Backup Exec creates a file named ralus.cfg on each Linux server on which the Agent for Linux (Linux Agent) is installed. You can edit the strings, identifiers, and variables in this file to add or edit options for the Linux Agent.
Options that you can edit in the ralus.cfg file include the following:
The port to which the Linux Agent must send publishing messages.
The logging level for Oracle database operations that use the Backup Exec Linux Agent Utility, and for NDMP information.
The settings to allow the Linux Agent to publish to one or more Backup Exec servers.
The files and directories on Linux servers that you want to exclude from backups.
The setting for a Target Service Agent File System backup for Novell OES.
The ralus.cfg file format contains three components. The first component (A) in the following example is a required string.
The second component (B) is a unique identifier followed by an equal sign (=). A unique identifier can consist of sequential numbers, letters, or alpha-numeric characters. For example, 1, 2, 3 or A, B, C. You can also use AA, BB, CC, or A1, A2, B1, B2.
The third component of the ralus.cfg format is the NetBIOS name, fully qualified domain name, or IP address of the Backup Exec server.
The ralus.cfg includes a registry key that works with the Linux Agent's open file technology. The name of the key is DisableOFO and appears in the ralus.cfg file in the following form:
Software\Symantec\Backup Exec for Windows\Backup Exec\Engine\RALUS\DisableOFO=0
By default, the DisableOFO key is set to 0, meaning that the Linux Agent is active, letting the Linux Agent back up the open files that it encounters. However, you can disable the open file technology by changing the value of the key to "1", and then restarting the Linux Agent daemon.
Advanced Open File feature (AOFO) is not supported for Novell OES systems. You must disable the AOFO key in the ralus.cfg file on the Linux server on which the Agent for Linux is installed.
Figure: Example of the ralus.cfg file
See Editing configuration options for Linux computers.
See Configuration options for Linux computers.
See Stopping the Agent for Linux daemon.
See Starting the Agent for Linux daemon.