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Making the Installation Package Available for UNIX, Linux, and Macintosh Client Computers

You can make the package available for UNIX, Linux, and Macintosh client computers using one of three methods.

Method 1: Copying the Installation Package to a DVD

Use this method if you want to include the installation package on a DVD.

Procedure

Locate the package contents and perform one of the following steps:

  • Write the package contents directly to a DVD.

  • Create an ISO image file using third-party tools.

Method 2: Copying the Installation Package to an NFS Share

Use this method if you want users to retrieve the package from an NFS share. You can also use this method to copy the installation package directly to a client computer.

Note the following requirements when you copy the package:

  • Use the SFTP or SCP transfer protocols.

  • Use the Binary transfer mode.

  • At minimum, set the 755 permissions ('rwxr-xr-x') for the package files and directories.

Procedure

  1. Use a third-party tool (for example, WinSCP) to copy the package from the Windows computer to an NFS share or to a specific UNIX computer.

    We recommend that you copy the installation package, rather than the .tar file, in the following scenarios:

    • If you want to copy the package to a specific UNIX computer that does not have the GNU TAR utility (gtar) installed.

      Note

      By default, Linux includes the gtar utility, but AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris do not.

    • If the NFS share is used by a UNIX computer that does not have the GNU TAR utility (gtar) installed.

  2. After the .tar file is copied to the destination computer, extract the .tar file contents by using the gtar utility.

Method 3: Copying the Installation Package to the CommServe Cache

Use this method if you want users to install or upgrade the software using the CommCell Console. Using this method, you copy the package to the CommServe cache. If the CommServe cache already contains the installation package, the copy operation will replace the old package with the new one.

Note the following requirements:

  • Use the uncompressed package that is created using download manager application. Do not use the .tar file.

  • The CommServe cache directory only supports packages from the current Commvault version. If you have packages from older versions, do not copy them.

Procedure

  1. From the CommCell Console ribbon, click the Tools tab, and then click Add/Remove Software > Copy Software.

  2. In the Copy Software Options dialog box, complete the following steps:

    1. In the Copy Software From Location box, specify the path to the directory where the package contents are located.

      Note

      If the package is in a network or NFS share, use the Impersonate User option to specify a user account with sufficient permissions to access the share.

    2. By default, the CommCell Console copies the package to the CommServe cache and synchronizes the remote cache directories with the CommServe cache.

      If you only want to copy the package and not synchronize the remote cache directories, click the Options tab, and then click Copy.

    3. Click OK.

You can track the copy operation from the Job Controller window.

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