PowerProtect Data Manager 19.14 File System User Guide

Install the File System agent on AIX in interactive mode

Use this interactive procedure to install the File System agent on supported AIX systems.

1. In the PowerProtect Data Manager UI:
   1. Click , and then select Downloads from the System Settings menu.
   2. Select the File System agent download package for AIX, fsagent19x_aixpower72.tar.gz.
   3. Download the package in the location that you want to install the File System agent.
      NOTE:Relocating the installation to another partition or mount point on AIX is not supported.
2. Untar the installer by running the following commands:
   1. gunzip fsagent19x_aixpower72.tar.gz
   2. tar -xvf fsagent19x_aixpower72.tar
3. To change the current working directory to the extracted path, run the command cd fsagent.
4. Run the installation script install.sh.
   To run in debug mode, run install.sh --debug.
   To get help, run install.sh --help.
   NOTE:File System agent does not support block-based backups on AIX. All backups performed by File System agent on AIX will be file-based backups.
   The following .rte files are installed as part of the script:

   • powerprotect-agentsvc.rte —Installs or updates the agent service component for the File System agent.
   • ppdm_fsagent.rte —Installs the File System agent related files and folders.
5. Type the PowerProtect Data Manager server FQDN or IP address. It is recommended to use the FQDN.
   NOTE:

   • If another application agent is already installed on the client and registered to PowerProtect, ensure that you register the agent with the existing PowerProtect Data Manager server FQDN. When you register the agent with a PowerProtect Data Manager server that is different from the currently registered server, no warning message appears, and requests are routed to the newer server instance.
   • If you specify a hostname or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) with an underscore (_) for the PowerProtect Data Manager server, then the communication will be done by the system's IP, if provided to the system on registration.
6. Type the preferred FQDN or IP address of the application host.
7. Type the port number from the supported port ranges 7000 to 7009 and 7012 to 7020. The specified port is used for communication between the File System agent and PowerProtect Data Manager.
   NOTE:If you do not specify a port number, the default port 7000 is used as the communication port. The ports 7010 and 7011 are used by the agent service message bus.
8. Type the answer to the prompt about whether to add the firewall rule for the specified port. If you answer yes, the /opt/dpsapps/agentsvc/configfw.sh script runs to set the firewall rule and enable the PowerProtect Data Manager communication port.
9. To enable the PowerProtect Data Manager communication TCP port manually, run the /opt/dpsapps/agentsvc/configfw.sh script as the root user.
   The system responds that the firewall script is running, and is configuring firewall rules.