Installation Guide - OBM - Solaris

System Requirements

  1. Operating System : Sun Solaris 2.5 or above
  2. Memory : 128 Mbytes
  3. Disk Space : 100 Mbytes
  4. Network Protocol : TCP/IP (Http/Https)

Download

Online Backup Manager - obm-solaris.tar.gz

 

 

Getting Started - X Windows Mode

  1. Download the setup file (obm-solaris.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. Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable (directory where J2SE Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.x has been installed)
    • JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/j2re1.4.x; export JAVA_HOME

  4. Unpack the install file to OBM_HOME
    • mkdir $OBM_HOME
    • cd $OBM_HOME
    • gunzip -c obm-solaris.tar.gz | tar -xf -

     

  5. 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

         

  6. Run Online Backup Manager
    • sh $OBM_HOME/bin/BackupManager.sh &

  7. If you don't have a backup account, select [Trial Registration] and press the [Next] button
    • Enter the [Login Name] and [Password] of your choice
    • Enter your [Email address] in the text field provided
    • Press the [Submit] button
    • You should now be logged on to the backup server (if the [Login Name] of your choice is already taken, try a different one)

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

  9. If this is the first time you logon to the server, you will be guided to setup a backup set
    • Enter a backup set name of your choice in the [Name] field
    • Select the files that you want to backup
    • Setup the backup schedule by pressing the [Properties] button (please note that you can add multiple backup schedules to a backup set)
    • Setup the encryption setting for your backup set (if you don't know much about encryption, just accept the default values here)
    • Press the [Finish] button

     

  10. To run a backup immediately:
    • Select your backup set from the left panel
    • Press the [Start Backup] button above
    • Select [Off-site Backup Server] and press the [OK] button

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

  12. 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

     

  13. (Optional) Start backup scheduler on machine startup
    • Copy the startup file, S99Obs, to machine startup script location /etc/rc3.d

      cp $OBM_HOME/bin/S99Obs /etc/rc3.d

    • if you have not installed Online Backup Manager to /usr/local/obm, you need to open the startup file S99Obs and change the OBM_HOME environment variable setting, which can be found at the beginning of the file, to the directory where you have installed the software

  14. Setup completed

 

Getting Started - Command Line Mode

  1. Download the setup file (obm-solaris.tar.gz) above

  2. Set the OBM_HOME environment variable (directory to where Online Backup Manager is to be installed)
    • export OBM_HOME=/usr/local/obm

  3. Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable (directory where J2SE Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.x has been installed)
    • JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/j2re1.4.x; export JAVA_HOME

  4. Unpack the install file to OBM_HOME
    • mkdir $OBM_HOME
    • cd $OBM_HOME
    • gunzip -c obm-solaris.tar.gz | tar -xf -

  5. Adding, updating and removing a backup set
    • If you want to update a backup set, make changes to a backup set and press the [Update] button
    • If you want to add a new backup set, click the [Add] link
    • If you want to remove a backup set, Select the backup set to be remove and click the [Remove] link

  6. Using Backup Configurator
    • sh $OBM_HOME/bin/Configurator.sh

  7. Enter your Login Name, Password, Backup Server URL and proxy setting as shown below
    • Login Name: userXXX
    • Password: *******************
    • Backup Server URL: stargate.shadowbackup.com
    • Which Protocol ? (1) Http (2) Https : 1
    • 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) : *******************

  8. If you have created a new backup set using the web interface, you set the encryption key, the encryption algorithm and the encryption 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

  9. 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:

  10. 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

  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
    • Copy the startup file, S99Obs, to machine startup script location /etc/rc3.d

      cp $OBM_HOME/bin/S99Obs /etc/rc3.d
    • if you have not installed Online Backup Manager to /usr/local/obm, you need to open the startup file S99Obs and change the OBM_HOME environment variable setting, which can be found at the beginning of the file, to the directory where you have installed the software

  13. Setup completed

 

 

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