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Backups

2010-01-18T15:49:42Z

Icey: Changed picture from dutch to english

You have several ways to do backups in your HDA. We break them in two: full disk (bare metal) backups, and periodic backups.

They are all initiated by the client computer on to the server.

= Full Disk "Bare Metal" Backups =

Each HDA now includes the Personal Backup Appliance, or PBA, with the collaboration of the PBA leader, Roland Hui.

[[PBA | PBA]] is an application to do hard disk clones, backups and restores.

= Using Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5 (Norton save & restore) =

Symantec's [http://www.symantec.com/business/backup-exec-system-recovery-desktop-edition] (BESR) allows full system backup and restore (virtual and physical)from any hardware with restore to dissimilar hardware. Conversion from P2V or V2P can also be scheduled. Install BESR on all windows computers connected to HDA and route backup to a folder on the HDA. Remember to set permissions on destination folders. Activate VSS copy so any open files are captured, optional threatcon can be used to trigger a backup if a threat becomes widespread.
Alternatively BESR can be installed on a central windows machine with agents deployed on all other windows and Linux machines and using the new Linux media server agent (replaces RALUS) backup directly on the Linux HDA. This way you maintain a catalogue of all backups and can trigger them from a central console.
BESR is the enterprise windows standard for Backup and restore. Norton the consumer brand of Symantec have "Save & Restore" I'm not overly familiar with this product but it replaces Norton "Ghost" in most markets.[http://www.symantec.com/norton/save-restore] the GUI is exactly the same as BESR.

BESR is only for windows machines connected to the HDA but is a great solution to protecting these machines and allows LIVE single pass backup and granular restore of files, saves doing an image and a file backup. Less space less time. An agent is available to backup Linux but another option is to boot the HDA on the recovery disk and create a cold image of the server.

= Periodic File Backups =

One of the ways to backup systems in your network is to use the operating-system provided backup service.
[[Image:VistaBackups3.png | 150px | Vista Backups | align:right]]

We have documented ways to do periodic backups in various platforms. If you have good suggestions on how to do that, please add them to this section of the wiki! (Or email it to us if you're wiki-shy)

Note: To new users only the "Bare Metal" Backups will show in the [http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/PBABackups Amahi Personal Backup] webpage all others will not show on this page.

== Vista Backups ==
Here is a quick how to on doing [[VistaBackups | periodic file backups in Windows Vista to your HDA]].

== Windows XP Backups ==

For XP Backups, visit the section for [[XPBackups | Windows XP]]

== Ubuntu Backups ==

How to backup Ubuntu clients using Ubuntu's [[Sbackup | Simple Backup]].

== Fedora Backups ==

To backup Fedora clients, the following are recommended:

* [[fwbackups]], a desktop utility
* [http://rsnapshot.org/ rsnapshot], a solution using rsync, with command line interface

== Mac OS X ==
Mac OS X without Time Machine is not officially supported through automated HDA Backups at this time.
You can, however, manually copy files to an HDA shared folder.

=== Backups with SuperDuper! ===

Another backup solution is a program called [[SuperDuper!]], follow the link to see the steps and to find out about SuperDuper!.

=== Backups with SystemRescueCD ===

Backups with [[SystemRescueCD_with_Mac_OS_X | SystemRescueCD]] have been reported that they work, more info can be found by visiting the link.

=== Backups with Time Machine ===

==== Afp ====
For full time machine support in fedora, avahi(bonjour) and netatalk(afp) need to be installed

[[http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/AFP]Install AFP and Avahi]

*in Applevolume.default add

<code>~/ "$u" allow:UserName rwlist:UserName,@users cnidscheme:cdb
/var/hda/files/timemachine allow:UserName rwlist:UserName,@users cnidscheme:cdb options:usedots,upriv</code>

*Change UserName to your username and /var/hda/files/timemachine to your timemachine folder, the first line will also publish your homefolder to your mac but was necessary in my setup to work

*then service avahi-daemon and atalk restart

*the server will show up on your mac connect to the xserve afp server
*on your mac open disk utility
*make a new disk image with the max size on disk possible and name it Computername_ethernetmacadress.sparsebundle
ex.
MacBookProIcey_aa00bb11cc22.sparsebundle

#use Journaled/case sensitive
#name has to be Backup of ComputerName
#and save it to the timemachine share
[[File:Tm-sparsebundle.png‎|caption]]

*timemachine image will grow when you synchronize but never larger than the max size
*time machine will now find your amahi time capsule

==== Smb ====

'''WARNING - Hack ahead!''' For Time Machine smb users only.

There is an unsupported way to enable using Mac OS X Time Machine to backup to your HDA. The [http://vowe.net/archives/008940.html Time Machine hack] is a one liner command to be typed in a terminal in Mac OS X:

<code>defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1</code>

This will offer you the choice to backup to your HDA shares.

It should be noted that mounting a directory from your HDA via NFS let's you use time machine without this hack.

Needless to say, we're not advocating you backup your data like this, since Apple does not support this functionality. There are rumors that data corruption can occur if the size of the backup exceeds 2TB or if a large number of files, on the order of a million, are backed up. Because the exact conditions leading to data corruption are not well quantified, we do not recommend you backup like this.

[[Category: Services]]

File:Tm-sparsebundle.png

2010-01-18T15:46:14Z

Icey: Sparsebundle image in english

Sparsebundle image in english

AFP

2010-01-08T23:14:44Z

Icey: forgot a part

The Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) is a network protocol that offers file services for Mac OS X and original Mac OS.
Avahi is an open source implementation of Bonjour or former Rendezvous wich advertises servers to MacosX

NOTE: THIS IS NOT MEANT FOR PEOPLE WHO DONT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING

== Installation of netatalk into Amahi ==
* Open a terminal either on the desktop or SSH
* Become root (sudo -s or su -)
* yum -y install netatalk
* edit afpd.conf <code>- -noddp -tcp -uamlist uams_randnum.so,uams_dhx.so,uams_dhx2.so -nosavepassword -advertise_ssh</code>
*edit netatalk.conf
<code>
ATALKD_RUN=no
PAPD_RUN=no
CNID_METAD_RUN=yes
AFPD_RUN=yes
TIMELORD_RUN=no
A2BOOT_RUN=no
</code>
* Once the app is installed you can add the folders you wish to share over AFP by editing the Applevolume.default

<code>~/ "$u" allow:UserName rwlist:UserName,@users cnidscheme:cdb</code>

Change UserName to your username, this will share your homefolder over afp

== Installation of avahi into Amahi ==
* Open a terminal either on the desktop or SSH
* Become root (sudo -s or su -)
* yum -y install avahi
*go to /etc/avahi/services/
*add the afpd.service

<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h Xserve</name>
<service>
<type>_afpovertcp._tcp</type>
<port>548</port>
</service>
<service>
<type>_device-info._tcp</type>
<port>0</port>
<txt-record>model=Xserve</txt-record>
</service>
</service-group></code>

%h Xserve can be changed to your server name (not the same as your samba server!)
model=Xserve can be changed to get a different icon for your server to PowerBook, PowerMac, Macmini, iMac, MacBook, MacBookPro, MacBookAir, MacPro, AppleTV1,1, AirPort

*Additionally you can make avahi advertise other services on your mac

rfb.service for screensharing without chickenvnc

<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h</name>
<service>
<type>_rfb._tcp</type>
<port>5900</port>
</service>
</service-group>
</code>

samba.service so the bsod icon is replaced with a nice screen icon and is on the same server as vnc/screensharing

<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h</name>
<service>
<type>_smb._tcp</type>
<port>139</port>
</service>
</service-group>
</code>

there is also a nfs.service but havent been able to get this to work on snow leopard

<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">NFS Shares on %h</name> ## Display Name
<service>
<type>_nfs._tcp</type>
<port>2049</port>
<txt-record>path=/var/hda/files/music</txt-record> ## path to NFS mountpoint
</service>
<service>
<type>_nfs._tcp</type>
<port>2049</port>
<txt-record>path=/var/hda/files/movies</txt-record> ## path to NFS mountpoint
</service>
</service-group>
</code>

Thanks to this great [http://www.kremalicious.com/2008/06/ubuntu-as-mac-file-server-and-time-machine-volume/#netatalk2 tutorial] for ubuntu !!

*Add mdns at the end of this line in /etc/nsswitch.conf
hosts: files dns mdns

*Starting and stopping AFP and Avahi :
service atalk (start stop restart)
service avahi-daemon (start stop restart)

== TODO ==

Integrate AFP and avahi with the Shares tab of the WebUI just as tightly as Samba is

New App Ideas

2009-12-21T21:49:01Z

Icey:

Here is a list of apps that need to be packaged, if you would, when you have finished an app strikethrough the apps link, do not remove the link.
(Example: <s<b></b>>http://www.link.com/appname.php</<b></b>s>)

== Unassigned ==
# http://info.tikiwiki.org/tiki-index.php - Website/Wiki/Groupware/CMS/Forum/Blog/Bug Tracker
# http://www.sweetcron.com/ - Lifestreaming software
# http://www.butterfat.net/wiki/Projects/phpESP - Surveys
# http://www.xoops.org/ - CMS
# http://www.exponentcms.org/ - more corporate cms
# http://www.phpmyfamily.net
# http://jonathanscorner.com/powerbible
# http://jxmas.sourceforge.net
# http://www.cmswire.com/cms/web-cms/alert-whats-coming-for-open-source-cms-in-july-2009-004951.php - bunch of CMS systems!
# http://www.fatfreecrm.com/ nice RoR CMS
# http://getmangos.com/ OSS WoW Game server
# http://www.dspace.org/ - digital asset management system (educator focused)
# http://www.magentocommerce.com/ eCommerce software platform
# http://www.cuwin.net/irc Webbased IRC
# https://sourceforge.net/projects/jogre/ Java Games, Games include Battleships, Camelot, Checkers, Chess, Connect 4, Dots, Go, Octagons, Texas Hold'em Poker, Reversi, Spades, Tetris & Tic-tac-toe
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/podcastgen/ Podcast Generator
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/adx/ another address book
# http://phpmotion.com/ Media Sharing CMS
# http://www.phpbookingcalendar.com/index.html
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/solar-empire/
# http://www.hotscripts.com/listing/voided-alliance-source/
# http://www.alilg.com/scripts/ - multiplayer checkers, chat, and bulletin board.
# http://www.tesol.net/scripts/SFEPoker/index.html - Poker
# http://www.tesol.net/scripts/SFEBlackJack/index.html - BlackJack
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/bookmarkholder/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/gamepanelx/ - manage Game Servers.
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/webcollab/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/collabtive/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/piggydb/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/dekiwiki/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/jobscheduler/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/hes/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/openwebwork/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/kablink/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/leaguemgr/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/openvpn-status/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/downloady/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/isogest/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/libretto/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/syslog-analyzer/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/glorylandsweb-b/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/mailwasher/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/osc/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/tbg/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/mywebsql/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/docdb-v/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/dimdim/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/projectivity/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/file/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/pddms/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/jeparody/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/fez/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/plagiarismcheck/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/malbum/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/ajaxdraw/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/jsspellcheck/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/blowpass/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/pureweb/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/owl/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/simplesubcalc/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/tab-2/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/htpwmanager/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/brew-app-djb/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/liveglossary/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/mediastalker/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/librarygeek/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/webregister/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/mkgichessclub/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/smbdaudit/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/rrdmonitor/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/vst/
# http://www.kubelabs.com/phpmanualcreator/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/mynotebook/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/wmi/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/php-agenda/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/stockmaniac/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/limpbrowser/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/textmb/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpantivirus
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/tellmatic/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/clubdata/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/katdbmanager/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/claroline/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/fdcl/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/redkonvert/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/flashcardsphp/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/hamsterbible/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpvideopro/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/ck-gallery/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/dataface/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/sudokucheater/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/land-of-anarchy/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpdbgui/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/cricetus/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/dis-game/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/proquiz/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/ktpcomputercust/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/phaosrpg/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/netrisk/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/yald/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/rdiffbackupweb/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/dcreature/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/rpgbfeonline/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/linkmonger/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/mia-chat/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/fishingphpmysql/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/genus/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/passpad/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/orbitfaq/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpfaqmanager/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/qpoker/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/duliga/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/php-dropbox/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/fstflx/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/betster/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/grocery-list/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/solar-empire/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpdeadlock/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/php-kiwi/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/ses-todo/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/golfstatsphp/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/phprisk/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/mytravelbook/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/kmleague/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/flinkdice/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/phppassmanager/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/nflpool/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/redmombin/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/splanner/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpimagemage/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpwetbar/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/lcma/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/php-wishlist/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/fswordfinder/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/themerchant/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysonet/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/favlinks/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/phptodolist/
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpcrs
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/knowledgeroot/
# http://www.hylafax.org/content/Main_Page - FAX server
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/run/ - run log.
# http://phprunman.sourceforge.net/ - running log.
# http://sourceforge.net/projects/phphamlog/ - HAM radio log.
# http://jdownloader.org - One-Click-Hosters Downloader/server with Captcha recognition

== Not Working/Needs Development ==
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/e-reminders - seems to be broken? Alpha version available for someone to work on.
* http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/info.html
* http://diet-tracker.sourceforge.net/
* http://www.mooffanka.org/ interesting lightweight CMS (unavailable)
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/php4flicks/ - this app is currently broken (needs significant editing to get basic functionality, and still retrieves information wrong from IMDB). Recommend waiting until development resumes to add.

== Hard ==
* http://packetfence.com/ - NAC/Network Access Control (wants to completely own apache and optionally dns and dhcp). Not a binary. RPM ready
* http://www.elastix.org/ this is an ISO/whole OS that incorporates Asterisk/FreeBBX, Openfire, Fax, Email, and other applications built on Centos5
* http://atmail.com/webmail-client/ - Enhanced Webmail platform (non-free, requires some licensing keys)
* http://www.fogproject.org/ - FOG - computer imaging (like PBA), may require DHCP, etc.
* http://www.copfilter.org/ - Web based firewall/av manager
* http://netaccess.sourceforge.net/ - RADIUS server, access manager.
* http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Central_Web-based_Management - virtualization (64-bit only)
* http://www.modsecurity.org/
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/extract/
* http://www.ispconfig.org/ web based control panel that allows for the easy administration of webservers and mailservers.
* http://www.opennms.org/ enterprise grade network management
* http://god.rubyforge.org/ Server Monitor App
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/webacula/
* http://www.freenas.org/ - They have some nice setup scripts for setting up mirroring, adding drives, etc. which would be nice to add to Amahi. However, they're FreeBSD-based, so it might not be too applicable. This is a liveCD based distro.

== EMail Support Required ==
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/aatrade/
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/xerxes/

== Amahi IT Pro App ==
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/testlink/
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/itpgpm/
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/zci/
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/vhcs/
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/kwok/
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/phplicenseadmin
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/clearsite/
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/itdms/
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/openit/
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/inventory/
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/ticket/
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyinventory/
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/it-inventory/
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/phphelpagent/
* http://phphelpdesk.sourceforge.net/ - Helpdesk/ticketing system
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/openapplicant/
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/opentimetool/
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/coastal/
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpequimon/
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/timeentry
* http://phpmyinventory.sourceforge.net/index.php - hardware/software inventory
* http://www.phpwares.com/ - business inventory system

== Assigned/In Progress/Done ==
# http://www.mapserver.org - web mapping framework
# http://metasploit.com/ - [[Metasploit]] ... in progress
# http://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/index.jsp Openfire (In for alpha testing)
# <s>http://www.geneotree.com/ - GEDCOM (genealogy) viewing program. In alpha. </s>
# <s>http://code.google.com/p/photodiary/ - in testing by asp </s>
# <s>http://sourceforge.net/projects/forecast/ - in testing by asp </s>
# <s>http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpgiftreg/</s>
# <s>http://www.limesurvey.org/ really nice looking and active survey software</s>
# <s>http://www.phpgedview.net/ genealogy program</s>
# <s> http://ajaxim.com/ - ajax im client, kindof like ajax chat</s>
# <s>http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpunixman/</s>
# <s>http://www.hamweather.com/ - Weather (in for alpha testing)</s>
# <s>http://scannerserver.online02.com/ - Linux Scanner Server (in for alpha testing)</s>
# <s>http://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/sparkweb/index.jsp SparkWeb (In for alpha testing)</s>
# <s>http://www.clipperz.com/ - web password manager (free community edition)</s>
# <s>http://sourceforge.net/projects/mylittleforum/</s>
# <s>http://sourceforge.net/projects/gutuma/</s>
# <s>http://www.wordpress.org/ - Blogging software.</s>
# <s>http://sourceforge.net/projects/aphpkb/</s>
# <s>http://sourceforge.net/projects/scuttle/</s>
# <s>http://sourceforge.net/projects/gregarius/</s>
# <s>http://sourceforge.net/projects/ackertodo/</s>
# <s>http://encode-explorer.siineiolekala.net/ </s> - very easy & simple file browser
# <s>http://www.tecnick.com/public/code/cp_dpage.php?aiocp_dp=tcexam</s>
# <s>http://moodle.org/ Moodle - Course management system</s>
# <s>http://www.k5n.us/webcalendar.php Web based calendaring (single and multi-user)</s>
# <s>http://phprecipebook.sourceforge.net</s>
# <s>http://sourceforge.net/projects/php-sudoku/</s>
# <s>http://www.charpentier-de-beauville.com/blogs/captain/?p=6</s>
# <s>http://sourceforge.net/projects/webtechtools/ Scientific Calculator Web UI</s>
# <s>http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=2285&lngWId=8</s>
# <s>http://cgiirc.org/ Web based IRC</s>
# <s>http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpscheduleit/</s>
# <s>http://opengoo.org/index.html</s>
# <s>http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpffl/</s>
# <s>http://sourceforge.net/projects/adminer/</s>

* Sites
* http://linuxlinks.com/Web
* http://www.tesol.net/scripts/scriptsdetails.html
* http://www.kubelabs.com/ - TONS of apps in this site
* http://www.hotscripts.com/category/php/scripts-programs/

Backups

2009-12-19T17:22:06Z

Icey: Added instructions how to make timemachine work

You have several ways to do backups in your HDA. We break them in two: full disk (bare metal) backups, and periodic backups.

They are all initiated by the client computer on to the server.

= Full Disk "Bare Metal" Backups =

Each HDA now includes the Personal Backup Appliance, or PBA, with the collaboration of the PBA leader, Roland Hui.

[[PBA | PBA]] is an application to do hard disk clones, backups and restores.

= Using Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5 (Norton save & restore) =

Symantec's [http://www.symantec.com/business/backup-exec-system-recovery-desktop-edition] (BESR) allows full system backup and restore (virtual and physical)from any hardware with restore to dissimilar hardware. Conversion from P2V or V2P can also be scheduled. Install BESR on all windows computers connected to HDA and route backup to a folder on the HDA. Remember to set permissions on destination folders. Activate VSS copy so any open files are captured, optional threatcon can be used to trigger a backup if a threat becomes widespread.
Alternatively BESR can be installed on a central windows machine with agents deployed on all other windows and Linux machines and using the new Linux media server agent (replaces RALUS) backup directly on the Linux HDA. This way you maintain a catalogue of all backups and can trigger them from a central console.
BESR is the enterprise windows standard for Backup and restore. Norton the consumer brand of Symantec have "Save & Restore" I'm not overly familiar with this product but it replaces Norton "Ghost" in most markets.[http://www.symantec.com/norton/save-restore] the GUI is exactly the same as BESR.

BESR is only for windows machines connected to the HDA but is a great solution to protecting these machines and allows LIVE single pass backup and granular restore of files, saves doing an image and a file backup. Less space less time. An agent is available to backup Linux but another option is to boot the HDA on the recovery disk and create a cold image of the server.

= Periodic File Backups =

One of the ways to backup systems in your network is to use the operating-system provided backup service.
[[Image:VistaBackups3.png | 150px | Vista Backups | align:right]]

We have documented ways to do periodic backups in various platforms. If you have good suggestions on how to do that, please add them to this section of the wiki! (Or email it to us if you're wiki-shy)

Note: To new users only the "Bare Metal" Backups will show in the [http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/PBABackups Amahi Personal Backup] webpage all others will not show on this page.

== Vista Backups ==
Here is a quick how to on doing [[VistaBackups | periodic file backups in Windows Vista to your HDA]].

== Windows XP Backups ==

For XP Backups, visit the section for [[XPBackups | Windows XP]]

== Ubuntu Backups ==

How to backup Ubuntu clients using Ubuntu's [[Sbackup | Simple Backup]].

== Fedora Backups ==

To backup Fedora clients, the following are recommended:

* [[fwbackups]], a desktop utility
* [http://rsnapshot.org/ rsnapshot], a solution using rsync, with command line interface

== Mac OS X ==
Mac OS X without Time Machine is not officially supported through automated HDA Backups at this time.
You can, however, manually copy files to an HDA shared folder.

=== Backups with SuperDuper! ===

Another backup solution is a program called [[SuperDuper!]], follow the link to see the steps and to find out about SuperDuper!.

=== Backups with SystemRescueCD ===

Backups with [[SystemRescueCD_with_Mac_OS_X | SystemRescueCD]] have been reported that they work, more info can be found by visiting the link.

=== Backups with Time Machine ===

==== Afp ====
For full time machine support in fedora, avahi(bonjour) and netatalk(afp) need to be installed

[[http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/AFP]Install AFP and Avahi]

*in Applevolume.default add

<code>~/ "$u" allow:UserName rwlist:UserName,@users cnidscheme:cdb
/var/hda/files/timemachine allow:UserName rwlist:UserName,@users cnidscheme:cdb options:usedots,upriv</code>

*Change UserName to your username and /var/hda/files/timemachine to your timemachine folder, the first line will also publish your homefolder to your mac but was necessary in my setup to work

*then service avahi-daemon and atalk restart

*the server will show up on your mac connect to the xserve afp server
*on your mac open disk utility
*make a new disk image with the max size on disk possible and name it Computername_ethernetmacadress.sparsebundle
ex.
MacBookProIcey_aa00bb11cc22.sparsebundle

#use Journaled/case sensitive
#name has to be Backup of ComputerName
#and save it to the timemachine share
[[File:timemachine.png|caption]]

*timemachine image will grow when you synchronize but never larger than the max size
*time machine will now find your amahi time capsule

==== Smb ====

'''WARNING - Hack ahead!''' For Time Machine smb users only.

There is an unsupported way to enable using Mac OS X Time Machine to backup to your HDA. The [http://vowe.net/archives/008940.html Time Machine hack] is a one liner command to be typed in a terminal in Mac OS X:

<code>defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1</code>

This will offer you the choice to backup to your HDA shares.

It should be noted that mounting a directory from your HDA via NFS let's you use time machine without this hack.

Needless to say, we're not advocating you backup your data like this, since Apple does not support this functionality. There are rumors that data corruption can occur if the size of the backup exceeds 2TB or if a large number of files, on the order of a million, are backed up. Because the exact conditions leading to data corruption are not well quantified, we do not recommend you backup like this.

[[Category: Services]]

File:Timemachine.png

2009-12-19T17:14:16Z

Icey: timemachine in diskutility

timemachine in diskutility

Backups

2009-12-19T16:57:07Z

Icey: Moved afp to afp page

AFP

2009-12-19T16:53:52Z

Icey: Updating AFP to fedora 12 and adding advertising (avahi) service

The Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) is a network protocol that offers file services for Mac OS X and original Mac OS.
Avahi is an open source implementation of Bonjour or former Rendezvous wich advertises servers to MacosX

NOTE: THIS IS NOT MEANT FOR PEOPLE WHO DONT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING

== Installation of netatalk into Amahi ==
* Open a terminal either on the desktop or SSH
* Become root (sudo -s or su -)
* yum -y install netatalk
* edit afpd.conf <code>- -noddp -tcp -uamlist uams_dhx.so,uams_dhx2.so -nosavepassword -advertise_ssh</code>
*edit netatalk.conf
<code>
ATALKD_RUN=no
PAPD_RUN=no
CNID_METAD_RUN=yes
AFPD_RUN=yes
TIMELORD_RUN=no
A2BOOT_RUN=no
</code>
* Once the app is installed you can add the folders you wish to share over AFP by editing the Applevolume.default

<code>~/ "$u" allow:UserName rwlist:UserName,@users cnidscheme:cdb</code>

Change UserName to your username, this will share your homefolder over afp

== Installation of avahi into Amahi ==
* Open a terminal either on the desktop or SSH
* Become root (sudo -s or su -)
* yum -y install avahi
*go to /etc/avahi/services/
*add the afpd.service

<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h Xserve</name>
<service>
<type>_afpovertcp._tcp</type>
<port>548</port>
</service>
<service>
<type>_device-info._tcp</type>
<port>0</port>
<txt-record>model=Xserve</txt-record>
</service>
</service-group></code>

%h Xserve can be changed to your server name (not the same as your samba server!)
model=Xserve can be changed to get a different icon for your server to PowerBook, PowerMac, Macmini, iMac, MacBook, MacBookPro, MacBookAir, MacPro, AppleTV1,1, AirPort

*Additionally you can make avahi advertise other services on your mac

rfb.service for screensharing without chickenvnc

<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h</name>
<service>
<type>_rfb._tcp</type>
<port>5900</port>
</service>
</service-group>
</code>

samba.service so the bsod icon is replaced with a nice screen icon and is on the same server as vnc/screensharing

<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h</name>
<service>
<type>_smb._tcp</type>
<port>139</port>
</service>
</service-group>
</code>

there is also a nfs.service but havent been able to get this to work on snow leopard

<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">NFS Shares on %h</name> ## Display Name
<service>
<type>_nfs._tcp</type>
<port>2049</port>
<txt-record>path=/var/hda/files/music</txt-record> ## path to NFS mountpoint
</service>
<service>
<type>_nfs._tcp</type>
<port>2049</port>
<txt-record>path=/var/hda/files/movies</txt-record> ## path to NFS mountpoint
</service>
</service-group>
</code>

Thanks to this great [http://www.kremalicious.com/2008/06/ubuntu-as-mac-file-server-and-time-machine-volume/#netatalk2 tutorial] for ubuntu !!

*Starting and stopping AFP and Avahi :
service atalk (start stop restart)
service avahi-daemon (start stop restart)

== TODO ==

Integrate AFP and avahi with the Shares tab of the WebUI just as tightly as Samba is

Backups

2009-12-19T15:46:55Z

Icey: layout of afp, smb

You have several ways to do backups in your HDA. We break them in two: full disk (bare metal) backups, and periodic backups.

They are all initiated by the client computer on to the server.

= Full Disk "Bare Metal" Backups =

Each HDA now includes the Personal Backup Appliance, or PBA, with the collaboration of the PBA leader, Roland Hui.

[[PBA | PBA]] is an application to do hard disk clones, backups and restores.

= Using Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5 (Norton save & restore) =

Symantec's [http://www.symantec.com/business/backup-exec-system-recovery-desktop-edition] (BESR) allows full system backup and restore (virtual and physical)from any hardware with restore to dissimilar hardware. Conversion from P2V or V2P can also be scheduled. Install BESR on all windows computers connected to HDA and route backup to a folder on the HDA. Remember to set permissions on destination folders. Activate VSS copy so any open files are captured, optional threatcon can be used to trigger a backup if a threat becomes widespread.
Alternatively BESR can be installed on a central windows machine with agents deployed on all other windows and Linux machines and using the new Linux media server agent (replaces RALUS) backup directly on the Linux HDA. This way you maintain a catalogue of all backups and can trigger them from a central console.
BESR is the enterprise windows standard for Backup and restore. Norton the consumer brand of Symantec have "Save & Restore" I'm not overly familiar with this product but it replaces Norton "Ghost" in most markets.[http://www.symantec.com/norton/save-restore] the GUI is exactly the same as BESR.

BESR is only for windows machines connected to the HDA but is a great solution to protecting these machines and allows LIVE single pass backup and granular restore of files, saves doing an image and a file backup. Less space less time. An agent is available to backup Linux but another option is to boot the HDA on the recovery disk and create a cold image of the server.

= Periodic File Backups =

One of the ways to backup systems in your network is to use the operating-system provided backup service.
[[Image:VistaBackups3.png | 150px | Vista Backups | align:right]]

We have documented ways to do periodic backups in various platforms. If you have good suggestions on how to do that, please add them to this section of the wiki! (Or email it to us if you're wiki-shy)

Note: To new users only the "Bare Metal" Backups will show in the [http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/PBABackups Amahi Personal Backup] webpage all others will not show on this page.

== Vista Backups ==
Here is a quick how to on doing [[VistaBackups | periodic file backups in Windows Vista to your HDA]].

== Windows XP Backups ==

For XP Backups, visit the section for [[XPBackups | Windows XP]]

== Ubuntu Backups ==

How to backup Ubuntu clients using Ubuntu's [[Sbackup | Simple Backup]].

== Fedora Backups ==

To backup Fedora clients, the following are recommended:

* [[fwbackups]], a desktop utility
* [http://rsnapshot.org/ rsnapshot], a solution using rsync, with command line interface

== Mac OS X ==
Mac OS X without Time Machine is not officially supported through automated HDA Backups at this time.
You can, however, manually copy files to an HDA shared folder.

=== Backups with SuperDuper! ===

Another backup solution is a program called [[SuperDuper!]], follow the link to see the steps and to find out about SuperDuper!.

=== Backups with SystemRescueCD ===

Backups with [[SystemRescueCD_with_Mac_OS_X | SystemRescueCD]] have been reported that they work, more info can be found by visiting the link.

=== Backups with Time Machine ===

==== Afp ====
For full time machine support in fedora, avahi(bonjour) and netatalk(afp) need to be installed

<code>yum install -y netatalk avahi</code>

then go to /etc/atalk/
at the end of the afpd.conf add

<code>- -noddp -tcp -uamlist uams_randnum.so,uams_dhx.so,uams_clrtxt.so -nosavepassword -advertise_ssh</code>

change netatalk.conf
<code># Set which daemons to run (papd is dependent upon atalkd):
ATALKD_RUN=no
PAPD_RUN=no
CNID_METAD_RUN=yes
AFPD_RUN=yes
TIMELORD_RUN=no
A2BOOT_RUN=no
</code>

in Applevolume.default add

<code>~/ "$u" allow:UserName rwlist:UserName,@users cnidscheme:cdb
/var/hda/files/timemachine allow:UserName rwlist:UserName,@users cnidscheme:cdb options:usedots,upriv</code>

Change UserName to your username and /var/hda/files/timemachine to your timemachine folder, the first line will also publish your homefolder to your mac but was necessary in my setup to work

then go to /etc/avahi/services/

add the afpd.service

<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h Xserve</name>
<service>
<type>_afpovertcp._tcp</type>
<port>548</port>
</service>
<service>
<type>_device-info._tcp</type>
<port>0</port>
<txt-record>model=Xserve</txt-record>
</service>
</service-group></code>

%h Xserve can be changed to your server name (not the same as your samba server!)
model=Xserve can be changed to get a different icon for your server to PowerBook, PowerMac, Macmini, iMac, MacBook, MacBookPro, MacBookAir, MacPro, AppleTV1,1, AirPort

Additionally you can make avahi advertise other services on your mac

rfb.service for screensharing without chickenvnc
<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h</name>
<service>
<type>_rfb._tcp</type>
<port>5900</port>
</service>
</service-group>
</code>

samba.service so the bsod icon is replaced with a nice screen icon and is on the same server as vnc/screensharing
<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h</name>
<service>
<type>_smb._tcp</type>
<port>139</port>
</service>
</service-group>
</code>

there is also a nfs.service but havent been able to get this to work on snow leopard
<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">NFS Shares on %h</name> ## Display Name
<service>
<type>_nfs._tcp</type>
<port>2049</port>
<txt-record>path=/var/hda/files/music</txt-record> ## path to NFS mountpoint
</service>
<service>
<type>_nfs._tcp</type>
<port>2049</port>
<txt-record>path=/var/hda/files/movies</txt-record> ## path to NFS mountpoint
</service>
</service-group>
</code>

Thanks to this great [http://www.kremalicious.com/2008/06/ubuntu-as-mac-file-server-and-time-machine-volume/#netatalk2 tutorial] for ubuntu !!

==== Smb ====

'''WARNING - Hack ahead!''' For Time Machine smb users only.

There is an unsupported way to enable using Mac OS X Time Machine to backup to your HDA. The [http://vowe.net/archives/008940.html Time Machine hack] is a one liner command to be typed in a terminal in Mac OS X:

<code>defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1</code>

This will offer you the choice to backup to your HDA shares.

It should be noted that mounting a directory from your HDA via NFS let's you use time machine without this hack.

Needless to say, we're not advocating you backup your data like this, since Apple does not support this functionality. There are rumors that data corruption can occur if the size of the backup exceeds 2TB or if a large number of files, on the order of a million, are backed up. Because the exact conditions leading to data corruption are not well quantified, we do not recommend you backup like this.

[[Category: Services]]

Backups

2009-12-19T15:45:03Z

Icey: layout of afp, smb

You have several ways to do backups in your HDA. We break them in two: full disk (bare metal) backups, and periodic backups.

They are all initiated by the client computer on to the server.

= Full Disk "Bare Metal" Backups =

Each HDA now includes the Personal Backup Appliance, or PBA, with the collaboration of the PBA leader, Roland Hui.

[[PBA | PBA]] is an application to do hard disk clones, backups and restores.

= Using Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5 (Norton save & restore) =

Symantec's [http://www.symantec.com/business/backup-exec-system-recovery-desktop-edition] (BESR) allows full system backup and restore (virtual and physical)from any hardware with restore to dissimilar hardware. Conversion from P2V or V2P can also be scheduled. Install BESR on all windows computers connected to HDA and route backup to a folder on the HDA. Remember to set permissions on destination folders. Activate VSS copy so any open files are captured, optional threatcon can be used to trigger a backup if a threat becomes widespread.
Alternatively BESR can be installed on a central windows machine with agents deployed on all other windows and Linux machines and using the new Linux media server agent (replaces RALUS) backup directly on the Linux HDA. This way you maintain a catalogue of all backups and can trigger them from a central console.
BESR is the enterprise windows standard for Backup and restore. Norton the consumer brand of Symantec have "Save & Restore" I'm not overly familiar with this product but it replaces Norton "Ghost" in most markets.[http://www.symantec.com/norton/save-restore] the GUI is exactly the same as BESR.

BESR is only for windows machines connected to the HDA but is a great solution to protecting these machines and allows LIVE single pass backup and granular restore of files, saves doing an image and a file backup. Less space less time. An agent is available to backup Linux but another option is to boot the HDA on the recovery disk and create a cold image of the server.

= Periodic File Backups =

One of the ways to backup systems in your network is to use the operating-system provided backup service.
[[Image:VistaBackups3.png | 150px | Vista Backups | align:right]]

We have documented ways to do periodic backups in various platforms. If you have good suggestions on how to do that, please add them to this section of the wiki! (Or email it to us if you're wiki-shy)

Note: To new users only the "Bare Metal" Backups will show in the [http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/PBABackups Amahi Personal Backup] webpage all others will not show on this page.

== Vista Backups ==
Here is a quick how to on doing [[VistaBackups | periodic file backups in Windows Vista to your HDA]].

== Windows XP Backups ==

For XP Backups, visit the section for [[XPBackups | Windows XP]]

== Ubuntu Backups ==

How to backup Ubuntu clients using Ubuntu's [[Sbackup | Simple Backup]].

== Fedora Backups ==

To backup Fedora clients, the following are recommended:

* [[fwbackups]], a desktop utility
* [http://rsnapshot.org/ rsnapshot], a solution using rsync, with command line interface

== Mac OS X ==
Mac OS X without Time Machine is not officially supported through automated HDA Backups at this time.
You can, however, manually copy files to an HDA shared folder.

=== Backups with SuperDuper! ===

Another backup solution is a program called [[SuperDuper!]], follow the link to see the steps and to find out about SuperDuper!.

=== Backups with SystemRescueCD ===

Backups with [[SystemRescueCD_with_Mac_OS_X | SystemRescueCD]] have been reported that they work, more info can be found by visiting the link.

=== Backups with Time Machine ===

=== AFP ===
For full time machine support in fedora, avahi(bonjour) and netatalk(afp) need to be installed

<code>yum install -y netatalk avahi</code>

then go to /etc/atalk/
at the end of the afpd.conf add

<code>- -noddp -tcp -uamlist uams_randnum.so,uams_dhx.so,uams_clrtxt.so -nosavepassword -advertise_ssh</code>

change netatalk.conf
<code># Set which daemons to run (papd is dependent upon atalkd):
ATALKD_RUN=no
PAPD_RUN=no
CNID_METAD_RUN=yes
AFPD_RUN=yes
TIMELORD_RUN=no
A2BOOT_RUN=no
</code>

in Applevolume.default add

<code>~/ "$u" allow:UserName rwlist:UserName,@users cnidscheme:cdb
/var/hda/files/timemachine allow:UserName rwlist:UserName,@users cnidscheme:cdb options:usedots,upriv</code>

Change UserName to your username and /var/hda/files/timemachine to your timemachine folder, the first line will also publish your homefolder to your mac but was necessary in my setup to work

then go to /etc/avahi/services/

add the afpd.service

<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h Xserve</name>
<service>
<type>_afpovertcp._tcp</type>
<port>548</port>
</service>
<service>
<type>_device-info._tcp</type>
<port>0</port>
<txt-record>model=Xserve</txt-record>
</service>
</service-group></code>

%h Xserve can be changed to your server name (not the same as your samba server!)
model=Xserve can be changed to get a different icon for your server to PowerBook, PowerMac, Macmini, iMac, MacBook, MacBookPro, MacBookAir, MacPro, AppleTV1,1, AirPort

Additionally you can make avahi advertise other services on your mac

rfb.service for screensharing without chickenvnc
<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h</name>
<service>
<type>_rfb._tcp</type>
<port>5900</port>
</service>
</service-group>
</code>

samba.service so the bsod icon is replaced with a nice screen icon and is on the same server as vnc/screensharing
<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h</name>
<service>
<type>_smb._tcp</type>
<port>139</port>
</service>
</service-group>
</code>

there is also a nfs.service but havent been able to get this to work on snow leopard
<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">NFS Shares on %h</name> ## Display Name
<service>
<type>_nfs._tcp</type>
<port>2049</port>
<txt-record>path=/var/hda/files/music</txt-record> ## path to NFS mountpoint
</service>
<service>
<type>_nfs._tcp</type>
<port>2049</port>
<txt-record>path=/var/hda/files/movies</txt-record> ## path to NFS mountpoint
</service>
</service-group>
</code>

Thanks to this great [http://www.kremalicious.com/2008/06/ubuntu-as-mac-file-server-and-time-machine-volume/#netatalk2 tutorial] for ubuntu !!

=== Smb ===

'''WARNING - Hack ahead!''' For Time Machine smb users only.

There is an unsupported way to enable using Mac OS X Time Machine to backup to your HDA. The [http://vowe.net/archives/008940.html Time Machine hack] is a one liner command to be typed in a terminal in Mac OS X:

<code>defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1</code>

This will offer you the choice to backup to your HDA shares.

It should be noted that mounting a directory from your HDA via NFS let's you use time machine without this hack.

Needless to say, we're not advocating you backup your data like this, since Apple does not support this functionality. There are rumors that data corruption can occur if the size of the backup exceeds 2TB or if a large number of files, on the order of a million, are backed up. Because the exact conditions leading to data corruption are not well quantified, we do not recommend you backup like this.

[[Category: Services]]

Backups

2009-12-19T15:42:51Z

Icey: Timamachine thru AFP and bonjour

You have several ways to do backups in your HDA. We break them in two: full disk (bare metal) backups, and periodic backups.

They are all initiated by the client computer on to the server.

= Full Disk "Bare Metal" Backups =

Each HDA now includes the Personal Backup Appliance, or PBA, with the collaboration of the PBA leader, Roland Hui.

[[PBA | PBA]] is an application to do hard disk clones, backups and restores.

= Using Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5 (Norton save & restore) =

Symantec's [http://www.symantec.com/business/backup-exec-system-recovery-desktop-edition] (BESR) allows full system backup and restore (virtual and physical)from any hardware with restore to dissimilar hardware. Conversion from P2V or V2P can also be scheduled. Install BESR on all windows computers connected to HDA and route backup to a folder on the HDA. Remember to set permissions on destination folders. Activate VSS copy so any open files are captured, optional threatcon can be used to trigger a backup if a threat becomes widespread.
Alternatively BESR can be installed on a central windows machine with agents deployed on all other windows and Linux machines and using the new Linux media server agent (replaces RALUS) backup directly on the Linux HDA. This way you maintain a catalogue of all backups and can trigger them from a central console.
BESR is the enterprise windows standard for Backup and restore. Norton the consumer brand of Symantec have "Save & Restore" I'm not overly familiar with this product but it replaces Norton "Ghost" in most markets.[http://www.symantec.com/norton/save-restore] the GUI is exactly the same as BESR.

BESR is only for windows machines connected to the HDA but is a great solution to protecting these machines and allows LIVE single pass backup and granular restore of files, saves doing an image and a file backup. Less space less time. An agent is available to backup Linux but another option is to boot the HDA on the recovery disk and create a cold image of the server.

= Periodic File Backups =

One of the ways to backup systems in your network is to use the operating-system provided backup service.
[[Image:VistaBackups3.png | 150px | Vista Backups | align:right]]

We have documented ways to do periodic backups in various platforms. If you have good suggestions on how to do that, please add them to this section of the wiki! (Or email it to us if you're wiki-shy)

Note: To new users only the "Bare Metal" Backups will show in the [http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/PBABackups Amahi Personal Backup] webpage all others will not show on this page.

== Vista Backups ==
Here is a quick how to on doing [[VistaBackups | periodic file backups in Windows Vista to your HDA]].

== Windows XP Backups ==

For XP Backups, visit the section for [[XPBackups | Windows XP]]

== Ubuntu Backups ==

How to backup Ubuntu clients using Ubuntu's [[Sbackup | Simple Backup]].

== Fedora Backups ==

To backup Fedora clients, the following are recommended:

* [[fwbackups]], a desktop utility
* [http://rsnapshot.org/ rsnapshot], a solution using rsync, with command line interface

== Mac OS X ==
Mac OS X without Time Machine is not officially supported through automated HDA Backups at this time.
You can, however, manually copy files to an HDA shared folder.

=== Backups with SuperDuper! ===

Another backup solution is a program called [[SuperDuper!]], follow the link to see the steps and to find out about SuperDuper!.

=== Backups with SystemRescueCD ===

Backups with [[SystemRescueCD_with_Mac_OS_X | SystemRescueCD]] have been reported that they work, more info can be found by visiting the link.

=== Backups with Time Machine ===

For full time machine support in fedora, avahi(bonjour) and netatalk(afp) need to be installed

<code>yum install -y netatalk avahi</code>

then go to /etc/atalk/
at the end of the afpd.conf add

<code>- -noddp -tcp -uamlist uams_randnum.so,uams_dhx.so,uams_clrtxt.so -nosavepassword -advertise_ssh</code>

change netatalk.conf
<code># Set which daemons to run (papd is dependent upon atalkd):
ATALKD_RUN=no
PAPD_RUN=no
CNID_METAD_RUN=yes
AFPD_RUN=yes
TIMELORD_RUN=no
A2BOOT_RUN=no
</code>

in Applevolume.default add

<code>~/ "$u" allow:UserName rwlist:UserName,@users cnidscheme:cdb
/var/hda/files/timemachine allow:UserName rwlist:UserName,@users cnidscheme:cdb options:usedots,upriv</code>

Change UserName to your username and /var/hda/files/timemachine to your timemachine folder, the first line will also publish your homefolder to your mac but was necessary in my setup to work

then go to /etc/avahi/services/

add the afpd.service

<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h Xserve</name>
<service>
<type>_afpovertcp._tcp</type>
<port>548</port>
</service>
<service>
<type>_device-info._tcp</type>
<port>0</port>
<txt-record>model=Xserve</txt-record>
</service>
</service-group></code>

%h Xserve can be changed to your server name (not the same as your samba server!)
model=Xserve can be changed to get a different icon for your server to PowerBook, PowerMac, Macmini, iMac, MacBook, MacBookPro, MacBookAir, MacPro, AppleTV1,1, AirPort

Additionally you can make avahi advertise other services on your mac

rfb.service for screensharing without chickenvnc
<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h</name>
<service>
<type>_rfb._tcp</type>
<port>5900</port>
</service>
</service-group>
</code>

samba.service so the bsod icon is replaced with a nice screen icon and is on the same server as vnc/screensharing
<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h</name>
<service>
<type>_smb._tcp</type>
<port>139</port>
</service>
</service-group>
</code>

there is also a nfs.service but havent been able to get this to work on snow leopard
<code><?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">NFS Shares on %h</name> ## Display Name
<service>
<type>_nfs._tcp</type>
<port>2049</port>
<txt-record>path=/var/hda/files/music</txt-record> ## path to NFS mountpoint
</service>
<service>
<type>_nfs._tcp</type>
<port>2049</port>
<txt-record>path=/var/hda/files/movies</txt-record> ## path to NFS mountpoint
</service>
</service-group>
</code>

Thanks to this great [http://www.kremalicious.com/2008/06/ubuntu-as-mac-file-server-and-time-machine-volume/#netatalk2 tutorial] for ubuntu !!

'''WARNING - Hack ahead!''' For Time Machine samba users only.

There is an unsupported way to enable using Mac OS X Time Machine to backup to your HDA. The [http://vowe.net/archives/008940.html Time Machine hack] is a one liner command to be typed in a terminal in Mac OS X:

<code>defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1</code>

This will offer you the choice to backup to your HDA shares.

It should be noted that mounting a directory from your HDA via NFS let's you use time machine without this hack.

Needless to say, we're not advocating you backup your data like this, since Apple does not support this functionality. There are rumors that data corruption can occur if the size of the backup exceeds 2TB or if a large number of files, on the order of a million, are backed up. Because the exact conditions leading to data corruption are not well quantified, we do not recommend you backup like this.

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