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Server Enterprise Install Guide
Install on Linux:
1- Create a new directory to install client:
mkdir -p /usr/local/obm
2- Move to new directory:
cd /usr/local/obm
3- Download the client software to the machine to be backed-up:
wget http://backupclients.crservers.com/files/1349/CRSadv623_nix.tar.gz
4- Install software and start the scheduler and updater services:
bin/install.sh
5- Configure the client to connect to server:
bin/Configurator.sh
It will ask for login name, password, to connect to server. Use same credentials sent to login via Web Portal at:
http://backups.crservers.com/
Install on Windows:
1. Download the Client Software Installer.
2. Follow the instructions on the installation wizard to complete installation.
3. When finished, a new icon will be installed to the system tray and the software will be launched automatically.
4. (Optional) Enter the backup server host name in the [Address] field and press the [Next] button.
5. If you don't have a backup account, register a trial user by the following steps:
- Enter the [Login Name], [Password] and [Confirm Password] of your choice
- Enter your [Email] in the text field provided
- Press the [Submit] button
- You should be logged to the backup server already (if the [Login Name] of your choice is already taken by another user, try a different login name)
6. If you have a backup account already, select [already a user?] and logon to the server with your existing username and password.
7. If this is your first time logging into the server, you will be guided to create a backup set:
- Enter a backup set name of your choice in the [Name] field and choose the type of backup set in the [Type] field
- Select the files that you want to backup
- Setup the backup schedule by pressing the [Add] button (please note that you can add multiple backup schedules to a backup set and please select the "Run scheduled backup on this computer" checkbox if you would like to run Continuous Data Protection (CDP)
- Setup the encryption setting for your backup set (if you don't know much about encryption, just accept the default values here)
- Press the [OK] button to complete the configuration of backup set Scheduled backup will run automatically if you leave your computer on.
8. To run a backup immediately, click [Backup] button on the left panel, select the backup set and press [OK] button.
9. Setup completed.
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