Installing netbackup client without binaries

Depends upon the version of NetBackup Client, and which version of OS you are copying from and to.

This is one those tasks that always used to work in the SunOS and NetBackup 3.4 days... but is getting less and less likely to work with each new version of OS and each new version of NetBackup.

You might be able to get it work with a bit, or a lot, more effort.

What version of NetBackup Client, and OS version, are you trying to get working?

You can do a remote install.

What version of NetBackup Master?

You can remote install Linux client from Linux Master Server using <install_client_files> command.

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/install_client_files ssh client_name

## DOCUMENTATION ##

NetBackup 7.6 Installation Guide
http://www.veritas.com/docs/000003707

About remote installation methods for UNIX/Linux clients (page 105)

You can push the client software from a UNIX/Linux master server to a client host by using the following methods:

• rsh (See “Installing client software with the rsh method” on page 106)
• ftp (See “Installing client software with the ftp method” on page 107)
• ssh (See “Installing client software with the ssh method” on page 108)
• sftp (See “Installing client software with the sftp method” on page 109)

Symantec NetBackup 7.5 Installation Guide for UNIX and Linux
http://www.veritas.com/docs/000003066

About remote installation methods for UNIX clients (page 133)

You can push the client software from a UNIX master server to a client host by using the following methods:

• rsh (See “Installing client software with the rsh method” on page 134)
• ftp (See “Installing client software with the ftp method” on page 137)
• ssh (See “Installing client software with the ssh method” on page 139)
• sftp (See “Installing client software with the sftp method” on page 13)

I'm going to keep looking at this, but the binaries aren't available on the server.  Not sure why.  I'd love to have them there.  

Is there a way to pull them back from a client?

When I try the sudo ./install_client_files ssh <client name> I get:

Cannot install client <client name> - binaries are not on the server
for hardware type 'Linux' and operating system 'RedHat2.6'

This particular facility has version 7.0 of the administration console - does that answer your question about Netbackup Master's version number?

Haven't tried it recently but you can create a tar file on a working client

  tar cvf /tmp/client.tar /usr/openv/netbackup/client

copy that tar file over to the master and extract in /tmp  (to prevent clobbering what is already on the master)

then copy the missing files to client subdirectory on the master

Maybe the old installation binaries exist in a backup from the past?   i.e. you may have a copy lurking on a tape somewhere?

Thanks for the support!

This particular netbackup install is is several states away and I'm still very new, so I'm still figuring things out.  The master is running on Solaris and the Solaris binaries are there. I wasn't aware of this until I just checked.  No idea where my predesessors left the red hat binaries out there.

I did find them on my local system. I am in the process of transferring the red hat binaries to the site - it is going to take the rest of the day.  Once they are there, I should be able to unpack the linux binaries in the appropriate folders under /usr/openv/netbackup/client and install the clients, either using the GUI or install_client_files.

I'll update the ticket with the results.

The install of the binaries seemed to go fine - but I'm running into an issue on my side.  Our networks are locked down pretty tight. When I use the GUI and attempt to install the client - I get a connection timed out error.  Is it documenated anywhere what resources the installer uses? So that I can get the network boys to temporarily open a path through the firewalls?

I mean besides 13724 and 1556 of course