PowerProtect Data Manager 19.11 Storage Direct User Guide

Install the Storage Direct agent on Linux

Learn how to install the stand-alone Storage Direct agent for PowerProtect Data Manager on supported Linux systems.

1. In the PowerProtect Data Manager UI:
   1. Select Agent Downloads from the System Settings menu.
   2. Select the Storage Direct agent download package for Linux, storagedirectagent19x_linux_x86_64.tar.gz.
   3. Download the package to the location where you want to install the Storage Direct agent.
2. Unpack the Storage Direct software package:
   1. Run the following command:

      gunzip storagedirectagent19x_<platform>.tar.gz

   2. Run the following command:

      tar -xvf storagedirectagent19x_<platform>.tar

   3. Run the following command:

      rpm -–import RPM_KEY

3. Provide "Execute" +x permissions on the install.sh file.
4. Install the Storage Direct software as the root user by running the installation script:

   install.sh

   NOTE During the installation, you are prompted for the hostname or IP address of the PowerProtect Data Manager. As an alternative, you can include the --server option when you run the install.sh installation script, as in the following:

   install.sh --server=<PowerProtect_Data_Manager_server_hostname_or_IP>

   To obtain a list of all the available command options for the install.sh command, run the command install.sh --help or install.sh -h. The command also supports the --debug or -d option for debugging purposes.

   The product is installed in the /opt/dpsapps/ppfsagent directory. Two RPM files are installed as part of the installation script:

   • storagedirectagent-19.x.x.x86_64.rpm
   • powerprotect-agentsvc-19.x.x.x86_64

     To view the status of the PowerProtect agent service, go to the /opt/dpsapps/agentsvc directory and run the ./register.sh --status command.