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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.


Uninstall packages:

sudo apt remove synology-active-backup-business-linux-service
sudo apt remove synosnap