About Windows client installation methods and requirements

You can install NetBackup clients on Windows systems with the following methods:

Table: Installation methods and requirements

Method	Requirements	Details
Local installation	To install NetBackup client software locally, the system must meet the following configuration requirements: Microsoft Windows 2008/Vista, Windows 2008 R2/Windows 7, Windows 2012/2012 R2/Windows 8, or Windows 2016 Any TCP/IP transport that is Windows Sockets compliant. (Use of the TCP/IP transport that comes with the server or the operating system is recommended.) A network adapter that your TCP/IP transport supports	The installation wizard installs the client software only on the computer where you run the installation. See Installing NetBackup Windows clients locally or remotely.
Remote installation	To install NetBackup client software remotely, the system must meet the following configuration requirements: All the requirements for local installations must be met. The source system must run Windows 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, or 2016 Server. Administrator privileges are required for the user that performs remote installations. Remote Registry service must be started on the remote system. If the Remote Registry service is not started, the installation receives this error message: Attempting to connect to server server_name failed with the following error: Unable to connect to the remote system. One possible cause for this is the absence of the Remote Registry service. Please ensure this service is started on the remote host and try again.	The installation wizard scans the network for available clients where you can install the client software. The source computer must run Windows 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, or 2016 Server. Also, a remote installation requires system administrator privileges. Note: You cannot install clients remotely from NetBackup Windows servers to UNIX computers. See Installing NetBackup Windows clients locally or remotely.
Silent installation	The requirements for silent installation are the same as the requirements for a local installation.	A silent installation is a process that does not require interactive input. However, you must edit the silentclient.cmd file before you run it. See Installing NetBackup Windows clients silently.

Method

Requirements

Details

Local installation

To install NetBackup client software locally, the system must meet the following configuration requirements:

Microsoft Windows 2008/Vista, Windows 2008 R2/Windows 7, Windows 2012/2012 R2/Windows 8, or Windows 2016
Any TCP/IP transport that is Windows Sockets compliant. (Use of the TCP/IP transport that comes with the server or the operating system is recommended.)
A network adapter that your TCP/IP transport supports

The installation wizard installs the client software only on the computer where you run the installation.

See Installing NetBackup Windows clients locally or remotely.

Remote installation

To install NetBackup client software remotely, the system must meet the following configuration requirements:

All the requirements for local installations must be met.
The source system must run Windows 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, or 2016 Server.
Administrator privileges are required for the user that performs remote installations.
Remote Registry service must be started on the remote system.
If the Remote Registry service is not started, the installation receives this error message:
Attempting to connect to server server_name failed with the following error: Unable to connect to the remote system. One possible cause for this is the absence of the Remote Registry service. Please ensure this service is started on the remote host and try again.

The installation wizard scans the network for available clients where you can install the client software.

The source computer must run Windows 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, or 2016 Server.

Also, a remote installation requires system administrator privileges.

Note:

You cannot install clients remotely from NetBackup Windows servers to UNIX computers.

See Installing NetBackup Windows clients locally or remotely.

Silent installation

The requirements for silent installation are the same as the requirements for a local installation.

A silent installation is a process that does not require interactive input. However, you must edit the silentclient.cmd file before you run it.

See Installing NetBackup Windows clients silently.

An NTFS disk partition is required for all installation types.

The NetBackup client version that you install must be the same or earlier than the installed version of NetBackup server software. Later client versions cannot be used with earlier server versions.

See About compatibility between NetBackup versions.

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