process/procedure to make smaller client install kits

[pmc214]

is there  process/procedure to make smaller client install kits?

We are attempting a 7.6.1 client install on redhat 64bit. when stripping down install tar we get missing files errors.

[Marianne]

I don't believe that it is possible.

Similar query over here:

What about an ISO for 7.6 client install on RedHat 64bit 

Either extract the software on one machine from where you can NFS share the installation software or use push-install method from a Unix/Linux master or media server.

[RiaanBadenhorst · Accepted solution]

Hi

I assume you've downloaded NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2.tar.gz

cp NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2.tar.gz /tmp

cd /tmp

tar zxvf NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2.tar.gz

rm -rf NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/Linux/IBMzSeriesSuSE2.6.16/
rm -rf NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/Linux/SuSE2.6.16/
rm -rf NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/Linux/IBMzSeriesRedHat2.6.18/
rm -rf NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/Linux/Debian2.6.18/

cd NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2

./install

[sdo · Accepted solution]

The trouble with copying the CLIENTS2 file (at 1.6GB) is that we need 3.2 GB of disk to have a copy locally, and to unpack it - before the CLIENTS2 file can be deleted.

When I strip down the client kits to RHEL only I end up with a 464 MB kit:

464,205,312 NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2.specific.Linux.RedHat2.6.18.tar

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See this link for a description of the 'base' and 'patch' NetBackup Client kits:

What about an ISO for 7.6 client install on RedHat 64bit - Comment:6 hours 32 min ago : Link

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Here's a procedure to strip down v7.6.1 base kits, and v7.6.1.2 patch kits.

Do NOT think of using this procedure to strip down v7.5, v7.6.0.x, v7.7 kits - because each NetBackup major version has a certain number of version to version minor differences, and unless you are quite comfortable with the folder structures and file names then you can get in to a proper mess if you attempt to use these v7.6.1.x procedures on any other version.

Enjoy:

Example - How to Make Smaller NetBackup v7.6.1 Client BASE Kits on a Mac OSX in a Terminal Session
==================================================================================================

# This process makes smaller NetBackup Client "BASE" kits for Unix and Linux...

#...this process assumes that a structured folder tree of NetBackup kits already exists on another server...
#...which has already been mounted (on Mac OSX) via NFS Client or CIFS/SMB client, at the Mac OSX file system...
#...name/point of:   /Volumes/NetBackup/

#...first, check that tar is at least version 1.16
#...see tech note:  http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH154080
tar --version
#...WARNING: if your tar version is not high enough (on any OS) then do NOT continue with this process !!!

#...check that we have at least 10 GB of disk space free:
df -h /tmp

#...make sure this folder does not already exist, because we'll be working with a folder of this name, and ultimately deleting it:
ls -lash /tmp/nbu/

#...if it already exists, then think carefully before deleting it - ask yourself... why does it already exist ?
rm -rvf  /tmp/nbu

#...copy main Client kit from the respository to /tmp on our local machine:
cd /tmp
cp -v '/Volumes/NetBackup/NetBackup v7.6/NetBackup v7.6.1 - Binaries/NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1.tar.gz'  ./
cp -v '/Volumes/NetBackup/NetBackup v7.6/NetBackup v7.6.1 - Binaries/NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2.tar.gz'  ./
ls -lash

#...test the kit:
tar -tvf NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1.tar.gz
tar -tvf NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2.tar.gz

#...check the sym-links and check that linked files only refer to files within the same family set:
tar -tvf NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1.tar.gz | grep "\->" | grep -v "install_client"
tar -tvf NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2.tar.gz | grep "\->" | grep -v "install_client"
#...N.B. if any files sym-link to files outside of their own family group then abandon this procedure and do NOT continue...
#...and maybe think about updating this procedure to cope with the situation...
#...i.e. if any of the sym-link pointers point to three levels or more upwards, then do not continue.

#...now extract each large kit, and delete each large kit:
tar -xvf NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1.tar.gz
rm -v    NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1.tar.gz

tar -xvf NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2.tar.gz
rm -v    NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2.tar.gz

#...there is no longer any need to drop most of the documentation set...
#...as the v7.6.1 base kit no longer includes the entire documentation set...

#...now we will temporarily store the folders of the client family kits elsewhere...
#...we will do this several times, before we get to the Linux and Solaris kits:
ls -lash  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/
ls -lash  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/

mkdir /tmp/nbu/

mv -v     NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/*  /tmp/nbu/
mv -v     NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/*  /tmp/nbu/

ls -lash  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/
ls -lash  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/

#...and now bring each family folder back and make new O/S family specific kits...

#...make base client kit for:  HP-UX-IA64
mv -v /tmp/nbu/HP-UX-IA64/  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/
tar -h -cvf  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1.specific.HP-UX-IA64.tar  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/
rm -rvf      NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/HP-UX-IA64/

#...make base client kits for:  INTEL
mv -v /tmp/nbu/INTEL/  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/
tar -h -cvf  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1.specific.INTEL.tar  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/
rm -rvf      NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/INTEL/

#...make base client kits for:  MACINTOSH
mv -v /tmp/nbu/MACINTOSH/  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/
tar -h -cvf  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1.specific.MACINTOSH.tar  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/
rm -rvf      NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/MACINTOSH/

#...make base client kits for:  RS6000
mv -v /tmp/nbu/RS6000/  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/
tar -h -cvf  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1.specific.RS6000.tar  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/
rm -rvf      NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/RS6000/

#...now for the Linux kits, we're going to make specific platform kits...
#...but making sure that we use the "-h" option of tar to dereference sym-links...
#...i.e. to directly include linked files, and not the links themselves...

#...the Solaris family kit actually contains kits for two variants:
#    Solaris10
#    Solaris_x86_10_64

#...and the Linux family kit actually contains kits for seven variants:
#    Debian2.6.18
#    IBMpSeriesRedHat2.6.16
#    IBMpSeriesSuSE2.6.16
#    IBMzSeriesRedHat2.6.18
#    IBMzSeriesSuSE2.6.16
#    RedHat2.6.18
#    SuSE2.6.16

#...each of which we are going to re-package into smaller kits...

#...so, first move back the family folders:
#...list the folders, these should be empty, if they are not empty then something above has gone wrong:
ls -lash                 NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/
ls -lash                 NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/

mv -v /tmp/nbu/Solaris/  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/
mv -v /tmp/nbu/Linux/    NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/

#...the folders should now contain the two families of Solaris and Linux:
ls -lash                 NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/
ls -lash                 NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/

#...remove the now empty temporary holding area...
#...if this folder delete fails, then something has gone wrong with the steps above:
rmdir  /tmp/nbu/

#...N.B. these next two lines are each a single line - so watch out for line/word wrap:

tar -h -cvf NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1.specific.Solaris.Solaris10.tar  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/Doc/  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/LICENSE  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/Solaris/Solaris10/ NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/catalog/  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/VSM_README  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/install

tar -h -cvf NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1.specific.Solaris_x86_10_64.tar  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/Doc/  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/LICENSE  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/Solaris/Solaris_x86_10_64/ NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/catalog/  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/VSM_README  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/install

#...N.B. these next four lines are each a single line - so watch out for line/word wrap:

tar -h -cvf NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2.specific.Linux.Debian2.6.18.tar  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/Doc/  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/LICENSE  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/Linux/Debian2.6.18/ NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/NBClients/catalog/  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/VSM_README  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/install

tar -h -cvf NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2.specific.Linux.IBM.tar  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/Doc/  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/LICENSE  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/Linux/IBM*/ NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/NBClients/catalog/  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/VSM_README  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/install

tar -h -cvf NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2.specific.Linux.RedHat2.6.18.tar  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/Doc/  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/LICENSE  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/Linux/RedHat2.6.18/ NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/NBClients/catalog/  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/VSM_README  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/install

tar -h -cvf NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2.specific.Linux.SuSE2.6.16.tar  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/Doc/  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/LICENSE  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/Linux/SuSE2.6.16/ NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/NBClients/catalog/  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/VSM_README  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/install

#...remove the expanded base client kit areas that we have been working with:
rm -rvf /tmp/NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS1/
rm -rvf /tmp/NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS2/

#...list the specific kits:
ls -lash NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS*.specific.*

#...copy the new specific kits to repository...
#...N.B. you may need to re-establish a connection from your workstation to your CIFS share or NFS export, i.e. the NetBackup software kits repository:
ls -lash  '/Volumes/'
ls -lash  '/Volumes/NetBackup/'
ls -lash  '/Volumes/NetBackup/NetBackup v7.6/'
ls -lash  '/Volumes/NetBackup/NetBackup v7.6/NetBackup v7.6.1 - Binaries/'
mkdir     '/Volumes/NetBackup/NetBackup v7.6/NetBackup v7.6.1 - Binaries/specific/'
ls -lash  '/Volumes/NetBackup/NetBackup v7.6/NetBackup v7.6.1 - Binaries/specific/'

cp -v  NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS*.specific.*.tar  '/Volumes/NetBackup/NetBackup v7.6/NetBackup v7.6.1 - Binaries/specific/'

ls -lash                                        '/Volumes/NetBackup/NetBackup v7.6/NetBackup v7.6.1 - Binaries/specific/'

#...cleanup... now delete the local copy of the kits:
rm -v  /tmp/NetBackup_7.6.1_CLIENTS*.specific.*.tar


Example - How to Make Smaller NetBackup Client v7.6.1.2 PATCH Kits on a Mac OSX in a Terminal Session
=====================================================================================================

# This process makes smaller NetBackup Client "PATCH" kits...

#...first, check that tar is at least version 1.16
#...see tech note:  http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH154080
tar --version
#...WARNING: if your tar version is not high enough (on any OS) then do NOT continue with this process !!!

#...check that we have at least 10 GB disk space:
df -h /tmp

#...make sure these two folders do not already exist, because we'll be working with folders of these names, and ultimately deleting them:
ls -lash /tmp/nbu/
ls -lash /tmp/temp/

#...if they already exist, then think carefully before deleting them - ask yourself... why do they already exist ?
rm -rvf  /tmp/nbu
rm -rvf  /tmp/temp

#...copy main client patch kit:
cd /tmp
ls -lash
cp -v  '/Volumes/NetBackup/NetBackup v7.6/NetBackup v7.6.1.2 - Patch/NB_CLT_7.6.1.2.tar'  ./
ls -lash

#...test the kit:
tar -tvf NB_CLT_7.6.1.2.tar

#...now extract the kit, but in to the "nbu" sub-folder...
#...we have to extract down into our current sub-folder because this tarball does not contain a sub-folder:
mkdir nbu
cd    nbu
pwd
tar -xvf ../NB_CLT_7.6.1.2.tar

#...delete the large kit sitting above us:
rm -v ../NB_CLT_7.6.1.2.tar

#...temporarily store the O/S family kit variants in the folder directly above us:
mv -v  VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.*.tar.gz  ../

#...now, one at a time, bring down the OS specific tar balls, so that we can make some smaller O/S family specific client kits...
#...we will do this several times, before we get to work on the larger Linux and Solaris kits:

mv -v  ../VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.HP-UX-IA64.tar.gz  ./
tar -cvf   ../NB_CLT_7.6.1.2.specific.HP-UX-IA64.tar  *
rm -v     VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.HP-UX-IA64.tar.gz

mv -v  ../VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.INTEL.tar.gz  ./
tar -cvf   ../NB_CLT_7.6.1.2.specific.INTEL.tar  *
rm -v     VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.INTEL.tar.gz

mv -v  ../VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.MACINTOSH.tar.gz  ./
tar -cvf   ../NB_CLT_7.6.1.2.specific.MACINTOSH.tar  *
rm -v     VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.MACINTOSH.tar.gz

mv -v  ../VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.RS6000.tar.gz  ./
tar -cvf   ../NB_CLT_7.6.1.2.specific.RS6000.tar  *
rm -v     VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.RS6000.tar.gz

#...now we will make Linux and Solaris family kits, for specific platforms...
#...the tricky part is that the Linux client patch kits are contained within a large file of 1.8 GB named:
#    VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.tar.gz

#...and the Solaris client patch kits are contained within a large file named:
#    VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Solaris.tar.gz

#...but we want to create smaller client patch variant kits, yet each kit still needs to contain a file named:
#    VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.tar.gz
#...or:    VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Solaris.tar.gz

#...and seeing as the original files can contain sym-links, we're going to need to de-reference too...
#...so, we're going to have to extract all the files and re-form each specific kit one at a time...

#...first thing to do is to move the original full Linux and Solaris patch kits somewhere safe for now:
mkdir /tmp/temp/
mv -v ../VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.tar.gz    /tmp/temp/
mv -v ../VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Solaris.tar.gz  /tmp/temp/

#...make sure kits are valid:
tar -tvf /tmp/temp/VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.tar.gz
tar -tvf /tmp/temp/VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Solaris.tar.gz

#...now we extract the full trees, of "usr/.." downwards:
cd /tmp/temp/
tar -xvf  VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.tar.gz
tar -xvf  VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Solaris.tar.gz

#...and now create individually named variants (that will later be renamed back to the original plain _CLT_ name)...
#...note how we de-reference sym-links (using -h) and compress (using -z):
tar -h -z -cvf  VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.Debian2.6.18.tar.gz         usr/openv/netbackup/client/Linux/Debian2.6.18/
tar -h -z -cvf  VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.IBM.tar.gz                  usr/openv/netbackup/client/Linux/IBM*/
tar -h -z -cvf  VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.RedHat2.6.18.tar.gz         usr/openv/netbackup/client/Linux/RedHat2.6.18/
tar -h -z -cvf  VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.SuSE2.6.16.tar.gz           usr/openv/netbackup/client/Linux/SuSE2.6.16/
tar -h -z -cvf  VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Solaris.Solaris10.tar.gz          usr/openv/netbackup/client/Solaris/Solaris10/
tar -h -z -cvf  VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Solaris.Solaris_x86_10_64.tar.gz  usr/openv/netbackup/client/Solaris/Solaris_x86_10_64/

#...now for each variant we're going to rename the variant back to _CLT_ and then create the true variant patch kit...
#...i.e. bring back a variant file, rename it to the original name, and then re-package all as a specific kit:
cd /tmp/nbu

mv -v  /tmp/temp/VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.Debian2.6.18.tar.gz        ./VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.tar.gz
tar -cvf          ../NB_CLT_7.6.1.2.specific.Linux.Debian2.6.18.tar  *
rm -v  ./VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.tar.gz

mv -v  /tmp/temp/VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.IBM.tar.gz                 ./VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.tar.gz
tar -cvf          ../NB_CLT_7.6.1.2.specific.Linux.IBM.tar           *
rm -v  ./VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.tar.gz

mv -v  /tmp/temp/VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.RedHat2.6.18.tar.gz        ./VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.tar.gz
tar -cvf          ../NB_CLT_7.6.1.2.specific.Linux.RedHat2.6.18.tar  *
rm -v  ./VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.tar.gz

mv -v  /tmp/temp/VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.SuSE2.6.16.tar.gz          ./VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.tar.gz
tar -cvf          ../NB_CLT_7.6.1.2.specific.Linux.SuSE2.6.16.tar    *
rm -v  ./VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Linux.tar.gz

mv -v  /tmp/temp/VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Solaris.Solaris10.tar.gz         ./VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Solaris.tar.gz
tar -cvf          ../NB_CLT_7.6.1.2.specific.Solaris.Solaris10.tar   *
rm -v  ./VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Solaris.tar.gz

mv -v  /tmp/temp/VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Solaris.Solaris_x86_10_64.tar.gz        ./VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Solaris.tar.gz
tar -cvf          ../NB_CLT_7.6.1.2.specific.Solaris.Solaris_x86_10_64.tar  *
rm -v  ./VrtsNB_CLT_7.6.1.2.Solaris.tar.gz

#...cleanup:
cd /tmp
rm -rvf /tmp/nbu/
rm -rvf /tmp/temp/

#...save the newly made specific client patch kits to the repostory...
#...N.B. you may need to re-establish a connection from your Mac to your CIFS share or NFS export, i.e. the repository:
ls -lash  '/Volumes/'
ls -lash  '/Volumes/NetBackup/'
ls -lash  '/Volumes/NetBackup/NetBackup v7.6/'
ls -lash  '/Volumes/NetBackup/NetBackup v7.6/NetBackup v7.6.1.2 - Patch/'
mkdir     '/Volumes/NetBackup/NetBackup v7.6/NetBackup v7.6.1.2 - Patch/specific/'
ls -lash  '/Volumes/NetBackup/NetBackup v7.6/NetBackup v7.6.1.2 - Patch/specific/'

cp -v  NB_CLT_7.6.1.2.specific.*.tar  '/Volumes/NetBackup/NetBackup v7.6/NetBackup v7.6.1.2 - Patch/specific/'

ls -lash                              '/Volumes/NetBackup/NetBackup v7.6/NetBackup v7.6.1.2 - Patch/specific/'

#...tidy-up:
rm -v  /tmp/NB_CLT_7.6.1.2.specific.*.tar

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[RiaanBadenhorst]

Yes of course SDO. I was just showing him its possible :)