Installing client type software on a master server
Client type software must be installed on the master server to perform the following operations:
Assign clients to NetBackup policies so that those clients can be backed up.
Install (or push) client software from the master server to clients.
For each UNIX client type, the client installation script lets you install the client software onto the master server. You can then install (or push) the client software from the master server to the clients.
To install client type software on a master server
- Log in to the server as root.
- Navigate to where the ESD images (downloaded files) reside and enter the command shown:
./install
- When the following message appears, press Enter to continue:
Veritas Installation Script Copyright 1993 - 2016 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) - Select all of the client types that you want to install and follow the installation prompts.