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- How do I add Linux machines for backup?
- Why am I unable to push some settings to my Linux machines?
- How can I configure Proxy Settings to use IDrive® 360 application?
How do I add Linux machines for backup?
To add Linux machines, ensure crontab, curl & tar packages are installed and follow the steps below.
- Sign in to your IDrive® 360 account.
- Click 'Add Devices’.
- In the 'Add Devices’ screen, go to the ‘Linux’ tab.
- Follow the steps appropriate for the Linux OS
CentOS / Fedora / openSUSE
- Download the .rpm package.
- Open the terminal.
- Run rpm -ivh IDrive360_<Deployment Code>.rpm
Ubuntu / Linux Mint
- Download the .deb package.
- Open the terminal.
- Run dpkg -i IDrive360_<Deployment Code>.deb
The Linux machine will appear in the ‘Devices’ tab.
Why am I unable to push some settings to my Linux machines?
The following settings cannot be applied on Linux endpoints:
- Hide IDrive® 360 Tray
- Stop the email notifications from IDrive desktop application
- Stop scheduled backup when battery falls to 20 percent
- Automatic power off after the completion of the scheduled jobs
- Wake up the computer from Hibernate / Sleep mode
- Open file Backup
- Update / Reinstall IDrive 360 application for all users or particular groups
- Bandwidth Throttle Auto-Pause
- CPU Throttle
Note: Mass deployment is not supported for Linux.