The IRIX NetWorker Installation Guide contains information on how to install and license the IRIX NetWorker backup and recover software. Information on how to initiate backup and recover using NetWorker default configurations is also included.
This manual is intended for system administrators who install software and maintain the servers and clients on a network.
For details about using the NetWorker windows and menus, and for configuration information, refer to the IRIX NetWorker Administrator's Guide. For instructions on using the manual Backup and Recover applications, refer to the IRIX NetWorker User's Guide. To get information about a specific version of NetWorker, refer to the IRIX NetWorker Release Notes for your release. If you want technical information about the NetWorker commands, see the online reference pages after you have installed NetWorker.
The following conventions are used in this manual to make information easy to access and understand.
Command names are displayed in bold typeface. For example:
To start the NetWorker Administrator program, use the nwadmin command.
Examples of what you type are shown in bold fixed-width typeface. For example:
# nwadmin &
Words where you need to substitute a variable are displayed in italic typeface. For example:
% man nsrCommand
Examples, shell prompts, and information displayed on the screen are displayed in fixed-width typeface. For example:
media waiting: recover waiting for 8mm 5GB tape volume name
Names of NetWorker buttons, displays, menus, scrolling lists, and windows are displayed in Helvetica typeface. For example:
Click the Cancel button to close the Help window.
Directory pathnames, machine names, and new terms defined in the glossary are displayed in italic typeface. For example:
When you use IRIX NetWorker to back up your /usr files from the client machine, you are saving them to backup volumes on the IRIX NetWorker server.
The following paragraph types indicate various kinds of information to help you use NetWorker productively.
Caution: Important pieces of information and cautionary notes that prevent you from making a mistake are marked “Caution.” 
Note: Helpful information that you might want to know is marked “Note.” 
Tip: Tips or suggestions that you do not necessarily have to follow, but may give you hints as to how to set up NetWorker at your site, are marked “Tip.”
Both the IRIX NetWorker Administrator's Guide and IRIX NetWorker User's Guide are available online, as IRIS InSight books. To view the manuals, install the subsystems networker4.books.NetWorker_AG and networker4.books.NetWorker_UG.
To access these books over the World Wide Web, please visit the Technical Publications Library at http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/ . Once there, click Library Search and search for “NetWorker” in document titles.
Silicon Graphics offers a comprehensive product support and maintenance program for IRIX products. For information about using support services for this product, refer to the release notes that accompany it.