CA BrightStor(R) ARCserve(R) Backup r11.5 Client Agent for UNIX, Linux and Mainframe Linux Installation Notes ______________________________________________________________________ 1.0 Welcome 2.0 Installing the BrightStor ARCserve Backup Client Agent 3.0 Migrating to BrightStor ARCserve Backup Client Agents 4.0 Silent Installation of the Client Agent 4.1 Silent Install 4.2 Installing with Unicenter Software Delivery 5.0 Removing the Client Agent 6.0 Contact Customer Support ______________________________________________________________________ 1.0 Welcome Welcome to the BrightStor(R) ARCserve(R) Backup r11.5 Client Agent for UNIX, Linux, and Mainframe Linux. This file contains information about installing, migrating, upgrading, and removing the Client Agent for UNIX, Linux, and Mainframe Linux. You should read this Readme file and the Client Agents Guide before beginning the installation. ______________________________________________________________________ 2.0 Installing the BrightStor ARCserve Backup Client Agent Use the installation script to install the Client Agent and all available packages. To install the Client Agent, follow these steps: 1. From the UNIX or Linux system, log in as root. 2. If the agent packages are on CD, mount the CD to an available or newly created directory on your local system, as in the following examples: For UNIX: # mount -F cdfs /dev/dsk/c1t2d0 /mnt/cdrom For Linux: # mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom For Mainframe Linux: If the BrightStor ARCserve packages are on CD, mount the CD to a remote UNIX or Linux computer and create a mount point to access the CD, as in the following example: #mount remote_server:/remote_mount_point /mnt/cdrom 3. To start the installation, go to the operating system directory on the mounted CD, as in the following example: # cd /mnt/cdrom/UNIX/aix 4. Execute the following script from the command prompt: # ./install 5. Follow the instructions in the script to complete the installation. Note: We do not recommend that you install the client agent under an NFS mounted file system. ______________________________________________________________________ 3.0 Migrating to BrightStor ARCserve Backup Client Agents The following versions of the BrightStor(R) Enterprise Backup Agent or the BrightStor ARCserve Backup Client Agent can be migrated to BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.5: * BrightStor(R) Enterprise Backup for UNIX Version 10.0 with SP5 * BrightStor(R) Enterprise Backup for UNIX Version 10.5 with SP2 * BrightStor(R) ARCserve(R) Backup for Linux Version 9.0 * BrightStor(R) ARCserve(R) Backup for UNIX, Linux, and Mainframe Linux r11.1 To migrate to BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.5, perform the following procedure: 1. Go to the operating system directory on the mounted CD, as in the following example: # cd /mnt/cdrom/UNIX/aix 2. Execute the following script from the command prompt: # ./install 3. Follow the instructions in the script to complete the migration. ______________________________________________________________________ 4.0 Silent Installation of the Client Agent The following sections provide information about the two methods to install the agent packages silently on your system. ______________________________________________________________________ 4.1 Silent Install To install BrightStor ARCserve Backup silently, perform the following steps: 1. Execute the following script to create a response file for silent installation: # ./install_response 2. You are prompted to provide the name and location of the response file. The following example provides the default name and location: /tmp/install_bab.rsp 3. Execute the following script to install BrightStor ARCserve Backup: # ./install_silent -f RESPONSE_FILE_NAME 4. The script reads input from the response file and installs BrightStor ARCserve Backup on your system. 5. Check the installation procedure and results in the following file: /tmp/BAB_SILENT_INSTALL.LOG ______________________________________________________________________ 4.2 Installing with Unicenter Software Delivery To install the agent using Unicenter(R) Software Delivery, transfer the installation file to the Unicenter Software Delivery server and register the agent on the Unicenter Software Delivery server. To install the agent using Unicenter Software Delivery, perform the following procedure: 1. Transfer the installation file to the Windows Unicenter Software Delivery server. 2. Execute the following command to register the software on the Unicenter Software Delivery server: register.exe ______________________________________________________________________ 5.0 Removing the Client Agent The uninstall script allows you to remove BrightStor ARCserve Backup and all of the agent packages installed on your system. To remove the agent from your system, perform the following steps: 1. Go to the Common Agent directory using the following command: # cd /opt/CA/BABcmagt 2. From the command prompt, run the following script: # ./uninstall 3. Follow the instructions in the script to complete the uninstallation. ______________________________________________________________________ 6.0 Contact Customer Support For online technical assistance and a complete list of locations, primary service hours, and telephone numbers, contact Technical Support at http://ca.com/support. ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright (C) 2006 CA. All rights reserved.