Installing third-party software with appkg_install command

The appkg_install command is used to install and manage IBM® approved third-party software packages on the IBM IAS appliance. It can be used to install the EMC NetWorker Client package and the IBM Linux Tape Device Drivers.

Command syntax

Important: Installing third-party software on the IIAS appliance is strongly discouraged. If necessary, you can use third-party software at your own risk. IBM does not provide support for any installation-related issues.
[apuser@node0101 ~]$ appkg_install --help
usage: appkg_install [-h] [-v] [-l]  ...

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -v, --verbose         increase output verbosity
  -l, --list            list installed packages

Installer Commands (use "--help" after these for more help):

    lintapeinstaller
    lintapeuninstaller
    lintapeupdatedevices
    lintapeupdgraderpms
    emcinstaller
    emcnetworker
    emcsettings
The command currently supports the following tools:
  • EMC NetWorker client
  • IBM Tape Device Drivers for Linux

Listing the installed packages

You can list the packages that are currently installed via the appkg_install manager by using the --list flag:
[apuser@node0101]# appkg_install --list
+---------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Vendor              | Installed Package                   |
+---------------------+-------------------------------------+
| EMC                 | EMC NetWorker Client                |
+---------------------+-------------------------------------+

Procedures

If you want to use appkg_install command to install third-party software, follow these topics:
For EMC NetWorker:
For IBM Tape Device Drivers for Linux:

Logs

You can find the log files from appkg_install command in the /var/log/appliance/appkg_install/log/ directory. 
[root@node0101 ~]# ls -al /var/log/appliance/appkg_install/log/
total 32
drwxr-xr-x. 8 root root 4096 Sep 26 16:37 .
drwxr-xr-x. 3 root root 4096 Sep 12 15:10 ..
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Sep 12 19:33 20180912
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Sep 13 08:58 20180913
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Sep 20 16:35 20180920
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Sep 24 16:01 20180924
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Sep 25 16:51 20180925
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Sep 26 16:37 20180926