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Pre-installation Tasks, Enable SSH on the Snap Server.

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Pre-installation Tasks Pre-installation Tasks Perform the following tasks prior to installing any agents. 1 Identify backup and media servers to the Snap Server. In the Administration Tool, navigate to the Maintenance > Host File Editor screen and click Add. In the screen that opens, do the following: (a) enter the IP address of the backup or media server; or (b) enter one or both of the following as required by your backup software: • Host name (long form): Enter the fully qualified address for the backup server using the myserver.mydomain.com format. • Host name (short form): Enter an abbreviated address for the backup server using the myserver format. Click Save. The entry appears on the Host Editor screen. Repeat this procedure for each backup and media server you plan to use. 2 Enable SSH on the Snap Server. Navigate to the System > SSH screen, and in the Enable SSH pull-down menu, select Yes, and then click Save. Secure Shell is immediately available. Caution Leaving SSH enabled is a security risk. Snap Appliance strongly recommends that you disable SSH as soon as you complete the installation procedure. 3 Create a directory on the Snap Server called agent. You must create a directory on the Snap Servers to which you will copy the agent files. For purposes of illustration, the procedures described in this appendix assume that this directory is called agent. Navigate to the Storage > Directories screen, click Create Directory, enter agent, and then click Continue. Tip VERITAS NetBackup users should skip the next step and proceed to "Installing a VERITAS NetBackup 3.4.1 Client" on page 109. 4 Copy the agent/backup files to the Snap Server. Using a method appropriate to your environment, copy the agent/client files to the directory you just created for this purpose. 105

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Pre-installation Tasks
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Pre-installation Tasks
Perform the following tasks prior to installing any agents.
1
Identify backup and media servers to the Snap Server.
In the Administration Tool, navigate to the
Maintenance > Host File Editor
screen
and click
Add
. In the screen that opens, do the following: (a) enter the IP address
of the backup or media server; or (b) enter one or both of the following as
required by your backup software:
•
Host name (long form): Enter the fully qualified address for the backup server
using the
myserver.mydomain.com
format.
•
Host name (short form): Enter an abbreviated address for the backup server
using the
myserver
format.
Click
Save
. The entry appears on the Host Editor screen. Repeat this procedure
for each backup and media server you plan to use.
2
Enable SSH on the Snap Server.
Navigate to the
System > SSH
screen, and in the Enable SSH pull-down menu,
select
Yes
, and then click
Save
. Secure Shell is immediately available.
Caution
Leaving SSH enabled is a security risk. Snap Appliance strongly
recommends that you disable SSH as soon as you complete the installation
procedure.
3
Create a directory on the Snap Server called
agent
.
You must create a directory on the Snap Servers to which you will copy the agent
files. For purposes of illustration, the procedures described in this appendix
assume that this directory is called
agent
. Navigate to the
Storage > Directories
screen, click
Create Directory
, enter
agent
, and then click
Continue
.
Tip
VERITAS NetBackup users should skip the next step and proceed to
“Installing a VERITAS NetBackup 3.4.1 Client” on page 109.
4
Copy the agent/backup files to the Snap Server.
Using a method appropriate to your environment, copy the agent/client files to
the directory you just created for this purpose.