Working with backup sets : Oracle MySQL database backup sets (Windows or Linux) : Before you begin : Requirements (Linux DS-Client and Mac DS-Client)
 
Requirements (Linux DS-Client and Mac DS-Client)
There are some prerequisites before performing backups of MySQL databases:
• Linux DS-Client: The mysql utility must be listed in the PATH environment variable of user ’root’ on the DS-Client computer.
• Mac DS-Client: The path to the mysql utility must be added to the following file on the DS-Client computer:
/etc/rc.common
• DS-Client backs up MySQL Server using the MySQL utilities ‘mysqldump’ and ‘mysql’. The DS-Client’s mysqldump and mysql utilities must be compatible with the MySQL version running on the source machine (MySQL server).
For more information, refer to the following Knowledge Base article in “Backup / Restore of MySQL Database Servers”.
Requirements (Windows DS-Client)
There are some prerequisites before you perform backups of MySQL databases:
• Windows DS-Client: The mysql utility must be listed in the PATH environment variable of the DS-Client computer. (If you need to edit this variable, stop and restart the DS-Client service after making the change.)
• DS-Client backs up MySQL Server using the MySQL utilities ‘mysqldump’ and ‘mysql’. The DS-Client’s mysqldump and mysql utilities must be compatible with the MySQL version running on the source machine (MySQL server).
For more information, refer to the following Knowledge Base article in “Backup / Restore of MySQL Database Servers”.