This method installs the client software on the computer where you run the installation script.

To install clients to a location other than the default, you must create and link a directory before you install the client software. First create the directory where you want the software to reside, then create /usr/openv as a link to that directory.

On IBM zSeries and IBM pSeries Linux clients, you must transfer the NetBackup ESD image contents to a location that is readable by the virtual Linux environment. You can transfer the image with NFS mounting commands.

You can "push" the client software from your Linux NetBackup server to your UNIX or Linux client computers. The UNIX or Linux client must be a true client and not a media server or a master server. The preferred installation method is to push the client software.

Before you can push to a UNIX or Linux client, you must first install the NetBackup client type software on the server. Then, you must create a policy that includes the client name.

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You cannot install Windows client software remotely from a NetBackup Linux server.

Firewalls can prevent remote client installation.

Clients such as the IBM zSeries and the IBM pSeries Linux may not have access to the ESD images. In these cases, you must push the client software from a Linux master server or a media server.

The following remote installation methods are available: