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  1. Home
  2. NetBackup™ Installation Guide
  3. Installing NetBackup client software
  4. About NetBackup client installation on UNIX and Linux
  5. Adding a UNIX/Linux client after initial server installation
NetBackup™ Installation Guide

Adding a UNIX/Linux client after initial server installation

You may want to add UNIX/Linux clients after the server installation if you forgot to select one during the installation. You may also add a new UNIX/Linux client type to your backup environment.

To install client software later, you must first install the NetBackup client software onto the NetBackup server.

To add UNIX/Linux client types to servers after initial installation

  1. Use one of the following methods to start the installation script:

    ESD images (downloaded files)

    • Navigate to the location where the installation images reside.

    • Enter the following command:

      ./install

    Native install tools

    NetBackup supports the install and upgrade of the UNIX and Linux client binaries with native installers. More information is available.

    See Install of the UNIX and Linux client binaries with native installers.

  2. When the following message appears, press Enter to continue:
    Veritas Installation Script
    Copyright 1993 - 2013 Veritas Corporation, All Rights Reserved.
    
    
            Installing NetBackup Client Software
    
    
    Please review the VERITAS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT located on
    the installation media before proceeding.  The agreement includes
    details on the NetBackup Product Improvement Program.
    
    For NetBackup installation and upgrade information specific to your
    platform and to find out if your installed EEBs or hot fixes are
    contained in this release, check out the Veritas Services and 
    Operations Readiness Tools (SORT) Installation and Upgrade Checklist 
    and Hot fix and EEB Release Auditor, respectively, at 
    https://sort.veritas.com/netbackup.
    
    Do you wish to continue? [y,n] (y)

    The client binaries represent the operating system versions where the binaries were compiled. The binaries typically function perfectly on later versions 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.

  3. Select the client type that you want to load and follow the prompts to install that client type. Repeat as necessary until all of the client types you want are loaded.

    Make sure that you load the software for all of the UNIX/Linux client types that you intend to install remotely from the server.

  4. Install the NetBackup client software on the clients you specified.

More Information

About remote installation methods for UNIX and Linux clients

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