Installation Guide - Linux

System Requirements

• Operating System : Linux Kernel 2.2 or above (e.g. Redhat 6.0 or above)
• Memory : 128 Mbytes
• Disk Space : 100 Mbytes
• Network Protocol : TCP/IP (Http/Https)
• Additional Requirement:
  • The Standard C++ libraries for backwards compatibility compiler (compat-libstdc++-x.x-y.y.y.y.i386.rpm) are required to run Online Backup Manager correctly. If it is not installed already, please download and install this library from your Linux vendor.

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Getting Started - X Window Mode

1. Download the setup file (qbm-linux.tar.gz) above and run it

2. Set the OBM_HOME environment variable (directory to where Online Backup Manager is to be installed)

   export OBM_HOME=/usr/local/obm

3. Unpack the install file to OBM_HOME

   mkdir $OBM_HOME
   tar -x -C $OBM_HOME -zvf qbm-linux.tar.gz

4. Set the DISPLAY environment variables

   export DISPLAY=IP_ADDRESS_OF_XTERMINAL[:0.0]

   For example

       export DISPLAY=:0.0
   or export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1
   or export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
   or export DISPLAY=192.168.0.2
   or export DISPLAY=192.168.0.2:0.0

5. Run Online Backup Manager

   sh $OBM_HOME/bin/BackupManager.sh &

6. (optional) Enter the backup server host name in the [Address] field and press the [Next] button.

7. If you have a backup account already, select [User Logon] and logon to the server with your existing username and password.

8. If this is the first time you logon to the server, you will be guided to setup a backup set

   1. Enter a backup set name of your choice in the [Name] field
   2. Select the files that you want to backup
   3. Setup the backup schedule by pressing the [Properties] button (please note that you can add multiple backup schedules to a backup set)
   4. Setup the encryption setting for your backup set (if you don't know much about encryption, just accept the default values here)
   5. Press the [Finish] button
       

9. To run a backup immediately, select your backup set from the left panel and press the [Start Backup] button above. Select [Off-site Backup Server] and press the [OK] button.

10. Select the backup set to run and press the [Start Backup] button

11. If you want scheduled backup to run automatically, you must start the backup scheduler by

    nohup sh $OBM_HOME/bin/Scheduler.sh > /dev/null

    All backup sets will now be run at their scheduled times automatically. 

12. (Optional) Start backup scheduler on machine startup

    1. Add the OBM_HOME environment variable to root profile by adding the following line to /root/.bash_profile

       OBM_HOME=/usr/local/obm
       export OBM_HOME

    2. Add backup scheduler to your startup script by adding the following line to /etc/rc.d/rc.local

       su -c 'nohup sh $OBM_HOME/bin/Scheduler.sh > /dev/null'

13. Setup completed.

Getting Started - Command Line Mode

1. Download the setup file (qbm-linux.tar.gz) above and run it

2. Set the OBM_HOME environment variable (directory to where Online Backup Manager is to be installed)

   OBM_HOME=/usr/local/obm; export OBM_HOME

3. Unpack the install file to OBM_HOME

   mkdir $OBM_HOME
   tar -x -C $OBM_HOME -zvf qbm-linux.tar.gz

4. Adding, updating and removing a backup set

   1. If you want to update a backup set, make changes to a backup set and press the [Update] button
   2. If you want to add a new backup set, click the [Add] link
   3. If you want to remove a backup set, Select the backup set to be remove and click the [Remove] link
       
5. Using Backup Configurator

   sh $OBM_HOME/bin/Configurator.sh

6. Enter your Login Name, Password, Backup Server URL and proxy setting as shown below

   Login Name: userXXX
   Password: *******************
   Backup Server URL: lon-backupserver-01.quantad.com
   Which Protocol ? (1) Http (2) Https : 2
   Use proxy ? (Y)es or (N)o : Y
   Proxy Type ? (1) Http/Https Proxy (2) SOCKS : 1
   Enter proxy server : aaa.bbb.com
   Enter proxy port : xxx 
   Enter proxy username (optional) : administrator
   Enter proxy password (optional) : *******************

7. If you have created a new backup set using the web interface, you set the encrypting key, the encrypting algorithm and the encrypting mode of this backup set by following instructions below.

   Important: You cannot change these parameters once they are set

   Found new backup set 'xxx'
   Please enter the following values for this backup set:
   
   Encrypting Algorithm ? 
   (1) Twofish (2) AES (3) Triple DES (4) No encryption : 1
   Encrypting Key: *******************
   Re-Enter Encrypting Key: *******************
   Encrypting Mode ? (1) ECB (2) CBC : 1
   Run scheduled backup on this computer ? (Y)es or (N)o : Y
   

8. If you want to make any changes to the setting above, you can use the main menu below to do so.

   Main Menu:
   ------------
   (1). List Backup Setting
   (2). Change Password
   (3). Change Network Setting
   (4). Change run scheduled backup setting
   (5). Quit

   Your Choice:

9. You can then run a backup by executing the command below.

   sh $OBM_HOME/bin/RunBackupSet.sh [BACKUP_SET]

   where [BACKUP_SET] is the name of backup set to be run

10. If you want scheduled backup to run automatically, you must start the backup scheduler by

    nohup sh $OBM_HOME/bin/Scheduler.sh > /dev/null

    All backup sets will now be run at their scheduled times automatically.  

11. (Optional) Start backup scheduler on machine startup

    1. Add the OBM_HOME environment variable to root profile by adding the following line to /root/.bash_profile

       OBM_HOME=/usr/local/obm
       export OBM_HOME

    2. Add backup scheduler to your startup script by adding the following line to /etc/rc.d/rc.local

       su -c 'nohup sh $OBM_HOME/bin/Scheduler.sh > /dev/null'

12. Setup completed.

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