Networker 7.5.1 client on Debian GNU Linux 5.0 / Ubuntu 9.04

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Networker 7.5.1 client on Debian GNU Linux 5.0 / Ubuntu 9.04

Networker client for Linux only comes “rpm packaged".
Here are a few stepsIn order to install Networker Client on Debian or Ubuntu linux servers:

Install alien package converter
```
root@deb:~# apt-get install alien
```
Convert the networker client package from rpm to deb
```
root@deb:~# alien lgtoclnt-7.5.1-1.x86_64.rpm
```

Install the deb package

root@deb:~# dpkg -i lgtoclnt_7.5.1-2_amd64.deb

Start the networker client. this will create the /nsr directory. Then kill the networker client daemon:
```
root@deb:~# nsrexecd
root@deb:~# kill `pidof nsrexecd`
```

Create the /nsr/res/servers

root@deb:~# cat /nsr/res/servers
your_networker_server.yourdomain.com

Wnat to know more???

...

Create a /etc/init.d/networker script (get one from a RH client):

#! /bin/sh

# Copyright (c) 1990-2009, EMC Corporation

# All rights reserved.

### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Required-Start: syslog network
# Required-Stop: syslog network
# X-UnitedLinux-Should-Start: portmap
# Should-Start: portmap
# Default-Start: 3 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 2 6
# Description: EMC Networker. A backup and restoration software package.
### END INIT INFO

case $1 in
    start)
        (echo 'starting NetWorker daemons:') > /dev/console
        LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/nsr:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
        export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
        if [ -f /usr/sbin/nsrexecd ]; then
                if [ -f /usr/sbin/NetWorker.clustersvr ]; then
                        if [ -f /nsr.NetWorker.local -o -h /nsr.NetWorker.local ]; then
                                if [ -h /nsr ]; then
                                        rm -f /nsr
                                        ln -s /nsr.NetWorker.local /nsr
                                fi
                        fi
                fi
            (/usr/sbin/nsrexecd) > /dev/console 2>&1
            (echo ' nsrexecd') > /dev/console
        fi
        if [ -f /usr/sbin/lgtolmd ]; then
            (/usr/sbin/lgtolmd -p /nsr/lic -n 1) > /dev/console 2>&1
            (echo ' lgtolmd') > /dev/console
        fi
        if [ -f /usr/sbin/nsrd -a \
             ! -f /usr/sbin/NetWorker.clustersvr ]; then
            (/usr/sbin/nsrd) > /dev/console 2>&1
            (echo ' nsrd') > /dev/console
        fi
        ;;
    stop) 
        (echo 'stopping NetWorker daemons:') > /dev/console
        if [ -f /usr/sbin/nsr_shutdown ]; then
            if [ -f /usr/sbin/NetWorker.clustersvr ]; then
                (/usr/sbin/nsr_shutdown -q) > /dev/console 2>&1
                (echo ' nsr_shutdown -q') > /dev/console
            else
                (/usr/sbin/nsr_shutdown -q) > /dev/console 2>&1
                (echo ' nsr_shutdown -q') > /dev/console
            fi
        fi
        ;;
    status)
        if [ -f /usr/sbin/nsr_shutdown ]; then
            /usr/sbin/nsr_shutdown -l
        fi
        ;;
    *)
        echo "usage: `basename $0` {start|stop|status}"
        ;;
esac

Update the rc scripts of the client:

root@deb:~# update-rc.d networker defaults

You’re done!!

This entry was posted on September 28th, 2009 at 04:01:21 pm by Thias and is filed under Linux, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu.

6 comments

Comment from: Bryan Heath [Visitor]

Thanks for this! Helped me install the client on 2 Ubuntu servers.

02/03/10 @ 18:56

Comment from: fieldingmellish [Visitor]

thanks, got me out of a hole

04/21/10 @ 10:43

Comment from: Tomas [Visitor]

Thanks, worked perfectly

11/17/10 @ 11:23

Comment from: MH [Visitor]

thanks!
Just a note to others, make sure that the .rpm file is the correct one for the OS version (32 or 64). For awhile i couldn't figure out why alien wouldn't work.. and it was because i had the wrong version of the .rpm file!

05/25/11 @ 15:43

Comment from: KDo [Visitor]

BTW, still works with 7.5.4. Thanks for the hints!

09/08/11 @ 15:21

Comment from: Apu [Visitor]

Works fine with 7.6.2.5

I added:
chmod ugo+x /etc/init.d/networker
after creating the file.

10/14/11 @ 12:23

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Networker 7.5.1 client on Debian GNU Linux 5.0 / Ubuntu 9.04

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