Install Symantec Backup Exec Linux Agent on ESX hosts and Linux servers

1)       1)  root@esx4vm_1 agent]# gunzip BEWS_12.5.2213_LINUX-UNIX-MAC-SAP_AGENTS.tar.gz

 2) [root@esx4vm_1 installer]# tar xvf  /home/vmadmin/backupexec/agent/BEWS_12.5.2213_LINUX-UNIX-MAC-SAP_AGENTS.t

3)         [root@esx4vm_1 installer]# ./installrmal

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4)       Enter the system names separated by spaces on which to install RMAL: (esx4vm)192.168.10.10

5)        Checking system communication:

 Checking OS version on 192.168.10.10............. Linux 2.6.18-128.ESX

 Checking system support for 192.168.10.10... Linux 2.6.18-128.ESX supported by RMAL

Initial system check completed successfully.

4)         Press [Return] to continue:

installrmal will install the following RMAL packages on Linux target system: 192.168.10.10

VRTSralus        Symantec Backup Exec Media Agent for Linux Servers

Press [Return] to continue:

5)         Checking system installation requirements:

Checking RMAL installation requirements on Linux target systems: 192.168.10.10

Checking RMAL installation requirements on 192.168.10.10:

    Checking file system space ................ required space is available

Installation requirements checks completed successfully.

Press [Return] to continue:

6)         To display the Remote Agent as a selection in a media server's backup selection tree, and to be able to specify a local network for use between the Remote Agent and a media server, enter the names or IP addresses of the media servers that you want the Remote Agent to communicate with.

        An IP Address: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

        A Host Name: COMPUTERNAME

Enter a directory host:192.168.0.10      

7)         Do you want to add another name or address for this agent? [y, n] (n)n

Hostnames and/or IP addresses verification:

        Address: 192.168.0.10

8)         Is this information correct? [y, n] (y)y

9)         To perform backups, you must have a 'beoper' user group. This user group can be created only if you are not using NIS server. Your system will be scanned to detect a NIS server, group and membership.

Press [Return] to continue:

    Checking if system uses NIS server: ............................... No

10)       The installer will now check your system for the 'beoper' user group and root membership.

Press [Return] to continue:

    Checking for 'beoper' user group: ........................... Not Found

    Checking for 'root' user membership in 'beoper' user group: ... Not Found

11)       You can create 'beoper' user group manually or you can choose to have it created automatically.

Do you want installer to create 'beoper' user group? [y, n] (y)y

12)       Do you want installer to create 'beoper' user group? [y, n] (y)y

Do you want to use specific group ID when creating 'beoper' user group? [y, n] (n)n

13)       Do you want to add the 'root' user to 'beoper' user group? [y, n] (y)y

Adding 'root' user to 'beoper' user group: ...................... Done

Press [Return] to continue:

14)       Checking Symantec Backup Exec Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers on 192.168.10.10:

    Checking VRTSralus package .............................. not installed

Press [Return] to continue:

15)       Installing VRTSralus 12.5.2213 on 192.168.10.10

Symantec Backup Exec Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers installation completed successfully.

Press [Return] to continue:

16)       Configuring Symantec Backup Exec Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers:

    Creating configuration files ..................................... Done

Symantec Backup Exec Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers configured successfully.

Press [Return] to continue:

17)       The response file is saved at:

    /var/tmp/vxif/installrmal511104346/installrmal511104346.response

The installrmal log is saved at:

    /var/tmp/vxif/installrmal511104346/installrmal.log

18)       Start the agent using the following command

[root@esx4vm_1 installer]# /etc/init.d/VRTSralus.init start

19)       To stop the agent use the following command

[root@esx4vm_1 installer]#/etc/init.d/VRTSralus.init stop

20)       Configure firewall to allow TCP Port 10000 in and out

            ESX:      [root@esx4vm_1 installer]# esxcfg-firewall --openPort 10000,tcp,in,bkpexecagnt

          [root@esx4vm_1 installer]# esxcfg-firewall --openPort 10000,tcp,out,bkpexecagnt

     Confirm entries are added : [root@esx4vm_1 installer]#iptables –nL |grep 10000

    

     Linux:    # vi /etc/sysconfig/iptables

#-A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 10000 -j ACCEPT

            # /etc/init.d/iptables restart