You can use the  Deploy Agent Software  feature to install the Agent software via the Backup Manager interface. This feature is available directly from the  Protected Machines  page in the  Actions menu for a protected machine.

The  Deploy Agent  feature remotely deploys the Agent to a Linux Server and authorizes the current Backup Manager. You can select  Deploy Agent Software in the  Actions menu for a protected machine if at least one machine has been added and the machine does not already have the Agent installed.


Follow the instructions below to deploy an Agent from your Backup Manager.

1. Click  Protected Machines in the Main Menu to access the  Protected Machines  page. All existing machines will display on this page.

2. Click the  Actions icon for a protected machine and select  Deploy Agent Software. 

3. The  Remote Agent Deployment  window displays.

In the  Username and  Password fields, enter the username of an administrative user with access to install the Agent software on the target machine, and then enter their password.

Select the  Reboot Windows servers after deployment check box to reboot a Windows server after deployment. Linux machines do not require a reboot, so this option is ignored for Linux deployments. 

4. In the  Advanced Options  section, select one of the following options:

  • Default Configuration. On Windows, the user's temp directory is used to store the installers by default. We use  / tmp to store the installers by default. If the directory doesn't exist or doesn't have enough space, the user's home directory will be used to copy the installers. The port number is not required for Windows deployments. The default port used for connecting to a Linux machine is 22.  
  • Custom Configuration. Select this option to use a custom configuration for the deployment and make entries in the following fields:
    • Connect Using Port. If you are connecting to a Linux machine, enter the port number that will be used to connect to the target machine. The port number is not required for Windows deployments.
    • Temporary Path. The temporary path is where we store installers during deployment. The path should be absolute and already exist. If there is not enough space available to store the installers, the deployment will fail.

5. Click the  Deploy Agent button to continue.

The deployment process will begin. The  Details for Remote Agent Deployment  window displays the report. 


Note
You can see the result of this task in the Task History. See  Access task history .


6. When the deployment process is complete, you can confirm the Agent was deployed on the  Protected Machines  page. Click the  Actions  icon for the protected machine and select  Test Agent Connection.


The  Communicating with Agent  window displays, where the status of the Agent can be reviewed.


Bugfix: CentOS 7

Backup may fail if kernel-devel tools are not installed. To fix, first run:

# yum install kernel-devel-$(uname -r)

Then deploy via web UI as normal.