Dell DL4000 Appliance Deployment Guide

Installing the Rapid Recovery Agent software on Debian or Ubuntu

1. Open a terminal session with root access.
2. Determine your present working directory by entering PWD and pressing Enter. For example, assume your directory is /home/rapidrecovery/.
3. Download the appropriate Rapid Recovery Agent .deb installation file from the License Portal at https://licenseportal.com to your present working directory.

   For more information about the license portal, see the Dell Data Protection | Rapid Recovery License Portal User Guide.

4. To establish a persistent connection between your Linux machine and the remote Dell repository in which Rapid Recovery software and components are stored, type the following command:

   		dpkg -i <.deb installation file you downloaded>

   For example, if the installer file is named rapidrecovery-repo-6.0.2.999.deb in the directory /home/rapidrecovery/, type the following command, and then press Enter:

   		dpkg -i rapidrecovery-repo-6.0.2.999.deb

   Any missing packages or files required by the Agent will be downloaded from the remote repository and installed automatically as part of the script.

   NOTE: For more information on dependencies for installing on a Linux machine, see Agent dependencies.
5. Install the Rapid Recovery Agent by invoking the apt package manager, updating the repository manager. Type the following command, and then press Enter:

   		apt-get update

6. Instruct the package manager to install the Rapid Recovery Agent software. Type the following command, and then press Enter:

   		apt-get install rapidrecovery-agent

7. The package manager prepares to install all dependent files. If prompted to confirm installation of unsigned files, enter y and then press Enter.

   The Rapid Recovery Agent files are installed.