Veritas NetBackup™ Installation Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.2)
  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. How to install NetBackup
        1.  
          About the NetBackup preinstall checker
        2.  
          About the NetBackup Product Improvement Program
      5.  
        Creating the user account to support the NetBackup web server
      6. About storage device configuration
        1.  
          Locating supported robot types
      7.  
        About security certificates for NetBackup hosts
      8.  
        Restrictions on the NetBackup installation directory
    2. Installation operational notes and limitations
      1.  
        NetBackup servers must use a host name that is compliant with RFC 1123 and RFC 952
      2.  
        Host ID-based certificate is not deployed during installation on 8.1 media server or client host with dual stack configuration
      3.  
        NetBackup 8.2 and RHEL 8 installation issue
      4.  
        NetBackup 8.2 and SUSE 15 installation issue
      5.  
        External certificate authority certificates supported by NetBackup 8.2
      6.  
        SCCM and Chef deployment tools and documentation now available
    3. SORT information
      1.  
        About Veritas Services and Operations Readiness Tools
      2.  
        Recommended SORT procedures for new installations
      3.  
        Recommended SORT procedures for upgrades
    4. Smart Meter information
      1.  
        About Veritas Smart Meter
      2.  
        Best practices for Veritas Smart Meter
  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 UNIX clustered environments
    2.  
      How the installation script works
    3. Installing NetBackup master server software on UNIX
      1.  
        Continuing with NetBackup software installation
    4. Installing NetBackup media server software on UNIX
      1.  
        Silently installing NetBackup media server software on UNIX and Linux
    5. 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 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/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/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
      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 8.2
  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.  
      About RBAC bootstrapping
    4.  
      NetBackup master server web server user and group creation
    5.  
      About the NetBackup Java Runtime Environment
    6.  
      Using NetApp disk arrays with Replication Director
    7.  
      Security updates to the NetBackup database
    8.  
      Size guidance for Veritas NetBackup master server and domain

About NetBackup startup and shutdown scripts

When you install NetBackup, the installation script also performs configuration of startup and shutdown scripts. Startup scripts allow the NetBackup daemons to start automatically when the system boots. Shutdown scripts automatically terminate the startup scripts at system shutdown.

The installation process copies the NetBackup startup and shutdown scripts to the appropriate operating system location.

For non-cluster upgrades, any existing NetBackup related startup and shutdown scripts are saved, and the newly released versions of those scripts are installed.

Table: NetBackup startup and shutdown script links by platform lists the links for the startup and the shutdown scripts for the various platforms that are installed during NetBackup installation.

Table: NetBackup startup and shutdown script links by platform

Platform

Links

AIX

/etc/rc.netbackup.aix

  • The NetBackup installation script edited the /etc/inittab file and added the following entry to ensure that the script is called during a level-two boot:

    netbackup:2:wait:/etc/rc.netbackup.aix

  • To shut down, add the following line to the /etc/rc.shutdown file:

    /etc/rc.netbackup.aix stop

HP-UX

/sbin/rc1.d/K001netbackup ->/sbin/init.d/netbackup

/sbin/rc2.d/S777netbackup ->/sbin/init.d/netbackup

Linux Debian

/etc/rc0.d/K01netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

/etc/rc1.d/K01netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

/etc/rc2.d/S95netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

Linux Red Hat

/etc/rc.d/rc0.d/K01netbackup ->/etc/rc.d/init.d/netbackup

/etc/rc.d/rc1.d/K01netbackup ->/etc/rc.d/init.d/netbackup

/etc/rc.d/rc2.d/S77netbackup ->/etc/rc.d/init.d/netbackup

/etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S77netbackup ->/etc/rc.d/init.d/netbackup

/etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S77netbackup ->/etc/rc.d/init.d/netbackup

/etc/rc.d/rc6.d/K01netbackup ->/etc/rc.d/init.d/netbackup

Linux SUSE

/etc/init.d/rc0.d/K01netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

/etc/init.d/rc2.d/S77netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

/etc/init.d/rc3.d/S77netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

/etc/init.d/rc5.d/S77netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

/etc/init.d/rc6.d/K01netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

Solaris

/etc/rc0.d/K01netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

/etc/rc1.d/K01netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup

/etc/rc2.d/S77netbackup ->/etc/init.d/netbackup