Veritas Backup Exec v.10.0 Remote Agent for Linux/Unix Srvrs

[dUSk]

When trying to install RALUS i get following errors. It is probably because the package was written for RedHat and the lib paths differ. How to quickly fix it?

[ronnie]

Do manual install as described on page 868 in the english version of the Administrators guide. You can find ralus.tar on the CD or the downloaded tar file holding the CD contents.

Quick guide:

[dUSk]

Thanks, it worked for me.

Now I have another problem:
I see the linux server when doing selections for backup, but when browsing it, I see no files/directories.
Is it possibly because I have ReiserFS on it? But when mounting one ext3fs partition it is still not visible.

In /var/VRTSralus/beremote.service.log i get following message:

[stamperb]

in the /var/VRTSralus/ i have this in the log while trying to start the service. It fails.
cat beremote.service.log
/opt/VRTSralus/bin/beremote: error while loading shared libraries: libbedssmsp.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Any ideas? I searched all over for that library and its no where to be found and no info even googleing it.

[dUSk]

It is not in the tar package but in one of the rpms. Just manually copy it to /opt/VRTSralus/bin/
It helped me.

[stamperb]

wow now i have the same thing... same problem too...


cat /var/VRTSralus/beremote.service.log
libbedsra.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
(null)

[ronnie]

Anyone had any luck with this? I just tested vith Veritas 10 server and have the exact same problem as dUsk and stamperb.

[ronnie]

After searching a bit I found out that the new agent (RALUS) is now licensed. Don't know if that has to do with the browsing of files not working...

EDIT: Just found this thread in Veritas support forum:

[dUSk]

I have it licensed.
Now I will try to do the software update.

[cuban]

Anyone made any progress with this??
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[dUSk]

Ha!

Veritas released new version of RALUS and it started to work on my server.

http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277215.htm

[vbwiz]

You need also to install lib-compat to have it working.

Agent is showing up in BE Media Server but it is not browseable.

Here's my debug output of beremote

[rev138]

[rev138]

[rev138]

http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/276788.htm

[rev138]

I finally got this working, but it was a pain in the ass. The instructions above got me to the point where I could see the sevrer, but not any of the files on it.

Here's what worked:

[BT]

Hi,

After finding the previous posts very useful in getting the Backup Exec remote agent to work on Gentoo I decided to write an ebuild. It seems to work without any problems on my system, but it would be much appreciated if someone could test it and post their feedback. You can track the progress of the ebuild here: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=115828.
A Wiki is available at: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Symantec_Backup_Exec_Remote_Agent_for_Linux_and_Unix_Servers.
Note: The instructions on this post are no longer maintained. It is highly recommended to follow the Wiki instructions to avoid potential problems.

To install the ebuild do the following:

1. Download the remote agent
   http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/279329.htm
   
   
2. Download the security hotfix
   http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/282308.htm
   
   
3. Move the remote agent and security hotfix to distfiles
   

   Code:

   # mv Q180968.BE.RALUS.10.1.5629.3.tar_279329.gz ralus5629HF21_282308.zip /usr/portage/distfiles

   
   
   
4. Edit /etc/make.conf
   

   Code:

   PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage"

   
   
   
5. Create the ebuild directory
   

   Code:

   # mkdir -p /usr/local/portage/app-backup/backupexec-ralus/files

   
   
   
6. Edit /usr/local/portage/app-backup/backupexec-ralus/backupexec-ralus-10.1.5629.21.ebuild
   

   Code:

   # Copyright 1999-2006 Gentoo Foundation # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 # $Header: $ inherit eutils rpm MY_PV="10.1.5629.3" GUIDE_DOC_ID="279401" GUIDE_FETCH_URI="http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/${GUIDE_DOC_ID}.htm" RALUS_Q_ID="Q180968" RALUS_DOC_ID="279329" RALUS_FILE="${RALUS_Q_ID}.BE.RALUS.${MY_PV}.tar_${RALUS_DOC_ID}.gz" RALUS_FETCH_URI="http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/${RALUS_DOC_ID}.htm" PATCH_DOC_ID="282308" PATCH_FILE="ralus5629HF21_${PATCH_DOC_ID}.zip" PATCH_FETCH_URI="http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/${PATCH_DOC_ID}.htm" VRTSRALUS_FILE="VRTSralus-10.00.5629-0.i386.rpm" VRTSVXMSA_FILE="VRTSvxmsa-4.2.1-211.i386.rpm" LINUX_PATCH_FILE="ralus5629HF21-Linux.tar" LINUX_HOTFIX_FILE="HF21-Linux.tar" DESCRIPTION="Symantec Backup Exec Remote Agent for Linux and Unix Servers (RALUS)" HOMEPAGE="http://www.backupexec.com/" SRC_URI="${RALUS_FILE} ${PATCH_FILE}" LICENSE="VERITAS-EUSLA" SLOT="0" KEYWORDS="~x86" IUSE="" RESTRICT="fetch" DEPEND=">=app-arch/unzip-5.52" RDEPEND=">=sys-libs/lib-compat-1.4" S="${WORKDIR}" pkg_nofetch() {    einfo "Please download ${RALUS_FILE} from:"    einfo "${RALUS_FETCH_URI}"    einfo "and move it to ${DISTDIR}"    einfo    einfo "Please download ${PATCH_FILE} from:"    einfo "${PATCH_FETCH_URI}"    einfo "and move it to ${DISTDIR}" } src_unpack() {    # unpack the package    for i in ${VRTSRALUS_FILE} ${VRTSVXMSA_FILE}    do       einfo "Extracting: ${i}"       tar -xzf "${DISTDIR}/${RALUS_FILE}" "linux/pkgs/linux/${i}" --strip-components 3 \          || die "Extracting ${i} failed"       rpm_unpack "${WORKDIR}/${i}" || die "Extracting ${i} failed"    done    # unpack the hotfix    einfo "Extracting: ${LINUX_HOTFIX_FILE}"    unzip -pqq "${DISTDIR}/${PATCH_FILE}" "${LINUX_PATCH_FILE}" | tar -xO "${LINUX_HOTFIX_FILE}" | tar -x \       || die "Extracting ${LINUX_HOTFIX_FILE} failed"    # merge the hotfix files    mv -f "${WORKDIR}/beremote" "${WORKDIR}/opt/VRTSralus/bin"    mv -f "${WORKDIR}/libndmpcomm.so" "${WORKDIR}/opt/VRTSralus/bin"    mv -f "${WORKDIR}/ralus.ver" "${WORKDIR}/var/VRTSralus"    # delete the original init script    rm -f "${WORKDIR}/opt/VRTSralus/bin/VRTSralus.init" } src_install() {    # install the package files to /etc    dodir /etc/VRTSralus    chmod -R 600 "${S}/etc"    cp -aR "${S}/etc/VRTSralus" "${D}/etc" || die "Install failed"    # install the package files to /opt    dodir /opt/VRTS    dodir /opt/VRTSralus    dodir /opt/VRTSvxms    chmod -R 500 "${S}/opt"    cp -aR "${S}/opt/VRTS" "${D}/opt" || die "Install failed"    cp -aR "${S}/opt/VRTSralus" "${D}/opt" || die "Install failed"    cp -aR "${S}/opt/VRTSvxms" "${D}/opt" || die "Install failed"    # install the package files to /var    dodir /var/VRTSralus    chmod -R 600 "${S}/var"    cp -aR "${S}/var/VRTSralus" "${D}/var" || die "Install failed"    # install the init.d file    newinitd "${FILESDIR}/backupexec-ralus.initd" backupexec-ralus    # install the conf.d file    newconfd "${FILESDIR}/backupexec-ralus.confd" backupexec-ralus } pkg_preinst() {    # add the beoper group    enewgroup beoper } pkg_postinst() {    elog    elog "Configuration of /etc/VRTSralus/ralus.cfg is necessary for RALUS to function."    elog "For more details consult page 808 of the Symantec Backup Exec 10d for Windows"    elog "Servers Administrator's Guide."    elog "${GUIDE_FETCH_URI}"    elog    elog "RALUS requires that a user be added to the beoper group to function. The"    elog "user must have permission to access all the files selected for backup."    elog "# gpasswd -a <user> beoper"    elog    elog "RALUS uses port 10000 by default. If this port is in use (e.g. Webmin)"    elog "edit /etc/services and add the ndmp service with an available port."    elog "ndmp <port>/tcp"    elog    elog "To start RALUS:"    elog "# /etc/init.d/backupexec-ralus start"    elog    elog "To start RALUS at boot:"    elog "# rc-update add backupexec-ralus default"    elog }

   
   
   
7. Edit /usr/local/portage/app-backup/backupexec-ralus/files/backupexec-ralus.initd
   

   Code:

   #!/sbin/runscript checkconfig() {    if [ -z "$BEREMOTE_OPTS" ]; then       eerror "You must set config options in /etc/conf.d/backupexec-ralus"       return 1    fi } start() {    local retstatus=1    local maxtry=15    # delete pidfile    rm -f /var/VRTSralus/ralus.pid    rm -f /var/VRTSralus/ralus.errpid    # display to the user what you're doing    ebegin "Starting Symantec Backup Exec Remote Agent"    #run the checkconfig function    checkconfig || return 1    # Start the process as a daemon and record the pid number    start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --background --pidfile /var/VRTSralus/ralus.pid \       --exec /opt/VRTSralus/bin/beremote -- ${BEREMOTE_OPTS} >/dev/null 2>&1    while [ "$maxtry" != "0" ]; do       if [ -f /var/VRTSralus/ralus.pid ]; then          maxtry=0       else          maxtry=$(($maxtry-1))          sleep 1;       fi       if [ -f /var/VRTSralus/ralus.errpid ]; then          maxtry=0       fi    done    if [ -f /var/VRTSralus/ralus.pid ]; then       retstatus=0    else       retstatus=1    fi    # output success or failure    eend $retstatus } stop() {    # display a message to the user    ebegin "Stopping Symantec Backup Exec Remote Agent"    # stop the daemon using the pid recorded from the start() function    start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile /var/VRTSralus/ralus.pid --name beremote    # delete pidfile    rm -f /var/VRTSralus/ralus.pid    rm -f /var/VRTSralus/ralus.errpid    # output success or failure    eend $? }

   
   
   
8. Edit /usr/local/portage/app-backup/backupexec-ralus/files/backupexec-ralus.confd
   

   Code:

   BEREMOTE_OPTS="--log-file /var/VRTSralus/beremote.log"

   
   
   
9. Create the ebuild digest
   

   Code:

   # ebuild /usr/local/portage/app-backup/backupexec-ralus/backupexec-ralus-10.1.5629.21.ebuild digest

   
   
   
10. Unmask the ebuild
    

    Code:

    # echo "app-backup/backupexec-ralus ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords

    
    
    
11. Install the remote agent
    

    Code:

    # emerge backupexec-ralus

    
    

[rev138]

Very nice

Are you going to try to get this into the tree?

[BT]

Yeah I would like to get it into the tree as it would make it even easier. Not sure what the correct process is for doing so, being my first ebuild.

[BT]

I have submitted the ebuild to bugzilla. You can track it's progress here:

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=115828

[KeX]

Hi,

I managed to get the client to start and it is running and listening on port 10000.
I can connect to the Client via telnet to port 10000, works fine.
I can also add the machine in the Backup Server, but when I try to access it i get the error msg, that this function is not implemented. In the logs I get this:

[BT]

Hi KeX,

Check if NDMP is being blocked. Make sure you don't have anything else running on port 10000, such as Webmin. If Webmin is running on port 10000, change it. If you want to leave Webmin on port 10000, then change the Backup Exec port. The following links should help.

http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/255498.htm
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/275228.htm

[souperdad]

I'm getting the following error when trying to start backupexec-ralus

/etc/init.d/backupexec-ralus start
* Starting Symantec Backup Exec Remote Agent...
start-stop-daemon: --start needs --exec or --startas
[ !! ]rt-stop-daemon --help' for more information.

The daemon will not start. I tried running /etc/init.d/backupexec-ralus to look through the help but there was nothing of any use. Has anyone else run into this problem?

[BT]

Hi souperdad,

I'm assuming you typed in the backupexec-ralus script. You need to check the script to ensure you typed in everything correctly. I'm guessing you left out the "\" at the end of the following line in the script.