NetBackup IT Analytics Installation and Upgrade Guide for Linux

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Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.4)
  1. Installation overview
    1.  
      Introduction
    2.  
      NetBackup IT Analytics components
    3.  
      Standard or Shared Services licensing edition
    4.  
      Install options
    5.  
      Multi-language support and locale considerations (Linux)
    6.  
      Supported third-party and open source products
  2. Install NetBackup IT Analytics on a Linux server
    1.  
      Step-1: Get the NetBackup IT Analytics license key file
    2.  
      Step-2: Portal and database deployment strategies
    3.  
      Step-3: Portal and database prerequisites
    4. Step-4: Install Oracle database application binaries (Linux)
      1.  
        Create database and users in existing Oracle farm in a Split Architecture deployment
    5.  
      Step-5: Install the Portal application binaries (Linux)
    6.  
      Step-6: Start the Portal services (Linux)
    7.  
      Step-7: Log into the Portal
    8.  
      Step-8: Install a license
    9. Verify the current license configuration
      1.  
        Run the License Summary report
      2.  
        About NetBackup IT Analytics version and license
      3.  
        View License Details
    10. Next steps
      1.  
        Performing a cold backup of the database
      2.  
        Recommended database backup process
  3. Upgrade NetBackup IT Analytics Portal on Linux
    1.  
      Overview
    2.  
      Upgrade path
    3.  
      Before upgrading
    4. Upgrade NetBackup IT Analytics Portal
      1.  
        Upgrade a shared services environment
      2.  
        Run the upgrade utility installer (Linux)
      3.  
        Known issues
      4.  
        Run the upgrade utility
      5.  
        After the upgrade
      6.  
        Upgrade methods to incorporate enterprise objects
      7. Attribute merging during the Portal upgrade
        1.  
          Attribute Management During the Portal Upgrade
        2.  
          Example of a Merge of Attribute Values
        3.  
          Steps to Rename Duplicate Attributes
        4.  
          Best Practice for Attributes in Multi-Tenancy Environments
    5. Data Collector upgrades
      1.  
        Mandatory prerequisites
    6.  
      Troubleshoot - Manual Data Collector upgrades
    7.  
      Troubleshoot Data Collector upgrade manager upgrade failure and collector bundle download failure on Linux
    8.  
      Collector updates from the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal
  4. Upgrade and Migrate to a new server
    1. Upgrade and migrate to a new server
      1.  
        Install the latest release of NetBackup IT Analytics on the new server
      2.  
        Perform an export of the database on the existing server
      3.  
        Stop Portal and agent services on the new server
      4.  
        Drop and re-create the existing portal user on the new server
      5.  
        Import the database onto the new server
      6.  
        Start Portal and agent services on the new server
      7.  
        Download, install, and execute to upgrade the database schema
    2.  
      Testing
    3.  
      Update Data Collector binaries (if necessary)
  5. Appendix A. X Virtual Frame Buffer
    1.  
      Configure X Virtual Frame Buffer (Xvfb)
  6. Appendix B. Oracle patches for the database server
    1. Install Oracle 19c October 2025 patch
      1.  
        Pre-install setup
      2.  
        OPatch installation steps
      3.  
        Installing the Oracle patches
      4.  
        Validate the database and OJVM patches
      5.  
        Validating JDK version update

Step-2: Portal and database deployment strategies

NetBackup IT Analytics Portal and Oracle database components are typically installed on the same server. If the components are to be installed on the same server, you must check the required rpms and server space, and install the Oracle database application on the same machine. If the Portal and database components are installed on different systems, you must perform both the tasks on the respective systems.

If you are performing an installer-based deployment, you can choose between a Standard and Split Architecture install. The decision to install Portal and Oracle on the same or different systems will depend on your choice of architecture and your license edition (Standard or Shared Services).

The portal and database installers allow installations on custom or default (/opt) path on the system. Hence, the absolute install path of Oracle and Portal is represented as <install_path>. Substitute <install_path> with the absolute path of the Portal or Oracle database installation as applicable. If Oracle or the Portal is installed on the default path, substitute <install_path> with the default path.

Installing Portal and Oracle database binaries

Installing all Portal server components requires root privileges. TheNetBackup IT Analytics Portal installation is performed in the following order.

To install NetBackup IT Analytics Portal server and oracle database on the same system (Standard installation):

  1. Install Oracle database application binaries and create a database. Select the Standard or Shared Services Edition according to your requirements.

  2. Install the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal software components and create the database schema objects.

    See Step-5: Install the Portal application binaries (Linux).

To install NetBackup IT Analytics on different systems (Split Architecture):

  1. If you already have Oracle database license and Oracle database application binaries installed and you wanted to use the same server for NetBackup IT Analytics as well, you can directly create database in the database server:

    See Create database and users in existing Oracle farm in a Split Architecture deployment..

  2. Login to the Portal system, install the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal software components, and create the database schema objects.

    See Step-5: Install the Portal application binaries (Linux)..

    The installer creates database schema objects remotely on the database server. The Portal installer installs Oracle client rpms to remotely connect to the database server in this case.

If you do not have Oracle database application binaries already installed:

  1. Login to the database server system, install Oracle database application binaries and create the database, and select the Standard or Shared Services Edition according to your requirements.

  3. Install the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal software components.

    See Step-5: Install the Portal application binaries (Linux).

    The installer creates database schema objects remotely on the database server. The Portal installer installs Oracle client rpms to remotely connect to the database server in this case.