I would say if you aren't having the issue with NBSL, I would not patch it. The only damage we see with it is a Java UI that won't load completely and failures with OpsCenter to connect to the Master. Jobs continue to run and kick off as expected, we just can't manage them through the UI.
-Rusty On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 11:27 PM, Lavelle, Michael F < michael.f.lave...@abbott.com> wrote: > All,**** > > 7.5.0.6 has been rescheduled for late June. The new CEO > of Symantec is aware of declining reliability and increases in EEB creation. > **** > > ** ** > > We are running three NetBackup 7.5.0.5 domains under > RedHat 5 (2.6.18-348) and VCS 5.0. We are running with two EEBs installed: > **** > > ** ** > > ET3106719 – the ghost jobs issue which replaces nbjobd**** > > ET3156426 – image catalog filesystem grows dramatically thru failure to > properly clean the old files**** > > This replaces nbpem & bpdbm**** > > ** ** > > We also need to upgrade past VCS 5.0. VCS had been > masking the “largefiles” option of VxFS and the BMR_DATA.db file grep to 2 > GB in the primary UNIX domain. Instance crashed since it could not extend > the BMR database. Recovered OK – thanks to Matthew in Australia. We also > have a work around for the VCS mask of “largefiles”.**** > > ** ** > > We really need 7.5.0.6 for Windows Server 2012 support. > This is really not funny. This proliferation was needed before the end of > the year. That if flunked out of 7.5.0.5 and requires 7.5.0.6 is bad > enough. The funny thing is that the 7.5.0.6 release is now being delayed > because the new Symantec CEO smells the quality of what has been released > in recent years (needed features, but new and unexpected bugs along with > the new code), and is demanding actual engineering qualification of code > releases. Here’s hoping NBU 7.6 is delayed longer and for the same good > reasons.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Rusty,**** > > If you were me, and I already am running with two EEBs, > and have not experienced the NBSL crash and core dump, would you > prophylactically apply EEB ET3123001 on top of the others? I do not want > to run a regression testing lab for Symantec.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto: > veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] *On Behalf Of *Rusty Major > *Sent:* Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:26 PM > *To:* Kohli, Vidit > *Cc:* veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > > *Subject:* Re: [Veritas-bu] Post upgrade 7.5.0.5 issues?**** > > ** ** > > Don't wait, there is a fix for the NBSL issues. You might want to call > support to make sure you get the right EEB for your issue as there is more > than one. > > -Rusty**** > > On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 12:15 PM, Kohli, Vidit <vidit.ko...@blackrock.com> > wrote:**** > > There is major bug in 7.5.0.5 as per Symantec, so better wait for 7.5.0.6* > *** > > **** > > nbsl experiences a memory leak which results in a core dump.**** > > http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH201979 **** > > **** > > *Product***** > > The following versions of NetBackup are affected by this issue:**** > > NetBackup 7.5.0.5**** > > **** > > *Summary***** > > The nbsl daemon crashes intermittently and creates a core dump. It was > observed that memory consumed by nbsl was constantly growing, and when it > reached somewhere around 4GB, nbsl would crash.**** > > **** > > This issue is scheduled to be addressed in the following release:**** > > · NetBackup 7.5 Maintenance Release 6 (7.5.0.6)**** > > **** > > **** > > *From:* veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto: > veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] *On Behalf Of *Justin Piszcz > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 15, 2013 5:13 PM > *To:* 'Dwayne Adams'; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu**** > > > *Subject:* Re: [Veritas-bu] Post upgrade 7.5.0.5 issues?**** > > **** > > Hi,**** > > **** > > Unsure for Windows, for Linux/64-bit and 7.5.0.5:**** > > **** > > Yes there is a problem with ghost jobs: (you will see 100s-1000s of jobs > Active but they really complete)**** > > **** > > This EEB fixes that issue:**** > > https://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH203521 > **** > > **** > > Justin.**** > > **** > > *From:* veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [ > mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu<veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu>] > *On Behalf Of *Dwayne Adams > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:52 PM > *To:* veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Veritas-bu] Post upgrade 7.5.0.5 issues?**** > > **** > > Hello,**** > > **** > > I am starting to plan for a 7.5 upgrade from 6.5.6 in an environment that > I am consulting at for the next few months. Has anyone run into any major > bugs or issues with 7.5.0.5 after the upgrade? I am running Windows x64 as > my master with multiple NDMP filers and no media servers.**** > > **** > > Thanks,**** > > **** > > Dwayne Adams**** > > ** ** > > THIS MESSAGE AND ANY ATTACHMENTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY, AND MAY BE > PRIVILEGED. If this message was misdirected, BlackRock, Inc. and its > subsidiaries, ("BlackRock") does not waive any confidentiality or > privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us > immediately and destroy the message without disclosing its contents to > anyone. Any distribution, use or copying of this e-mail or the information > it contains by other than an intended recipient is unauthorized. 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