NetVault Bare Metal Recovery 10.5 - Release Notes for Server Plug-in

System requirements

Before installing NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug‑in Server 10.5, ensure that your system meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements.

Software requirements

 

Table 2. Requirements

Platform

Linux® x86 (32-bit) Linux® x86-64 (32/64-bit)

Windows® 7 (32/64-bit) Windows Server® 2008/2008 R2 (32/64-bit) Windows Server® 2012/2012 R2 (64-bit)

Supported virtual machine (VM) platforms

 

Table 3. Supported VMs

Platform	Version
VMware® ESX® Server	3.5, 4.0, 4.1
VMware® ESXi™	3.5, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, 5.5

Upgrade and compatibility

For complete supported-platform information, see the Dell NetVault Backup Compatibility Guide.

Pure64 Builds

Starting with NetVault Backup 8.6, a new build type named “LinuxX86Pure64” has been added, while the pure 32-bit Linux® version has been retired. To understand the impact of this change, review the following:

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Hybrid 32/64-bit Build: The hybrid 32/64-bit build has been retained. However, the platform type has been renamed from “LinuxX8664” to “LinuxX86Hybrid.” This build functions as the standard build for Linux users who do not have a pure 64-bit-only requirement. This build lets you upgrade from pure 32-bit builds and from hybrid builds of NetVault Backup.

The LinuxX86Hybrid build retains binary compatibility with all previous versions of plug-ins, including plug-ins marked as 32-bit and plug-ins designated 64-bit. Also, this build works on 32-bit systems that do not have 64-bit capability.

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Pure 64-bit Build: A new type of build named “LinuxX86Pure64” has been introduced for pure 64-bit Linux distributions. If you have a specific reason that you cannot use any 32-bit components (for example, you are using a Linux distribution that does not run 32-bit code), use this type. You cannot use this new type to upgrade existing NetVault Backup installations; remove the existing version and install the pure 64-bit version separately. To reduce confusion, warning messages have been added to both the upgrade and installation packages to ensure that you understand that they are not compatible.

 

Table 4. Pure64 builds

OS	Core Build	Plug-in
		32-bit	64-bit	Hybrid	Itanium	Pure64
32-bit	32-bit	X		X
	Hybrid	X		X
64-bit	Itanium				X
	64-bit		X	X
	Hybrid		X	X
	Pure64					X

 

NOTE: X = Compatible Some plug-ins do not support Pure64-bit builds.

Product licensing

To obtain the license key for your NetVault Backup Server environment, determine the NetVault Machine ID of your main NetVault Backup Server. Also identify the machine IDs of any clients running application plug-ins, such as Oracle®, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server®, and Exchange.

You can use the NetVault Configuration Wizard to install the product license keys. Alternatively, you can install the license keys from the Manage Clients page.

To obtain a machine ID:

1	Start the NetVault Backup WebUI.

2	In the Navigation pane, click Manage Clients.

3	In the NetVault Backup Clients list, select the applicable machine, and click Manage.

4	On the View Client page, note the machine ID exactly as it appears in the Client Summary table.

To install a license key using the configuration wizard:

1	In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration.

2	On the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Install Licenses.

3	In the NetVault Backup Clients list, select the applicable machine, and click Next.

4	In the Enter the license key string box, type or copy and paste the license key, and click Apply.

After the key is applied successfully, a message is displayed.

To install a license key from the Manage Clients page:

1	In the Navigation pane, click Manage Clients.

2	In the NetVault Backup Clients list, select the applicable machine, and click Manage.

3	On the View Client page, click Install License.

4	In the Install License dialog box, type or copy and paste the license key, and click Apply.

After the key is applied successfully, a message is displayed.

5	To dismiss the dialog box, click Close.

Upgrade and installation instructions

•	Upgrading to NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug‑in Server v4.0 or later requires that you upgrade NetVault Bare Metal Recovery Plug-in Offline Client to v6.0 or later to perform backups and restores. You must also re-create all backup and restore jobs. (18049)

•	For installation instructions, see the Dell NetVault Bare Metal Recovery User’s Guide.