Veritas NetBackup™ Installation Guide
- Preparing for installation
- General installation information
- How to install NetBackup
- About storage device configuration
- Installation operational notes and limitations
- SORT information
- Smart Meter information
- General installation information
- NetBackup licenses
- Installing server software on UNIX systems
- Installation and upgrade requirements for UNIX and Linux
- Installing NetBackup master server software on UNIX
- Installing NetBackup media server software on UNIX
- About pushing client software from a master server to clients
- Installation and upgrade requirements for UNIX and Linux
- Installing server software on Windows systems
- About the administrative interfaces
- Installing NetBackup client software
- About NetBackup client installation on Windows
- About NetBackup client installation on UNIX/Linux
- About remote installation methods for UNIX/Linux clients
- Configuring NetBackup
- Upgrading NetBackup software
- Removing NetBackup server and client software
- Reference
Installing client software with the ssh method
This client installation method is based on the usage of the SunSSH and the OpenSSH products, which must be at specific version and patch levels. For more information about these patches, please refer to the NetBackup 8.2 Release Notes.
Before you perform this procedure, read the following guidelines:
SSH daemon (sshd) | To use the ssh method, the UNIX client must have sshd enabled and configured to allow root user logins. |
Client software location | If you want to install client software to a location other than the default, you must first create and link the desired directory. Create the directory where you want the client software to reside, and then create /usr/openv as a link to that directory. Additional information about installation folder restrictions is available. |
Backup policies | Make sure that the clients are assigned to a backup policy. |
To install client software from a UNIX master server to UNIX clients with the ssh method
- On the NetBackup server, run the install_client_files script.
Use one of the following commands:
To move software to only one client at a time:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/install_client_files ssh client
The client is the host name of the client.
To move software to all clients at once:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/install_client_files ssh ALL
The ALL option specifies that you want to install all clients that are configured in any backup policy on the server.