Here are some nice to knows about running online backup software, Ahsay's OBM, client on a linux machine without X (GUI/Desktop). All actions are performed as user with root-level access below.
1. Create the backup account on OBS (backup server). Encryption key will be set later in this guide.
2. Create a backup set using the web console. Be sure to minimally fill out:
--Name
--Type
--Backup Source
--Backup Schedule
--"Run scheduled backup on computers named" ________ (use #hostname on the linux machine if you don't know the name)
--Retention Customization Policy
--After clicking update, click back on backup set to ensure everything is as you expect.
Staging
1. Place the install tar.gz on the linux machine
IE, #wget http://IPofOBS/obs/download/obm-nix.tar.gz where OBS is the main backup server.
Extract Install Files
1. #mkdir /usr/local/obm
2. #cd /usr/local/obmgunzip obm-nix.tar.gz
3. #tar -xf obm-nix.tar
Install
1. #./bin/install.sh >install.log
2. Look for any install issues #cat install.log
3. Ensure obm is now running. Should be output from: # ps -ef grep obm
Start Configurator to Associate Backup Account with Linux Machine
1. #sh /usr/local/obm/bin/Configurator.sh
NOTE: If you receive any java heap errors, the application is trying to use more physical memory than you have available.
HEAP Workaround: #cd /usr/local/obm/bin Use vi or whatever you like to replace Xmx512m or Xmx256m in both Configurator.sh and RunBackupSet.sh (only one entry in each). We've used Xmx32m in both files and it works fine.
2)
Login Name: username (account name that you created in the console)
Password: ******************* (password of account name)
Backup Server URL: backup.ahsaypro.com (for example)
Which Protocol ? (1) Http (2) Https : 2 (use https, ssl, unless there's a good reason not to)
Use proxy ? (Y)es or (N)o : N NOTE: if you enter N, the following will not show
Proxy Type ? (1) Http/Https Proxy (2) SOCKS : 1
Enter proxy server : aaa.bbb.comEnter proxy port : xxx
Enter proxy username (optional) : administrator
Enter proxy password (optional) : *******************
Encryption and Running on Computer
Found new backup set 'xxx' where xxx is the name of your backup set
Please enter the following values for this backup set:
Encrypting Algorithm ?(1) Twofish (2) AES (3) Triple DES (4) No encryption : 2 (personal preference)
Encrypting Key: *******************
Re-Enter Encrypting Key: ******************* NOTE: Never forget this password! Encrypting Mode ? (1) ECB (2) CBC : 1 (personal preference)
Run scheduled backup on this computer ? (Y)es or (N)o : Y NOTE: If you select N, the backup set will not run on a schedule on this computer.
Optional Running Backup Set
You don't have to run this now; however, it'll get your data protected now, and it'll prove all above worked.
# sh /usr/local/obm/bin/RunBackupSet.sh [BACKUP_SET]
where [BACKUP_SET] is the name of backup set to be run. IE, if you created BackupSet-0:
#sh /usr/local/obm/bin/RunBackupSet.sh BackupSet-0
Stopping and Starting Processes
If you need to manually stop / start process, create an executable file name.
Stop
#cat stop.sh
sh "/etc/init.d/obmscheduler" stop
sh "/etc/init.d/obmaua" stop
Start
#cat start.sh
sh "/etc/init.d/obmscheduler" start &
sh "/etc/init.d/obmaua" start &
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If you don't want to use resources with leaving the scheduler running, use native cron in linux:
#crontab -e
0 0 * * * /usr/local/obm/bin/RunBackupSet.sh BackupSet-0
where first five entries are
minute
hour
day
month
week of year
and BackupSet-0 is the name of your backup set.
