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Installing the agent on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS

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NOTE: This procedure applies to a Linux machine that is connected to the internet. For offline installation of Rapid Recovery Agent on any Linux machine, see Installing the Agent software on offline Linux machines . 1. Open a terminal session with root access. 2. Determine your present working directory by entering PWD and pressing Enter. For example, assume your directory is /home/ rapidrecovery/. 3. Download the appropriate Rapid Recovery Agent .rpm installation file from the License Portal at https://licenseportal.com to your present working directory. For more information about the license portal, see the Dell Data Protection | Rapid Recovery License Portal User Guide. 4. To establish a persistent connection between your Linux machine and the remote Dell repository in which Rapid Recovery software and components are stored, type the following command: rpm -ivh For example, if the installer file is named rapidrecovery-repo-6.0.2.999.rpm in the directory /home/rapidrecovery/, type the following command, and then press Enter: rpm -ivh rapidrecovery-repo-6.0.2.999.rpm Any missing packages or files required by the Agent will be downloaded from the remote repository and installed automatically as part of the script. NOTE: For more information on dependencies for installing on a Linux machine, see Agent dependencies. 5. Install the Rapid Recovery Agent by invoking the zypper package manager, updating the repository manager. Type the following command, and then press Enter: apt-get update 6. Instruct the package manager to install the Rapid Recovery Agent software. Type the following command, and then press Enter: apt-get install rapidrecovery-agent 7. The package manager prepares to install all dependent files. If prompted to confirm installation of unsigned files, enter y and then press Enter. The Rapid Recovery Agent files are installed. Installing the agent on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS NOTE: Before performing these steps, ensure that you have downloaded the Red Hat or CentOS installer package to the /home/system directory. The following steps are the same for both 32-bit and 64-bit environments. To install an agent on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS: 1. Open a terminal session with root access. 2. To make the Agent installer executable, type the following command: chmod +x appassure-installer__rhel_amd64_5.x.x.xxxxx.sh and then press . NOTE: For 32-bit environments, the installer is named appassureinstaller__ rhel_i386_5.x.x.xxxxx.sh. The file becomes executable. 3. To extract and install the Agent, type the following command: /appassure-installer_rhel_amd64_5.x.x.xxxxx.sh and then press . The Linux agent begins its extraction and installation process. Any missing packages or files required by the agent is downloaded and installed automatically as part of the script. For information on the files required by the Agent, see Agent dependencies. After the installer completes, the Agent will be running on your machine. For more information on protecting this machine with the Core, see the topic 'Protecting Workstations and Servers' in the Rapid Recovery 6.0 on DL Appliances User's Guide at Dell.com/ support/home. 33

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NOTE: This procedure applies to a Linux machine that is connected to the internet. For offline installation of Rapid
Recovery Agent on any Linux machine, see
Installing the Agent software on offline Linux machines
.
1.
Open a terminal session with root access.
2.
Determine your present working directory by entering PWD and pressing
Enter
. For example, assume your directory is
/home/
rapidrecovery/
.
3.
Download the appropriate Rapid Recovery Agent .rpm installation file from the License Portal at
https://licenseportal.com
to
your present working directory.
For more information about the license portal, see the
Dell Data Protection | Rapid Recovery License Portal User Guide
.
4.
To establish a persistent connection between your Linux machine and the remote Dell repository in which Rapid Recovery
software and components are stored, type the following command:
rpm -ivh <.rpm installation file you downloaded>
For example, if the installer file is named rapidrecovery-repo-6.0.2.999.rpm in the directory
/home/rapidrecovery/
, type the
following command, and then press
Enter
:
rpm -ivh rapidrecovery-repo-6.0.2.999.rpm
Any missing packages or files required by the Agent will be downloaded from the remote repository and installed automatically
as part of the script.
NOTE: For more information on dependencies for installing on a Linux machine, see
Agent dependencies
.
5.
Install the Rapid Recovery Agent by invoking the zypper package manager, updating the repository manager. Type the
following command, and then press
Enter
:
apt-get update
6.
Instruct the package manager to install the Rapid Recovery Agent software. Type the following command, and then press
Enter
:
apt-get install rapidrecovery-agent
7.
The package manager prepares to install all dependent files. If prompted to confirm installation of unsigned files, enter
y
and
then press
Enter
.
The Rapid Recovery Agent files are installed.
Installing the agent on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS
NOTE: Before performing these steps, ensure that you have downloaded the Red Hat or CentOS installer package to
the /home/system directory. The following steps are the same for both 32-bit and 64-bit environments.
To install an agent on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS:
1.
Open a terminal session with root access.
2.
To make the Agent installer executable, type the following command:
chmod +x appassure-installer__rhel_amd64_5.x.x.xxxxx.sh
and then press <Enter>.
NOTE: For 32-bit environments, the installer is named
appassureinstaller__
rhel_i386_5.x.x.xxxxx.sh
.
The file becomes executable.
3.
To extract and install the Agent, type the following command:
/appassure-installer_rhel_amd64_5.x.x.xxxxx.sh
and then press <Enter>.
The Linux agent begins its extraction and installation process. Any missing packages or files required by the agent is
downloaded and installed automatically as part of the script.
For information on the files required by the Agent, see
Agent dependencies
.
After the installer completes, the Agent will be running on your machine. For more information on protecting this machine with the
Core, see the topic 'Protecting Workstations and Servers' in the
Rapid Recovery 6.0 on DL Appliances User’s Guide
at
Dell.com/
support/home
.
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