How to determine the version of the Backup Exec Remote Agent for Linux and Unix Servers (RALUS)

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Different ways to determine the RALUS version:
 
Method 1:
 
1.  Open a Terminal Window on the Linux/UNIX computer 
2.  Change to the "/opt/VRTSralus/bin" directory
3.  Run 
  
strings beremote | grep Version
 
The phrase 'VERITAS_Backup_Exec_File_Version=xx.x.xxxx.xx' should be listed as shown. (Figure 1)
  
Figure 1
   
 
 
Method 2: 
 
1. Execute the command
 
rpm -qa VRTSralus
 
 
Method 3:
 
1. Open a terminal 
2. Run the following command:
 
cat /var/VRTSralus/ralus.ver

Issue/Introduction

How to determine the version of the Backup Exec Remote Agent for Linux and Unix Servers (RALUS).

Solution

Different ways to determine the RALUS version:
Method 1:
1. Open a Terminal Window on the Linux/UNIX computer
2. Change to the "/opt/VRTSralus/bin" directory
3. Run
strings beremote | grep Version
The phrase 'VERITAS_Backup_Exec_File_Version=xx.x.xxxx.xx' should be listed as shown. (Figure 1)
Figure 1

Method 2:
1. Execute the command
rpm -qa VRTSralus
Method 3:
1. Open a terminal
2. Run the following command:
cat /var/VRTSralus/ralus.ver
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