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Release Notes

NetWorker Management Console (NMC) V3.4A10

June 2008

© Fujitsu-Siemens Computers GmbH 2008 All rights reserved.

General
Software Extensions
Technical Information

1 General

This file contains important information about the use of NetWorker Management Console V3.4 (Solaris(SPARC)/ Linux x86, Linux x86-64).
The use of this product requires and assumes that the user has accepted the end user license agreement. Please read the full text of this agreement in file enduserlicenseagreement.pdf on the NetWorker DVD.
The use of names or product designations, etc. in this information does not constitute a general authorization to use such names or designations. In many cases they are legally or contractually protected names or designations, even if they are not marked as such.

1.1 Ordering

NetWorker Management Console (NMC) is part of the NetWorker product as of V7.3.
NetWorker can be ordered from your local distributor. This product is subject to the general terms and conditions of the software product use and service agreement.

A license is required for NetWorker. Appropriate licenses must be ordered and installed in order to use the product.

1.2 Delivery

Software packages and documentation are delivered on the NetWorker Suite V7 DVD.

1.3 Documentation

Manuals
The following manual is available:
NetWorker V7.4 Administrator's Guide
The manuals are contained on the Networker DVD in the directory /documentation/manuals. They are also available on the web at:
http://manuals.fujitsu-siemens.com ->Storage Solutions->Storage Software->NetWorker
Other Documentation
This Release Note can be found on the NetWorker DVD in /documentation/releasenotes. A description of the configuration of NMC in PRIMECLUSTER can be found in /opt/nsr/nmc/etc/nmc_primeclu.readme.
Man pages
The man pages are installed in /opt/nsr/nmc/man by default.

2 Software Extensions

2.1 New in NMC V3.4A00

Drag-and-drop Enhancements
The NetWorker Management Console has the following functional enhancements:
- Drag-and-drop of Ressources among different resource types
- Copy-and-paste of table informations
- Move Client Ressources among groups
Copy groups with associated clients
An existing group is copied and the associated clients are adjusted to have the new group in the respective group attribute.
Selection of multiple clients or slots for jukebox operations
In the device or slot table multiple lines can be selected simultaneously
In the device table of a jukebox multi-selection is supported for the operations Unmount, Release device (STL only) and Enable/Disable
In the slots table of a jukebox multi-selection is supported for the volume operations Mount, Load without Mount, Withdraw, Label, Inventory and Remove (STL and Alphastore only).

2.2 New FSC Functionality in NMC V3.4A00

SRS Reserve/Release from the Device/Library pane
SRS administrated devices may be reserved or released from the device and library pane via a pull down menu displayed by a right-mouse-click
German Language Environment
Menu items and messages of the NMC client are available in German.
The Online help text and messages directly retrieved from a NetWorker server are not available in German
The respective language is determined by the language setting of the browser used for invoking the NMC
Print/Export Functionality for Resources
All NetWorker resources and resource lists are available for printing or may be exported into the formats CVS, HTML, PDF and Postscript
Command nmclogview
The command nmclogview (/opt/nsr/nmc/bin/nmclogview)displays the content of the file gstd.raw in a format similar to the one used in the file daemon.log. The command nsr_render_log is called with the necessary options by the command nmclogview. The file/nsr/logs/nmc/gstd.raw as used as input by default.
Integration into NetWorker Firewall Extension
The ports used in the communication between NMC Client and NMC Server (default: 9000, 9001) may be configured in the Firewall Extension for tunneling

2.3 New in NMC V3.4A10

Integration with NetWorker Fast Start
When the user logs in the first time after a Fast Start installation, the following windows will be opened automatically:

Console window
Getting Started page of Help window
Administration window for the host
Configure All Libraries wizard

3 Technical Information

3.1 Resource Requirements

Operatingsystem Pathname on DVD	Package Name	Disk Space
Solaris (SPARC) products/Solaris_sparc/NMC_V3.4A10	SMAWnwnmc.V34A1001.sparc.pkg	110 MB
Linux x86 / x86-64 products/Linux_x86/NMC_V3.4A10	nsrnmc-3.4A10-01.i386.rpm	105 MB

NetWorker Management Console requires a CPU with at least 500MHz and 2GB RAM.

3.2 Software Configuration

NetWorker Management Console supports the following platforms:

Solaris(SPARC) 8, 9, 10
Linux x86
SuSE SLES 9, SLES 10
RedHat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5
Linux x86-64 (AMD64, Intel 64)
SuSE SLES 9, SLES 10
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4, 5

To run the NMC Server V3.4A10 a Client, Storage Node or Server of the Fujitsu Siemens NetWorker V7.4A00 or newer is required.
The patch level must be "EKS 1" or newer.
If the command gstclreport is used, a Java Runtime Environment must be available on the NMC Server. Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2, 1.5 or 1.6 is required (only JRE 1.6 is supported on Linux x86-64).

JRE 1.4.2, 1.5 or 1.6 must be installed and executable on the NMC Client (only JRE 1.6 is supported on Linux x86-64).

3.2.1 Software Dependencies

EBA Server is supported on the NMC Server V3.4A10 under the restriction that EBA uses a database other than the built-in iAnywhere database (e.g. Oracle).

3.3 Product Installation

The installation of the NMC via the NetWorker Software Distribution is not supported.

Installation or deinstallation must be performed with root permissions.

One of the packages NetWorker-Server or NetWorker-Node or NetWorker-Client is a prerequisite for the NMC package.
The installation of NMC package uses the same installation directory as the NetWorker base package. It is not possible to choose another directory.
Installation of the NetWorker Management Console does not require any user interaction.

3.3.1 Accessing the Software

Proceed as follows to access the packages from a local DVD drive:

Insert the NetWorker Suite DVD into the DVD drive.
Login as root.
If the CD is not automatically mounted, mount the DVD with an appropriate command.
Open the file readme_en.html in the root directory of the DVD with a web browser to get an overview of the available software packages and documentation.

Proceed as follows to access the NetWorker packages from the Fujitsu Siemens Computers website:

Select a direcotry or create a temporary directory to extract the software package from the downloaded file.
Open the Fujitsu Siemens Computers website at www.fujitsu-siemens.com/networker. Follow the link NetWorker backup solution and then enter the download section of the desired operating system.
Select the NetWorker package and download the corresponding file to the temporary directory.
Change to the directory which you used as download destination.
Log in as root.
Solaris systems: Uncompress the downloaded file. To uncompress the package, enter the following command:
gzip -d SMAWnwnmc.V34A10*.sparc.pkg.gz

Verification of the package signature (optional):

The software package contains a signature to give proof of the package integrity. The public key required for the verification of this signature is supplied on the DVD in the file products/FSC_NetWorker_Development_0A1F84B5_pub.asc. Alternatively the public key may be downloaded from the Fujitsu Siemens Computers web site www.fujitsu-siemens.com/networker. Navigate to the correspondent product page, follow the link to the download area and select NetWorker Signature.

The fingerprint of the key is:
0B22 D1C4 1742 DF2E A592 CD82 4FC6 B2DC 0A1F 84B5

Verify the package signature on Linux systems as follows:

Import the key into the rpm data base (required only once):
# rpm --import FSC_NetWorker_Development_0A1F84B5_pub.asc
Verify the package signature, sample:
# rpm --checksig nsrnmc-3.4A10-01.i386.rpm

If the key has not yet been imported, the following warning is displayed during package installation:
warning: <Paket-Name>: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 0a1f84b5Regardless of this warning the installation is successful.

The installation completes without any verification related message, if the key has been imported via rpm --import <file> into the rpm data base.
The signature of the Solaris packages may be verified with any OpenPGP compliant encryption software. The concrete verification procedure depends on the particular software.

3.3.2 Initial Installation

3.3.2.1 Solaris(SPARC)

Install the package with:
# pkgadd -d <path>/SMAWnwnmc.V34A10*.pkg
If you use the downloaded file to install the software the value of <path> is the temporary directory where you placed the file.
If you use the DVD to install the software the value of <path> is:
/cdrom/<DVD-Name>/products/Solaris_sparc/NMC_V3.4A10

Note:
The files of the NetWorker Management Console will be installed in the subdirectory nmc of the installation directory of the NetWorker base package.

After the NetWorker Management Console is installed, the script
# /opt/nsr/nmc/etc/nmc_config
must be invoked in order to specify settings for nsrnmc. A description of all values to be entered can be found in NetWorker V7.4 Administrator's Guide, chapter 2.

A simultaneous installation of the NMC package into all Solaris Zones on a host is not supported, neither is an installation via Live Upgrade.

3.3.2.2 Linux

Install the package with:
# rpm -i <Path>/ nsrnmc-3.4A10-*.rpm

If you use the downloaded file to install the software the value of <path> is the temporary directory where you placed the file.
If you use the DVD to install the software the value of <path> is:
<mount-point>/products/Linux_x86/NMC_V3.4A10
The value of <mount-point> is::

SuSE Linux: /media/cdrecorder or /media/cdrom or /media/dvd
RedHat Linux: /mnt/cdrom

Note:

The installation directory can not be choosen. The programs will be installed in the directory /opt/nsr/nmc.
The manual pages will be installed per default. If they shall not be installed the rpm command must be executed using the option --excludedocs.

After the NetWorker Management Console (nsrnmc) is installed, the script
# /opt/nsr/nmc/etc/nmc_config
must be invoked in order to specify settings for nsrnmc. A description of all values to be entered can be found in NetWorker V7.3 Administrator's Guide, chapter 2.

3.3.3 Product Removal

Solaris
To uninstall a package, please use the command:
# pkgrm SMAWnwnmc
Linux
To uninstall a package, please use the command:
# rpm -e nsrnmc

3.3.4 Updateinstallation

An update installation requires to deinstall the currently installed NMC package first. All configuration data is preserved.
Note: Before the package is removed, it is recommended to backup the NMC. Because there might be irreversible changes with the new version. The backup is done with the command savepsm.sh. During setup of the NetWorker Server, which is used to backup NMC, this is added automatically to the appropriate client resource. A savegroup must be assigned to the client. The group must be started to back up the NMC database.

3.4 Product Use

3.4.1 General Notes

The utilities to save and recover the NMC database (savepsm, recoverpsm) must never be invoked directly, but via the correspondent script wrapper (savepsm.sh, recoverpsm.sh). These scripts reside in /opt/nsr/nmc/etc. The arguments to these scripts are identical to what is documented as valid arguments to savepsm, recoverpsm.
iAnywhere database
It is recommended to install the NMC server on a host where no other application uses a iAnywhere database.

3.5 Obsolete and Discontinued Functions

NetWorker Dashboard on the NMC Server is no longer supported.

3.6 Incompatibilities

none

3.7 Restrictions

3.7.1 General Restrictions

German Environment for the NMC online help is not available.
NetWorker Software Distribution
The installation via the Software Distribution functionality is not supported

3.7.2 Solaris Restriction

Solaris Live Upgrade is not supported
Solaris Zones
The automatical installation of the NMC software into all non-global zones is not supported.

3.7.3 Linux Restrictions

Java Runtime Environment 1.6 is required if NMC is used with Linux X86-64.

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