Netbackup 6 installation guide

Use this information to install the server software on a computer with no existing version of NetBackup. Veritas supports two media server installation methods: either the NetBackup installation script or the native UNIX and Linux installers. The NetBackup installation script is the standard installation method and is recommended for new users.

Customers who use the NetBackup installation script for their UNIX and Linux media servers only see a single change to the installation behavior. Media server software manages the robotic and the storage devices within your NetBackup environment. Designate the computers that you want to be media servers and install the media server software on them.

When you install NetBackup media server software, you must enter a NetBackup product license. You must also enter a license for any additional NetBackup product options or agents that are used on the server or its clients. These additional licenses must be entered on each media server. If you make and save any license changes in the NetBackup-Administration Console, you must restart the console. These two packages are the Media Server Deduplication Pool, which is not supported on these platforms.

If you use a NetBackup Certificate Authority, you must know the CA Certificate fingerprint of the master server at time of installation. This requirement only applies if you use a NetBackup Certificate Authority. More information is available about the details on the CA Certificate fingerprint and its role in generation of security certificates.

In some cases, if you use a NetBackup Certificate Authority, the installer requires an authorization token to successfully deploy security certificates. More information is available about the details on authorization tokens and their role in generation of security certificates.

If you use an external certificate authority ECA , you need to know the location of your certificate. Incorrect information for the domain name results in failures during the configuration of Authentication Broker and NetBackup Access Controls. To correct this problem, use the bpnbaz -configureauth command to configure Authentication Broker.

More information about the bpnbaz -configureauth command is available. NetBackup Commands Reference Guide. Use this field to specify the path and the file name of the file representing the private key.

Use this field to specify the path and the file name of the file that contains the passphrase to access the keystore. This field is optional and applies only when setting up an external certificate from a file. Use this field to specify the CRL mode. This field is required. Supported values are:. SKIP : Used to skip setting up the certificate authority. Be aware that if you continue with the installation without a certificate authority, the backups and restores fail.

If not applicable, leave this field empty. More information is available. Please be aware the VRTSnbjre. The Solaris client binaries include a hidden administration file called. This administration file contains default installation actions. You may not want to install the NetBackup Java Console on every client in your environment. Be aware there is no VRTSpddea.

Use the pkgadd -a admin -d device [ pkgid ] command as shown to install the files:. The -a option defines a specific admin. The admin file contains default installation actions. The -d device option specifies the source of the software packages.

A device can be the path to a device, a directory, or a spool directory. Use the pkgid parameter to specify a name for the package being installed. This parameter is optional. Please note that this document is a translation from English, and may have been machine-translated. It is possible that updates have been made to the original version after this document was translated and published.

Veritas does not guarantee the accuracy regarding the completeness of the translation. You may also refer to the English Version of this knowledge base article for up-to-date information. Support Knowledge base NetBackup Documentation 8.

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