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h1. IBackup for linux

h2. installing and configuring IBackup perl scripts

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cd /usr/local/sbin

wget https://www.ibackup.com/online-backup-linux/downloads/download-for-linux/IBackup_for_Linux.zip

unzip IBackup_for_Linux.zip

cd IBackup_for_Linux

chmod a+x *.pl

./Account_Setting.pl

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Enter your

* username

* password

* key

* backup location (defaults to hostname)

* restore location (they recommend using @/home/@)

* restore from location (defaults to hostname)

* email ID

* retain logs? YES

!https://www.ibackup.com/source/images/ibackup-account-settings-new.jpg!

It then asks if you want to log in, say yes.

* Add the list of files to back up to BackupsetFile.txt

* Add the list of files to exclude to FullExcludeList.txt, PartialExcludeList.txt, and/or RegexExcludeList.txt, depending on how you want to exclude them.

h2. setting up backupninja jobs

<pre>

cd /etc/backup.d

</pre>

create 56-iBackup.sh with contents:

<pre>

#!/bin/sh

cd /usr/local/sbin/IBackup_for_Linux/

OUTPUT=$((

/usr/local/sbin/IBackup_for_Linux/Backup_Script.pl

) 2>&1)

if [ $? -ne 0 ]

then

warning $OUTPUT

fi

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create 57-iBackup_test.sh

remember to change the path to include your username

<pre>

#!/bin/sh

OUTPUT=$((

## YOU MUST CHANGE THIS TO REFLECT THE LOCAL PATH

path="/usr/local/sbin/IBackup_for_Linux/palantetech/LOGS" 

# declare variables for checking the timestamp against

today=`date "+%a %b %e"`

yesterday=`date -d "yesterday" "+%a %b %e"`

cnt=`ls -l $path |grep "$today\|$yesterday"| wc -l`

# find if there are errors

errorcnt=`find $path -name **"$yesterday"** -exec cat {} \; | grep "Total files failed to backup" | cut -d ' ' -f 7`

errors=`find $path -name **"$yesterday"** -exec cat {} \; | grep -A 6 "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION"`

# for testing

#echo -e "$today \n $yesterday \n $cnt \n $errorcnt \n $errors" 

if [ $cnt -eq 0 ] ; then

  echo "CRITICAL - A backup did not run on $yesterday!" 

  exit 2

fi

if [ $errorcnt -ne 0 ] ; then

  echo "CRITICAL - Errors in backup!\n$errors" 

  exit 2

fi

echo -e "OK - Backup ran $yesterday with no errors" 

exit 0

) 2>&1)

if [ $? -ne 0 ]

then

warning $OUTPUT

fi

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Developed from

https://www.ibackup.com/online-backup-linux/readme.htm

https://hq.palantetech.coop/issues/25142