How It Works: Major Asigra Cloud Backup™ Components


This is an overview of the major components of Asigra Cloud Backup™.

Client (Customer) Side
Application
Description (Windows)
dsuser.jar
DSUser.exe
This is the user interface to the DS-Client service program referred to as 'DS-User'. The JAVA version is 'dsuser.jar' and the Win32 version is 'DSUser.exe'. You must run DS-User, in order to configure DS-Client (e.g. create backup sets, perform backups or restores, view logs, etc.).
dsclient.exe
This is the service program.
DSConfig.exe
This program runs the portions of the installation that require you to specify Registry settings (e.g. DS-System IP address, Encryption Keys, etc.)
dsstatus.exe
The DS-Client Service Manager Program allows you to stop and start the DS-Client service (without having to open the Control Panel > Services folder).
dsclient databases
In the DS-Client program files directory, there is a sub-folder called db, which includes the database patches that were applied during installation / upgrade of the DS-Client software.
The DS-Client databases contain the backup set specifications, backup schedule settings, data usage statistics, logs, information about files and directories, generations that have been backed up, retention rules, data expiration rules, etc. They can be backed up during the daily or weekly admin processes to ensure quick recovery of the DS-Client computer, in case of disaster.
  • MS SQL Server or MSDE or SQL Server 2005/2008 Express database: db folder contains the SQL scripts run by the DS-Client Setup application.
dsuser.chm
Online help.
Application
Description (Linux / Mac)
dsuser.jar
This is the user interface to the DS-Client daemon program referred to as 'DS-User'. You must run DS-User in order to configure DS-Client (e.g. create backup sets, perform backups or restores, view logs, etc.).
unixdsclient
This is the daemon program.
dsclient.sh
This is the startup / shutdown script for the DS-Client daemon.
dsclient databases
The DS-Client databases contain the backup set specifications, backup schedules settings, data usage statistics, logs, information about files and directories, generations that have been backed up, retention rules, data expiration rules, etc. They can be backed up during the daily or weekly admin processes to ensure quick recovery of the DS-Client computer, in case of disaster.
  • DS-Client databases may reside on PostgreSQL database instances.
dsclient DB scripts
In the DS-Client installation directory, there are *.sql files which represent the database patches that were applied during the installation / upgrade of the DS-Client software.
userhelp.jar
Online help.

Server (Enterprise / Service Provider) Side
Application
Description (Windows)
dsoper.jar
This is the user interface to the DS-System service program referred to as 'DS-Operator'. You must run DS-Operator, in order to configure DS-System (e.g. create accounts, view logs, etc.).
dssys.exe
This is the service program.
dssstatus.exe
The DS-System Service Manager Program allows you to stop and start the DS-System service (without having to open the Control Panel > Services folder).
dssystem database
In the DS-System installation directory, there is a sub-folder called db which
includes the database patches that were applied during installation / upgrade of the DS-System software.
The dssystem database resides on the database instance that was selected by the DS-System Administrator during installation.
The database contains the information required by the DS-System service, including information required by the DS-Client service: account numbers, DS-Client numbers, as well as information required by customers and DS-System Administrator like data for reports, invoices, etc.
  • The database instance is MS SQL Server.
Application
Description (Linux)
dsoper.jar
This is the user interface to the DS-System daemon program referred to as 'DS-Operator'. You must run DS-Operator, in order to configure DS-System (e.g. create accounts, view logs, etc.).
dssystem
This is the daemon program.
service.jar
The DS-System Service Manager Program allows you to stop and start the DS-System service.
dssys.sh
This is the startup / shutdown script for the DS-System daemon.
dssystem database
The dssystem database resides on the database instance that was selected by the DS-System Administrator during installation.
The database contains the information required by the DS-System service, including information required by the DS-Client service: account numbers, DS-Client numbers, as well as information required by customers and DS-System Administrator like data for reports, invoices, etc.
  • The database instance is PostgreSQL Server.
dssystem DB scripts
In the DS-System installation directory, there are *.sql files, which are database patches that were applied during installation / upgrade of the DS-System software.



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