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1. During the installation process the installer will verify that Java is installed and the necessary scripts will automatically be modified with the J ava install location The Server Edition daemon will also be installed and started To verify that the Server Edition daemon is running execute etc init d a5backupd status froma terminal window To restart or stop the daemon use the above mentioned command but replace status with start or stop Ensure that you type in the version exactly as it appears in the filename 3 Run the command a5backup gui to open the Backup Client interface 4 In the Setup Wizard that appears follow the steps as described in Chapter 3 Setup Wizard i Note To uninstall the SE Backup Client you need to remove all settings specified in the setup script mentioned in the previous section There are five commands that must be initiated Please ensure that you have root access when uninstalling the Backup Client If the GUI is open close it and then run the following commands rm f usr bin a5backup rm f usr bin ad5ba5ackup cli rm lt usr bin a5backup gui rm I fetc init d a5backupd rm R usr share a5backup to remove the adbackup install directory this commend will display confirmation prompts before every delete Alternatively use rm Rf usr share a5backup to remove the entire directory in one step Warning Use this command with caution To install MOUNT10 SE on Solaris 10 please
2. MOUNT LO V7 Sailfish R2 User Manual for Linux and Unix operating systems Your guide to protecting data with MOUNT10 Server Edition SWISS DATA BACKUP All rights reserved Attix5 2014 Trademarks Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat Inc Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Solaris is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation SWISS DATA BACKUP SWISS DATA BACKUP The following icons are used in this User Manual Dei The information icon precedes important information The example icon indicates a practical illustration of a process or procedure a Y The hint icon indicates a suggestion or hint to guide or assist you with performing a task The warning icon provides a warning against potential mistakes and actions that could cause critical error SWISS DATA BACKUP Contents Inr oduc CO1 PMMer ere TTT TTTTTTTTerrCrrerrirrCCECTECTCCIT Ter Terirrrerrrr rere rece Ce ereeerr rrr ire 6 ege lege TE D L Getting started EEN 7 P EEEa a E A rr rrrre rere creer eer rryrryy 8 J Setup VWIZAEC E 10 Step 1of7 Specify Storage Eltre eege ege eege 11 Step 2 of 7 Create or connect to a Backup Account 12 Step 3 of 7 Specify Backup Account details 13 Step 4 of 7 Confirm Backup Account emma 14 Step 5 of 7 Schedule backup Drocees 15 Step 6 of 7 Optimise for backup environment ssssssrererrsrerrrrrrerrrrrrerrrrererrrrerere 16 Step 7 of 7 Confirm
3. This box enables you to search for particular files in your backups For more information see Finding files in backups in Chapter 7 Restores Export a list of all backup inclusions and exclusions to an html file for future reference For more information see Exporting a selection report in Chapter 6 Backups Close the Backup Client application window MOUNT10 AG Haldenstrasse 5 6340 Baar Switzerland SWISS DATA BACKUP Filters gt New Filter Create a new filter to automate inclusions or exclusions based on file type For more information see Using filters in Chapter 6 Backups Filters gt Edit Filters Edit existing filters For more information see Using filters in Chapter 6 Backups Filters gt filter gt Include Include all files in the selected folder that match the filter s criteria For more information see Using filters in Chapter 6 Backups Filters gt filter gt Exclude Exclude all files in the selected folder that match the filter s criteria For more information see Using filters in Chapter 6 Backups Filters gt filter gt Deselect Clear the selected folder of any filters currently applied to it For more information see Using filters in Chapter 6 Backups Include Folder Include the selected folder for backup Exclude Folder Exclude the selected folder from the backup selection Deselect Folder Clear the selected folder of any inclusions or exc
4. He restore cannot be resumed if if is interrupted Suitable for local LAN restores 4 Click the Show advanced options link to display the advanced restore options You can now specify the rest of the restore options by selecting or clearing the following check boxes a Recreate folder structure This option is selected by default It instructs the Backup Client to recreate the folder structure in the restore folder Clear this check box if you wish to restore the files to a single folder SWISS DATA BACKUP i Note If restoring files from different folders with the same file names you need to recreate the folder structure to prevent overwriting the b R estore empty folders If the Recreate directory structure option is selected you can select this check box to recreate empty folders i Note This option is only available when Recreate directory structure is _ selected c Restore file and folder permissions Clear this check box if you do not wish to restore the file and folder permissions You would typically only select this option after a complete server failure to restore files before user accounts are re created d Overwrite files Select this check box if you do not want the Backup Client to prompt you before overwriting an existing file 3 Click Restore i Note You can view restore logs on the Logs tab Restore log dates are displayed in green SWISS DATA BACKUP Finding files in backups
5. The Client interface explained SWISS DATA BACKUP You can manage and monitor backups using the Backup Client application window Below are descriptions of each of these items and the options they provide Application window The Backup Client application window contains the following areas File Se t Backup i Restore Backup Selection Restore B Logs E lection Tools Help klo lx Find Options Automate Help AttixS Pro SE V7 0 0 C v E My Computer vw 28 gt gt dbus gt Backups L bin gt boot L cgroup b gt dev b etc gt O home b lib E lost found L media gt E mnt L opt gt L proc br root E sbin gt gt selinux PYM VAVAVANAVAVANLVAYAYAVENLUAY A DYRW RUA Y RYLEY 00 Filename dbus Backups bin boot cgroup dev etc home lib lost found media mnt opt proc root sbin selinux srv sys tmp usr var vautofsch 0 KB bgekUpservice log 88 KB backupservice log 1 103 KB backupservice log 2 104 KB backupservice log 3 100 KB Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folde Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Border Folder Folder Folder Folder Autofsck file LOG file LOG file LOG file LOG file File type older Last backup Sep 20 2012 3 48 34 PM Product Help Help index Quick start Step by ste
6. you will be presented with an update dialog box You have the option to update now or cancel Clicking Update now closes the Backup Client GUI and installs the update Clicking Cancel closes the dialog box and does not install the update The dialog box will appear again the next time you back up If the Backup Client GUI is closed when an automated backup occurs the update will be installed automatically After an Auto Update occurs the MOUNT10 system tray icon will display a notification indicating that the update was successfully applied Plug ins can also be updated automatically During the backup process the Storage Platform will compare the plugin versions received from the Backup Client with the latest versions available on the Storage Platform If newer versions are available the Backup Client will download the files and automatically update the installed plug ins SWISS DATA BACKUP You can use the Graphical User Interface GUI to Select files for backup Launch backups Schedule automatic backups Find files in previous backups Restore files and folders from previous backups Opening the Backup Client interface To open the SE Client interface 1 Logon asthe root user 2 Runthecommand aSbackup gui to open the Backup Client interface i Note The first time you open the Backup Client the Setup Wizard launches automatically For more information on creating a Backup Account see Chapter 3 Setup Wizard
7. Overview MOUNT10 AG Haldenstrasse 5 6340 Baar Switzerland SWISS DATA BACKUP Starting a backup manually P Tip It is recommended that you run a backup manually after creating your backup selection to ensure immediate data transmission to the Storage Platform Thereafter automatic backups will ensure hassle free continuous backups For more information see Scheduling automatic backups later in this chapter To start a backup manually 1 On the File menu click Backup Now Alternatively click the Backup button on the toolbar i SS The Backup dialog box appears and displays the progress of the backup H x Compressing and patching Connecting to service Starting backup Initializing secure random generator Connecting to Storage Platform on 192 166 20 120 443 If multiple backup sets are enabled and their backup windows overlap a backup queue will display in the Backup dialog box enabling you to cancel the current backup in favour of the next should you wish to do so er aSbackup 6 0 0 287 x86_64 rpm Queued backups db For more information see Multiple backup sets in Chapter 9 Options and settings 2 To close the Backup Client after the backup process has started click the Hide button This will not cancel the backup process and the Backup Client can be re opened at any time to view the progress of the backup Y Tip To view backup logs click the Logs tab Ba
8. To find a specific backed up file it may be easier to use the Find function than to browse the Restore tree You have the option to scan only your last backup locally or you can connect to the Storage Platform and search through previous backups To search for a file in your latest backup 1 On the File menu click Find Files in Backups Alternatively click the Find button on the toolbar t si 4 a a oi Backup Size Restore Find Options Automate Help 2 Type the file name or part thereof in the File name box and then click Find File name full or partial sales Search last backup local Search through previous backups Storage Platform Ww Limit number of results to 10 Example If sales is searched for the Backup Client will display a list of all files in the last backup containing sales in the filename Gi wl Tip Usethe and wildcards for advanced search queries SWISS DATA BACKUP To search for a file in previous backups 1 w On the File menu click Find Files in Backups Alternatively click the Find button on the toolbar t H dialo oO Eackup Sre Restore Find Options Automate Help Type the file name or part thereof in the File name box Select the Search through previous backups Storage Platform check box If you wish to limit the search to particular dates select the Search backup dates check box and then use the Start date and End date boxes to specify a time p
9. and they can be used to configure restore from and monitor it accordingly D Select the data to be backed up in this backup set Included data will be backed up at the times specified in the backup set s backup schedule and can be restored using the Restore tab To rename a backup set 1 Click the Manage button O above the Backup Selection Restore Logs tabs Select the backup set name in the Backup set drop down list Click the Rename button Type the new name in the Backup set name box Click Ok oe bb To modify a backup set s backup schedule 1 Click the Manage button above the Backup Selection Restore Logs tabs 2 Select the backup set name in the Backup set drop down list 3 Configure the schedule See Scheduling automatic backups in Chapter 6 Backups 4 Click Ok To delete a backup set 1 Click the Manage button above the Backup Selection Restore Logs tabs Select the backup set name in the Backup set drop down list Click the Delete button In the Confirmation dialog box that appears click Yes Click Ok ae WN i Notes concerning multiple p sets and plug ins The Script plug in only fun ions o the efa lt backup set The Email Notification plug in always functions across all backup sets 2 DaCKI SWISS DATA BACKUP The Backup Client Health Check provides information to highlight possible issues before backup e g free disk space or file folder access problems It
10. backup configuration ssssssrerssrerrerrrrrrrerrsrrrrerrsrerrerrsrerrre 17 Congratulations 2 derctctcdnn diane adutecndattdaaoaccudeced dda daatehdndanuddan decteaendiocdsins devdeseudindsiandendia 17 4 Updating Backup Clients and plug ins ccscseessssesnesseseeneeesneesenes 18 Auto I NEE 18 5 Graphical User Interface GUI wsssccscsccccceneeneeneeneeneeeeeeesesnenneenennenes 19 Opening the Backup Client interface AA 19 The Client interface explained srsrssrsrerrrrerrrrrrernrrsrnrnrrererrrrsrerrrrererrrrerererrerene 20 Application ak lee 20 G eet REEPTETERETRTTPERTTTLETTT CTT TTT eT TT CCTETTTTEETTTTT TTT TTT TTL T TCT eTET TEE TT TTT TTT TT TT 27 HOw to Dack OD E 27 Selecting data to backup cesses eee ees eee eee eee eee eeeeeseeeaeeeeetaeeeeetaeenaneas 27 Determining the backup selection setze ek 35 Exporting a selection report ssssissrerssrrrrsrrtrsrrtrtrrtrtrrrrtrtrrsrrtrnrrsrrrrnrenrerrene 36 Starting a backup manual 37 Scheduling automatic backups TEEN 38 Cancelinga Dad UP TT 40 Resuming a Dack EE 41 Tp CELD a e o AA E E 42 POWT T EE 42 EE 42 Restoring Gal E 44 Padina galls abl el e EE 46 Restoring a backup Ee LEE 49 DEOU EE 50 ee lege ep 50 Changing log ile SEMIS wicascsind tains tac dddice vied iniedi aia e vended T aE 50 9 Options and SECUUUNGS cccceceeseeeesseeeseeseeeseeeeseeseaeseeaeseeaeseeeeseessenseeas 51 Backip ACCOUN E 32 Ee e tu Ne eA NEE EA AE E OE N EE 53 MOUNT10 AG Ha
11. by user some excluded All files included by profiling Filter applied by profiling SWISS DATA BACKUP The Backup or Storage Platform Administrator has included this file or file type Files displaying this icon will be backed up to the Storage Platform and cannot be deselected from within the Backup Client The Backup or Storage Platform Administrator has applied a filter to the parent folder or directory That filter has included the file in the backup selection Files displaying this icon cannot be deselected or excluded from within the Backup Client The Backup or Storage Platform Administrator has excluded this file or its file type Files displaying this icon will not be backed up to the Storage Platform and cannot be included in the backup selection from within the Backup Client The folder exists in the directory but it is not included in the backup selection The Backup Client user has included some files in the backup selection The Backup Client user has included all files in the backup selection The folder contains no unselected files Each file is either included or excluded The Backup Client user has excluded all files in the folder from being backed up to the Storage Platform The Backup Client user has applied a filter to the folder The filter has included one or more files within the folder The Backup Client user has applied a filter to the folder that has included and excluded files within it Th
12. can also provide the estimated line speed to the Storage Platform T Health Check The Health Check provides information to pre ernptively highlight possible issues for example free disk space problerns and service access rights to files and folders It can also provide the estimated line speed to the Storage Platform Options Merory Memory utilisation statistics from the last backup as well as overall memory usage to date Data Protected Information includes the number of filles and directories selected for backup Disk Usage Free space availabilty for all local drives Line Speed Line Speed estimate to the Storage Platform by transmitting data for 10 seconds Show Last Heath Check Start Clase The following options are available Memory Memory utilisation statistics from the last backup as well as overall memory usage to date Data Protected Information includes the number of files and directories included in the backup selection Disk Usage Free space availability for all local drives Line Speed Line Speed estimate to the Storage Platform determined by transmitting data for 10 seconds You can specify which checks to run by selecting or clearing the relevant check boxes in the Options area Click theShow Last Health Check button to see the last report You can Print and or Export the Health Check reports SWISS DATA BACKUP To run a health check 1 On the Tools menu click Health Check 2 In
13. directory containing the file or folder 3 Include or exclude files and or folders as described below Tip Once a file or folder is included in the backup selection any modifications to it will P be backed up automatically For more information see Patching in Chapter 9 Options and settings Warning If you have limited space on the drive running the Backup Client it is recommended that you move the Cache Logs and Temporary folders as well as the selection database to another location For more information see Disk Usage in Chapter 9 Options and settings SWISS DATA BACKUP To include an individual file In the right hand pane click the file icon or right click the file name and then click Include An included file is displayed with a green icon To deselect a file you can either click the icon again or right click the file name and then click Deselect A folder containing some included files is displayed with a green tinted icon Le To include an entire folder Right click the folder icon L and then click Include Folder Alternatively you can select the folder in the Backup Selection tree and then click Include Folder on the Selection menu Included folders are displayed with a green icon F i Note All files in the included folder and its subfolders will be included in the next backup Any changes made within this folder or its subfolders will automatically be included as well
14. folder Fxclude selected file folder Clear inclusion exclusion Select multiple files Open the corresponding menu Select previous item or scroll up if you are in the Logs tab Select previous item or scroll down if you are in the Logs tab Scroll up one page Scroll down one page Scroll to the beginning of the page if you are in the Logs tab Scroll to the end of the page if you are in the Logs tab
15. included by filter Excluded folder SWISS DATA BACKUP MOUNT 10 Server Edition provides solutions for numerous databases and applications in the form of plug ins to the Backup Client This User Manual includes instructions for the Email Notification plug in as it is distributed with the SE Backup Client Please refer to the MOUNT10 Server Edition Plug ins User Manual for detailed information on the other available plug ins and settings MOUNT LO Plug ins available by default Email Notification script SWISS DATA BACKUP The Email Notification plug in enables you to receive email notification on backup activity You can configure the plug in to send emails to specified email addresses notifying the recipients of the status of backups This plug in has been included in SE installers since v4 2 If it is not installed run the Plug in Installer and select the Email Notification plug in The Plug in installer will run automatically during the SE Client installation if located in the same folder as the Client RPM T Email Notification settings L Use email notification Notify me when a backup fails Backup Failed Notify me after a successful backup Backup Completed Append the subject line with the follawing options and message Mail settings To admin yourdomain com From backup yourdomain com SMTP server smtp yourdomain com My SMTP server requires authentication Test SWISS DATA BACKUP To configure t
16. return to the Email Notification settings dialog box 7 Select the Attach files check box to include a log file and or backup selection report as attachments 8 Inthe Attachment settings area select from the following options Summary warnings and errors Entire log file as per Advanced Options log level setting Backup selection report Provides a summary of the backup selection 9 Click Ok to save the settings and close the Email Notification settings dialog box The Email Notification plug in is now activated and configured and will start emailing reports during the next backup SWISS DATA BACKUP SWISS DATA BACKUP Script plug in The Script plug in works with MOUNT 10 SE for Linux To install the Script plug in on a Linux machine 1 Use the Plug in Installer to install the Script plug in on a Windows machine running MOUNT10 SE 2 Browse to the plugins folder and copy the script_ plugin jar file 3 Pastethescript_plugin jar file in the plugins folder on the Linux machine The Script plug in is now installed on the Linux machine SWISS DATA BACKUP PA AM Lialrlanaetracan E CAD Daa ear ya AAA NITS kt Llale ANCTraACCA f ba lt Anh R Sear SsIAITZaAri ann U AU I lald enstrasse 3 004U Daar owlizeriand U F5 SPACEBAR x1 SPACEBAR x2 SPACEBAR x3 SIP ALT Underlined letter on menu bar db Y Page Up Page Down Home End Keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys Refresh active window Include selected file
17. servers running SE can be backed up to a Storage Platform In the event of data loss or corruption on the server you AANNNNNN can retrieve data from the Storage a e a ve Platform and restore it to the original or another server in just a few easy steps A Backup Administrator can manage the entire backup environment SE Clients and the Storage Platform remotely using the MOUNT10 Storage Platform Console For more information please refer to the MOUNT10 Storage Platform Console User Manual SWISS DATA BACKUP 1 Getting started Enabling manual or automatic backups is easy with MOUNT10 SE 4 Back up Automatically or manually 2 Create a 3 Select files and eg stall SE Backup Acount folders for backup MOUNT10 AG Haldenstrasse 5 6340 Baar Switzerland SWISS DATA BACKUP For the latest system requirements and compatibility information please refer to the System Requirements and Compatibility Matrix This section describes how to install the SE Client on a Red Hat Linux platform It is applicable to most other Linux operating systems including Ubuntu via a Debian installer Please note that you have to be logged in as root to configure the necessary settings The Debian installer is intended for Ubuntu only and cannot be used to manually upgrade existing RPM installations The SE RPM file contains pre configured information to make installing SE quick and easy A Pre installation
18. the Storage Platform and there is no communication between the two the time specified in this box in seconds is how long the Backup Client will stay connected before dropping the connection Concurrent Transfer Begin transferring data during the compression phase Select this option if you wish to make use of concurrent backup processing to speed up the backup process With this setting enabled the Backup Client compresses patches files in the background using one thread and transmits files to the Storage Platform using a second thread as soon as the files are compressed patched SWISS DATA BACKUP You can use the Backup Priority page in the Options and Settings dialog box to limit CPU usage and disk access The Backup Client uses a fair portion of the available processing power to patch compress and encrypt files during the backup process The constant disk access that the backup process requires can also reduce performance for other applications although it ensures that the process completes as quickly as possible If you use the computer while it is backing up you might experience some performance deterioration To lessen this effect you can choose to lower the processor usage and or disk access A Warning If you use the highest Processor usage setting it will affect server performance during the backup i Note If you use the highest Disk access setting the Backup Client will continuously use all available disk acce
19. the Tools menu point to Snapshot and then click Export Backup Snapshot 2 Select The next backup must be a Snapshot backup Ensure Verify snapshot after backup is selected this will confirm that the snapshot is not corrupt Warnings Verifying the snapshot causes the backup process to take significantly longer Cancelling the verification cancels the backup 3 Specify a destination in the box provided 4 Click Backup Now If you click OK the next backup you initiate will be a snapshot backup The Snapshot data is now stored in the location specified in step 3 above and can be moved to the Storage Platform The Backup Administrator can then import the snapshot data to the StorageServer using the Storage Platform Console For more information please refer to the Storage Platform Console User Manual i Note The Backup Account will be disabled at this point to ensure that the Snapshot data is the most recent Once the data has been successfully imported to the Storage Platform the Account will be enabled automatically and backups can proceed as usual SWISS DATA BACKUP The Restore Snapshot feature enables you to restore large amounts of data from a locally connected device to a machine via the Backup Client i S Before you can perform the steps outlined below the snapshot data needs to be exported from the StorageServer to a mobile storage device by a Backup Administrator For more information please refer to th
20. volume The wizard also displays a list of installed plug ins Certain plug ins identified by blue text can be customised from this step clicking on the plug in Alternatively you can access and configure the plug ins later from the Tools menu Finally the wizard also displays the optimisation options that you chose together with the effects of your choices Click Finish to complete the wizard Congratulations You have now successfully completed the Setup Wizard Click Next and select data to back up SWISS DATA BACKUP MOUNT10 automates the update process so that the Backup Client is automatically updated with the latest software version during the backup process MOUNT 10 creates update packs that are distributed to the AccountServer The AccountServer then distributes these packs to the different Backup Clients as they are requested during the backup process Auto Updates must be enabled on the Storage Platform for this feature to work For more information on enabling Auto Updates please refer to the Storage Platform Console User Manual By default if there is less than 500 MB free space available an update pack is not requested This is logged to the Backup Service log Backup Clients are always updated to the latest version and service pack available on the Storage Platform If a Backup Client update is available the following will occur After the backup process has completed if the Backup Client GUI is open
21. LS f C Documents and Settings To cancel the current running task ab5dbackup cli cancel To check for and install an update of the Backup Client A5backup cli update SWISS DATA BACKUP Profiling enables your Backup Administrator to propagate certain client side settings from the Storage Platform to your Backup Client It can be used to enforce the following settings Backup schedules Inclusions and exclusions Filters Most options and settings accessible via the Tools menu i Note Profiled settings take priority over settings specified in the Backup Client When the Backup Client connects to the Storage Platform it receives a list of all profiled settings These changes are implemented in the Backup Client You can however connect to the Storage Platform and update profiled settings manually To update profiled settings manually 1 On the Tools menu click Options 2 On theBackup Account page of theOptions and Settings dialog box click the Retrieve settings button The Backup Client will retrieve any profiled settings from the Storage Platform and update its options and settings accordingly i Note Profiled settings are greyed out and cannot be modified from within the Backup Client Inclusions exclusions applied by profiling are displayed with yellow icons in the Backup Client File icons Included file Fileincluded by filter Excluded file Folder icons Included folder Folder
22. SL encryption for Backup Client to StorageServer data transfers Deselecting this option disables SSL encryption for data transfer This enhances transfer speeds but should only be done within a secure network environment i Notes Disabling this feature will only have an effect on security for the actual data transfer and not the encryption of the data on the Storage Platform Secure data transfer connections can only be disabled if the StorageServer has been configured to accept non secure connections If the StorageServer cannot accept non secure connections an SSL enabled connection will automatically be used instead Warning Before disabling SSL encryption first ensure that the backup environment is secure Retries and Timeouts Number of backup or restore retries By default the Backup Client tries to connect to the Storage Platform four times before cancelling the backup process Note You are advised to increase the number of attempts when using a slow Internet connection The backup will continue from the previous point of failure and not resend the entire backup Duration before connection retries By default the Backup Client will try to reconnect to the Storage Platform after 60 seconds should the connection be dropped This setting enables you to increase decrease the duration between retries SWISS DATA BACKUP Socket timeout The default socket timeout is 60 seconds If the Backup Client is connected to
23. SS DATA BACKUP Determining the backup selection size It is useful to determine the backup selection size before starting the backup process to avoid Over Limit errors i Note The Backup Client compares your backup selection size with the Backup Account limit specified by your Backup Administrator at the beginning of the backup process If the selection size exceeds the Account limit the backup process will stop and an Over _ Limit error message will be displayed To calculate the backup selection size A On the File menu click Calculate Size B Alternatively click the Size button on the toolbar tago Restore Find Options Automate Help The Backup Selection Size dialog box that appears displays total size of your backup selection i e all files included for backup Backup set index prepared in 1s Files and directories 3036 Total size 78 17 MB Mandatory files 0 Total size 0 bytes Ki Warning If your backup selection size exceeds your Backup Account limit you need to remove some items from the selection or ask your Backup Administrator to upgrade your Backup Account limit To remove a file from the backup selection A In the Size dialog box right click the file s icon The icon will tum red to indicate that it is excluded O Note To exclude multiple files at once click a file name in the list hold down the Shift key and drag the mouse pointer to highlight the files Right click t
24. To deselect a folder right click the folder icon and then click Deselect Folder To exclude a file or subfolder If an entire folder is included but you wish to exclude a particular file or subfolder right click the file or folder icon and then click Exclude or Exclude Folder Excluded items are displayed with red icons or Included folders that have some files or subfolders excluded are green with a red tint E7 Tips v You can create different backup selections for different backup sets For more information see Multiple backup sets in Chapter 9 Options and settings You can use filters to automate file selection based on file types Once you have selected all files to be included and excluded it may be useful to check the size of your backup selection before initiating your first backup For more information see Using filters later in this chapter i Note Some directories and their contents are forcefully excluded from the backup See On Mac machines these are the dev and proc directories Symbolic links MOUNT10 supports the backup and restore of symbolic links i Note Symbolic links do not appear in the Backup Selection tree and therefore cannot be backed up individually To back up symbolic links you need to back up the folder in which they reside SWISS DATA O BACKUP Using filters You can use filters to automate file inclusions or exclusions within a folder based on file types E
25. Warning Different servers cannot back up to the same Backup Account A separate Backup Account needs to be created for each server 2 Click Next to continue SWISS DATA BACKUP Step 3 of 7 Specify Backup Account details Depending on the option you selected in the previous step you will either be prompted to specify new Backup Account details or to supply the already configured details of the existing Backup Account To specify new Account details 1 In the Backup Account name box type a Backup Account name that consists of a minimum of 4 characters 2 Inthe Backup Account password box type a password that consists of a minimum of 4 characters Confirm it in the Confirm password box 3 In the Encryption key box type an encryption key that consists of a minimum of 8 characters Confirm it in the Confirm key box Warning Please write down your encryption key and store it in a safe place as YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESTORE YOUR DATA WITHOUT IT 4 Click Next When connecting to an existing Account 1 Inthe Backup Account name box type the Backup Account name 2 Inthe Backup Account password box type the Account password 3 Inthe Encryption key box type the encryption key chosen when the Backup Account was created 4 Click Next SWISS DATA BACKUP Confirm that the information you have supplied is correct and then click Create or Reconnect depending on whether you are creating a new Backup Account or conne
26. ache will be deleted and full copies of changed files will be transmitted to the Storage Platform during each backup To delete the current cache click the Clear button If the cache is deleted full copies of the selected files will be re sent to the Storage Platform during the next backup SWISS DATA BACKUP n a m D i Pal e ff WM a bai I a pE Ge W m e E O f P gt CICD EDE U es Ni tet i Vw Sief Ben a d U Sa To enable Streaming Backup Select the Stream backups directly to the Storage Platform check box Streaming Backup causes data to be transferred to the Storage Platform without being written to temporary storage first Streaming Backup has the following benefits Extremely fast Uses very little disk space Optimised for use in environments where bandwidth usage is not an issue e g data centres Streaming Backup has the following limitations Supports Delta Blocking only not Binary Patching Does not support resumes Provides target de duplication only not source de duplication Streaming Backup disables certain options Advanced Communications gt Concurrent Transfer All patching options aside from Mandatory Patching Streaming Backup only supports Delta Blocking Advanced Performance gt Backup Limit To enforce a minimum amount of free space on your hard drive To ensure that the Backup Client does not use all available hard drive space during data dumps patching or compression you can se
27. arlier in this chapter Backup Selection Restore B Filenames ay i dbus VK bin i boot L dev O etc VK home Ka lib L lost found L lost found L media U media L mnt E mt The following icon legend lists the MOUNT10 icons and the statuses they indicate You can access this legend by clicking Icon Legend on the Help menu I con legend File not selected The file exists in the folder or directory but is not included in the backup selection neither included nor excluded G Selected by user The Backup Client user has included the file in the backup selection ee Selected by user filter The Backup Client user has applied a filter to the parent folder or directory That filter has included the file in the backup selection B Excluded by user The Backup Client user has excluded the file from being backed up to the Storage Platform E Excluded by administrator The Backup or Storage Platform Administrator has excluded this file or its file type Files displaying this icon will not be backed up to the Storage Platform MOUNT10 AG Haldenstrasse 5 6340 Baar Switzerland Oy x iv Included by profiling Included by profiling filter Excluded by profiling Folder not selected Some files selected by user All files selected by user All files selected by user some excluded All files excluded by the user Filter applied by user Filter applied
28. atching problems with large files The Mandatory Patching area enables you to specify files to be scanned for changes regardless of whether or not it appears that they have changed since the last backup Tip Mandatory patching is useful in situations where files are held open by an application internally the file has changed but the change is not reflected in the last modified date on the file system or in the size of the file itself Note VSS enables the backup of these files without impacting the running application or corrupting the files To include files for mandatory patching 1 Click the Add button 2 Usethe Open dialog box to select the file s and then click Open 3 The path to the file s will display in the associated box Click OK to save your settings 4 Ensure that you include the mandatory patching files in your backup selection or they will not be backed up Tip Select more than one file at a time by holding down the SHIFT key and selecting _ the files with your keyboard or mouse Files selected for mandatory patching display in the Backup Selection EO My Music tab with a green icon containing the letter M mm My Pictures desktop ini NM Registerd txt SWISS DATA BACKUP You can use the Disk Usage page in the Options and Settings dialog box to specify the working folders and control the disk footprint If you have limited space on the drive where the Backup Client is installed y
29. can use the Backup Schedule page in the Options and Settings dialog box to Enable disable a daily automated backup Create advanced automatic backup schedules i Note If using multiple backup sets use the Backup set drop down at the top of the dialog box to specify which backup set schedule you wish to configure For more information see Multiple backup sets in Chapter 9 Options and settings Daily automatic backups are enabled by default unless disabled during the Setup Wizard If disabled you can enable it by following the instructions below To enable a daily automated backup 1 Select the Daily automated backup check box 2 Specify a time in the associated box 3 Click Ok To create an advanced backup schedule 1 Select the Advanced schedule back up at the following times check box In the Week day box select the day on which a backup should be initiated Specify the time in the Backup time box Click the Add button to add the day and time to the Advanced schedule box Repeat steps 2 to 4 above until you have added all desired schedules to the Advanced schedule box Oe WN To disable automatic backups not recommended 1 Clear the Daily automated backup and Advanced schedule check boxes 2 Click Ok to close the Options and Settings dialog box Warning This option is not recommended If an automated backup schedule is not created backups will have to be run manually Enabling automatic backups is
30. ckup log dates are displayed in blue SWISS DATA BACKUP Automatic backups are usually enabled and configured either during the Setup Wizard or during the Backup Wizard but you can enable and schedule them at any point in time using the Options and Settings dialog box To schedule a daily automated backup L On the Tools menu click Options Alternatively click the Options button on the toolbar 2 Inthe Options and Settings dialog box click Backup Schedule 3 If multiple backup sets are enabled ensure that the correct set is selected in the Backup set drop down box For more information on backup sets see Multiple backup sets in Chapter 9 Options and settings 4 Select the Daily automated backup check box and then specify a backup time in the associated box 5 Click OK To create an advanced backup schedule 1 Select the Advanced schedule back up at the following times check box In the Week day box select the day on which a backup should be initiated Specify the time in the Backup time box Click the Add button to add the day and time to the Advanced schedule box Repeat steps 2 to 4 above until you have added all desired schedules to the Advanced schedule box oe You are advised to back up at night when the server running the Backup Client is not in use It must be switched on at the scheduled backup time s but the Linux user does not need to be logged in Configuring automatic backups ensures that all s
31. ct the Do restores from recovery server check box and then specify the server address and port number in the boxes provided If using a proxy server select the Use proxy settings for recovery check box i Note This option can only be used if the Backup Administrator has prepared a recovery server 4 Click OK SWISS DATA BACKUP The Snapshot data will display as an entry in the Restore tree enabling you to browse a directory of its contents and restore files and folders For more information see Chapter 7 Restores SWISS DATA BACKUP You can use the command line interface CLI to enable SE Remote Management and to send a wide range of backup and restore commands The CLI bat file is included with each SE installation file Warning The SE Backup Client is required and must be installed on the computer using the CLI bat file before the following commands can be used In a terminal window run the a5backup cli command from the installation folder of the SE Backup Client to view the various CLI options Usage abbackup cli restore dates status backup cancel configure update backup allowempty restore rd restoredateidx rp restorepath original fd filterdate fp filterpath fext filterext backupset backupsetguid compression on off overwrite nopermissions noemptyfolders configure account remote Specify allowempt y to allow an empty backup to commence rp lt restorepa
32. cting to an existing Backup Account The Backup Client will connect to the Storage Platform and configure your Backup Account A message will be displayed confirming that your Backup Account has been successfully configured This is the last step of the Account Wizard After your Backup Account is successfully configured the Setup Wizard will immediately start the Backup Wizard to help you configure your backup settings SWISS DATA BACKUP Step 5 of 7 Schedule backup process MOUNT10 can run backups on included files and folders either upon request manually or automatically This step enables you to set up a backup schedule ei Tip It is advised to back up at night when the server is running and the Backup Client is not in use The server must be switched on at the time s specified for scheduled backups but the Windows user does not need to be logged in To configure the Backup Client to run only manual backups 1 Clear the Daily automated backup and Advanced schedule check boxes 2 Click Next to move to the next step in the wizard A Warning This option is not recommended If an automated backup schedule is not created backups will have to be run manually Enabling automatic backups is strongly advised To schedule a daily automated backup L Select the Daily automated backup check box 2 Specify a time in the associated box 3 Click Next to move to the next step in the wizard or create an advanced backup sc
33. d a wide range of backup and restore commands For more information see Command line backups and restores later in this chapter SWISS DATA BACKUP When a backup is initiated the backup selection is sent to the Storage Platform as a backup set a set of included files and folders You can restore the entire backup set all its files and folders structured as they were at the time of backup or restore individual files and or folders within it The first backup selection you make in the SE Client is automatically saved as the default backup set For more information see Selecting data to back up in Chapter 6 Backups You may however create more than one backup set This enables you to back up different data selections at different times SZ nple A full backup of all data on a server can be scheduled to run once a week e g over the weekend when there are no resource limitations and another backup of only the SQL database on that same server can be scheduled to run every day This ensures that the SQL database is backed up regularly using minimal resources and that the entire server is still backed up but at more convenient and practical time intervals Jote A maximum of 10 backup sets are allowed including the default backup set To create a new backup set 1 w On the Tools menu point to Additional Backup sets and then click Add Alternatively click the Add button above the Backup Selectio
34. dicate when the speed limits specified in the Speed Limits area should apply by creating a throttle map Y Tip By default a throttle map is provided with different colours indicating week day office hours out of office hours and weekends using intervals of 60 minutes You can either set speed limits for the colours used in this default map or you can click the Clear button and create a new map by following the instructions below To create a throttle map 1 In the Interval box specify the number of minutes that each block in the graph should represent 2 In the Speed Limits area click a speed limit colour Alternatively click the Selected speed limit box to cycle between the different limits 3 Inthe Throttle Map area click the schedule interval boxes you wish to apply the limit to The colour of the selected interval boxes will change to match that of the chosen limit Tip Should you wish to revert to the default throttle map at any point in time click the Default button 4 Click OK SWISS DATA BACKUP Advanced Communications You can use the Advanced Communications page in the Options and Settings dialog box to configure all advanced communication settings The Advanced Communications page consists of the following areas secure Connection Retries and Timeouts Concurrent Transfer Secure Connection Use secure SSL enabled connection for data transfer recommended This option is selected by default enabling S
35. e Backup Administrator has included all the files contained in the folder All files will be backed up to the Storage Platform These inclusions cannot be changed by the Backup Client user The Backup Administrator has applied a filter to the folder This filter cannot be removed by a Backup Client user SWISS DATA BACKUP q e Filter applied by profiling all items excluded Filter applied by profiling some items included by user Filter applied by profiling some items included and some items excluded by user Filter applied by profiling but items excluded by user Folder excluded by Global Filter All files excluded by profiling Plug in node not selected Some items selected by user All items selected by user All items selected by user some excluded All items excluded by user Filter applied by user The Backup Administrator has applied a filter to the folder resulting in the folder being excluded from the backup selection This filter cannot be removed by a Backup Client user The Backup Administrator has applied a filter to this folder using profiling and some items have been manually included by the Backup Client user see Selecting data to back up earlier in this chapter The Backup Administrator has applied a filter to this folder using profiling Some items have been excluded and others included by the Backup Client user see Selecting data to back up earlier in this chapt
36. e Storage Platform Console User Manual A snapshot restore uses Blowfish 448 encryption and the backup encryption key to encrypt the data To restore data from a Snapshot 1 Connect the mobile storage device containing the snapshot data to the Client machine or to a Local Area Network so that it has access to the Client machine 2 On the Tools menu point to Snapshot and then click Import Restore Snapshot Select whether you wish to restore the data from a disk drive or recovery server a If restoring from disk select theShow Restore Snapshot s in Restore panel check box and then specify the path to the data in theSnapshot location box Warning The default snapshot location specified is Backups Import Snapshot Restore If you wish to use this location you need to create the folder structure on the machine and then paste the snapshot data onto the Snapshot Restore folder This folder is not created automatically Alternatively you can use the Browse button to browse to the location in which you have saved the snapshot data i Note You need to specify the snapshot data s parent folder NOT the snapshot folder itself E g If your snapshot data folder is called 20 100506124347 and you ve copied it to C Backups Import Snapshot Restore you need to specify Backups Import Snapshot Restore in the Snapshot location box NOT Backups Import Snapshot Restore 20100506124347 b If restoring from a recovery server sele
37. e and time of the last backup performed by the system l Ready Last backup lan 28 2010 1 47 39 AM Warning The backup service must be running at all times for backups manual or scheduled to take place SWISS DATA BACKUP After installing MOUNT10 Server Edition SE and creating a Backup Account you can tell the Backup Client which files and or folders to back up and which to ignore by creating a backup selection see Selecting data to back up below You can then start a backup manually or schedule automatic backups see Performing a manual backup and Scheduling automatic backups below i Note Any changes additions or deletions to included files and folders will be backed up intelligently with every manual or scheduled backup The following sections describe how to Select data to back up Use filters to specify files and or folders to be excluded from the backup selection Determine the backup selection size Start backups automatically and manually Cancel a backup Resume a failed or cancelled backup You can make your first backup selection or modify a backup selection at any time using the Backup Selection tab as described below wl Tip You should exclude the Backup Client installation folder as including it increases the size of your backup unnecessarily To select files and folders for backup 1 Click the Backup Selection tab 2 In the Backup Selection tree navigate to the folder or
38. ecurity settings This area displays your Backup Account information as it is configured on the Storage Platform You can use the Retrieve settings button to retrieve your Backup Account details from the Storage Platform 9 This button is useful to verify that the Backup Account limit has been modified after requesting a change from the backup administrator or to update Backup Group Profiling settings If you need to change your password or encryption key click the Change password or Change encryption key buttons Warnings Changing the encryption key involves intensive processing on the Storage Platform and may take several minutes You should avoid doing this unless the encryption key has been compromised Disaster recovery is not possible without the encryption key Please ensure that this key is kept in a safe place THIS ENCRYPTION KEY IS NOT STORED ON THE STORAGE PLATFORM AND CANNOT BE RECOVERED OR RESET IF LOST You can select whether or not the Backup Client should prompt for the Backup Account password Three options are available Never default The Backup Client remembers the Backup Account password when doing a backup or restore When doinga restore The Backup Client prompts for the Backup Account password when opening the Restore tab When loading the Backup Client The Backup Client prompts for the Backup Account password when opening the Backup Client and the Restore tab SWISS DATA BACKUP You
39. efore the change takes effect If you change the Backup Client interface amount you will need to restart the interface before the change takes effect SWISS DATA BACKUP You can use the Logging page in the Options and Settings dialog box to specify your logging preferences Modifiable logging settings include Location of backup and restore logs Level of detail included Date inclusion exclusion in time stamp Log file retention period Debug message inclusion exclusion in service log The Logging page in the Options and Settings dialog box consists of the following areas Backup Logs service Log In this area you can specify where to store the backup and restore logs as well as the level of detail to be displayed in them You can also select the Include date in log file time stamp check box to add the date to every line in each log file You can also enable a log file retention period by specifying that the Backup Client delete files older than a particular number of days To do this select the Delete log files older than days check box and then specify the number of days in the box provided ip To delete all logs older than the specified number of days immediately click the Delete older logs now button In this area you can specify whether or not debug messages should be logged SWISS DATA BACKUP SE includes tools that allow advanced users to modify enhance and streamline the Backup Client Remote Management enab
40. elect the Exclude these folders check box 2 Type the folder names in the box provided separated by semi colons or listed on separate lines SWISS DATA BACKUP Wildcards and path separators are not supported in this area Entries are case sensitive 3 Click OK SWISS DATA BACKUP You can use the Connection page in the Options and Settings dialog box to enable disable and configure proxy server details In this area you can specify whether or not the Backup Client should connect to a proxy server when connecting to the Internet If you select that it should you can specify the proxy server details in the available boxes SWISS DATA BACKUP The Connection Throttle page in the Options and Settings dialog box enables you to specify the Backup Client s bandwidth usage speed limits You can do this by creating a throttle map Backup data will then only be transferred at the specified speed limits during each interval The Connection Throttle page consists of the following areas Speed Limits Throttle Map In this area you can specify one or more speed limits in kilobytes per second that can be applied when sending backup data to the server To specify a speed limit Choose a colour to represent the limit and specify the limit in that colour s Limit box You can now schedule the speed limits in the Throttle Map area as described below i Note A limit of 0 indicates that no limit will be applied In this area you can in
41. elected data is backed up automatically without the need for any user interaction This is a safer alternative to relying on manual backups Hi VG bb SWISS DATA O BACKUP Backups will initiate at the scheduled times and the Backup dialog box will appear displaying the progress of the backup H x Connecting to service Starting backup Initializing secure random generator Connecting to Storage Platform on 192 166 20 120 445 If multiple backup sets are enabled and their backup windows overlap a backup queue will display in the Backup dialog box enabling you to cancel the current backup in favour of the next should you wish to do so I Adding aSbackup 6 0 0 287 x26_64 rpm Queued backups db For more information see Multiple backup sets in Chapter 9 Options and settings Tips To close the Backup Client after the backup process has started click the Hide button This will not cancel the backup process and you can re open the Backup Client at any time to view the backup progress To view backup logs click the Logs tab Backup log dates are displayed in blue Backups will be stored on the Storage Platform and accessible via the Restore tab For more information on restoring data see Chapter 7 Restores SWISS DATA BACKUP Cancelling a backup Once a backup is in progress you can cancel the process via the Backup progress window To cancel a backup In the Back
42. er Items in the folder have been included using filters see Using filters earlier in this chapter The folder has been excluded using Global Exclusions The Backup Administrator has excluded all files in the folder These excluded files cannot be included by a Backup Client user The plug in exists but is not selected for backup to the Storage Platform The Backup Client user has selected some of the items in the plug in for backup to the Storage Platform The Backup Client user has selected all items in the plug in for backup to the Storage Platform The Backup Client user has included and excluded items in the plug in The Backup Client user has excluded all items in the plug in from being backed up to the Storage Platform The Backup Client user has applied a filter to the plug in specifying that certain file types must be included for backup to the Storage Platform SWISS DATA BACKUP Icon legend menu continued oen eee oen Eg Filter applied by user The Backup Client user has applied a filter to the plug in some excluded specifying that certain file types be included for backup to the Storage Platform but some items have been excluded either through the use of an exclusion filter or by manual exclusion G Note For more information see Profiled selections in Chapter 4 Graphical User Interface GUI and Plug ins in Chapter 10 Plug ins MOUNT10 AG Haldenstrasse 5 6340 Baar Switzerland SWI
43. eriod To limit the number of results that display select the Limit number of results to check box and then type a number in the box provided Click Find File name full or partial sales Search last backup local Search through previous backups Storage Platform d Search backup dates Start date 01 28 2010 MM dd YYYY End date 01 31 2010 MM dd YvYY Limit number of results to 10 Find wl Tip Usethe and wildcards for advanced search queries i j Note If Search backup dates is selected the backup date is used for the search instead of the file create or file modified date SWISS DATA BACKUP To restore files from the Find Files in Backup dialog box 1 In the search results list include the files to restore by clicking the icons next to the file names or by right clicking each file name and then clicking Include 2 Click the Restore button File name full or partial sales Search last backup local Search through previous backups Storage Platform Limit number of results to Find Search result Folder Filename Date F Bac home atti salesol OKB 31 01 31 01 home att Gales OKB 31 01 31 01 Restore The Restore Options dialog box will appear enabling you to specify the location in which to save the restored files For more information on restore options see Selecting data to restore earlier in thi
44. he selection and then click Exclude B Alternatively on the Backup Selection tab deselect or exclude files or folders that are currently selected for backup For more information see Selecting data to back up in Chapter 6 Backups SWISS DATA BACKUP Exporting a selection report After creating a backup selection you can export a list of all backup inclusions and exclusions to an html file for future reference The selection report will specify Files and folders included in the backup Files and folders excluded from the backup How each item was selected user selected filters profiling global exclusions or mandatory patching Where each item is located on the machine The total number of items in the backup selection To export a selection report 1 On the File menu click Export Selection 2 Inthe Save As dialog box select the location in which to save the file type a file name in the Selection box and then click Export The file will be saved to the specified location and can be viewed in any Internet browser e file home at Selection htm A5BP Backup Set as on 30 Jan 2010 06 54 PM Backup Account Account O1 Backup Group A SP OWNER RESELLER AIBACKUP ACCOUNTS Storage Platform 192 168 20 120 Backup Set Name Default Backup Set Version 6 0 Client Version 6 0 0 708 schedule Daily backups for this backup set occur at 19h00 No advanced schedule is defined Selections
45. he Email Notification plug in 1 On the Tools menu point to Plug ins and then click Email Notification 2 Select the Use email notification check box to enable the plug in 3 Select the types of notifications to be emailed The following options are available Notify me when a backup fails Notify me after a successful backup Append the subject line with the following options and message Warnings Errors o You can modify the Email subjects and content by clicking in the Messages Subject and Warnings Errors boxes and then editing the text The Backup Account name is automatically included in the subject e g Backup Completed Backup Account name 4 Inthe Mail settings area type To and From email addresses in the fields provided and supply the SMTP server address and authentication information if necessary P Tips In the SMTP Server box you can specify the SMTP Server name in isolation e g mail customer com or you can include the port number e g mail customer com 80 When no port is specified 25 will be used by default i Note The SMIP password is encrypted for added security 5 Select Enable STARTTLS to establish a secure connection to an online mail service like Gmail 6 Click the Test button to verify that the settings are correct A test email will be sent to the address specified in the To box and a message will appear confirming if the email was sent successfully Click OK to close the message and
46. hedule as described below To create an advanced backup schedule 1 Select the Advanced schedule back up at the following times check box In the Week day box select a day on which a backup should be initiated Specify the time in the Backup time box Click the Add button to add the day and time to the Advanced schedule box Repeat the steps above until you have added all desired schedules Click Next to move to the next step in the wizard Am bd SWISS DATA BACKUP Step 6 of 7 Optimise for backup environment The Backup Wizard enables you to quickly optimise your settings for backing up in a specific environment To optimise your settings 1 Select what type of connection you use to back up 2 Select whether you want to optimise to minimise time and disk usage or transfer size Using the options you have chosen the Backup Wizard displays a compression and processing summary that details the effects your choices will have It also provides a brief summary of these effects Click Next to continue SWISS DATA BACKUP Step 7 of 7 Confirm backup configuration The wizard displays a summary of the choices you have made It also shows the working folders which you can edit by clicking the edit link i Notes l If the drive on which the Backup Client is installed has limited space available you can move the folders and selection database to another location The Temp and Cache folders must reside on the same drive
47. icons used in the MOUNT 10 Client and their meanings Product Help Access the Product Help About MOUNT1O SE Access the product information and support contact details MOUNT10 AG Haldenstrasse 5 6340 Baar Switzerland SWISS DATA BACKUP Tabs There are three tabs available in the Backup Client Backup Selection This tab displays the files and folders on the computer enabling you to select the items to be backed up For more information see Selecting data to back up in Chapter 6 Backups Restore Use this tab to browse previous backups and restore files and folders Logs Use this tab to view detailed information on each backup and restore Tip In the right hand pane on the Backup Selection and Restore tabs you can click any of the column headings to sort the list according to their values Backup Selection Restore B Logs v E My Computer Filename CS dbus pe enue Backups b E Backups bin e E boot b L boot Sg EF cgroup LU dew L dev gt K ate t etc gt gt home d home br lib lib L lost found E lost found E media U media b E mnt mnt L opt KL opt b E proc proc b L root E root SWISS DATA BACKUP gt You can access the Backup Client Help by clicking Product Help on the Help menu Alternatively click the Help button on the toolbar As you navigate the Client the Help pane will display information relevant to the selected tab This area displays the dat
48. ided separated by semi colons Tip Typeyour exclusions in the format ext e g zip 3 Click OK SWISS DATA BACKUP You can use the Patching page in the Options and Settings dialog box to Enable disable Delta Blocking Enable a Binary Patching threshold Specify mandatory patching Delta Blocking is an alternative to Binary Patching and compares changes on a block level It is significantly faster than Binary Patching and does not require a complete copy of a file in the cache to calculate the patch only a footprint file The footprint file requires very little free disk Space 0 0006 of the original file However depending on the data being backed up Delta Blocking patches can be larger than Binary patches i Note It is vital that you read through this section before enabling this option in your _ Backup Client To enable Delta Blocking 1 Select the Enable Delta Blocking for check box 2 The Delta Blocking file selection criteria can be set in two ways by file size or file type Select the applicable condition s and supply the necessary information Any recently changed files not matching these criteria will be patched using Binary Patching Tip You can enable both conditions by selecting both options as well as the and option Warning Some database files may not be suitable for Delta Blocking since data is shifted at the beginning of the file When this happens it will result in a patch as large as
49. ilters Look at the icon state Files and folders included in the backup selection by filters display with icons containing blue check marks and Le SWISS DATA BACKUP Some inclusions and exclusions are enforced at administration level on the Storage Platform This is called profiling For more information see Profiling in Chapter 9 Options and settings Files and folders affected by profiling display with the following icons 5 File inclusion ty Filtered file inclusion Go File exclusion Ke Folder inclusion Le Filtered folder inclusion e Folder exclusion Profiled selections cannot be modified from within the Backup Client and can only be Ee on the Storage Platform For more information please refer to the MOUNT10 Storage _ Platform Console User Manual Global exclusions enable you to specify files and or folders to be excluded from the backup selection To add Global Exclusions 1 Click the Options button on the toolbar and then click Global Exclusions 2 Select the type s of filters to apply and then specify their values For more information see Global Exclusions in Chapter 9 Options and settings 3 Click OK SWISS DATA BACKUP Icon legend On the Backup Selection tab each file and folder is displayed with an associated icon The colour of the icon indicates the file or folder s backup selection status For more information on backup selections see Selecting data to back up e
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51. lect the Enforce minimum free space check box and then specify the amount of free disk space that must remain available SWISS DATA BACKUP You can use the Advanced Performance page in the Options and Settings dialog box to configure the settings relating to Backup limit Memory allocation If you wish to limit the total amount of data that may be transferred during each backup select the Restrict the size of each backup check box and then specify a maximum size in the box provided If you enable this option it may take several backups before all your files are backed up to the SP This feature is especially useful if you have a poor Internet connection and you encounter problems with transmitting large backups All patches will be sent in a single backup regardless of whether a size restriction is specified or not If backups are set to cycle the Backup Client will cycle through your full files after all the patches have been transferred Cycle backup process You can use this setting in conjunction with the backup size restriction to cycle backups successively until all data included in the backup selection has been transmitted to the Storage Platform This setting can only be enabled if a backup size restriction has been specified Use the Backup service and Backup Client interface boxes to set the respective memory amounts i Note If you change the backup service amount you will need to restart the backup service b
52. les the Backup Administrator to remotely access and configure the Backup Client using the Storage Platform Console To enable Remote Management 1 2 On the Tools menu click Remote Management In the Remote Management Settings dialog box that appears select the Enable Remote Management check box In the Connection area ensure that the port number in the Port box is correct 9091 is specified by default If incorrect modify as required If the server has multiple IP addresses available you can specify whether the Remote Service must bind to all available IP addresses or to only one IP address In the Access area select the access credentials to be allowed 1 Notes Allow SP controlled access enables Backup Administrators with the correct access permissions to use their Storage Platform User Access Management usernames and passwords to connect to and administer this Backup Client If you clear this check box Storage Platform administrators will not have remote access Select Allow custom access and supply a username and password if you do not wish to make use of the above mentioned Storage Platform Access Accounts These custom access credentials must be specified in the Storage Platform Console for its user to gain remote access 6 Click OK to save the settings Services will restart automatically to apply the settings KL i Note You can use the command line interface CLI to enable Remote Management and to sen
53. lusions Refresh Refresh the selection being displayed MOUNT10 AG Haldenstrasse 5 6340 Baar Switzerland SWISS DATA BACKUP Tools menu Additional Backup Sets gt Add Additional Backup Sets gt Manage Automatic Backups Wizards gt Account Wizard Wizards gt Backup Wizard Remote Management Health Check Snapshot gt Export Backup Snapshot Create additional backup sets This enables you to have separate backup selections that you can recover as separate sets of files For more information see Multiple backup sets in Chapter 9 Options and settings Access the Backup Schedule page in the Options and Settings dialog box Using the settings in this dialog box you can manage the schedule s of your backup sets For more information see Multiple backup sets in Chapter 9 Options and settings Access the Backup Schedule settings in the Options and Settings dialog box Configure the settings in the Automatic Backups area to set up one or more automatic backups For more information see Scheduling automatic backups in Chapter 6 Backups Launch the Account Wizard which is a standalone wizard that enables you to change your Backup Account settings For more information see Chapter 3 Setup Wizard Launch the Backup Wizard which is a standalone wizard that enables you to configure your backup settings For more information see Chapter 3 Setup Wizard Access the Remote Manageme
54. may contain additional steps Please read each window carefully before continuing SWISS DATA BACKUP Step 1 of 7 Specify Storage Platform settings To specify the Storage Platform settings 1 In the Storage Platform address box type the IP address or DNS name of the Storage Platform where the Backup Account resides In the Backup Group box specify which Backup Group the Backup Account belongs to i Note Typethe Group Example name in relation to COLLECT IONA COLLECTIONB GROUP any Collections it may belong to In the Account Create Key field specify the preconfigured Backup Account create key for the applicable Group If you do not have access to this key please contact your Storage Platform administrator i Note This key is case sensitive Once all the correct settings have been entered click Next SWISS DATA BACKUP Step 2 of 7 Create or connect to a Backup Account You can either create a Backup Account or connect to an existing Backup Account To create a new Backup Account 1 Select I want to create a new Backup Account 2 Click Next To connect to an existing Backup Account i Note You can select I want to connect to an existing Backup Account to Connect to an Account that has been opened for use by this computer Reconnect to an Account to recover data from the computer that had previously backed up to this Account 1 Select I want to connect to an existing Backup Account
55. n Restore Logs tabs i Note The Add button will only be available above the Client tabs when at least two backup sets exist If this is your first addition you need to use the Tools _ menu In the Backup set name box type a display name for the set and then click OK Ensure that the new name is selected in the Backup set drop down box Configure the schedule as desired For detailed instructions on howto schedule backups see Scheduling automatic backups in Chapter 6 Backups i Note If backup set schedules overlap due to manual schedule configuration or overlapping backup windows the backups will be placed in a queue Three seconds after the first backup in the queue is complete the next will run Backup sets are queued alphanumerically If however two or more backups are scheduled for the same backup set and their backup windows overlap the first backup will run to completion and duplicates will be excluded from the queue Click OK The Options and Settings dialog box will close and the SE Client will display the new backup set name in a Backup set drop down box above the Backup Selection tab SWISS DATA BACKUP i Note The Backup set drop down and Add and Schedule buttons only display in the SE Client if more than one backup set is enabled If only the default backup set exists these items will not display The Backup Selection Restore and Logs tabs now display information relevant to the new backup set
56. nt Settings dialog box Using the settings available you can enable Remote Management of the Client via the SP Console For more information see Remote Management in Chapter 9 Options and settings Access the Health Check dialog box Performing a Health Check enables you to highlight possible issues For more information see Health Check in Chapter 9 Options and settings Access the Export Backup Snapshot dialog box which enables you to configure the next backup to be a Snapshot backup to a specific location For more information see Backup Snapshots in Chapter 9 Options and settings MOUNT10 AG Haldenstrasse 5 6340 Baar Switzerland SWISS DATA BACKUP Tools menu continued Click the option to Snapshot gt Import Access the Import Backup Snapshot dialog box which enables you to Restore Snapshot configure Restore Snapshot settings For more information see Restore Snapshots in Chapter 9 Options and settings Plug ins gt Email Access the Email Notification settings dialog box which you can use to Notification enable disable email notification and configure the plug in s settings For more information see Email Notification plug in in Chapter 10 Plug ins Options Opens the Options and Settings dialog box that enables you to modify a range of Client settings For more information see Chapter 8 Options and Settings Click the option to Icon Legend Access a list of the
57. ome files or subfolders excluded are green with a red tint L7 6 Once all the files and folders to be restored are selected start the restore process by clicking Restore on the File menu or the Restore button on the toolbar For information on the restore options available see Restoring data later in this chapter SWISS DATA BACKUP To select and restore data from previous backups 1 2 Click the Restore tab Expand the Previous Backups node to connect to the Storage Platform and retrieve a list of all previous backup dates Expand the relevant backup node and then click the folder or directory containing the data Include a single file by clicking the icon next to the file or by right clicking the file name and then clicking Include Each included file is displayed with a green icon Include an entire folder by right clicking the folder and then clicking Include Each included folder is displayed with a green folder icon L If an entire folder is included but you wish to exclude a particular file or subfolder right click the file or folder icon and then click Exclude or Exclude Folder Excluded items are displayed with red icons or Included folders that have some files or subfolders excluded are green with a red tint E Once all the files and folders to be restored are selected start the restore process by clicking Restore on the File menu or the Restore button on the toolbar For information on the res
58. ore start the restore process and search for specific backed up files On the Restore tab the Restore tree gives you access to backed up files via two main nodes Last Backup and Previous Backups The Last Backup node contains the file folder structure of the last successful backup and displays the date and time it occurred in parentheses i Note Restores done from the Last Backup node are typically faster than those done from the Previous Backups node as the Backup Client may be able to retrieve the data from the cache instead the Storage Platform When you expand the Previous Backups node the Backup Client retrieves the list of previous backups from the Storage Platform and displays them in the tree To select and restore data from the last backup 1 Click the Restore tab 2 Expand the Last Backup node to view the files folders 3 Include a single file by clicking the icon next to the file or by right clicking the file name and then clicking Include Each included file is displayed with a green icon 4 Include an entire folder by right clicking the folder icon and then clicking Include folder Each included folder is displayed with a green folder icon EF 5 If an entire folder is included but you wish to exclude a particular file or subfolder right click the file or folder icon and then click Exclude or Exclude Folder Excluded items are displayed with red icons or Included folders that have s
59. ou can move the Temp Cache and Database folders to another location Temp Used as temporary workspace when the files are patched compressed and encrypted Cache Keeps a local compressed and encrypted copy of the selected files for a specified number of days Database Compares the latest backup selection with the previous backup to determine the changes Performance will be degraded if the Temp and Cache folders are on different drives If you move these folders to a network share please ensure that the Backup Client has the correct permissions to reconnect and write to that share Storing the folders on a UNC path degrades backup performance Days to keep files in cache When modifications are made to a file the Backup Client only transmits changes to that file as opposed to transmitting the complete file again This is accomplished by the use of a local cache By default recently modified files are kept in the cache for 20 days after which they will be deleted Once a file has been flushed from the cache a full copy will be backed up when any modifications are made to the file The longer files are kept in the cache the better the chance of only transmitting patches instead of full copies and thus reducing the amount of data that needs to be transmitted If there is limited disk space available consider shortening the time files are kept in the cache i Note If you specify 0 days patching is disabled All files in the c
60. p quide Use selection filters Export a selection report Back up manually Schedule automatic backups Cancel a backup Restores How to sore Exchange items Options and settings Backup Account Backup Schedule Global Exclusions Connection Throttle Advanced Communications Backup Priority Compression Patching Disk Usage Advanced Performance Logging Additional information Resuming backups Server Edition auto updates Adding network volumes Remote Management DAN LE lan E a Menu bar Toolbar Tabs Product Help Status bar MOUNT10 AG Haldenstrasse 5 6340 Baar Switzerland SWISS DATA BACKUP Menu bar and toolbar buttons All Backup Client functions can be performed from the menu bar Shortcuts to the most commonly used menu bar functions are also available on the toolbar and right click menus Menu bar Each menu on the menu bar contains one or more options The tables below describe the options available Backup Restore Calculate Size Find Files in Backups Export Selection Exit Initiate a Backup immediately Switch to the Restore view in the Backup Client wl Tip For faster access to the Restore view click the Restore tab instead of using the File menu Determine the total size of the data included in the backup selection For more information see Determining the backup selection size in Chapter 6 Backups Access the Find Files in Backups dialog box
61. refer to the Installing MOUNT10 Server _ Edition SE section above SWISS DATA BACKUP The Setup Wizard consists of the Account Wizard and Backup Wizard combined into one It is used to set up a Backup Account which is required for backing up and configure your backup settings The Setup Wizard runs automatically the first time the Backup Client is opened You can run the standalone Account Wizard or Backup Wizard at any other time by clicking Tools gt Wizards gt Account Wizard Tools gt Wizards gt Backup Wizard i Note If you run the Account Wizard a warning box will appear Click the Run Account Wizard button and follow the instructions If you selected the Launch Backup Client SE check box in the last step of the MOUNT10 SE Setup Wizard see The MOUNT10 SE Setup Wizard in Chapter 2 Installation the Backup Client will run and display the Setup Wizard automatically If the Launch Backup Client SE check box was not selected in the last step of the MOUNT10 SE Setup Wizard the Setup Wizard will launch when the Backup Client is opened for the first time for more information see Opening the Backup Client in Chapter 5 Graphical User Interface The Setup Wizard typically consists of seven steps to guide you through the setup task in a simple step by step manner i Note Some of the settings encountered in the wizard may have been removed when the Installation RPM was created Furthermore the wizard
62. s Healthcheck start time Sun Jan 31 20 25 41 SAST 2010 Healthcheck end time Sun Jan 31 20 25 53 SAST 2010 Healthcheck duration 125 Memory Memory stats last backup Lowest free 3 73 MB Highest total memory 37 88 MB Maximum memory setting 254 06 MB Memory stats to date Lowest ever free memory 372 3 KE Highest ever total memory 38 09 MB Highest ever maximum memory setting 254 06 MB Data Protected Mandatory files count Print Export to HTML Export to CSW Clase SWISS DATA BACKUP The Backup Snapshot feature enables you to create a backup of all items included in your backup selection and send it to a disk drive This Snapshot data can then be moved to the Storage Platform You can use this feature to reduce the initial backup window if there is a large amount of data to be transferred typically over a slow Internet network connection A similar procedure enables you to restore a large amount of data e g during a disaster recovery i e A snapshot backup uses Blowfish 448 encryption and the backup encryption key to encrypt the data Warnings This procedure should only be performed with the assistance of the Backup Administrator Ensure that you have an active Backup Account Before beginning the Backup Snapshot process it is best to perform a test backup transferring only a small amount of data to ensure that the StorageServer connection is successful To export a Backup Snapshot 1 On
63. s chapter SWISS DATA BACKUP By default with every backup performed a copy of the backup selection is saved on the Storage Platform For more information on backup selection see Selecting data to back up earlier in this chapter This enables you to restore not only your backed up files and folders but the selection you used to back them up as well i Note This is especially useful in disaster recovery cases as it enables you to restore your entire backup setup to perform exactly as it did at the last backup To restore a backup selection 1 Click the Restore tab 2 Expand the relevant backup folder and then click the Workspace node 3 In the right hand pane click the icon next to the name of the backup set to include it for restore If you have not enabled multiple backup sets see Multiple backup sets in Chapter 9 Options and settings include the only entry that displays Filename Exclude Deselect 4 Click the Restore button on the toolbar 5 Select the appropriate restore options See Selecting data to restore earlier in this chapter 6 Click Restore The backup selection will be restored to the location specified in the restore options SWISS DATA BACKUP The Backup Client logs all backup and restore processes and their results in log files that you can view on the Logs tab The following sections describe how to access log files and modify their settings The Log
64. s tab in the Backup Client provides detailed information about each backup and restore An additional toolbar button appears when the Logs tab is opened the Summary button Use the button to view only errors and warnings and the last 14 lines in the log file Tip You can use the Up arrow Down arrow Page Up Page Down Home and End keys to navigate the log You can specify your logging preferences on the Logging page in the Options and Settings dialog box Modifiable settings include level of detail included date inclusion exclusion in time stamp log file retention period For information on configuring the log file settings see Logging in Chapter 9 Options and settings SWISS DATA BACKUP To access the Options and Settings dialog box On the Tools menu click Options Alternatively click the Options button on the toolbar t Hlk alo ol Backup Sire Restore Find Options Automate Help The various options and settings are grouped in the left hand pane according to their functions Click an item on the left to view the full set of options related to that function Warning The Options and Settings dialog box controls advanced features in the Backup Client Please read through this section carefully before changing any settings Incorrect settings could cause critical errors SWISS DATA BACKUP You can use the Backup Account page in the Options and Settings dialog box to Retrieve Backup Account settings Modify s
65. ss to read and write to the disk ensuring that the process completes as quickly as possible The process will take longer if this setting is lowered but other disk intensive applications will perform better SWISS DATA BACKUP You can use the Compression page in the Options and Settings dialog box to configure the Backup Client compression level and exceptions The Compression page consists of the following areas Compression Level Compression Exceptions The Compression Level area allows you to change the compression level by selecting the option that best suits your needs The Medium default compression level provides the fastest speed but the compressed files will be slightly larger than those produced using the High or Maximum options The Compression Exceptions area allows you to specify the file types that the Backup Client should not compress during the backup process wl Tip Compression is not effective on all file types as some files may already be compressed or cannot be compressed at all The Backup Client could waste some time and processing power trying to compress these files This setting can be used to specify a list of file extensions that should not be compressed during the backup process The list of _ file types already specified are types that typically do not compress well To exclude files types from compression 1 Select the Exclude from compression check box 2 Type the file extensions in the box prov
66. strongly advised For detailed instructions on howto enable and schedule automatic backups see Scheduling automatic backups in Chapter 6 Backups SWISS DATA BACKUP Global Exclusions You can use the Global Exclusions page in the Options and Settings dialog box to Exclude files globally Exclude folders globally The Global Exclusions page in the Options and Settings dialog box consists of the following areas Exclude Files Exclude Folders Exclude Files area In this area you can specify that files with certain file names extensions or last modified dates be excluded from all backups To exclude files based on their file names or extensions 1 Select the Exclude these files check box 2 Type the file name s and or file extension s in the box provided separated by semicolons or listed beneath each other wl Tip You can use wildcards E g mp3 will exclude all MP3 files from backups T Example To exclude all MP3 and AVI files specify mp3 and avi in the text box Separate entries with a semicolon or type each on a new line 3 Click OK To exclude files based on their last modified dates 1 Select the Do not back up files older than check box 2 In the box provided type the date in dd mm yyyy format Alternatively click the drop down arrow and select a date 3 Click OK Exclude Folders area In this area you can exclude certain folders from all backups To exclude folders 1 S
67. th gt must be an absolute path and the service must have full write access to the directory Creating a new Backup Account via CLI cli configure account on an existing installation does not delete the contents of the cache folder The contents must be manually deleted Alternatively the cache will be cleaned up after your next backup When restoring the default policy is to skip existing files Specify overwrite to overwrite existing files Specify nopermissions to not restore file and folder permissions Specify noempty folders to not restore file empty folders useful with fext To configure a Backup Account a5backup cli configure account To configure Remote Management a5backup cli configure remote To start a backup of the default backup set a5backup cli backup SWISS DATA BACKUP To start a backup of a specific backup set a5backup cli backup backupset ac0be9lb 08b2 461d 97618c529f46 To view the status of a task currently being performed by the backup service abbackup clii status To start a restore from the last backup made extracting files to the default restore temporary directory a5backup cli restore To view a list of available backup dates to restore from a5backup cli dates To restore from a different date index obtained with the dates command a5backup cli restore rd 2 To restore all XLS files starting with the path C Documents and Settings and newer than 1 April 2002 a5backup cli restore al 04 01 2002 EE X
68. the complete file It is advisable to closely monitor the sizes of the patches when Delta Blocking is enabled and disable it if it turns out to be ineffective Binary Patching is the most effective form of patching It is CPU intensive but will deliver the smallest patches The process is only possible if a complete copy of an older version of the file is available in the cache i Note Binary Patching is enabled by default and nothing needs to be configured in this lt area for normal use Enabling Binary Patching threshold It is possible that a file could be modified in such a way that it becomes impractical to patch it An example would be a database that is re indexed SWISS DATA BACKUP In such a case the patching can take extremely long it may exceed the backup window and will eventually create a patch that is the same size as the complete file It would be better to abort the patching and compress the new file instead When the patching threshold is reached patching will be aborted and the complete file will be compressed and resent to the Storage Platform To specify the Binary Patching threshold 1 Select the Enable Binary Patching threshold check box 2 Inthe associated box specify the abort threshold in gigabytes i lotes When this threshold is reached patching will be aborted and the complete file will be compressed and resent to the Storage Platform Patching limits should only be enabled if you have severe p
69. the dialog box that appears specify which checks to run by selecting or clearing the check boxes next to the options Four checks are available see above 3 Click the Start button to begin the health check process The Health Check dialog box appears displaying the progress of the health check until completion T Health Check Completed Mandatory files 0 0 bytes Checking disk usage Usage will be checked for Cache directory fusr sharefaSbackup cache Database directory fusr share aSbackup Logs directory fusr share faSbackup logs Temp directory usr share aSbackup toBackup Disk usage for Total space 7 70 GE Free space 4 02 GB Checking line speed Test will be for 10s please wait Initializing secure random generator Connecting to Storage Platform on 192 166 20 120 443 Server name Storage Platform AttixS Logging in to file server Connecting to Storage Platform on 192 165 20 120 8443 Server name Storage Platform AttixS User authenticated Block size sent 2 048 bytes Bytes sent 57 77 MB Total time LO1 2ms Connection speed estimate 5 77 MB s Health check complete 4 When the message Health check complete displays click OK SWISS DATA BACKUP The Health Check results display in a new dialog box with options to print export to HTML and export to CSV T Health Check Results Examine the health check results below and print or export the report as needed Health Check Result
70. tore options available see Restoring data below Symbolic links Symbolic links appear in the Restore tree as individual items and can be restored individually i Note In the Restore tree symbolic links appear exactly the same as normal files but havea size of 0 KB SWISS DATA BACKUP Wi d age em Ram Ba a ol Ce 1 ES n df WM P j BE Eg g l Jw ASi HEE LMA LC l After you have selected the files and folders to restore you can start the restore process as described below To start the restore process 1 On the File menu click Restore Alternatively click the Restore button on the toolbar E oO Backup Sime Options Automate Help The Restore dialog box will prompt you for a restore location 2 Select Original location to restore the files to the same location that they were backed up from or select Folder and then browse to a new location Warning If Original location is selected the restored files will overwrite any existing files with the same name in that location A warning will however be displayed before the Backup Client overwrites any files 3 In the I want section select either the fastest restore no resume possible or to resume interrupted transfers depending on your requirements I want o the fastest restore no resume possible to resume interrupted transfers Restore straight fo target location without using any temporary local ak space However
71. up progress window click the Cancel button x Starting backup Connecting to service Starting backup Initializing secure random generator Connecting to Storage Platform on 192 165 20 175 443 Connecting to Storage Platform on 192 168 20 175 443 Cepcel Hide The backup will be cancelled MOUNT10 AG Haldenstrasse 5 6340 Baar Switzerland SWISS DATA BACKUP Resuming a backup By default the Backup Client tries to connect to the Storage Platform four times before cancelling the backup process If however the previous backup was not successful and a manual backup is initiated the Backup Client will display the prompt Do you want to resume the failed backup with a 30 second countdown T Confirm resume b S il A w Do you want to resume the failed backup from Sat 30 Jan 7010 19 50 59 A new backup will start in 20 seconds Click Yes to instruct the Backup Client to try to continue from where the process failed during the previous backup Click No to initiate a new backup or Cancel to retum to the Backup Client application window i Notes l You can only resume a backup if the backup completed the Processing stage A new backup will be initiated automatically after the countdown has elapsed SWISS DATA BACKUP On the Restore tab you can browse a tree structure representation of all successful backups and their files and folders The following sections describe how to select data to rest
72. warnings If running antivirus software please ensure that all MOUNT10 folders are excluded from being scanned to avoid data corruption Both antivirus software scans and backup processes are resource intensive It is advised not to run a backup and virus scan at the same time as this will significantly decrease machine performance Some Linux distributions have the option to encrypt the Home folder upon installation If this was selected it may slow down the backup and restore processes i te MOUNT10 is supported on 64 bit Solaris 10 5 10 To install MOUNT10 on Solaris 10 follow these steps Copy the Backup Client archive file ending in tar gz to the Solaris machine Extract the contents of the archive using the gunzip filename command Executethetar xvf filename command Change the install script to be an executable file using the chmod 755 filename command 5 Run the install script from the installation folder run the instal1command Ignore any Longlink warnings that appear during the installation phase Alternatively install the GNU tar tool to fix the warnings 6 Executethea5backup start command as root 7 Continue with Step 3 of the installation procedure for a Red Hat Linux OS as listed below P WNP SWISS DATA BACKUP To install MOUNT LO SE on a Red Hat Linux platform 1 Copy the supplied RPM file to a local directory 2 Executethe command rpm i a5backup lt version gt rpm i Notes
73. xample A txt filter will include or exclude all text files within a folder as well as any new text documents that are added to that folder later To apply a predefined filter to a specific folder 1 Inthe Backup Selection tree right click the folder icon 2 Pointto Filters 3 Point to one of the available filters in the list e g Graphics 4 Click Include or Exclude To modify an existing filter 1 In the Backup Selection tree right click the folder icon point to Filters and then click Edit filters 2 Select one of the filters and then modify its properties in the Edit filter box 3 Click OK Tip To add a new filter from within the Edit filters dialog box click the New button supply a name that describes the filter enter the file type s and then click OK To add a new filter via the Backup Selection tree L Right click the folder icon and then click New filter 2 Inthe Filter name box type a name to be used in the Filters menu 3 Inthe Filter box specify the file extensions to which the filter will apply 4 Click OK The filter will be added to the Filters menu and you will be able to use it to include or exclude all files matching its criteria To remove filters from a folder 1 Right click the folder icon 2 Point to Filters 3 Point to the name of the filter you wish to remove 4 Clear the check mark next to the selection Include or Exclude To identify files and folders selected by f

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