About UNIX and 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 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.

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.
NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I
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 and the IBM pSeries Linux may not have access to the 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:

Native UNIX and Linux installer

You can install and upgrade NetBackup UNIX and Linux clients with native installers. You can use either the NetBackup install script or your preferred installer method. This change does not include those clients that use the Debian package. Those clients must be installed or upgraded with the NetBackup install script. More information is available:

See Install of the UNIX and Linux client binaries with native installers.

More Information

Installing client type software on a master server

Installing client software with the ssh method

Installing client software with the sftp method

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