HP Legato Networker manual Recovering a NetWorker Client, How to Recover a NetWorker Client

	Chapter 3: UNIX Disaster Recovery
Recovering a NetWorker Client
The following sections provide information on recovering a NetWorker client:
•	“Prerequisites” on page 43
•	“How to Recover a NetWorker Client” on page 43
Prerequisites
Before recovering the NetWorker client, ensure that the UNIX operating
system is installed on the computer and that the NetWorker server is
functional and available on the network.
If you need to reinstall the UNIX operating system, see “Installing and
Configuring the UNIX Operating System” on page 28.		3
If you need to recover the NetWorker server, see “Recovering a NetWorker
Server” on page 32.
Additionally, ensure that you have the following:
•	Version and patch level of the NetWorker client.
•	The name of the computer on which the NetWorker server is running.
•	Name of any links to NetWorker directories. An example of a typical link
	from a NetWorker directory to a user directory is /nsr to /usr/nsr.
How to Recover a NetWorker Client
This section describes how to recover a NetWorker client computer back to the
original computer or to a different computer.
To recover a NetWorker client, complete the following tasks:
•	“Task 1: Install NetWorker Client” on page 43
•	“Task 2: Recover the Application and User Data” on page 44
•	“Task 3: Perform a Test Backup and Recovery” on page 45
Task 1: Install NetWorker Client
To install the NetWorker client software:
1.	Install the same version of the NetWorker client into its original location.

Note: If you want to upgrade the client software, first recover the client to its original state, and then perform the upgrade.

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