Installing Netbackup Enterprise Server 6.5 on CentOS 5 / RHEL 5 withSELinux

It took me almost a whole day to come up with this solution. This should get Veritas Netbackup Enterprise Server 6.5 up and running on a CentOS 5 / RHEL 5 box with SELinux enabled.


HOWTO: Server

1. Install a couple of dependencies:
   

   yum install compat-libstdc++-296 xinetd libXp 



2. Make sure that the hostname is set correctly. This is very important.


3. Temporarily disable SELinux:
   

   setenforce 0



4. Untar the installation files:
   

   tar xvf NetBackup_6.5_LinuxRedhat2.6.tar.gz
   tar xvf NetBackup_6.5_ICS_LinuxX86.tar.gz



5. Start the installation:
   

    ./NB_65_LinuxR_x86_20070723/install
   .....
   #ICS Directory: ./NB_65_ICS_1.4.37.0_LinuxX86/

   
   


6. Fix SELinux:
   

   chcon -t textrel_shlib_t /usr/openv/lib/*
   setenforce 1

   
   


7. Start Netbackup:
   

   /etc/init.d/netbackup start

HOWTO: Client

1. Untar the installation file:
   

   tar xvf NetBackup_6.5_CLIENTS2.tar.gz



2. Start the installation:
   

   NB_65_CLIENTS2_20070723/install



3. Fix SELinux issues:
   

   chcon -t textrel_shlib_t /usr/openv/lib/*



4. Start the client:
   

   /etc/init.d/nbclient start