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There must be at least a dozen threads about this subject but I failed to find my answer.
I understood that installing the client is as simple as extracting it to the server and executing the install script. but which tar file do I use? (there is one file of 2.4GB and one of 1.5GB) why are there 2 different files? (and why so big?)
also, I understand there is a way to push a backup client on a fresh server? does it work if my master server is windows? how do I do it?
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NBU Installation Guide is your friend. Clients2 download contains all Linux client versions. You can only push-install from a Unix/Linux master. (Also documented in NBU Installation Guide).
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I believe you are talking about CLIENTS1 and CLIENTS2. They contain binaries for many OSes. For Linux client installation you need the CLIENTS2 package. The installation sequence is simple as extracting the package and running install -script, after that the installation sequence will ask a few questions.
For the push install you need to have either a Linux or UNIX master or media server. For example you cannot push from a Windows master server Linux client software.
Client binaries for the current platform already exist, for example on Linux master server there are Linux client binaries in place and you can push clients. For other OS you need to extract the CLIENTS1 and CLIENTS2 packages. Binaries are located here:
[root@master client]# pwd
/usr/openv/netbackup/client
[root@master client]# ls -l
total 52
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Feb 11 2015 HP9000-700 -> HP9000-800
drwxr-xr-x 3 root bin 4096 Oct 25 2014 HP9000-800
drwxr-xr-x 3 root bin 4096 Oct 25 2014 HP-UX-IA64
drwxr-xr-x 4 root bin 4096 Jul 20 2015 INTEL
drwxr-xr-x 8 root bin 4096 May 5 2015 Linux
drwxr-xr-x 5 root bin 4096 Jul 20 2015 Linux-s390x
drwxr-xr-x 4 root bin 4096 Jul 20 2015 MACINTOSH
drwxr-xr-x 3 root bin 4096 Feb 11 2015 NDMP
drwxr-xr-x 3 root bin 4096 Feb 11 2015 Novell
drwxr-xr-x 5 root bin 4096 Feb 11 2015 OpenVMS
drwxr-xr-x 3 root bin 4096 Oct 25 2014 RS6000
drwxr-xr-x 4 root bin 4096 Mar 16 12:10 Solaris
drwxr-xr-x 8 root bin 4096 Feb 11 2015 Windows-x64
drwxr-xr-x 8 root bin 4096 Feb 11 2015 Windows-x86
[root@master client]# du -sk *
0 HP9000-700
210648 HP9000-800
663768 HP-UX-IA64
12 INTEL
2313312 Linux
16 Linux-s390x
12 MACINTOSH
8 NDMP
8 Novell
16 OpenVMS
774712 RS6000
1733780 Solaris
28 Windows-x64
28 Windows-x86
Before you can install client software by pushing you need to «inform» NetBackup which binaries you will be pushing. That happens by adding a client to a policy with proper OS type. The complete process can be done using three commands, first will add a new client to a policy, second will transfer binaries to client and third will do the actual installation:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpplclients PolicyName -add clienthostname Linux RedHat2.6.18
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/install_client_files sftp clienthostname username
ssh -t username@clienthostname ‘/usr/bin/sudo sh /tmp/bp.xxxxxxx/client_config’
In my example I used RHEL OS. I hope this helps
Install NetBackup Client on Ubuntu Jaunty (i386 and amd64)
Note: There will be a few errors generated, but most are simply due to the inability to create files in a rc.d structure… You may also need to know the address of your backup server.
Starting the services
$ sudo cp /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies/nbclient /etc/init.d/
$ sudo /etc/init.d/nbclient start
$ sudo /etc/init.d/xinetd restart
$ sudo update-rc.d nbclient defaults
Notify Administrators
At this point, you’ll need to notify your local backup admin that you’ve just added a machine to the network. I think your administrator will need to specify your machine as “Redhat2.6” for the backups to work. I’m not sure if any other setting will work properly.
Ensuring the correct files are backed up
NetBackup keeps an include_list and exclude_list located in /usr/openv/netbackup. If you wish to specify folders to backup, you will need to add the path to any other folder to the include_list to ensure that it’s included in the backup.
Verifying Backups
In order to see backup logs showing what was backed up on your machine, you need to create a special folder. When the bpbkar process sees this folder, it will append a log.000000 file with the current day. At the end it should say what the exit status is.
Warning! These files get big and aren’t rotated by default, so the folder will need to be cleaned out periodically.
$ sudo mkdir -p /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpbkar
References
Netbackup client install linux
The NetBackup master server version should be higher or equal to the NetBackup client version. To upgrade the NetBackup client, uninstall the currently installed version of the NetBackup client and then install the specified version of the NetBackup client. The uninstall command runs on all the nodes of the Veritas Access cluster.
Veritas Access supports two major versions of the NetBackup client, version 7.7 and 8.0. By default, Veritas Access comes with the 8.0 version of the NetBackup client.
See the backup(1) man page for detailed examples.
To install the NetBackup client
- Display the currently installed version of the NetBackup client.
Backup> install version [URL]
You must specify the version of the NetBackup client that you want to install. If you do not specify a URL, the Backup> install command has the information on the file system for the location it needs. Specify the major release version (8.0 or 7.7) as the second parameter. You can specify the NetBackup package minor release or patches (7.7.1 for a 7.7 major release) as the third parameter to install. If the base NetBackup client version is 7.7.
Backup> install 7.7 scp://support@192.168.2.10:/home/NetBackup_7.7_ CLIENTS2.tar.gz
Backup> install 8.0 scp://support@192.168.2.10:/home/NetBackup_8.0_ CLIENTS2.tar.gz
Backup> install 7.7 scp://support@192.168.2.10:/home/NetBackup_7.7.1_ CLIENTS2.tar.gz
Backup> install 7.7 scp://support@192.168.2.10:/home/NetBackup_7.7.2_ CLIENTS2.tar.gz
Backup> install 7.7 scp://support@192.168.2.10:/home/NetBackup_7.7.3_ CLIENTS2.tar.gz
NetBackup_7.7.3_CLIENTS2.tar.gz
support: system user and specify password when prompted.
To uninstall the NetBackup client
- Display the currently installed version of the NetBackup client.
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I need help to install a linux client. I am not familiar with Unix/Linux «Language». Can anybody help me with a step by step guide?
The Master NBU is a Windows 2003 and I have 3 Linux (suse 32/64bit)) clients and I must to install the NBU client.
Usually this installation makes the linux administrator, but now is in vacation.
We have a network path where the setup kit’s are «\\servername.shared.com\setup» and I can on the client logging. What must i do next. .
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a. Log on to the UNIX system as root.
b. Mount CD and navigate to Mount point.
c. Type ./install to run installation script.
d. Type y to continue.
e. Type y to confirm the client software installation.
f. Type the hostname of Master Server — nbumaster
g. Type y to confirm the name of Netbackup Client
h. Navigate to /usr/openv/netbackup
i. Type vi bp.conf to edit file
j. Add the media server to bp.conf file as follows:
— SERVER = Master_Server_Name
— SERVER = Media Server_Name
— CLIENT_NAME = Client_name
k. Save and close file.
l. Reboot Master, Media and Cleint.
m. After the installation is complete, unmount the cd.
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You need the clients2 cd to install clients for suse linux. ftp the software to the client, and extract it. Then run the install script from the folder created by extraction.
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either on CD/DVD or over your network, then installation should be as simple as cd’ing into that location & running the install script.
From the NetBackup Installation Guide UNIX & Linux Release 6.5 (page 89) :
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Installing UNIX clients locally
The following procedure installs the NetBackup client software on a local machine.
To install client software locally on a UNIX client
1 Insert the NetBackup client CD into the drive on the client computer and mount it. For instructions on how to mount the CD on your operating system, refer to the appropriate section of “Mounting the software media” on page 21. For information on CD contents and exact names, refer to “Contents of the NetBackup media kit” on page 10.
2 Change your working directory to the CD directory if you have a CD, or to the directory that contains the downloaded files:
cd /cd_mount_point
The cd_mount_point is the path to the directory where you can access the CD.
For Macintosh OS X 10.3.x systems only: You can access the CD from the following location:
cd /volumes/cd name
3 Enter the following command to execute the installation script:
./install
The client binaries represent the operating system versions where the binaries were compiled. Often, the binaries function perfectly on later versions of the operating system. For example, Solaris 9 binaries also are used on the Solaris 10 level 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.
4 Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
5 After the installation is complete, unmount the client CD.
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