To install the Linux master server binaries using native installers:

1. Please create the NetBackup installation answer file (NBInstallAnswer.conf) in the master server's temporary directory. That directory is usually the /tmp directory. More information about the answer file and its contents is available.

   See About the NetBackup answer file.

2. Populate NBInstallAnswer.conf with the following required information:

   SERVER=master_server_name
   CLIENT_NAME=master_server_name
   MACHINE_ROLE=MASTER
   LICENSE=license_key
   USAGE_INSIGHTS_FILE_PATH=customer registration key file
   SERVICE_USER=service_user

   For master servers, the name that is specified in the CLIENT_NAME= line should match the first SERVER= line.

3. You can add optional parameters to the NBInstallAnswer.conf file. The parameters that are shown are examples of some of the parameters you can add. Veritas recommends that you review the NetBackup answer file section that is included in this documentation:

   • INSTALL_PATH

   • Additional LICENSE entries

   • Additional SERVER entries

   • WEBSVC_GROUP

   • WEBSVC_USER

   See About the NetBackup answer file.

4. (Conditional) If you want to assign RBAC security and backup administration roles to a user or a user group, populate NBInstallAnswer.conf with the following required information:

   • RBAC_DOMAIN_TYPE

     Use this field to specify the domain type to which the user or the user group belongs. The following RBAC_DOMAIN_TYPE values are supported: NT, VX, UNIXPWD, LDAP.

   • RBAC_DOMAIN_NAME

     Use this field to specify the name of the domain to which the user or the user group belongs.

   • RBAC_PRINCIPAL_TYPE

     Use this field to specify USER or USERGROUP.

   • RBAC_PRINCIPAL_NAME

     Use this field to specify the user name or the user group.

   More information about the RBAC_* options is available.

   See About RBAC bootstrapping.

   See About the NetBackup answer file.

5. Download the server package that matches your server platform to a system with sufficient space. Then extract the contents of the server package file.

   Extract the contents of the server package file. Example:

   • For Linux RedHat:

     tar -xzvf NetBackup_10.1_LinuxR_x86_64.tar.gz

   • For Linux SuSE:

     tar -xzvf NetBackup_10.1_LinuxS_x86_64.tar.gz

6. Change to the directory for your desired operating system and copy server files to computer to be installed.

   Operating system directory:

   • For Linux RedHat:

     NetBackup_10.1_LinuxR_x86_64/linuxR_x86/anb

   • For Linux SuSE:

     NetBackup_10.1_LinuxS_x86_64/linuxS_x86/anb

   Copy server files to machine to be installed:

   • Linux: VRTSnetbp.rpm, VRTSnbslibs.rpm, and VRTSpddes.rpm

7. Extract the client binaries and copy them to the master server.

   Extract the client binaries:

   tar -xzvf client_dist.tar.gz

   Change directory to your desired operating system:

   • RedHat: openv/netbackup/client/Linux/RedHat3.10.0

   • SuSE: openv/netbackup/client/Linux/SuSE3.0.76

   Copy the files that are shown to the master server.

   Linux

   VRTSnbpck.rpm VRTSpbx.rpm VRTSnbclt.rpm VRTSnbclibs.rpm VRTSnbjre.rpm VRTSnbjava.rpm VRTSpddea.rpm VRTSnbcfg.rpm

8. Install the files in the order that is shown with the commands that are shown:

   Linux

   rpm - U VRTSnbpck.rpm rpm - U VRTSpbx.rpm rpm - U VRTSnbclt.rpm rpm -U VRTSnbclibs.rpm rpm - U VRTSnbjre.rpm rpm - U VRTSnbjava.rpm rpm - U VRTSpddea.rpm rpm - U VRTSpddes.rpm rpm - U VRTSnbcfg.rpm rpm - U VRTSnetbp.rpm rpm -U VRTSnbslibs.rpm

9. If you decide to install the Java GUI or the JRE after the installation completes, additional information is available.

   See Add or Remove Java GUI and JRE after install.