PowerProtect Data Manager 19.14 File System User Guide

Install the File System agent on Linux in interactive mode

Use this interactive procedure to Install the File System agent on supported Linux 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 Linux, fsagent19x_linux_x86_64.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 Linux is not supported.
2. Untar the installer by running tar -xvf fsagent19x_linux_x86_64.tar.gz.

   Then, run the command cd fsagent to change the current working directory to the extracted path.

   NOTE:To verify the authenticity and integrity of the RPM files prior to the installation step, follow the instructions in the PowerProtect Data Manager Security Configuration Guide.
3. Run the installation script install.sh.
   To run in debug mode, run install.sh --debug.
   To get help, run install.sh --help.
   NOTE:For installations on Oracle Linux distributions or CentOS Linux distributions (for CentOS 8.0, 8.1, and 8.2), run install.sh --skip-driver to skip the block-based backup driver installation. These distributions do not currently support block-based backups. All backups performed by the File System agent on these distributions will be file-based backups.

   For RHEL distributions (for Red Hat 8.0, 8.1, and 8.2), Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is enabled by default. It can support block-based backups, provided you continue the installation with the procedure in Install the File System agent on RHEL distributions.

   The following .rpm or .deb files are installed as part of the script:

   • powerprotect-agentsvc.rpm or powerprotect-agentsvc.deb—Installs or updates the agent service component for the File System agent.
   • ppdm_bbbwt.rpm or ppdm-bbbwt.deb—Installs the block-based backups driver.
   • ppdm_fsagent.rpm or ppdm-fsagent.deb—Installs the File System agent related files and folders.
4. 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 the system on registration.
5. Type the preferred FQDN or IP address of the application host.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.

   NOTE: If the firewall rules are not applied, restart the firewall.