Changes to the operating systems that Symantec supports may directly affect you. Symantec is committed to notifying you of these changes before the major release where the support is discontinued.
The following table lists the operating systems that may not be supported in the next major release of NetBackup. For the most recent list of supported platform information, download the NetBackup operating system compatibility List from the Support Web site with the following URL.
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH59978
Note:The status of any operating system that is identified in the following table can change if the market or the vendor's support positions change.
Comment CPU
Architecture Operating system
The operating system on this CPU Architecture is not supported at the next major release. However, support for this operating system can change if the market position or vendor support position changes.
POWER AIX 5.3
The operating system on this CPU Architecture is not supported at the next major release. However, support for this operating system can change if the market position or vendor support position changes.
X86-32 FreeBSD 6.x
The operating system on this CPU Architecture is not supported at the next major release. However, support for this operating system can change if the market position or vendor support position changes.
X86-64 FreeBSD 6.x
The operating system on this CPU Architecture is no longer supported as a master or media server at the next major release. This platform will only be supported as a client.
PA-RISC HP-UX 11.11
The operating system on this CPU Architecture is no longer supported as a master or media server at the next major release. This platform will only be supported as a client.
PA-RISC HP-UX 11.23
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Comment CPU
Architecture Operating system
The operating system on this CPU Architecture is no longer supported as a master or media server at the next major release. This platform will only be supported as a client.
PA-RISC HP-UX 11.31
The next release that follows NetBackup 7.1 does not support this operating system on this CPU Architecture.
X86-64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4.0
The operating system on this CPU Architecture is not supported at the next major release. However, support for this operating system can change if the market position or vendor support position changes.
IA64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0
The operating system on this CPU Architecture is not supported at the next major release. However, support for this operating system can change if the market position or vendor support position changes.
POWER Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4.0
The operating system on this CPU Architecture is not supported at the next major release. However, support for this operating system can change if the market position or vendor support position changes.
POWER Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5.0
The next release that follows NetBackup 7.1 does not support this operating system on this CPU Architecture. However, support for this operating system can change if the market position or vendor support position changes.
z/Architecture Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4.0
Support for this operating system can change if the market position or vendor support position changes.
X86-64 SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10.0
The operating system on this CPU Architecture is not supported at the next major release. However, support for this operating system can change if the market position or vendor support position changes.
IA64 SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 9.0
The operating system on this CPU Architecture is not supported at the next major release. However, support for this operating system can change if the market position or vendor support position changes.
POWER SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 9.0
The operating system on this CPU Architecture is not supported at the next major release. However, support for this operating system can change if the market position or vendor support position changes.
POWER SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10.0
The next release that follows NetBackup 7.1 does not support this operating system on this CPU Architecture. However, support for this operating system can change if the market position or vendor support position changes. NetBackup 7.1 end-of-life notifications
Comment CPU
Architecture Operating system
The next release that follows NetBackup 7.1 does not support this operating system on this CPU Architecture. However, support for this operating system can change if the market position or vendor support position changes.
POWER PC Mac OS X 10.5
The next release that follows NetBackup 7.1 does not support this operating system on this CPU Architecture. However, support for this operating system can change if the market position or vendor support position changes.
X86-32 Mac OS X 10.5
The next release that follows NetBackup 7.1 does not support this operating system on this CPU Architecture. However, support for this operating system can change if the market position or vendor support position changes.
X86-64 Mac OS X 10.5
The next release that follows NetBackup 7.1 does not support this operating system on this CPU Architecture. However, NetBackup 7.0 and 7.1 will support this operating system , CPU Architecture, and associated components through the life of Windows Server 2008.
IA64 Windows Server 2003 R2
The next release that follows NetBackup 7.1 does not support this operating system on this CPU Architecture. However, NetBackup 7.0 and 7.1 will support this operating system , CPU Architecture, and associated components through the life of Windows Server 2008.
IA64 Windows Server 2003 SPI
The next release that follows NetBackup 7.1 does not support this operating system on this CPU Architecture. However, NetBackup 7.0 and 7.1 will support this operating system , CPU Architecture, and associated components through the life of Windows Server 2008.
IA64 Windows Server 2008
The next release that follows NetBackup 7.1 does not support this operating system on this CPU Architecture. However, NetBackup 7.0 and 7.1 will support this operating system , CPU Architecture, and associated components through the life of Windows Server 2008.
IA64 Windows Server 2008 R2
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