Installing Netbackup Client Software Through Cifs And Nfs Shares - VERITAS NetBackup 5330 Configuration Manual

Installing NetBackup client software through CIFS
and NFS shares

Installing NetBackup client software through CIFS and NFS shares

After all appliance configuration has been completed, you can use the following
procedures to install NetBackup client software on the Windows and UNIX clients
that are used with your NetBackup Appliance. These procedures describe how to
install the client software through a CIFS or an NFS share.
Note: If you have existing NetBackup clients and add-ons that you want to use with
the appliance master server, they must be version 6.0 or later. For these clients,
you only need to add the appliance master server name to the client.
NetBackup Windows client software installation through
a CIFS share
To install NetBackup client software on a Windows client through a CIFS
share
1
On the appliance where the client software resides, log on to the NetBackup
Appliance Shell Menu with your administrator credentials.
2
Open the CIFS share using the following command:
Main > Settings > Share ClientInstall Open
3
On the Windows client computer where you want to install the NetBackup client
software, log on as the administrator.
4
Open a map or a directory to the following CIFS shared folder on the appliance:
\\<appliance_name>\install
5
Click on the Windows executable, quickinstall.exe.
This action installs the NetBackup client software and adds the appliance
master server name on the client.
6
On the appliance, close the shared directory using the following command:
Main > Settings > Share ClientInstall Close
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