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  System Requirements

  • Operating System : Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, FreeBSD, SCO Unix and all major Linux distributions, e.g. Redhat, SUSE, Fedora Core 5, UBUNTU, MANDRIVA

  • Memory : 128 Mbytes

  • Disk Space : 100 Mbytes

  • Network Protocol : TCP/IP (Http/Https)

  Download

    Download Shercom Online Backup Manager - A full-featured backup software for servers (Linux / Unix Server, SQL Server, Exchange Server, Oracle, Lotus or MySQL)

  Get Started - Linux

  1. Download the setup file above

  2. Unpack the install file to /usr/local/obm

    mkdir /usr/local/obm
    cd /usr/local/obm
    gunzip obm-nix.tar.gz
    tar -xf obm-nix.tar

  3. Install ShercomOBM

    ./bin/install.sh >install.log

    All installation information can be found in the file "install.log"

    The backup scheduler and autoupgrade services are automatically installed. Backup sets can now run at their scheduled times automatically. *

  4. Please go to X Window or command line mode to continue installation.

  Get Started - Solaris

  1. Download the setup file above

  2. Unpack the install file to /usr/local/obm

    mkdir /usr/local/obm
    cd /usr/local/obm
    gunzip obm-nix.tar.gz
    tar -xf obm-nix.tar

  3. Remove bundled jvm

    rm -rf /usr/local/obm/jvm

  4. Install J2SE Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.x or later to /usr/java

  5. Create a symbolic link for JRE

    ln -s /usr/java /usr/local/obm/jvm

  6. Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable

    JAVA_HOME=/usr/java; export JAVA_HOME

  7. Install ShercomOBM

    ./bin/install.sh >install.log

    All installation information can be found in the file "install.log"The backup scheduler and autoupgrade services are automatically installed.

    Backup sets can now run at their scheduled times automatically. *

  8. Please go to X Window or command line mode to continue installation.

  Get Started - BSD

  1. Download the setup file above

  2. Unpack the install file to /usr/local/obm

    mkdir /usr/local/obm
    cd /usr/local/obm
    gunzip obm-nix.tar.gz
    tar -xf obm-nix.tar

  3. Remove bundled jvm

    rm -rf /usr/local/obm/jvm

  4. Download J2SE Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.x or later

    Depending on your platform and BSD release, download the corresponding JRE and dependant packages.

    For example, we are using FreeBSD 6.1 i386 for installation:

    Download javavmwrapper-2.3.tbz and diablo-jre-freebsd5.i386.1.5.0.07.01.tbz in the following links.

    http://www.freebsd-fr.org/ports/java.html#javavmwrapper-2.3
    http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/downloads/java.shtml
    http://www.freebsd.org/ports/java.html#diablo-jre-1.5.0.07.01_3 (See package dependancy of your machine)

  5. Install J2SE Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.x or later to /usr/local/diablo-jre1.5.0

    Use following command to install package
    pkg_add javavmwrapper-2.3.tbz
    pkg_add diablo-jre-freebsd5.i386.1.5.0.07.01.tbz

  6. Create a symbolic link for JRE

    ln -s /usr/local/diablo-jre1.5.0 /usr/local/obm/jvm

    If you are using csh as your shell, you need to type "rehash" and hit enter to make the symbolic link take effect. For other shell types it should work.

    setenv JAVA_HOME /usr/local/obm/jvm

  7. Verify the installed JRE

    $JAVA_HOME/bin/java -version

  8. See if the output does not contain warning

    With warning

    Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM warning: Can't detect initial thread stack location java version "1.4.2_12"
    Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_12-b03)
    Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_12-b03, mixed mode)

    Without warning

    java version "1.5.0"
    Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build diablo-1.5.0-b01)
    Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build diablo-1.5.0_07-b01, mixed mode)

  9. Install ShercomOBM

    ./bin/install.sh >install.log

    All installation information can be found in the file "install.log" *

  10. Install the backup scheduler and autoupgrade services

  11. Add two entries to system file /etc/rc.conf for auto starting backup scheduler and

    autoupgrade agent.
    obmaua_enable="YES"
    obmscheduler_enable="YES"

    Restart computer or run the following scripts

    /usr/local/etc/rc.d/obmscheduler start &
    /usr/local/etc/rc.d/obmaua start &

  12. Please go to X Window or command line mode to continue installation.

  Get Started - X Window Mode

  1. Set the DISPLAY environment variables

    Linux / Unix (sh, bash): DISPLAY=IP_ADDRESS_OF_XTERMINAL[:0.0]; export DISPLAY

    For example

    DISPLAY=:0.0; export DISPLAY
    or DISPLAY=127.0.0.1; export DISPLAY
    or DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0; export DISPLAY
    or DISPLAY=192.168.0.2; export DISPLAY
    or DISPLAY=192.168.0.2:0.0; export DISPLAY

    BSD (csh): setenv DISPLAY IP_ADDRESS_OF_XTERMINAL[:0.0]

    For example

    setenv DISPLAY :0.0
    or setenv DISPLAY 127.0.0.1
    or setenv DISPLAY 127.0.0.1:0.0
    or setenv DISPLAY 192.168.0.2
    or setenv DISPLAY 192.168.0.2:0.0

  2. Run Shercom Online Backup Manager

    sh /usr/local/obm/bin/BackupManager.sh &

  3. (optional) Enter the backup server name in the [Address] field and press the [Next] button.

  4. 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)

  5. If you have a backup account already, select [already a user?] and logon to the server with your existing username and password.

  6. 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, choose the type of backup set in the [Type] field and then press [Next] button.

    Select the files that you want to backup and press the [Next] button.

    Setup the backup schedule by pressing the [Add] button (please note that you can add multiple backup schedules to a backup set)

    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

  7. To run a backup immediately, click [Backup] button on the left panel, select the backup set and press [OK] button.

  8. Setup completed.