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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ for MariaDB Administrator's Guide
  3. Installing the NetBackup for MariaDB Agent
  4. Installing NetBackup for MariaDB Agent
Veritas NetBackup™ for MariaDB Administrator's Guide

Installing NetBackup for MariaDB Agent

To install the agent

  1. Download the NBMariaDBAgent_version number.zip file.
  2. Extract the file that applies to your operating system:

    (Windows) NBMariaDBAgent_version number_AMD64/

    (Linux RHEL) NBMariaDBAgent_version number_linuxR_x86/

    (Linux SUSE) NBMariaDBAgent_version number_linuxS_x86/

  3. Run the file that applies to your operating system

    (Windows) NBMariaDBAgent_version number_AMD64/Setup.exe

    (Linux RHEL) NBMariaDBAgent_version number_linuxR_x86/VRTSnbmariadbagent.rpm

    Use the rpm -ivh VRTSnbmariadbagent.rpm command.

    (Linux SUSE) NBMariaDBAgent_version number_linuxS_x86/VRTSnbmariadbagent.rpm

    Use the rpm -ivh VRTSnbmariadbagent.rpm command.

  4. Type y to accept the VERITAS LICENSE AGREEMENT. The agent gets installed at the default location.

Note:

Ensure that the MariaDB agent and NetBackup are of same version for successful backup and restore operations.

To accept the EULA agreement automatically (silent installation), create a /tmp/AgentInstallAnswer.conf file with following content:

Yes - to accept the EULA agreement

No - to decline EULA agreement

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