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 . . . . . . . . . .