You can.  Just as you can back up Windows clients via a Unix master server.

Just make sure that when you are setting up your Linux policy, to use "Standard" as the policy type.  You'll want to do this for any Unix client you back up.

Thanks for that, so there's no need for another media server or anything ?  Just install the Linux client and off you go ??

Thanks

That's how it's supposed to work - but sometimes that little bit (client install) can be a little more trouble than expected! ;)

:)

Its been my expeience that with Linux, there's always some rpm you need to install that you do not currently have, depending on what version of 6.5.x you're installing. 

As far as the media server is concerned - depends on the size of your environment, can you're master server handle the load alone?  There have been more than several threads created in this forum on the question of "When do I need to add a/another media server," so a quick search will probably give you more information that you wish to read.

We have a Windows Master and Windows Media servers and we backup AIX, Linux, Solaris, and even had an RS6000 one time.  It works very well.

Be sure to keep an eye on the Symantec Support site for NetBackup to keep up with updates.  Some issues you can run into many times are because you just load the released version of a client and not the patches (I have been there and done that and a few hours of debugging later, the ah ha moment hits).  There is usually a seperate Unix clients patch download that you need to look for which is different than Windows where everything usually comes in one BIG patch update.

Welcome to NetBackup

Guys,

Thanks for all your help/information - I'm on a course in 4 weeks - but that's 2 weeks after it all goes live !!

Cheers

by the way Does anyone have some course material?

I'm Trying to study using the whint pappers.. that is very diffivult because there is no line (in portuguese thinking line - some like a history)

I have some EMC material