Veritas NetBackup™ Installation Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.1.1)
  1. Preparing for installation
    1.  
      Restrictions on the NetBackup installation directory
    2.  
      Creating the user account to support the NetBackup web server
    3.  
      About compatibility between NetBackup versions
    4.  
      About Veritas Services and Operations Readiness Tools
    5.  
      Recommended SORT procedures for new installations
    6.  
      Recommended SORT procedures for upgrades
    7. About NetBackup software availability
      1.  
        About the NetBackup media kit
      2.  
        About the NetBackup Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) images
    8. About storage device configuration
      1.  
        Locating supported robot types
    9. How to install NetBackup
      1.  
        About the NetBackup preinstall checker
      2.  
        About the NetBackup Product Improvement Program
    10.  
      About security certificates for NetBackup hosts
    11.  
      SCCM and Chef deployment tools and documentation now available
    12.  
      Support is discontinued for push installation of a master server
  2. NetBackup licenses
    1.  
      About NetBackup license requirements
    2.  
      About license key entry
    3.  
      Frequently asked questions about license keys
  3. Installing server software on UNIX systems
    1. Installation and upgrade requirements for UNIX and Linux
      1.  
        Do not mix non-English versions of Windows and UNIX platforms unless master and media servers are NetBackup appliances
      2.  
        NetBackup installations on environments that run different versions of UNIX-based operating systems
      3.  
        Special installation guidelines for Solaris systems
      4.  
        Special installation guidelines for HP-UX systems
      5.  
        Special guidelines for AIX master servers
      6.  
        Special installation guidelines for UNIX clustered environments
    2.  
      How the installation script works
    3. About mounting the NetBackup software media
      1.  
        Mounting NetBackup software media on UNIX or Linux systems
    4. Installing NetBackup master server software on UNIX
      1.  
        Continuing with NetBackup software installation
    5.  
      Installing NetBackup media server software on UNIX
    6. About pushing client software from a master server to clients
      1.  
        Installing client type software on a master server
  4. Installing server software on Windows systems
    1.  
      Installation and upgrade requirements for Windows and Windows clusters
    2.  
      Requirements for Windows cluster installations and upgrades
    3.  
      Performing local, remote, or clustered server installation on Windows systems
    4.  
      Post-installation tasks for NetBackup cluster environments
    5.  
      Verifying Windows cluster installations or upgrades
    6.  
      Installing NetBackup servers silently on Windows systems
  5. About the administrative interfaces
    1.  
      About the NetBackup Administration Console
    2.  
      Installing the NetBackup Administration Console
    3.  
      Installing multiple versions of the NetBackup Administration Console on Windows
    4.  
      Removing earlier versions of the NetBackup Administration Console on Windows
    5.  
      About the NetBackup Remote Administration Console
    6.  
      Installing the NetBackup Remote Administration Console
  6. Installing NetBackup client software
    1.  
      About NetBackup client installation
    2. About NetBackup client installation on Windows
      1.  
        About Windows client installation methods and requirements
      2.  
        Installing NetBackup Windows clients locally or remotely
      3.  
        Installing NetBackup Windows clients silently
      4.  
        How to configure NetBackup clients
    3. About NetBackup client installation on UNIX/Linux
      1.  
        About UNIX/Linux client installation methods
      2.  
        Installing UNIX clients locally
      3.  
        Install and upgrade of the UNIX and Linux client binaries with native installers
      4. About remote installation methods for UNIX/Linux clients
        1.  
          Installing client software with the ssh method
        2.  
          Installing client software with the sftp method
        3.  
          Installing client software on UNIX clients using password-less ssh method
      5.  
        Adding a UNIX/Linux client after initial server installation
      6.  
        Upgrading clients after servers are upgraded
  7. Configuring NetBackup
    1.  
      About NetBackup startup and shutdown scripts
    2. About NetBackup server configuration
      1.  
        Starting the NetBackup Administration Console
      2.  
        About the Device Configuration Wizard
      3.  
        About the Volume Configuration Wizard
      4.  
        About the Catalog Backup Wizard
      5.  
        About the Backup Policy Configuration Wizard
    3.  
      Update cloud configuration file on the master server immediately after install or upgrade to NetBackup 8.1.1
  8. Upgrading NetBackup software
    1.  
      About upgrading NetBackup
    2.  
      About the NetBackup 8.x Upgrade Portal
  9. Removing NetBackup server and client software
    1.  
      About NetBackup server software removal on UNIX systems
    2.  
      About NetBackup client software removal on UNIX and Linux systems
    3.  
      Removing NetBackup from UNIX and Linux servers and clients
    4.  
      About NetBackup server software removal on Windows systems
    5.  
      Removing NetBackup server and client software from Windows servers, clusters, and clients
    6.  
      Removing NetBackup LiveUpdate from Windows systems
    7.  
      About removal of the Java Console state data from Windows servers and Windows clients
    8.  
      Removing a clustered media server by migrating all data to a new media server
  10. Reference
    1.  
      Generate a certificate on the inactive nodes of a clustered master server
    2.  
      About the NetBackup answer file
    3.  
      NetBackup master server web server user and group creation
    4.  
      About the NetBackup Java Runtime Environment
    5.  
      Using NetApp disk arrays with Replication Director
    6.  
      Security updates to the NetBackup database

About Windows client installation methods and requirements

You can install NetBackup clients on Windows systems with the following methods:

Table: Installation methods and requirements

Method

Requirements

Details

Local installation

To install NetBackup client software locally, the system must meet the following configuration requirements:

  • Any TCP/IP transport that is Windows Sockets compliant. (Use of the TCP/IP transport that comes with the server or the operating system is recommended.)

  • A network adapter that your TCP/IP transport supports

The installation wizard installs the client software only on the computer where you run the installation.

See Installing NetBackup Windows clients locally or remotely.

Remote installation

To install NetBackup client software remotely, the system must meet the following configuration requirements:

  • All the requirements for local installations must be met.

  • Administrator privileges are required for the user that performs remote installations.

  • Remote Registry service must be started on the remote system.

    If the Remote Registry service is not started, the installation receives this error message:

    Attempting to connect to server server_name 
failed with the following error: Unable to 
connect to the remote system. One possible 
cause for this is the absence of  the Remote 
Registry service. Please ensure this service 
is started on the remote host and try again.

The installation wizard scans the network for available clients where you can install the client software.

Also, a remote installation requires system administrator privileges.

Note:

You cannot install clients remotely from NetBackup Windows servers to UNIX computers.

See Installing NetBackup Windows clients locally or remotely.

Silent installation

The requirements for silent installation are the same as the requirements for a local installation.

A silent installation is a process that does not require interactive input. However, you must edit the silentclient.cmd file before you run it.

See Installing NetBackup Windows clients silently.

An NTFS disk partition is required for all installation types.

The NetBackup client version that you install must be the same or earlier than the installed version of NetBackup server software. Later client versions cannot be used with earlier server versions.

See About compatibility between NetBackup versions.

More Information

About NetBackup client installation