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Version 5.4.3 Revision B259 6Click Add.
The dialog box closes, and your account appears on the Clouds page of the Core Console.
Editing a cloud account
If you need to change the information to connect to your cloud account, for example to update the password or 
edit the display name, you can do so on the Tools tab of the Core Console. Complete the steps in the following 
procedure to edit a cloud account.
To edit a cloud account
1 On the AppAssure Core Console, click the Tools...

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•Request Timeout. Displayed in minutes and seconds, it determines the amount of 
time AppAssure should spend on a single attempt to connect to the cloud account 
when there is a delay. Connection attempts will cease after the entered amount of 
time. 
•Retry Count. Determines the number of attempts AppAssure should conduct before 
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Working with Linux machines
This chapter describes how to protect, configure, and manage the protected Linux machines in your AppAssure 
environment. It includes the following sections:
•Working with Linux recovery points
•Exporting data to a Linux-based VirtualBox virtual machine
•Restoring volumes for a Linux machine using the command line
•Performing a bare metal restore for Linux machines
•Managing a Linux boot image
•Managing Linux...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B262 3 Run the AppAssure aamount utility as root, or as the super user, for example:
sudo aamount
4 At the AppAssure mount prompt, enter the following command to list the protected machines.
lm
5 When prompted, enter the IP address or hostname of your AppAssure Core server.
6 Enter the logon credentials for the Core server, that is, the user name and password.
A list of the machines that are protected by the AppAssure server will display. Each machine is...

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Unmounting a recovery point on a Linux machine
Complete the steps in this procedure to unmount a recovery point on a Linux machine.
To unmount a recovery point on a Linux machine
1 Run the AppAssure aamount utility as root, or as the super user, for example:
sudo aamount
2 At the AppAssure mount prompt, enter the following command to list the protected machines.
lm
3 When prompted, enter the IP address or hostname of your AppAssure Core server.
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Performing a one-time VirtualBox export
Complete the steps in this procedure to perform a one-time export to VirtualBox.
To perform a one-time VirtualBox export
1 In the AppAssure Core Console, navigate to the Linux machine you want to export.
2 On the Summary tab, in the Actions drop-down menu for that machine, click Export, and then select 
One-time.
The Export Wizard displays on the Protected Machines page.
3 Select a machine for export, and then...

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Performing a continual (Virtual Standby) VirtualBox 
export
Complete the steps in this procedure to create a Virtual Standby and perform a continual export to VirtualBox.
To perform a continual (virtual standby) VirtualBox export
1 In the AppAssure Core Console, do one of the following:
•On the Virtual Standby tab, click Add to launch the Export Wizard. On the Protected Machines 
page of the Export Wizard, select the protected machine you want to...

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Restoring volumes for a Linux machine 
using the command line
In AppAssure, you can restore volumes on your protected Linux machines using the command line aamount 
utility.
To restore volumes for a Linux machine using the command line
1 Run the AppAssure aamount utility as root, for example:
sudo aamount
2 At the AppAssure mount prompt, enter the following command to list the protected machines.
lm
3 When prompted, enter the IP address or hostname of...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B267 7 When prompted to proceed, enter y for Yes.
Once the restore proceeds, a series of messages will display to notify you of the status.
8 Upon a successful restore, the aamount utility will automatically mount and re-attach the kernel module 
to the restored volume if the target was previously protected and mounted. If not, you will need to 
mount the restored volume to the local disk and then should verify that the files are restored (for 
example,...

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Performing a bare metal restore for Linux 
machines
In AppAssure you can perform a Bare Metal Restore (BMR) for a Linux machine, including a restore of the system 
volume. When you restore a Linux machine, you will roll back to the boot volume recovery point. BMR 
functionality is supported using the command line aamount utility and from within the Core Console UI.
To perform a bare metal restore for Linux machines, perform the following tasks.
•...