade has completed. To avoid this issue, you must export the IPsec
certificates before upgrading those appliances. For complete details, see the
topic "Pre-upgrade tasks for appliance upgrades" in the Veritas NetBackup
Appliance Upgrade Guide.
■ After the preflight check has completed successfully and you respond with yes
to begin the upgrade, the following question appears:
This software update requires a reboot of the appliance after the
installation process completes. Do you want to continue? (yes/no)
If your response is no, the following message may appear:
[Error] Failed to move the NetBackup Appliance Directory service
to Configuration partition.
This issue can occur with upgrades to software versions 3.1.2 and earlier. To
resolve this issue, contact Veritas Support and refer the representative to article
100044013 for details.
■ Although multi-path upgrades from versions 2.5.x or 2.6.x to version 3.1.2 are
supported, these upgrades may fail if the preflight check detects insufficient
space on the /boot partition. For example, if the appliance was upgraded from
version 2.5.4 to 2.6.1 and then to version 3.1, an upgrade to version 3.1.2 will
fail if insufficient /boot space is detected. This problem occurs because the
/boot partition is completely allocated on appliances that once used the older
versions and it cannot be resized.
If you experience this problem, you must reimage the appliance with the version
that existed before the failed upgrade attempt, and then upgrade to version
3.1.2. Using the example above (version 2.5.4 to 2.6.1 to 3.1 to 3.1.2), the
Operational notes 30
General NetBackup Appliance notes
■ After you upgrade an appliance that supports the Instant Data Access (IDA)
service from the software version 3.1/3.1.1 to 3.1.2, you must manually restart
NetBackup processes to make the IDA service effective. To restart NetBackup
processes, run the following commands in the order as shown:
Support > Processes > NetBackup Stop
Support > Processes > NetBackup Start
■ If the upgrade preflight check detects a disk drive firmware version on the
appliance that is earlier than 0006, the preflight check blocks the upgrade. To
avoid this issue, you must first update the disk drive firmware to version 0006
or later.
Fore more information, see the Veritas NetBackup Appliance Upgrade Guide.
For complete details about updating the disk drive firmware, refer to following
article:
https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100033458.html
and is turned on. Once the storage shelf is turned on again, the web console
and the shell menu show the latest monitoring information.
If you need to remove a storage shelf from your configuration and from hardware
monitoring, contact Veritas Support for assistance.
■ The NetBackup Appliance Web Console may show different values of Enclosure
ID in the Monitor > Hardware tab for a storage shelf when a 52xx appliance
restarts or when the mainboard RAID Controller is reset. Similarly, the NetBackup
Appliance Shell Menu may also show different values of Enclosure ID when you
run the Monitor > Hardware ShowHealth StorageShelf command after a
52xx appliance restarts or when the mainboard RAID Controller is reset. In this
case, you may see multiple Enclosure ID's for the same enclosure (storage
shelf).
If you are on version 2.7.1 or 2.7.2 and want to fix this issue, contact Technical
Support for assistance.
If you are on version 2.7.3 and want to fix this issue, log on to the NetBackup
Appliance Shell Menu and run the following command:Main > Support >
Cleanup > RemoveShelfEntries.
See the Support > Cleanup > RemoveShelfEntries section in the NetBackup
Appliance Commands Reference Guide for more information about the command.
■ The order in which the 52xx storage shelves are displayed on the NetBackup
Appliance Web Console or the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu may be different
than the actual order and layout in your environment. The storage shelf order
is displayed in the Monitor > Hardware tab on the left pane where the storage
shelves are displayed as NetBackup StorageShelf 1, NetBackup
StorageShelf2, etc. Similarly the order of the storage shelves is displayed on
the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu when you run the Monitor > Hardware
> ShowHealth command.
Note: If the size of AdvancedDisk and MSDP partitions were set to 0 before the
factory reset, they can remain at 0 when you perform the initial configuration.
■ Starting with version 2.6.1, if you perform a factory reset and select to keep the
network and the storage configuration settings, the error message “Cannot
rollback volume” may appear. This message indicates that during the factory
reset process, the appliance network configuration could not be saved. Although
the factory reset has completed successfully, you must now reconfigure the
network parameters.
For more information, see the following tech note on the Veritas Support website:
www.veritas.com/docs/100032270
■ When you install a NetBackup client add-on package on the appliance, the
Version after upgrade that displays on the NetBackup Appliance Web Console
is incorrect. A client package installation does not affect the appliance software
version. However, the web console displays the NetBackup version for the
Version after upgrade.
■ The Monitor > SCSP Events page on the NetBackup Appliance Web Console
does not correctly record user sessions. The logins for the user sessions are
logged on the page, but the logout information is not.
■ The functionality of Active Directory (AD) user names is inconsistent, as
described in the following scenarios:
■ NetBackup Appliance Web Console and NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu
These interfaces do not recognize Active Directory (AD) user names as case
sensitive.
■ NetBackup Java Console
This interface does recognize Active Directory (AD) user names as case
sensitive. When you enter these user names with all lowercase letters, access
to the NetBackup Administrator's Console is granted. If you enter these user
names with any or all uppercase letters, access to the NetBackup Backup,
Archive, and Restore interface is granted.
■ The command Main > Settings > Security > Authentication > LDAP >
Certificate set path name in the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu does
not allow path names with dashes. Path names with dashes are allowed in the
NetBackup Appliance Web Console.
■ If your appliance is not provisioned, the following notification should appear on
the NetBackup Appliance Web Console landing page:
Call Home service is not functional. Please contact Veritas Technical
Support to verify if the system has been provisioned on Call Home server.
However, in certain cases, the notification does not appear. If the appliance
date and time are not set per Network Time Protocol (NTP), the landing page
only shows a notification to update the date and time. If you set the date and
time per NTP, the Call Home notification appears.
■ Alert configuration is not supported from the Veritas Remote Manager. Alert
configuration is supported from either the Settings > Notification > Alert
Configuration menu in the NetBackup Appliance Web Console or the Settings
> Alerts command view in the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu. For details,
see the Settings > Notifications > Alert Configuration section in the
NetBackup Appliance Administrator’s Guide or the Main > Settings > Alerts
view commands section in the NetBackup Appliance Commands Reference
Guide .
Operational notes 35
Installation and configuration notes
Warning: The Support > RAID Clear command deletes all of the data from
both storage shelves. Make sure that you have saved the data elsewhere before
you run the command.
This error occurs when a preexisting Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP)
disk pool has a + in the disk pool name. If you encounter this issue, you need
to change the disk pool name so that it does not include a + and manually
configure the MSDP partition. Use the Manage > Storage > Resize command
to configure the partition.
■ When you attempt to copy a software update to the share directory, do not
initiate any other commands until the copy finishes. If you run a command during
the copy process, you may see that the software update is listed and available.
However, if you install that software update, it can fail.
■ If you receive an email stating “No license exists” during the initial configuration
of a media server, you can safely disregard the email. The email is sent during
host name configuration. The license key file is renamed when it is modified
with the new host name, and the alert mechanism cannot locate the license
temporarily. When the configuration completes, the license is set correctly. You
can check the license key on the Manage > License page of the NetBackup
Appliance Web Console or with the Main > Manage > License > List
command in the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu.
Operational notes 36
Installation and configuration notes
■ iSCSI supports IPv4 addresses only. iSCSI connections over IPv6 are not
supported. In addition, the initiator and the target must be on the same Layer 2
network (L2).
■ Only a QLogic Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) module is supported in the
10Gb Ethernet/iSCSI card. This requirement applies to configuration H of the
NetBackup 5240 appliance. Configurations A, B, C, D, and E of the NetBackup
5340 appliance also support iSCSI.
■ A VLAN can be configured on either the network interface or the iSCSI interface.
If a VLAN is configured on both the network and iSCSI interfaces, the VLAN for
the network interface is effective on both the interfaces. Note that when VLAN
is configured on both the network and iSCSI interface on different subnets, the
configuration is not supported.
IP VLAN IP VLAN
■ If you run the iSCSI> Target Discover Portal or the iSCSI> Target
Discover iSNS command again after the targets are connected, it overrides
the existing connection settings like target credentials. If the target requires
authentication, you need to enter the target credentials again when the existing
sessions are reconnected. The existing sessions need to be reconnected if the
appliance restarts or when you change the IQN for the appliance or when the
iSCSI processes are restarted etc.
■ When targets are discovered by using iSNS on two iSCSI interfaces, only the
recent record is displayed by the Target Show All command. For example if
you run the Target Discover iSNS command for iscsi1 and then iscsi2, the
Interfaces column in the Target Show All command output may not show
both of the interfaces (iscsi1, iscsi2) for some targets. It actually shows the
interface from the most recent command (iscsi2 in this case) for some targets.
■ The iSCSI> Target Disconnect command takes more time to complete if
workloads are running on the iSCSI interface.
You may see the following messages appear on the NetBackup Appliance Shell
Menu:
Operational notes 37
Upgrade and rollback notes
Note: To prevent this issue, before you upgrade any servers, make sure to stop
all backup jobs.
Before you upgrade a master server, pause all jobs and any Storage Lifecycle
Policies (SLPs).
Before you upgrade a media server, stop all jobs that are currently running and
suspend the jobs that may be scheduled to start during the upgrade. You must
prevent jobs from attempting to start on the media server during an upgrade.
VMware notes
The following list contains the notes and the known issues that relate to VMware:
■ If you have a NetBackup 5330 Appliance with an attached VMware datastore
that is a non-Veritas external NetApp E-series storage device, make sure that
the access LUN of the external storage is not exposed to the 5330 appliance.
If the access LUN is exposed to the 5330 appliance, some functionality like
appliance hardware monitoring and scanning for storage devices does not work
properly.
The following diagram shows the type of environment that this issue affects:
Operational notes 39
About NetBackup support utilities
NetBackup Appliance
Master Server
LAN/WAN
SAN SAN
ESX
VMware datastore servers
(Must be available to
VMware backup host)
Virtual machines
VM VM VM
VM VM VM
The NBDNA utility provides the following types of information in its output:
Initiating tests...
/log/dna/sample.name.veritas.com.NBDNA.20100907.191711.zip
Archive created successfully!
Return /log/dna/sample.name.veritas.com.NBDNA.20100907.191711.zip
to Veritas Support upon request.
Table 5-1 describes the methods you can use to access the appliance log files.
NetBackup Appliance Web You can use the Monitor > SDCS Audit Appliance audit logs
Console View screen from the NetBackup Appliance
Web Console to retrieve the audit logs of
an appliance.
NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu You can use the Main > Support > ■ Appliance configuration log
Logs > Browse command to open the ■ Appliance command log
LOGROOT/> prompt. You can use the ls ■ Appliance debug log
and cd commands to traverse the appliance ■ NetBackup logs, Volume Manager
log directories. logs, and the NetBackup logs that
are contained in the openv
directory
■ Appliance operating system (OS)
installation log
■ NetBackup administrative web
user interface log and the
NetBackup web server log
■ NetBackup 52xx appliance device
logs
Operational notes 43
About NetBackup appliance log files
NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu You can use the Main > Support > Appliance unified logs:
Logs > VxLogView Module
■ All
ModuleName command to access the
■ CallHome
appliance VxUL (unified) logs. You can also
■ Checkpoint
use the Main > Support > Share
Open command and use the desktop to ■ Commands
map, share, and copy the VxUL logs. ■ Common
■ Config
■ CrossHost
■ Database
■ Hardware
■ HWMonitor
■ Network
■ RAID
■ Seeding
■ SelfTest
■ Storage
■ SWUpdate
■ Trace
■ FTMS
■ FTDedup
■ TaskService
■ AuthService
NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu You can use the Main > Support > Appliance storage device logs
DataCollect command to collect the
storage device logs.
NetBackup-Java applications If you encounter problems with the Logs relating to the NetBackup-Java
NetBackup-Java applications, you can use applications
the scripts in this section to gather the
required information for contacting support.
Appendix A
Release content
This appendix includes the following topics:
Note: This chapter contains only the fixes that are exclusive to NetBackup Appliance.
The NetBackup Appliance 3.1.2 release also contains all of the fixes that are included
in NetBackup 8.1.2. For a complete listing of the NetBackup 8.1.2 fixes, refer to the
NetBackup 8.1.2 Release Notes on the Veritas Support website:
www.netbackup.com/compatibility
An EEB is available for appliance release 3.1.2 that enables the fix for this variant.
If you are more concerned with security than performance and would prefer to install
the EEB, contact Veritas Technical Support.
■ CVE-2017-12154
■ CVE-2017-13166
■ CVE-2016-7913
■ CVE-2017-7294
■ CVE-2017-9725
■ CVE-2017-12190
■ CVE-2017-15121
■ CVE-2017-15126
■ CVE-2017-15129
■ CVE-2017-15265
■ CVE-2017-17448
■ CVE-2017-17449
■ CVE-2017-17558
■ CVE-2017-18017
■ CVE-2017-18203
■ CVE-2017-1000252
■ CVE-2017-1000407
■ CVE-2017-1000410
■ CVE-2018-5750
■ CVE-2018-1000004
■ CVE-2017-13672
■ CVE-2017-13711
■ CVE-2017-15124
■ CVE-2017-15268
■ CVE-2018-5683
■ CVE-2018-5146
■ CVE-2017-7562
■ CVE-2017-11368
■ CVE-2017-6463
■ CVE-2017-6464
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NetBackup Appliance security release content
■ CVE-2017-6462
■ CVE-2017-15906
■ CVE-2017-7529
■ CVE-2018-5732
■ CVE-2018-5733
Appendix B
Related documents
This appendix includes the following topics:
Guide Description
NetBackup™ 52xx Initial This document guides you through the 52xx configuration
Appliance Configuration Guide process from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console or
from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu.
NetBackup™ 53xx Initial This document guides you through the 53xx configuration
Appliance Configuration Guide process from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console or
from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu.
NetBackup Appliance Upgrade This document guides you through the required steps to
Guide upgrade a NetBackup appliance.
■ Deployment information
■ Administering your appliance
■ Monitoring information
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About the NetBackup appliance documentation
Guide Description
Appliance Management Guide This document helps you to use the Veritas Appliance
Management Console to centrally manage multiple
appliances. The Veritas Appliance Management Console
provides enterprise-wide monitoring and management
of NetBackup appliances. With 3.1 and later, you can
manage software upgrades or install EEBs on multiple
appliances.
NetBackup Appliance Release This document contains information about this version
Notes of NetBackup Appliance. It contains brief descriptions of
new features within the release, operational notes that
apply to the release update, and any known issues.
NetBackup Appliance Fibre This document describes the supported Fibre Channel
Channel Guide (FC) capabilities and configurations for NetBackup
appliances.
NetBackup Appliance iSCSI This document describes how iSCSI works on the
Guide NetBackup appliance.
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About the NetBackup appliance documentation
Guide Description
NetBackup Appliance SNMP Trap This document provides a complete list of the NetBackup
Reference Guide Appliance SNMP traps. It describes what each trap
means and the recommended actions for when an error
occurs.
NetBackup Copilot for Oracle This document outlines how to configure Copilot using
Configuration Guide NetBackup and the NetBackup Appliance.
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NetBackup™ 53xx Appliance High This document contains the information about the High
Availability Reference Guide Availability (HA) solution. It helps you to understand the
deployment of the high availability configuration.
Guide Description
NetBackup™ 5230 Appliance and This guide introduces you to the NetBackup 5230
Storage Shelf Product Description Appliance and Storage Shelves.
NetBackup™ 5240 Appliance This guide introduces you to the NetBackup 5240
Product Description Appliance and Storage Shelf.
NetBackup™ 5330 Appliance This guide introduces you to the NetBackup 5330
Product Description Appliance and Storage Shelves.
NetBackup™ 5340 Appliance This guide introduces you to the NetBackup 5340
Product Description Appliance and the 5U84 Storage Shelves.
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About the NetBackup appliance documentation
Guide Description