Install a client before archiving - Cloud Backup - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

You can use Cloud Backup to archive, search for, and retrieve files. Before you archive data sources, you must install a Cloud Backup client on the server that stores the data sources.

(Recommended) Create an AccessKey pair for a RAM user

Resource Access Management (RAM) is an Alibaba Cloud service that allows you to manage user identities and control access to resources. RAM allows you to create and manage multiple identities associated with an Alibaba Cloud account and grant different permissions to a single identity or a group of identities. This way, you can authorize different identities to access different Alibaba Cloud resources.

An AccessKey pair is an identity credential and is required when you activate a Cloud Backup client. If you use the AccessKey pair of your Alibaba Cloud account, the AccessKey pair may be leaked and all cloud resources that belong to your account may be exposed to security risks. We recommend that you use the AccessKey pair of a RAM user to activate Cloud Backup clients. For more information, see Create a RAM user and Create an AccessKey pair.

Warning

Before you install and uninstall a Cloud Backup client, check the client installation path:

If a File Storage NAS (NAS) file system is mounted to the installation path, run the umount command to unmount the NAS file system. This prevents the file system from being accidentally deleted.
If other important directories and files exist in the installation path, move them to another path. This prevents these directories and files from being accidentally deleted.

Download and activate a Cloud Backup client for Linux

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Archive.
Note
Alibaba Cloud continuously updates Cloud Backup to support more regions. You can log on to the Cloud Backup console to view the regions in which Cloud Backup is supported.
In the top navigation bar, select a region.
On the Archive page, click Add Client.
Automatically activate the Cloud Backup client for Linux.
Copy one of the commands based on your network. Then, paste and run the command on the Cloud Backup client for Linux to activate the client.
Run one of the following commands to install the tool that is required to back up and restore on-premises NAS file systems.
The Network File System (NFS) and Server Message Block (SMB) protocols are supported. You can select a tool based on the protocol of your NAS file system.
- NFS tool
  - CentOS
```
sudo yum install nfs-utils
```
  - Ubuntu
```
sudo apt-get install nfs-common
```
- SMB tool
  - Centos
```
sudo yum install cifs-utils
```
  - Ubuntu
```
sudo apt-get install cifs-utils
```
  - openSUSE
```
sudo zypper install cifs-utils
```

Download and activate a Cloud Backup client for Windows

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Archive.
Note
Alibaba Cloud continuously updates Cloud Backup to support more regions. You can log on to the Cloud Backup console to view the regions in which Cloud Backup is supported.
In the top navigation bar, select a region.
On the Archive page, click Add Client.
Download the Cloud Backup client for Windows.
You can download the installation package of the Cloud Backup client for Windows (64-bit) or Windows (32-bit). Record the activation code. The activation code is used to install and activate the Cloud Backup client.
Install and activate the Cloud Backup client for Windows.
1. Double-click the installation package of the Cloud Backup client and select the language that you want to use.
2. Select the path in which you want to install the Cloud Backup client, and click Next.
3. Select Local client connecting to Alibaba Cloud and click Next.
  For more information, see How do I select a component and account when I install a Cloud Backup client?
4. Configure the logon identity.
  - If you want to back up or archive the files only from local paths, select Local System.
  - If you want to back up or archive files that are shared over a network, select This user. The user must meet the following requirements:
    - The user has the permissions of the local administrator.
    - The user has the permissions to log on as a service.
      To configure the logon user, perform the following steps:
      Open Control Panel. In the window that appears, click Administrative Tools.
      Open Local Security Policy and choose Local Policies > User Rights Assignment.
      Turn on Log on as a service. In the dialog box that appears, add a user.
    - The user has the permissions to access files that are shared over a network.
    For more information, see How do I select a component and account when I install a Cloud Backup client?
5. If you want to use a proxy server, enter the IP address of the proxy server. Click Next.
6. Enter the activation code that you recorded in the Activation token field. Then, click Next.
7. Click Install.
  After the Cloud Backup client is installed, you can click View Client Groups. Find the client group and click Edit in the Actions column. Activated is displayed in the Client Status column.