- The partition to be backed up must be within (Partition Table) group not on the root directly, for example: the partition to be backed up must be /dev/sda1 not /dev/sda.
- Installing the client’s program on the server to be backed up.
- Activating the required ports through the firewall to connect the backup server to the client’s server properly.
- Available resources in the server for the service to work (bandwidth, RAM, processor).