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  2. NetBackup™ Installation Guide
  3. Installing NetBackup client software
  4. About NetBackup client installation on UNIX and Linux
NetBackup™ Installation Guide

About NetBackup client installation on UNIX and Linux

You can install UNIX/Linux clients either locally at the client computer or remotely from your UNIX/Linux NetBackup server. To install client software remotely from a UNIX/Linux NetBackup server, the client type software must first be installed on the UNIX/Linux server.

Note the following when you install NetBackup client software on UNIX/Linux systems:

UNIX/Linux package consolidation

Many of the add-on products and database agents are now installed with the NetBackup client package. Separate installation for these products is no longer needed.

The following products are now included in the NetBackup 10.1.1 client package (if the platform supports the product):

  • BMR Boot server

  • DB2

  • Encryption

  • Informix

  • Lotus Notes

  • Oracle

  • SAP

  • Snapshot Client

  • Sybase

The binaries for the listed products are laid down with the client package. A valid license is still required to enable the product. If product configuration was required previously (such as db2_config), configuration is still required.

The French, Japanese, and Chinese language packages remain as separate add-ons. The process to install and upgrade these products remains the same.

gzip and gunzip commands

The gzip and the gunzip commands must be installed on each system. The directories where the commands are installed must be part of the root user's PATH environment variable setting.

NetBackup-Java compatibility

To initiate a backup or a restore from a UNIX/Linux client, the following graphical interfaces are available:

  • Clients that are compatible with NetBackup-Java may use the NetBackup-Java interface (jbpSA). Several versions of the interface exist. Use the -h option and review the -r options to find out which versions are supported.

  • Clients that are not compatible with NetBackup-Java can use the bp interface.

More information about compatibility with graphical interfaces is available. Refer to the NetBackup Software Compatibility List (SCL).

http://www.netbackup.com/compatibility

Note:

If a client is listed in the Client Selections for Backup Policies section of the SCL but not in the NetBackup Administration Consoles section, the client is supported for backup and restore, but it does not support any of the available graphical interfaces.

  

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