Note the following before you upgrade:

• Ensure that the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center instance or physical host meets the requirements of the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center version you are upgrading to.

  See Meeting system requirements.

• Ensure that the ports required by the NetBackup server meet the requirements as mentioned in the Required Ports section of the following chapter:

• When you upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center, all the snapshot data and configuration data from your previous version are maintained in the external /cloudpoint data volume. This information is external to the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center container and the image and is preserved during the upgrade.

  However, you can take a backup of all the data in the /cloudpoint volume during the upgrade process when prompted or manually, if required.

  See Backing up NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center.

• Ensure that no jobs are running on NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center.

  • Disable the policies and SLPs related to NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center from the NetBackup console.

  • Cancel any running jobs related to NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center in the NetBackup activity monitor.

• After you upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center, if required you can upgrade the NetBackup primary server. Also, you must enable the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center server from the NetBackup web UI.