NetBackup™ Installation Guide

Last Published:
Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.4)
  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 storage device configuration
        1.  
          Locating supported robot types
      8.  
        About security certificates for NetBackup hosts
      9.  
        Environment variable for certificate key size
      10.  
        Restrictions on the NetBackup installation directory
      11.  
        NetBackup database is not supported on the btrfs file system
    2. Installation operational notes and limitations
      1.  
        Windows compiler and security requirements for NetBackup 10.4 and later installation
      2.  
        Java GUI and JRE installation optional for some computers
      3.  
        Enable 8dot3 name file setting for the NetBackup primary servers
      4.  
        NetBackup servers must use a host name that is compliant with RFC 1123 and RFC 952
      5.  
        Host ID-based certificate is not deployed during installation on 8.1 media server or client host with dual stack configuration
      6.  
        External certificate authority certificates supported in NetBackup 8.2 and later
      7.  
        SCCM and Chef deployment tools and documentation now available
      8.  
        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

Adding a UNIX/Linux client after initial server installation

You may want to add UNIX/Linux clients after the server installation if you forgot to select one during the installation. You may also add a new UNIX/Linux client type to your backup environment.

To install client software later, you must first install the NetBackup client software onto the NetBackup server.

To add UNIX/Linux client types to servers after initial installation

  1. Use one of the following methods to start the installation script:

    ESD images (downloaded files)

    • Navigate to the location where the installation images reside.

    • Enter the following command:

      ./install

    Native install tools

    NetBackup supports the install and upgrade of the UNIX and Linux client binaries with native installers. More information is available.

    See Install of the UNIX and Linux client binaries with native installers.

  2. When the following message appears, press Enter to continue:
    Veritas Installation Script
    Copyright 1993 - 2013 Veritas Corporation, All Rights Reserved.
    
    
            Installing NetBackup Client Software
    
    
    Please review the VERITAS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT located on
    the installation media before proceeding.  The agreement includes
    details on the NetBackup Product Improvement Program.
    
    For NetBackup installation and upgrade information specific to your
    platform and to find out if your installed EEBs or hot fixes are
    contained in this release, check out the Veritas Services and 
    Operations Readiness Tools (SORT) Installation and Upgrade Checklist 
    and Hot fix and EEB Release Auditor, respectively, at 
    https://sort.veritas.com/netbackup.
    
    Do you wish to continue? [y,n] (y)

    The client binaries represent the operating system versions where the binaries were compiled. The binaries typically function perfectly on later versions of the operating system. The installation procedure attempts to load the appropriate binaries for your system. If the script does not recognize the local operating system, it presents choices.

  3. Select the client type that you want to load and follow the prompts to install that client type. Repeat as necessary until all of the client types you want are loaded.

    Make sure that you load the software for all of the UNIX/Linux client types that you intend to install remotely from the server.

  4. Install the NetBackup client software on the clients you specified.