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Muhammad_Kamran
Level 3
11 years ago

problem having blat for unix clients.

Hi All,

I have a NetBackup environment in windows. I was tried to configure blat utility for successful or un successful backup alerts for windows client it worked but unfortunately for unix clients i did not found any helpful document in Symantec guides. If you guys has any KB article or any steps for particular unix systems. Please provide me I am stuck in this configuration.

 

Thanks in Advance.

 

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Windows Server (2003-2008)
  • mph999's avatar
    mph999
    11 years ago

    As mentioned, for Unix/ Linux mail is sent using sendmail /mailx which is a unix utility.  To be blunt, it's not the responsibility of Symantec to set up sendmail, in the same way no Symantec guide covers how to install the OS ...   which is probably why it isn't in the guides - you can get complete books about sendmail alone, so it is perhaps understandable.

    The good news is that once sendmail works at the OS level, as soon as you configure the mail address within NBU it should work - at that point it's very simple.

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  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    Unix/Linux clients/servers have 'sendmail' installed as part of the Operating system.

    Work with your OS Admins - the moment they can use mailx to send/receive emails as root at OS level, it will work from NBU.

  • Muhammad_Kamran's avatar
    Muhammad_Kamran
    Level 3
    11 years ago

    I have test machine of Oracle Linux  (64-bit) for implement that solution on this server. If you have any document or KB article to help me for this issue.

     

  • Will_Restore's avatar
    Will_Restore
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    Rather than setting up mail on each client, we enter email address in the Master - "one and done!"

    NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers

      Global Attributes > Administrator email address

     

    Or set up Alerts in OpsCenter.  That's pretty easy too. 

     

  • mph999's avatar
    mph999
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    As mentioned, for Unix/ Linux mail is sent using sendmail /mailx which is a unix utility.  To be blunt, it's not the responsibility of Symantec to set up sendmail, in the same way no Symantec guide covers how to install the OS ...   which is probably why it isn't in the guides - you can get complete books about sendmail alone, so it is perhaps understandable.

    The good news is that once sendmail works at the OS level, as soon as you configure the mail address within NBU it should work - at that point it's very simple.

  • Muhammad_Kamran's avatar
    Muhammad_Kamran
    Level 3
    11 years ago

    @ Wr In opscenter their is no option to set alert on particular clients it will select by default to all clients?

    @ mph999 I know symantec has no guides for linux installation i have only required that steps for email alert
     configuration script that we have written in linux systems.