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Problem
How to manually start and stop the Backup Exec Remote Agent for Linux
Error Message
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Cause
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Solution
Type the following command from a root command prompt:
OS types |
Start/stop command |
|---|---|
Red Hat 9 or Oracle Linux 9, or above |
systemctl start (or stop) RALUSRHELUnit.service |
Recent OS versions where systemd is supported |
systemctl start (or stop) VRTSralus.init.service |
Traditional OS versions where systemd is not supported |
service VRTSralus.init start (or stop) |
Any OS versions |
/opt/VRTSralus/bin/VRTSralus.init start (or stop) |
How to tell if Ralus is running or not:
# ps -elf | grep beremote | grep -v grep
This command returns exactly one line of text if the agent is running. It returns zero lines if Ralus is not running.