Installing Microsoft Windows Agents At The Client; Adding An Agent; Installing Agents On Linux Machines - Dell PowerVault DL4000 Deployment Manual

After the agent is deployed, a backup of the client begins automatically.

Installing Microsoft Windows Agents At The Client

To install the agents:
1. Verify that the client has the Microsoft .NET4 framework installed:
a) On the appliance, start the Windows Server Manager.
b) Click Configuration → Services.
c) Ensure that Microsoft .NET Framework is displayed in the list of services.
If it is not installed, you can get a copy from microsoft.com.
2. Install the agent:
a) On the AppAssure appliance, share the directory C:\install\AppAssure to the client(s) you plan to back up.
b) On the client system, map a drive to C:\install\AppAssure on the AppAssure appliance.
c) On the client system, open the C:\install\AppAssure directory and double-click the correct agent for the client
system to begin the installation.

Adding An Agent

NOTE: You must have administrative privileges to download and add agents.
To add an agent:
1. On the AppAssure 5 License Portal Home page, select a group, and then click Download Agent.
The Download Agent dialog box is displayed.
2. Click Download, located next to the installer version you want to download.
You can choose from:
– 32-bit Windows installer
– 64-bit Windows installer
– 32-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 installer
– 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 installer
– 32-bit CentOS 6.3 installer
– 64-bit CentOS 6.3 installer
– 32-bit Ubuntu 12.04 LTS installer
– 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04 LTS installer
– 32-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 installer
– 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 installer
The Agent file downloads.
3. Click Run in the Installer dialog box.

Installing Agents On Linux Machines

Download the distribution specific 32-bit or 64-bit installer on every Linux server that you want to protect using the
AppAssure 5 Core. You can download the installers from the AppAssure 5 License Portal at https://licenseportal.com.
For more information, see Adding An
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