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Administrator's Guide for Active Backup for Business Linux Based on Active Backup for Business 2.2.0 1 - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 2
backup Create a backup task Manage Backup Tasks Restoration Guide 13 Recovery Options Restore an entire device Recover individual Virtual Machine Fully Restore as a Virtual Machine Instant Restore to Synology Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) Best Practices 20 Maintain remote backup - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 3
machines, and a powerful deduplication mechanism that helps cut back on storage use. These features come with each installation of ABB, which is free for Synology NAS users. ABB ) DSM 6.1.7 and above (ABB 2.0.4 and above) 64-bit x86 (x64) 4 GB RAM recommended for ideal backup performance Btrfs 01 - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 4
Supported systems Backup type PC Physical Server Virtual Machine File Server System / version Windows 10 Creators Update (all editions), Windows 10 Business Agent can perform Application-aware backup on Windows PC's with the help of Microsoft's Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). Introduction 02 - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 5
data consistency with the help of Microsoft's Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). • Fully restore your entire virtual machines to VMware or Hyper-V. • Use Instant Restore to restore your virtual machine to Synology's native hypervisor, Synology Virtual Machine Manager, as well as directly to VMware or - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 6
data. Administrative privileges are required to install, update, or uninstall Synology Active Backup for Business Agent. This tool is available for download to be restored. Follow the instructions in the Active Backup for Business Recovery Media Guide to learn how to create recovery media for - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 7
is performed. This feature uses VMware Tools and Microsoft's Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to make sure that the backed up data of virtual machines when backing up actively used data. Forever-incremental backup Synology recommends that users enable Forever-incremental backup to maximize the - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 8
. Make sure that Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) on each protected device has been for a virtual machine, refer to the instructions this article. Data deduplication Active Backup for ABB with Synology's native hypervisor, Synology Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), powers two distinctive - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 9
case of sudden failure. Instant Restore Instant Restore allows users to instantly run servers and virtual machines backed up with ABB as virtual machines in Synology VMM. Users can use this feature to implement rapid recoveries while continuing to use services in case of system crashes. 07 - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 10
NAS with Synology Active Backup for Business Agent. This section will guide you through the process of creating a backup task for a Linux physical server. Add a device 1. Check the following information to download the installer with the compatible file type from Download Center or Active Backup - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 11
-V, Virtual Machine Manager, or Backup Verification on models with certain package arches: Avoton, Braswell, Bromolow, Cedarview, and Grantley. To find out which package arch your Synology NAS uses, refer to this article. 09 - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 12
Schedule Backup Task If Manual backup is selected, users must start each backup task themselves. Scheduled backups can be set to run on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis. If - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 13
is enabled. Update the agent If your Synology NAS is connected to the internet, go to an update and click Update Agent. If your Synology NAS is not connected to the internet, but Download Center, and upload it to any folder on your Synology NAS using File Station. Make a note of the location - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 14
1531-x64-deb and Active Backup for Business is installed on volume1, then the command should be: cp /[volume1]/[Files]/[Synology Active Backup for Business Agent-2.2.01531-x64-deb]/[volume1]/\@tmp/ 4. After completing the setup, the agent will be successfully updated. Backup Configuration 12 - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 15
Guide Restoration Guide Options • Entire device restore: Create a bootable ISO image or USB drive and boot your device into the wizard via the Active Backup for the backed-up image of your physical server on Synology Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) and power it on to continue your business could be your - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 16
to finalize Instant Restore to Hyper-V Short RTO Limited disk I/O performance Services are run on Hyper-V, and backup data is stored on NAS Need Synology Active Backup for Business Recovery Media for Linux (Synology-Recovery-Media.iso). For instructions on how to create a bootable USB recovery drive - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 17
Restoration Guide Recover individual files Physical server backup supports granular (file- and folder-level) restore through Active Backup for Business Portal. Administrators can delegate restore permissions during task creation and task editing. For more - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 18
a temporary iSCSI target on your Synology NAS, and then the hypervisor will mount the iSCSI target. • iSCSI Initiator Service must be enabled on the source server machine. Changes made during Instant Restore will be stored on your Synology NAS. For Instant Restore to VMware, you can also select the - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 19
Restoration Guide Apply and click the Migrate VM button to finalize the process. Enable Power on VM automatically after restoration to immediately run the restored it is recommended to keep this option disabled, and to manually disconnect the initial virtual machine from the production network to - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 20
this option disabled, and to manually disconnect the initial virtual machine from Synology Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) and power it on to continue your business. To do this, Synology Virtual Machine Manager must be installed on the same DSM. This section provides the prerequisites and instructions - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 21
point, you will need to configure its settings in the Synology VMM wizard. Refer to this article for more details. Apply and restore After you have configured the settings, click Done. The backed up virtual machine will be imported to Synology VMM and you can power on the virtual machine in the - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 22
: This option allows you to back up your ABB data and settings to more locations, including portable drives, file servers, and public cloud storage. However, recovery requires you to first restore the backup to a functioning Synology NAS before relinking and restarting ABB tasks. Best Practices 20 - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 23
in public clouds, or other storage media. • This tutorial provides detailed instructions on how to back up and relink your Active Backup for Business data Snapshot Replication and Hyper Backup. To do this, make sure that your Synology NAS has 64-bit processors, is running DSM 6.1.7 or above, is - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 24
relink Active Backup for Business data to a destination Synology NAS? • How can I restore entire device backups concurrently with Active Backup for Business? Software specs Refer to the Active Backup for Business software , feel free to also check out Synology's YouTube channel. There, you can - Synology RS2821RP | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Linux - Page 25
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Administrator's Guide for
Active Backup for
Business
Linux
Based on
Active Backup for Business 2.2.0