NetBackup Installing the NetBackup Client

NetBackup
Installing the NetBackup Client on a Solaris server

On the NetBackup Client, add the line:
sirius-g root
to /.rhosts.

Log onto sirius as root.

List available backup policies, and select a suitable one for the client:

# /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bppllist

Cougar-Servers
Development-Oracle
Development-Servers
INFINITY
NetBackup-Servers
Off-Site
Off-Site-Oracle
Production-Oracle
Production-Servers
Test-backup
Vault-Jobs

Add the client to the desired policy:

# /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpplclients policy_name -add hostname hardware OS

You can determine the syntax for the hardware and OS by listing existing clients within a particular policy:

# bpplclients Development-Servers

Hardware OS Client
--------------- --------------- --------------
Solaris Solaris8 redback-g
Solaris Solaris8 tarantula-g
Solaris Solaris8 incywincy-g
... ... ...
Solaris Solaris8 melrose-g
Solaris Solaris8 aspen-g
Solaris Solaris7 lasvegas-g

So, to add a Solaris 8 host called fortuna, (using it's gigabit interface) to the Development-Servers policy, you would use the command:

# /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpplclients Development-Servers -add fortuna-g Solaris Solaris8

After this, the last line of the output from bpplclients Development-Servers should now read:

Solaris Solaris8 fortuna-g

Now install the client software:

# cd /opt/openv/netbackup/bin
# ./install_client_files rsh servername-g

Remove
sirius-g root
from /.rhosts.