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Preparing to Install a Third-Party Backup Agent

104 Snap Server Administrator Guide

Preparing to Install a Third-Party Backup Agent

Before performing one of the backup agent installation procedures described in this

appendix, make sure you have the following information and tools:

• Backup and media server IP addresses —

Most backup agents need to know the

IP addresses of the backup and media servers you plan to use with the Snap

Server. You will use the

Maintenance > Host File Editor

screen in the Snap Server’s

Administration Tool to supply a host-name-to-ip-address mapping that persists

across system reboots.

• Backup software sees the Snap Server as a UNIX/Linux client —

When you

configure a backup server to see the agent or client running on the Snap Server,

assume the server is a UNIX or Linux client.

• The agent/client files required by your backup software —

Typically, these files

are either provided on your backup software’s User CD or are available for

download from the manufacturer’s website. You will need to copy these files

(usually delivered in a compressed format, e.g., as *.rpm, *.tgz, or *tar files) to the

Snap Server.

• A secure shell (SSH) client —

To remotely install any backup agent on the Snap

Server, you must 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 application installed,

you can download one from the Internet.

Tip

The commands you must enter via SSH to install your backup agent are case

sensitive; pay careful attention to the capitalization of commands, and enter them

exactly as shown.

• Locate the Snap Server backup and restore path —

Backup servers often request

the path for backup and restore operations on the Snap Server. When you

configure a backup server to see the agent or client running on the Snap Server,

use the following path:

/shares/sharename

where sharename is the name of the share to be backed up. If you have accepted

the default Snap Server configuration, the correct path is as follows:

/shares/SHARE1

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APC Snap Server 2200 Specifications Page 118