Installation guide

EMC NetWorker Release 8.1 SP1 Installation Guide

Updating from a previous release

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If you removed the NetWorker module software before the NetWorker software update,

reinstall the NetWorker Module software. The appropriate module install guide describes

how to install the module software packages.

For the Console server only, install the Console server software

This section describes how to install the Console server software.

On UNIX, when the Console server is also the NetWorker server:

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Ensure that the httpd, gstd, and dbsrv9 processes are not running.

• If gstd is running, then remove the Console server software.

• If the httpd and dbsrv9 processes are running and you removed the Console

software, then use the kill -TERM to stop the processes. Do not use the kill -9

command to stop the dbsrv9 process.

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Install the NetWorker 8.1 Console server software after you successfully install the

NetWorker software.

The following sections describe how to install the Console server software on the

supported UNIX operating systems:

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“Installing the Console server on AIX” on page 69

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“Installing Console server on Linux” on page 89

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“Installing Console server on Solaris” on page 105

Updating NetWorker and Console server on Windows

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 setup.exe

command.

To update the NetWorker software:

1. Log in to the target host with a user that has administrator privileges.

2. For NetWorker 7.6.5 only, stop the NetWorker PowerSnap service.

3. In the directory that contains the extracted NetWorker software, run setup.exe in the

networkr subdirectory.

4. On the Choose Setup Language window, select a language and click OK.

5. On the Welcome to NetWorker Installation window, click Next.

6. On the Ready to update window, click Update.

7. On the NetWorker server selection window, specify the NetWorker servers that will

have access to backup the client and click Next.

Use Update list to browse for available servers or specify a server name in the Enter a

server name field, then click Add.

8. For Console server only:

a. On the Welcome to NetWorker Management Console Upgrade window, click Next.