Installation guide

52 EMC NetWorker Release 8.1 SP1 Installation Guide
Updating from a previous release
◆ “Updating NetWorker products by using Client Push” on page 58
◆ “Troubleshooting client push” on page 61
Client Push requirements
Before you use Client Push, ensure that the datazone satisfies the Client Push
requirements.
Table 5 on page 52 summarizes the Client Push datazone requirements.
Table 5 Client Push datazone requirements
Note: You cannot use Client Push to update a clustered host, NMM 2.4.x or earlier client,
NetWorker server, EMC License Manager server, Console server, a PowerSnap client, or
MacOSX client.
NetWorker server and target host environment Client Push requirements
NetWorker server and target host configuration • The nsrexecd process must run on the
target host.
• At least one client instance exists on the
NetWorker server.
Supported NetWorker products on the target host • 7.3 and later client
• 7.3 and later storage Node
• 7.3 and later language packs
• 7.3 and later man pages
• NetWorker Module for Databases and
Applications (NMDA)
• NetWorker Module for Microsoft
Applications 3.0
NetWorker server on Windows Server 2008 The Administrator and SYSTEM users
require write access to the temp folders
defined by the TEMP and TMP environment
variables. Software updates, additions to
the repository, and inventory operations
require write access.
Supported operating systems on the NetWorker
server
• Linux x86-64
•HP-UX IA-64
•IBM AIX
• MS Windows x86-64
• Solaris Sparc, AMD 64