Backup client

Use this screen to add or remove Arkeia backup clients. Remember, before you add a computer as an Arkeia client, it must have the Arkeia client software installed on it and running.

Add an Arkeia client

Click on Add a new client and fill in the fields presented.

Client name
An optional display name for the computer to be added as a client. This client name will be used in Arkeia to identify the client machine. If no client name is provided, Arkeia will use the client's hostname as the client name. It is highly recommended to provide a non-empty client name, when adding a new client machine.
Note

A backup server cannot be assigned a Client name


How to connect to the client machine
by its hostname: use hostname resolution to connect to the client machine. This must be the preferred connection strategy to the client machine if its IP address changes frequently because it is set by a DHCP server.
by its IP address: connect to the client machine without name resolution, by using its IP address directly. This is an appropriate option if the client's IP address never changes.

Click on Add client to make this computer a client of the Arkeia backup server. Arkeia will add the computer to the list of clients. Click on the client name in this list to see the properties and system information retrieved by the backup server.

Please note that the Client name and the connection method can be changed from the main Network info tab after the client has been added.

Advanced

The Advanced tab in the main screen displays system information about the client machines and makes it possible to change some advanced agent options.

By default, an Arkeia agent listens on all local IP addresses for incoming connections. It is possible through the Advanced tab to make the Arkeia agent listen on only one specific local IP address. Please note that the main Arkeia agent daemon must be restarted to apply such a configuration. This can be done by clicking the Restart the main arkeia daemon action menu.

It is also possible to change the Arkeia agent listening TCP port, which is by default 617. Unless you know exactly what you are doing, you should avoid changing this default listening port. Please note that the agent must be restarted after its listening TCP port has been changed.

Remove a client

Highlight the client computer in the list of clients, then click on Remove... in the action menu.

The computer is removed from this backup server's client list. It can now be added as a new client to a different Arkeia backup server or replaced on this server, provided the Arkeia client software has not been deleted from it.