VERITAS NetBackup 5330 Configuration Manual page 57

Downloading NetBackup client packages to a client from a NetBackup Appliance
VMware vCenter Plug-in
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Note: If you download Linux, UNIX, Solaris, AIX, or BSD packages, Veritas
recommends GNU tar version 1.16 or higher to extract the .tar packages.
For more information, see the following Technote on the Veritas Support website:
https://www.veritas.com/docs/TECH154080
In addition to the downloading instructions, this procedure also includes the steps
to extract and install the downloaded files on to the client.
To download NetBackup client packages from a NetBackup Appliance to a
client
1
Log in to the client that you want to back up.
2
Open a browser window and enter the appliance URL.
3
In the middle of the landing page, in the section Download Packages, click
on the drop-down box to see the list of packages.
4
Right-click the selected package and specify the location to download it onto
the client.
Example locations are as follows:
On Windows platforms, download the package to
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To determine the type of hardware on your Windows system, right-click My
Computer and select Properties.
On Linux or UNIX platforms, download the package to
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Note: If the message No packages found appears after you make a selection,
that client package is not currently installed on the appliance. This situation is
most likely to occur if the appliance has been re-imaged from the USB flash
drive. To download and install client packages on to the appliance, see the
NetBackup Appliance Administrator's Guide. In the chapter "Managing a
NetBackup Appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console", refer to
the topic "Uploading NetBackup appliance software release updates or client
packages using a manual download method".
5
Unzip or untar the package.
6
Install the client software as follows:
Windows systems
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Click the setup.exe file.
Post configuration procedures
or to the desktop.
C:\temp
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