rp8400 and NetBackup 4.5

[Mike Morris_6]

I am trying to install Veritas NetBackup 4.5 on a rp8400 server. This flavor of UNIX is much different than anything I have worked on in the past. Can any of you help me figure out how to get this client installed so I can start backing up the database? Thanks,
Mike

[RAC_1]

The only thing I remember about installing Veritas netbackup on hp-ux, is you need to install scsi -pass-through driver on hp-ux prior to netbackup install.

Correct me, if I am wrong.

Anil

[Steven E. Protter]

I've done the install. If you follow the Unix/Linux instructions it will work without any issues.

If you are doing and upgrade, erase the license files if the install refused to take your new license keys.

If you have a 4.5 license, you are probably entitled to 5.0 which is an easier install in my far from humble opinion.

SEP

[Tom Ward_1]

You mentioned this is a client, you'll only need drivers if it is a media server.

I haven't used that new a version of NetBackup, but I believe what worked for 3.2 and 3.4 will still hold true.

There are several choices:
1. If the HPUX client binaries were install on the master server, there was an install client option in the X Gui. I'll bet the java one has the same thing, but I can't say where.
Or you can use a ftp install script from the master server. Something like
cd /usr/openv/netbackup/clients/hp800
./ftptoclient hostname userid
The client can be moved as any user but you need to be root to install it.
Once you've ftped the client to the box, you'll need to run the install. The ftp script echo's the command to install it.

2. If you have the netbackup install CDs, you can get the client from them. If hpux client binaries were not installed on your master server, you'll need to use this.

After the base client is installed, there used to be extensions for database backups. I suspect that is still true.

Veritas is pretty good once you go through the pain of opening a support call.

Good luck,
Tom

[Mike Morris_6]

The media server is a Windows 2000 AS machine. The rp8400 is just a client. The software is the 4.5 MP6 pack, which didn't come with any documentation for UNIX, unfortunately. Right now I am looking through the PDF's on my older 3.4 cd's. How much different would the client install procedure be?

Again, thanks!

[Elena Leontieva]

Mike,

If your NetBackup server is a UNIX machine, you can push the client software from your UNIX NetBackup server to your UNIX client.

If your Netbackup server is a Windows NT or Windows 2000 computer or if there is a firewall, you must install a UNIX client software locally, i.e. from the CD.

Note, that the NetBackup CD is in a Rockridge format. So, depending on the patch level of your UNIX client you will use either pfs_mountd and pfsd commmands or mount â F cdfs â o rr /dev/dsk/cxtxdx /SD_CDROM.

Once CD is mounted youo just run ./install in your cdrom directory. You will select the client option for install and provide the name of the server and local host.

Make sure the client can resolve the NetBackup server name.

Edit the Veritas configuration file /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf, to list the NetBackup Master Server as well as the Media Servers, with the Master Server listed first.

HTH,