Get Started – Servosity Linux Agent
First create a Professional backup account in your Servosity Web Portal. Create a new backup account for each individual Linux machine you are wanting to backup. You will need the backup account username and password during the setup.
***Note: For Online Backup Live user please the backup server url www.onlinebackuplive.com ***
***Note: You may need to run the install as a root user or sudo for the correct privileges on the commands.***
Create the “obm” folder and change into that new directory:
mkdir /usr/local/obm
cd /usr/local/obm
Download the setup file:
wget http://downloads.servosity.com/Servosity/Current/Servosity_62120_obm-nix.tar.gz
Unpack the install file to /usr/local/obm by:
gunzip Servosity_62120_obm-nix.tar.gz
tar -xf Servosity_62120_obm-nix.tar
Install ServosityPro :
cd /usr/local/obm/bin/
Run the ./install.sh > install.log
***All installation information can be found in the file "install.log"**
***The backup scheduler and auto-upgrade services are automatically installed. Backup sets can now run at their scheduled times automatically. ***
Backup Job Creation and Configuration
Use the web interface to add, update and remove backup sets to the newly created account. To add a new backup set, click the [Add] link under the “Backup Set” tab. Once you have created the new backup set press the [Update] button at the bottom of the page to save the settings.
Use the Backup Configurator to finalize the backup set setup:
/usr/local/obm/bin/Configurator.sh
Enter your Login Name, Password, Backup Server URL and proxy setting as shown below
Login Name: ****BackupAccountUsername****
Password: ****Backup account password ****
Backup Server URL: backup1.servosity.com
Which Protocol ? (1) Http (2) Https : 2
Use proxy ? (Y)es or (N)o : N
Set the encrypting key, the encrypting algorithm and the encrypting mode of this backup set by following instructions below:
***Important: You cannot change these parameters once they are set***
Found new backup set 'xxx'
Please enter the following values for this backup set:
Encrypting Algorithm ?
(1) Twofish (2) AES (3) Triple DES (4) No encryption : 2
Encrypting Key: ****Backup account password****
Re-Enter Encrypting Key: **** Backup account password ****
Encrypting Mode ? (1) ECB (2) CBC : 1
Run scheduled backup on this computer ? (Y)es or (N)o : YIf you want to make any changes to the setting above, you can use the main menu below to do so.
Main Menu:
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(1). List Backup Setting
(2). Change Password
(3). Change Network Setting
(4). Change run scheduled backup setting
(5). Toggle Masked Field (Password, Encryption Key)
(6). Generate Configuration Report (text format)
(7). QuitYour Choice: 7
You can run a Manual backup by executing the command below.
/usr/local/obm/bin/RunBackupSet.sh [BACKUP_SET]
Where [BACKUP_SET] is the name of backup set to be run
Setup completed.
Uninstall the Servosity Agent
Run the uninstall script:
/usr/local/obm/bin/uninstall.sh
………………………Output of uninstall.sh script………………………………….
Removing Scheduler from service using script name obmscheduler
Using init script path /etc/init.d
Using run level script path /etc/rc.d
Removing symbolic link from run levels
Removing script file obmscheduler from /etc/init.d
Shutting down AutoUpdateAgent
Waiting 5 seconds for AutoUpdateAgent to clean up
Removing AutoUpdateAgent from service using script name
Using init script path /etc/init.d
Using run level script path /etc/rc.d
Removing symbolic link from run levels
Removing script file obmaua from /etc/init.d
Online Backup Manager uninstall service is complete!
It is now safe to remove files from /usr/local/obm
Remove installed files and all application data:
rm -rf /usr/local/obm
rm -rf ~/.obm
Uninstall completed.