I performed a default install. Clicked on the "Initialize Now" button for backup. Nothing happened. Checked permissions on /opt/zimbra/backup/ and zimbra owns it. The folder /opt/zimbra/backup/zextras/ did not get created. Does the server need to be rebooted? I would hope not.
From mailbox.log:
2014-10-26 17:42:17,459 INFO [main] [] extensions - * Starting ZeXtras Backup module
2014-10-26 17:42:17,484 INFO [main] [] extensions - ZxBackup Real Time Scanner: Enabled
2014-10-26 17:42:17,485 INFO [main] [] extensions - Scheduling operation ZxBackup/Purge with timezone Greenwich Mean Time 1 4 * * 6
2014-10-26 17:42:17,485 INFO [main] [] extensions - Scheduling operation ZxBackup/SmartScan with timezone Greenwich Mean Time 1 4 * * 0,1,2,3,4,5
zimbra@mail01:~$ zxsuite backup getProperty
ZxBackup_DoSmartScanOnStartup false (false)
ZxBackup_DestPath /opt/zimbra/backup/zextras/ (/opt/zimbra/backup/zextras/)
ZxBackup_SmartScanSchedulingEnabled true (true)
ZxBackup_SpaceThreshold 1024 (1024)
ZxBackup_BackupCustomizations true (true)
ZxBackup_ModuleEnabledAtStartup true (true)
ZxBackup_PurgeWeekDay 6 (6)
ZxBackup_PurgeCustomizations true (true)
ZxBackup_SmartScanStartTime 4 (4)
ZxBackup_DataRetentionDays 30 (30)
ZxBackup_RealTimeScanner true (true)
a precise description of the issue - please see above
steps to reproduce the issue - unknown
your server's specs (cpu, ram, storage etc...) - 4GB ram, 100GB storage, VM running on ESX
your Zimbra version - 8.5.0 patch 2
your ZeXtras Suite/ZxMig version ( as the zimbra user run: "zxsuite/zxmig core getVersion" ) - 1.10.0
your OS, its version and architecture - ubuntu 14 x86_64
the number of servers in your Zimbra infrastructure - 1
the number of mailbox server in your Zimbra infrastructure - 1 (same server)
for GUI related issues, the browser you were using when experiencing the issue and its version - N/A
for ZxChat Zimlet issues, the ZxChat Zimlet version - N/A
Cheers
Mark