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• From the Installation CD-ROM that ships as a media kit. • From a Self-Extracting Binary.

• From a Tar Format or Custom Archive.

Each of these methods ultimately unpacks the installation files, places them in the appropriate

Directories, and the runs an Installation Wizard to detect and configure Devices, check for

special file types, and schedule a simple Scheduled Job to back up your entire system.

From The Installation CD-ROM

The Installation CD-ROM contains:

• Versions of BackupEDGE for multiple UNIX and Linux systems, in multiple distribution formats.

• On line documentation including manuals, white papers and “How To” guides. • Tools for accessing the CD-ROM from Microsoft Windows.

• Tools for checking for newer versions of BackupEDGE from the Microlite Corporation website.

The Master Install Program detects your operating system type and selects the proper version of

BackupEDGE to be installed automatically.

The basic installation procedure from CD-ROM is: 1 Mount the Installation CD-ROM.

2 Run the CD-ROM install program. 3 Unmount the CD-ROM.

Using the CD-ROM With Automounters

On many newer systems, the CD-ROM is automatically mounted when you insert it. In this case, you simply need to run the installation program.

Newer Linux systems have both automount and autorun capabilities when running under

GUI desktops.

If you are logged in as root under the KDE desktop and insert the CD-ROM, the BackupEDGE

installation menu will appear automatically if autorun is enabled (or you will be prompted to confirm that you want to autorun the install program).

NOTE: This section has changed for BackupEDGE 3.x. You MUST remove all 02.0x and prior releases or beta releases of BackupEDGE before installing 3.x. See “Removing BackupEDGE” on page 185 for removal instructions.

NOTE: If you intend to do backups to optical or SharpDrive media, we highly recommend that you disable any automount daemons on your system. They will try to mount your backup media when inserted, with unpredictable results.

If autorun is not enabled but automount is, and upon CD-ROM insertion you get a

File Manager popup window, you may click on the install.sh Icon to install or upgrade

BackupEDGE.

If automount is not enabled, but a CD-ROM Icon is available, insert the CD-ROM, click the CD-ROM Icon, and then click the install.sh Icon when it appears.

If none of the above work, simply follow the manual mounting instructions below. Manually Mounting The CD-ROM

Linux mount -r /dev/cd0 /mnt /mnt/install.sh umount /mnt OpenServer 6/6V (OSR6) mount -r /dev/cd0 /mnt /mnt/install.sh umount /mnt OpenServer 5.0.5-5.0.7, 5.0.7V (OSR5)

mount -r -f HS,lower /dev/cd0 /mnt /mnt/install.sh umount /mnt UnixWare 7.1.4, 7.1.4+ (UW7) mount -r -F cdfs /dev/cdrom/cdrom1 /mnt /mnt/install.sh umount /mnt

The CD-ROM Installation Screen

The CD-ROM install program displays a splash screen, then attempts to detect the operating system and release you are using and set the install program to install it.

Press [Enter] at this prompt to continue.

You will next be given the option to check the Microlite Corporation website for newer versions of

BackupEDGE before installing anything. You must have a functioning Internet connection on

the UNIX or Linux machine for this to work.

Microlite BackupEDGE CDROM Installation Menu Version 03.01.03 Copyright 1998 - 2015 by Microlite Corporation All Rights Reserved BackupEDGE Version 03.01.03 Installation of these products is subject to your agreement to the terms of the License Agreement contained in the top directory of this CD-ROM! Thanks for trying or buying Microlite BackupEDGE!

This CD-ROM contains BackupEDGE version: 03.01.03 This CD-ROM was mastered on: 2015-10-30 Evaluation copies may be installed until: 2016-10-29

Please note that, due to production schedules, more recent releases of our products may be available on our ftp site. You may install from this CD-ROM, or you may wish to browse our site for the most recent BackupEDGE releases.

Licensed copies may always be re-installed.

Thanks - Microlite Development Team: http://www.microlite.com ftp://ftp.microlite.com Press [Enter] To Continue _ Press [Enter] To Continue _

You may skip this check by pressing [Enter], in which case proceed to “The Installation Manager” on page 50. If you elect to perform this check by pressing Y [Enter], however, BackupEDGE

will check for a newer version.

If no newer version exists, you will be informed of this. Installation will continue with the CD-ROM version as if you did not check for a newer version.

From time to time, newer versions of BackupEDGE may require different licenses and serial numbers than older versions. When this happens, the first number in the version will change. The second and third number in the version is not related to the license1. See “The Indispensable BackupEDGE QA Guide” on page 353 for general rules on updates and upgrades.

If the version on the CD-ROM uses a different license than the newest version found on the website, you will be informed of this, and given the option to choose between it and the newest version that does not require a new license. Of course, if you are installing BackupEDGE in “demo mode”, and do not have a serial number yet, you should choose the newest version regardless of license or serial number.

If you are presented with such a choice, whichever version you select will be treated as the “newer version”, while the other version will be ignored.

Assuming some newer version is found, the Change Log for it will be displayed. This will provide information about exactly what is different between the newer version and the version found on the CD-ROM.

Once you have viewed the Change Log, you will be given the option to download and install the newer version, or stay with the version on the CD-ROM.

Whichever you select, installation will now proceed as described in “The Installation Manager” on page 50.

Alternate Distribution File Format Types

There are three different file format types used to distribute BackupEDGE... • Self Installing Binaries (recommended).

• VOL format. Used by Custom+ / Software Manager in OSR5 and OSR6. • TAR Format.

These formats will be explained in the following sections. Here are the default filenames we use for most of the various distribution types...

1. In the 01.0x.0x series, changing the second number pair required a new license. Operating

System TAR or Custom+

Self Installing

DOS/Win

Executables Comments

Linux 4.x edgelx40_64.tar edgelx40_64.elf EDGELX40_64.EXE

Linux systems running 4.x kernels under the EM64T and AMD64 architectures

Linux 4.x edgelx40_32.tar edgelx40_32.elf EDGELX40_32.EXE Linux IA32 systems running 4.x kernels

Linux 3.x edgelx30_64.tar edgelx30_64.elf EDGELX30_64.EXE

Linux systems running 3.x kernels under the EM64T and AMD64 architectures

Linux 3.x edgelx30_32.tar edgelx30_32.elf EDGELX30_32.EXE Linux IA32 systems running 3.x kernels

Please note that the .elf extension does not always mean that the file is an ELF executable. All .elf files are self-extracting executables, but they are in whatever format is appropriate for the

operating system on which they will be installed. The .elf extension is used for all of them only

for consistency.

In the examples that follow, we’ll use edgedist.tar, edgedist.elf or EDGEDIST.EXE to refer

to the above files. In actual use, substitute dist / DIST with the proper four characters referring

to the distribution you are using.

Installing From Self-Installing Binaries

Self-Installing Binaries are complete, single product distributions with a tar or custom archive

wrapped up in a compressed executable file. When executed, these files extract their contents, then run either tar or custom as necessary to install the distribution and begin running the Installation Manager program. To use them, copy them into any Directory (/tmp is recommended), then from that Working Directory type...

chmod 755 edgedist.elf ./edgedist.elf

The Installation Manager will start. Proceed to “The Installation Manager” on page 50. Installing From TAR Archives

Tar archives, whether downloaded from the web or copied off the installation CD, are very simple

to use. Simply...

cd /

tar xvf edgedist.tar /tmp/init.edge

Or, if the tar archive has been placed on a floppy, just... cd /

tar xvf [floppy_device_name] /tmp/init.edge

Substitute the correct name for the floppy Device on your system. If there is more than one floppy diskette in the distribution, extract them all using tar commands before running the init.edge

program.

Linux 2.6.x edgelx64.tar edgelx64.elf EDGELX64.EXE

Linux systems running 2.6.x kernels under the EM64T and AMD64 architectures

Linux 2.6.x edgelx26.tar edgelx26.elf EDGELX26.EXE Linux IA32 systems running 2.6.x kernels

OpenServer

6.0.x/6V edgesco6.tar edgesco6.elf EDGESCO6.EXE

OpenServer 6 02.02.00 and later install / remove through Custom / Software Manager OpenServer

5.0.5-5.0.7V VOL.000.000 edgesco5.elf EDGESCO5.EXE

Installs / removes through Custom / Software Manager UnixWare

7.1.4/7.1.4+ edgesc71.tar edgesc71.elf EDGESC71.EXE

NOTE: You must be in the / (not /root) directory before extracting the files! Operating

System TAR or Custom+

Self Installing

DOS/Win

The Installation Manager will start. Proceed to “The Installation Manager” on page 50.

Using Custom+ / Software Manager Archives

The download filename for OSR5 and OSR6 systems is called VOL.000.000. It is a tar archive,

but cannot be installed using the tar instructions given above.

It is meant to be used under OSR5 or OSR6 by typing custom from a character interface or

running Software Manager from the GUI or scoadmin. Use the Software -> Install New

option, choose Media Device -> Media Images and type the name of the Directory where

you’ve placed the VOL.000.000 file. Or, if you are using a floppy archive, choose Media Device -> Floppy Disk Drive 0.

Alternately, you may run custom from the command line. The following example assumes that

the VOL.000.000 file is in the /tmp Directory...

custom -p misc:edgesco5 -F /tmp/VOL.000.000 -i

The Installation Manager will start. Proceed to “The Installation Manager” on page 50. From Internet Downloads

Download the EDGEDIST.EXE file directly from the Microlite web site to your desktop.

Double-Click on the resulting Icon to launch the installer.

The installer will prompt you for the number of floppies you’ll need, and ask you to insert each one in turn and press [Enter]. They MUST be formatted, although it doesn’t matter if they are

DOS formatted or UNIX formatted.

When complete, take them to the UNIX system and follow the tar or custom installation

instructions mentioned previously, as appropriate.

You may also download the file to any folder and double-click on it, or type

EDGEDIST.EXE [Enter] from a DOS prompt.

Remember to replace DIST with the proper four characters referring to the distribution you are

using.