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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ for DB2 Administrator's Guide
  3. Installing NetBackup for DB2
  4. Planning the installation of NetBackup for DB2
Veritas NetBackup™ for DB2 Administrator's Guide

Planning the installation of NetBackup for DB2

Table: Installation steps for NetBackup for DB2 shows the major installation steps that are needed to run NetBackup for DB2. Each step contains one or more links to pertinent procedures and concepts.

Table: Installation steps for NetBackup for DB2

Step

Action

Description

Step 1

Verify the installation prerequisites.

See Verifying the operating system and platform compatibility.

http://www.netbackup.com/compatibility

See NetBackup server and client requirements.

See DB2 server software requirements.

See Requirements for using NetBackup for SAP MaxDB, SAP Oracle, and SAP HANA in a NetBackup cluster.

Step 2

Verify that master server has a valid license for NetBackup for DB2 and any NetBackup options or add-ons that you want to use.

See About the license for NetBackup for DB2.

Step 3

Specify a log archive method.

See About log archiving.

Step 4

(UNIX) specify the DB2 home path.

See Specifying the DB2 home path (UNIX).

Step 5

Add a new database instance.

See About adding new DB2 instances.

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