FreeBSD Requirements for AhsayOBM

July 21, 2025

The following are the requirements to be able to install AhsayOBM onto a FreeBSD systems.

For a list of general requirements that apply to all operating systems, please refer to the following:

This page shall contain the following sections:

  • Hardware Requirements

  • Software Requirements

  • Software Requirements for Granular and OpenDirect Restore

  • Temporary Directory Requirements

  • Network Drive Requirements

  • Network Bandwidth Requirements

  • Two-Factor Authentication

  • Mobile Backup Requirements

  • Firewall Settings

Below are the FreeBSD-specific requirements for AhsayOBM:

FreeBSD Package Requirements

The following packages have to be present in the FreeBSD machine to enable installation and normal operations of AhsayOBM version 9.

  • GNU LIBC 2.14 https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/

    The installed 'GNU LIBC' version must at least be 2.14 for OpenJDK 8 to work.

  • psmisc http://psmisc.sourceforge.net/

    The 'psmisc' package which contains the 'fuser' components must be installed for the auto update agent (AUA) process to work properly for AhsayOBM on FreeBSD.

  • curl https://curl.haxx.se

    The 'curl' command is used by the AhsayOBM sh script installer to download components from AhsayCBS server during the installation process.

  • tar https://www.gnu.org/software/tar

    The 'tar' command is used by the AhsayOBM gz installer to uncompress and extract installation files or components downloaded from the AhsayCBS backup server onto the FreeBSD machine.

  • openjdk8 https://www.freebsd.org/java

    The 'openjdk8' package must be installed for AhsayOBM on FreeBSD since this is the reference implementation of Java SE.

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