Installation Guides:
Windows, Mac, Linux, Novel, Sun,

Windows Installation Guide

System Requirements:
Operating System : Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / XP / 2003
Memory : 128 Mbytes
Disk Space : 100 Mbytes
Network Protocol : TCP/IP (Http/Https)
Additional Requirement:
Windows 95 - Please download and install Windows Socket 2 Update for Windows 95 (w95ws2setup.exe)
Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 - Please make sure you have logged onto Windows using an account with administrative privileges

Get Started

1. Download the setup file above and run it
2. Follow the instructions on the installation wizard to complete installation
3. When finished, a new icon (Blue Moon OBM) will be installed to the system tray (near the clock) automatically and Blue Moon OBM will be launched automatically.
4. (usually not required) Enter the backup server host name: server1.bluemoonbackup.com in the [Address] field and press the [Next] button.
5. If you don't have a backup account, select [Trial Registration] and press the [Next] button
6. Enter the [Login Name] and [Password] of your choice
   Enter your [Email address] in the text field provided
   Press the [Submit] button
   You should now be logged onto the backup server already (if the [Login Name] of your choice is already taken by another user, try a different login name)
   
   If you have a backup account already, select [User Logon] and logon to the server with your existing username and password.
7. If this is the first time you logon to the server, you will be guided to setup a backup set
8. Enter a backup set name of your choice in the [Name] field
   Select the files that you want to backup
   Setup the backup schedule by pressing the [Properties] button (please note that you can add multiple backup schedules to a backup set)
   Setup the encryption setting for your backup set (if you don't know much about encryption, just accept the default values here)
   Press the [Finish] button
   Scheduled backup will run automatically if you leave your computer on.
9. To run a backup immediately, select your backup set from the left panel and press the [Start Backup] button above. Select [Off-site Backup Server] and press the [OK] button.
10. Setup completed.
    

Mac Installation Guide

System Requirements:
Operating System : Mac OS X v10.x
Memory : 128 Mbytes
Disk Space : 20 Mbytes
Network Protocol : TCP/IP (Http/Https)
Additional Requirement:
Apple Java2 Standard Edition 1.3.x or above must be installed already

Get Started

1. Download the setup file above.
2. Expand the archive and run the installation wizard [Blue Moon OBM] within the archive
3. Follow the instructions on the installation wizard to complete installation
4. When finished, Blue Moon OBM will be launched automatically.
5. (optional) Enter the backup server host name in the [Address] field and press the [Next] button.
6. If you don't have a backup account, select [Trial Registration] and press the [Next] button
   1. Enter the [Login Name] and [Password] of your choice
   2. Enter your [Email address] in the text field provided
   3. Press the [Submit] button
   4. You should be logged to the backup server already (if the [Login Name] of your choice is already taken by another user, try a different login name)
7. If you have a backup account already, select [User Logon] and logon to the server with your existing username and password.
8. If this is the first time you logon to the server, you will be guided to setup a backup set
   1. Enter a backup set name of your choice in the [Name] field
   2. Select the files that you want to backup
   3. Setup the backup schedule by pressing the [Properties] button (please note that you can add multiple backup schedules to a backup set)
   4. Setup the encryption setting for your backup set (if you don't know much about encryption, just accept the default values here)
   5. Press the [Finish] button
      
      Scheduled backup will run automatically if you leave your computer on.
9. To run a backup immediately, select your backup set from the left panel and press the [Start Backup] button above. Select [Off-site Backup Server] and press the [OK] button.
10. Setup completed.

Linux Installation Guide

System Requirements:
Operating System : Linux Kernel 2.2 or above (e.g. Redhat 6.0 or above)
Memory : 128 Mbytes
Disk Space : 100 Mbytes
Network Protocol : TCP/IP (Http/Https)
Additional Requirement:
The Standard C++ libraries for backwards compatibility compiler (compat-libstdc++-x.x-y.y.y.y.i386.rpm) are required to run Blue Moon Online Backup Manager correctly. If it is not installed already, please download and install this library from your Linux vendor.

Get Started - X Window Mode

1. Download the setup file above and run it

2. Set the OBM_HOME environment variable (directory to where Blue Moon Online Backup Manager is to be installed)

   export OBM_HOME=/usr/local/obm

3. Unpack the install file to OBM_HOME

   mkdir $OBM_HOME
   tar -x -C $OBM_HOME -zvf obm-linux.tar.gz

4. Set the DISPLAY environment variables

   export DISPLAY=IP_ADDRESS_OF_XTERMINAL[:0.0]

   For example

       export DISPLAY=:0.0
   or export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1
   or export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
   or export DISPLAY=192.168.0.2
   or export DISPLAY=192.168.0.2:0.0

5. Run Blue Moon Online Backup Manager

   sh $OBM_HOME/bin/BackupManager.sh &

6. (optional) Enter the backup server host name in the [Address] field and press the [Next] button.

7. If you don't have a backup account, select [Trial Registration] and press the [Next] button.

   1. Enter the [Login Name] and [Password] of your choice
   2. Enter your [Email address] in the text field provided
   3. Press the [Submit] button
   4. You should be logged to the backup server already (if the [Login Name] of your choice is already taken by another user, try a different login name)
       

8. If you have a backup account already, select [User Logon] and logon to the server with your existing username and password.

9. If this is the first time you logon to the server, you will be guided to setup a backup set

   1. Enter a backup set name of your choice in the [Name] field
   2. Select the files that you want to backup
   3. Setup the backup schedule by pressing the [Properties] button (please note that you can add multiple backup schedules to a backup set)
   4. Setup the encryption setting for your backup set (if you don't know much about encryption, just accept the default values here)
   5. Press the [Finish] button
       

10. To run a backup immediately, select your backup set from the left panel and press the [Start Backup] button above. Select [Off-site Backup Server] and press the [OK] button.

11. Select the backup set to run and press the [Start Backup] button

12. If you want scheduled backup to run automatically, you must start the backup scheduler by

    nohup sh $OBM_HOME/bin/Scheduler.sh > /dev/null

    All backup sets will now be run at their scheduled times automatically.

13. (Optional) Start backup scheduler on machine startup

    1. Add the OBM_HOME environment variable to root profile by adding the following line to /root/.bash_profile

       OBM_HOME=/usr/local/obm; export OBM_HOME

    2. Add backup scheduler to your startup script by adding the following line to /etc/rc.d/rc.local

       su -c 'nohup sh $OBM_HOME/bin/Scheduler.sh > /dev/null'

14. Setup completed.

Get Started - Command Line Mode

1. Download the setup file above and run it

2. Set the OBM_HOME environment variable (directory to where Blue Moon Online Backup Manager is to be installed)

   OBM_HOME=/usr/local/obm; export OBM_HOME

3. Unpack the install file to OBM_HOME

   mkdir $OBM_HOME
   tar -x -C $OBM_HOME -zvf obm-linux.tar.gz

4. Adding, updating and removing a backup set

   1. If you want to update a backup set, make changes to a backup set and press the [Update] button
   2. If you want to add a new backup set, click the [Add] link
   3. If you want to remove a backup set, Select the backup set to be remove and click the [Remove] button
       
5. Using Backup Configurator

   sh $OBM_HOME/bin/Configurator.sh

6. Enter your Login Name, Password, Backup Server URL and proxy setting as shown below

   Login Name: userXXX
   Password: *******************
   Backup Server URL: xxx.yyy.com
   Which Protocol ? (1) Http (2) Https : 1
   Use proxy ? (Y)es or (N)o : Y
   Proxy Type ? (1) Http/Https Proxy (2) SOCKS : 1
   Enter proxy server : aaa.bbb.com
   Enter proxy port : xxx
   Enter proxy username (optional) : administrator
   Enter proxy password (optional) : *******************

7. If you have created a new backup set using the web interface, you set the encrypting key, the encrypting algorithm and the encrypting mode of this backup set by following instructions below.

   Important: You cannot change these parameters once they are set

   Found new backup set 'xxx'
   Please enter the following values for this backup set:
   
   Encrypting Algorithm ?
   (1) Twofish (2) AES (3) Triple DES (4) No encryption : 1
   Encrypting Key: *******************
   Re-Enter Encrypting Key: *******************
   Encrypting Mode ? (1) ECB (2) CBC : 1
   Run scheduled backup on this computer ? (Y)es or (N)o : Y

8. If you want to make any changes to the setting above, you can use the main menu below to do so.

   Main Menu:
   ------------
   (1). List Backup Setting
   (2). Change Password
   (3). Change Network Setting
   (4). Change run scheduled backup setting
   (5). Quit

   Your Choice:

9. You can then run a backup by executing the command below.

   sh $OBM_HOME/bin/RunBackupSet.sh[BACKUP_SET]

   where [BACKUP_SET] is the name of backup set to be run

10. If you want scheduled backup to run automatically, you must start the backup scheduler by

    nohup sh $OBM_HOME/bin/Scheduler.sh > /dev/null

    All backup sets will now be run at their scheduled times automatically.

11. (Optional) Start backup scheduler on machine startup
    1. Add the OBM_HOME environment variable to root profile by adding the following line to /root/.bash_profile

       OBM_HOME=/usr/local/obm; export OBM_HOME

    2. Add backup scheduler to your startup script by adding the following line to /etc/rc.d/rc.local

       su -c 'nohup sh $OBM_HOME/bin/Scheduler.sh > /dev/null'

12. Setup completed.

Novell Netware Installation Guide

System Requirements:
Operating System : Novell NetWare 5.1 or above
Memory : 128 Mbytes
Disk Space : 100 Mbytes
Network Protocol : TCP/IP (Http/Https)
Additional Requirement:
Novell JVM 1.3.x or above for NetWare must be installed already

Get Started

1. Download the setup file above.
2. Expand the zip file to SYS:\Blue Moon OBM
3. Open Blue Moon OBM by running SYS:\Blue Moon OBM\bin\BackupManager.ncf
4. (Optional) Enter the backup server host name in the [Address] field and press the [Next] button.
5. If you don't have a backup account, select [Trial Registration] and press the [Next] button.
6. Enter the [Login Name] and [Password] of your choice
   Enter your [Email address] in the text field provided
   Press the [Submit] button
   You should be logged to the backup server already (if the [Login Name] of your choice is already taken by another user, try a different login name)
   If you have a backup account already, select [User Logon] and logon to the server with your existing username and password.
7. If this is the first time you logon to the server, you will be guided to setup a backup set
8. Enter a backup set name of your choice in the [Name] field
   Select the files that you want to backup
   Setup the backup schedule by pressing the [Properties] button (please note that you can add multiple backup schedules to a backup set)
   Setup the encryption setting for your backup set (if you don't know much about encryption, just accept the default values here)
   Press the [Finish] button
   To run a backup immediately, select your backup set from the left panel and press the [Start Backup] button above. Select [Off-site Backup Server] and press the [OK] button.
9. Select the backup set to run and press the [Start Backup] button
10. If you want scheduled backup to run automatically, you must start the backup scheduler by
    SYS:\Blue Moon OBM\bin\Scheduler.ncf
11. All backup sets will now be run at their scheduled times automatically.
12. Setup completed.
    

Sun Solaris Installation Guide

System Requirements:
Operating System : Sun Solaris 2.5 or above
Memory : 128 Mbytes
Disk Space : 100 Mbytes
Network Protocol : TCP/IP (Http/Https)

Get Started

1. Download the setup file (obm-solaris.tar.gz) above and run it
2. Set the OBM_HOME environment variable (directory to where Blue Moon Online Backup Manager is to be installed)
   export OBM_HOME=/usr/local/obm
3. Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable (directory where J2SE Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.x has been installed)
   JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/j2re1.4.x; export JAVA_HOME
4. Unpack the install file to OBM_HOME
   mkdir $OBM_HOME
   cd $OBM_HOME
   gunzip -c obm-solaris.tar.gz | tar -xf -
5. Set the DISPLAY environment variables
   export DISPLAY=IP_ADDRESS_OF_XTERMINAL[:0.0]
6. For example
7. export DISPLAY=:0.0
   or export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1
   or export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
   or export DISPLAY=192.168.0.2
   or export DISPLAY=192.168.0.2:0.0
8. Run Blue Moon Online Backup Manager
   sh $OBM_HOME/bin/BackupManager.sh &
9. (Optional) Enter the backup server host name in the [Address] field and press the [Next] button.
   If you don't have a backup account, select [Trial Registration] and press the [Next] button
10. Enter the [Login Name] and [Password] of your choice
    Enter your [Email address] in the text field provided
    Press the [Submit] button
    You should be logged to the backup server already (if the [Login Name] of your choice is already taken by another user, try a different login name)
    If you have a backup account already, select [User Logon] and logon to the server with your existing username and password.
11. If this is the first time you logon to the server, you will be guided to setup a backup set
12. Enter a backup set name of your choice in the [Name] field
    Select the files that you want to backup
    Setup the backup schedule by pressing the [Properties] button (please note that you can add multiple backup schedules to a backup set)
    Setup the encryption setting for your backup set (if you don't know much about encryption, just accept the default values here)
    Press the [Finish] button
    To run a backup immediately, select your backup set from the left panel and press the [Start Backup] button above. Select [Off-site Backup Server] and press the [OK] button.
13. Select the backup set to run and press the [Start Backup] button
    If you want scheduled backup to run automatically, you must start the backup scheduler by
14. nohup sh $OBM_HOME/bin/Scheduler.sh > /dev/null
15. All backup sets will now be run at their scheduled times automatically.
16. (Optional) Start backup scheduler on machine startup
17. Copy the startup file, S99Obs, to machine startup script location /etc/rc3.d
    cp $OBM_HOME/bin/S99Obs /etc/rc3.d
18. if you have not installed Blue Moon Online Backup Manager to /usr/local/obm, you need to open the startup file S99Obsand change the OBM_HOME environment variable setting, which can be found at the beginning of the file, to the directory where you have installed the software.
    Setup completed.

Get Started - Command Line Mode

1. Download the setup file (obm-solaris.tar.gz) above
2. Set the OBM_HOME environment variable (directory to where Blue Moon Online Backup Manager is to be installed)
   export OBM_HOME=/usr/local/obm
3. Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable (directory where J2SE Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.x has been installed)
   JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/j2re1.4.x; export JAVA_HOME
4. Unpack the install file to OBM_HOME
   mkdir $OBM_HOME
   cd $OBM_HOME
   gunzip -c obm-solaris.tar.gz | tar -xf -
5. Adding, updating and removing a backup set
   If you want to update a backup set, make changes to a backup set and press the [Update] button
   If you want to add a new backup set, click the [Add] link
   If you want to remove a backup set, Select the backup set to be remove and click the [Remove] link
   Using Backup Configurator
6. sh $OBM_HOME/bin/Configurator.sh
7. Enter your Login Name, Password, Backup Server URL and proxy setting as shown below
   Login Name: userXXX
   Password: *******************
   Backup Server URL: xxx.yyy.com
   Which Protocol ? (1) Http (2) Https : 1
   Use proxy ? (Y)es or (N)o : Y
   Proxy Type ? (1) Http/Https Proxy (2) SOCKS : 1
   Enter proxy server : aaa.bbb.com
   Enter proxy port : xxx
   Enter proxy username (optional) : administrator
   Enter proxy password (optional) : *******************
8. If you have created a new backup set using the web interface, you set the encrypting key, the encrypting algorithm and the encrypting mode of this backup set by following instructions below.
   Important: You cannot change these parameters once they are set
9. Found new backup set 'xxx'
   Please enter the following values for this backup set:
10. Encrypting Algorithm ?
    (1) Twofish (2) AES (3) Triple DES (4) No encryption : 1
    Encrypting Key: *******************
    Re-Enter Encrypting Key: *******************
    Encrypting Mode ? (1) ECB (2) CBC : 1
    Run scheduled backup on this computer ? (Y)es or (N)o : Y
11. If you want to make any changes to the setting above, you can use the main menu below to do so.
    Main Menu:
    ------------
    (1). List Backup Setting
    (2). Change Password
    (3). Change Network Setting
    (4). Change run scheduled backup setting
    (5). Quit
12. Your Choice:
13. You can then run a backup by executing the command below.
    sh $OBM_HOME/bin/RunBackupSet.sh [BACKUP_SET]
14. where [BACKUP_SET] is the name of backup set to be run
15. If you want scheduled backup to run automatically, you must start the backup scheduler by
    nohup sh $OBM_HOME/bin/Scheduler.sh > /dev/null
16. All backup sets will now be run at their scheduled times automatically.
17. (Optional) Start backup scheduler on machine startup
18. Copy the startup file, S99Obs, to machine startup script location /etc/rc3.d
    cp $OBM_HOME/bin/S99Obs /etc/rc3.d
19. if you have not installed Blue Moon Online Backup Manager to /usr/local/obm, you need to open the startup file S99Obs and change the OBM_HOME environment variable setting, which can be found at the beginning of the file, to the directory where you have installed the software.
    Setup completed.