Specifications

Preparing to Install a Third Party Backup Agent
154 Snap Server Administrator Guide
• A secure shell (SSH) client —
To remotely install any backup agent on the Snap
Server, you must use have a secure shell (SSH) client installed on a remote
workstation. The Snap Appliance SSH implementation is compatible with both
SSH1 and SSH2. If you do not already have an SSH client installed, you can
download free or low-cost SSH applications from the Internet.
To prepare to install a backup agent, perform the following tasks:
1
Identify Backup and Media Servers to the Snap Server.
In the Administration Tool, navigate to the
Maintenance > Host Editor
screen and
click
Add
. In the screen that opens, do the following
a
Enter the IP address of the backup or media server.
b
Enter one or both of the following as required by your backup software:
• Hostname (long form): Enter the fully qualified address for the backup server
using the myserver.mydomain.com format.
• Hostname (short form): Enter an abbreviated address for the backup server
using the myserver format.
Click
Save
. The entry appears on the Host Editor screen. Repeat this procedure
for each backup and media server you plan to use.
2
Enable SSH on the Snap Server.
Navigate to the
System > SSH
screen, and in the Enable SSH pull-down menu,
select Yes, and then click
Save
. Secure Shell is immediately available.
Caution
Leaving SSH enabled is a security risk. Snap Appliance strongly
recommends that you disable SSH as soon as you complete the installation
procedure.
3
Create a directory on the Snap Server called agent.
You must create a directory on the Snap Servers to which you will copy the agent
files. For purposes of illustration, the procedures described in this appendix
assume that this directory is called agent. Navigate to the
Storage > Directories
screen, click
Create Directory
, enter
agent
, and then click
Continue
.
Tip
VERITAS NetBackup users should skip the next step and proceed to their
installation instructions on page 158.
4
Copy the agent/backup files to the Snap Server.
Using a method appropriate to your environment, copy the agent/client files to
the directory you just created for this purpose.