Installation Guide - OBM - Linux Print
System Requirement
Download

    Online Backup Manager - obm-linux.tar.gz

Get Started - X Window Mode

  1. Download the setup file (obm-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 obm-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 don't have a backup account, select [Trial Registration] and press the [Next] button.

    1. Enter the [Login Name] and [Password] of your choice
    2. Enter your [Email address] in the text field provided
    3. Press the [Submit] button
    4. 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)
       

  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

    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
       

  10. 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.

  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

    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'

  14. Setup completed.

Get Started - Command Line Mode

  1. Download the setup file (obm-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 obm-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] button
       
  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: xxx.yyy.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) : *******************

  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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