Installation guide

36 EMC NetWorker Release 8.1 SP1 Installation Guide
Updating from a previous release
Updating NetWorker from 8.0.x or 8.1.x
When you update the NetWorker software from 8.0.x or 8.1.x, some Linux operating
systems and the Windows operating system allows you to update the NetWorker software
without removing the previous version. For HP-UX, AIX, Debian, and Ubuntu you must
remove the previous version of the NetWorker software, then install the newer version.
These sections describe how to update the NetWorker software from 8.0.x and 8.1.x:
◆ “Updating NetWorker on RHEL, RedFlag, Oracle Enterprise Server, RedFlag Asianux,
SuSE, Fedora and CentOS” on page 36
◆ “Updating NetWorker on AIX, HP-UX, Debian, Ubuntu, MAC-OSX, and Solaris” on
page 37
◆ “Updating NetWorker and Console server on Windows” on page 38
◆ “For Console server updates only, reconfigure LDAP” on page 39
◆ “Authorizing the NetWorker server” on page 39
Updating NetWorker on RHEL, RedFlag, Oracle Enterprise Server, RedFlag Asianux,
SuSE, Fedora and CentOS
You can update the NetWorker client, server, storage node, and Console server software
without first removing the previous version of the software by using the rpm -U command.
Before you remove the NetWorker software, remove the NetWorker module software
including NetWorker Module for Databases and Applications and the NetWorker
PowerSnap module. The appropriate module installation guide describes how to uninstall
the module software.
Note: Use the rpm -qa | grep lgto command to display list of installed NetWorker packages.
To update the software, from the directory that contains the extracted NetWorker 8.1
software packages, type:
rpm -Uvh package [package]...
where package [package]... is a list of the software package required for the installation
type. Table 2 on page 36 provides a list of the software packages required for each
installation type. Specify optional packages such as language packs and man pages in
rpm command after the required packages for the installation type.
Table 2 List of NetWorker packages to update by installation type
Installation type Packages
Client software lgtoclnt-nw*.rpm
Storage Node software lgtoclnt-nw*.rpm lgtonode*.rpm
Server software lgtoclnt-nw*.rpm lgtonode*.rpm lgtoserv*.rpm
Console server lgtoclnt-nw*.rpm lgtonmc*.rpm
Man pages lgtoman*.rpm