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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Clustered Master Server Administrator's Guide
  3. NetBackup in a Solaris Cluster
  4. Installing or upgrading NetBackup options on Solaris Cluster
Veritas NetBackup™ Clustered Master Server Administrator's Guide

Installing or upgrading NetBackup options on Solaris Cluster

To install or upgrade NetBackup options, NetBackup daemons must be brought offline without causing a failover. Solaris Cluster must be configured to stop monitoring NetBackup, but keep NetBackup resources online.

To install or upgrade NetBackup options

  1. Freeze the NetBackup group by executing the following:
    /usr/cluster/bin/scswitch -n -j scnb-hars
    
  2. Run the following command on the active node to disable the NetBackup agent monitor:
    touch /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/cluster/frozen
    
  3. On active node, install or upgrade any NetBackup options. See the specific NetBackup documentation for each option for instructions on installation and configuration.
  4. On the inactive node, perform the same installation.
  5. After you complete the installations of any options, run the following commands:
    /usr/cluster/bin/scswitch -e -j scnb-hars
    
  6. Run the following command on the active node to enable the NetBackup agent monitor:
    rm -f /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/cluster/frozen
    

    The NetBackup resources are brought online and Solaris Cluster resumes monitoring the NetBackup resource.

More Information

Configuring robotic daemons for monitoring (UNIX/Linux clusters)

Configuring add-ons for monitoring (UNIX/Linux clusters)

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