MySQL Enterprise Backup 8.4 Release Notes
Install MySQL Enterprise Backup on each database server whose contents you intend to back up. Typically, you perform all backup and restore operations locally, by running mysqlbackup on the same server as the MySQL instance.
MySQL Enterprise Backup is packaged as either an archive file
(.tgz, archived with tar and
compressed with gzip) or as a platform-specific
installer.
Installing on Unix and Linux Systems
For all Linux and Unix systems, the product is available as a
.tgz file. Unpack this file as follows:
tar xvzf package.tgz
mysqlbackup is unpacked into a subdirectory. You
can either copy them into a system directory (preserving their
execute permission bits), or add to your $PATH
setting the directory where you unpacked it.
For certain Linux distributions, the product is also available as an
RPM archive. When you install the RPM using the command
sudo rpm -i
, the
mysqlbackup client is installed in the directory
package_name.rpm/usr/bin/mysqlbackup.
Installation packages for Debian and Ubuntu platforms are also
available. Install the package with the following command
sudo dpkg -i
.
package_name.deb
Installing on Windows Systems
The product can be installed together with other MySQL products with
the MySQL Installer for Windows. It can also be installed separately
with either an individual .msi installer or
.zip file.
When installing with a .msi installer, specify
the installation location, preferably under the same directory where
other MySQL products have been installed. Choose the option
Include directory in Windows PATH, so that you
can run mysqlbackup from any directory.
When installing with a .zip file, simply unzip
the file and put mysqlbackup.exe at the desired
installation location. You can add that location to the
%PATH% variable, so that you can run the
mysqlbackup client from any directory.
Verify the installation by selecting the menu item . The menu item displays version information and opens a command prompt for running the mysqlbackup command.