Networker backup software Installation on Oracle Database Appliance

Networker is backup software that is used to take database backups of Oracle and MSSQL, etc

It is a backup software similar to Tivoli Storage Manager.

After this software installed and conf

 

Step 1) Get the Software details from the backup team and place the software on ODA

[root@ODASRVR test]# ls -ltr total 194644 drwxrwxr-x 2 test test 4096 Apr 8 10:59 perl5 -rw-r–r– 1 root root 70420921 Apr 8 11:09 lgtoclnt-19.9.0.2-1.x86_64.rpm -rw-r–r– 1 root root 128884153 Apr 8 11:09 nmda19902_linux_x86_64.tar.gz

Step 2) Install the Legato Client package

[root@ODASRVR test]# rpm -ivh lgtoclnt-19.9.0.2-1.x86_64.rpm

warning: lgtoclnt-19.9.0.2-1.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID ff48d101: NOKEY

Preparing… ################################# [100%]

Updating / installing…

1:lgtoclnt-19.9.0.2-1 ################################# [100%]

Step 3) Check the Status of Networker

[root@ODASRVR test]# systemctl status networker
? networker.service – EMC NetWorker. A backup and restoration software package.

Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/networker.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)

Active: inactive (dead)

[root@ODASRVR test]# systemctl start networker
[root@ODASRVR test]# systemctl status networker
? networker.service – EMC NetWorker. A backup and restoration software package.

Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/networker.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)

Active: active (running) since Mon 2024-04-08 11:11:28 EDT; 3s ago

Process: 51743 ExecStart=/opt/nsr/admin/networker.sh start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Main PID: 51872 (nsrexecd)

Tasks: 9

Memory: 7.8M

CGroup: /system.slice/networker.service

+-51872 /usr/sbin/nsrexecd

 

Apr 08 11:11:27 ODASRVR systemd[1]: Starting EMC NetWorker. A backup and restoration software package….

Apr 08 11:11:28 ODASRVR systemd[1]: Started EMC NetWorker. A backup and restoration software package..

Step 4) untar the nmda package

[root@ODASRVR test]# tar -xvf nmda19902_linux_x86_64.tar.gz

LGTO_METAFILE_linux86w_nmda.mf

lgtonmda-19.9.0.2-1.x86_64.rpm

lgtonmda_19.9.0.2_amd64.deb

sd_products.res

Step 5) Verify the files

[root@ODASRVR test]# ls -ltr

total 321152

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root games 75956 Aug 25 2023 sd_products.res

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root games 900 Aug 25 2023 LGTO_METAFILE_linux86w_nmda.mf

-rw-r–r– 1 root games 64715546 Aug 25 2023 lgtonmda_19.9.0.2_amd64.deb

-rw-r–r– 1 root games 64735265 Aug 25 2023 lgtonmda-19.9.0.2-1.x86_64.rpm

drwxrwxr-x 2 test test 4096 Apr 8 10:59 perl5

-rw-r–r– 1 root root 70420921 Apr 8 11:09 lgtoclnt-19.9.0.2-1.x86_64.rpm

-rw-r–r– 1 root root 128884153 Apr 8 11:09 nmda19902_linux_x86_64.tar.gz

Step 6) Install Legato nmda package

[root@ODASRVR test]# rpm -ivh lgtonmda-19.9.0.2-1.x86_64.rpm

warning: lgtonmda-19.9.0.2-1.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID ff48d101: NOKEY

Preparing… ################################# [100%]

Updating / installing…

1:lgtonmda-19.9.0.2-1 ################################# [100%]

*** Important information for completing your NMDA installation: ***

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Depending on the database or application that you want to protect

with NMDA, there might be additional postinstall steps you have to

perform. Refer to the NMDA installation guide for instructions.

 

*** Important Information for Configuring NetWorker Module backups ***

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You can now start the NMC Backup Configuration wizard to configure the backups.

To start the wizard:

1. In your web browser, go to the URL of the console server

http://nmc_server_name:9000 (the default port is 9000).

2. Log in to the console server.

3. Select the appropriate server name, click Launch NetWorker Administration

in the right pane to start the NetWorker Administration interface.

4. Click the Protection button, right-click Clients in the left pane, and

select New or New Client Wizard from the menu.

Step 7) Verify the lgto packages

[root@ODASRVR test]# rpm -qa |grep -i lgto

lgtonmda-19.9.0.2-1.x86_64

lgtoclnt-19.9.0.2-1.x86_64

[root@ODASRVR test]#

 

See also

 

Oracle Database backup configurations.