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|               README FILE FOR ARKEIA V5                 |
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| Copyright (c) 2004 by Arkeia Corporation		  |
| All Rights Reserved					  |
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0. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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|       0. Table of Contents.                             |
|       1. Introduction and Copyright notice.             |
|       2. Installation of Arkeia v5.                     |
|       3. Launching Arkeia v5.                           |
|       4. How to obtain help.                            |
|       5. How to report bugs.                            |
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1. INTRODUCTION AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
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Welcome to Arkeia 5!

Arkeia version 5 is Copyright (c) 2004 by Arkeia Corporation
All Rights Reserved.

Arkeia 5 is a state-of-the-art network backup and
restoration application. Many enhancements and changes have
been added since the previous version. We hope that you'll
find this version the best backup program available, and we
thank you in advance for your support.

ARKEIA 5 ("THE SOFTWARE") IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
ARKEIA CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.


2. INSTALLATION OF ARKEIA 5 
===========================

Installation of Arkeia 5, using an "rpm" package:

Arkeia 5 is supplied in standard ".rpm" package files. To
install a package, enter the following command as root on a
prompt:

	rpm -Uvh <name of the rpm file>

For more information on the "rpm" command, please check its
man pages with the command:

	man rpm

By default, the installation command indicated above will
install the components of Arkeia 5, and all related files,
in the following directory on your hard disk:

	/opt/arkeia 

PLEASE DO NOT INSTALL ARKEIA 5 ON A MACHINE WHERE ARKEIA 4.X IS
ALREADY INSTALLED!!!

(Trust us: this will probably cause unnecessary pain and anguish)

PLEASE NOTE:

A complete list of platforms supported by Arkeia is at:
http://www.arkeia.com/anbcompat.html

To install Arkeia 5 on other versions of Linux, please refer
to the manuals that were supplied with your version. Most of
the time, the ".rpm" file can be installed on any version of
Linux, provided the "rpm" utility has been ported to it.

Installation of Arkeia 5, using a ".tar.gz" package:

For most UNIX operating systems, Arkeia supplies a ".tar.gz"
package. This package can also be installed on Linux systems
that do not support the "rpm"-style packaging.

To install this package on your system, simply enter the following
commands as root:

	tar -xvzf <name of the .tar.gz file>
	cd <name of the installation directory>
	./install
	
The last command will start the installation procedure for
Arkeia version 5. The installation program may request some
information to complete its procedure. If you do not how to
answer, just press the "ENTER" key on your keyboard to
select the default value. Most of the default values have
been chosen in such a way that the installation will proceed
correctly.

All other remarks indicated in the previous paragraph, on
the "rpm" installation, also apply to the installation with
the ".tar.gz" package.

3. LAUNCHING ARKEIA 5
=====================

To launch Arkeia 5, enter the following commands as root:

	cd /opt/arkeia/bin
	./arkeiad

The commands indicated above will launch the Arkeia daemon.

Once the Arkeia Daemon is running, enter the following
command to run the Arkeia graphical user interface:

	/opt/arkeia/bin/xarkeia &

PLEASE NOTE:

The above command should be entered as root.

Once the Arkeia Daemon is running, enter the following
command to run arkc, the Arkeia command-line interface:

	/opt/arkeia/bin/arkc

PLEASE NOTE:

The above command should be entered as root.

4. HOW TO OBTAIN HELP.
======================

Arkeia 5 contains many sources of help.

The command-line interface of Arkeia, "arkc", contains
on-line documentation that can be accessed by entering the
following command:

	/opt/arkeia/bin/arkc -usage | less

(The use of the "less" pager is optional).

A complete version of the Arkeia 5 manuals can be found on
the Arkeia Corporation web site, at the following URL:

	http://www.arkeia.com/manuals.html

A new manual, covering all the new functions of arkc, will
also be put online shortly.



5. HOW TO REPORT A BUG.
=======================

If you find what you think is a bug, please try to reproduce
the behavior. If the bug can be reproduced, please post a
message to the Arkeia Discussion list. To subscribe to this
mailing list, please use the online form at the following
URL:

	http://www.arkeia.com/arkeialist.html

This mailing list is monitored by both the R&D team and the
Tech Support Team, who will test the bugs and try to correct
them as they come up.

If you have subscribed to an Arkeia Tech Support contract,
you are also entitled to a complete support. Please refer to
the documentation supplied with your Support Contract for
more details.

If you have downloaded our product from our web site, you
should also be eligible for a 30 days free Support Contract.
Please refer to our web site for more information.

We sincerely appreciate the time and the effort you have put
into selecting Arkeia 5. Thank you again for buying Arkeia
version 5!


                                        Arkeia Corporation.




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