Prerequisites for Installing the Catalogic DPX Client on Linux, Micro Focus Open Enterprise Server,

Review the following prerequisites before installing the Catalogic DPX Client on either Linux, Macro Focus Open Enterprise Server, or IBM AIX:

  • Your client system must be listed in the Catalogic DPX Compatibility Guide.

  • The system resources and configurations of your client machine must meet the requirement as shown in the Catalogic DPX product web page: catalogicsoftware.com/products/dpx.

  • Your client system must have the libnss3 plug-in. For example, you can install the libnss3 plug-in package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or supported variants of it by using the following command:

      $ sudo yum libnss3.so

  • Your client system must have the iSCSI packages for the Instant Access (IA) mapping which is one of the features for the Block Backup of Catalogic DPX. The package name and installation steps may vary. For example, you can install the iSCSI packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or supported variants of it by using the following command:

      $ sudo yum iscsi-initiator-utils

  • Allow all required ports for the Catalogic DPX Client:

    • TCP: 3260, 6123, 6124, 9104, 9202, 10000, 10001, 10566, and 15660.

    • UDP: 6123 and 6124.

See also. For the latest requirement of firewalls in the Catalogic DPX solution, see the following knowledge base article:

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