<html><head></head><body><div>To anyone who comes across this post in future.</div><div><br></div><div>All my Crashplan backup clients (Linux & Windows) eventually failed<br class="-x-evo-wrap-br">when the 4.2.0 update rolled through.</div><div><br></div><div>I ended going with option 1, creating a Linux KVM instance and<br class="-x-evo-wrap-br">installing Crashplan there.</div><div>Usefully, Crashplan allows you to adopt a computer and I was able to<br class="-x-evo-wrap-br">continue backups where they stopped by making the existing Solaris </div><div>archives visible to the Linux Crashplan KVM.</div><div><br></div><div>regards,</div><div>Guo-Rong</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Fri, 2015-05-22 at 10:42 +0930, Guo-Rong Koh wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite" data-user-wrapped=""><div>Hello everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>I know others here are running Crashplan for Solaris on OmniOS.</div><div>However, given the (not so recent) retirement announcement:</div><div><a href="https://helpdesk.code42.com/entries/53070937-Solaris-Platform-Retirement-Announcement">https://helpdesk.code42.com/entries/53070937-Solaris-Platform-Retirement-Announcement</a></div><div>I'm seeking some discussion and advice on possibilities.</div><div><br></div><div>My original strategy for supporting Linux and Windows clients in a home server<br class="-x-evo-wrap-br">environment is starting to disintegrate.</div><div>Due to this issue:</div><div><div><a href="http://support.code42.com/CrashPlan/Latest/Troubleshooting/Computer-To-Computer_Backups_Between_CrashPlan_App_4.2.0_And_Earlier_Versions_Continuously_Synchronize">http://support.code42.com/CrashPlan/Latest/Troubleshooting/Computer-To-Computer_Backups_Between_CrashPlan_App_4.2.0_And_Earlier_Versions_Continuously_Synchronize</a></div><div>my Linux client is now no longer backing up the way it used to (OmniOS server is on Crashplan 3.7, Linux client automatically upgraded to 4.2.0).</div><div>Thankfully, the Windows clients seem to be OK for now.</div><div><br></div><div>Eventually however, I expect the whole solution to fail when Code42 EOL all Solaris support.</div><div><br></div><div>My current options are:</div><div>1. Migrate Crashplan to a Linux KVM instance</div><div> - this seems like the least effort for now</div><div>2. Find an alternate, multiplatform solution</div><div> - thus far I have found nothing suitable</div></div><div><br></div><div>Do others here have a migration plan?</div><div><br></div><div>regards,</div><div>Guo-Rong</div></blockquote></body></html>