Installation guide

EMC NetWorker Release 8.1 SP1 Installation Guide 145
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Deleting the NetWorker tmp directory
The location of the NetWorker tmp directory differs for Windows and UNIX:
◆ On Windows: C:\Program Files\Legato\nsr\tmp or C:\Program Files\EMC
NetWorker\nsr\tmp
◆ On UNIX: /nsr/tmp
Installing the NetWorker software
Install the NetWorker 8.0.x version of the NetWorker server software. The following
sections describe how to install the NetWorker software:
◆ “AIX Installation” on page 65
◆ “HP-UX Installation” on page 75
◆ “Linux Installation” on page 81
◆ “Solaris Installation” on page 99
◆ “Microsoft Windows Installation” on page 111
Note: If you used the PowerSnap module with NetWorker 8.0.x, then you must also install
the PowerSnap module software.
Downgrading a NetWorker server to NetWorker 7.6.x or earlier
To revert the NetWorker server to the point-in-time immediately before a NetWorker 8.1
software update from 7.6.x or earlier, perform the following tasks:
◆ “Uninstalling the NetWorker software” on page 145
◆ “For Windows only, remove the librpcomp.dll registry entry” on page 146
◆ “Deleting the NetWorker tmp directory” on page 146
◆ “Restoring pre-NetWorker 8.1 resources files” on page 146
◆ “Installing the NetWorker software” on page 147
◆ “UNIX only, retaining start-up script customizations” on page 148
◆ “Scanning the AFTD and Data Domain devices” on page 149
Uninstalling the NetWorker software
The following sections describe how to uninstall the NetWorker software:
◆ “Uninstalling the NetWorker and Console server software on AIX” on page 72
◆ “Uninstalling the NetWorker software on HP-UX” on page 79
◆ “Uninstalling NetWorker and Console server software on Linux” on page 91
◆ “Uninstalling the NetWorker and Console server on Solaris” on page 108
◆ “Uninstalling the NetWorker and Console server on Windows” on page 125
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If the NetWorker host is also the Console server, the Console server database must return
to a point-in-time before the NetWorker 8.1 software update. “Downgrading the Console
server” on page 151 describes how to downgrade the Console server.