Veritas NetBackup™ Installation Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.1)
  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
  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

Installation and upgrade requirements for UNIX and Linux

Table: NetBackup installation and upgrade requirements for UNIX and Linux describes the requirements to prepare your UNIX and Linux systems for NetBackup installation. Use this table as a checklist to address each item.

For the most up-to-date information about installation requirements, Veritas recommends use of the SORT website. More information about SORT is available.

See About Veritas Services and Operations Readiness Tools.

Table: NetBackup installation and upgrade requirements for UNIX and Linux

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Requirement

Details

 

Operating System

Memory

  • Master servers in a production environment with several database agents enabled should have a minimum of 16 GB of memory and four cores each.

  • Media servers in a production environment with several database agents enabled should have a minimum of 4 GB of memory each.

  • Any client in a production environment should have a minimum of 512 MB of memory.

  • For reasonable performance of the NetBackup interfaces, you need 512 MB of RAM. Of that space, 256 MB must be available to the interface program (jnbSA or jbpSA).

For additional information about memory requirements, refer to the NetBackup Backup Planning and Performance Tuning Guide.

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

 

Disk space

  • The exact amount of space that is required depends on the hardware platform. More information about this topic is available.

    NetBackup Release Notes for 8.1

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

  • NetBackup catalogs contain information about your backups that become larger as you use the product. The disk space that the catalogs require depends primarily on the following aspects of your backup configuration:

    • The number of files that are backed up.

    • The frequency of your backups.

    • The amount of time that you set to retain your backup data.

If space is an issue, you can install NetBackup on an alternate file system. The installation lets you select an alternate install location, and creates the appropriate link from /usr/openv.

Note:

The value for disk space is for initial installation only. The NetBackup catalog requires considerably more space once the master server is placed in a production environment. For additional information on sizing requirements for the NetBackup catalog, refer to the NetBackup Backup Planning and Performance Tuning Guide.

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

General requirements

  • Ensure that the gzip and the gunzip commands are installed on the local system. The directories where these commands are installed must be part of the root user's path environment variable setting.

  • All NetBackup installation DVDs or ESD images, appropriate licenses, and the root password for all servers.

  • A server of a supported hardware type that runs a supported version of its operating system (with applicable patches), adequate disk space, and supported peripherals. For details on these requirements, refer to the NetBackup Release Notes.

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

  • All NetBackup servers must recognize and be recognizable by their client systems. In some environments, this means that each must be defined in the other's /etc/hosts file. Other environments may use the Network Information Service (NIS) or Domain Name Service (DNS).

  • The minimum screen resolution configuration is 1024x768, 256 colors.

Clustered systems

  • Ensure that each node in the NetBackup cluster can run the ssh command or its equivalent. The root user must be able to perform a remote logon to each node in the cluster without entering a password. This remote logon is necessary for installation and configuration of the NetBackup server and any NetBackup agents and options. After installation and configuration are complete, it is no longer required.

  • You must install, configure, and start the cluster framework before you install NetBackup.

  • You must have defined a virtual name using DNS, NIS, or the /etc/hosts file. The IP address is defined at the same time. (The virtual name is a label for the IP address.)

  • Begin the upgrade from the active node, and then upgrade the inactive nodes.

More information about cluster requirements is available.

Veritas NetBackup Clustered Master Server Administrator's Guide

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

 

NFS compatibility

Veritas does not support installation of NetBackup in an NFS-mounted directory. File locking in NFS-mounted file systems can be unreliable.

 

Kernel reconfiguration

For some peripherals and platforms, kernel reconfiguration is required.

For more details, see the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide.

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

 

Red Hat Linux

For Red Hat Linux, NetBackup requires server networking.

 

Other backup software

Veritas recommends that you remove any other vendor backup software currently configured on your system before you install this product. Other vendor backup software can negatively affect how NetBackup installs and functions.

 

Web Services

Beginning with NetBackup 8.0, the NetBackup master server includes a configured Tomcat web server to support critical backup operations. This web server operates under user account elements with limited privileges. These user account elements must be available on each master server (or each node of a clustered master server). You must create these required account elements before installation. More information is available:

See NetBackup master server web server user and group creation.

Note:

Veritas recommends that you save the details of the user account that you use for the NetBackup Web Services. A master server recovery requires the same NetBackup Web Services user account and credentials that were used when the NetBackup catalog was backed up.

Note:

If the NetBackup PBX is running in secure mode, please add the web service user as authorized user in PBX. More information about determining PBX mode and how to correctly add users is available.

http://www.veritas.com/docs/000115774

By default, the UNIX installation script attempts to associate the web server with user account nbwebsvc and group account nbwebgrp. You can override these default values with the NetBackup installation answer file. You must populate the NetBackup installation answer file on the target host before you start the UNIX installation script. Populate the NetBackup installation answer file with custom web server account names as shown.

  1. Log in to the server as root.

  2. Open the file /tmp/NBInstallAnswer.conf with your preferred text editor. Create the file if it does not exist.

  3. Override the default web server user account name by adding the line shown:

    WEBSVC_USER=custom_user_account_name

  4. Override the default web server group account name by adding the line shown:

    WEBSVC_GROUP=custom_group_account_name

  5. Save and close the file.