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| Newer page: | version 7 | Last edited on Thursday, April 26, 2007 7:18:19 pm | by CraigBox | Revert |
| Older page: | version 2 | Last edited on Sunday, November 28, 2004 11:56:22 am | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
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-!!! Installing BackupExec on DebianLinux
+!! Installing BackupExec on DebianLinux (10.x)
+
+The Remote Agent has been renamed RALUS (for Remote Agent for Linux and UNIX Servers) and an excellent HOWTO on using [RALUS on Debian|http://newvibes.net/linux/backup.html] is available.
+
+Don't forget to run <tt>update-rc.d VRTSralus.init defaults</tt> to make it start/stop appropritately.
+
+Note, you need to [have a RALUS license on your media server to use RALUS 10|http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/276788.htm], but you can use v9 for 'free'.
+
+
!! Installing BackupExec on DebianLinux (9.x)
Untar and install to <tt>/usr/local/bkupexec</tt> and copy the <tt>agent.cfg</tt> from there to a newly created <tt>/etc/bkupexec</tt> directory. Now create a <tt>/etc/init.d/bkupexec</tt> file with the following content:
<verbatim>
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exit 0
</verbatim>
Make it executable and run <tt>update-rc.d bkupexec defaults 96</tt>, and you're away laughing.
+
+!! Can't see my agent
+
+Run agent.be with -nd to debug. [Learn how to read the debug log|http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/263307.htm].
+
+!! "The function is not implemented" when viewing your remote agent
+
+Check that /etc/hosts has the right details (fqdn, IP address) for the server you are running RALUS on.
+
+!! "**** getservbyname(grfs, tcp) failed! ****"
+
+<pre>
+echo 'grfs 6101/tcp' >> /etc/services
+</pre>
+
+!! Not seeing the agent in the Windows server
+
+You need the hostname of the server you are announcing *to* in the /etc/hosts file as well.
+
+Check the debug log to see you're getting a connection to port 6101 (which translates in Weird VERITAS Binary to 23.213):
+
+<pre>
+rcvr addr=10.7.13.10.23.213
+attempting to connect. state=0
+</pre>
+
+Telnet to that IP:6101 and ensure you get a response. If not, check the Agent Browser service on the Windows machine.
+
+[http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/192204.htm More troubleshooting notes] are available on the VERITAS knowledge base.
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