Commvault: Install Linux Data Agents
To prepare a computer to be backed up, install Commvault data agents. This document gives the steps to install the Commvault data agents on a Linux computer via the Commcell Console application.
Install Linux Data Agents
- Make a remote-desktop connection to the CV-CSMASTER host <144.92.160.94>.
- Run the "Commcell Console" application.
- Click the "Tools" tab at the top of the window.
- Chose "Add/Remove Software > Install Software" to start the Install Wizard.
- On the "Install Wizard" page…
- Read text.
- Click the "Next" button to advance.
- On the "Select computer's operating system" page…
- Choose...
Unix and Linux
- Click the "Next" button to advance.
- Choose...
- On the "Select how to discover the computers for installing the software" page…
- Choose...
Manually select computers
- Click the "Next" button to advance.
- Choose...
- On the "Enter the host names of the computers" page…
- Type the domain name of the target computer in the text field; one name per line. For example…
dataviz.wcer.wisc.edu
- Click the "Next" button to advance.
- Type the domain name of the target computer in the text field; one name per line. For example…
- On the "Enter Account Information" page…
- Type the "User Name" field and its password in the "Password" and "Confirm Password" fields. For example...
root
- Click the "Next" button to advance.
- Type the "User Name" field and its password in the "Password" and "Confirm Password" fields. For example...
- On the "Select Package(s) to Install" page...
- Choose...
File System Core
File System - If needed, fill the "MySQL" or "PostgreSQL" checkboxes.
- Click the "Next" button to advance.
- Choose...
- On the "Enter Recommended Settings for the selected Software" page…
- Choose "All Servers" from the "Recommended Settings" list and click the "Add" button to include it in the "Selected" list.
All Servers
- Click the "Next" button to advance.
- Choose "All Servers" from the "Recommended Settings" list and click the "Add" button to include it in the "Selected" list.
- On the "Enter Additional Install Options" page…
- Accept defaults.
- Click the "Next" button to advance.
- On the "Unix Advance Options" page…
- Type "simpana" into the "Unix Group" field.
simpana
- Click the "Next" button to advance.
- Type "simpana" into the "Unix Group" field.
- On the "Optional Settings" page…
- Accept defaults.
- Click the "Next" button to advance.
- On the "Network Route Configuration" page…
- Accept defaults.
- Click the "Next" button to advance.
- On the "Please Select When To Run The Job" page…
- Accept the "Immediate" option under "Job Initiation".
- Click the "Next" button to advance.
- On the "Summary" page…
- Review the Summary.
- Click "Finish" to start the install.
- On the "Install Wizard" page…
- Follow the installation progress by clicking on the "Job Controller" tab in the Console.
- If install fails, check the "Delay Reason" column.
- If account login fails,…
- Check "root" login access and password by logging on with SSH.
- Verify that the domain name resolves, e.g., issue "nslookup DOMAIN".