Installing the Offsite Backup Manager (ocBackup Manager) for Unix & Linux – ocBackup Support

System Requirements:

Memory:
128MB (minimum)
256MB (recommended)

Disk Space:
110MB (minimum)

Applies to:

OS: All Unix & Linux based OS's that supports Java2 Runtime Environment 1.4.2 or above

Instructions:

Note: We highly recommend installing as the root user.

Download the ocBackup Manager installer from the download page, or use the command below.

# wget 'http://www.offsitecomputerbackup.com/downloads/Offsite Backup Installer XXXX.tar.gz'

(be sure to replace 'XXXX' with the current version number, which can be determined from the download page, do not use the 'periods' in the version number.. ie use 6700, not 6.7.0.0)
Unpack the install file to /usr/local/ocBackupManager

# mkdir /usr/local/ocBackupManager
# cd /usr/local/ocBackupManager
# gunzip 'Offsite Backup Installer XXXX.tar.gz' (be sure to use the version number downloaded)
# tar -xf 'Offsite Backup Installer XXXX.tar' (be sure to use the version number downloaded)
Install ocBackup Manager

# ./bin/install.sh >install.log

All installation information can be found in the file "install.log"
The backup scheduler and autoupgrade services are automatically installed. Backup sets can now run at
their scheduled times automatically.
Please continue below using either the X Window instructions or the Command Line instructions to continue installation.

X Window

1. Set the DISPLAY environment variables

Linux / Unix (sh, bash): DISPLAY=IP_ADDRESS_OF_XTERMINAL[:0.0]; export DISPLAY

For example
DISPLAY=:0.0; export DISPLAY
or DISPLAY=127.0.0.1; export DISPLAY
or DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0; export DISPLAY
or DISPLAY=192.168.0.2; export DISPLAY
or DISPLAY=192.168.0.2:0.0; export DISPLAY

BSD (csh): setenv DISPLAY IP_ADDRESS_OF_XTERMINAL[:0.0]

For example
setenv DISPLAY :0.0
or setenv DISPLAY 127.0.0.1
or setenv DISPLAY 127.0.0.1:0.0
or setenv DISPLAY 192.168.0.2
or setenv DISPLAY 192.168.0.2:0.0

2. Run ocBackup Manager

# sh /usr/local/ocBackupManager/bin/RunOBC.sh &

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

use: s3.ocbackup.com

A. If you don't have a backup account, register a new account by following these steps:

i. Enter the [Login Name], [Password] and [Confirm Password] of your choice
ii. Enter your [Email] in the text field provided
iii. Press the [Submit] button
iv. You should be logged to the backup server already (if the [Login Name] of your choice is already taken by another user, try a different login name)

B. If you have a backup account already, select [already a user?] and logon to the server with your existing username and password.

4. If this is your first time logging into the server, you will be guided to create a backup set

i. Enter a backup set name of your choice in the [Name] field and choose the type of backup set in the [Type] field
ii. Select the files that you want to backup
iii. Setup the backup schedule by pressing the [Add] button (please note that you can add multiple backup schedules to a backup set and please select the "Run scheduled backup on this computer" checkbox if you would like to run Continuous Data Protection (CDP))
iv. Setup the encryption setting for your backup set (if you don't know much about encryption, just accept the default values here)
v. Press the [OK] button to complete the configuration of backup set

5. To run a backup immediately, click [Backup] button on the left panel, select the backup set and press [OK] button.

6. Setup completed.

Command Line Mode

1. Use the web interface to add, update and remove backup sets. http://www.offsitecomputerbackup.com/login/

If you do not already have an account created, please contact us.

2. Using Backup Configurator

# sh /usr/local/ocBackupManager/bin/Configurator.sh

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

Login Name: userXXX
Password: *******************
Backup Server URL: s3.ocbackup.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) : *******************

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

Important: You cannot change these parameters once they are set for each backupset.

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

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

Main Menu:
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(1). List Backup Setting
(2). Change Password
(3). Change Network Setting
(4). Change run scheduled backup setting
(5). Toggle Masked Field (Password, Encryption Key)
(6). Generate Configuration Report (text format)
(7). Quit
Your Choice:

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

# sh /usr/local/obm/bin/RunBackupSet.sh [BACKUP_SET]

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

7. Setup completed.

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