Installation guide

EMC NetWorker Release 8.1 SP1 Installation Guide

Linux Installation

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use port numbers that are already in use. For example: The Console server

uses port 2638 for TDS protocol communications with the Console database. The

preferred port for EMC Data Protection Advisor product is 9002.

5. Specify the directory to use for the lgtonmc database, for example,

/opt/lgtonmc/lgto_gstdb.

6. If the installation process detects an existing database, then type y to retain the

existing database.

7. If the installation process detects a NetWorker 7.6.x Console server database:

a. To continue with the installation and Console server database conversion, type y.

b. Specify the location to store the database backup file, for example:

/opt/lgtonmc/lgto_gstdb.

If the conversion fails, then a message similar to the following appears:

Install failed to upgrade the database <full path and database

name>. Check the upgrade log <full path and log name file> for

details.

Please, fix any environment related errors mentioned in the log

and then run the script <full path to gstdbupgrade.sh>

manually to upgrade the database after the install is complete.

8. Specify the location of the NetWorker binaries.

For example:

/usr/sbin

9. When prompted to start the Console server daemons:

•If the database conversion is successful, type y.

• If the database conversion encountered errors, type n.

“Reviewing the Console server database conversion status” on page 47 describes

how to determine the cause of the conversion failure and the steps to convert the

database after the software install has completed.

10. To continue with the installation of the Console server package, type y.

11. Update the MANPATH variable for the Console server man pages.

For example:

MANPATH=$MANPATH:/opt/lgtonmc/man

export MANPATH

12. “Connecting to the Console server GUI for the first time” on page 132 describes how to

connect to the NetWorker server from a Console client for the first time.

Uninstalling NetWorker and Console server software on Linux

The procedure to remove the NetWorker software differs for Debian and Ubuntu Linux from

all other Linux operating systems.