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Examples on how to use the update_clients script

Details:
update_clients is located in /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/
Example 1:
This update_clients script example can update all clients, or clients by hardware /
operating system (OS) type.
update_clients ALL ALL
This is the default if no options/parameters are specified and all clients are updated.

Example 2:
update_clients Solaris Solaris8
This updates only clients of the hardware / OS type Solaris/Solaris8.

Example 3:
This example updates a list of clients. The list must have the hardware type, OS, and
client name. The list is a file that is specified after the "-ClientList" option.
update_clients -ClientList /tmp/cfile
You can obtain a list of all clients with the appropriate OS and hardware platform.
Run /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpplclients -
allunique -noheader
This will generate a list of clients that you can choose from.
Here is an example:
PC Windows2000 dotto
NDMP NDMP filer
PC Windows2000 frontenac
PC WindowsXP help
RS6000 AIX5 kursk
Solaris Solaris8 megatron

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PC WindowsXP test
HP9000-800 HP-UX11.0 clientd
SGI IRIX6 client4
RS6000 AIX4.2 client5

Now you would modify the file specified in the -ClientList option to include only the clients
you want:
/tmp/cfile contains:
RS6000 AIX5 kursk
Solaris Solaris8 megatron
PC WindowsXP test
HP9000-800 HP-UX11.0 clientd
SGI IRIX6 client4
RS6000 AIX4.2 client5

Example 4:
This example is used to update the Java binaries.
update_clients -Install_Java

Example 5:
This example is used to update the Java binaries by client name.
update_client -Install_Java -ClientList /tmp/cfile
The same format of the /tmp/cfile in example 3 can be used here. Again the format is
hardware, OS, and client name.

Example 6:
This example is used to install but not run a contingency check of OS and version
(typically used for Solaris/SunOS discrepancies when checking the UNAME output).
update_clients -Force_Install (you can also add the -ClientList option)
Other options:
Install_Client_Bins (used to install client binaries only, no Java)
Similiar commands:

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The update_dbclients has many of these same options.

Products Applied:
NetBackup DataCenter 3.4, 3.4.1, 4.5, 4.5
(FP3), 4.5 (FP4), 4.5 (FP5), 4.5 (FP6), 4.5
(MP1), 4.5 (MP2), 4.5 (MP3), 4.5 (MP4), 4.5
(MP5), 4.5 (MP6), 4.5 BETA

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Application: Installation

Languages:
English (US)

Operating Systems:
AIX
1.1.4, 2.1.4, 2.4, 2.5.1, 2.6, 24.2, 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.4, 3.1.5, 3.2,
3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 3.2.5.1, 3.2.5E, 3.2s, 3.3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.5.1,
3.5.2, 3.6, 4.0, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0b, 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.4.0,
4.1.5, 4.1.5 sp2, 4.1.5.0, 4.1.x, 4.2, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.5, 4.25,
4.3, 4.3.0, 4.3.1, 4.3.1.0, 4.3.2, 4.3.2.0, 4.3.2.1, 4.3.3, 4.3.3.1, 4.3.3.10,
4.3.4, 4.31, 4.32, 4.4, 4.4.2, 4.5, 4.x, 5.1, 5.1 (32 bit), 5.1 (64 bit), 5.1-01,
5.1-02, 5.1ML03, 5.2, 5.3, 6.0, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5

HP-UX
10.2, 11.0, 11.11

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Solaris
2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.6, 7.0 (32-bit), 8.0 (32-bit), 9.0 (32-bit)

Linux
Kernel 2.0.36, RedHat 5.2, RedHat 6.x, RedHat 7.1 errata, RedHat 7.2,
RedHat 7.2 errata, RedHat 7.x, VxOS

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