Linux: Installation on SLES based distributions

Welcome to the guide for installing Bacula Enterprise on SLES. This documentation ensures you have the necessary steps to get Bacula up and running on your system with ease.

Steps

Register your host:

SUSEConnect --regcode @@registration-code@@
Replace @@registration-code@@ with your registration code.

Import the official Bacula Enterprise key:

sudo rpm --import https://www.baculasystems.com/dl/@@customer-id@@/BaculaSystems-Public-Signature-08-2017.asc
Replace @@customer-id@@ with your customer-specific ID which can be found in your Bacula Systems Customer Portal.

Install PostgreSQL using zypper:

sudo zypper install postgresql-server

Start PostgreSQL and enable start at runtime:

systemctl start postgresql.service
systemctl enable postgresql.service

Configure the Bacula Enterprise zypper repository:

SLES_VER=sles$(rpm -q sles-release | sed -E 's/.*release-([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)-.*/\1/' | tr -d '.')
echo -e "[bacula-enterprise]\nname=Bacula Enterprise\nbaseurl=https://www.baculasystems.com/dl/@@customer-id@@/rpms/bin/@@bee-version@@/$SLES_VER-64\nenabled=1\nautorefresh=1\ngpgcheck=1\ngpgkey=https://www.baculasystems.com/dl/@@customer-id@@/BaculaSystems-Public-Signature-08-2017.asc\n" | sudo tee -a /etc/zypp/repos.d/bacula-enterprise.repo > /dev/null

Replace @@bee-version@@ and @@customer-id@@ with your customer id and the version of Bacula Enterprise you wish to use.

Install the Bacula Enterprise Director:

sudo zypper install bacula-enterprise-postgresql

During installation, you’ll be prompted to configure the database for Bacula with dbconfig-common. Select “Yes,” then set and confirm the database password when asked.

Create the database and grant ownership:

su - postgres
/opt/bacula/scripts/create_postgresql_database
/opt/bacula/scripts/make_postgresql_tables
/opt/bacula/scripts/grant_postgresql_privileges
exit

Verify Installation

To ensure that your Bacula installation is functioning correctly, use systemd to check their status:

sudo systemctl status bacula-dir.service
sudo systemctl status bacula-sd.service
sudo systemctl status bacula-fd.service

Conclusion

Congratulations! You’ve successfully installed Bacula Enterprise on your system. For further configuration details or troubleshooting, refer to the Bacula Systems Customer Portal or you may contact support.