Cifs mounted file systems devices such as robots and

CIFS-mounted
file systems
Devices such as robots and standalone tape drives must be installed according to the
manufacturers’ instructions and recognized by the Windows software.
Storage devices
When you are prompted for server names, always enter the appropriate host names. Do
not enter IP addresses.
Server names
Make sure to install NetBackup servers with a release level that is at least equal to the
latest client version that you plan to use. Earlier versions of server software can encounter
problems with later versions of client software.
See “About compatibility between NetBackup versions” on page 14.
Mixed versions
58 Installing server software on Windows systems
Installation and upgrade requirements for Windows and Windows clusters

Table 4-1 NetBackup installation and upgrade requirements for Windows
and Windows clusters (continued)
Details Requirement Check
You can only install NetBackup on these computers with the silent installation method.
See “Installing NetBackup servers silently on Windows systems” on page 78.
Installations on
Windows
2008/2008 R2
Server Core,
2012/2012 R2
Server
Core/Windows
2016
Remove any other vendor’s backup software currently configured on your system. The
backup software of another vendor can negatively affect how NetBackup installs and
functions.
Other backup
software
Beginning with NetBackup 8.0, the NetBackup master server includes a configured
Tomcat web server to support critical backup operations. This web server operates under
user account elements with limited privileges. These user account elements must be
available on each master server (or each node of a clustered master server). More
information is available:
See “NetBackup master server web server user and group creation” on page 165.
Note:
Veritas recommends that you save the details of the user account that you use
for the NetBackup Web Services. A master server recovery requires the same NetBackup
Web Services user account and credentials that were used when the NetBackup catalog
was backed up.
Note:
If the NetBackup PBX is running in secure mode, please add the web service
user as authorized user in PBX. More information about determining PBX mode and how
to correctly add users is available.
Web Services
(Conditional) For media servers and clients only:
You must know the CA Certificate fingerprint of the master server at time of installation.
More information is available about the details on the CA Certificate fingerprint and its
role in generation of security certificates.
CA Certificate
fingerprint
(Conditional) For media servers and clients only:
In some cases, the installer requires an authorization token to successfully deploy security
certificates. More information is available about the details on authorization tokens and
their role in generation of security certificates.