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Revision 5 (Jamila Khan, 09/16/2016 12:53 PM) → Revision 6/9 (Jamila Khan, 02/13/2017 03:55 PM)

h1. IBackup for linux 

 h2. installing and configuring IBackup perl scripts 

 <pre> 
 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 
 </pre> 

 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 
 * select Backup type: 1 (mirror) 

 !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 
 </pre> 

 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/user_profile/USERNAME/Backup/Manual/LOGS" 

 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 "failed "Total files failed to backup" |    rev | cut -d ' ' -f 1| rev` 7` 
 errors=`find $path -name **"$yesterday"** -exec cat {} \; | grep -i -A 6 "Error Report"` "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION"` 

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

 OUTPUT=$(( 

 if [ $cnt -eq 0 ] ; then  
 
   echo "CRITICAL - A backup did not run on $yesterday!" 
  
   exit 2 
 fi 

 if [ $errorcnt -ne 0 ] ; then  
 
   echo "CRITICAL - $errorcnt Errors in backup!\n$errors" 
  
   exit 2 
 fi 

 else echo -e "OK - Backup ran $yesterday with no errors" 
  
 exit 0 
 fi 

 ) 2>&1) 

 if [ $? -ne 0 ] 
 then 
 warning $OUTPUT 
 fi 
 </pre> 


 Developed from 
 https://www.ibackup.com/online-backup-linux/readme.htm 
 https://hq.palantetech.coop/issues/25142
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