About UNIX/Linux client installation methods

You can install NetBackup clients on UNIX/Linux systems with the following methods:

Local installations

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 Linux clients, you must transfer the NetBackup DVD or ESD image contents to a location that is readable by the virtual Linux environment. You can transfer the image with NFS mounting commands.

Remote (push) installations

You can "push" the client software from your UNIX/Linux NetBackup server to your UNIX/Linux client computers. The UNIX/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/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 UNIX/Linux server.
Firewalls can prevent remote client installation.
Clients such as the IBM zSeries Linux may not have a locally mounted DVD device or access to the NetBackup DVD or ESD images. In these cases, you must push the client software from a UNIX/Linux master server or a media server.
The following remote installation methods are available:
See Installing client software on UNIX clients using password-less ssh method.

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