Vembu NetworkBackup User Guide

Software Update

Software updates, in general, are defined to Integrate newly added features and enhance existing features to an installed application. This process of upgrading applications can be done either manually or can be automated.

Server Update:

Upgrading Vembu BDR backup server is a manual process as of now, wherein you will be notified periodically via Emails to registered Email ID about the updates available. The updates can be downloaded from Vembu downloads page.

• Downloaded server update can be installed on top of existing installation.
• Make sure there is no ongoing/active process (backup, restore or delete) before proceeding with the installation process. If so wait for the process to complete.
• Once upgrade completes successfully, Vembu BDR backup service is restarted and the backup schedules are resumed as per schedule.
• You can click on help icon and verify the build version to confirm successful update of the backup server.

Client Update:

Upgrading client machines can be done in two ways:

• Manual upgrade.
• Auto upgrade.

Manual upgrade:

• The manual upgrade process is similar to that of server update, where you can download client builds from downloads option in Vembu BDR backup server.
• Once the builds are downloaded, it can be installed on top of existing installation.
• You can click on help icon and verify the build version to confirm successful update of the client machine.

Auto upgrade:

To proceed with the auto upgrade, download the latest client build along with its XML file for Windows/Debian/RedHat and proceed with the steps mentioned in below link:

Vembu BDR Suite- Automatic Software Update Guide

Note: Vembu VMBackup may not auto-start after upgrading to latest version. In such cases, start Vembu VMBackup service from Service Management console.