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Arcserve UDP Agent (Linux)

Arcserve UDP Agent (Linux) is a disk-based backup product that is designed for Linux operating systems. It provides a fast, simple, and reliable way to protect and recover critical business information. Arcserve UDP Agent (Linux) tracks changes on a node at the block level and then backs up only those changed blocks in an incremental process. As a result, it lets you perform frequent backups, reducing the size of each incremental backup (and the backup window) and providing a more up-to-date backup. Arcserve UDP Agent (Linux) also provides the capability to restore files or folders and perform a bare metal recovery (BMR) from a single backup. You can store the backup information either on a Network File System (NFS) share or in the Common Internet File System (CIFS) share, in the backup source node.

The latest version of Arcserve UDP Agent (Linux) is preinstalled in a virtual machine within the appliance. This virtual machine becomes the Linux Backup Server. Arcserve UDP Agent (Linux) is installed at the default installation path in the UDP Appliance.

When you open the Console, the Linux Backup Server is already added to the Console. The native host name of the Linux Backup Server is Linux-BackupSvr. However, on the Console, the Linux Backup Server adopts the host name of the Appliance with port 8018 configuration. The Linux Backup Server works behind NAT through port direction. The Linux Backup Server uses port 8018 to communicate and transfer the data in the UDP Appliance.

Note: For more information about creating backup plans and restoring Linux machines, see Arcserve UDP Agent for Linux User Guide.

The Linux Backup Server uses the following default login information:

Note: It is recommended to change the default password.