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BrightStor(R) ARCserve(R) Backup r11.5 Client Agent for Mac OS X Installation Notes
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1.0 Welcome
2.0 Operating System Support
3.0 Installation Requirements
3.1 Hardware Requirements
3.2 System Shared Memory
4.0 Package Names and Locations
5.0 Installing the Agent
5.1 Transferring the Installation File to the Target Mac OS X Host
6.0 Using the Agent
7.0 Removing the Agent
8.0 Contact Technical Support
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1.0 Welcome
Welcome to BrightStor(R) ARCserve(R) Backup r11.5 Client Agent
for Mac OS X. This file provides information required to
install and use the BrightStor ARCserve Backup Agent for
Mac OS X. This file can help you with your implementation
of the product and provides installation information,
system requirements, and information on contacting
Technical Support.
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2.0 Operating System Support
The Agent for Mac OS X supports the following operating
systems.
* Apple PowerMac G4/G5 (Mac OS X 10.2, 10.3, 10.4)
* Apple X Server (Mac OS X 10.2, 10.3, 10.4)
For more information about support for newer versions of
the operating systems in the following list, contact
Technical Support at http://ca.com/support.
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3.0 Installation Requirements
The following sections provide information about the
minimum requirements necessary to install the agent.
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3.1 Hardware Requirements
You must satisfy the following minimum hardware
requirements to install the agent:
* 10 MB Hard Disk Space
* 128 MB RAM
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3.2 System Shared Memory
To optimize agent performance on various operating systems,
we recommend increasing the default shared memory segment
size (SHMMAX). The suggested minimum SHMMAX value is
1048576.
* For Mac OS X 10.2, the values are located in file
/System/Library/StartupItems/SystemTuning/SystemTuning
* For Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4, the values are located in file
/etc/rc
For optimal performance, use the following configuration:
* sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=167772160
* sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmin=1
* sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmni=32
* sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmseg=8
* sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmall=65536
Note: You must reboot your computer for the changes to take
effect.
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4.0 Package Names and Locations
You can find the agent installation package for Mac OS X,
MacOSX.tar.Z, in the Mac folder of the installation CD.
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5.0 Installing the Agent
To install the agent, you must transfer the installation
file to the target Mac OS X machine and complete the
installation procedure. The following sections provide
information to help you install the agent.
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5.1 Transferring the Installation File to the Target Mac OS X Host
The following procedure transfers the installation file
from a Windows-based computer to the target Mac OS X host:
1. At the command prompt, log in to the Mac OS X host as root,
as in the following:
ftp host
2. Enter the following command to enable the binary transfer
mode:
bin
3. Create a directory on the Mac OS X host, if necessary,
using the following command:
mkdir dir
4. Change the directory to an installation directory on the
Mac OS X host:
cd dir
5. Enter the following command to transfer the files to the
Mac OS X host:
put file
6. Enter the following command to end your ftp session:
quit
Installing the Agent on the Mac OS X Host
To install the agent on the Mac OS X host, perform the
following procedure:
1. At the command prompt, log in to the Mac OS X host as root:
telnet host
2. Change to the directory containing the installation file
and extract the files, as in the following example:
cd /dir
zcat file | tar xvf -
3. Enter the following command to install the agent:
./install
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6.0 Using the Agent
Use the following commands to check the status of, start,
and stop the agent.
* To check the status of the Agent for Mac OS X, enter the
following command:
# uagent status
* To start the Agent for Mac OS X, enter the following
command:
# uagent start
Note: If either of these commands fail, you can run the
following script to configure the agent:
# uagenthome/uagentsetup
where uagenthome is one of the following:
/opt/uagent
/usr/BABuagent
* To stop the Agent for Mac OS X, enter the following command:
# uagent stop
Note: The agent cannot perform backup and restore
operations of Mac OS X systems when it is not running. The
root user must log in to stop the agent.
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7.0 Removing the Agent
To uninstall the agent from the system, you must log in as
the Superuser (root user). We recommend that you use the
standard method provided by the operating system to remove
the agent from your system.
Note: You must stop the agent before you remove it from
your system.ct
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8.0 Contact Technical Support
For online technical assistance and a complete list of
locations, primary service hours, and telephone numbers,
contact Technical Support at http://ca.com/support.
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