RPMs

To install Storware Backup and Recovery components, you can use RPM packages.

Before starting the installation, update the operating system and reboot the target hosts if required.

Package repositories

The repository file must be created on each host where the product components will be deployed.

For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and compatible

1. Create a repository file/etc/yum.repos.d/vProtect.repo with the following content:

   # Storware Backup & Recovery - Enterprise backup solution for virtual environments repository
   [vprotect]
   name = vProtect
   baseurl = https://repo.storware.eu/storware/8.0.0/el8/
   gpgcheck = 0

For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and compatible

1. Create a repository file/etc/yum.repos.d/vProtect.repo with the following content:

   # Storware Backup & Recovery - Enterprise backup solution for virtual environments repository
   [vprotect]
   name = vProtect
   baseurl = https://repo.storware.eu/storware/8.0.0/el9/
   gpgcheck = 0

For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 14 and compatible

1. Create a repository file/etc/yum.repos.d/vProtect.repo with the following content:

   # Storware Backup & Recovery - Enterprise backup solution for virtual environments repository
   [vprotect]
   name = vProtect
   baseurl = https://repo.storware.eu/storware/8.0.0/suse15/
   gpgcheck = 0

2. Add Desktop Application Tools module:

   SUSEConnect -p sle-module-desktop-applications/15.7/x86_64

3. Add the Development tools module:

   SUSEConnect -p sle-module-development-tools/15.7/x86_64

Server

MariaDB package repository file

Before installing MariaDB, please read about supported MariaDB versions here.

Installing MariaDB is required only on the host where the Storware Backup and Recovery server is deployed.

1. Generate the repository file at MariaDB download site

2. Copy and paste the generated repo file into /etc/yum.repos.d/MariaDB.repo

Server installation

Red Hat Enterprise Linux and compatible

1. Install the server using the following command:

   dnf install vprotect-server

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and compatible

1. Install the server using the following command:

   zypper install vprotect-server

Server configuration

1. Configure DB access. Run the following command (it is interactive and will ask for the DB root password):

   vprotect-server-configure

2. Start the server service:

   systemctl start vprotect-server

3. Open a firewall port:

   1. by default, the server service listens on port 8181. Open the port using the following commands:

      firewall-cmd --add-port=8181/tcp --permanent
      firewall-cmd --reload

4. Optionally - forward the default HTTPS (443) port to port 8181:

   /opt/vprotect/server/scripts/ssl_port_forwarding_firewall-cmd.sh

Node

Node installation

Red Hat Enterprise Linux and compatible

1. Install the node using the following command:

   dnf install vprotect-node

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and compatible

1. Install the node using the following command:

   zypper install vprotect-node

Next Steps

After completing the installation, proceed to First Steps After Installation to connect Nodes to the Server and complete the initial configuration of Storware Backup & Recovery.