Backup4all Deployment

1. Prerequisites

• You need the Backup4all MSI file: http://www.backup4all.com/download/setup/b4a-pro-4.exe
• You need our MSI Editor program: http://www.backup4all.com/download/setup/msieditor.zip
• You need to have Backup4all installed on one computer to create and schedule the backup jobs you intend to deploy

2. Create the MSI setup to be deployed

1. Create and schedule the jobs you want to deploy with Backup4all, on a local computer. Use the Windows Scheduler option from Backup4all when you schedule the backup jobs if you have the same username and password or want to run the backups when no user is logged on. Use the Built-in scheduler option from Backup4all when you schedule the backup jobs and don't want to use a password - that backup will run only if the user is logged on.

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2. Open MSI Editor

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3. Browse for the .msi file of backup4all.
4. Check “Add backup jobs to the setup” and “Add scheduled tasks to the setup” options.
5. Press Next
6. Press “Add ini files” and select the ini files from the Backup4alll ini folder. You can find the location of the ini folder if you go in Backup4all to View->Open Folder->Initialization folder .

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7. Press Next
8. Press “Add jobs” and select the .job files created by Backup4all from C:\Windows\Tasks

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9. If you want to run the backup jobs with the same username and password on all computers, type the username and password. This works only if you have the same username and password on all computers. If you don't have such an account, leave those fields blank.
10. Press Finish.
11. The new .msi file will be created and will include the backup jobs and the scheduled tasks.

This MSI file has to be deployed as explained in section 3 of this tutorial.

3. Install Backup4all on multiple computers via MSI network deployment

To install Backup4all on multiple computers at once:

• Start the Microsoft Group Policy Management Console. To do that, go to Start->Control Panel->Administrative Tools and double click on Group Policy Management.
• Right-click on the domain that contains groups you want to batch deploy Backup4all to and select Create and Link GPO Here. Type a name.
• In the Security Filtering section for this newly created Group Policy Object (GPO), click on the Add... button and select the group of computers you want to install Backup4all on.
• After adding the group(s) of computers, right-click on your new GPO and select Edit... from the right-click menu
• In the Group Policy Object Editor window, open Computer Configuration -> Software Settings -> Software installation.
• Right-click on Software installation and select New -> Package...
• Select the Backup4all installation MSI file from a local/shared folder (if it's a shared folder, make sure you use the full network path - e.g. \\server\Share)
• When asked for the deployment type, select either Assigned or Advanced. Press OK.

Backup4all will be installed automatically on the network computers this policy applies to (after they are restarted).

4. How to update the username and password for each computer

If you have different username and password on each computer, after the installation of Backup4all, follow the next steps on each computer:

1. Open Backup4all
2. Go to Scheduler (F11) window.
3. Select all tasks (Ctrl+A or mouse select)
4. Press Edit->Username and password
5. Type your Windows login username and password.
6. Press OK and then Close.

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