Scheduling backup on Linux using cron

Unfortunately, Scheduling backups on Linux as not as simple as Windows or Mac (at least in the current version of Syncrify). In order to schedule a backup you must:

• Create a shell script to execute Syncrify client
• Schedule that script using cron

Below is an example of a sample script.

/opt/jdk1.6.0/bin/java -Dsyncrify.custom.home=/home/eric/.syncrify -jar /home/eric/SyncrifyClient/SyncrifyClient.jar -console backupProfile.syncrify

The following table explains the elements in this command:

/opt/jdk1.6.0/bin/java	Location of Java JRE
-Dsyncrify.custom.home=/home/eric/.syncrify	Specify the location of the Data Folder. Since cron jobs are run as root, you must specify this parameter so that the profile file is located at runtime. This value typically refers to the the home directory of the user.
/home/eric/SyncrifyClient/SyncrifyClient.jar	Location of SyncrifyClient.jar file
-console	Parameter to make Syncrify run in console mode
backupProfile.syncrify	Name of the profile that gets executed

Once the script file is created, use cron to schedule it.