User Guide

2 Yosemite Backup Installation Guide
NOTE: We always recommend that you install the latest service packs and updates for your operating
system.
Installing a service pack
Yosemite Backup is updated regularly. To ensure optimum performance and communication when you
update your installation to a newer service pack, install the same service pack on every machine that is
part of a Yosemite Backup management domain.
Before You Install Yosemite Backup
Even though Yosemite Backup is easy to install, you must first make some important decisions about
how to implement Yosemite Backup. Before you install Yosemite Backup, resolve the following issues.
Yosemite Backup management domain
When you install Yosemite Backup, you will define a Yosemite Backup management domain. Each
Yosemite Backup management domain includes one storage management server, a computer that
contains the Yosemite Backup catalog. Each Yosemite Backup management domain may also include
other computers, including other PC desktops or servers. Since Yosemite Backup is scalable, you can
easily upgrade your license whenever you need to expand the Yosemite Backup management domain.
To define the Yosemite Backup management domain, identify:
• The name of the new Yosemite Backup management domain (if creating a new Yosemite Backup
management domain).
• The computer that will be the storage management server.
• The PC desktops or servers that will belong to the Yosemite Backup management domain.
For more information about creating and managing Yosemite Backup management domains, refer to the
User’s Guide and Technical Reference.
Yosemite Backup Service
The Yosemite Backup service lets you schedule jobs to run automatically, whether or not an operator is
present. When installed, the Yosemite Backup service automatically loads at system startup. It runs in the
background without the user interface. At any time, you can start Yosemite Backup. Later, when you
close Yosemite Backup, the Yosemite Backup service continues to run in the background.
If the system loses power, the Yosemite Backup service automatically restarts following system restart.
Therefore, your backup jobs still run as scheduled.
You must install either Yosemite Backup or the Yosemite Backup service on each computer that will be
included in an automatic backup schedule.
NOTE: Yosemite Backup service is only available as a service on Windows and X Window (as a
daemon) (Linux/UNIX) platforms. The Yosemite Backup Agent is available for NetWare systems.
For information on configuring and using the Yosemite Backup service, refer to the User's Guide and
Technical Reference.