Areca Backup [LSARC/2008/681 Self Review]

[Mark Carlson]

I am sponsoring this case for David Zhang. I have marked it closed approved automatic based on the checklist in the case directory.

-- mark

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This information is Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems
1. Introduction
    1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
	 Areca Backup
    1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
	 Author:  David Zhang
    1.3  Date of This Document:
	04 November, 2008

2. Project Summary
   2.1. Project Description

        This project introduces the package of Areca Backup
        6.0.7 into the SFW consolidation.
    
4. Technical Description

	Areca (http://areca.sourceforge.net/) is a file backup tool.
	It supports data compression & encryption, incremental backup,
	file history explorer and many other features. Areca Backup 
	also includes a transaction mechanism which guarantees your
	backups' integrity.

	It is released under the General Public License Version2 (GPLv2).

	Backup Engine Features :
	* Archives compression (Zip & Zip64 format)
	* Archives encryption (Triple DES & AES encryption algorithm)
	* Storage on local hard drive, network drive, USB key,
	  FTP / FTPs server (with implicit and explicit SSL / TLS)
	* Source file filters (by extension, subdirectory, regular
	  expression, size, date, status, with AND/OR operators)
	* Incremental, differential and full backup support
	* Archives merges / deletion : You can merge contiguous archives
	  in one single archive or safely delete your latest archives.
    	* As of date recovery : Areca allows you to recover your archives
	  (or single files) as of a specific date.
   	* Transaction mechanism : All critical processes 
	  (such as backups or merges) support a transaction mechanism
	  (with commit / rollback management) which guarantees your backups'
	  integrity.
    	* Backup reports : Areca generates backup reports that can be stored
	  on your disk or sent by email.
    	* Post backup scripts : Areca can launch shell scripts after backup.
    	* Files permissions and symbolic links backup. (Linux only)
    	* Support for delta backup (store only the modified parts of the files
	  - not the whole files)

	Graphical User Interface :

    	* Archives content explorer. 
	  (including a 'find file in archives' feature)
    	* Archive description : A manifest is associated to each archive,
	  which contains various information such as author, title, date,
	  description, and some technical data.
    	* File history explorer : Areca keeps track of your file's history
	  (creation / modifications / deletion) over your archives.
    	* Backup simulation : useful to check wether a backup is necessary
    	* User's actions history : Areca keeps an history of all user's actions
	  (archives deletion, merges, backups, recoveries). 

	Command-Line Interface :

    	* Areca comes with a command-line interface which can be used for backup automation.

5. Interfaces

    Exported interface			Classification	Interface type
    ===============================	==============	==============
    SUNWareca				Uncommitted	Package	name
    /usr/bin/areca			Uncommitted	Command
 
  The following additional installed files are not interface.

	/usr/share/areca/areca.sh
	/usr/share/areca/check_version.sh
	/usr/share/areca/readme.txt
	/usr/share/areca/bin/decrypt.sh
	/usr/share/areca/bin/dezip.sh
	/usr/share/areca/bin/run_gui.sh
	/usr/share/areca/bin/run_tui.sh
	/usr/share/areca/lib/activation.jar
	/usr/share/areca/lib/areca.jar
	/usr/share/areca/lib/commons-net-1.4.1.jar
	/usr/share/areca/lib/jakarta-oro-2.0.8.jar
	/usr/share/areca/lib/local_policy.jar
	/usr/share/areca/lib/mail.jar
	/usr/share/areca/lib/swt.jar
	/usr/share/areca/doc/index.html
	/usr/share/areca/help/advanced_encryption_howto.txt
	/usr/share/areca/help/help.txt
	/usr/share/areca/icons
	/usr/share/areca/config/Main.xml
	/usr/share/areca/config/fwk.properties
	/usr/share/areca/plugins
	/usr/share/areca/license/license.txt
	/usr/share/areca/translations
	 
6. Resources and Schedule
    6.4. Steering Committee requested information
   	6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name:
		SFW
    6.5. ARC review type: Automatic
    6.6. ARC Exposure: open