Backup agent

Once configured via the management console, the backup agent is designed to run on its own.

The only operation that must be performed directly on the agent is its setup.

Windows environment

Standard setup

To install the Arx One Backup backup agent on a Windows system, download the application from [http://get.arx.one/backup] (http://get.arx.one/backup)

Once downloaded, install the agent on the target system. Only the credentials are required to install the backup agent.

Installation

Account : account used for backup and restore operations. If it's a root account, just type it as it is. If it is a secondary account, enter its full name using the following form: rootAccount-childAccount
Password : Your password. Make sur to keep it.

Installation can only start when your credentials has been validated and the dot is green. If it is displayed in red, your credentials are incorrect.

Update

The agent update is automatic and relies on the Windows Task Scheduler.

To perform a manual update, there is two options:

Manually run the scheduled task "Arx One updater"
Launch the specifically provided backup agent's setup. If a backup agent is already installed on a machine, executing a new setup acts as a simple update, without entering credentials.

Linux Environment

Setup

The installation on Linux is not interactive. In order to specify the account to use you can:

Create a configuration file before installation
Configure the account with the management console after installation

If you want to create a configuration file before installation (this step is optional, the account can be configured after setup from the console), here is how to proceed:

Create a directory for the configuration files: mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/arx.one/backup
Create an empty configuration file : nano /usr/local/etc/arx.one/backup/backupagent.conf
Paste the content of the initial configuration into the created file :
```
Account: <account>
Password: <password>
```

You need to replace <account> and <password> with the actual values.

Important notes :

Account is the full account name. Its encoding is specific to this configuration file : > must be replaced by - and - by -- (double dash). For instance, the account reseller>customer>workstation-1 would become reseller-customer-workstation--1.
After the agent start the password will be encrypted within the configuration file and will no longer be visible.

To proceed with the installation, enter the following command in your terminal:

wget -qO- get.arx.one/backup | bash

On the Linux platforms, the backup agent does not allow the account configuration during setup. To link a backup account to a Linux agent, please go to the below paragraph "How to link an account to a Linux or a Synology agent".

Update

The backup agent updates are done with system updates:

apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

Synology Disk Station Environment

Setup

Here are the steps to follow to install Arx One Backup on your Synology NAS :

Go to your Disk Station Manager interface
Open the package center
In the package center, go to settings :
1. In the "General" tab, "Trust level" section select Synology Inc. and trusted editors
2. In the "Packet sources" tab, click on "Add" and then add the following address : packages.synocommunity.com
3. In the "Packet sources" tab, click on "Add" and then add the following address : get.arx.one
4. Apply the settings
Go to the "Community", install the "Mono" package, which is required for Arx One Backup
In the "Community" packet group and install Arx One Backup

On the Synology platform, the backup agent does not allow the account configuration during setup. To link a backup account to a Synology agent, please go to the below paragraph "How to link an account to a Linux or a Synology agent".

Update

Updating the backup agent is done from the "update" section of the package center

How to link an account to a Linux or a Synology agent

To setup a backup account with a Linux / Synology agent, here is what you need to do :

Make sure that the backup agent is properly installed and started on the target machine
Launch the backup management console on a Windows machine
Fill the Account field in the login dialog with the account name
Fill the Password field in the login dialog with the account's password
Fill the Computer field in the login dialog with target machine's IP address
Click on the connection button

As shown below :

Backup account configuration

Be careful, this procedure can only be done once. Once the account has been linked to the target machine, you can only change the account by deleting or editing the configuration files.

You can use the console connection procedure for the next connections.

technical requisites

Before starting the installation, make sure that you have a backup account and that you comply with the technical requisites: