Deployment Guide

Thus, the installation process when upgrading from AppAssure to Rapid Recovery involves:
● Removing the AppAssure Agent software (not required for first-time installations)
● Determine the relevant package manager for your Linux distribution
● Follow the procedure for installing Rapid Recovery Agent on the Linux machine, including configuring the software repository
(steps 1 through 4 of the installation procedure)
● Run the configuration utility to set port, configure users, add firewall exclusions, install the kernel module, and start the
Agent service.
● Restart the Linux machine
The instructions for installing the Agent software on a Linux machine differ slightly depending on the Linux distribution you are
using. For more information about preparing for and installing the Agent software for a Linux machine connected to the Internet,
see the appropriate topic. You can choose from the following sections:
● Installing the Rapid Recovery Agent software on Debian or Ubuntu on page 32
● Installing the Rapid Recovery Agent software on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on page 33
For more information about preparing for and installing the Agent software for a Linux machine that is not connected to the
Internet, see the topic:
● Installing the Agent software on offline Linux machines on page 34
Before you begin installation of Agent software, see the topics: Downloading the Linux distribution, About security, Location of
Linux Agent files, Agent dependencies, Linux scripting information in the Dell Data Protection | Rapid Recovery 6.0 Installation
and Upgrade Guide.
Location of Linux Agent files
There are several files required to support the Rapid Recovery Agent software on a Linux machine. For all supported Linux
distributions, these files are located in the following directories:
● mono:
/opt/apprecovery/mono
● agent:
/opt/apprecovery/agent
● local mount:
/opt/apprecovery/local_mount
● rapidrecovery-vdisk and aavdctl:
/usr/bin/aavdisk
● configuration files for rapidrecovery-vdisk:
/etc/apprecovery/aavdisk.conf
● wrappers for agent and local_mount
/usr/bin/agent
/usr/bin/local_mount
● autorun scripts for agent and rapidrecovery-vdisk:
/etc/init.d/rapidrecovery-agent
/etc/init.d/rapidrecovery-vdisk
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