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=ECE Crashplan=
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=ECE Crashplan PROe=
  
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==Signup==
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Crashplan PROe is an automatic desktop backup solution provided as a service to ECE faculty and staff. CrashPlan PROe is simple to use, automatic, and secure. Users can control and restore their backups through a desktop client or web browser interface.
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#Create an [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/accounts/ ECE Account]
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'''Features'''
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*Up to four devices per user
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*Multi-platform (Windows, OS X, Linux, Mobile)
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*Continuous, background backup
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*Unlimited backup space
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*Uses any network (campus, home, abroad)
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*Backup data is encrypted
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*Easy to use web interface to manage backups, perform restores
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==Getting started==
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#Create or update your [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/accounts/ ECE Account]
 
#Contact the [mailto:support@ece.vt.edu ECE IT Team] to request a Crashplan account. Please include your ECE username.  
 
#Contact the [mailto:support@ece.vt.edu ECE IT Team] to request a Crashplan account. Please include your ECE username.  
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#You should receive an email when your account is ready.
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#You will receive an email when your Crashplan PROe account is ready.
  
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==Installation==
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#*You must signup for before you can use the ECE Crashplan App.
 
===Windows===
 
===Windows===
 
#Download the [https://crashplan.ece.vt.edu:4285/download/CrashPlanPROe-x64_Win.zip Windows x64 ECE Crashplan] or [https://crashplan.ece.vt.edu:4285/download/CrashPlanPROe_Win.zip Windows x32 ECE Crashplan] app.  
 
#Download the [https://crashplan.ece.vt.edu:4285/download/CrashPlanPROe-x64_Win.zip Windows x64 ECE Crashplan] or [https://crashplan.ece.vt.edu:4285/download/CrashPlanPROe_Win.zip Windows x32 ECE Crashplan] app.  
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#*You must signup for before you can use the ECE Crashplan App.
 
 
#Goto your download folder and unzip '''CrashPlanPROe-x64_Win.zip'''
 
#Goto your download folder and unzip '''CrashPlanPROe-x64_Win.zip'''
 
#Open '''CrashPlanPROe-x64_Win.exe''' and install with default options
 
#Open '''CrashPlanPROe-x64_Win.exe''' and install with default options
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===OS X===
 
===OS X===
 
#Download the [https://crashplan.ece.vt.edu:4285/download/CrashPlanPROe_Mac.dmg OS X ECE Crashplan] app.  
 
#Download the [https://crashplan.ece.vt.edu:4285/download/CrashPlanPROe_Mac.dmg OS X ECE Crashplan] app.  
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#*You must signup for before you can use the ECE Crashplan App.
 
 
#Goto your download folder and open '''CrashPlanPROe_Mac.dmg'''
 
#Goto your download folder and open '''CrashPlanPROe_Mac.dmg'''
 
#Select the Crashplan mount and install with default options
 
#Select the Crashplan mount and install with default options
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===Linux===
 
===Linux===
 
#Download the [https://crashplan.ece.vt.edu:4285/download/CrashPlanPROe_Linux.tgz Linux ECE Crashplan] app.  
 
#Download the [https://crashplan.ece.vt.edu:4285/download/CrashPlanPROe_Linux.tgz Linux ECE Crashplan] app.  
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#*You must signup for before you can use the ECE Crashplan App.
 
 
#Goto your download folder and untar '''CrashPlanPROe_Linux.tgz'''
 
#Goto your download folder and untar '''CrashPlanPROe_Linux.tgz'''
 
#*tar -xzvf CrashPlanPROe_Linux.tgz
 
#*tar -xzvf CrashPlanPROe_Linux.tgz

Revision as of 13:36, 19 May 2014

Contents

ECE Crashplan PROe

Crashplan PROe is an automatic desktop backup solution provided as a service to ECE faculty and staff. CrashPlan PROe is simple to use, automatic, and secure. Users can control and restore their backups through a desktop client or web browser interface.

Features

  • Up to four devices per user
  • Multi-platform (Windows, OS X, Linux, Mobile)
  • Continuous, background backup
  • Unlimited backup space
  • Uses any network (campus, home, abroad)
  • Backup data is encrypted
  • Easy to use web interface to manage backups, perform restores

Getting started

  1. Create or update your ECE Account
  2. Contact the ECE IT Team to request a Crashplan account. Please include your ECE username.
  3. You will receive an email when your Crashplan PROe account is ready.

Installation

    • You must signup for before you can use the ECE Crashplan App.

Windows

  1. Download the Windows x64 ECE Crashplan or Windows x32 ECE Crashplan app.
  2. Goto your download folder and unzip CrashPlanPROe-x64_Win.zip
  3. Open CrashPlanPROe-x64_Win.exe and install with default options
  4. Crashplan should open automatically after the install is finished.
  5. If this is the first time installing Crashplan, choose the register option and fill in your ECE account information
  6. Otherwise, select the Existing option and enter your ECE account credentials

OS X

  1. Download the OS X ECE Crashplan app.
  2. Goto your download folder and open CrashPlanPROe_Mac.dmg
  3. Select the Crashplan mount and install with default options
  4. Crashplan should open automatically after the install is finished.
    • Note: There is currently a bug that does not display the customized text properly, please close and reopen Crashplan to see the correct text
  5. If this is the first time installing Crashplan, choose the register option and fill in your ECE account information
  6. Otherwise, select the Existing option and enter your ECE account credentials

Linux

  1. Download the Linux ECE Crashplan app.
  2. Goto your download folder and untar CrashPlanPROe_Linux.tgz
    • tar -xzvf CrashPlanPROe_Linux.tgz
  3. Goto the CrashPlanPROe-install folder and run install.sh and install with default options
  4. Crashplan should open automatically after the install is finished.
  5. If this is the first time installing Crashplan, choose the register option and fill in your ECE account information
  6. Otherwise, select the Existing option and enter your ECE account credentials
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