Veritas NetBackup™ Virtual Appliance Documentation

To download NetBackup client packages from a NetBackup Virtual Appliance to a client

1. Log in to the client that you want to back up.
2. Open a browser window and enter the following:

   https://<host.domain>, where <host.domain> is the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the appliance and can also be an IP address.

3. In the middle of the landing page, in the section Download Packages, click on the drop-down box to see the list of packages.
4. Right-click the selected package and specify the location to download it onto the client.

   Example locations are as follows:

   • On Windows platforms, download the package to C:\temp or to the desktop.

     To determine the type of hardware on your Windows system, right-click My Computer and select Properties.

   • On Linux or UNIX platforms, download the package to /tmp.

5. Unzip or untar the package.
6. Install the client software as follows:

   • Windows systems

     Click the setup.exe file.

   • UNIX systems

     Run the .install script.

7. After you have successfully installed the client software, add the appliance master server name to the client as follows:

   Windows systems

   UNIX systems

   After NetBackup has been installed on the client, open the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface. Start > All Programs > Veritas NetBackup > Backup, Archive, and Restore From the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface, select File > Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type... From the Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type dialog, enter the server name in the field Server to use for backups and restores. Then click Edit Server List and click OK. In the dialog box that appears, enter the fully qualified host name of the appliance master server and click OK. Close the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface. Restart the NetBackup Client Services by opening a Windows Command prompt. Then, enter services.msc and press Enter.

   On the client, navigate to the following location: cd /usr/openv/netbackup Enter ls to see the contents of the directory. Open the bp.conf file in a text editor. Enter the fully qualified host name of the appliance master server. Save the changes and close the file.