Creating a Linux SRT
The first time you create an SRT on a Linux boot server, you are guided through installing the following software:
The operating system software.
BMR third-party products, the open source products that may not be included in the vendor Linux distribution. Cohesity updates the third-party components in 3PPCD to their respective recent releases. For more information, refer to the following tech-article
NetBackup client software.
During this process, the bmrsrtadm command copies files from BMR third-party installation program to the following directory:
/usr/openv/netbackup/baremetal/server/data/media
Each time thereafter that you create an SRT on that boot server, bmrsrtadm uses those installation files. You do not have to enter the path to the third-party product image again. If you want to be prompted for the installation program or image location again, remove the media directory before running bmrsrtadm.
The BMR third-party products CD is distributed as an ISO file system image. You can download the image and use it as the source image or write it to CD media.
To create a Linux SRT
- On the boot server where you want to create the SRT, change to the following directory:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin
- Enter the following command:
./bmrsrtadm
- When you are prompted, select the option to create a new SRT.
- Complete the command prompts as indicated in following table.
Enter the name of the SRT to create
The name of the SRT also is used for the directory that contains it.
Only alphanumeric characters and the underscore (_) character are allowed.
Enter the description of the new SRT
A description of the SRT.
Enter the directory in which to place the new SRT
The path to the directory in which to create the SRT. The root of the SRT (called the SRT path) is the pathname to the SRT location, which includes the SRT name.
The default is either /export/srt or the directory where an SRT was last created successfully.
The directory must exist.
The following media is required:
Linux distribution - disk x of x
Please load the media now.
Load media from:
The Linux distribution (Red Hat or SUSE) and the required disk.
The bmrsrtadm command prompts you for several of the Linux installation discs.
Some systems try to mount the media that is loaded in the CD drive automatically (such as the Red Hat magicdev process). When you are prompted for media on those systems, do the following: load the media into the drive, close the drive tray, and wait for the drive light to stop flashing before pressing Enter.
The following media is required:
BMR third-party products CD (3PPCD)
Please load the media now.
Load media from:
Enter the name of the device in which the BMR third-party products CD is inserted or enter the path to the installation image.
This CD contains open source the components that BMR uses on Linux systems.
The following media is required:
NetBackup x.x Client
Please load the media now.
Load media from:
Enter the name of the device in which the NetBackup client software installation media is inserted or enter the path to the installation image.
After you enter the device name or path, the NetBackup client installation procedure installs the client software into the SRT.
Do you want to continue? [y,n] (y) y
Enter y.
Do you want to install the NetBackup client software for this client? [y,n] (y)
Enter y.
Enter the name of the NetBackup server:
Enter any nonblank value. The server name is replaced at restore time with the correct values for the BMR client being restored.
Would you like to use servername as the configured name of the NetBackup client? [y,n] (y)
Accept the default or enter any nonblank value. The client name is replaced at restore time with the correct values for the BMR client being restored.
After you install the Linux and NetBackup software, the bmrsrtadm command provides options to install other software in the SRT. You can either add other software now or quit (you can always add software later).
More information is available about how to add other software.