install a client in unix

[Rami_Nasser1]

hi all

what do you thing friends  can i push client installation to many unix platform from the master server(windows platform) remotly or i should use the shared folder to copy the software directy?

Regards.

[mph999 · Accepted solution]

You can only push install clients from a master of the same OS type.  For example, Windows master can only push to windows clients.

You could share a folder to copy the software, that would be a good solution.

martin

[Marianne]

Unix Linux client software cannot be pushed from Windows master.

You can NFS share installation software and install each client locally.

Unix client installation options are listed in chapter 7 of NetBackup Installation Guide for UNIX and Linux http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5154 

[Rami_Nasser1]

appreciate you all for your response

[rookie11]

To install client on unix

1 create a policy with client added to it. disable it.

Push binaries from master to client system-

cd /usr/openv/netbackup/bin

2 sudo ./install_client_files sftp master server root1

it will ask root1 password

u will get output [similar to it] ->...   sh /tmp/nb_13452856...  [copy it]  

3 login to NBU client system

paste the output u copied press enter 

ur all set nbu installation wil start.

[Marianne]

CANNOT be done from Windows master!

[rookie11]

oops sorry guys..............

in my above post. nbu client installation steps are from unix master server.

[Mark_Solutions]

Agree with the others - it cannot be pushed from Windows

You are better off doing the installation locally for each of your clients

If you use a shared source directory then always access it via a UNC path, never a mapped drive

My preference is to copy the source files locall and install from there - you can always clean then up once it has completed

Also check all readme notes and late breaking news, especially with some of the unix patches as they need to be un-tar'd correctly to actually work

Hope this helps

[Marianne]

I have always had good experience with NFS share for Unix clients with base installation package as well as patches. Just create separate folders for the different components and versions.

Just remember to share with 'root' permissions.

[RagC]

We can do push install but with limitations, limitation as follows 

UNIX -> UNIX 

WINDOWS -> WINDOWS 

Well if you want to install all the all falvours of UNIX (AIX,HP UX, LINUXR, LINUXS, SOLARIS)

You can install the client package Netbackup version on master server 

Refer :  http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC3647

Unix: 

1. rsh

See “Installing client software with the rsh method” on page 120.

 2. ftp

See “Installing client software with the ftp method” on page 122.

 3. ssh

Installing NetBackup client software 119

4. About NetBackup client installation on UNIX

See “Installing client software with the ssh method” on page 123.

5. sftp

See “Installing client software with the sftp method” on page 124.

Windows: 

Share and and install