Thebmrsrtadmcommand provides options to install additional software in an existing UNIX or Linux SRT.
The following options are available, although not all options are supported on all systems:
■ Symantec NetBackup Maintenance Pack
■ Veritas Volume Manager and Veritas File System
■ Symantec Security Service
■ Other software
The name of the option depends on the operating system.
Note:Use only the specific options from this list to add products to an SRT.
If you did not add required NetBackup software when you created the SRT, a prompt appears to add it when you select the modify option.
After you add the NetBackup software when you create an SRT, thebmrsrtadm command provides options to install other software in the SRT.
To add software to a UNIX or Linux SRT
1 On the BMR boot server where the SRT resides, change to the following directory:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin 2 Enter the following command:
./bmrsrtadm
3 When you are prompted, select the option to modify an existing shared resource tree.
4 Enter the name of the SRT to modify.
5 Select intended installation option.
Thebmrsrtadmcommand guides you through software installation. Usually, you have to enter the path to the installation program or image for the software.
To continue, see the following information about the software you install:
■ See“About adding NetBackup Maintenance Packs”on page 80.
■ See“About adding Veritas Volume Manager and Veritas File System”
on page 80.
■ See“About adding Symantec Security Services”on page 81.
■ See“About adding other software”on page 82.
About adding NetBackup Maintenance Packs
If a NetBackup maintenance or feature pack is installed on the clients the SRT protects, install that Maintenance Pack or feature pack in the SRT.
When you select the install option of Symantec Maintenance pack, you are prompted for the location of the installation program or image as follows::
Location (device or path) of the Symantec NetBackup Maintenance Pack media
Enter the full path to the location of the installation program or image.
About adding Veritas Volume Manager and Veritas File System The following information does not apply to Linux systems.
If Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) and Veritas File System (VxFS) are installed on the systems that the SRT protects, install them in the SRT. Then BMR can use them to partition disks and rebuild file systems.
The VxVM and VxFS versions in the SRT must exactly match that of the client being restored. If the versions do not match, the restored client software is unable to access the file systems and volumes.
If protected clients have different versions of VxVM or VxFS, create a separate SRT for each of those versions. However, SRTs that include VxFS and VxVM can be used to restore the clients that do not have VxFS or VxVM installed. If you need more than one SRT of the same operating system, create an SRT with only the operating system and NetBackup client software. (For example, if you want to restore the clients that have different versions of VxVM or different drivers.) Then make as many copies as you need and add the different versions of the other
software to the copies. To copy an existing SRT usually is faster than to create an SRT.
Identify any prerequisites that VxVM and VxFS require, such as operating system patches. Install them in the appropriate order before you install VxVM and VxFS.
Warning:On Solaris systems, verify that any patches support thepatchadd -C flag. Only install patches that support thepatchadd -Cflag into the SRT. Most patches for VxFS and VxVM do not support thepatchadd -Cflag. Test results show that the clients that use patched versions of VxFS and VxVM can perform a restore successfully. They perform restores successfully even when they use an SRT that contains unpatched versions.
The Install Veritas Volume Manager and Veritas File System option in the bmrsrtadmcommand prompts you to:
Install Veritas License Software (prerequisite to below) Install Veritas Volume Manager
Install Veritas File System
You do not have to untar and uncompress the packages before you install them in an SRT. When you are prompted for the path to each component, enter a path to the extracted packages. Or enter a path to the root directory of the installation program (the directory that contains the file_system and volume_manager directories).
For more information about operating system dependencies for VxVM and VxFS, see OSCL matrix on
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH76648
About adding Symantec Security Services
Bare Metal Restore version 7.6, does not require separate installation of Symantec Security Services in SRT. Symantec Security Services gets installed into SRT along with NetBackup client installation. For the SRTs containing an older version of NetBackup client, Symantec Security should be installed separately into SRT. If you use NetBackup Access Management to administer access to your NetBackup environment, install the Symantec Security Services (VxSS) software for NetBackup client versions earlier than 7.5.
For more information about Access Management components and how to use Access Management, see theNetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.
About adding other software
Use only the specific options to add software to an SRT.
The following menu options for other software depend on the operating system of the SRT:
Maintenance levels (MLs) or additional fileset AIX
No other software is required; therefore, you cannot add software HP-UX
Additional drivers Linux
Additional packages or patches Solaris
When you install other software, you are prompted for the following: the location of the installation program, image, package, patch, fileset, rpm, and so on (depending on operating system).
See“About installing patches and packages into Solaris SRTs”on page 82.
See“Installing device drivers into Linux SRTs”on page 82.
About installing patches and packages into Solaris SRTs
Always use thebmrsrtadmcommand to install patches and packages into Solaris SRTs. Thebmrsrtadmcommand prevents any damage from the packages that do not support thepkgadd -Rflag.
Patches that are installed into the miniroot that do not support thepatchadd -C flag can damage BMR boot servers as well as JumpStart servers. Therefore, do not install the patches into an SRT that do not support thepatchadd -Cflag.
Installing device drivers into Linux SRTs
To add or update device drivers in a Linux SRT, use the following procedure.
To install device drivers into Linux SRTs
1 Select Modify an existing SRT option under the main menu and provide name of the SRT to be modified.
2 Choose the option Install additional patches/drivers.
The following appears:
The following additional packages are available to install:
1. Install/update kernel drivers.
2. Install a Linux Update/Service Pack.
3. None of the above, leave unchanged.
Enter your selection [3] : Select the appropriate option.
Choose option 1 to add additional Linux kernel drivers (.o, .ko) files into the SRT.
This option can be used to add the drivers which are not present into the Linux installation media by default and need to be loaded during BMR restoration.