Install Symantec Tape Backup Exec Agent on Linux

The following are the steps of installing Symantec Tape Backup Exec Agent on Redhat Linux operating system after which the Backup Exec application can start taking backup on Tape drives from the Redhat Linux OS file system.

1. Copy the agent gnuzipped file to the server in /tmp/symantec folder, then extract the contents,

# gunzip BEWS_12.5.2213_LINUX-UNIX-MAC-SAP_AGENTS.tar.gz
# tar -xvf BEWS_12.5.2213_LINUX-UNIX-MAC-SAP_AGENTS.tar

[root@srdodb symantec]# ls
BEWS_12.5.2213_LINUX-UNIX-MAC-SAP_AGENTS.tar
installrams.pl
RALUS64
tools uninstallrmalDOCS installrmal ralusinst.conf uninstallralus uninstallrmal.plinstallralus installrmal.pl RALUSx86 uninstallralus.cmd VxIFinstallralus.cmd messages ramsinst.conf uninstallralus.pl winntinstallralus.pl perl rmalinst.conf uninstallramsinstallrams pkgs scripts uninstallrams.pl

2. Now update the hosts file and add the tape backup server entry in it,

[root@srdodb symantec]# vi /etc/hosts
# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost::1 localhost6.localdomain6
192.168.1.82 srdodb
192.168.2.60 tapebkupsrv

3. Shutdown the database and/or other applicaitons that are not requrired at this time, and start installing the agent now

[root@srdodb symantec]# ./installralus

Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Remote Agent for Linux/Unix Servers 12.5.2213

Enter the system names separated by spaces on which to install RALUS: (srdodb.domain.local)
Checking system communication:
Checking OS version on srdodb.domain.local ....................................................... Linux 2.6.18-128.el5
Checking system support for srdodb.domain.local ............................... Linux 2.6.18-128.el5 supported by RALUS

Initial system check completed successfully.

Press [Return] to continue:
Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Remote Agent for Linux/Unix Servers 12.5.2213
installralus will install the following RALUS packages on Linux target system: srdodb.domain.local

VRTSralus Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Remote Agent for Linux/Unix Servers
Press [Return] to continue:
Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Remote Agent for Linux/Unix Servers 12.5.2213
Checking system installation requirements:
Checking RALUS installation requirements on Linux target systems: srdodb.domain.local

Checking RALUS installation requirements on srdodb.domain.local:
Checking file system space ............................................................. required space is available
Installation requirements checks completed successfully.
Press [Return] to continue: Checking for prerequistes .................... Done
Checking for Port 10000 ...................................................................... Done

Remote Agent Media Server Configuration

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:192.168.2.60
Do you want to add another name or address for this agent? [y, n] (n)n

Remote Agent User Group Setup

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
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
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)

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

Creating group 'beoper': ...................................................................................... Done

Do you want to add the 'root' user to 'beoper' user group? [y, n] (y)
Adding 'root' user to 'beoper' user group: ................................................................... Done

Press [Return] to continue:
Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Remote Agent for Linux/Unix Servers 12.5.2213

Checking Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Remote Agent for Linux/Unix Servers on srdodb.domain.local:
Checking VRTSralus package ........................................................................... not installed

Press [Return] to continue:

Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Remote Agent for Linux/Unix Servers 12.5.2213
Installing Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Remote Agent for Linux/Unix Servers on srdodb.domain.local:

Installing VRTSralus 12.5.2213 on egdodb.qia.local ............................................... done 1 of 1 steps
Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Remote Agent for Linux/Unix Servers installation completed successfully.
Press [Return] to continue: Copying new initialization scripts .................................. Done
Creating RALUS linkedname in rc2.d ............................................................................ Done
Creating RALUS linkedname in rc3.d ............................................................................ Done
Creating RALUS linkedname in rc5.d ............................................................................ Done
Updating RALUS files for beoper .................................................................................... Done

Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Remote Agent for Linux/Unix Servers 12.5.2213

Configuring Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Remote Agent for Linux/Unix Servers:

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

Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Remote Agent for Linux/Unix Servers configured successfully.

Press [Return] to continue:
The response file is saved at:
/var/tmp/vxif/installralus1223014409/installralus1223014409.response
The installralus log is saved at:
/var/tmp/vxif/installralus1223014409/installralus.log

4. To start, stop or restart the agent use the following command,

[root@egdodb init.d]# cd /etc/init.d

[root@egdodb init.d]# ls VR*

VRTSralus.init

[root@egdodb init.d]# ./VRTSralus.init status

Symantec Backup Exec Remote Agent for Linux/Unix Servers
Usage: VRTSralus.init { start stop restart }

[root@egdodb init.d]# ./VRTSralus.init stop
Stopping Symantec Backup Exec Remote Agent ...............Stopping
Symantec Backup Exec Remote Agent: [ OK ]

[root@egdodb init.d]# ./VRTSralus.init start
Starting Symantec Backup Exec Remote Agent ......Starting
Symantec Backup Exec Remote Agent: [ OK ]

5. Now finally from the Tape backup server i.e, from Symantec Backup Exec application test a new backup job by picking some files/folders to include in the tape backup. Also test the restore on linux and windows server.

Good...Great...I found the similar setup on Symantec site...follow the link,

http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/282010.htm

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