Cloud Backup:Before you begin

(Recommended) Create an AccessKey pair for a RAM user

Resource Access Management (RAM) is Alibaba Cloud's identity and access management service. It lets you create multiple identities under one Alibaba Cloud account and grant different permissions to users or groups, so each identity can access only the resources it needs.

A Cloud Backup client requires an AccessKey pair for activation. If you use the AccessKey pair of your Alibaba Cloud account and the key is leaked, all resources in the account may be exposed to security risks. To reduce risk, use a RAM user's AccessKey pair when you activate Cloud Backup clients. For more information, see Create a RAM user and Create an AccessKey pair.

Download and activate a Cloud Backup client for Windows

1. Log on to the Cloud Backup console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Synchronization > Data Synchronization.

3. In the top navigation bar, select a region.

4. On the Data Source List tab of the Data Synchronization page, click Add Client.

5. Download the Cloud Backup client for Windows.

   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 required to install and activate the Cloud Backup client.

6. 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 the source directory contains 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:

        1. Open the Control Panel. In the window that appears, click Administrative Tools.

        2. Open Local Security Policy and choose Local Policies > User Rights Assignment.

        3. 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.

Download and activate a Cloud Backup client for Linux

1. Log on to the Cloud Backup console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Synchronization > Data Synchronization.

3. In the top navigation bar, select a region.

4. On the Data Source List tab of the Data Synchronization page, click Add Client.

5. Activate the Cloud Backup client for Linux automatically.

   Copy one of the commands based on your network, and then paste and run it on the Linux client to activate the client.

6. 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. 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