NOM 6.5 Pack NB_6.5.4_NOM_64 README                                 May 11, 2009
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This CD image provides support for the Veritas NetBackup (tm) Operations
Manager (NOM) for UNIX Solaris SPARC 64-bit servers.

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RELEASE DEPENDENCIES
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    --  Check the compatibility matrices on the Support web site for operating
        system (OS) dependencies and support issues.



I.    NEW FEATURES AND PLATFORM PROLIFERATIONS
II.   KNOWN ISSUES
III.  DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS
IV.   INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
V.    UNINSTALL INSTRUCTIONS




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I.  NEW FEATURES AND PLATFORM PROLIFERATIONS
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This section describes some of the latest features that are offered with this
version of NOM. For information about NOM, refer to the, NetBackup Operations
Manager Guide for Windows and Solaris and the NetBackup 6.5.4 Documentation
Updates document on the Symantec Support Web site.


+  Tree view roll-up for multi-part jobs
  For multi-part jobs - like those from storage lifecycle policies, Vault,
  application and multi-streamed backups - users can choose whether to show
  all jobs or only the top level, parent job in the NOM Job Monitor. When
  viewing only parent jobs, a tree structure is presented with the overall
  jobs status in the top node. Users are then able to expand the tree to
  drill into the individual child jobs and related details within.

+  NOM Integration with Symantec Threatcon
  Symantec Threatcon is a measurement of the global threat exposure. NOM
  now displays the Threatcon graphic and threat level so that NetBackup
  administrators can determine whether any action is required in the
  protection environment. If an administrator does not spend time actively
  monitoring the environment, NOM also offers a Threatcon alert for
  notification when a user-specified threat level is met.

+  Read-only NOM access
  A built-in role for read-only access to NOM. The read-only user can
  monitor all operations, but not take any action against the NetBackup
  environment (up and down drives or services, start or stop jobs, and so
  forth). Daily monitoring and troubleshooting activities can be assigned
  to the operations team without introducing the risk of configuration
  updates or NetBackup actions that impact backup or recovery activities.

+  NOM CSV report export
  NOM reports can now be emailed in CSV format. Some of the benefits
  users expect from this feature include the ability to analyze the data
  outside of the NOM tool, correlate with other data sets and preserve
  the data for historical reference and analysis.

+  NOM performance/scalability improvements
  NOM now provides visibility and a single-point-of-control across the
  entire NetBackup environment. With this release, a single NOM server
  can support up to 100 master servers and 150,000 jobs per day. Also,
  additional infrastructure optimizations provide faster and more
  predictable User Interface response times.

+  Virtual Client Summary report
  A new report called Virtual Client Summary report has been added in
  NOM 6.5.4. This report shows details of all virtual clients of a
  NetBackup Master Server. Using this report, you can determine whether
  these virtual clients were backed up by NetBackup or not.

+  Representation of Storage Unit Lifecycle Policy hierarchy
  In NetBackup 6.5.4, Storage Unit Lifecycle Policy feature has been
  enhanced so that you can add storage destinations in a hierarchical
  manner. For example, a backup storage destination can have a
  duplication storage destination, which can further have multiple
  duplication destinations. NOM 6.5.4 has been enhanced to represent
  this Storage Unit Lifecycle Policy hierarchy in a tree view, as it is
  managed in NetBackup.

+  Enhancements in Monitoring section
  The Monitoring section has been enhanced in terms of usability. The
  Master Server details page has been updated to clearly state the
  connection status of all monitors as Connected, Partially Connected,
  and Not Connected. In addition, you can view the root cause for a
  connection failure.

+  Few enhancements in alerting functionality
  For a hung job alert, you can now configure NOM to ignore the time for
  which a job is in a queued state. You can also configure the severity
  for an email/trap that is sent when an alert is cleared.

+  Support for new SNMP versions
  NOM now supports the following SNMP versions:
     - SNMPv1
     - SNMPv3

+  NOM 6.5.4 can monitor and manage the following versions of NetBackup
  master servers:
  -  6.0MP5
  -  6.0MP6
  -  6.0MP7
  -  6.5
  -  6.5.1
  -  6.5.2
  -  6.5.3
  -  6.5.4




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II.  KNOWN ISSUES
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This section contains known issues with this CD image that have not yet been
fixed in NetBackup.  These issues will likely be fixed in future releases
for this version of NetBackup.

+  (ET1557986) "Catalog not backed up" Alerts are not generating if catalog
  back job Failed. This alert works if no catalog backup job was run in the
  specified time frame. However, this alert is not generated if a catalog
  backup job was run but failed.




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III. DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS
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After downloading the NetBackup(tm) Operations Manager CDROM image, unzip to
the temporary directory and run the "install" script.




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IV. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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NOTE: Click on the "Download Now" link, near the bottom of this document
prior to running the following installation procedure.

Before installing NOM, please review the following items:

  -  Symantec recommends that you install NOM on a dedicated server.
     Installation of NOM server software on the same server as NetBackup master
     or media server software is not recommended.

  -  NOM requires VxSSAT (Veritas Authentication Service) and PBX (Private
     Branch Exchange) to be installed prior to the installation of this
     CD image.

  -  It may take a longer time than normal to install on the NOM server if
     Sybase Anywhere is also installed on NOM server. Please verify that the
     NOM server where you are trying to upgrade NOM does not have any instance
     of Sybase Anywhere installed.




To install:
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1) Install the NetBackup 6.5 client.

  Refer to the NetBackup Installation Guide for UNIX and Linux. You can find a
  copy of this document on the Symantec Support Web site.

2) Ensure that the 32-bit PBX software is installed. If it is not installed,
  refer to the NetBackup Installation Guide for UNIX and Linux for instructions
  on how to install PBX. The 32-bit PBX software is located on the 6.5GA DVD.

3) Install the 32-bit Authentication Service (Server and Client) in local or
  remote host. The 32-bit Authentication Service software is located on the
  6.5GA DVD.

4) Install the NOM 6.5.4 64-bit image from the source location.


NOTE:  This NOM 6.5.4 CD image does not support an upgrade from a 32-bit
      installation to a 64-bit installation. If you have 32-bit NOM installed
      and want to install 64-bit NOM, carry out the following steps as a
      workaround:

      - Save a copy of  the existing 32-bit NOM database at certain location.
      - Install 64-bit NOM 6.5.4 using the CD image.
      - Replace the NOM 6.5.4 blank database with the 32-bit NOM database that
        you have saved earlier.

NOTE:  While connecting to a host that has 64-bit NOM installation, use the
      default port number 8553, as shown in the following example.  

         https://<NOMServer>:8553/nom

         Where <NOMServer> is a host where 64-bit NOM is installed.



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V. UNINSTALL INSTRUCTIONS
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To uninstall, perform the following command:

  /opt/VRTSnom/bin/uninstallnom.solaris