Installation Instructions for ZetBackup
- Download and install the ZetBackup RPM or zetbackup.tar.gz from the download area
Install the RPM package
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If you prefer the RPM package, just install ZetBackup using the
following command:
# rpm -ivh zetbackup.rpmThe RPM package will automatically initialize ZetBackup and install startup scripts, so that the ZetBackup server will start after reboot
- Start the ZetBackup server using the following command:
# /etc/init.d/zetbackup start
- Configure ZetBackup with you favorite web browser. The default port is 9999. Eg: http://localhost:9999/. It is possible to change the ZetBackup administration password with the --password command argument to the zetbackupd command.
Install the tar package
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To install the tar package use the following commands as root:
# cd /usr
# tar xvzf /home/me/zetbackup-1.0.2.tar.gz
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If you want to install ZetBackup another place than /usr, please
follow these instructions:
# cd /local
# tar xvzf /home/me/zetbackup-1.0.2.tar.gz
# export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/local/zetbackup/zild/lib/
# /local/sbin/zetbackupd --serverroot /local/zetbackup/ -
To start zetbackup automatically, download the zetbackup.init script, and place it in
/etc/init.d as zetbackupd: (These steps is not neccessary with the RPM
distribution)
# cd /local
# cp /home/me/zetbackupd.init /etc/init.d/zetbackupd
# chmod 755 /etc/init.d/zetbackupd
# /sbin/chkconfig add zetbackupd
# /sbin/service zetbackupd start
The exact procedure to install and start a new service, varies from distribution to distribution. Please ensure that this procedure is the right one for your system.
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If you have moved ZetBackup to another directory than /usr, you have
to change the following lines in the init script:
#LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/zetbackup/zild/libto
#export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
ZETBACKUP=/usr/sbin/zetbackupd --serverroot /usr/zetbackup/
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/[new path]/zetbackup/zild/lib
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
ZETBACKUP=/[new path]/sbin/zetbackupd --serverroot /[new path]/zetbackup/