User guide

Environment and system requirements
EMC Avamar 7.0 Release Notes 35
Retire or delete clients
You cannot use Avamar Client Manager to retire or delete clients activated to an Avamar
server older than version 5.0.1.31.
It is possible to use Avamar Client Manager to retire or delete clients activated to Avamar
server version 5.0.1.31 However, the task fails when attempted immediately after the
MCS is restarted and while it is still initializing. Wait until initialization is complete before
using the Retire Clients or Delete Clients features.
You do not have to wait for MCS initialization for clients activated to Avamar server
version 6.x or later.
Upgrade
You cannot use Avamar Client Manager to upgrade clients activated to Avamar server
version 5.x. The remote upgrade process used by Avamar Client Manager requires
methods that are only available on Avamar server version 6.0 and later.
Username search
Username search is not available for clients activated to Avamar server version 5.x. The
method required to obtain account information for users of a specific client is only
available in Avamar server version 6.0 and later.
Client details
For clients activated to Avamar server version 5.x, the Client Details window does not
provide information in the Users on this Client field. The method required to obtain
account information for users of a specific client is available on Avamar server version 6.0
and later.
Dataset, retention policy, and schedule details
For clients activated to Avamar server version 5.x, the dataset details, retention policy
details, and schedule details windows may display some empty fields.