User guide

Installation
EMC Avamar 7.0 Release Notes 71
To set the additional privileges:
1. In the vSphere client, click Roles.
2. Right-click the Avamar role and select Edit Role.
3. Expand the Global privilege and select the following:
• Disable method
• Enable method
•Licenses
4. Expand the vApp privilege and select Export.
5. Click OK.
Rebooting proxy Virtual Machines
Proxy Virtual Machines must be rebooted after an upgrade of the Avamar server has been
completed.
Deploying new proxies
To use new functionality in Avamar version 7.0 GA proxies, you cannot upgrade earlier
proxies. You must deploy new 7.0 GA proxies.
Upgrade requirements for a security-hardened Avamar server
If you are using a security-hardened Avamar server with release 6.1 or later, you must
upgrade the following plug-ins to 6.1 Service Pack 1 or later:
◆ Avamar Plug-in for Exchange VSS
◆ Avamar Plug-in for Hyper-V VSS
◆ Avamar Plug-in for SharePoint VSS
◆ Avamar Plug-in for SQL Server
◆ Avamar Plug-in for Windows VSS (System State)
Upgrade requirements for the SQL Server plug-in
When you upgrade the Avamar server to release 7.0, the Avamar Plug-in for SQL Server
must be release 6.1 or later. Do not use a SQL Server plug-in running release 6.0 or earlier
to back up to or restore from an Avamar server with release 7.0.
Upgrade requirements for Avamar Data Transport
To use Avamar Data Transport (ADT) with an Avamar 7.0 server, you must install ADT
release 1.0 Service Pack 3.
Upgrade requirements for Avamar Tape Out
To use Avamar Tape Out (ATO) with an Avamar 7.0 server, you must upgrade your ATO
software to release 3.1.c.