NetBackup™ Installation Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (10.5)
  1. Preparing for installation
    1. General installation information
      1.  
        Available NetBackup installation methods
      2.  
        About compatibility between NetBackup versions
      3.  
        About NetBackup software availability
      4.  
        Required libraries missing from some Linux distributions
      5. How to install NetBackup
        1.  
          About the NetBackup preinstall checker
        2.  
          About the NetBackup Product Improvement Program
      6.  
        Creating the user account to support the NetBackup web server
      7.  
        About binaries installed on primary and media servers
      8. About storage device configuration
        1.  
          Locating supported robot types
      9.  
        About security certificates for NetBackup hosts
      10.  
        Environment variable for certificate key size
      11.  
        Restrictions on the NetBackup installation directory
      12.  
        NetBackup database is not supported on the btrfs file system
    2. Installation operational notes and limitations
      1.  
        Minimum operating system versions
      2.  
        Client push staging area no longer populated
      3.  
        Windows compiler and security requirements for NetBackup 10.5 and later installation
      4.  
        Java GUI and JRE installation optional for some computers
      5.  
        Enable 8dot3 name file setting for the NetBackup primary servers
      6.  
        NetBackup servers must use a host name that is compliant with RFC 1123 and RFC 952
      7.  
        Host ID-based certificate is not deployed during installation on 8.1 media server or client host with dual stack configuration
      8.  
        External certificate authority certificates supported in NetBackup 8.2 and later
      9.  
        SCCM and Chef deployment tools and documentation now available
      10.  
        Known SUSE Linux primary server install issue
    3.  
      Performance and tuning considerations
    4. SORT information
      1.  
        About Veritas Services and Operations Readiness Tools
      2.  
        Recommended SORT procedures for new installations
    5. Veritas NetInsights Console information
      1.  
        About Veritas Usage Insights
      2.  
        Best practices for Veritas Usage Insights
  2. NetBackup licenses
    1.  
      About NetBackup license requirements
    2.  
      About license entry
    3.  
      Frequently asked questions about licenses
  3. Installing server software on UNIX systems
    1. Installation requirements for UNIX and Linux
      1.  
        Do not mix non-English versions of Windows and UNIX platforms unless primary 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 Linux clustered environments
    2.  
      How the installation script works
    3. Installing NetBackup primary server software on Linux
      1.  
        Silently installing NetBackup primary server software on Linux
      2.  
        Continuing with NetBackup software installation
    4. Installing NetBackup media server software on Linux
      1.  
        Silently installing NetBackup media server software on Linux
    5. About pushing client software from a primary server to clients
      1.  
        Installing client type software on a primary server
  4. Installing server software on Windows systems
    1.  
      Installation requirements for Windows and Windows clusters
    2.  
      Requirements for Windows cluster installations
    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 web user interface
    2.  
      About the NetBackup Administration Console
    3.  
      Installing the NetBackup Administration Console
    4.  
      Installing multiple versions of the NetBackup Administration Console on Windows
    5.  
      Removing earlier versions of the NetBackup Administration Console on Windows
    6.  
      About the NetBackup Remote Administration Console
    7.  
      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 and Linux
      1.  
        About UNIX and Linux client installation methods
      2.  
        Installing UNIX clients locally
      3.  
        Install of the UNIX and Linux client binaries with native installers
      4. About remote installation methods for UNIX and Linux clients
        1.  
          Installing client software with the ssh method
        2.  
          Installing client software with the sftp method
      5.  
        Adding a UNIX/Linux client after initial server installation
  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
  8. Removing NetBackup server and client software
    1.  
      About NetBackup server software removal on Linux 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.  
      About removal of the Java Console state data from Windows servers and Windows clients
    7.  
      Removing a clustered media server by migrating all data to a new media server
  9. Reference
    1.  
      Generate a certificate on the inactive nodes of a clustered primary server
    2.  
      NetBackup database user
    3.  
      About the NetBackup answer file
    4.  
      About the NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector
    5.  
      Manually install or uninstall NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector binaries
    6.  
      Manually configure the NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector
    7.  
      Persistent Java Virtual Machine options
    8.  
      About RBAC bootstrapping
    9.  
      NetBackup primary server web server user and group creation
    10.  
      About the NetBackup Java Runtime Environment
    11.  
      Add or Remove Java GUI and JRE after install
    12.  
      Using NetApp disk arrays with Replication Director
    13.  
      Security updates to the NetBackup database
    14.  
      Size guidance for the NetBackup primary server and domain

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