Installing The Agent Software On Offline Linux Machines - Dell DL1000 Deployment Manual

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chmod +x appassure-installer__rhel_amd64_5.x.x.xxxxx.sh and then press <Enter>.
NOTE: For 32-bit environments, the installer is named appassureinstaller__
rhel_i386_5.x.x.xxxxx.sh.
The file becomes executable.
3.
To extract and install the Agent, type the following command:
/appassure-installer_rhel_amd64_5.x.x.xxxxx.sh and then press <Enter>.
The Linux agent begins its extraction and installation process. Any missing packages or files required
by the agent is downloaded and installed automatically as part of the script.
For information on the files required by the Agent, see
After the installer completes, the Agent will be running on your machine. For more information on
protecting this machine with the Core, see the topic 'Protecting Workstations and Servers' in the Rapid
Recovery 6.0 on DL Appliances User's Guide at Dell.com/support/home.

Installing the Agent software on offline Linux machines

This task requires access to an online Linux machine, removable storage media, and access to the final
offline Linux machine. If AppAssure Agent is installed on the offline Linux machine, you must first uninstall
it before installing Rapid Recovery Agent. For more information, see "Uninstalling the AppAssure Agent
software from a Linux machine" section in Dell Data Protection | Rapid Recovery Installation and Upgrade
Guide.
When installing the Agent software on Linux machines that do not have access to the Internet, follow this
procedure. After installation is complete, configure the Agent as described in the topic
Rapid Recovery Agent on a Linux
NOTE: If installing on multiple Linux distributions, perform this procedure once for each distribution.
1.
From a Linux machine with access to the Internet, open a terminal window and type the following
command:
wget http://s3.amazonaws.com/repolinux/6.0.2/packages-downloader.sh
The shell script downloads to your current directory.
2.
Run the shell script by executing the following command:
bash packages-downloader.sh
The script executes and prompts you to select a specific Linux distribution and architecture.
3.
Type the index of the installation package you want and press Enter.
For example, to obtain an installation package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, enter 3 and press Enter.
The appropriate installer is extracted into the ~/rapidrecovery.packages/ directory.
NOTE: The tilde ~/ characters represent your home directory.
4.
Copy the packages for Rapid Recovery Agent to removable media. The specific location of your
removable media can differ based on Linux distribution. Type the following command and then press
Enter:
cp -R ~/rapidrecovery.packages/ <your_removable_media>
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Agent
dependencies.
Configuring the

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