Dell Avamar for Oracle 19.10 User Guide

Installing the Avamar Plug-in for Oracle on Linux

You can install the Avamar Plug-in for Oracle software in either the default installation directory or an alternate directory.

1. Log in to the Oracle server as root.
2. Change the directory to the temporary directory by typing the following command:
   cd /tmp
   where tmp is the temporary directory.
3. To install the Avamar Plug-in for Oracle in the default directory, type the following command:
   rpm -ivh AvamarRMAN-linux-platform-version.rpm
   where:

   • platform is the Linux system type.
   • version is the Avamar software version.
4. To change base directory for the installation, type the following command:
   rpm --relocate /usr/local/avamar=/install_path -i AvamarRMAN-linux-platform-version.rpm
   where:

   • install_path is the new directory.
   • platform is the Linux system type.
   • version is the Avamar software version.
5. To change the base directory and var directory locations during the installation, type the following command:
   rpm -ivh --relocate /usr/local/avamar=install_path --relocate /var/avamar=var_path AvamarRMAN-linux-platform-version.rpm
   where:

   • install_path is the new directory.
   • var_path is the new var directory.
   • platform is the Linux system type.
   • version is the Avamar software version.