NetBackup Support for Solaris 10

The following describes NetBackup Support for Solaris 10.

1. Sun Solaris 10 support* begins with NetBackup 5.0 Maintenance Pack 4 and NetBackup 5.1 Maintenance Pack 2 as follows:

Supported OS version Hardware NBU Support Patch Level
Solaris 10 Sparc NetBackup Client 5.0 MP4 / 5.1 MP2
Solaris 10 X86 NetBackup Client 5.1 MP2
Solaris 10 Sparc NetBackup Server 5.0 MP5 / 5.1 MP2
Solaris 10 Opteron NetBackup Client 5.1 MP3

* Base OS support, full support limited by #6 in this document.

Note: NetBackup 6.x requires no special Maintenance Packs for Solaris 10 Support.

After loading NetBackup version 5.0 or 5.1 from CD-ROM media, you must update your system to either 5.0 MP4 (for 5.0 support of NetBackup client), 5.0 MP5 (for 5.0 support of NetBackup server), or 5.1 MP2 (when running 5.1). Sun Solaris 10 is not supported on the base CD-ROM version of either NetBackup 5.0 or 5.1. There are known connection and Java GUI issues that will be encountered if you attempt to run Sun Solaris 10 on the CD-ROM version of NetBackup. Therefore, the corresponding patch update must be applied. This requirement is due to a new inetd design method introduced in Solaris 10.

2. Use of NetBackup Advanced Client (ADC) methods are supported on Sun Solaris 10 beginning with Veritas Storage Foundation Suite version 4.1 releasing in 2005. Check the Veritas Web site for availability.

3. Veritas Storage Migrator option is not supported on Sun Solaris 10 until the NetBackup 6.0 release.

4. The following script must be run in order for "Solaris Solaris10" or "Solaris Solaris_x86_10" to show as a client selection in the drop down list for backup policies:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies/new_clients

Upon running this script, Solaris 10 choices will be available in the drop down menu for Solaris 10 clients.

5. Solaris 10 Zone Support: The above support is for base Solaris 10 OS support. NetBackup Server and Enterprise Client Components (master server, media server, SAN media server and SAN client) are supported only in a global zone. Only the NetBackup Standard Client is supported in non-global zones.
Veritas Infrastructure Core Services (ICS) are only supported in the global zone. This includes packages such as the Veritas Authentication service (VxAT) and the Veritas Authorization Service (VxAZ). Attempts to install these packages in a local zone will fail during the installation.
Systems configured with non-global zones can be backed up with the NetBackup Solaris 10 standard client, provided the standard client is loaded on each non-global zone in which a backup is desired. On a standard non-global zone, a workaround must be performed to successfully load the NetBackup standard client. Prior to installation, the /usr/openv directory must be created and made writeable for a successful NetBackup Client installation. To do this, you must use the "zlogin" process to become "Zone root" on the non-global zone. Then, you will be able to create a link from /usr/openv to a writeable location on the non-global zone.