Installation with RPMs
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Install CentOS/RHEL 8 minimal:
we recommend having Red Hat's support available if you're going to use RHEL
you can use version CentOS/RHEL 7 as well
Make sure your OS is up to date (as the root
user):
If the kernel is updated, then you need to reboot your operating system.
Install Storware-endpoints repository:
create a file /etc/yum.repos.d/kodo-endpoints.repo
edit the file and insert the information presented below
Install MariaDB repository:
generate .repo
file at site
copy and paste generated repo file into /etc/yum.repos.d/MariaDB.repo
, so it looks similar to this (this one for CentOS/RHEL 8):
Storware Endpoints server consists of a server (central management point with WebUI and MariaDB database). To install the server components, do the following steps:
Log in as the root
user.
Use the command below to install sbr-endpoints-server
the package.
The installation process starts. Select "y" when asking about the GPG key:
The installation process should take a few minutes.
The installation should be finished with the "Complete!" message.
Once the Storware Endpoints server is installed, you have to perform the server initialization. Before you start, make sure the MariaDB database service is running. Execute the following command:
If the service is not running, start it by executing the following command:
As the root
user run the following script:
Follow the instructions to complete the configuration.
Storware Endpoints server initialization script creates the Storware-Endpoints service (sbr-endpoints-server), which is the main server process. To start the Storware-Endpoints service, execute the following command:
You have to open the 8181 port (for HTTPS, HTTP requires port 8080) on the firewall. Here is an example:
If the Storware Endpoints server is up and running, and firewall ports are open, you should be able to log in to Storware Backup & Recovery using your browser, and in the Endpoints tab add a new installed Storware Endpoints server using https://IP_OF_YOUR_MACHINE:8181
that you just created.
Storware Endpoints server credentials are presented in chapter
Go to the section to learn how to prepare and configure the IBM Spectrum Protect server for use with the Storware Endpoints server.