Snapshot Client installation notes
The following list contains Snapshot Client installation information for UNIX and Windows.
UNIX
NetBackup Snapshot Client is installed with the NetBackup client software. Every NetBackup server includes the NetBackup client software, by default. So, you can use NetBackup Snapshot Client on a NetBackup server or client, if the Snapshot Client is supported on that platform.
For NetBackup 9.0, Snapshot Client for Solaris is supported on SPARC computers only.
For the NetBackup installation procedure, refer to the NetBackup Installation Guide
If you install in a cluster environment, first freeze the active node so that migrations do not occur during installation.
For information about freezing a service group, see the clustering section in the NetBackup High Availability Administrator's Guide for the cluster software you are running.
When you install or upgrade the NetBackup Snapshot Client, NetBackup deploys the
sg3_utilspackage on the NetBackup Client.The package provides the rescan-scsi-bus.sh script which helps to rescan and discover new devices after a snapshot is imported. This script is used during 'bpfis import' and 'bpfis deport' operations. If this script is not present on the NetBackup client, snapshot import fails.
The default location of the script is:
<install_location>/usr/bin/rescan-scsi-bus.shIn case, the package is not deployed run the following command:
yum install sg3_utils
For LVX LVM, ensure that systemctl is available.
Ensure that F user is configured.
Windows
For Windows, NetBackup Snapshot Client software is automatically installed with the core NetBackup server and client product.
For the NetBackup installation procedure, see the NetBackup Installation Guide.
If you install Snapshot Client in a cluster environment, first freeze the active node so that migrations do not occur during installation.
For information about freezing a service group, see the clustering section in the NetBackup High Availability Administrator's Guide for the cluster software you are running.
Refer to the uninstall procedure that is described in the NetBackup Installation Guide