SALT Online Backup Service (SaltOBS) is a service provided by SALT which offers online backup to companies and users via the Internet or direct links (leased lines, wireless, etc).

SALT Online Backup Manager (SaltOBM) is a full-featured client application used to backup data to the SaltOBS.

SALT Replication Service (SaltRPS) provides a secondary offsite store for backed up data from SALT Online Backup Service (SaltOBS) to the SALT Disaster Protection Site.

 

More detailed information can be found in the SALT Online Backup Service brochure.

Download Salt Online Backup Manager (SaltOBM) for:

• Windows XP/Vista/Server
• Mac OS X
• Linux/Unix
• Novell

 

For system requirements and installation instructions specific to your platform please download the SaltOBM User Manual.

 

Answers to frequently asked questions can be found in the SaltOBM FAQ document.

 

Installation and Configuration:

1. After successful installation, SaltOBM will be launched automatically.
2. Enter backup.salt.na in the [Address] field under the [Backup Service Provider] section. Use http.
3. If you are using a proxy server to access the internet, please fill in the [Proxy settings] section.
4. Press the [Next] button.
5. Select the [Trial Registration] option to register for a new trial backup account.
6. Press the [Next] button.
7. Enter a login name and password of your choice (for the new trial backup account to be created on SaltOBS)
8. Enter your email address.
9. Press the [Submit] button.

Create new backup set:

1. After successful registration, a new backup set wizard will appear automatically. 
2. Enter a backup set name of your choice in the [Name] field provided.
3. Press the [Next] button.
4. Select the files that you want SaltOBM to backup in the [Backup Source] section
5. Press the [Next] button.
6. Under the [Backup Schedule] section, press the [properties] button to review or make changes to the default backup schedule setting.
7. Please note that you can use the [Add] button to add more than one backup schedule to a backup set.
8. Press the [Next] button.
9. For simplicity's sake, just accept the default setting for the [Encryption Setting] section and press the [Next] button.
10. Press the [Finish] button.

Backup and Restore files:

1. To backup your files, please do this:
   1. Select a backup set on the left panel.
   2. Press the [Start Backup] button on the top menu.
   3. Select the [Offsite Backup Server] option and press the [OK] button.
2. To restore your files, please do this:
   1. Select the [Restore] tab available at the bottom of SaltOBM.
   2. Select the backup set containing the files you want to restore from the left panel (press the [Refresh] icon if no backup sets appear on the left panel).
   3. Select all files that you want to restore using the file explorer on the right panel and press the [Restore Files] button located on the top menu.
   4. If you want to restore your files to a folder other than the original folder, please make changes to the [Restore files to] section.
   5. Press the [Start] button to restore your files.