how to push install an oracle agent? master server is on SUSE 9 and NBU 6.5 client is on SUSE10 with Oracle db. Question is how to push install oracle agent? I have oracle agent installed to other client.. Please help, thanks a lot.

Command will be like this - I assume client is in a file system policy and correctly configured with respect to OS and hardware version. /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpplclients -allunique | grep clientname > /tmp/nbu-clientname.txt update_dbclients Oracle –ClientList /tmp/nbu-clientname.txt

Oh my, 6.5 is really ancient at this point! Found this blog from 2009 that leads you through the Oracle Agent installation: https://www.veritas.com/community/articles/installing-netbackup-oracle-agent-unix

No! Really! NBU 6.5 ran out of support in 2012 and all documentation has been removed from Symantec / Veritas website. You REALLY need to upgrade. Or find your 6.5 dvd set and look for the Documentation disc. The NBU 6.5 for Oracle Guide will tell you how to install directly on the client and how to push install. If memory serves me right, you could push install from the master if the db binaries are installed on the master with something like update_dbclients.

Thanks Marianne. Infact we have the upgraded backup system which is on 7.6.0.4. However, some of the clients are not supported.. thus we need to maintain old NBU until tech refresh.. Yes, update_dbclients is available in my master server. Is the push install the same? #/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/update_dbclients ftp <client>

thanks Will Restore. I dont have the install cd anymore .. =(

No idea if it is the same. Look for your Documentation dvd and look in NBU for Oracle Guide. I seem to vaguely remember that you should specify client hardware and policy type (Oracle). Try update_dbclients -help. What you need to check is if the Oracle agent software for all Unix/Linux clients is indeed installed on the master as this is not installed by default. If client is patched to 6.5.x, then 6.5.x Oracle agent and 6.5.x Java agent must also be installed.

NBU 6.5. Push Install Oracle agent

18 Replies

Will_Restore
Level 6
9 years ago
Oh my, 6.5 is really ancient at this point!

Found this blog from 2009 that leads you through the Oracle Agent installation:

https://www.veritas.com/community/articles/installing-netbackup-oracle-agent-unix
Marianne
Level 6
9 years ago
No! Really! NBU 6.5 ran out of support in 2012 and all documentation has been removed from Symantec / Veritas website. You REALLY need to upgrade. Or find your 6.5 dvd set and look for the Documentation disc. The NBU 6.5 for Oracle Guide will tell you how to install directly on the client and how to push install. If memory serves me right, you could push install from the master if the db binaries are installed on the master with something like update_dbclients.
kkhoo
Level 5
9 years ago
Thanks Marianne. Infact we have the upgraded backup system which is on 7.6.0.4.

However, some of the clients are not supported.. thus we need to maintain old NBU until tech refresh..

Yes, update_dbclients is available in my master server. Is the push install the same?

#/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/update_dbclients ftp <client>
kkhoo
Level 5
9 years ago
thanks Will Restore. I dont have the install cd anymore .. =(
Marianne
Level 6
9 years ago
No idea if it is the same. Look for your Documentation dvd and look in NBU for Oracle Guide. I seem to vaguely remember that you should specify client hardware and policy type (Oracle). Try update_dbclients -help. What you need to check is if the Oracle agent software for all Unix/Linux clients is indeed installed on the master as this is not installed by default. If client is patched to 6.5.x, then 6.5.x Oracle agent and 6.5.x Java agent must also be installed.
kkhoo
Level 5
9 years ago
Thanks for your update Marianne.

Yes. At client, NBU version shows NetBackup-SuSE2.6 6.5.4.

i intend to test to one of my vm machine. But this VM has no db on it. Can i still test and install Oracle agent?
Marianne
Level 6
9 years ago
You can only push-install db agent if the agent is installed on the master and if Client exists in Oracle policy. Have you tried to find your 6.5 Documentation?
kkhoo
Level 5
9 years ago
Yes. I found the documentation and reading through it now..

Will try to push install now..
Nicolai
Moderator
9 years ago
I am puzzled - are your master server at 6.5 or 7.x ?

You can't do a push install from a NBU 7.x master when the client is a 6.5. The oracle agent on the master server will be at version 7.x

In order to install a 6.5 Oracle agent when using a 7.x master, you need to find the NBU 6.5GA and the NBU 6.5.X patch and install the agent local.
Marianne
Level 6
9 years ago
From Opening post:

master server is on SUSE 9 and NBU 6.5

client is on SUSE10 with Oracle db.