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  2. NetBackup™ Installation Guide
  3. Preparing for installation
  4. General installation information
  5. Available NetBackup installation methods
NetBackup™ Installation Guide

Available NetBackup installation methods

The table that is shown details the various ways you can install NetBackup.

Table: Installation options

Installation type and operating system

Server

Client

Interactive UNIX and Linux

Primary server

See Installing NetBackup primary server software on Linux.

Media server

See Installing NetBackup media server software on Linux.

See Installing UNIX clients locally.

Interactive Windows

Primary and media server

See Performing local, remote, or clustered server installation on Windows systems.

See Installing NetBackup Windows clients locally or remotely.

Silent UNIX and Linux

Primary server

See Silently installing NetBackup primary server software on Linux.

Media server

See Silently installing NetBackup media server software on Linux.

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

Silent Windows

Primary and media server

See Installing NetBackup servers silently on Windows systems.

Remote UNIX and Linux

Not a valid installation method.

SSH

See Installing client software with the ssh method.

SFTP

See Installing client software with the sftp method.

Remote Windows

Primary and media server

See Performing local, remote, or clustered server installation on Windows systems.

See Installing NetBackup Windows clients locally or remotely.

More Information

Installing NetBackup Windows clients silently

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