Endpoint Installation


Windows

To install the ShadowControl endpoint agent on a Windows system, do the following using an administrative account:

  1. Download the installer, ShadowControl_Installer.msi, from https://shadowcontrol.firstfocus.com.au/api/installer/msi/download/.
  2. Run the installer by double clicking the ShadowControl_Installer.msi icon or by using the following in a command (CMD) shell: 
    • msiexec.exe /i ShadowControl_Installer.msi /quiet
  3. Subscribe to this appliance using the ShadowControl Agent Settings if using an interactive install or in the command shell use: 
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\StorageCraft\CMD\stccmd subscribe shadowcontrol.firstfocus.com.au

    4. Note: Legacy ShadowControl for users of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, ShadowControl_Installer_3_8_en.msi, from https://shadowcontrol.firstfocus.com.au/api/installer/msi/download/legacy/.

CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Prerequisites:

  • In order to install the ShadowControl Agent, you must first download and enable the EPEL repositories. Go to the Fedora website, https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL, to get the EPEL package.

To install the ShadowControl endpoint agent on a CentOS 7 system, do the following using an account with root permissions:

  1. Update the repository sources: 
    • sudo wget -q -O '/etc/yum.repos.d/shadowcontrol.repo' --no-check-certificate https://shadowcontrol.firstfocus.com.au/api/repo/source/CentOS7/
  2. Install the endpoint agent: 
    • sudo yum install shadowcontrol-agent -y
  3. Start the endpoint agent: 
    • sudo systemctl start shadowcontrol-agent
  4. Subscribe to this appliance: 
    • sudo /opt/StorageCraft/shadowcontrol-agent/bin/stccmd subscribe shadowcontrol.firstfocus.com.au
CentOS 6 / RHEL 6

Prerequisites:

  • In order to install the ShadowControl Agent, you must first download and enable the EPEL repositories. Go to the Fedora website, https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL, to get the EPEL package.

To install the ShadowControl endpoint agent on a CentOS 6 system, do the following using an account with root permissions:

  1. Update the repository sources: 
    • sudo wget -q -O '/etc/yum.repos.d/shadowcontrol.repo' --no-check-certificate https://shadowcontrol.firstfocus.com.au/api/repo/source/CentOS6/
  2. Install the endpoint agent: 
    • sudo yum install shadowcontrol-agent -y
  3. Start the endpoint agent: 
    • sudo start shadowcontrol-agent
  4. Subscribe to this appliance: 
    • sudo /opt/StorageCraft/shadowcontrol-agent/bin/stccmd subscribe shadowcontrol.firstfocus.com.au
Ubuntu 20.04

To install the ShadowControl endpoint agent on a Ubuntu 20.04 system, do the following using an account with root permissions:

  1. Update the repository sources: 
    • sudo wget -q -O '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/shadowcontrol.list' --no-check-certificate https://shadowcontrol.firstfocus.com.au/api/repo/source/Ubuntu20.04/
  2. Download and then import the repository key file: 
    • sudo wget -q -O repository.key --no-check-certificate https://shadowcontrol.firstfocus.com.au/assets/repos/Ubuntu20.04/shadowcontrol/repository.key
sudo apt-key add repository.key
  3. Install the endpoint agent: 
    • sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install shadowcontrol-agent
  4. Start the endpoint agent: 
    • sudo systemctl start shadowcontrol-agent
  5. Subscribe to this appliance: 
    • sudo /opt/StorageCraft/shadowcontrol-agent/bin/stccmd subscribe shadowcontrol.firstfocus.com.au
Ubuntu 18.04

To install the ShadowControl endpoint agent on a Ubuntu 18.04 system, do the following using an account with root permissions:

  1. Update the repository sources: 
    • sudo wget -q -O '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/shadowcontrol.list' --no-check-certificate https://shadowcontrol.firstfocus.com.au/api/repo/source/Ubuntu18.04/
  2. Download and then import the repository key file: 
    • sudo wget -q -O repository.key --no-check-certificate https://shadowcontrol.firstfocus.com.au/assets/repos/Ubuntu18.04/shadowcontrol/repository.key
sudo apt-key add repository.key
  3. Install the endpoint agent: 
    • sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install shadowcontrol-agent
  4. Start the endpoint agent: 
    • sudo systemctl start shadowcontrol-agent
  5. Subscribe to this appliance: 
    • sudo /opt/StorageCraft/shadowcontrol-agent/bin/stccmd subscribe shadowcontrol.firstfocus.com.au
Ubuntu 16.04

To install the ShadowControl endpoint agent on a Ubuntu 16.04 system, do the following using an account with root permissions:

  1. Update the repository sources: 
    • sudo wget -q -O '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/shadowcontrol.list' --no-check-certificate https://shadowcontrol.firstfocus.com.au/api/repo/source/Ubuntu16.04/
  2. Download and then import the repository key file: 
    • sudo wget -q -O repository.key --no-check-certificate https://shadowcontrol.firstfocus.com.au/assets/repos/Ubuntu16.04/shadowcontrol/repository.key
sudo apt-key add repository.key
  3. Install the endpoint agent: 
    • sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install shadowcontrol-agent
  4. Start the endpoint agent: 
    • sudo systemctl start shadowcontrol-agent
  5. Subscribe to this appliance: 
    • sudo /opt/StorageCraft/shadowcontrol-agent/bin/stccmd subscribe shadowcontrol.firstfocus.com.au
Ubuntu 14.04

To install the ShadowControl endpoint agent on a Ubuntu 14.04 system, do the following using an account with root permissions:

  1. Update the repository sources: 
    • sudo wget -q -O '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/shadowcontrol.list' --no-check-certificate https://shadowcontrol.firstfocus.com.au/api/repo/source/Ubuntu14.04/
  2. Download and then import the repository key file: 
    • sudo wget -q -O repository.key --no-check-certificate https://shadowcontrol.firstfocus.com.au/assets/repos/Ubuntu14.04/shadowcontrol/repository.key
sudo apt-key add repository.key
  3. Install the endpoint agent: 
    • sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install shadowcontrol-agent
  4. Start the endpoint agent: 
    • sudo start shadowcontrol-agent
  5. Subscribe to this appliance: 
    • sudo /opt/StorageCraft/shadowcontrol-agent/bin/stccmd subscribe shadowcontrol.firstfocus.com.au