Install NetBackup Client on Solaris / Linux

Download / Untar NetBackup Client binary package and exec installation script:

### FYI, Just NetBackup master server hostname is required during installation.
[root @ soltest]/tmp # tar -xf NetBackup_7.6.0.1_CLIENTS1.tar
[root @ soltest]/tmp # cd NetBackup_7.6.0.1_CLIENTS1
[root @ soltest]/tmp/NetBackup_7.6.0.1_CLIENTS1 # ./install


Symantec Installation Script
Copyright 1993 - 2013 Symantec Corporation, All Rights Reserved.


        Installing NetBackup Client Software


Please review the SYMANTEC SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT located on
the installation media before proceeding.  The agreement includes
details on the NetBackup Product Improvement Program.

For NetBackup installation and upgrade information specific to your
platform and to find out if your installed EEBs or hot fixes are
contained in this release, check out the Symantec Operations Readiness
Tools (SORT) Installation and Upgrade Checklist and Hot fix and EEB
Release Auditor, respectively, at https://sort.symantec.com/netbackup.

Do you wish to continue? [y,n] (y) y


Running preinstall checker...
ok nb_7601_hotfix_auditor: No potential for regression of hotfixes or EEBs was detected.


Do you want to install the NetBackup client software for this client? [y,n] (y) y

This package will install Solaris/Solaris10 client.

This package will install NetBackup client 7.6.0.1.

Enter the name of the NetBackup master server : nb.unixtest.com     ###NB master server hostname

Would you like to use "soltest" as the configured
name of the NetBackup client? [y,n] (y) y

Client binaries are located in /tmp/NetBackup_7.6.0.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/Solaris/Solaris10.


Saving client binaries for Solaris/Solaris10.

Installing PBX...
Please wait while installation is in progress...
Installation completed Successfully
Installation log located here: /var/tmp/installpbx-3971-051317125243.log


Unpacking SYMCnbclt package.
Checking for pre-existing SYMCnbclt package.
Installing SYMCnbclt package.
Installation of SYMCnbclt was successful.
More details regarding SYMCnbclt can be found in file
/tmp/install_cltpkg_trace.3903 on soltest.

Terminating NetBackup and/or Media Manager processes.

Installing NB-Java.

Unpacking SYMCnbjava package.
Checking for pre-existing SYMCnbjava package.
Installing SYMCnbjava package.
Installation of SYMCnbjava was successful.
More details regarding SYMCnbjava can be found in file
/tmp/install_javapkg_trace.4945 on soltest.

Unpacking SYMCnbjre package.
Checking for pre-existing SYMCnbjre package.
Installing SYMCnbjre package.
Installation of SYMCnbjre was successful.
More details regarding SYMCnbjre can be found in file
/tmp/install_jrepkg_trace.4945 on soltest.
+ /bin/cp ./nbj.conf /usr/openv/java

Directory /usr/openv/logs does not exist.
No log files to migrate.

Checking network connections.
bp.conf: IP_ADDRESS_FAMILY = AF_INET: default value, no update needed

Send a SIGHUP to (x)inetd so the (x)inetd.conf file will be reread.
Checking for SYMCpddea package...
Installing PDDE agent package (/tmp/NetBackup_7.6.0.1_CLIENTS1/NBClients/anb/Clients/usr/openv/netbackup/client/Solaris/Solaris10/pddeagent.tar.gz)...
Extracting package SYMCpddea in /tmp/pdde_pkg_dir_5166.
   Package SYMCpddea extracted to /tmp/pdde_pkg_dir_5166.
Installing package SYMCpddea.
   Package SYMCpddea installed.
PDDE install finished successfully.
Version now installed: 8.0001.0013.1029
Full PDDE installation log saved to: /var/log/puredisk/2017-05-13_12:53-pdde-install.log


The following automatic startup and shutdown scripts (respectively)
have been installed.  They will cause the NetBackup daemons to be
automatically shut down and restarted each time the system boots.

/etc/rc2.d/S77netbackup
/etc/rc0.d/K01netbackup
/etc/rc1.d/K01netbackup


Successfully updated the session cache parameters.
Starting vnetd...
Starting bpcd...
Starting nbftclnt...
Starting nbdisco...
Starting mtstrmd...
Starting bmrbd...

Installation of Java LiveUpdate agent succeeded.  Refer to file
/tmp/JLU-Log/JavaLiveUpdate-Install.log on soltest
for installation details.


Checking LiveUpdate registration for the following products: CLT
This may take a few minutes.

Product CLT is installed and will be registered.

Updating LiveUpdate registration now...this may take some time.



File /usr/openv/tmp/install_trace.3793 contains a trace of this install.
That file can be deleted after you are sure the install was successful.

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