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Install Backup Exec Remote Agent on Linux

This document provides step-by-step instructions for manually installing the remote agent on a Linux server in order to back it up with Backup Exec. It describes copying the ralus file from the Backup Exec ISO to the Linux server using WinSCP. It then explains extracting and running the installation files on the Linux server and restarting the agent service. Finally, it mentions adding the Linux server to Backup Exec and authenticating with the root user account, completing the setup.

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Install Backup Exec Remote Agent on Linux

This document provides step-by-step instructions for manually installing the remote agent on a Linux server in order to back it up with Backup Exec. It describes copying the ralus file from the Backup Exec ISO to the Linux server using WinSCP. It then explains extracting and running the installation files on the Linux server and restarting the agent service. Finally, it mentions adding the Linux server to Backup Exec and authenticating with the root user account, completing the setup.

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Vijay RonJuly 13, 2020Category: Backup

Installing the Remote Agent on a Linux / Unix server in Backup Exec is different
than windows servers. We can not push install the remote agent like windows
servers. We need to install it manually. Lets check how to install remote agent for
a Linux server.

First of all we need to copy the ralus (remote agent for linux Unix server) file to
the linux server. The ralus file will be located in the Backup Exec ISO media file.
You need to copy from there.

Right click on Backup Exec iso media which was mounted for installation
before. If not mounted then you can mount again and it looks like below.
Once you right click on it > click Open > then open Linux folder

And below file needs to be copied to linux server

Now the best and easy to copy the a file from a windows server to a linux server
is by using WinSCP software. Open winscp > enter host name or ip address of
the linux server > user and password as shown below:
Once you are connected to linux server then you can simply drag the file from
left window to right window any any folder. In below pic I dragged and dropped
the file in var folder of linux server.

Once the file is copied to linux server then go to linux and look in the same
directory to find the copied file.

Note: If you are using the vmware workstation for a test / home lab then on linux
run command :dhclient” so that it get a new ip address to connect to windows
server via winscp. Because the default ip address of home lab which is in
vmware workstation will not connect in winscp.

Now we’ll go to Linux server and log in with root > go to the location where you
copied the ralus file. For example > var folder > cd /var > then run “ls” to show
the file
Note: Do not extract the ralus file on windows then copy to linux serer because
the ralus file needs to be extracted on linux server.

Once you locate the ralus file then run below command to extract the file

tar zvxf filename.tar.gz


or
tar -zxvf filename.tar.gz

After you extracted the file successfully, then run commands “./installrauls”

Then enter the hostname, if same name then hit enter to continue

Now press enter to continue:

Now it check the installation requirement > press enter to continue


Then again press enter to continue

Now it checks the installation package >press enter to continue

Now it goes through the installation process and completes it

During the installation it might ask to create a beoper group then create it.

Now installation completes and ask to restart the ralus agent automatically. Press
Y for yes.
Now the ralus is installed and configured, press enter to continue

After remote agent is installed then by default the VRTSralus.init service is


stopped. We need to start it manually be running below commands
To Stop: /etc/init.d/VRTSralus.init stop
To Start: /etc/init.d/VRTSralus.init start
Or
service VRTSralus.init restart

Now you can add this linux server to Backup Exec > Click add a server and then
choose linux
Then add the server IP address / hostname and also add the root account to
authenticate the linux server in the next window

Now you can add root user account and password for authentication
Now you have added the Linux server to Backup Exec server with root user and
password and it is ready to start back up.

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