N152568

September 2005

VERITAS NetBackup 6.0

Installation Guide

for Windows

Disclaimer

The information contained in this publication is subject to change without notice. VERITAS Software Corporation makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. VERITAS Software Corporation shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this manual.

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Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii

Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii

Accessibility Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Comment on the Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Chapter 1. Before You Begin Installing NetBackup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Pre-Installation Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

NetBackup License Key Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

NetBackup Supportability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Understanding the Contents of Your NetBackup Media Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

NetBackup Server Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Requirements for Local Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Additional Requirements for Remote and Cluster Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Additional Requirements for Access Controlled Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

NetBackup Server Upgrade Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chapter 2. Installation and Initial Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Configuring Storage Devices for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Supported Robot Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Storage Device Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Special Requirements for Upgrading to NetBackup 6.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Examples of Populating the NetBackup EMM Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Scenario 1: Global Device Database Host and Volume Database Host on One

Master Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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Scenario 2: Global Device Database Host and Volume Database Host on Different

Master Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Scenario 3: Global Device Database Host Is on a Media Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Installing or Upgrading NetBackup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Installing NetBackup Server Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Upgrading from NetBackup Server to NetBackup Enterprise Server . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Server Installation: A Local, Typical Installation or Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Server Installation: A Local, Custom Installation or Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Server Installation: A Remote, Typical Installation or Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Server Installation: A Remote, Custom Installation or Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Installing or Upgrading NetBackup in Clustered Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Cluster Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Before You Perform a New Installation in Clustered Environments . . . . . . . . . 67

Before You Perform an Upgrade in Clustered Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Server Installation in a Cluster: A Typical Installation or Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . 68

Server Installation in a Cluster: A Custom Installation or Upgrade . . . . . . . . . 81

Populating the NetBackup EMM Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Installing NetBackup Server Software Silently . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Installing Access Control in New Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Upgrading NetBackup with Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Chapter 3. Installing Alternative Administration Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

NetBackup Remote Administration Console for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

NetBackup-Java Administration Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Java Windows Administration Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Installing or Removing Multiple Versions of the NetBackup-Java Administration

Console on Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Administering Backlevel NetBackup Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Chapter 4. Uninstalling and Reinstalling NetBackup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Uninstalling NetBackup Server Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

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Uninstalling NetBackup from a Clustered Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Notes on Reinstalling NetBackup Server Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Chapter 5. Installing NetBackup Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Installing NetBackup on Microsoft Windows Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Windows Client Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

VERITAS Volume Snapshot Provider on Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

User-Directed Operations for Windows Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Local and Remote Installations for Windows Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Silent Installations for Windows Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

New and Upgrade Installations for Windows Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Windows Client System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Windows Client Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Remote Windows Client Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

NetBackup Server Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Windows Client Local Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Windows Client Remote Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Notes on Windows Client Remote Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Silent Installation Instructions for Windows Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Uninstalling Windows Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Installing NetBackup Clients on UNIX Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Installing UNIX Clients Locally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Installing UNIX Client Software Remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Adding a UNIX Client after Initial Server Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Removing UNIX NetBackup Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Chapter 6. NetBackup License Keys . . . . . . . . . .