Install Mono on VMware Linux Access Nodes

To perform backup and restore operations, we need Mono to be installed on the VMware Linux Access Nodes. Commvault automatically installs Mono version 6.8 with the Virtual Server Agent. However, you can manually install any Mono version up to 6.12. More recent versions of Mono are not supported.

Note:

• Ensure that you stop the Commvault services before upgrading the Mono version and start services after installation is complete.
• A VSA access node that runs RHEL 9.x must have the Red Hat subscription and internet access to repositories to download the Mono package.

Symptoms

To perform backup and restore operations, we need Mono to be installed on the VMware Linux Access Nodes.

Causes

To perform backup and restore operations, we need Mono to be installed on the VMware Linux Access Nodes.

Resolution

To install Mono 6.12 manually on the VSA Linux access node, do the following:

1. To stop the Commvault services, run the following command:

commvault stop

2. To copy and extract the Mono package, run the following commands:

cd /opt/commvault/Base

cp mono.tgz /tmp

cd /tmp

tar -xvf mono.tgz

cd mono

chmod +x removemono.sh

3. To uninstall the existing Mono 6.8 package, run the following command:

./removemono.sh

4. To install Mono 6.12, run the following command:

dnf install mono-complete-6.12.0

5. After installation is complete, start the Commvault services:

commvault start

For more information, see Deploying a Linux Machine as a VSA Proxy.