Installation with RPMs

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

• Before installing Storware Backup & Recovery solution we recommend performing an operating system update and reboot if neccesary

• Make sure to run all of the commands with administrative privileges. For simplicity, the following commands will be executed as root

Common - package repositories

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

You can use current instead of the concrete version (i.e. 7.4.0) in the URL

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/7.4.0/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/7.4.0/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/7.4.0/suse15/
   gpgcheck = 0

2. Add Desktop Application Tools module:

   SUSEConnect -p sle-module-desktop-applications/15.4/x86_64

3. Add the Development tools module:

   SUSEConnect -p sle-module-development-tools/15.4/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

Node configuration

1. Enable HTTPS. To enable HTTPS connectivity, follow these steps Enabling HTTPS connectivity for the nodes.

2. Configure staging space. Follow the steps described in here Staging space configuration to mount your storage (it can also be used for backup destination - in such case please read also the File Systemsuitable for your storage variant, especially we recommend to use Synthetic File System)

3. Configure the operating system. Script changes the QEMU user/group to vprotect, disables SELinux, adds Storware Backup and Recovery to the disk group and sudoers policy to allow running privileged commands:

   vprotect-node-configure

4. LVM filters. If you're going to use a disk attachment strategy (node installed in a Proxy VM) - follow LVM setup on the nodes for disk attachment backup mode

5. Register node. Each installed node needs to be registered in the server

   vc node inst register --name=<node name> --login=<admin user> --password=<user password> --apiurl='http(s)://<server address>:<port>/api'

   where:

   • <node name> - the name under which the node will appear in the system

   • <admin user> - the login of the administrative user

   • <server address>:<port> - address and port of the installed server

   Example:

   vc node inst register --name=node1 --login=admin --password=vPr0tect --apiurl='http://localhost:8080/api'

6. Reboot the Storware Backup and Recovery host to apply the operating system changes:

   reboot

7. Verify if the Storware Backup & Recovery node service is operational:

   systemctl status vprotect-node

If not present or not in running state - common errors may include:

• wrong FQDN used to connect to the server

• wrong hostname used in the server TLS certificate

• misconfiguration of staging space (make sure to have it properly mounted in RW mode for vprotect user)

Please verify node logs to find the root cause (see: Troubleshooting)

Post-installation

Now you should be able to log in to the Storware Backup & Recovery server using https://IP_OF_YOUR_MACHINE. By default, Storware Backup & Recovery has one admin account - admin with the password vPr0tect (with a zero).

Proceed with the Initial configuration instructions to configure access to the hypervisors and backup destinations.