Synology Active Backup for Business

If you want use backup tool from synology for you own infrastructure. I have example of linux server (running as virtual machine). You can download package based on linux distro.

Download to your linux server.

xchose@haproxy01:~$ ls
'Synology Active Backup for Business Agent-2.7.0-3221-x64-deb.zip'

Unzip it.

xchose@haproxy01:~$ unzip Synology\ Active\ Backup\ for\ Business\ Agent-2.7.0-3221-x64-deb.zip 
Archive:  Synology Active Backup for Business Agent-2.7.0-3221-x64-deb.zip
 extracting: README                  
 extracting: install.run

And run install.

xchose@haproxy01:~$ sudo ./install.run 
[sudo] password for xchose: 
Verifying archive integrity...  100%   MD5 checksums are OK. All good.
Uncompressing Active Backup for Business Agent  100%  
Get:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm InRelease [151 kB]
Get:2 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security InRelease [48.0 kB]
Get:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates InRelease [55.4 kB]
Get:4 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security/main Sources [133 kB]
Get:5 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security/main amd64 Packages [241 kB]
Get:6 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security/main Translation-en [142 kB]
Get:7 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main Sources [9,496 kB]
Get:8 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/non-free-firmware Sources [6,436 B]
Get:9 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main amd64 Packages [8,792 kB]
Get:10 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main Translation-en [6,109 kB]
Get:11 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/non-free-firmware amd64 Packages [6,240 B]
Fetched 25.2 MB in 5s (5,436 kB/s)                    
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
39 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
N: Repository 'http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm InRelease' changed its 'Version' value from '12.8' to '12.9'
 * start checking dependency of (3)
 * checking linux-headers-6.1.0-28-amd64
 * found linux-headers-6.1.0-28-amd64 not installed, install automatically
 * installing linux-headers-6.1.0-28-amd64
 ......

After installation just login to the NAS. (with user who has rights for active backup)

xchose@haproxy01:~$ sudo abb-cli -h
usage: abb-cli COMMAND [OPTION...]

COMMAND
        -c, --connect
                connect to the server
        -r, --reload
                reload connection
        -l, --logout
                logout from server
        -s, --status
                show server status
        -v, --version
                show agent version
        -h, --help
                show help

OPTION
        -a --address
                server address
        -u --username
                username for authentication
        -p --password
                password for authentication
        -q --quiet
                quiet mode, only output error message
        --proxy-address
                server proxy address
        --proxy-port
                server proxy port
        --proxy-username
                server proxy username
        --proxy-password
                server proxy password

To connect is option -c

xchose@haproxy01:~$ sudo abb-cli -c
Enter server address: 192.168.11.101
Enter username: xchose
Enter password: 
Connecting...
The certificate does not belong to 192.168.11.101. It belongs to chosesoft.synology.me. Please enter chosesoft.synology.me for the IP address. Proceed anyway? [y/n](default: y): 

Server address: 192.168.11.101
Username: xchose
Backup type: Server
Applied template: Default
Backup destination: ActiveBackupforBusiness
Source type: Entire device backup
Restoration privilege: admin, administrators
Back up by time: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Start at: 03:00(Daily/Weekly)
Retention policy: Keep all versions
Backup window: Disabled
Data transfer compression: Enable
Data transfer encryption: Enable
Bandwidth consumption limit: Disabled
Compression at backup destination: Disabled
Encryption at backup destination: Disabled
Backup verification: Disabled
Pre/post script: Disabled
Confirm authentication? [y/n](default: y): 
Confirming authentication...
Successfully connected

You can see server in synology Active Backup console

So just run backup in task list.

You can check progress of backup in detail mode.