 |
|
 |
Knowledgebase Categories |
|
|
| The knowledgebase is organized into different categories; please select a category that you are interested in. You can also search the entire knowledgebase by entering keywords in the navigation bar beside this text. |
|
| |
 | Articles |  |
|
 | Disable top-level directory deletion for archive |  |
|
NOTE: The following applies to PresSTORE versions from 1.5.5 up to and including 2.3.0. The 2.3.1 version and newer have the below functionality built-in so you need not configure anything extra. Older versions do not support this feature.
|
|
|
| Where to find server logs | |
|
You can locate the PresSTORE server log files in the directory /usr/local/aw/log (note: on your site, the software may be installed in a |
|
|
| Using filter expressions | |
|
Filters are very powerful helpers when creating archives or backups. Filters are refered to by their name in Archive, Backup and/or Synchronize Plans.Include filters define files and directories which |
|
|
| Start and stop the software | |
|
To restart the running PresSTORE on the Unix-like host, perform the following command as privileged user: |
|
|
| Syncing startup disk on Mac | |
|
With PresSTORE Synchronize you can duplicate Mac OSX startup disks. Note that you can only duplicate current startup disk. You cannot
duplicate a non-startup disk containing startup data and programs to
some other device.When syncing to Fi |
|
|
| How to recover PresSTORE from scratch | |
|
After a complete crash, e.g. a harddisk crash on the backup server, the system must be set up from scratch. This arcticle describes how to achieve that the easiest way. In this scenario, we assume that everything is lost, including the PresSTORE confi |
|
|
| How PresSTORE creates previews on Mac OS X and Helios |  |
|
This articles describes which preconditions must be met in order to get previews in archives on Mac OS X and on Helios volumes.One precondition is that |
|
|
| Restrictions for file names on Windows | |
|
When running under Windows, PresSTORE is bound to filename restrictions of the Windows operating system.PresSTORE uses the Win32 subsystem and is thus bound to the following restrictions regarding file names:Due to Windows restrictions |
|
|
| Why does PresSTORE not use Byte-Level Synchronization | |
|
Historically, byte-level differences, or byte-patching methods were used to patch existing large-file installation distributions that somebody would like to upgrade w/o providing the user with the whole file (which might be large).So, an OS vendor |
|
|
| Changing User/Group file attributes during restore | |
|
During file restore, PresSTORE restores all file attributes, including the user and group attribute, as they were on the file that was originally saved. From PresSTORE 3.0.6 on, the user |
|
|
| Automatic Client Upgrade does not upgrade the Client | |
|
In PresSTORE 3, there is a check box on the client configuration screen that allows for an automatic upgrade of the client. The automatic upgrade functionality has been introduced with PresSTORE Version 3. The PresSTORE client will only be upgraded in c |
|
|
| Understanding Previews of Online Files | |
|
When browsing with the PresSTORE GUI in the file systems, previews are generated on those systems that support previews. During browsing in the filesystem, the previews are visible when changinging to the |
|
|
| Using Dynamic IP Adresses with PresSTORE | |
|
When setting up a client in PresSTORE, an IP address or a hostname must be given in order to access the client via TCP/IP. |
|
|
| LSI Firmware update on a Mac Pro | |
|
It is sometimes required to perform a firmware update on an LSI host bus adapter. To do so, LSI offers a tool names LsiUtil that is ready to use on Windows, Linux or Solaris, but not on Macs. The LsiUtil and the (controller specific) |
|
|
| Moving the PresSTORE folder to another place on Unix and Macs | |
|
By default, PresSTORE ist installed in /usr/local/aw on Linux, Solaris and OSX hosts. Due to the fact that PresSTORE's backup and archive modules make use of index files to maintain the data saved on tape, the directory m |
|
|
| Access denied for non admin users when accessing files | |
| When files are restored by an non administrator user in PresSTORE, sometimes the files cannot be written to the destination folder and an error message "Access denied" or "Permission denied" appears. This may also appear ev |
|
|
| Restore with Backup2Go after replacing the workstation | |
|
After exchanging a broken or stolen workstation that has been saved with Backup2Go, data shall be restored to the new workstation. Sometime, the new workstation has been used with Backup2Go, too. In PresSTORE Backup2Go the |
|
|
| Synchronizing over time zones with PresSTORE on Windows | |
|
When synchronizing files over the internet, it may make sense to add an initial step to speed up the initial synchronizationCustomers than often follow this scheme:Synchronize the files from the source to an external disk Sh |
|
|
| File related error messages in file access logs | |
|
PresSTORE's jobs may end regular even if some single files could not be read or written or may be incomplete. In either case, PresSTORE protocols each file related error in the file access log.Starting |
|
|
| Backing up System states on Windows | |
|
Saving the "Windows System State" with PresSTORE directly is not recommended. The problem does not lie in saving the system state, which PresSTORE
can do by means of VSS - but in recovering it. While recovering the
files, PresSTORE wou |
|
|
| Repeating Post-Archive Tasks and Clip Generation | |
| Starting with version 3.2, PresSTORE supports a CLI command to repeat the post archive tasks, i.e. the verify operation the preview generationthe deletion of filesWith the new command, it is thus possible t |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
