PowerProtect File System Agent on AIX fails to install

Summary: The PowerProtect File System Agent on AIX fails to install with no details about the failure.

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Symptoms

The PowerProtect File System Agent install.sh script debug execution shows:

xyzbdb1:/SCC-TMP/PowerP/fsagent> ./install.sh --debug
2022/08/26 11:46:01 Checking if required XL C++ runtime environment version filesets exist to proceed with Installation
2022/08/26 11:46:01 Found supported XL C++ runtime environment version 16.1.0.8, proceeding with installation
2022/08/26 11:46:01 Checking OS Compatibility for AIX
2022/08/26 11:46:05 Found supported version of AIX operating system, continuing with installation.
2022/08/26 11:46:05 AIX
2022/08/26 11:46:05
2022/08/26 11:46:05 The powerprotect-agentsvc was not installed.
2022/08/26 11:46:06
2022/08/26 11:46:06 The ppdm_fsagent was not installed.
2022/08/26 11:46:06 The ppdm_fsagent installation failed.
2022/08/26 11:46:06 FSAgent installation failed

The truss debugging utility command execution to evaluate the trace of the PowerProtect File System Agent install.sh script.

truss -a -f -e -o truss.out bash ./install.sh --debug

install.sh command output example
The truss output is truncated, and the last line shows a reference to disk space.

42467800:       15860051: kread(8, " 0 5 0 3 - 0 2 5   % 1 $".., 4096) =4096
42467800:       15860051: kwrite(2, " 0 5 0 3 - 0 2 5  ", 9)    =9
42467800:       15860051: kwrite(2, " i n s t a l l p", 8)      =8
42467800:       15860051: kwrite(2, " :     T h e r e   i s  ".., 54) =54
42467800:       15860051: kwrite(2, " / o p t", 4)              =4
42467800:       15860051: kwrite(2, "   (", 2)                  =2
42467800:       15860051: kwrite(2, " 2 1 0 1 6 0", 6)          =6
42467800:       15860051: kwrite(2, "   m o r e   5 1 2 - b y".., 136) = 136 <<--- TRUCATED LINE indicating 512 bytes are needed

Cause

The /opt target partition does not have enough space for the File System Agent installation. The PowerProtect Data Manager File System User Guide documents the minimum required disk space for the File System Agent installation.

Resolution

Increase the /opt partition size on the AIX OS to allow the installation to copy the relevant File System Agent files.

Additional Information

Verify the XL C++ 6.1 and above is installed on the AIX OS.

lslpp -l | grep -i xlc

lslpp command output example

Article Properties
Article Number: 000203371
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 23 Dec 2025
Version:  6
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