Installation of Agent for Linux

This section describes how to install Acronis Backup Agent for Linux and Management Console on a machine running Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Preparation

Installing Agent for Linux requires that the following Linux packages be present on the machine: gcc, make, and kernel-devel. Acronis Backup installer will download and install them automatically using your Red Hat subscription.

You need to install the packages manually if:

• The machine does not have an active Red Hat subscription or Internet connection.
• The installer cannot find the kernel-devel and gcc version corresponding to the kernel version. If the available kernel-devel is more recent than your kernel, you need to either update the kernel or install the matching kernel-devel version manually.
• You have the required packages on the local network and do not want to spend time for automatic search and downloading.

To install the packages manually, run the following command as the root user:

rpm -ivh PACKAGE_FILE1 PACKAGE_FILE2 PACKAGE_FILE3

Make sure that the kernel-devel version is the same as the kernel version. Make sure that the gcc version is the same as the one with which the kernel was compiled.

Installation in a 32-bit operating system

To install Agent for Linux and Management Console in a 32-bit operating system, go to the directory where the installation files are located and run the following commands:

chmod 755 AcronisBackup*
./AcronisBackupAdvancedAgentL_11.5_.i686 -a -l <license key>
./AcronisBackupAdvancedMConsoleL_11.5_.i686 -a

Installation in a 64-bit operating system

To install Agent for Linux and Management Console in a 64-bit operating system, go to the directory where the installation files are located and run the following commands:

chmod 755 AcronisBackup*
./AcronisBackupAdvancedAgentL64_11.5_.x86_64 -a -l <license key>
./AcronisBackupAdvancedMConsoleL64_11.5_.x86_64 -a