2 System Configuration

Before you can start backing up data to backup 4 business Offsite Backup Server, you need to install backup 4 business OBM (backup 4 business OBM) onto your computer.

2.1 Installation of backup 4 business OBM

Please follow the instructions below to install backup 4 business OBM onto your computer.

  1. Goto the [Download Client Software] section in the 'Support' area of this website.
  2. Select the operating system to which you want to install backup 4 business OBM
  3. Follow the instructions on the installation guide to complete backup 4 business OBM installation

Notes on Windows Installation

A quick launcher is now installed in the system tray (next to your system clock). To open backup 4 business OBM, just right click the quick launcher icon and choose [Open].

2.2 Upgrade of backup 4 business OBM

This section describes the software upgrade instructions required to upgrade backup 4 business OBM to the latest release.

Upgrade instructions of backup4business OBM on Windows

Download the latest installer from the [Download Client Software] section in the 'Support' area of this website, and install it over existing installation of backup 4 business OBM. It will upgrade the backup 4 business OBM to the latest version.

Notes:
You will only be prompted to reboot your computer if some files are locked and cannot be overwritten during upgrade.

Upgrade instructions of backup4business OBM on Netware

  1. Download the latest release bundle from the [Download Client Software] section in the 'Support' area of this website
  2. Backup existing installation by renaming SYS:\OBM to SYS:\OBM.bak
  3. Restarting backup scheduler by running SYS:\OBM\bin\Scheduler.ncf
  4. You can then open backup 4 business OBM by running SYS:\OBM\bin\BackupManager.ncf

Upgrade instructions of backup4business OBM on Mac OS X

  1. Download the latest release bundle from the [Download Client Software] section in the 'Support' area of this website
  2. Expand the zip archive and run the backup 4 business OBM installer inside the archive

Upgrade instructions of backup4business OBM on Linux

  1. Download the latest release bundle from the [Download Client Software] section in the 'Support' area of this website
  2. Stop running backup scheduler by running
    • # touch $OBM_HOME/ipc/Scheduler/stop
  3. Backup existing installation by renaming $OBM_HOME (default directory is /usr/local/obm) to $OBM_HOME.bak
    • # mv /usr/local/obm /usr/local/obm.bak
  4. Expand the new client software to $OBM_HOME
    • # cd $OBM_HOME # tar xvfz obm-linux.tar.gz
  5. Start backup scheduler by running $OBM_HOME\bin\Scheduler.sh f. You can then open backup 4 business OBM by running $OBM_HOME\bin\BackupManager.sh

Upgrade instructions of backup4business OBM on Sun Solaris

  1. Download the latest release bundle from the [Download Client Software] section in the 'Support' area of this website
  2. Stop running backup scheduler by running
    • # touch $OBM_HOME/ipc/Scheduler/stop
  3. Backup existing installation by renaming $OBM_HOME (default directory is /usr/local/obm) to $OBM_HOME.bak
    • # mv /usr/local/obm /usr/local/obm.bak
  4. Expand the new client software to $OBM_HOME
    • # cd $OBM_HOME # tar xvfz obm-linux.tar.gz
  5. Start backup scheduler by running $OBM_HOME\bin\Scheduler.sh
  6. You can then open backup 4 business OBM by running $OBM_HOME\bin\BackupManager.sh

2.3 Un-installation of backup4business OBM

This section describes the steps required to uninstall backup 4 business OBM from your computer.

Uninstallation instructions of backup4business OBM on Windows

  1. Open [Start] -> [Control Panel] -> [Add/Remove Programs]
  2. Select [backup 4 business OBM] from the list and press the [Remove] button

Uninstallation instructions of backup4business OBM on Netware

  1. Stop running backup scheduler by running
    • SYS:\> touch SYS:\OBM\ipc\Scheduler\stop
  2. Remove all program files by removing the directory SYS:\OBM c. Remove all backup settings by removing the directory SYS:\.OBM

Uninstallation instructions of backup4business OBM on Mac OS X

  1. Stop running backup scheduler by running
    • # SystemStarter backup4business OBM stop
  2. Remove all program files by removing /Applications/OBM
    • # rm –rf /Applications/OBM
  3. Remove all backup setting by removing ~/.obm
    • # rm –rf ~/.obm
  4. Remove backup scheduler service from system startup by /System/Library/StartupItems/backup4business OBM
    • # rm –rf /System/Library/StartupItems/backup4business OBM

Uninstallation instructions of backup4business OBM on Linux

  1. Stop running backup scheduler by running
    • # touch $OBM_HOME/ipc/Scheduler/stop
  2. Remove all program files by removing $OBM_HOME
    • # rm –rf $OBM_HOME
  3. Remove all backup setting by removing ~/.obm
    • # rm –rf ~/.obm

Uninstallation instructions of backup4business OBM on Sun Solaris

  1. Stop running backup scheduler by running
    • # touch $OBM_HOME/ipc/Scheduler/stop
  2. Remove all program files by removing $OBM_HOME
    • # rm –rf $OBM_HOME
  3. Remove all backup setting by removing ~/.obm
    • # rm –rf ~/.obm

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