Установка агента Backup Exec на Linux\Unix
Step by step installation of the Backup Exec Remote Agent for Linux and UNIX Servers (RALUS) on the Red Hat Linux platform.
Follow these steps to install the Remote Agent for Linux and UNIX Servers on Red Hat Linux:
Note: RALUS is an additionally purchased option and is enabled by installing the RALUS serial numbers on the Backup Exec media server.
For Backup Exec 2010, there is no separate download available, RALUS is included on the DVD, and can be found in the «LinuxUnixMac» folder present at the root of the DVD for Backup Exec for 2010.
It is also advisable to check the RALUS compatibility with LINUX host before installation, To check the compatibility refer to:
http://support.veritas.com/rd/bews-compatibility.htm
To install the Remote Agent for Linux and UNIX Servers on the LINUX host:
1. On a LINUX host, download the installation files from the Symantec support site.
2. Connect to the target host using a terminal session or Log On locally with super user, root, or administrator privileges.
3. Extract the contents of the installation files that were downloaded in Step 1 using the following command Figure 1a below:
Note: Do not extract the RALUS installer files on a Windows system and copy the resulting files to the Linux/Unix host. Doing so will cause difficult to diagnose installation errors. It is important to copy the .gz file to the Linux/Unix host and extract the files there as shown below.
Note: This is a one step command to extract and untar the file.
Note: If the file does not have «.gz» extension that means its already uncompressed and one has to just extract it using «tar xvf» command.
Or, in two commands as shown in Figure 1b below:
Note: This is a two step command to extract and untar the file.
4. Navigate to the Linux folder that was extracted in Step 3 as shown in Figure 2 below:
5. At the command prompt, type: installralus and press as shown in Figure 3 below:
6. The installation screen appears: (Figure 4)
Type the LINUX server IP address or Hostname and press Enter as shown in Figure above.
7 . RALUS performs the initial system check as shown in Figure 5 below:
Press Enter to continue.
8 . RALUS will check and install the following rpms on Linux server as shown in Figure 6 below:
Press Enter to continue.
9. Installation requirement checks completed successfully as shown in Figure 7 below.
10. To configure RALUS with user friendly configuration press «Y» (Figure 8)
11. The installation utility will now ask a series of questions to configure RALUS (Figure 9)
Press Enter to continue.
12. The installation utility will ask for the Media Server IP address or Hostname to display the remote agent as a selection in the media server’s backup selection tree as shown in Figure 10 below.
Note: A host name can be used, however make sure that the Linux server can resolve the host name properly. Its recommended to add the Windows host entry in the /etc/hosts file on the Linux server.
13. To display the remote agent on more than one media server choose «Y» and press Enter or Simply type «N» and press Enter to continue as shown. (Figure 11)
14. Confirm the Media Server IP address or Hostname by typing «Y» and press Enter, else press «N» and re-type the IP or Hostname as shown. (Figure 12)
15. The installation utility will now ask to create «beoper» group as shown. (Figure 13)
Note: beoper is a group that is used by Remote Agent for Linux and Unix Servers to authenticate the Backup Exec logon account, as the members of this group are given permissions to back up and restore the Linux server.
Press Enter to continue.
16. If the beoper group is not found, the installation utility will ask to create one. (Figure 14)
Type «Y» and press Enter.
17. Installation utility will now prompt to specify any specific Group ID. (Figure 15)
Group ID: All Linux users have a user ID and a group ID and a unique numerical identification number called a userid (UID) and a groupid (GID) respectively. Groups can be assigned to logically tie users together for a common security, privilege and access purpose. Its recommended not to assign any Group ID.
Type «N» and press Enter.
18. Note the «beoper» group has been created successfully as shown. (Figure 16)
19. Installation utility will now ask to add the user root to the beoper group (Figure 17)
Type «Y» and press Enter.
User root has been successfully added to the beoper group.
20. Installation utility shows successful installation of RALUS. (Figure 18)
Read the information and press Enter.
21. The RALUS configuration has also completed successfully as shown. (Figure 19)
Read the information and press Enter.
22. Finally, Symantec Backup Exec Remote Agent for Linux and Unix Server has completely successfully. (Figure 20)
24. Go to the Backup Exec media server and check the remote selections listed on the Backup tab. Expand the Unix icon: (Figure 21)
Use the following commands to stop and start the RALUS service as shown: (Figure 22)
RALUS configuration file.
The ralus.cfg file can be edited for either troubleshooting or configuration purposes as shown.
The file is located in the following location: /etc/VRTSralus/ralus.cfg
For more information regarding RALUS, please refer to the Related Documents section given below.
Related Documents:
279329 : Symantec Backup Exec revision 10.1.5629 — Remote Agent for Linux and UNIX Servers (RALUS)
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279329
272988 : How to run the Symantec Backup Exec ™ Remote Agent for UNIX or Linux Servers in debug mode
http://support.veritas.com/docs/272988
277215 : Backup Exec 10.0 revision 5520 for Windows Servers — Remote Agent for Linux and UNIX Servers (RALUS)
http://support.veritas.com/docs/277215
306806 : After the successful installation of the RALUS (Remote Agent for Linux and Unix Servers) Agent for Backup Exec for Windows Servers (BEWS) on Linux RHEL 4, the agent won’t start.
http://support.veritas.com/docs/306806
315533 : Installation of RALUS ( Remote Agent for Linux and Unix Server) or RAMS (Remote Agent for Mac Servers) fails while performing initial system check.
http://support.veritas.com/docs/315533
316499 : Unable to authenticate SYS/SYSTEM account while configuring the Remote Agent for Linux/Unix Servers (RALUS) for Oracle Backup.
http://support.veritas.com/docs/316499
266075 : General file system backup/restore: How to troubleshoot the error message «Access is denied» in Backup Exec for Windows Servers
http://support.veritas.com/docs/266075
327354 : How to perform a restore with the Backup Exec Remote Agent For Linux and Unix Systems (RALUS).
http://support.veritas.com/docs/327354
288617 : Backup Exec Remote Agent for Linux or Unix Servers (RALUS) will not install to Solaris 9 reporting the user is not running as root
http://support.veritas.com/docs/288617
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How to install Remote Agent on Linux server in Backup Exec 20
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
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.