Introduction
Backup and protect your Linux machine data using scripts bundle provided by IDrive. Protect files during transfer and storage, using 256-bit AES encryption with an optional private key.System/Software Requirements
Script Download
Contact support for script bundle download link. Copy or move the downloaded script bundle to a location of your choice in your Linux machine and extract the zip archive.After the extraction of the zip archive, you will find scripts folder in it. Below files will be present in the scripts folder:
Executable Script files:
Other Supported files
Other Supported Folders
Other Supported files/folders are used internally by executable script files and users must not try to execute these scripts for any reason.
Provide an appropriate permission (executable permission) to the scripts.
Example:
chmod a+x *.pl.Help Pages
We have provided inbuilt help pages with the help of help script. You may execute below command and select the desired menu option to get a help page for the selected menu option. In case you do not find any relevant menu option, you may select the 'Search By keyword' menu option and provide the desired keyword to look for available information in help pages related to keyword provided by you.$./help.pl
Setup your IDrive account
You need to have an IDrive account to use the script bundle to backup your files. In case you do not have an account, please sign up and create an account here. To set up IDrive script bundle locally with your IDrive account, run the below command and follow the instructions.$./account_setting.pl
Note:Working with Scripts
Using IDrive scripts, you can:
Log in to your IDrive account
If you are not logged in to your IDrive account while setting up your script bundle, run the below command to login: $./login.pl Note:Edit your backup-set/express backup-set/restore-set, and exclude files
Before starting any backup/express backup/restore operation, the user must add the list of files/folders required for each operation in the backup/express backup/restore set file. To update these details in the backup/express backup/restore set file, you must execute the below command: $./edit_supported_files.pl The menu option will be displayed. Select option 1 to edit the backup set file. Respective file will open in the text editor to edit. Add the files/folders that need to be backed up.Full Path Exclude
To exclude files/folders with full path,
Example:
Your Backupset contains /home/Documents and if you want to exclude /home/Documents/temp, enter the folder path ie: '/home/Documents/temp' in FullExcludeList file.Partial Path Exclude
To exclude files/folders with partial path,Example: Your Backupset contains /home/Documents and if you want to exclude all the pst files from this folder like /home/Documents/designtutorials.pst, /home/Documents/new.pst, /home/Documents/James/tutorials.pst etc, then enter 'pst' in PartialExcludeList file.
Regex Exclude
To exclude files/folders based on regex pattern,
Example:
Your Backupset contains /home/Folder01 , /home/Folder02, /home/FolderA, /home/FolderB. If you want to exclude all folders/files that contain numeric values in the name, i.e. /home/Folder01, /home/Folder02, then enter 'Folder\d+' in RegexExcludeList file.Immediate/Manual backup
You can perform immediate/manual backup using the below command: $./Backup_Script.pl When you run your backup script, it will reconfirm your backup location and allow you to change it. You can now view the graphical progress bar for your data getting backed up. If you want your script not to ask for backup location and not to display progress bar then you can always use “--silent” flag with this command. Note: For some IDrive accounts this script will not provide an option to change 'Backup location'.Immediate/Manual express backup
You can perform immediate/manual express backup using the below command: $./express_backup.pl Using this script, you can backup your Linux machine data to the express device shipped to you. Once the data is backed up, you can ship this express device back to us and within a week your data will be available in your IDrive account. For more details on express, visit IDrive Express™ for Linux.Immediate/Manual restore
You can perform immediate/manual restore using the below command: $./Restore_Script.pl When you run your restore script, it will reconfirm your restore and restore from location and will allow you to change it if required. You can now view the graphical progress bar for your data getting restored. If you want your script not to ask for restore location, restore from location and not to display progress bar then you can always use “--silent” flag with this command. Note: For some IDrive accounts, users will not be able to edit 'Restore From' manually and have to select 'Restore From' location from the list of existing locations.Schedule backup/express backup/archive cleanup job
Run the below command to manage your schedule backup/express backup/archive cleanup job: $./scheduler.pl Select the desired menu option to create, edit, view or delete your schedule backup / express backup / archive cleanup job and follow the instructions. In case you want your schedule job to stop automatically at a scheduled time then set the cut-off time as well, while following the instructions.View progress of scheduled backup/express backup
To view the progress of scheduled backup or express backup operation, run the below command: $./Status_Retrieval_Script.plView/restore previous versions of a file
You can view the list of previous versions of any file and select any version that you want to restore. To retrieve a file with earlier versions, run the below command: $./restore_version.pl Note: For some IDrive accounts, users will not be able to edit 'Restore From' location manually and have to select 'Restore From' location from the list of existing locations.Stop ongoing backup/express backup/restore operations
To stop an ongoing backup or express backup or restore operation, run the below command: $./job_termination.plView/Delete operation logs
You can view or delete the logs for backup, express backup, restore and archive cleanup operations using the below command: $./logs.plArchive cleanup
Archive Cleanup compares the files of your local storage, selected for backup, with the files in your IDrive online backup account. It then deletes the files present in your account but not on your local machine. This feature thus helps you to free up space in your online backup account. To perform archive cleanup run below command: $./archive_cleanup.pl When you run the script to perform archive cleanup, you can enter a percentage of the total no. of files to be considered for deletion. This percentage based control helps to avoid large-scale deletion of files in your account.Send error report
You can send error report to IDrive support by running the below command: $./send_error_report.plLog out from your IDrive account
To end the logged in session for your IDrive account, run the below command: $./logout.pl You must logout (optional) from the account to avoid any unauthorized access to your IDrive account. After logout, you need to login again to perform most of the operations.Note: Your scheduled backup / scheduled express backup / periodic cleanup jobs will run even after you log out.
Updating your script bundle
When a script gets executed, a header appears, which provides details of logged in IDrive account. Same header also displays information on any newly available script bundle. If Software Update Notification is enabled, you will see the message. A new update is available. Run check_for_update.pl to update to the latest package, indicating a new improved version of script bundle has been released. To update to most recent available script bundle please perform the below command and follow the instructions: $./check_for_update.plEdit user details
In case you want to reconfigure your IDrive account locally due to any reason or want to edit user details locally for your configured IDrive account then please perform the below command. $./account_setting.pl Only if your account is already configured in the current machine, you will find the menu which will allow you to reconfigure your IDrive account locally or will allow you to edit the user details locally for your IDrive account. You can configure the following settings:Backup Settings:
General Settings:
Restore Settings:
Services:
Test the backup speed
To test the upload speed of the backup, run the following command: $./speed_analysis.pl This script is used to analyze the upload speed for your machine backing up the data to the IDrive servers. A sample text file is uploaded to your IDrive account to calculate the upload speed via IDrive scripts. File backed up for testing will be deleted automatically once the upload speed is determined. Alternatively, it will test the upload speed via speedtest.net and the speed analysis result will be sent to IDrive support based on your confirmation for further investigation.Uninstalling your script bundle
Uninstalling the script package from your system will leave the files/folders of your system liable to digital disasters. To uninstall the script bundle, run the below command and follow the instructions. $./Uninstall_Script.pl This script will automatically remove all IDrive package files and other dependency files. It will also stop all IDrive specific services and cleanup the scheduled backup/express backup/restore/periodic cleanup jobs if any.