Installing NetBackup master server software on UNIX
The master server manages backups, archives, and restores. The master server is where the NetBackup catalog resides which includes the internal databases that contain information about NetBackup configuration and backups.
Use the following guidelines for a new master server installation:
Designate master server | Designate the computer that you want to be the master server and install the master server software on that computer first. |
EMM server | You must configure EMM on the master server. All master servers must have their own EMM configuration. Remote EMM or shared EMM is no longer supported. |
Licenses | During master server installation, you must enter a NetBackup base product license. You must also enter licenses for any additional NetBackup product options or agents that are used on the server or its clients. These additional licenses must be entered on the master server. If you add or make and save any license updates in the NetBackup-Java Administration Console, you must restart the console. For more information on how to administer NetBackup licenses, see the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I. |
To install NetBackup master server software
- Log in to the server as root.
- Use one of the following methods to start the installation script:
DVD
Insert the NetBackup Server DVD for the appropriate platform into the drive.
Check the DVD label to identify its contents.
If necessary, mount the DVD.
Enter the following command:
dvd_directory/install
The dvd_directory is the path to the directory where you can access the DVD.
ESD images (downloaded files)
Navigate to the location where the installation images reside.
Enter the following command:
./install
- When the following message appears press Enter to continue:
Veritas Installation Script Copyright 1993 - 2016 Veritas Corporation, All Rights Reserved. Installing NetBackup Server 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. ATTENTION! To help ensure a successful upgrade to NetBackup 8.1, please visit the NetBackup 8.x Upgrade Portal: http://www.veritas.com/docs/000115678. Do you wish to continue? [y,n] (y) - When the following message appears press Enter to continue:
Is this host a master server? [y/n] (y)
- If you need to perform a disaster recovery of your master server, select Y when prompted. Press Enter for the default N.
Do you want to do a disaster recovery on this master server? [y/n] (n)
The disaster recovery process requires additional steps and information that is not covered in this manual. More information is available.
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- For the NetBackup installation location, enter the appropriate platform information as follows:
When the following question appears, press Enter to accept the default (y).
The NetBackup and Media Manager software is built for use on <platform> hardware. Do you want to install NetBackup and Media Manager files? [y,n] (y)
When the following question appears, select where to install NetBackup and Media Manager software:
NetBackup and Media Manager are normally installed in /usr/openv. Is it OK to install in /usr/openv? [y,n] (y)
The path displayed for Solaris is
/opt/openv.To accept the default (y), press Enter.
To change the installation location, type n and press Enter. Then enter the appropriate destination.
Additional information about installation folder restrictions is available.
- Enter the Netbackup server or Enterprise server License.
- Type y, then follow the prompts to add license keys for other NetBackup options and agents.
Although you can add licenses later, you should enter them now. If you add any licenses later through the NetBackup Administration Console, you must restart the console.
- After all licenses are entered, type q to quit the License Key Utility and complete the server software installation.
- Verify or enter the correct computer name when prompted by the following message:
Installing NetBackup Enterprise Server version: 8.1 If this machine will be using a different network interface than the default (name), the name of the preferred interface should be used as the configured server name. If this machine will be part of a cluster, the virtual name should be used as the configured server name. The domainname of your server appears to be "domain". You may choose to use this domainname in your configured NetBackup server name, or simply use "name" as the configured NetBackup server name. Would you like to use "name.domain" as the configured NetBackup server name of this machine? [y, n] (y)
Note:
Incorrect information for the domain name results in failures during the configuration of Authentication Broker and NetBackup Access Controls. To correct this problem, use the bpnbaz -configureauth command to configure Authentication Broker. More information about the bpnbaz -configureauth command is available.
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To accept the displayed (default) name, press Enter.
To change the displayed (default) name, type n and enter the name that you want.
For a clustered NetBackup server, enter the virtual name for the NetBackup server and not the actual local host name.
- Identify or verify the master server by answering the following question when it appears:
Is <name> the master server? [y, n] (y)
To accept the displayed name (which is the name that you identified in the previous step), press Enter.
If you entered a virtual name for the server in the previous step, the installation script presents the following question:
Is this server part of a cluster installation?
If the answer is yes, press y and answer the series of cluster configuration questions that appear.
If the answer is no, press n.
- Identify whether there are any media servers for this master server by answering the following question when it appears:
Do you want to add any media servers now? [y, n] (n)
If there are no media servers for this master server, press Enter and proceed to the next step.
If there are media servers for this master server, type y and enter the name of each media server.
When you enter the media server names, you must enter the computer name and the domain name. For example:
alpha.domain.com
Where alpha is the computer name and domain.com is the domain name.
The media server names that you enter here are added to the bp.conf file on the master server, automatically. After you install the media server software later, the master server can then communicate with the media servers immediately.
To add a media server to an existing and an operational NetBackup environment, you cannot use the procedures in this guide. For complete details on how to add a media server to an existing and an operational NetBackup environment, see the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume II.
- When the following message appears, press Enter and accept the default name of the EMM server. You must configure EMM on the master server. All master servers must have their own EMM configuration. Remote EMM or shared EMM is no longer supported.
NetBackup maintains a centralized catalog (separate from the image catalog) for data related to media and device configuration, device management, storage units, hosts and host aliases, media server status, NDMP credentials, and other information. This is managed by the Enterprise Media Manager server. Enter the name of the Enterprise Media Manager (default: <name>)
- Answer the following question when it appears:
Do you want to start the NetBackup job-related processes so backups and restores can be initiated? [y, n] (y)
If you have (or want to have) a clustered NetBackup server, type n.
For non-clustered installations, press Enter to accept the default answer (y) and start the NetBackup processes and the EMM server.
You must start these processes now because the EMM server must be running when you install any media servers later.
- For a clustered NetBackup master server, repeat these steps on every node on which you want to run NetBackup.
- (Conditional) On a clustered NetBackup master server, you must obtain the Certificate Authority certificate and the host certificate for each inactive node. More information is available:
See Generate a certificate on the inactive nodes of a clustered master server.
- (Conditional) If you use cloud storage in your NetBackup environment, you must update your cloud configuration file. More information is available.
- After your initial installation is complete, you can install any other NetBackup add-on products (such as language packages).