Installing or upgrading the plug-in in a standalone environment
You can install or upgrade the plug-in on individual systems, one at a time. You can also deploy the plug-in to multiple machines by creating a deployment task from the WebUI to push the packages to the specified machines. You can use this method for both new and upgrade installations on Windows®-based machines. After the packages are installed on the machines, the new machines are automatically added to the NetVault Backup Server.
Performing a local installation
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Clients. |
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Click Choose Plug-in File, navigate to the location of the “.npk” installation file for the plug-in, for example, on the installation CD or the directory to which the file was downloaded from the website. |
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Select the file entitled “sql-x-x-x-x-x.npk,” where xxxxx represents the version number and platform, and click Open. |
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To begin installation, click Install Plugin. |
Performing a remote installation
This process is not plug-in-specific. For more information, see the topic on deploying clients and plug-in packages in the Quest NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.
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In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration. |
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In the Package Store list, select the applicable repository. |
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Click Add NetVault plug-in package. |
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In the Select packages for deployment dialog, select the file entitled “sql-x-x-x-x-x.npk,” where xxxxx represents the version number and platform, and click OK. |
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Click Next. |
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On the Machines to Have NetVault Software Installed page, select the applicable machines. |
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If you are installing an upgrade, select Allow existing NetVault client installations to be upgraded. |
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Click Install Software/Add Clients. |
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After the plug-in is successfully installed, click Next to complete the process. |
Installing or upgrading the plug-in in a high-availability environment
Installation of the plug-in in a high-availability environment is completed through the creation of a Virtual Client on the NetVault Backup Server. A Virtual Client is a group of nodes within the cluster. NetVault Backup Server views this group as a single client that is created to back up a single clustered resource, for example, a SQL Server Virtual Server. During the Virtual Client creation process, the plug-in is transferred from the NetVault Backup Server to selected nodes within a cluster and installed there.