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Installing the required packages and drivers using the script included in the product media

Before setting up ActiveImage Protector, you need to install the required packages.
The use of this script facilitates installation of the required packages and drivers.

If the system has internet connection, the required packages are installed.

• Package installation over internet is not supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and clone OS of the equivalent OS 7.0 - 7.5.

When the system does not have internet connection, you need to have Setup DVD for the respective distribution OS.
The yum repositories are added from set-up DVD of the respective distribution OS.
The package is installed from the repository of setup DVD of the respective distribution OS.
*When the kernel version is updated from the release version, you cannot install the packages from the OS setup DVD and internet access is required.

Note
When the product is installed on CentOS 7.x, since the required packages are included in Everything ISO, please prepare for Everything ISO.

1. Please log in as “root” user.

2. Run the script “AIP-packages-tool.sh” on terminal.

   # ./AIP-packages-tool.sh

Installation Menu includes the following items:
**The items [8] - [11] are displayed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or later and clone OS of the equivalent OS only.

• [1] Agent Installation of required modules for using agents
• [2] GUI Installation of required modules for using GUI
• [3] [1]-[2]All Installation of agents and GUI module
• [4] Kernel-devel Installation of Kernel-devel
• [5] Install datto driver Installation of datto drivers
• [6] Install AIPLinux Installation of AIPLinux
• [7] Uninstall datto driver Uninstallation of datto drivers
• [8] Install AAS Installation of Actiphy Authentication Service
• [9] Uninstall AAS Uninstallation of Actiphy Authentication Service
• [10] Install StorageServer Installation of Actiphy StorageServer
• [11] Uninstall StorageServer Uninstallation of Actiphy StorageServer
• [12] help Help
• [13] exit Exit

Please configure the following before backing up MySQL / MariaDB.

1. Please install one of the following packages: mysql-devel mariadb-devel mariadb-connector-c-devel

2. Upon completion of the package installation, please run the following command and see if the following command is executable.

   # mysql_config

3. Launch ActiveImage console, go to [Preference] - [MySQL Setting] and enter the credentials for administrator account.

   

4. When the credential information is authenticated, please run the backup task. When starting the backup process (when taking a snapshot), MySQL database will be temporarily locked to create the backup image file.

Usually in order to perform a bare metal recovery of a LVM system, the same number of HDD with the same capacity or larger than the backup source is required. When restoring to a location where there is no guarantee of the same number of HDD, take the following procedures to change the VG configuration and restore the LVM system.

1. Boot up Boot Environment.

2. Launch the restore wizard and select the image file created for backup type [LVM]. Click on [Next] button, and the message "Do you want to restore the LVM configuration information?" will be displayed. Select [Yes] on the dialog. Boot up boot environment by using BE media.

3. Restore only disks that have boot volumes (usually "/dev/sda") to a newly configured HDD.
   

   When the process is started, two restore tasks will be performed. The restoration of the VG is attempted with the second task but will ends with an error because the VG is not correctly configured at this point.

4. Select [Utilities] to open the terminal and run the following.

    # vgdisplay
    -> Displays the backup information of VG provided by metadata restored in "/dev/sda".
    # vgremove -f <Restored VG name>
    -> Forcefully delete the restored VG.
    # fdisk /dev/sda
    -> Create a partition for PV of Linux LVM (8e) type in "/dev/sda2".
    * Please make sure you have available space size larger than the VG to restore.
    # pvcreate /dev/sda2
    -> Specify "/dev/sda2"as PV.
    # vgcreate <Source VG name> /dev/sda2 (Specify PV to be included in VG.)
    -> Create VG for restore destination.
   

5. From the [View] menu, click on [Refresh] to refresh the disk information. The newly created VG will be displayed in the disk information.

6. Click on [Restore Image] to start the restore wizard and select the same image again. Click on [Next] and the message "Do you want to restore the LVM configuration information?" is displayed. Select [No] on the dialog.

7. Restore the backup image of VG to the newly created VG. Upon completion of restore processing, select [Operations] - [Reboot System] to exit Boot Environment. Boot from the LVM system which VG configuration is changed for.