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 the Volume Configuration Wizard

After you have configured your storage devices, the Getting Started Wizard starts the Volume Configuration Wizard. However, if you only have disk storage capability, NetBackup skips this wizard.

This wizard lets you initiate an inventory of each configured robot. NetBackup automatically updates the volume database if it finds new robotic media during the inventory. In addition, you can define new volumes for use in standalone drives.

For complete information about volumes or volume configuration for standalone drives, refer to the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I.

http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

Note:

For clustered environments, configure volumes from the active node.

This wizard lets you do the following tasks:

  • Select a device for volume configuration

  • Perform an inventory of the robot

  • Create new volumes

  • Create new volume groups

The wizard presents the following information when you configure volumes and perform inventory:

Robot or device inventory

  • NetBackup conducts an inventory of the robot or the device that you selected. To view the results after the inventory has completed, see the Results: field.

  • After the device inventory has completed, the wizard prompts you to identify which device slots contain cleaning media.

    If you upgraded NetBackup and have pre-existing barcode rules, the barcode reader automatically detects the designated slots for the cleaning media. If you do not designate cleaning slots, NetBackup considers all media (including cleaning media) as typical media and tries to overwrite it.

  • After the inventory has completed, you are prompted to identify which device slots contain cleaning media.

    If you identify one or more slots as cleaning media in the Identify Cleaning Media screen, you see the Robot Inventory (Cleaning Media) screen. This screen displays the results after the software updates the EMM database.

    If you do not designate cleaning media, NetBackup considers all media to be typical media (including cleaning media) and tries to overwrite it.

Standalone drives

  • Specify the number of volumes for the device.

  • The wizard does not let you configure cleaning tapes for standalone drives.

Multiple drive types

When you specify multiple drive types, the following are true:

  • Media that is written by one robot drive may not work in any other drive. If this situation occurs, NetBackup considers the robot to have more than one type of drive.

  • If the robot has more than one type of drive, the wizard cannot inventory the robot.

See About the Catalog Backup Wizard.