Installing The Agent Software On Windows Server Core Edition Machines; Configuring The Rapid Recovery Agent On A Linux Machine - Dell DL1000 Deployment Manual

For example, if using a removable USB drive that is mounted to location /media/USB-drive-1, type
the following command and then press Enter:
cp -R ~/rapidrecovery.packages /media/USB-drive-1
All the necessary files are copied to the removable medium.
5. Take the removable medium to the offline Linux machine and mount the drive.
6. Copy the data from the mounted device to your home directory or other desired location. For
example, type the following command and then press Enter:
cp -R /media/USB-drive-1 ~/rapidrecovery.packages
7. Change to the Rapid Recovery directory. For example, type the following command and then press
Enter:
cd ~/rapidrecovery.packages
8. Run the installation of Agent with root privileges. This command differs based on Linux distribution.
• For Red Hat, SLES, Oracle, and CentOS, type the following command and then press Enter:
sudo rpm -i *.rpm
• For Debian and Ubuntu, type the following command and then press Enter:
sudo dpkg -i *.deb
The local package manager runs the installation of Rapid Recovery Agent.
After installation is complete, configure the Agent as described in the topic
Recovery Agent on a Linux
CAUTION: After configuring the newly installed Agent software on a Linux machine, you must
restart the machine. Restarting ensures that the proper kernel driver version is used to protect
your machine.

Installing the Agent software on Windows Server Core Edition machines

Complete the steps in the following procedure to install the Agent software on a Windows Server Core
machine.
NOTE: The following procedure installs the Agent software in console mode. To install in silent
mode instead, append /silent to the installer file name on the command line. For example,
Agent-X64-6.X.X.xxxxx.exe /silent.
1. Download the Rapid Recovery Agent installer file from the Dell Data Protection | Rapid Recovery
License Portal or from the Rapid Recovery Core.
2. From a command prompt, navigate to the directory containing the Rapid Recovery Agent installer file
and enter the installer file name to begin the installation:
Agent-X64-6.x.x.xxxxx.exe
The installation program installs the Agent software and displays progress in the console. Upon
completion, new installations trigger an automatic restart of the machine, whereas Agent upgrades
may not require a machine restart.

Configuring the Rapid Recovery Agent on a Linux machine

Run the Rapid Recovery Configuration utility after installing Rapid Recovery Agent software on a Linux
machine. This compiles and installs the kernel module on the Linux machine you want to protect in your
Core.
machine.
Configuring the Rapid
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