Installation
Prerequisites
The following operation systems are supported:
- Windows 2000 with .Net Framework 1.1
- Windows XP with .Net Framework 1.1
- Windows Server 2003
For Windows 2000 and Windows XP, you also need
.Net Framework. This software may e.g. be downloaded and installed via "Windows Update"
from the
Microsoft website. Windows Server 2003 already contains the framework.
If you want to use database logging, you need either
Microsoft SQL Server or e.g. Microsoft Access for processing of a
Jet database.
Copy the files
In order to install the software, simply copy the "IncrementalBackup" and
"FullBackup" folders to the backup server. You may also copy the two versions to
different servers because they operate fully independent of each other. The
folders contain all the required DLLs.
Configure
After copying, the supplied XML configuration files "IncrementalBackup.conf"
and "FullBackup.conf" must be adjusted to suit your specific application. Read
the separate chapter "Configuration" for this.
Copy the license
When you acquire a license, you will receive a file named "license.lic".
Copy this file into the folders which contain the executable files. You may also
run the software without a license file for a limited period of time in order to
evaluate the software.
Configure a database (optional)
You may use a database for logging a list of the archived files and also of
any problems that may have occurred. This option is currently supported for Microsoft
SQL Server and Microsoft Jet (Access).
Data that have been copied may be deleted or overwritten in a subsequent
backup run. In this case, the related entries in the database will also be
deleted. Nevertheless, the database may grow large. It is recommended that you
always keep an eye on the required space.
You do not need separate databases for IncrementalBackup and FullBackup. A
database field is used to distinguish between the respective entries.
Microsoft SQL Server
Use Enterprise-Manager to create a new database.
You may choose any name, e.g. "backuplog". For this database, execute
the supplied SQL script named "backuplog.sql", e.g. by means of Query Analyzer.
In the current database, the script will generate a table named "backuplog" with
the required indices. You may modify the script if you wish to name the table
differently.
For a higher level of security, you may create a separate user account for
the backup software on the SQL server. The user requires access rights for the UPDATE
and INSERT tables.
The name of the database and of the table as well as the login and the
password for the user must be specified in the XML configuration files. Read the
separate chapter "Configuration" for this.
Jet
A Jet database is being supplied with the file named "backuplog.mdb".
If you want to use it, copy the file onto your server and specify the path in
the XML configuration files. Read the separate chapter "Configuration" for this.
This database can be processed directly e.g. with Microsoft Access.
Scheduler
After the configuration has proved successful in tests, it is advisable to
automate the backup jobs by means of the Task Scheduler.
For more information on the Task Scheduler, please refer to the
instruction manual for your operating system.
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