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NetBackup™ Installation Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (11.1)
  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
      6.  
        About the NetBackup preinstall checker
      7.  
        About the NetBackup Product Improvement Program
      8.  
        Creating the user account to support the NetBackup web server
      9. About storage device configuration
        1.  
          Locating supported robot types
      10.  
        About security certificates for NetBackup hosts
      11.  
        Restrictions on the NetBackup installation directory
      12.  
        Windows compiler and security requirements for NetBackup 11.1 and later installation
    2. Installation operational notes and limitations for NetBackup 11.1
      1.  
        About log file directory changes
      2.  
        About the NetBackup DirectIO
      3.  
        Enable 8dot3 name file setting for the NetBackup primary servers
    3.  
      Performance and tuning considerations
    4. SORT information
      1.  
        About Cohesity Services and Operations Readiness Tools
      2.  
        Recommended SORT procedures for new installations
    5. Cohesity NetInsights Console information
      1.  
        About Cohesity Usage Insights
      2.  
        Best practices for Cohesity 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.  
      About the NetBackup answer file
    2.  
      Add or remove the NetBackup DirectIO package after install
    3. Previous installation operational notes and limitations
      1.  
        About binaries installed on primary and media servers
      2.  
        Environment variable for certificate key size
      3.  
        NetBackup database is not supported on the btrfs file system
      4.  
        Ansible supported playbooks for NetBackup
      5.  
        Client push staging area no longer populated
      6.  
        NetBackup Administration Console and JRE installation optional for some computers
    4.  
      Generate a certificate on the inactive nodes of a clustered primary server
    5.  
      NetBackup database user
    6.  
      About the IT Analytics Data Collector
    7.  
      Manually install or uninstall IT Analytics Data Collector binaries
    8.  
      Manually configure the IT Analytics Data Collector
    9.  
      Persistent Java Virtual Machine options
    10.  
      About RBAC bootstrapping
    11.  
      NetBackup primary server web server user and group creation
    12.  
      About the NetBackup Java Runtime Environment
    13.  
      Add or remove Java components after install
    14.  
      Using NetApp disk arrays with Replication Director
    15.  
      Security updates to the NetBackup database
    16.  
      Size guidance for the NetBackup primary server and domain

About the Backup Policy Configuration Wizard

This wizard lets you define a backup policy for a group of one or more clients. For clustered environments, configure the policy from the active node.

The wizard lets you specify the following:

  • Policy names and types

  • Clients

  • Files and directories to back up

  • Backup types

  • Backup rotations

  • Starting times of backups

The wizard prompts you to choose the type of backup that you want a policy to perform.

Table: Backup type descriptions describes the available backup types.

Table: Backup type descriptions

Backup type

Description

Full backup

Backs up all files that are specified in the file list.

Incremental backup

Backs up all the changed files that are specified in the file list.

Differential backup

Also referred to as a Differential incremental backup.

Backs up the files that have changed since the last successful incremental or full backup. All files are backed up if no previous backup has been done.

Cumulative backup

Also referred to as a Cumulative incremental backup .

Only the files that changed since the last full backup that was successful are backed up. All files are backed up if no previous backup has been done.

User backup

Initiated manually by a user to back up specific files.

Use the following guidelines when you create backup policies:

  • The list that appears on the Client List screen of the Backup Policy Wizard is a list of clients that are backed up. You can add, change, or delete clients from the list.

  • You can select how often you want a backup policy to run for full or incremental backups. In addition, you can select the retention period for the backups.

After you have completed the Backup Policy Wizard , you are asked if you want to perform an installation verification test. To do this test, click the Activity Monitor in the left pane of the NetBackup Administration Console. You can now monitor the progress of the backup job.