Summary
The ECX/DPX Reporter installation can download and install various add-on components from the Marketplace server if the ECX instance has access to the public Internet. In cases where the ECX application is not permitted access to the public Internet, the Marketplace Server can be accessed by a web browser and components manually downloaded and installed.
Step By Step
If an Internet connection is not available in your environment, perform the following procedure to download an RPM from the Catalogic Marketplace and install or update an existing RPM on your ECX appliance.
Procedure for ECX/DPX Reporter Deployed as a Virtual Appliance
The following procedure requires root access to the ECX/DPX Reporter virtual appliance. Contact Catalogic Software Data Protection Technical Support to obtain your root password and for information about accessing the ECX virtual appliance command prompt.
Note: The DPX Reports plugin for ECX will be used as an example in this procedure.
- From a computer with internet access, go to the Catalogic Software Marketplace via a supported browser. The URL is: https://market.catalogicsoftware.com:8443/mpstore/marketplace/#/store
- Download the DPX Reports plugin for ECX. This downloads the following file: com.catalogic.ecx.reportbundle.dpxreports.rpm.
- Copy com.catalogic.ecx.reportbundle.dpxreports.rpm to the ECX/DPX Reporter appliance "/" directory via SCP.
- Login as root user and navigate to "/" through the cd command, then execute one of the following commands:
rpm -ivh com.catalogic.ecx.reportbundle.dpxreports.rpm to install an RPM package that is not currently installed•
rpm -Uvh com.catalogic.ecx.reportbundle.dpxreports.rpm to update an installed RPM package•
rpm -qa to list all packages installed on the system. This command can be combined with grep. For example, the following will list packages with "catalogic" in the package name: rpm -qa | grep catalogic•
rpm -q com.catalogic.ecx.reportbundle.dpxreports to verify if the package is installed•
rpm --verify com.catalogic.ecx.reportbundle.dpxreports to verify that the installed package is properProcedure for ECX Deployed Through the ECX Cluster Option (ECO)
The following procedure only applies to ECX instances deployed through the ECX Cluster Option (ECO). See the Deploying the ECX Cluster Option (ECO) guide on MySupport.
Note: The DPX Reports plugin for ECX will be used as an example in this procedure.
- From a computer with internet access, go to the Catalogic Software Marketplace via a supported browser: The URL is https://market.catalogicsoftware.com:8443/mpstore/marketplace/#/store
- Download the DPX Reports plugin for ECX. This downloads the following file: com.catalogic.ecx.reportbundle.dpxreports.rpm.
- Copy com.catalogic.ecx.reportbundle.dpxreports.rpm to the /data/ecx/marketplace directory on the ECO host via SCP.
- Restart the ECX application on the appliance. Change directory to /usr/local/ecxmcc, then enter the following commands:
java -jar ecxCluster.jar --application stopjava -jar ecxCluster.jar --application start --startecx true --gran i