NetBackup™ Installation Guide

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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

Removing NetBackup server and client software from Windows servers, clusters, and clients

Use the following procedures to remove NetBackup software and NetBackup configuration and catalog information.

To remove NetBackup server and client software

  1. (Conditional: cluster only) Follow the instructions in your cluster documentation for removing a group.

    No method exists to remove NetBackup from multiple nodes at the same time.

  2. (Conditional: server and cluster only) If the NetBackup Administration Console is open, close it.

    (Conditional: client only) If the NetBackup Backup, Archive, and Restore interface is open, close it.

    If either of these interfaces is open when you try to remove NetBackup, a failure may occur that forces you to restart this procedure.

  3. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel.
  4. On the Control Panel window, select the appropriate utility for installed programs and applications.
  5. On the Currently Installed Programs list, click Veritas NetBackup for servers and clusters. Select Veritas NetBackup Client for clients.

    Note:

    Be aware that the removal of the Veritas NetBackup item for servers and clusters removes the Veritas NetBackup Java GUI and the Veritas NetBackup JRE packages.

  6. Click Remove.

    For Windows, after you click Yes to continue, another dialog box appears to inform you that PBX is still running.

    Veritas recommends that you click Do not close applications. (A reboot will be required.) to continue with NetBackup removal. PBX is stopped and restarted automatically as needed for removal.

  7. (Conditional: server and cluster only) Remove the NetBackup deduplication user directory as follows:

    In the Documents and Settings directory, delete the purediskdbuser directory.

    The virtual host name security certificates are automatically removed from the shared drive of the cluster as a part of NetBackup server software removal.

Use the following procedure to remove NetBackup server software and save NetBackup configuration and catalog information.

To remove and save NetBackup configuration and catalog information

  1. If the NetBackup Administration Console is open, close it.

    If a console session is open when you try to remove NetBackup, a failure may occur that forces you to restart this procedure.

  2. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel.
  3. On the Control Panel window, select the appropriate utility for installed programs and applications. .
  4. In the Currently Installed Programs list, click Veritas NetBackup .
  5. Click Change. This action lets you modify, repair, or remove NetBackup.
  6. On the Program Maintenance dialog box, select Remove.
  7. Clear the check mark next to Remove all NetBackup Configuration, Catalog, and Log files to disable this function. (The box is checked by default.)
  8. Click Next.
  9. If you enabled NetBackup Access Control, NetBackup placed several files on clients and servers. These files can be divided into the following categories:

    NetBackup application temporary files

    These files are removed with NetBackup.

    Individual user (cache) files

    User cache files exist in their home directories, as follows:

    user\Local Settings\Application Data\VERITAS\NetBackup

    Files are generated in the \NetBackup directory by a Single Sign-On operation of the NetBackup Administration Console on the host where the console runs. The NetBackup Administration Console cleans these files when an exit function is performed, so the directory does not always contain temporary files. If a system crash were to occur, however, any files in the directory may be left behind. With the console shutdown, you can delete these files safely with no data loss.

    NetBackup also creates cached certificates for client and server NetBackup applications. These files reside within the \NetBackup directory. These files typically have a name that is consistent with a DNS entry for a network interface, such as machine.company.com. Example directory entries are as follows:

    user\Local Settings\Application Data\VERITAS\NetBackup\pc.comp.com

    user\Local Settings\Application Data\VERITAS\NetBackup\dhcp

    These files are created with the command bpnbat -LoginMachine. If you plan to reinstall NetBackup on the same computer at a later date, do one of the following:

    • Preserve the certificates in the \NetBackup directory.

    • If you do not preserve the certificates, you must provide the computer identity password as originally set on the Root+AB broker. As an alternative, you can reset the password on the Root+AB broker when you reinstall. See the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

  10. Remove the NetBackup deduplication user directory as follows:

    Note:

    This step is necessary only if you upgraded to version 10.4 from a previous or earlier version of NetBackup.

    In the Documents and Settings directory, delete the purediskdbuser directory.