Attix5 Backup Professional Windows SE Guide
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3. will eventually create a patch that is the same size as the complete file It is better to abort the patching and rather just compress the new file and transfer it to the Storage Platform The patching limit allows you to specify when the backup client will decide to rather abort the patch and send a full copy of the file To specify patching limits enable the checkbox next to Enable patching s and specify the amount of consecutive blocks When this amount is eaen patching will be aaa ang ie ome ue wl ve oe and resent to the Red Rm Patchin it ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS An alternative solution to determine the change between two versions of a file is Delta Blocking The Delta Blocking process is significantly faster than Binary Patching and it does not require a complete copy of a file in the cache to calculate the patch only a footprint file The footprint files require very little free disk space as a single footprint file is only 0 0006 of the original file The patches are however much bigger than Binary patches so Delta Blocking should only be used if you backup to a local Storage Platform or if you have a very good Internet connection The Storage Platform also requires additional free hard disk space because of the larger patches Delta blocking patches are created by comparing blocks of data for any change since the last backup Enable the checkbox next to You can set the Delta
4. Blocking file selection criteria in two ways either by file size or by file type Select the applicable condition s and supply the necessary information Both conditions can also be enabled by selecting both conditions and the and option Any recently changed files not matching these criteria will be patched using binary patching Note that some database files may not be suitable for binary patching since data is shifted at the beginning of the file When this happens it will result in a patch as large as the complete file lt is advisable to closely monitor the sizes of the patches when Delta Blocking is enabled and rather disable it if it turns out to be ineffective Mandatory files are scanned for changes regardless of whether it appears that they have changed since the last backup This is useful in situations where files are held open by an application internally the file changed but the change is not reflected in the last modified date on the file system or in the size of the file itself Open File Manager VSS enables the backup of these files without impacting the running application or corrupting the indicated file The tab in the backup client provides detailed information about each backup and restore This section enables you to modify the structure of these log files You will notice an additional toolbar button when you open the Logs tab the Summary button can filter the information to only display the last 14 lines Yo
5. on the exclusion name To remove an entry select the file and click Remove Click on Ok at the bottom of the Exclusions tab to save your changes Excluded files are displayed with and folders with Ut in the Backup Client Options and Retries The Backup Client can be configured to Always connect to the Storage Platform during each backup to update its last backup date stamp even if there were no changes made to the backup set With this setting enabled the Storage Platform will always be up to date with the latest backup date SSL Encryption can be disabled to improve the transfer time during the backup and restore processes Note By disabling SSL encryption you are lowering the security level when transferring files to and from the Storage Platform This setting should only be used in a secure environment Complete compression patching before sending data to the Storage Platform Enable this option if you do not want to make use of multiple thread backups to speed up the backup Options and Settings F3 process typically needed when Account and Security Advanced ptian using a dial up account With this ao o Ontiona and FITUS setting enabled the Backup Client C P and Limit Various options can be configured From this section to suit your requirements Will compress al new files and System Filters Always connect to the Storage Platform during the backup process patch all modified files before Global Exclusions Enable
6. or a virtual network adapter card CD ROM drive or Internet access to download and install the software Server Edition is also available for the following operating systems Linux MAC OS X ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS To install the Backup Professional Server Edition Client simply run the installation file The Backup Client requires working space for the cache and temporary disk space for creating patches Note Please ensure thatthe drive where you install the Backup Client has enough free hard drive space to store a copy of the selected files fie Attix5 Backup Professional Setup For example if you want to backup 1GB of data there must be at least 1GB of free Professional Setup Wizard install the Backup Client Note Plug ins may also require additional working The Setup Wizard will install Attix5 Backup Professional on S pace p ease consu It th e a D p Ca b e your computer Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard plug in documentation powered by gg Options available during the installation ATTIX process depends on what your administrator enabled when the MSI file was created ranging from advanced install settings including the JRE to specifying the install location The default install path is C Program Files AttixS Backup Professional SE Click on Next to run through the available options and then Install to start the process The Installer
7. or you can click in the box next to the file To select an entire folder right click on the folder and then choose Select folder Selected files are displayed with green icons To start the restore process select Restore from the File menu or click on the Restore button in the toolbar Note Automatic backups are disabled during the restore process The Backup Client will prompt for a restore location to where the file s must be restored If you select Original location the files will automatically be restored to the same location from where they were backed up Note If you choose this option the restored files will overwrite any existing files with the same name in that location You will be warned before the Backup Client overwrites any files If you do not want to overwrite the current copy of these files select the Folder option The default path is a Hestore subdirectory in your user account home folder You can also Browse to another folder if you want to restore the files to a different location Restore Options Recreate directory By default the folder structure is recreated in the restore folder If structure you want all files to be restored to one location uncheck the Recreate folder structure option Note f you are restoring files from different folders with the same filename you must recreate the folder structure or they will overwrite each other Restore empty You can choose whether empty folders mu
8. standard MSI parameters are also available A few examples are help Help information quiet Quiet mode no user interaction passive Unattended mode progress bar only MSI Notes 1 Backup Professional will use the Windows Computer Name as the Backup account name 2 he password and encryption keys are randomly selected during the account creation process 3 You are advised to install a Group Certificate to the specific Groups as the encryption keys are random Without this certificate you will not be able to connect to a backup account to restore any data should the computer crash The password can be changed in the Storage Platform Console An example to deploy the Server Edition backup client ASBPSE5 0 msi PREPACCOUNT YES SERVERIP SERVERNAME GROUP ZGROUPO1 CREATEKEY KEY021 passive quiet Step 1 of 8 Supply the correct Storage Platform and group settings The Storage Platform address is the IP address or DNS name of the NameServer that authenticates you before you can backup or restore data The Group name specifies which group you will join and the Group create key is needed in order for the Backup Client to create an account in the specified group Click Next Note Ensure that you enter the correct settings Contact your backup administrator if you are not sure about the settings Step 2 of 8 If you are installing the software for the first time select want to create a new backup account If yo
9. this option to always update the Backup Monitor with the e Advanced Options last backup date even if there were no changes ka the backup starti Ng to transm it data to the Patching selection C Mandatory Patching Storage Platform C Logging Disable 55L Encryption during the backup and restore process This option will ensure Faster transfer speeds but at a lower pitas Only use this option when restoring within a secure Verify account limit before compression patching With this setting enabled the Backup Client verifies the backup account limit on Number of Backup Restore attempts before cancelling the Storage Platform before Duration between connection retries seconds starti ng with th e com pressio n Socket timeout seconds and or patching processes It is useful to flag account limit issues before starting with these processes Complete compression patching before sending data to the Storage Platform e verify account limit before compression patching v Enable volume Shadow Copying to backup locked files x eem ume Enable Volume Shadow Copying to backup locked files enables you to backup locked files without using third party open file management software This is currently only available on Windows XP Windows 2003 Server and Windows Vista Operating Systems Note Disable the checkbox if you are using the Open File Manager plug in for a specific application or database DD CI IIM WI
10. ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION for MICROSOFT WINDOWS ATTIX BACKUPPROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS Table of Contents 1 Introduction 0 ccc cece eee eeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeesseneeeesaeesaeeade nln eU S ccccsscsseccenscssersecnsonserseenseusersecteassersenteasersentesseetsensesserseetecnseriessscsserrestessersenteyaned iene el 2 System Requirements ccccccccesescceeesscccesseeeeceesceccsseneeeeescsceasseeeeeecsccasseeseeeesseceoensereserseteen EE SE I E 3 2 Installation cccccecccecceecceecseeeeeseeeceeecessseececcceeseeseeeceescees SEED REED EDDIE 4 MSI Install Optioris eere trino rere unsere races sees IE OPEP 4 The Setup Wizard EE eR 5 Security Access to the Backup Client eire teme EE EET TIT EE if Server Edition Auto Updale trennt niet tenuto rin nn ences Ie NE ee ee eee 3 The Backup Service ussesssessssseeeneeneee nnne nnns Server Edition RUNNET uuo ce deese Eae pre ECw va aga Tad gat Vou aua oda Cuv Oe vy ro was Vupv Vw Ee duV ovas veta Peg aas de RET DUE INQQE 4 Backup Client eeleeseeesseesssesseeenneennennne nnns How t ACK c nei Selecting Files TOF Backup NER BS teed Profiled Selections M NRRNORR
11. Backup Professional 5bE Hovellet W are pd c50 KE 11 05 2004 04 25 PM 25 11 2004 06 45 PM C AbticS AttixS Backup ProFessional 5bE Remotemanagement pd 269 KB 11 05 2004 05 35 PM 25 11 2004 06 35 FM G CARS Atlic5 Eschup Professional SE WIN Plug ins pdF Fal KB 27 08 2004 04 16 PM 25 11 2004 06 45 PM B Ciatti AttisS Bachup Professional 5E 4WIN pdf 442 KB 10 05 2004 10 51PM 25 11 2004 06 45 PM B Ciatti Atti5 Bachup Professional SP Monitor pdf 271 KB 10f05 2004 09 02PM 25 11 2004 06 45 PM C Co AriCS AthicS Bachup Professonal SP pdf BBO KE OS O7 2004 00 25PM 25 11 2004 06 45 PM C CAABIXEM Atbix5 Backup Prafessional WebAccess pdF 234 KB 10 08 2004 09 41PM 25 11 2004 06 45 PM C Ciatti Attiso Bachup Professional XML RPC pdf 32 KB 11 05 2004 04 53 PM 25 11 2004 06 45 PM Rete ceee ue To search for files from previous backup sets enable the Search through previous backups on server checkbox File dates can also be specified and you can and limit the number of results that must be displayed Note The Backup Date is used if you enable Search file dates and not the file create or file modified dates To restore the located files select them individually and then click on the Restore button A5 BP SE UM WIN19SEPO07 HJR5 Attix5 Backup Professional Server Edition v5 0 Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS From t
12. FESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS Attix Backup Professional SE uses a combination of Blowfish encryption and SSL secure data transmission to ensure the safety of your data When the Backup Client has to transfer data to the Storage Platform it connects using a secure SSL 1024 bit RSA key exchange 128 bit RCA stream cipher and SHA 1 integrity checking connection to transfer the data Signed SSL certificates and Certificate Revocation Lists CRLs are used to verify server integrity Data is stored using 448 bit Blowfish encryption to encode the data on the Server This is considerably greater than the encryption used for Internet banking and online credit card transactions Your encryption key is seen as a passphrase by the Storage Platform A random encryption key is automatically generated when any account is created and this random key and not the passphrase specified by you is used to encrypt your files The encryption key is protected by the passphrase your encryption key and without this passphrase you cannot decode the actual encryption key When you change the encryption key in the Backup Client the actual key is decrypted and re encrypted with the new passphrase The data is never touched All data since the initial backup is encrypted with the same random encryption key even when the passphrase is changed If you change your encryption key you do not have to remember the previous encryption keys for future re
13. KB 22 04 2004 01 06 PM 4 KE 20 11 2006 06 17 PM 1 KB 22 04 2004 01 06 PM 2 EB 20 11 2006 06 17 PM 1 KB 04 06 2007 03 50 PM 2 KB 20 11 2006 06 17 PM 2 EB 13 08 2007 09 57 AM 2 KB 04 06 2007 03 50 PM SEB 20 11 2006 06 17 PM 1 KB 08 08 2007 11 11 AM 1 KB 04 06 2007 03 50 PM 2 KB 04 06 2007 03 50 PM 1 KB 22 04 2004 01 06 PM 3 KB 04 06 2007 03 50 PM 1 KB 20 11 2006 06 17 PM 1 KB 20 11 2006 06 17 PM 2 KB 20 11 2006 06 17 PM 1 KB 22 04 2004 01 06 PM While you are using the Backup Client you may select Help from the Help menu should you require any help This additional windowpane on the right of the window above will guide you through the operation of the Backup Client please visit www attix5 com onlinehelp se A5 BP SE UM WIN19SEP07 HURS Attixb Backup Professional Server E For an up to date version of this user manual ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS The next sections describe how to select files and folders for backup how to add filters to folders to automate the file selection of certain file types and how to backup your files to the Storage Platform To select files that you would like to backup click on the tab The folder structure of your computer is displayed in the left hand pane If you click on a folder its contents will be displayed in the right hand pane Subfolders are only shown in the left hand pane Once a file or folder is selected for backup any changes additions or del
14. Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS provides a solution by automatically creating a snapshot of the data at any given point in time without any interruption to the application and without the need for any third party software VSS is currently available on Windows XP Windows 2003 Server and Vista operating systems and enabled by default in Server Edition If you are using the current Open File Manager plug in and you would like to continue using the plug in you have to disable VSS in the Backup Client as the two processes cannot run simultaneously Select from the menu and then the tab Disable VSS by removing the check in the checkbox next to SnapShot Backup and Restore enables you to create a backup of your selected files on disk or to a local SnapShot server within your Local Area Network LAN This SnapShot data can then be moved to the server running the Storage Platform where the data will be transferred ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS The Storage Platform is usually hosted at an off site Data Centre and this feature enables the backup administrator to reduce the initial backup window if there is a large amount of data that must be backed up typically across a slow internet network connection A similar procedure can be followed when restoring a large amount of data for example during a Disaster Recovery Two options are available in the Backup Client and Using the second option yo
15. N1OSFEPn0n7 MI 9E A iE Danbiin Drenfraacinnal Canar CAitHAnNn vl NN Mnnrinht OC AttiveE AI Altec EVENIT J X fe V VM N AN KA Li YAR KACK A JVN TACCINN YD v Cl V CI N AN VVA A V FICOYT C L VA LN ril TC lc arai oF UNI VV NIZ2OLTU TiJTr1o ALUAO ALAUV Ulco olUlidi OCIVE L C ON V U UODY J IL V7 PFALLIA OD Al IQ lo Co vi VoL ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS By default the Backup Client tries to connect to the Storage Platform four times before cancelling the backup process If you have a poor connection to the Internet you may want to consider increasing the number of attempts The backup will continue from the previous point of failure It will not resend the entire backup 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 the retries S The socket timeout is by default 60 seconds f the Backup Client is connected to the Storage Platform and there is no communications between the two this amount in seconds is the duration that the Backup Client will stay connected before dropping the connection Patching is the process by which only the differences in files are extracted to minimize the amount of data that has to be transferred to the Storage Platform There are two types of patching available binary patching the default and d
16. Note Always keep these folders and the selection database on the same drive If you move these folders and the database to a network share please ensure that the Backup Client has the correct permissions to reconnect and write to that share Cache When modifications are made to a file the Backup Client only transmits the changes to that file as opposed to transmitting the complete file again This is accomplished by keeping a compressed copy of the file in a local cache and then using a sophisticated patching technique to extract the difference between the file in the cache and the one ready to be backed up Files are only kept in the cache for a certain amount of days Files are added to the Cache folder if the file was modified within the Days to keep files in Cache window Once a file has been flushed from the cache a full copy must 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 you have limited disk space you may want to consider shortening the time files are kept in the cache ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS To delete the current cache use the button If you delete the cache full copies of your selected files will be re sent to the server during the next backup You may notice that the Backup Client will log the
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18. Server Incl SBS bundles Processor amp Memory Required Pentium Ill processor with 256MB memory above operating requirements Recommended Processor and memory requirements increase with the amount of data protected by Server Edition Amount of data Protected Recommended Recommended Memory Processor Less than 100GB Pentiumlll 500MHz 512MB 200GB P4 entry level 512MB 500GB P4 2 0GHz Dual Xeon 3GHz Disk Space Required 50 MB plus space for local cache Recommended Amount of free space equal to the backup account limit if Binary Patching is enabled The space requirement for Delta Blocking is considerably less Please refer to the Patching section in Chapter 4 for more information File Print Server The local cache can be as large as the total size of all files selected for backup A file selection of 10 GB needs up to 10 GB free space for the cache Database Space is needed for the data dump which can be as large as the database as well space for the cache which is compressed version of the database Assuming 1 2 compression on a 10GB database you are recommended to have 15GB 10GB for the dump and 5GB for the cache free space available If the VSS plug in is used only the cache requirement is applicable Virtual Memory Recommendations Double the amount of RAM with a minimum of 512MB Total for all disk volumes Minimum Video Settings 800 x 600 Resolution 256 colours Other Hardware Network interface card
19. ackup Schedule Working Folders drive where the Backu p Client is Disk U er eee anie You can move the Cache Log Temporary Folders and the Selection Database instal ed you Can move the Cache System Filters to another location if there is limited space available on the drive where Ehe Ecc ic See up disc e reele Logs Temporary folders and the Ad d Opti Note A keep these Fald th drive volume I s PES ptions ote Always Keep on the same b volume selection database to another Mandatory Patching Tempi Program Fies attxS Backup Professional se tobsclun wee location The Temp folder is used ics Cache Eseregron Fies AtthS Backup Professional e cache Browse for temporary workspace when the ous _ CiProgram FleslattixS Backup Professional Filogs Browse files are patched compressed and Database C Program Files AttixS Backup Professionals Browse encrypted the Logs folder stores Cache all backup and restore logs and Changed Files are compared to the previous version to only transmit the Cache folder keeps a local patches The longer Files are kept in the cache the better the chance of transmitting patches instead of full copies compressed and encrypted copy Days to keep files in Cache f 20 Clear Cache of the selected files for a specified amount of days The selection database compares the latest backup selection with the previous backup to determine the changes
20. and or failed backups You can modify the email subject Note that the account name is automatically included in the subject e g Backup Completed User One If Notify me after a successful backup is enabled you can choose whether Warnings and or Errors must be wi Notify me when a backup Fails highlighted in the email subject by Messages Subject BxhpFaed enabling the checkbox next to Append the subject line with the following options and message An example of the message is displayed below the text Append the subject line with the Following options and message box lv Warnings Errors lencountered Please check Log e g Backup Completed Warnings Errors encountered Please check Log S Notification settings i x le Use email notification Notify me after a successful backup Messages Subject Eackup completed Supply the To and From email addresses and the SW IP server Mall settings address and authentication settings if To ladmin yourdomaincom needed From backup ourdomain com SMTP server bmp youdemsncem You can specify whether the backup log mM must be included in the email Choose Jp SP estais fessa sse between the Summary warnings and errors or the Entire log file as specified in the Advance Options Log level mu setting TA Attach loo fie Click on Test to verify that the settings are correct A message will confirm if the Attachment settings email was sent success
21. and supply a username and password if you do not want to make use of the above mentioned Storage Platform Access Accounts This custom access username and password must be specified in the Storage Platform Console to gain remote access Click to save you settings After the service has been restarted click on to close the window The Backup Client Health Check provides information to pre emptively highlight possible issues for example free disk space problems or SE service access rights to files and folders It can also provide the estimated line speed to the Storage Platform Five sections are available Memory utilisation statistics from the last backup as well as overall memory usage to date Information includes the number of files and directories selected for backup Free space availability for all local drives Line Speed estimate to the FileServer by transmitting data for 10 seconds Information about the service account name and access rights to the working folders You can decide which checks you want to run by enabling disabling the checkboxes next to the entries Use the button to see the last report You have the option either Or the Health Check reports Applications often keep their data files locked if the application is running This is usually a problem when trying to backup these files as the application does not allow the backup agent access to the file to determine the changes since the last backup
22. ccess to all files that must be protected If you have folder permissions enabled on your server you have to ensure that the service is started with a user that has sufficient rights to access these folders e g started with the administrator account Everyone who has access to the Backup Professional Server Edition backup client will be able to restore files whether they have file folder permissions or not so access to the server and the SE Backup Client must be controlled You have two options to increase the Pini level in See EIUS Enable the rd Prompt for password on restore in the Account and Security tab by selecting Optio from the Tools menu With this s iting enabled users will we be able to restore any files without cies proper account password The second option is to set permissions to the AttixS Backup Professional SE folder to ensure that only authorised users can access the folder If you set permissions unauthorised users ab not be able to run oe hele Client to dires e lile Selection or to bobus files Note tl ou must still c e the SE service to start with a user Qe ARRAeCLeL TH TNA Nar ann AQ th al t ha ALUCTOS LU UIC UIUC a U f il b S 1 th eA DOr a a ae L i eer pr ww tts SU ts tf ATTIX BACKUPPROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER EDITION AUTO UPDATE As from v4 1 the Backup Client will automatically receive software upgrades during the backup process should there b
23. click on Alternatively you can ask your backup administrator to upgrade your account limit If you do not want to wait for the next automated backup you can select from the menu to manually start the backup process You can use filters to automate the file selection of particular file types from a specific folder and its subfolders For example a filter will include all existing Word documents as well as any new Word documents that may be added later To add a filter to a specific folder right click on the folder select and choose one of the available filters from the list ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS A few filters have been provided for you to start with You can create modify and delete any of the filters To modify a filter select from the menu and click on Select one of the filters and or any of the file types The option allows you to add additional filters Supply a name that describes the filter and then enter the file type s AutoCAD users may want to only select their drawing files as the rest are generated by AutoCAD and do not need to be backed up The filter could be called Drawings and the filter type would be Files that are included by applying a filter are displayed with the green selection icons with a blue checkbox e g for files and for folders Filtered files or folders cannot be deselected but you can exclude particular filtered files or folders by right clicking o
24. e an update available on the Storage Platform and if Auto update is enabled for the particular Group in the Storage Platform Console Nothing needs to be configured in the Backup Client Note that after an auto update you must restart the Backup Client GUI before the new version will be visible You are advised to keep the GUI closed when not used A5 BP SE UM WIN19SEPO07 HJR5 AttixS Backup Professional Server Edition v5 0 Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS The Backup Professional Server Edition SE service initiates automatic backups in the background at scheduled times You do not have to be logged in for the service to backup your data as with any Windows service If you are protecting files and or folders with permissions you have to ensure that the SE service is started with an account that has the required permissions to gain access to the files and or folders The SE Runner the Ej icon in the system tray monitors activity of the backup service and can also be used to select various options for the Backup Client An animated icon indicates that the service is busy with a backup process e IE 8 ail 18 35 If you right click on the SE Runner you will see the following options To open the Backup Professional Client where you can modify your backup selection restore files and configure the backup schedule You can also double click on the SE Ru
25. elta blocking Options and Settings Patching Binary Patching Amr ecco Roca Pert configured MEM reached patching veli be aborted and the complete Fle vell be transmitted to tha Stor age Placfonm w Enable parching limits amp Abort pakchunsg viden are Found Delta hocking Deta Elocong E Faster Eon Garay Patere and vmm net need a complens copy of Hw File in tne cache Tt voli hoeever create larger patches and therefore use mone disk space on the Storage P Pistform p Enable Delta Blocking for se Files larger than Bor athar concdin ane both corii pli Files wath Dese exterior 30 consscutive non matching 2MB block Binary patching is the most effective form of patching It is very 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 Furthermore the patch must be applied to the file in the local cache which will require additional processing Note that old copies are periodically flushed from the cache refer to the Disk Usage section for more information Binary Patching is enabled by default and nothing needs to be configured in this tab for normal use Ile patc It is possible that a file is modified in such a way that it becomes nfeasiblo to mE it An afte would be a database that is re indexed In such a case the patching can take extremely long it may exceed your backup window and
26. etions to that file or folder are automatically backed up Browse to the individual file that you would like to backup In the right hand pane right click on the file and choose or click in the box next to the file A selected file is displayed with a green icon To deselect a file you can either click on the box again or right click on the file and it Folders that have some files selected are displayed with a green tint Right click on the folder and select You can also use the left mouse button to highlight the folder and then the folder from the menu Included folders are displayed with a green folder All files in the included folder and its subfolders are now selected for backup Any changes made within this folder or its subfolders will automatically be included as well To deselect a folder right click on the folder name and select from the selection list If an entire folder is included but you want to exclude a particular file or subfolder right click on the file or folder and select Excluded items are displayed with amp red icons or red folders Folders that have been selected but have some files or subfolders excluded are green with a red tint To verify the size of your backup select from the menu or click on the button in the toolbar If your backup set is larger than your allocated limit you have to reduce the size of your selection To remove files right click on a file that you want to exclude and
27. fully Click on OK amp Summary warnings and errors to remove the message and OX again to Shier tire faz hla tas ver Arane Options lox level sach close the Notification settings window The email notification plug in is now OK enca activated and will start emailing reports during the next backup ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS System State Plug in The Backup Professional System State Backup plug in enables you to backup your System State to a target directory that is automatically included in your daily backup routine Please note that this plug in is only available from MS Windows 2000 This plug in is included in the Server Edition installer as of v4 2 If it is not installed run the AttixS Backup Professional Plug in Installer and select the System State Backup plug in After the installation open the Backup Client interface Sl System State Backup xl From the Tools menu select Plugins and then System State v Enable system state backups Click in the checkbox next to Enable System State Backup System State backups to enable the plug The System State plugin enables you to backup your system state in A local target folder is required to to a target directory which is then included in your backups create the System State backup Please supply or Browse to the target folder and click OK If the target folder does not Backup to C System State Backup Browse
28. his menu item you can view and configure the primary Backup Client options and settings To open this section select from the menu The various options and settings are grouped in the left hand pane according to their functions This section displays your backup account information as it is configured in the Storage Platform You can use the button to update your account settings from the Storage Platform This tool is useful to verify that your account limit has been modified after requesting a change from your Backup Administrator or to update Backup Group Profiling settings If you need to change your password or encryption key select either the Or buttons Changing your encryption key involves intensive processing on the Storage Platform and may take several minutes It should therefore not be done unless your encryption key was compromised The Security window allows you to select whether the Backup Client should remember the backup account password when running a backup or a restore There are three options available n The Backup Client remembers the user password when doing a backup or restore This is the default setting n The Backup Client prompts for the user password during the restore process n Use this option to enable access control The Backup Account password must be supplied before you will be able to open the backup client to change the backup selection or any of the application settings Backups will continue as no
29. icaly everyday Bacup time 23 400 e Coren te Wed fg 01 15 35 58 Aubvanced Schedule 9 Na Advanced Schedule m Backup ak the following specified times Week Day Additional Schedule Monday l add Wednesday ae zHO0 Tuesday Friday 1H00 posted by 5 Waet ATTIX Thursday Backup time f 11H00 EJ Step 4 of 8 Select the connection type that you want to use to connect to the Storage Use the Configure Proxy button to specify any Proxy settings needed for Click Next to continue connection the next step will prompt you to supply the connection that you want to use Step 3 of 8 Choose and enter your backup username password and encryption key The backup username and password can consist of any keyboard combination between 4 and 20 characters The encryption key can be any keyboard combination between 8 and 56 characters Click Next Note Do not forget your encryption key as you will not be able to retrieve your data without this encryption key If you select the modem dialup Step 5 of 8 In this step you can configure the daily and hourly automatic backup schedule The default backup time is 19h00 It is advised to backup at night when the server is not in use The server must be powered at the time of scheduled backups but you do not have to be logged in Note If you do not schedule any backups you will have to manually backup your data We strongly recommend that you run auto
30. ings and newer than 1 April 2002 To cancel the current running task on a remote backup service running on 192 168 20 99 Dynamic Profiling enables your Backup Administrator to propagate certain client side settings from the Storage Platform to your Backup Client They include Changing the backup schedule Specifying file and folder selections and exclusions Adding additional filters to the filter list Most found in the menu When the Backup Client connects to the Storage Platform it receives a list of all Dynamic Profiling settings specified by the Backup Administrator and these changes are implemented in the Backup Client You can manually connect to the Storage Platform by clicking on the button in the Options section to update Dynamic Profiling settings Profiled settings are greyed out and cannot be modified from within the Backup Client If multiple languages are available the Backup Client will select and display the default OS language You have the option to change this setting From the Menu go to and select one of the available options You have the option to change the look and feel of the Backup Client From the Menu go to and select one of the available options ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS Adding to its features and functionality AttixS Backup Professional Server Edition also provides a solution for numerous databases and applications These solutions are provided as p
31. lug ins to the Backup Professional Server Edition software This user manual includes instructions for the Email notification and system state plug ins as in Me are distributed wt the Server Edition Backup Client Please refer to the user manual for detailed information about the available aie ins ana o MS Exchange 2000 2003 2007 MS SQL 2000 2005 MS SQL 7 MS SharePoint 2003 VSS Database plug in for supported databases and applications Sybase ASE12 5 Lotus Domino 5 Lotus Domino 6 7 Oracle 8i 9i 10g GroupWise 6 7 Email Notification Script Plug in System State Plug in Single Mailbox Recovery for Exchange 2000 2003 Open File Manager ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS Email Notification The Email Notification plug in enables you to receive email notification on backup activity You can configure the plug in to notify you on a specified email address when a backup has been successful when it failed or both This plug in is included in the Server Edition installer as of v4 2 If it is not installed run the Plug in Installer and select the Email Notification plug in After the installation open the Backup Client interface To configure the email notification plug in open the Tools menu select Plug ins and click on Email Notification Enable the checkbox next to Use Email notification to enable the plug in Select whether you would like to receive notification for successful
32. mated backups Step 6 of 8 If you have limited space on the drive where the Backup Client is installed you can move the Cache Logs Temporary folders and the selection database to another location Note always keep these folders and the selection database on the same drive volume Ab BP SE UM WIN19SEPO07 HJR5 Attix5 Backup Professional Server Edition v5 0 Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS Step 7 of 8 You can select any of the available plug ins in this step and click on Coni to enable and gie the plug in s Alternatively you can access and configure them later Tom the Tools menu Note that these two plug ins are shipped with the Backup Client Click Next to continue A Account Setup Wizard Ed Ste p 8 Confirm that the Confirm your pecie getting IPOD Eis you supplied IS EF thee cathe bakya anim correct khen click Nest obo Jom sb reise click Back to change your correct and click Next Summary You have entered the Folioesng information The Backup Client will connect to the Storage Platform and a di E configure your account A UTR IGRUSIRY message will be displayed to Bedupdalyst 23H00 confirm that your account was Wednesday 12H00 created successfully Friday 1iHOd Click OK to close the message box Next you must select files DAP and folders to create your oe selection list The Backup Professional SE Service needs a
33. message once a month This maintenance task is to ensure that the cache folder is up to date by deleting any files that fall outside the window The Backup Client uses a fair portion of the available processor power to patch compress and encrypt files while during the backup process If you use the computer at the same time you may experience some performance deterioration You can lessen this effect by lowering the is another setting that you can modify to limit performance deterioration If this setting is set to high the Backup Client will continuously use all available disk access to write to the disk ensuring that the process completes as fast as possible The process will take longer if you lower this setting but your other applications will function without any interruptions The outgoing transfer bandwidth can be limited in kBytes second in case you need to allocate only a certain amount of bandwidth to the Backup Client You can limit the total amount of data that may be transferred during each backup Note If you enable this option it may take several backups before all your files are backed up to the Storage Platform This feature is especially useful if you have a poor Internet connection and you encounter problems with transferring large backups The Backup Client can be configured to cycle the backup process until all selected data has been transferred to the Storage Platform by automatically initiating subsequent backup
34. n the file or folder and then selecting A filtered folder with exclusions is displayed with a red L tint More than one filter can be applied to a specific folder To remove filters from a folder right click on the folder select and clear the checkbox next to the specific filter s that you want to remove You may notice another group of icons in the Backup Client Dynamic Profiling selections which can be specified by the Backup Administrator are displayed with the following images for file inclusions v for filtered inclusions and for excluded files On folder level the images are L for included folders for filtered folders and t for excluded folders After you have selected the files and folders for backup you can manually initiate the backup process by selecting Ba from the menu or by clicking on the Ba button in the toolbar You may close the Backup Client after you have started the backup process by clicking This will not cancel the backup process and you can at any stage open the Backup Client to view the progress of the backup You can also monitor the backup progress by right clicking on the system tray icon and selecting Backup log information can be viewed in the tab Backup entries are displayed in blue The Backup Client can try to resume a backup if the previous request failed for whatever reason If you select from the menu or you click on the button in the toolbar and the previous backup was not succe
35. napshot server Make a note of the IP address Hostname The following settings must be configured in the Backup Client Create an account for the Sposi Backup Client but l In the Backup Client select from the menu and click on Inthe settings window supply the Snapshot backup server address as well as the server port The default port is 8443 Click in the checkbox next to to enable the Backup Client to send the next backup to the Snapshot server and not to the actual Storage Platform If the Backup Client is configured to connect through a Proxy server you will be able to check uncheck the Use proxy settings for snapshot backup If this option is checked the Proxy server will be used for communications to the FileServer If it is unchecked the Proxy server will only be used for communications to the NameServer Click on to accept these settings Select all the files that must be backed up and select from the menu These files will be compressed and backed up to the Snapshot server Note that the user account will be disabled after a snapshot backup This is to ensure that the user will not initiate another backup before the data has been transferred to the Storage Platform ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS After the required folders have been moved to the Snapshot DR server by the backup administrator move the Snapshot DR server to the LAN where the Backup Client is located Ensure that you can ping the
36. nner to open the Backup Client With this option you can manually initiate the backup process without opening the Backup Client If the service is busy with a backup an animated 5 icon you can click on cancel to stop the process With this option you can monitor the status and progress of the process that the SE Runner is busy with at that moment without opening the Backup Client A small window is opened above the system tray and displays the current process and progress About displays a window with the product details Click anywhere on the About window to close it If you click on Exit the SE Runner will be removed from the system tray but it will not stop the Backup Professional service from running scheduled backups If you want to see the icon in the system tray again open the Backup Professional Client When the service is busy with a backup you will notice that the system tray icon is animated The Backup service must be running at all times otherwise backups manual or scheduled will not be able to take place lf you need to stop or start the Backup Service open the window in the click on al SE and select or Start from the toolbar The system tray icon is displayed with a red cross EE when the service is not running ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MCROSOFT WINDOWS Backup Professional Server Edition keeps your most valued data secure It allows you to select files and initiate backups and to res
37. of backup and restore commands to any Server Edition backup client in your organisation The CLI bat file is included with each Server Edition installation file Hemote Management must be enabled in the Backup Client and a username and password set for any commands to work Run cli configure account remote to run the Setup Wizard or to enable Remote Management in the Backup Client You can also specify the host address with the h command See examples below Usage cli u user p password restore dates status backup cancel h host pt port rd restoredateidx rp restorepath original fd filterdate fp filterpath fext filterext compression onloff overwrite rp lt restorepath gt must be an absolute path and the service must have full access rights to the directory When restoring the default policy is to skip existing files Specify overwrite to overwrite existing files ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS To start a backup on the local machine using the default port To see the status of a currently running task in the backup service cli u admin p pass status To see a list of available backup dates to restore from To start a restore from the last backup made extracting files to the default restore temporary directory To restore from a different date use the dates command to get a date index To restore all XLS files starting with the path C Documents and Sett
38. rmal In this section you can change the connection that the Backup Client must use to connect to the otorage Platform You can choose between a network permanent or dial up connection The button is enabled if you select the Dial up option Click on this button to select an existing dial up connection configured on the computer and supply the username and password for that Internet connection Enable the Use a proxy server for you network or dial up connection checkbox if you connect to the Internet via a proxy server and supply the necessary information ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS The Backup Client can be scheduled to backup your selected files and folders automatically Note that if you configure the Backup Client to backup at night the server must be powered but you do not have to be logged in The backup schedule can be changed by selecting Automatic Backups from the Tools menu or by clicking on the Automate button in the toolbar Use the Daily Automatic Backups section to configure a once off daily backup The Advanced Schedule can be used to specify hourly backups Backup logs can be viewed in the Logs tab Backup entries are marked in blue Note You are advised not to disable automatic backups as you will then have to manually backup your files Options and Settings Working Folders Account and Security Disk Usage If you have limited space on the 3 connections B
39. rofessional Server Edition v5 0 Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MCROSOFT WINDOWS The Find files in Backups option enables you to search through your previous backups to find a specific file You have the option to do a local search from your last backup or you can connect to the Storage Platform to search through your previous backups To search for a file from your latest backup select Find files in backups from the File menu or click on the Find button in the toolbar Enter the filename in the textbox and click on Find Example If you enter he p in the textbox the Backup Client will display a list of all backed up files from your last backup that contain help in either the filename or the folder Note You can use the and wildcards for advanced search queries to find the files that you are looking for Ei Find Files in Backups Find pdr _ Search through previous backups on server Search file dates Limit number of results bo ho Felder Filename Backup Date C CIAR Atlix5 Backup Professional DL pdf 420 KB 1 0S 2004 08 09PM 25 11 2004 06 35 PM C CAABIXEM Attis5 Bsckup Professional Feabures pdf 179 KB 12 05 2004 09 26 AM 25 11 2004 06 45 PM B Ciatti AttieS Backup Professional Product Suite pdf LIOKB 12 05 2004 09 29 AM 25 11 2004 06 45 PM O CuAbtxSA Attix5
40. rver architecture to securely replicate data from the client device to a central data server Data is compressed to minimise bandwidth utilisation and transferred using a secure SSL connection to the Storage Platform Data is stored in an encrypted format using an encryption key known only to you AttixS Backup Professional minimises risk maximises productivity and allows businesses to regain control of their most valuable asset their data Backup Professional Server Edition manages the backup and retrieval of files and or folders on your server Selected files are backed up to the Storage Platform that is installed on a remote server This is shown in the following diagram torage Platform with optional WebAccess Dial up users and Network users and Administrator with servers with servers with storage Platform Backup Clients Backup Clients Console Your Backup Client connects to a group on the Storage Platform during the installation The Group Administrator oversees all group members using the Backup Monitor The Storage Platform administrator uses the Storage Platform Console to manage the entire Storage Platform including all the different groups A5 BP SE UM WIN19SEPO07 HJR5 Attix5 Backup Professional Server Edition v5 0 Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Incl SBS bundles Microsoft Windows 2000
41. s This setting can only be enabled if a in has been specified The System Exclusions Filter enables you to specify any file types that you want to exclude from the backup selection list For example to exclude all MP3 and AVI files specify in the text box Separate entries with a semicolon You can also exclude files by enabling the checkbox and specifying a date Note that the Date Exclusions Filter uses the file modify date as reference and not the file create date 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 spend some time and processing usage to try and compress these files This filter enables you to specify a list of file extensions that must not be compressed during the backup process The list of file types already specified are types known for not compressing well ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS Backup Professional enables you to specify File and Folder Exclusions These files and folders are excluded from the backup selection no matter where they are located on the available drives or volumes Note these entries are case sensitive you have to ensure that you specify exact matches To add an exclusion click on Add folder or Add file specify the name and click OK Folders are displayed with and files with I To modify any of the exclusions select the entry and click on Edit or double click
42. server from another computer on the network Make a note of the IP address Hostname The following settings must be configured in the Backup Client Open the Backup Client Select from the menu and click on In the window supply the DR server address as well as the server port Port 8443 is the default port Click in the checkbox next to to enable the Backup Client to restore from the DR server and not to the actual Storage Platform Click on to accept these settings Open the tab and select Previous Backups The Backup Client will connect to the DR box and retrieve a list of all the available backup dates From here the user will be able to restore large amounts of data Remember to remove the tick mark in the checkbox after the restore Archive References enables you to view backups that have been archived to another storage device e g to tape These files are marked with a greyed out folder in the Restore tab You can search through the available archived backups but they cannot be restored from the Backup Client After you have found the files that you want to restore contact your backup administrator and request that the archived backup is moved back to the Storage Platform Thereafter you will be able to restore the files These archives are only available if it has been enabled by the Backup Administrator You can use the command line interface to remotely run the Setup Wizard enable SE Remote Management and to send a wide range
43. ssful the Backup Client will prompt with a 30 second countdown f you select the Backup Client will try to continue from where the process failed during the previous backup Select to initiate a new backup or to return to the Backup Client ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS Backup Professional Server Edition supports multiple thread backups Files are transferred to the Storage Platform using a second thread as soon as they are compressed or patched while the backup process continues to compress patch files using the first thread in the background This improves the total backup speed significantly Note this functionality is enabled by default To disable this feature please refer to the Advanced Options section later in the user manual ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS How to Restore The next section describes how to select the files that you want to restore how to search for specific backed up files and finally how to restore files from the Storage Platform Open the Restore tab From this tab you can gain access to your backed up files Your latest backup is shown in the Last Backup folder If you expand the Previous Backups folder the Backup Client will connect to the Storage Platform and retrieve a list of all previous backup dates Select the files and or folders you want to restore To select a single file right click on the file and click on Select
44. st be recreated if the folders Recreate directory structure option is enabled Overwrite files Enable this option if you do not want the Backup Client to prompt you before overwriting an existing file Use compression Tick the Use compression option to enable compression With this faster over the setting enabled the Storage Platform will compress the files before Internet transferring them to the Backup Client Note You are advised to always enable this setting if you have a slow connection to the Internet as the files are smaller with this option enabled Restore file and Disable this option if you do not want to restore the file and folder folder permissions permissions typically used after a complete server failure to restore files before users accounts are re created Enable this option to write files directly to the specified folder without using a temporary working folder The restore process is faster using this option but file level resume is not possible and a complete file will be resent should there be a communications error between the otorage Platform and the Backup Client during the file transfer Restore directly to target location Restore log information can be viewed in the Logs tab Restore entries are displayed in green A5 BP SE UM WIN19SEPO07 HJR5 Attix5 Backup P
45. stores the Backup Client will be able to retrieve the data from the Storage Platform Security standards and techniques employed by AitixS Backup Professional were audited by to ensure that sensitive corporate data remains safe from prying eyes when transferred over the Internet or stored on a server Blowfish is an encryption algorithm It is a symmetric block cipher which uses a variable length key from 32 bits to 448 bits Backup Professional uses the maximum strength 448 bit key The Secure Sockets Layer SSL is a commonly used protocol for managing the security of data transmission AttixS Backup Professional makes use of the SSL protocol 1024 bit RSA key exchange 128 bit RC4 stream cipher and SHA 1 integrity checking for secure communication between the Backup Clients and the Storage Platform including data transmission
46. tore lost or corrupted files You can also find and restore files from previous backups and schedule automatic backups E Attixs isis protector 3s v5 0 0 File Selection Tools wiew Help a Backup Selection T did Restore Logs Sj My Computer FIL cC Elf Attix5 E ABBPIS EF cache El v Help images Java logs Ls plugins toBackup Activations I Applications Ll Documents Ly Enhancements Images Ll Invoices WO LagAnalyzer Ll Projects WO Temp 45 Folder Dell Documents and Settings EF Downloads WO i386 t f Log Analyzer WO Program Files RECYCLER VF System volume Information EL Temp WO Test Glo WINDOWS i G c5 Mfileservertappsl L HEHA polok Fak Kolor Liu ar PETE TLEEEI DDOL Filename additional info html advanced html adyschedule html bb5 css connection html encryption html Filters html healthcheck html keychange html mnainkey change html mainmenu html mainpasschange html outlook html passchange html perFlim htrml profiling html remote html restore html resume html schedule html search html security html select html shutdown html snapshot html vss html whatsnew html powered by 5 ATTIX 1 KB 20 02 2006 06 an PM 1 KB 22 04 2004 01 06 PM 1 KB 08 08 2007 11 08 AM 1 KB D4 D6 2007 03 50 PM 1 KB 22 04 2004 01 06 PM 2 EB 04 06 2007 03 50 PM 2 EB 13 08 2007 09 24 AM 2 KB 13 08 2007 10 23 AM 1 KB 04 06 2007 03 50 PM 1
47. u can specify the level of information that must be included in the log files Choose between Log all messages Suppress detail messages Only log errors and warnings Enable the checkbox to add the date to the backup and restore log files A log file retention period can be enabled to delete files older than e g 30 days by enabling the checkbox and specifying the duration in days ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS The Tools menu provides you with various options and settings that you can modify to enhance and streamline your Backup Client You can also modify your account settings from this menu You have the option to add network volumes and include files located in these locations to your backup eon The Backup Client will only be able to backup files from a network volume after the share has been accessed and authenticated by the server where the Backup Client is installed To add a network volume select le je from the menu Enter the UNC network path in the space provided Paths must to start with before they will be accepted for example fileserver documents You can also use the button to browse to the network path Network volumes are listed in the left hand pane after they have been added and displayed with a network image If some files are included the image will change to and if you include the entire share it will change to a a green image Excluded network volumes are marked
48. u have an existing account that you want to reconnect to select the want to reconnect to an existing backup account option Click Next to continue Note You cannot connect from different servers to the same backup account Each server must have a separate account INA AJ INIAQCEDN7T_W DE Attivh I anl n Drnf naaIANAnNn anl Ca CAitinn wR nmn ht Attiv Kk All inhte m YR VA OS HPI _ 4 DIN A YAR Roark ry IrTNHTACCIN r SAL Ar HAITIO V AANAVrINT AtTTriv amp L ril c cC Oran UM WIN19SEPO07 HJHR5 Attix5 Backup Professional Server Edition v5 0 Copyri gnt At xo All rights reservea ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS Ei Account Setup wizard Enter the new account details Chace and enter your preferred account name password and enonypton key Account Details Backup username File and Print 2 D B RRRBGGBR Please choose an encryption key of G characters or more that wall be used bo enorypt sour backups on the server If vou lose this key vou wil not be able to restore your data zo write it down and store it somewhere sabe Encryption kay Confirm key ii Dj 5 ATTIX Platform communications to the Internet i9 Account Setup wizard x Da you want bo schedule automated backups Spacy the dads and hosty backup schedule Tou are stromigy recommended to enable aukomatk backups Daily Automatic Backuprs 5 No daly automatic bschups Backup automat
49. u must add a Snapshot server to your LAN initiate the backup and then connect the Snapshot server to the Storage Platform and transfer the data with the SnapShot Tool With the Snapshot to disk option you do not need any additional software simply create the Snapshot backup on disk and then transfer the data to the Storage Platform using e g an external drive Open the Backup Client and select the files that must be backed up Select from the menu and click on Enable the checkbox next to is selected by default Specify the location where you would like to create the Snapshot backup Enable the checkbox next to if you want to update the index file before initiating the Snapshot process typically if there are already previous backups available on the Storage Platform for this particular account Initiate a backup by clicking on the button in the toolbar or from the menu The backup account is automatically disabled after a Snapshot backup to ensure that the data can be moved to the Storage Platform before the next backup is initiated Your backup administrator will move the local snapshot folder to the Storage Platform and your account will be enabled again A few steps are necessary to ensure that everything is in place to backup to the Snapshot server Connect the Snapshot server to the LAN where the Backup Client is located Ping the Snapshot server from the Backup Client computer to establish whether you can communicate with the S
50. will extract the files and install the Backup Client When the installation is complete the message AttixS Backup Professional has been installed successfully and will now load Click on OK to continue will be displayed Click OK When you open the Backup Client for the first time the Setup Wizard will start automatically You need to create an account for the Client on the Storage Platform before you can initiate any backups When you open the Backup Client interface for the first time the Setup Wizard will start automatically You need to create an account for the Backup Client on the Storage Platform before you can initiate any backups The Backup Professional MSI installer also enables you to remotely deploy the Backup Client using your preferred desktop management solution e g Microsoft SMS Use the Deployment Wizard and include the NameServer and Group seitings in the MSI with these settings populated you can specify that the Backup Account must be created automatically during the install process Use the following command to run the installer BackupClientFileName_SE msi PREPACCOUNT Yes If you do not want to include the NameServer and Group details you can also specify it as additional parameters these will override the default settings configured SERVERIP The IP address of the NameServer GROUP Group Name CHEATEKEY Group Create Key ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS The
51. with 5 red network images Without the correct permissions the Backup Client may still be able to display the files on the share but it will not be able to access Diosc files during the backup process You will see a message up in the log file if the Backup Client cannot access these files You can remove a network volume from the Backup Client my right clicking on the entry in the left hand pane and then selecting Remote Management enables you to remotely access and configure the Backup Client from the Storage Platform Console To enable this feature select from the PEE menu and enable the checkbox next to Cita BRIN Ra GR hi The option enables nct a idis abl cdi i Cen backup administrators with the correct access permissions to use their Storage Platform User Access Management username and password to connect to and administer this Backup Client If you disable this checkbox Storage Platform administrators will not have remote access we Enab Remote Management Remote Management Services Abya SP conktrobed access m AE galaba IP addresces opecify the port number the default port is 9091 that must be used Only for Remote Management If the server has multiple IP addresses available you can specify whether the Remote Service must bind to or to one IP by specifying the address in the textbox Ali custom access Lhar mame ATTIX PROFESSIONAL SERVER EDITION V5 for MICROSOFT WINDOWS Enable the option
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