Netbackup push client update

You will have to re-install the 7. So, to summarize:. Update Client type in policy 2. Re-install 7. Push updated client patch to client s. View solution in original post. Here is the link for 7. The instructions are in the links. Also refer to the Symantec NetBackup 7. When you say "get them placed", is this the standard client install process, or is there another Symantec or Linux command for this?

The client type probably changed between 7. The "old" directory will stick around with 7. Now that I had some time to circle back, it makes sense. Symantec Support suggested that during the install it should've prompted to update this. Here is their workaround from one of their Linux gurus. It will also work if Clients have RedHat2. I have in my 15 years with NBU never seen a prompt to update Client version.

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For an optimal experience on our website, please consider changing to Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Chrome or Safari. Article Languages. Translated Content Please note that this document is a translation from English, and may have been machine-translated. Change to the NetBackup admincmd directory, as follows:. Use the bpplclients command to create a file that contains a list of clients currently configured in the NetBackup database. The options to use on this command differ depending on whether you push from a master server or from a media server, as follows:.

Name of the file to contain the list of unique clients. If no clients have been configured in the NetBackup database, the file is empty. The bpplclients command writes output to file in the following format:. The hardware name. The operating system name. The contents of file might look like the following example:.

Perform this step to change the contents of file. Edit file to contain only those clients you want to update with NetBackup client software.

The host names of the clients must be the clients' individual node names. They cannot be virtual names. The hostname command and the domainname command return the correct values for the individual node names.

The format can be either hostname or hostname.